The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-12-06 00:00:00, page 3

creuded with frivolous tfases, hritl those fol
lowed up a» the ravens follow the carcase.
J his conduct is hot the most honorable to
that prnfessipn which is so highly valuable
in society, if we take into its circle the pro
per knowledge of government.
A third cause of delay and dubiety arises
from long speeches, and almosc as longopi*
nions in every cause which is argued and
decided, with the unfortunate practice of
quoting lengthy and numerous British cases ;
tne time of the court being taken up in re
conciling absurd and contradictory opinions
of foreign Judges, which certainly can be no
part of an American Judge’s duty This evil
might be cured bv the bench and the bar.
if the latter would cultivate a m >re chaste
elocution, and the former a more concise
manner of delivering their opinions. F li
the proof of these remarks, I will beg leave
to adduce a case also—See lleningand Mint
ford’s Reports. Vol. 4, page 82, Bustnr vs.
Wallace in which, cases to the number of
.33. are quoted in the arguments of counsel.
—^ee also, a still more enormous budget
of cases cited in Smith and Wife vs. Chap*
nian. 1 H. and M. 247.——This is a true
(Jase-Mania.—Is not this a waste of time for
which no apology can be found f
Some gentlemen refer to decisions of the
^^ic; ioi courts of England, and yet I am told,
™ mention a case which lias been decided in
any of «mr District courts, would be a sub
ject of ridicule ; it would want that genuine
sterling constituent of being a British de_
cisioo--Under these circumstances can
America be iuirly said to be indc/undcnt of
England *
Uii much to be lamented that in the com
mencement of our sell government, we had
rot have selected a Code founded on the An
Unit Common Law maxims and principles,
as far ns they applied to onr government—
i liis was certainly the object of the Con.
vent ion which adopted the Common Low ;
for it is so expressed-Yet are we goimr
on looking for the law by decided case*
which often differ—whereas we should !o'k
for the /irincifilea and maxima, to sre if
those decisions were correct ; for if this is
necessary, we certainly should not attempt to
prove the Axiom by the proposition, but *he
Very revetse r—We should prove the pro
position by the Axiom—So would old Euclid
have done.—It alaw issiid to be unconsti
tutional, should we Apply for any man’s opi
nton, or go to the letter gf the constitution
fonts solution ? I think he latter would be
the choice - ■ Surely then where a cause is
to be determined on common .law princi
ples, ought we nut to seek out for those prinw
oiples by which it is to he governed ? V/ny
*\nn..t those maxims and principles which
form the common law, he selected for onr
purpose and made the rules of decision in
•uses where they apply ? As to the written
ovstunite law, no Judge can be fairly said to
Wt independent or free, whog^es to a British
Judge to see how his Lordahifi has been i
pleased to decide in a like case—Surely the
Judges do not recollect that those who made
the law understood it, and never expected
that those who were to expound it possessed
Jess wisdom.—This course of legal pr«ne
dure is too servile and humiliating for an A
merican citizen.
but a notion ib taken up that Judges and
lawyers are wise and profound in proportion
to the length ot speeches and number of cases
that are made and referred to-Whereas
without reading one volume through, case
upon caie may be heaped so as to make a
long and able argument, as it is called, with
very little strength of mind or acuteness of
reasoning. I well remember a celebrated
oause which was tried in the General Court,
when many cases were quoted from Durti*
fotd and East and when a gentleman high
in the profession proclaimed aloud, that the
CWMirf Wic Kniirwl k.. ...«L •
-- • ;-—M ^7 auuii lynxes ; mat OUT
rignts, liberty and lives rested upon them—
liu. presently an opposing case was adduced
from East, in contradiction to himself and his
-but that professor replied lie was
an unfledged Reporter.-Now what be
Cmii-s < f nr rights and liberties in such a
ai .ti at inn ? — Hut a Judge then sitting, very
P’operly replied, that they stood not upon
the whim and caprice of British Judges, that
We Imd long since emancipated ourselves
fri-rn the shackles they imputed and prefer
red to stand upon our own Bill of Rights,
Constitution and L<ws; principles too sacred
to he shipwrecked on the British Ocean of
uncci tainty. As to the supposed difficulty'
and labor ot revising the Common Law, it is
alia bubble-Who could have supposed
tiia* alter a tree Republican Government
cad been established, and so many laws that
tui.ig upon the ancient system were done a~
...... . wi<r i ivy «>i piimogenitnve, the
. Jaw ol descent, aurveyor.shlp, &c. See. with
the complete change of the criminal code,
iso much would be left as to rentier it impos.
hi iie for a few wi.se and willing men to ac_
•o^npjish tne end proposed f After old Coke
ai'd L.ttleton shall have been stripped of
tl en1 antiquated dress, what great matter
•frj.tld be left for us to do ? Shall we forever
ad minister our tree vofiubiican government
•a the principles of a rigid and high toned
monarchy t I almost blush for my country
’•thru 1 think of these things,
a stranger go into our courts, and he
wuum almost believe him-elfin the court of
King s bench, (’.an the judicial department
b<- fiee from their chains but by a vevisal of
#>e common law under legislative authority f
ft maybe aked where can a committee of
revtsore be found wh se talents would be
•flual to the task ? 1 his is a mortifying
Question indeed—but I answer, that among
the many wise and experienced judges and
lawyers some of whom have retired from
•lie labors of their profession) two or three
may be ft mod whom nature has blessed with
Sufficient talents to accomplish the work in
n reasonable time, and with virtue and pa
fe-iom (i to insure its performance in a man.
•erauspicious to the best interests of their
«on:i'iy. Let us not therefore sit down in
despair under a mistaken impression that
fttiis load of common law authorities cannot
fce diaken off. but resolutely attach it as
we did the statutory despotism, and no
•cube but our endeavors will be crowned
with success. y ,-wv'1 .
A* n the.c >unty court system, every ex.
•erienced and reflecting man must see and
li el the incam patency ot those (whose daily
av. cations prevent any acquisitions in legal
Knowledge) to discharge the important trust
reposed In them of deciding be'ween man
and man 09 their mos. important legal and
e^jub ible rights. Suppose it should be ne
cessary, as it often is, that instructions
should be moved for the Jury as to the cvi.
deuce adduced, or a point of law arising out
fit the 'acts or a Cause ; what respect will an
intelligent fury pay to them when they are
sensible that, but a little time before, the
4 • ti’?s were only Jurymen and could not be
•n.ide Law Judges by a mere translation of
;•>* "» from ihe Jury room to the Bench ? —
; •P wonldlin such acase (which often bay
happened) act for themselves, well know
ing that the blind cannot lead the blind —
Be ;iiles. It is not just to call for so much
public duty from the Magistrates without
anv compensation except that precarious
one arising out of the office of .sheriff, whirh
may be obtained perh »ps once in the course
of one’s life ! At present a Judge rides into
every county in the S ate; let his jurisdiction
therefore be extended to cases generally,
and limit the county court jurisdiction to
local matters and to cases of small impor
tance, bringing back the out.of doors autho"
rity of a single magistrate to what it for
merly was. At any ra'e. let the Superior
Courts have concurrent jurisdiction, and
leave it to every man’s option to go into
either court lie may please. I by no means
mean to detract from the merits of the
County Courts. They are a valuable branch
of our government, and deserve, in general,
much of theirenumrv—but those citizens
who fi:l the high office of dispensing law
and justice, certainly should be better qua
hfi d for so gre it a trust, and it is no reflec
tion even on those who are liberally en”
do wed by nature, or by a superior educa
tion.to say that they may not be Judges of
law.
#These sentiments I submit to itiy country
with all due deference ; they are such as
1^ expieased in the Legislature twenty
eight years ago. and I never have heard
a reason advanced which made me doubt for
a moment the propriety of them.
Having thus tar indulged in a few gene
ral rental ks. I now submit the accounts and
statements of the A»mory, Penitentiary, ?c
Public Warehouse, for the reception of To
bacco and I- lour, in which it is hoped no
cause will be found for censure making
some allowances for the infancy of the insti^
lutions in this country, and the difficulty of
obtaining the most skilliul artists in the va
rious branches of business appertaining to
two o. them. It is believed a considerable
improvement h is taken place in the manu
lecturing of the small arms, both as to sight
I incss and qn:*?ity« aiul the number will be
seen of the present year’s labor tnbeof tnus
kets 3 435—besidespistols, swords, &c. &c.
;yid ot cannon 92 pieces. •*
v me i ^niiMiiiary is progressing nearer to
p i tec ion, am! its clear profits on amount
of sale*since the first «,f December 1S09
will be found to hr- S 3051 88cen*s: the
stork at present on hand being S SO.Srs 48.
yi’he Warehouse for the reception of To
bacco and Flour yields this year a profit of
0 1825 30 cents. J
X/ MU.e 1>easurer’8 Auditor’s accounts
will form a subject for a subsequent com.
ynumcation. As .hese subjects will undergo
itn investigation by a committee of vour own
bfxlv, much need not he said concerning
hem by me, I shall therefore bring your
attention to the following communications
and subjects in the order they are numbered:
1 Copies of tinee several communicati
oils from the State of Georgia, viz. Disap
proving of a resolution of the General As"
sembty ot Virginia, proposing an amendment
to the constitution ot the United States, by
which “ the Senators in the congress of the
united States maybe removed from office
by die vole of a majority of the whole num
ber ot tlie members of the respective state
Legislatures by which the said Senators
have been or may be appointed:”_Dis.ip..
provingot a resolution of lie state of Penn
sylvania. proposing an amendment to the
ons it ot ion of the United States, by which
** an impartial tribunal may be established
to determine disputes between the General
mid State Governments:”—And disapnro.
vmgofa resolution of the slate of Massa
chusetts. prop .sing an amendment of the
constitui ion of the U. S by which '‘no law
shall be enacted tor laying an embargo, or
1 or prohibiting commerce fora longer period
than until the expiration of 30 days from
the commencement of the session of Con
gress next succeeding that session in which
such law snail have been enacted.”
2. Copies of communications from the
s'ates of New.Hampshire, Delaware and
Pennsylvania, disapproving of a resolution
ol the state ot M.issach"setts, proposing an
amendment to the constitution of the U. S.
as recited in the latter communication from
the sl-’te of Georgia.
3. A copy of a communication from the
state o! Kentucky, disapproving of'a resolu.
tlon of the stale of Pennsylvania, proposmg
an amendment to the constitution of the U.
S. as recited in the second communication
lmm Georgia.
4 And a copy of a communication from
[the sta’e ol New Jersey, disapproving of the
three several propositions for the amend
merit of the constitution of the U. S. as
i ecited in the communications from Geor
gia.
o. rv copy oi a letter from VYm. VV Hen
ing, Esquire, resigning his appointment as
a meinhrr o| the Privy Councilor Council nf
S ate. Anri [ have to announce the death
of John Heath, Enquire, late a member
also of that hianch of the Government.
6. A cop , of a letter from Mr. Isaac Web
ster. requesting the use of the water below
the Armory, tor the purpose of erecting
Machinery to prepare Phuster of Paris, as
a manure
7. A copy of a le,per from the Honorable
William B. Giles, covering a report of a
committee of the Senate ot the U. S. re_
specting land bounties due to the officers
and soldiers of the Virginia line on State
Establishment, for their services during the
revolution. *
8. A copy of the annual return of the mi
litia. for the year inclosed in a letter
from thed -puty adjutant general, address
ed to the Speaker of the Senate, and ac
companied by a copy of a letter received l»y
me from that officer in August last. These
papers will be lound to contain information
inspecting the arms distributed to the mili
tia, worthy the attention of the General As
sembly ; aud ns a further illustration of that
subject, I enclose copies of a letter from
Aylett Waller, Esquire, the commandant
of the 16'h regiment, composed of the mili
tia of Spottsylvania, and a letter from
Alexander Doyle, P, -quire, a captain in
the 13th regiment, in the county of Shenan.
doah, which are forcibly impressive of the
necessity of some step towards a remedy of
so serious an evil. It is ascertained that
since the arrangement of the militia under
the present organization, no iess than »02
Muskets, &c. and 98 Rifles have been issu_
ed to the 16th regiment, of which no notice
is taken in the last regimental return. In
addition to the papers already mentioned as
being contained in this number, there will
be found a statement of the arms issued to
the regiments of Infantry respectively; and
also of the arms of every description now
[on hand at the Armory.
| While the subject of the militia generally
isamder consideration, it may not he im
pertinent to remark, that the 23d section
of the act, passed the 38th tvf January, 1604,
is in such general terras as to induce a be*
lief, that all crimes, of whatsoever nature,
committed by an officer, are Cog nizable by
a court martial; and as an instance to the
prevalence of this opinion, in March last,
•»n officer was arrested in the county of
Campbell, and tried by a court martial on
a charge of having fraudulently sold a ne
gro. It is suggested that, as a remedy for
this evil, the section aforesaid be so amend
ed as to confine the arrest of officers of the
causes specified in the 26 h section of the
said act. and to such other causes as may
be specially designated, so as not to infringe
the constitution which declares that the m»
litary shall at all times be subordinate to
the civil power
Tite report nf^he death of the Adjutant
General, as stated in the letter addressed
to yon by his deputy, has not been officially
aytonnced to me
'/l now lastly beg leave to draw your at
tention to the present condition of the Capi
tol and Governor’s house. The former is
more particularly in your view, and will,
from examination, be found to want repairs.
Some appropriations will be necessary for
that purpose, as It is better to alF.nt sup
plies in tune than suffer the building to de
cay so as to force an application of fund# at
a future day to much greater extent. I al
so submit to your consideration rhe proprie”
*y ot enclosing the public square with brick
or stone, o prevent the gradual approach
es which are making by every rain to un„
dunntne the building. The expense will
not be great, and ought not to be ao obsta
cle in the way of so desirable an object —
Certainly our encrensed population and
wealth, can accomplish what was done in
our infancy, when we were a colony under
regal dominion. The Governors* tenement
is going last to destruction, having been ori
ginully badlv built, and is to > small for a
l.nnily. The patch work which has adorn
erf it for twenty years, has cost greatly more
than a good durable brick building'would
have done. The ground adjoining down to
the ravine, with the dwelling and garden,
together w,th the Jot between Mr Ran
dolph s and Mr Southgate’s, and one near
toe shop of Henry I. Bosher, would furnish !
Hhe means to erect a neat building in a
more retired situation, and afford a surplus !
for the purchase of a few acres of land
so indispensable for a good accommodation.’ !
t he present situation is intolerable for a '
private family, there being not a font of
ground that is not exposed to three strrets,
besides a cluster of diny tenements imme’
diately in front of the house, with their
windows opening into the enclosure.
It will not, I am sure, be conceived, that
I have either interest or pride in pressing
this subject any further than what I feel as
a ctiaeii, and therefore hope to be excused
| tor the liberty I take in these suggestions
I am with every sentiment of respect and
c*ieem.
Tour very obd’t servant,
JOHN TYLER,
The Senate formed a quorum on Tuesday
-—c» .—_
S '2.S60 000 were shipped last spring from
die port nt Philadelphia alon« for Cam on &
Calcutta. I his draining of the country of
its specie, by whatever means it may he fa
collated is immaterial, ought certainly to
command the attootion of government. On
this subject v.e may profit by the example
| of Great Briain. The Spanish dollar is 1
valued at 4s. 6d sterling; bu- it is taken to l
tlie mint in the Tower where it receives a |
new impression which gives it the value of
as. sterling. The exponers would lose 6d.
sterling on every d >llar they send out of the
country ; hence the sight of a British dol
lar is very rare in foreign countries.
Balt. Jlmer.
Philadelphia. N<>v. 27.
FROM TOR i O KKO.
Capt. Wilson, of the schooner Concordia,
arrived here last evening, in 14 days from
j s* (I’orto Rico,) informs, that a few
days previous to his sailing, the following
bpamsh ships of war. viz. 2 three-deckers,
the St. Anna and Prince Sepeo, a frigate
and sloop of war, under convoy of the BrL
tish 74, Implacable, captain Cockburn hove
too off the harbor, and sent in for supplies.
They sailed from Cadiz bound for the Ha
vanna, and from thence to South America.
1 he British 74 had to send 56 of her men
on board the three-deckers, the Spaniards
not being able to work the ships_The
troops that left Porto Rico 3 months ago, to
quell the insurrection at Carraccas, were
principally massacred The people of that
country were determined to support its inde
pendence. The day before his departure
from St. John’s a vessel arrived from New
| Baicciona on the Main, with several fami
lies, for safety.
Dibd, on monday, the 26th November in the
48 b vesrofh.s age, Mr. JOHN ROANE, trf
Middlesex county.
As a man he w.«s respected ; as a friend he
whs dear; as an acquaintance he was sought
•or; as a companion he w is nl wav* acceptable
and as a neighbour he was beloved_- *
WH;L sr)I-I)——To the highest bid
* r der, on the premises, on the 1st Mon.
day m Dec. next, three thousand acres of LAND
*w the County of Henrico, within c.x in.les of
the city of Richmond, U on each side of the road
stage leading from Richmond to Frederir.Lshnr *
on the waters of the Brook Run The land on
the *V( st side of the road will he Ini l off in Jots,
jrom ten to 300 acres : On this part of the land
is a mumifartiiring and SiwMill. The east
|sid^, and on which the Dwelling House stands,
i m ONE LOT, containing between GOO and 700
acres.
It is thought urneesssry to give a descripti
| on of the above property, as it is presumed,
purchasers will form their own opinions of its
prv uit or future value Term* of tale i One
thin. cssh,onr third in twelve months the h.»
.an-e in two years: Bonds with approved security
with Deeds of tru-.t on the land, will be requir
ed ofthe purchasers
Will also he s<M, on the 1st Monday of De
cember, lor ready money, 900 b trrels of corn;
150 head of hogs, 70 do of cattle, 80 do of sheep,
and 20 do. of horses and mules— Alto, some
h* ticles of Hou«c hold and Kitchen Furniture, at
torn* months credit : Bond an J approved seen
rity will be required.
THOMAS H. PROSSER.
October 29, 1810.
N H. I he sale will be continued from day to
day, until the whole property is disposed of.
T H P.
IN consequence of the badness of the day.
the sale of the above property is postponed un*
til Monday,the 10th instant, when it will ccr
t only take place, without reserve, if fair, other
w>»t-,tlir ncx*. fair day ■ Also, at the same
time and place, will be sold 20 prime negroes
constating of men, women and children—for
ruth
T. H. PROSSER.
Dm. A, 1814, tda.
t A LIST OF LETTERS,
Remaining in the Pout-Office, Riehmom
City, on the 3Qth J\ox\ 1810.
A—John Anderson Thomas A Is bury,
j >nes Allen
Mrs. Mary BerryArchibald Brice
f<»hn Bancker Bart.iolomew Blunt
Mrs Sarah Booth John A. Burnham
'•onsieur Bouchon William H Buel
Doct Carter Berkley William J Barksdale.
.William Barker
C—John P. Crump Thomas Cofirv
C.ipt Crutchfield Mrs. Jane Clopton
.Mrs M ,ry Couctl Smith Cornwell
Jacob Cla; pool Martin Collins
J >hn Cobbs William W Crutchfield
Mrs Sarah XV Cocke llir.harcl Curler
John Carter Duel. C L Carter.
A! xai.der R. Chisolm
D—Miss Mary Dun Abmh «m D ivis
lwvy John D iri*uc
| vtonsieur Dormoy Bemjili Dunham
Richard Dtnl.vy Miss Ann Diree
Richard Denny
Isaac I) ivis Miss Maria Davis.
E— Thomas Epperson Corne.ius Elliot
F—Miss Sally FrayserNfrs. Stism Fox.
Capt John U Fisher
G—Mrs J Gomes William I*.Graves
Charles P Goodall Jams* Gr.,y
Mrs Francis G.lhes Willis Godwin
Mis. Goodwin Nicholas lireeiiliam
Cap! \Vi linn Goodwin Abac G ilfin
William Good Job Gieey.
H— John Harris Capt John Helh
IB njaimn Hamsun M iry H mtlcm in
Henry Heth GeoVffe Howard
Capt Isaac HaII Hnb.rtH Hu^iei
Miss Sally Her ford Henry Helh, one of the
Miss! I. Hollis liens of Col W. Heth
G or>f H nston Jr dic'd.
David II if-i.on Mrs Clary Hexall
Sdas H. Hall Randolph Harrison
Coneluin H Hynes John Hawkins.
/—David Irvin James B Jones.
K —R «bert Kiichin.
^■““Bapt. B. W.Hezekiah Luckett
J-^'R*1 Samuel L-wn
Pndip Lijfhtfoot Frink Li^utfoot
Duct. Stith Lewis John C Lit lep.ijrc
Henry Lewis W G Liffhford.
Wade Mosbyscn Dam. 1 Murphy
D.nml McLusen Mrs Nancy McrCidic.
Jonathan Moore
N'-Duct. Peyton R M-ss Ellin D Newton
Nelson Hem> Newman ?r.
Mrs Catharine Neuman
O—Hon. John Over Huldah O'Riley
, fon Samuel Overton
John H. Oakley C. O. Connel
P illiam Priddy John Pearson
Miss Ann M Pendleton John Parks
William Pickering Miss Eliza N Pn'-e
Uohert C. Penn Capt. Greenville"Penn
Mrs Elza Page
^7“ Henry RandolphJosiah Richardson
VVil.ium Eston Randolph Jonathan Richards
Thomas Robinson Rcubin Rayland.
William Raw ley
^ Capt. Jesse Smith Allen Sowden
James Stewart Robert' nneed
Miss Louisa P. Starrs Spottswo »d Lipscombe
Robert U Sample Capt. At. j di Morehouse
u ilium C. Somerville Abram Staples
M. s Eliza Stockdell Mrs Maria Suildley.
/ —A cliibalil 1 oneySamuel To n r
Arch.bald Taylor William B. Thornton
Jonn Tayloe M^s PolL Tinsley
Mis Mary Thompson Richardson Taylor
? ^ 1 aylor Lieut Trauma 'Thornton
James Tally C .pt John Town
Kicuuro Terrel JohnJ Taylor
W—Nathaniel Whit Samuel White
fel' George Wise
Mrs Sarah Williamson Miss Eliza Whitehurst
John W Wood G orge M Wilson
G-m*. gi Williamson Silas Wood
George Whitlock John Whitest
Mr* Maria Williamson John V. Wil<-ox
Duct J .mes Ware! Mrs Ann W alton
M s Judith Weeb William W ngs.
Y—Richard Y>ung
_WILLIAM FOVSHEK P M
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f DOMESTIC W AREHOUSE,—The sub.
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Has lately received a **na|l issorcn ni of woo
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Dec. 8 ,{•
N O Richmond warrented gun powder in
kegs jind canist-rs.
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gin s Military Land Warrants, nr, the m s
f moderate terms From a long practice in thedis
ti icl, and having made a complete count- lion of
the whole of the same, which has not herto'ore
been done, and likewise procured ro in of all
the entries, old and new ; he now conceives t im
self competent of making entries spec si, and to
rs good advantage as any other locater, and will
p*y particular attention to those that may think
proper to favor him with their business
Chillicothe, Ohio, jfovwnber 27. w4w
i^OR KALE.— Tw> valuable tenements situa
ted on the main street in this city having,
thereon store and lumber houses, m l every con
vonience necessary for mercantile business, and
in a flourishing part of the town—for terms en
quire of
MOotCURE, ROBINSON & PLEASANT
Dec, fi,
I J* * * ' <> _ I , ,
^LU St ALL A l4,1 bare, by the spiral
’ I j the llolla £'- George atul Susan, received the
l.tst of their FALL GOOD5t w'lich mdeet tlieif
assortment consist of Jbe following article*,
wliich they will sell very low for cash, or paper.
1 at a short date : ‘ ' '
Best extra Br’k. .} superfine navy blue and black
cloths
Bottle green, mixed, olive, brown and drab do.
Coarse nr ! middle clotlis at all nricn
London dyed superfine Kerseymeres, black, bluej
drans, fawn and mixed colours
Double milled do
Blue, Berlin, drub m xed, black and salmon
Coloured milled worsted oreeclies. stuff*, knit
Corduroys, velvet and Constitution Coed*
Silk. Marseilles, black moleskin, black fl ;reotirtfc
und fancy coloured silks for waistcoating
Elegant VI u-seiil'-s, swansdovvus and Toilinetts
Gentlemens* fashion .bl b-sl London bearer hats
\y-.ive shirts with and without sleeves
D> drawers
G ntlemens black, white and coloured silk hosW
worsted, lambs wool, Angola liosn
and socks
white and coloured cotton hose
silk and cot’nn suspenders
real bti-k gloves dressed in oil
Cotton cambiicks, callicoes and super prints
Ginghams snd chambrays
Black bombs scene, hombazetles and c ana brick
Blu^k, white, and lead coloured lustrings
C.imbri. k, common and furniture dimities
4 4 Irish linens .
5 4 do sheetings C Very low.
5 8 do long Lwns 3
French and Irish cainbricks, thread and cottoiii
laces
El-gmt lace veil* and shawls
\ variety of table cloths and diapers
Ibnnels, umbrellas and ladies nett dresses
Bellows, anvils, vices, hammers, single and
don Me screws, plates, shovels, spades, scythe
blades, si-k!e<»t "ails, cutting knives, window
glafs 8 by 10 9 by II and 12 by 10, putty, London
ground ; white lead, yellow ochre, Spanish
brown and Vcrdigrese, built d oil in jais, frying
pan3, 6, 7, 8, 9. 10 Sc 11 inch best iron rim cham
bcrlocks with Scott’s springs, brass do. butt anti
1L hinges, screws of all kinds, common knive’tr
* forks, superior stag lumdlt’d and ivory han*
tiled do pen, pocket and sportsmens knives,
hearth brushes, scrubbing d<» and hair brooms,
common r.rwi letter paper, quills and wafers, a
lew sets handsome •v-uer.s, portmanteau trunks,
Crc &c. C-’c. Tliev have also a few hundred best
Liverpo-d filled s ks of salt
I ANI) \N1) NF .ROES-IOR SJL£~
I “ By virtue nf ;i ii ed id trust, executed to ti®
| bv Nathaniel H Ibnd. oft ip county of Gooch*
l«nd f >r the pu pose o' paying a certain debt
therein mentioned : Will be suhl to the highest
bidder, for ready money, at J ,in N Hade.1*9
tavern, in Goochland county, on Wednesday, the
second day of January n. xt If fair, if not the
sal.- will take place the n*v f. d.» ; ten like**
\y Virgin 1 Darn Slaves, v 7 —-• tii-v, Nelly,
Army, Mat Sam, Hd •, Buck nd Nelson, A
brah-im and D ivid ■ Du, one certain • aotl
or par clef LAND, whereon the said H land
n w resides, containing by estimation tlirei un
flr‘ 'l “hd twenty seven acres, be ttie same mure
or less, and Jimn ted by the land* o. Thomas
Mdkr, J .me* Willi ms, Talon Pa>ne ml
Heath Mdler, or so nu "i >■ to* said pro*
perty as will pay the 1 iov* debt, with interesb
and expellees attending this trus .
LANCELOT MINOR.}
Wm G POINDEXTER 5 .
IOHV ON & RE AT. JEWELLERS AND
J SILVERSMITHS, *pposite die Eagle Ta
vern a*, tin- Crocer. 1 sign.
Grateful t ir t . liberal encouragement the v
have received from the public, and anxious to
deserve it, have,to tddi’ion to their former s'oek*
p-ocurrd u g eat variety of articles in tlie.r lino
ot the most,fashionable patterns,which have been
personally selected ... the principal Je welry
Sto.cs in nulumore. Philadelphia & New-Y ,rk
| all of which they .fT r at their usual low pricei
th the citizens of Richmond. Manch*ste..
I Consisting of pearl mo to >az earrings, fi .ger
rmgs. breast-pins and br-iceleis v.
topaz do. do. cornelianand pearl do do. Lot
earrings fingerring.,, breast pin, and bracelets,
plain g-d o., do Gold chains, seals and keys:,
gold and silver watches gola and silver net*
purses, s l vr work, consisting of all kinds of
apoons of toe best workmanship, tea sets ofBri
tania, plated and silver ware, also silver pbto
made to any given pattern on the shortest not ce.
S.w r and plated whistles and bell, for children!
sover mk-stands, pencil cases, bodkins, toothi
pi ks thimh! s, a general -ssortmeot of n*ck*
la e Very elegan penkn ves and scissors, ail
Yer, g' .nd let' mantle clasps, wine ladles, at*
assortment of t e most fashionable tortoise saeR
•- mb,, do »nuff 'v.xes, tortoise and silver spec
t rl^... s word* mounted with pbtedg.lt mdsifi
v r monr'inj. do ks do do P.rk t pistols, s lie
-Rsh .. g Id n , eohitie11s, pla ed U gold'fe
u- jr'' ir tooth brushes
, . , ast n fcims with silver edge*
and ich cut glasses,candlesticks with two. th e<*
and fue ,ht a . he, bread, fruit and ike,
> a... , * uffe s mltixys, salt sUnib and oot
, e masters, : nd a number of other articles two
Patous *•> meiiiion.
Orders from fhe country strictly attended to*i
* he highest price given for old gold anil silver
wo boy, from 14 to 1 $ year, old of age will
-etikcn as ppr-nticcs to tlie above business.
_D*' o Tiber G ty
AT l ACIIMEN T in C' anr.ery—Gumberlan3
November Court, 1810,
Jami>s Dick, jr. & Co. Pit'ft
Again tt **
i James C-ve-ie and Fleming Cayeie, Def'tt.
I III:, defendant, James, not having ente-ed hii
appearance and given security according to ib«,
* of assembly and t he rules of tins court, ancl
it appcsnng to tlie satisfact ion of the court thaV
he I- not an inhabitant of this state : On the nio
tl7r*'T^,.r **'P1 'P1 bv their counsel; It it order
ed, That th* said Jarnps, do appear here no or !»<*•
foie December court n xt, and answ-r the bill
oftbe plaintiffs, or f he s ime will he tak-n as c .r*
fe sed, n.l the matter thereof decreed sgamrt
him ; and that a copy of thi* order he inserted
in some one ofthe news pap -« printed in the ci
tv of Richmond, for two months successively, and
tli.t a copy he posted at the front door ofthe cft
house of ijus county
A C'f,,’ Atteste.
MIU.KR WOODSON, Jr D c c c.
Dccc^b r 6 v g ^
NrEGKOKS FOR KM.E-—Ry vi V, Tf
a dee'll of trust Xccu. <1 to us, by Wm
J Morton of I, us.. > .o ■, for the purpos 0f
paying a certain debt thereon mentioned , Will
be told to behest Nd I r for ready m >n v
a' John N H -den’s Tavern in G -bland county*
°" 'V, '1n H av l!l' *■ °"d *y of Januarv n< xt'
•f fair, if rvn the next fai l.v ; E « yen Vi>gi
r.ta Ro-n S nvet or s<> in ny of t • .,apj shvea
as wll pav the above deb . with interest andex*
pences ait.»ndin*r this trust
JD‘1 A ova t t’CW.
. TH()S G 1 ItflNEP, C Truttee*
Wm G P('l .HEX ER, \ y
J*L*__
|^Olt SAl.E-\ Valuab tract of LAND
1 COPtniiu g by a l*»e mi icy 900 a-. s, |y, *
«n the c-unty of Chsrlofc n » dj lining Mar*
tin an. J bn Hsneo It, 16 m I s fvyo, ,7.
Court h. rise and 30 from Cynchbu g
Mr. Ms Min ft menck^ win shev the
*7; 7 ’ ’7 \Zr™* "f *"»* nr. ,V V known bv ™'r.
pheaton to M , r Chamberld.te Ion •* of a r
l'», or the subscribe- lV.liX|",A'»
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