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BY virtae of a deed of trust bearing dat<
on the 2d day of August, 1808, executet
by William Goodwin of the said city, t<
Ihe subscriber and William Davidson. Ian
of the said city, deceased, to secure th<
f &yment of a debt due from said Goodwii
o Francis Piatti^ of said city, anti pursu
•nt tothe request of said Platti, on th 15tl
<iay of this present month (August) will hi
offered for iale, to the highest bidder, fo
Teady money, upon th© premises, and sub
jrct tothe claim of dower by Mrs. Good
win, the wife of eaid William Goodwin
in thy event of her surviving her said bus
band, all nrd singular that LOT OF
FAJtCEL OF
LAN T>2
Containing half an acre, more or less, an
TENEMENT, lying and bung in that pai
of said city called *• Kocketis” on the nortl
ski* of the road from Kocketis wsrehous
toWn'km-N null (now occupied by Mr
John Werih) and between th*. laud or In
©f R chart', Yount (to the west) and of Wil
liam Walker Weymouth (to ihe east) fo
the purpose of paying to said Piatu. tl.
sum of 300 dollars y< tduc of said i'«bt, to
Ieihtr with interest the icon from ihu 3ol
sy of June, lbOW, up tothe day of sale, hi,<
th** costs and charges attending the makiu
and securing smd died at d the cxetutio
«f iald trust therein contained.
JOHN MILLF.H,
r- fimvivmj Trustee
Richmond, August 3d, L6io. 3t
ASA OTIS,
Offer a lor Sale, first Door below the
Bell Tai'crrr,
■CURSl and Second quality Muscovado
r Sugar J.. Hhd». and B.rr^s, Loaf Su*
gar in Hbds Tiefces and Bikrels, Prime
Gitrt Coffee in Bugs and Barrels, Imperil
al, Hyson, And Young Hyson TevxAp.
pie Brandy in Barrels, Madeira VVftfc in
qr. Casks. A constant supply of Luudoo
Mustard at the New York price, Windsor
Soap, Common do. Mould Candle*, Glaa*
Ware, 10 by 8, 12 by 10 and 14 by 12
Window Glass, Towder & Shot, Allan*,;
Copperas, Brimstone, Nutmegs Cloves,
Mace, Ginger, Allspice, Pepgrr, Tycfe>
Shining Liquid Black r.g for Boots and j
Shoes, with a variety of other article*. ■
— U.SO— , '
A few bond red -Gross Bottle CttrKa bf m- j
large size.
Richmond, August 3d, 1810. i
War Department, July 10,1810.
Notice is hereby Given, ;
rHAT Separate proposal* wi 1 br received at ^
the Office of (he Secretary for the Depart- *
•uentof War, until 12 o’clock *t noon of the
5r« Monday in November neat, fi.r (he upn*y
of *11 radons that miy he required for tlie use cf
| the United Siaies, from the nt day of Jurfe
[1811, •inehisive, to the 1st day cf June 1812
[ within -.he States, Territories and Distnc s fol- ,
lowing, vie ]
lit. At Niagara. Detroit, M'chijimaekinac,
v^t WiynE, jClnlcago and in their immediate T
vicinities, and any place ot placet, wheie t<oops 1
are or may be stationed^ marched, or recruited, x
within the territory of hffrbigan. * 11
2nd, At any p ace or p aces where troops are f
orm,y be Mat on*dj marched ••rs.e u t'd wiih. r
in '■ ho Mate, of Kentucky anj Tcr.r.fiie,
3rd, At Bwiie Fomain . Fo- O c*ge and Belle
v lie anu ot any place or ptac-.s wh-^e tr*opa are
nr m»y be atati.’r.cd, murthed or recruited with. !
in the sta c of Onio and Illinois, Indiana' and s
Louisiana territories, exreot F?r* Wayne and <
Chicago md their immediate vicimtie. «
4?h, At any place or place, whe e tioops a-t t
c may bi stationed, marched^ n- recruited wLh- 4
id the Mississippi and Orleans teuito- |
rics
Proposals will be received r.t the same tlm i fn j
supply ng ration, within th. Uistiic-.* atoe?aid
for wo years, coinmeucing on iha 1st day ol
Jim?,, I8U '
5th. At anyplace or pl»c-a Vnere trrjps arc
or may be stationed, mtrCKe:!, dt rt crui -itliin
the distrin of Maine and stat ■ 01 NuJ^iiarap
*hix y . § 1
6th, At any pHce T places whe ctratp. a. e
or may bestattpned, marched or recruited with.; .*
it ttate pt Vcrmun..
T h, it any p!cve or places wh'te droops ar
or m y ha stationed, matched or recruited within
t'.e state of Massachusetts, tne tow., of Spr.iijr
£e;d excepted.
8*i At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, numbed, or rec lined with
the sta esof Coniuxiicnt and Anode Iiiand.
9th, At any place or peaces where troops aie
o* may be marched, pr recruited!
wi hm the 8 ate of N w-York, Niagara and us
dep-ndcncies accepted.
10th, At any place or places where troops
are or may be stationed^ marched, or rccruitrrj
within the state cf Nuw.Jersey,
11 lb, At any place or places where troopa sre
or may be stationed, marched,, or recruited wi;h
in the state of Ptnipyirsnia.
12 h, At any place or places whc<«* tr-opj sie
or m*y be sta toiiidj marchel or recto! ed si-h.
in the slates of Maryland, Delaware »nd .he
j District nf Columbia.
| I3ih, At any place or places where troops a<c
or may be its'ioncdj maxhed, or recruited with
in the state of Virginia.
14th, At any p ace or places where troops arc
or may be stationed^ marched or recruited with
in the state of Notth Carolina.
I5:h, At any p!a:e or p'aces where troops are
CK-may be stationed, marched, or seerjited with
in the state of South Carolina.
l6tn. At Qcmilp're Oiri F;»l,la .nJ ..
(diet or pieces whei-s troop* arC or nu; be sia
lioneti, m;rcneJ, or recruited within the limits
of the *tatc of Georgia.
17th, Propoiili will alio h; receive*!, as a
foresail, for the ttifop y of all rations which may
be required by ths l/uu«4 Siate», f t the troops
! which are or rna, be .tationr’d, marched or re.
I cruited within the i» vn of Springfi-id in ihc
» state of Matsachuict.s ; an*l for the »'itirreri
; anil other person* emp oyed in he United State*
. Armory at that place, from the 1st. day of June
, 1811, inclusive^ n the lstda, ofJ i .< 181.J,
A ration to consist ot one pound and one
, quarter of beef, or three quarters of a
. pound of pci k, eighteen ounces of brfead or
r flour, one giil of rum, whiskey or brandy
. tt' d «t the rat of two quirts of salt, four
quarts cf vinegar, four pound of soap .-ind
i e p> und and a half of candles to every
hundred rations. The prices of the sever*
[ si component parts of the. ration shad be
specdieiise-but the Un ted Slates reserv.
M.e nghi of making M*ch sliefUion* in (hi
price of the component parts of the ration
aforesaid, as shall make the price of each
. part thereof bear a just proportion to the
| proposed pr.ee of the whale ration. The
rattans are to be furnished in such quanti.
ties,, that there shall at all times, during
he term of the proposed contract,, be t»u<
ficient for the cnuumption of the troop*
.it .Vtichilimackinnc, Detroit^ Fort Osage.
r and Belie Vue, Cliikngo, t»r six months n
v vance, and at eacn ot the posts on the
• western waters, for at least three month
• u advance of good and wholesome prov:„
nnns, if the same slt.,11 he rtquired. It
'»* »'*o to ue permuted to all a&d every oi
toe com mar.dun s of foiilfird places r>t
osts^ to c.'.ll lor at *ea«out when the sum
an be transported, or al any time in ca *
f urgency, such implies of nlco provisi
. r.» hi-advance, is in the discretion n| ti».
Cv-rntBandunt shall be deemed piopt r.
U it understood th&t^Mfccontrector is to
« at the expence anffTjtt; of Issning the
Replies to the troops anVthst all losses
'mtained by the depredaHtjhs of the ene.
mY, * ■»«*"• ©f the primps of the Uni.
trd State* shall be paid, by the United,
states at tHe price of the articles cap.
tured or destroyed a* aforesaid, on the
leposltion of two or more personhof ere.
J table character*, and the certificate of a
•omm;« rned officer, stating the- qji$fc/n.
itarrees of the loss, and the amoiuaf i^fthfe
irticles for Which compensation ahalUhe
dairaed. , \ ",
The privilege is understood, fd W*re--'
lerved to the United States, Vf tgquirlQj
hat none of the supplies wfdchPmay b«
urnished under any of theypron^ebd co<S_'3
ffSW* • v1* lMUed' samlies*
f «ve ^**9 or fnay be farnishejTtttr^
nay be always required at any of the fix.
d posts on the seaboard, or Indian ffon.
ier, not exceeding three months.
W. EUSTIS.
The Editor^ of the newspapers who are
lUthorised to publish the laws of die Uni.
ed States, are requested to publish the
©regoing advertisement twice a week, for
our successive weeks.
August 6. I 4 w
Land For Sale.
[N pursuance of a deed of trust executed
Lfiy Jacob Cooper to the subscribers, for
be purpose of securing to Philip Lawson
be payment of certain sums of money in
be said deed specified, the subscribers will
n Saturday the first day cf September next,
roceud to sell, to the highest bidder, for
eady money, upon the premises,
One Tract of La
leing in quan ity thirty and on
crcs, or «o much thereof usshnl
ient to satisfy the purpose* expmrgy^ni
aid deed, which bear* date on the 1st day
>f Nivemher. 1808, and is of record in
TOoehlHiid county court; the said land is
bounded on the south by the lands of James
3. PU-as..nts, on the east by the lands of
Robert Morris, on the north by the lands of
Vlary Mndtlax^ anil on the west by the lands
»f William Webster.
JOHN SATTF.R WHITE.
WILLIAM WEBSTER.'
Goochland, July 28rh, 1810- w4ip
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FiiOM THE CHKONHJLE.
THE VOICE or REASON.
The following sentiments are ex
:ra:ted from the Oation of Judge Pen
■ington, delivered in Newark, N. J.
an the 4th inst. Every rational man
rhust acknowledge their accuracy, im
partiality, and peculiar applicability to
the present extraordinary situation of
public affairs :
“ The war in Europe is of a peculi
ar character; it has convulsed the Con
tinent, and shaken society to its centre.
1 hi Lusoandihan might almost as well
xpect to raise* his harvest in tranquil
ity, amidst tornadoes and earthquakes,
. » lor neutral nations to expect to en
joy an uninterrupted commerce amidst
this struggle for dominion on the one
ua«*u, duu cum mciciai monopoly on me
o*.h r;. let us then take in our sails till
the storm abates, when we can spread
them to better advantage. It may rage
with unabating fury for a while, but it
must have au end.
“ I am,however, no enemy to com
merce ; l know its importance to our
country, and sincerely wish its pros
perity/ but under'exituing circumstan
ces, would not jeopardize the happi
ness of our country, by ..^paging in a
war for its protection. Our com
merce is spread over every region of
the world, aad none but a mad-man
would dream of protecting it by force.
That politican v. ho imagines that the
government is as much bound to' pro
tect by force the property of a citizen
in distant countries, or distant seas,
as in the body of a country, knows
little ol the duty of government;—-the
policy of our country is peace, and
the duty of our government to keep
without' the vortex' of European wars
—especially ihe destructive one now
raging.
“ Amidst the agitation that at pre„
;cnt convulses the world, that country
s happy that is free from external
langer ; however gratifying to our sell
•ove, a prosperous commerce may be,
the government holds a Higher »take ;
:he safety of our country. Although
he swords of Americans fit this time
dumber over injurirs done to biles
•t cotton or bags of coiTee, yet they
vill start spontaneously from the scab,
urds at the first approach of danger
> our country. The hiood of our iit
./.cua is too valuable to shed fer any
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thing short of national d«$ehcc*j the
aplenrfor of mcrcantik: wealth, even if
attainable by war^.fcwmA a miserable
set off.athest^gainsnhe UmentatWms
»of widows,*.and the distresses ofor
pdan childen. Should it be askcdhnust
we submit to tire accumulated wrongs
done to our commerce; the' plain an
swer is, we mustTat all times submit
to evils which it is not irt our power
to prevent. It matters not whether
^ese evils are caused by the injustice
j?f man, or the act of Providence. If
causes that produce them are with
out our cootroul, we must submit to
we Jttight as well sav that we
wpald npllrkfobmic to inundations or
volcanic ent^ttions, as ‘to say that wc
would 'not submit to lhfr orders and
decrees of the belligerent nations with
respect to European commerce ; we
cannot help it j even this Bo * much
sought for war will ndt furnish a rem
edy ; hut only serve to throw new em
barrassments in the way of the rem
nant of trade left us.
w i know that political doctors have
prescribed various nostrums for this
disorder * but like* quacks in another
profession, they are ignorant that the
disease is incurable; the English will
not abandon (during the war at least)
their system of commercial monopoly ;
nor the French their intention of ruin
ing England by the destruction of
trade.
“ The consolations in our presen*
situation are, that the restraints on our
trade do not endanger our risrht of
sell government, or jeopardize our
national existence j and we have yet
left us, all the substantial comforts of
life. We may, howevtr, he checked
in our progress to wealth, or restrain
ed in the pursuit of pleasure ; we may
not be enabled to erect so many ele
|ga»t buildings, or decod e them so
superbly ; the wardrobes of our wives
and daughters may be abridged ; not
quite so much fine lace and muslin,
and we ourselves per adventure m»)
be compelled to appear in a plainer
garb. Thus, like * little girl under
|he,apprehco*u>o-of being deprived o»
a handsome ribband or a new frock,
we are all in tears. These are tjie
dire calamities we are to suffer by the
loss of trade. Away with s-ch trifles
j when brought in competition with our
! national safety.
“ VVe have taken no part in the pre
! *snt war, but have observe d toward
the belligerent nations an impartial
neutrality. Every discerning man must
perceive, that we could have had no
controui over the events that have
h appened ; ns well might we have said
to the eruptions of Etna or Vesuvius,
stay your fury, as to this conquering
army, you must stop at the Rhine,
i the Po or the Danube.”
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FROM THE AURORA.
MASKS OFF !
How does foreign influence actupor
the people or the government ol th<
U. States ?
Tne question ought to be answered
by those who constantly assert the ex
istence of this influence ; they ar<
bound to bring before the public
proofs of its existence ; naked asser
tion is no proof—we must have facts
or such circumstantial evidence as tc
satisfy the understanding ; and it resu
with those who have employed it 01
do employ it.
Those who assert the existence ol
British influence, bring you the recorc
—they shew it you on the journals o
your senate, of your courts ol justice
they lay their hands upon Pickering
upon Porcupine, they shew you tin
oanks, and tne proscription carried 01
by them ; they shew you the old ton
in the exercise of his old tenets, am
the British agency arrayed against th<
government; they shew you the sanv
men raising the hand ol rebellion a
gainst American laws, crying out fo
alliance with Englaud ; they shew yoi
the wrongs done by England puhJicl
palliated, & her injuries t ,.mely borne
they shew you her insolent minister
car- used and her violations of our law
overlooked* Arc we to look for .ortigi
influence in ihe acts of the ex' Cutiv
or the Congress ? there you will tin
men proclaim the suhmi sion at th
government to British will. We b
leave to aak if it was French infiuenc
| or submission to Frcncu wilt, whie
■ I V * '>• • *1^ V < •* # -v ~ ,
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inthscjfd'the government to acqu esc*
in British paper blockades, by whie i
our'commerce was exclmf«s<ifrom eve
ry part b£the continent from the Elbe
to Brest? Was it French influence
which created the rebellion ava'net th *
laws of the United States In Massa
chusetts? Was ir French influence
raised the embargo? Was the cry
loudest for a commerce with Franc**
or with England ? What l*w of Con
gress, or what act of the executive ha^
favored France more th n England ?
What instance »3 there of neglect or e
■ mission on the part of our government
| to instrnct our minister iu France to
I complain to the French government,
I when we had cause for compUiht, or
irt what instance has our minister its
France neglected or forborne to speak
the language of a bold and unrighc
minister? When has an American spo
ken as he should speak at the court
of London ?
14 our commerce ut this day res
tricted by French or by British influ
ence ? Our submission in the first in
stance to the restrictions of the B itbh
on our commerce with the colonies of
her enemies, has led to our submission
to refrain from all commerce that sho
chose to restrict us from ; was this tho
influence of the French or the British?
By whom are the United States no v
prohibited from holding commercialin
tercourse with any nation except Bri
tain ; how she orders and wv comply,
or ra her obey, and this is French in
fluence ! it is in proof, and there can be
no doubt of British influence ! Fr«. n. U,
orwl II. ta.l, — U__ __
exist at the same ti rie. If the interest
of the one was so great as not only to
prevent the execution of a law of tho
United S.a es, but to force the repeal *
of it ; if this be a proof of the great
ness of French influence, when such a
power exists, it is absurd to speak of
<my other. .*>■
Let os look further on and we sha'l
find an influence and power that our
government dors not possess— a powc r
to arrest our citizens, to hold tbem in
bondage, and wi hour a y crime or
f>retence of" crime, to force them to
aber ; cur government his not:* rtgiti
to forbid a citizen to put what carg »
he likeson board his vess -I—h
t'11 us if .e lo id with tile ;>rocfuc- oj"
any country bur cur own, they will
seize and confiscate both vesie! and
cai go—is this French influence? is
proof wanted? the Pegu is ihe evi
dence, and look to the ad resso'’th*s
Philadelphia merchants in U05 for
the doctrine. Ask rhomas Fi zsi*
mons.
Is it through French ii fluenc - theso
things are subm tted to ; which is it,
the influence ol love or ihe influence
of fear, thi t operates most powerful
ly ?
1 he commerce of the Untied States
with the continent of Europe, has uoe
a tendency for influence on the minds
of our merchants in the same manner
that our commerce with England
has, although it is infinitely more
advantageous to us—the greater pare
of our imports from India and Chin;«
■ ftre sent to the continent, we dare noc
send any to Englacd, the 7.8 of tlus
return cargoes, such as sugar, cocoa,
■ dyes, 8cc. we have received for out*
, flour, lumber, fish, txc. go to the con
• tinent; a great part of our oil, all our
i fish j our pot and pearl ashes, 3'1
• our rice, and half our cotton, and muck
flour and wheat, went thither ; this
well a9 the f. eights earned in carr-im-;
I it, we were paid for in specie, which.
levied no tax on us in the return ; him
, a great part of which, or,bills procured
, for it, wa9 remitted to England—« pare
! only c .rne back, in wine, brandy, u d
» dry goods. Credits we received next
r to uoue on the continent, consequently’
I there were few obligations, and no at
: tachmrnt to make influence—England
: on the contrary, furnisheslarg.* credits,
- makes large shipments, of her m<«. u*
r faciures—to much more than dou a
i the arnouot of our produce which fdxi
consumes—his lays the merchant i
, trading to Ei gland under obi gatio ,
and it powerfully intfuen<ea them ; uad
i tor this immense aunt which they an*
j dually ship us beyond, what th y con
Himc of our produce, we herctofor ;
•aid with the cargoes s nt by other
nercdnn.s t > the continent; deprived
;; iowofthi3 in-303 cf paying th*- li v -
i ish merchant, by proceeds of car,to •«
scut to the continent, no means arc icic