Virginia Argus — Richmond, Va., 1810-04-03 00:00:00, page 1

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JACK ANDREWS, ,
YMPORTEI3 by VVm. Light foot, esq.'
dec^avd, of Cba; les City county, full ,
fifteen and a half hands high, a bleod bay, ,
finely formed, in hii^h health, vigor and J
spirit, the most a^ire and best bottomed
horse, ever imported into this country, now
lisieg 15 years old,—
Will stand the ensuing season at Sandy
Point in Charles City county, and will be
K-r to marcs at twcnly.five dollars the
seasont which mey be discharged by the
trayrr*er\t of twenty dollars if paid within
the sea-snt!. m’lir-l. util l<!
of Match and end the drat of August;
1 eu dollar* the single leap ; forty dollars
to in&u:e a mare in foal; and one dollar
to the groom ; The leap and groom mo.
tier to be paid when the service is ren
dered. Provided the mare is changed
* the owner shall be liable. Extensive pas j
turage gi juisj and alLpixubk care inker- ;
to prevent acciiknis. or escape*, but no
liability for $ither.*’
\\ u II. UGHTFOOT.
fi&rdy Poi^t, March 1, 1810.
This celtbraUd house’s performances in
England, hdVe not .been inferior to any
ft«r*e the»e, except his brother Dick An.
f drews, who is cons.de*ed cow the best '
horse in country, giving seven pounds j
—J^ck Andrews won twice in 1797, then J
Mr Lord's pr,.ptrty—see Racing Calcn. j
dar for that year. I
At Woree^r July Sth.-a'IfiriKlenVlate ]
o'" 50/, for'3 yea s t>H /6 stoHcCWl Vile
h:jtv, was won by J"ik Atalrjg) At 3
nssti, 'hr.at rfg Mr Da/ltndmn’sAtiss j
lidwirj, 4 years old ; fir m
Priscilla', aged ; Sir w. \TL\Yymi'§br b »
Sweet Bctfeerem, 5 tears Har
din's l>r c l;.giantire,V years pld ; At Slaf
jo'd, 051 7ih. The (Vrrtr'put*eAof 50/
4 mile heatii, was won by Jaclt^ndrcw-i,
three years old, at three heais, beating
Mr Belleson’s Little Pickle, four years ‘
ill; Mr Harlow's Roderick, four years
1 M ; Mr Denham’* Honest Tom, 6 years
«Id ; Sir W. W. VV ynn’s b h True Blue
» 5 years, old.
In |798 ai Nantwicb, Thursday, July
r 1',—50/,jh)ijE5 and 4 years old, he woo,
he ding ch c Cannon, 5 years
old ; Stamford''* b f Scclclla, three years
old. ^
Denhy, August 15th—He won 50/, free
lor any horse, bvating Lilly of the Valley, !
Fa'conerand True Rtue. In 1799 he won '
twice, to wit—at Ludlow, on Friday the
4ih of July/ 4 mile heats, free for all a.
g-s, beating Lord Oxford’s ch c Dart at
liner hea'a. _,T.V
At Worcester, August 8tn —H* *bn
the city and county subscription ot 50/,
4 mile heats, beating Mr Artley's fiily
DntCheM, 4 year# old ; Mr CovcntonN b
h Inicgrity, late Partner | Mr Si ell's ch
g Hocks, 5 years ofer ; after rhe first heat,
four to one on her—after the s< cond heat,
four i© one on Jack Andrev*4
In 1800. he won six limes, ’o wit t
At Lewes, th*n the prnpetty of Majo
Honk^s, August I2lh he bra' Lord S ic.k i
ville’s b'.I Laboiie 4 mile h •* s for 50
guineas—A Oxford, the tcvn plat* «|
50/. In August, was #->n by Jack An
»1re»s ai 4 mile hras, bea iog Sir F.
roole's ch m Dutches* of Limbs, 5 year*
old} Lord Donegal's bh Wrangle, dia.,
tanned, the 4th hea —September a*. War- j
stick, he won the town plate ol 50/, 4|
mile heat*, bearing Mr Thsrm'a b h
Marquis, Mr Brooke's b h Cheshire, Mr i
Edwaid’s b m Duichess.
At Abtngtnn, Tuesday, September)
16th, the members purse of 50/, for all (
ages, ♦ mile h-ats, was won by, J sek An. I
d #wa, fit tfime heats, beating Sir F. |
Pole's b m Msic.rcant, 5 y-ars old} Mr
Whtler’s ch c Expectation, Mr Frau
g'- 's b h Cupid—six to lour on Miscre-.
an'«
ft, 1001, Jack Andrews, at Nrw Mar.
k'.t, April 20,1. received foifeit from Mr
Hethcoa'.N Sym n-rry, 8 stouc, 5 lb, 200
guineas, naif icnlcit* |
i Bebruay, June 16 l*«—The Btburv Stakes
a handycapol 100 guineas each, half fir'
fcit, 4 rriles wcs won by Jack Andrews,
aged, beating Lord Sackville’s Expe6\a.
• ion, 5 years old, Sir Henry T. Vane’s
Cock Fighter, 5 years old, Mr R. Hetb
coat’s Hippona, trgedj his r« yai highlit
the Prince of Wales’s Dick Andrews.
Mr Hcthcoat’s Pcpingay, nr.d Cox’s Ed
win.
June Iftli, o sweepstake of 5 guinea*
i ach, twenty subset fbers, was woo b>
Jack Andrews, beating cnl. Groarenoi’
I Lady Catharine, Mr Howcrih’a hnufl
I Box*
Bedford, September 10.h—The Wo
• burn stake of 10 guineas each, 5 miles 5
.subscribers^ was won by hist ^al high
ness the I’rtnce of Walea’d b It Ja k An
drews, aged, beating Mr Watson’s b h
Triumvir, Mr Gsldmg’s b c Skyrocket.
EndGeld, September 23 — 50/, for all
aR“*» * mile heats was wen by JscV
Andrews^ aged, at 3 heats, beating Me
Froglcy's gr g Ploughboyj srelve: ho* e
Li'lle Thought Of, Hephesiion and Con.,
testor—see Racing Calendar for these
rears. It would swell an Advertisement
to loo great u length to mention ail the
races he has won.
Sweeptakcs of 20 guineas each, 2
miles, . lUbscribers, Mr Rmk-’s Jsrk
Andrews, aged, 11 stone, 7 ib. walked
over—(sec Racing Calendar fur 1502,
page, 383 )
At Lamboorne, in S'pt. Wednesday
10’h, he won the 50/ gift of Lord C>a.
Ten, 4 miles heap, 4 beau, beating Mr
Coventry”* ch hSacripant, Mr Bacon’s b|
m Snap.
Wm. LIGHTFOOT.
PEDIGREE.
Jack andrews was ge> by Joe Andrews,
his dam by Highflyer, his granda-n Car
dinsl Puff, his great g.-a'dam by TV) r,
his g'eat great grandim by Srrp.r h s
great great great grandsm by Lord
Godolphin’s Arabian, hi*-, gie.it great gita’
great grandam by S*anrsn’5 Arabian,
which mare was own sister to Fmnaton's
White neck, full fisher to the Minbuiy
Galloway, grea g'Cht great grea grea
grandam by Sauce bon, a son of Gregg
kite of Croft's Gld Parinar.
JAMt> LORD, Seal.
I do certify thst the ahore pedigiev is
a true cepy from ihe original roe sent m*
by James Lord. G fen under my har.d
end seal the twenty third day of Docem
bet * one thousand eight hundred and fuu*
Wm. LIGH ‘ FOOT, Sa d.
Joe Andrews w *s got by Eclipse* bis
Jam by Alamanda, by Omnium, her dam
□oudy by Blink—-Crab^ Wedding o->
maro by .Parmer—General Stud Book,
page 4th, printed in 1801, by Jatne,
Wcatherhy
VC/ILL be sold on fhurslay the
^ 19.h day of April, by virtue of ?.
deed of trust executed to usink
Ward for purposes therein maftri'Aed,
TWENTY ACRES
lying on Appomattox if i\§ t’u*
county of Prince Kdv/ardl otlr^g part
of the tract on which the%*iyrjosiah
Ward now resides. {rT7"The safe will
take place on the premises.
WM. FORD,
PASCAL FORD,
March 4th, 1810. (w5j')
VIRGINIA :
In Halifax Coun'.y Court, In Clixncery, 26ih
Frb'itsry, 1810.
John Wimbiih *tJ Wi'lixrt. Wimbish. Execn
ItiPi of Innn Wtmhfth r\pp I1 if*
AOAIWST,
John K'nj^. Dudly Glass, Wiliam § VVil.
, l>am M iner, A iXin Martin ionj
1 Sydr.or,
rHi *f«r*»r.'*a'i* J *hn Kinj^ > en.
tered his appei -ancc and £ y jtc.<
r In,”, to the act of as-cr.-.hiy _ Vrl:- < f
ds court. and it appearing to sat;»fa« im
i the court that he it not aa tnh.iHi.am of this
onimanwealth On motion rf the plat niff by
Ielr cnunsrlj ii b ordered, that the said bat
'<mrort«i defendant tit, aj ;>nr h*re on Hte 4*H
ondavin May next mid answer the bill of the
a inti #■/ and that a copy of this order be
thwiih ir-xtrted in on* of the newspapers
,;hli*h*' in the tity of Richmond, for ci^lit
'»ks successively, sndpos'ttl at the front boot
I .’the covet home •>( toe said county.
4 Gopr—Tests,
_SAMUEI, WHd.lAM.i, n.c it. c.
I i Hli Su ncriUsr bent; anxi.ou*
' cisar»v lit* f’ bis, o!|stt
.>.' n ,»e i’, i i iti<-1, i)
• . on li'U y i rr >:ir.
5 )(> i '•. -* C . . ml •( ihij
i vr r> valu.fik n.eacl',1
»’>t»ly lo ___
WI1,M urTTUKHAY.
(Jfixe-Rrook, October 12th, 1¥O0.
%'Uui'ab&J&ut,
l.AVVYE
tLRK'6\J> 3 i«RIM* /il/4JVlStL.c
AKt. NEATLY
<V» sxrt.ni VtnvsLr raiutKn At rut
AKGU3 OFirlCB.
1 ■ ( : (cC
MARQUIS WELLESLEY.
From the London Courier of Jan. 2,
It is well known that in mUiti-Mi to ether
serious charges which were brought for.
*’ard uganst this nobleman fur his con.
luct in India.he w.»s considered aa having
done more than any of his predecessors in
annihilating the freedom of the press
throughout thnt large portion of his ma
jesty's dominions : in proof cf which,, we
■lUbmit to our readers the followrg Asia,
tit Edict of his lordship, for the regulation,
or more correctly speaking, the annihila
lion of every vestige of tue liberty of the
press. An edict which exhibits principles
of the most despotic kind, totally incompa
tible with 'he British constitutions, and
which must excite in the bosom of every
Brirun the utmost ind T uioa.
Regulations respecting the publications of
News Papers, viz.
1- Every printer of a News Paper to
print his uaiiie at the bottom of the pa.
per.
2. Every editor or proprietor of a ps_
per to deliver in his name and place of a
bo'ej to the secretary cf government.
3. No paper to be published on a Sun
day.
4. No paper to be published at all, uu
til it shall have been previously inspected
oy the secretary to the government or by
a person authorised by him for that pur.
poie.
5. The penalty for offendbig njraiust any
of the above regulations to be immediate
embarkation far Earn/*:.
Rules Inr the guidance of secretaries
to the government in reviving the
news papers.
2. All observations on tne state « f pub
lic credit or the rtveaues, or the finan
ces of the company.
2. All ob«ervi.tions respecting the em„
harlcftlimi «\f nnou etnt .>• ..._
respecting any imval or in.l'uary prep.tr u
tton whatever.
3. All intelligence respecting the tlrsti.
nation of any ships, or the expectation ot
•tiiy, whether belonging to the company 01
to individuals.
4. All observations with respect ta the
conduct of governnra'nt, or any of i s citi_
cors, civil or military, marine, c mn.crciu:
»r judicial.
5. All private scandal^ »r libels on indi>
vieSuais.
6 All sentinrinn s with regard to the pro.
o.ioiliiy nf w«r or peace, between the i oni
panj and nay ol ‘r.c native pu'wci i.
7. All observations tending to convej
informationAto an enemy^ or to exci-.e h„
iarin or contraction wium the company's
territories.
6. I n.e republication of such p ssages
from -he European new* papers may
tend io affect the mrij;nce and credit ol the
British power with the uauve states.
CONGRESS.
IN SENATE.
March 22.
Mr. Bay-rd introduced a bill nu
thorisiug the sale and grant of a cer
tain quantity of land to the Cheaa
pe ike ,:nd Delaware Canal Company,
and a bill to amend the laws within the
District of Columbia. These bd!s
were severally read and passed to a
second reading.
Mr. Pope’s motion to refer so much
of the report ol the Secretary ol the
Treasury as relates to tne Ohio canal,
to a select committee, v«t» token up
and agreed to. Messrs. Pope, Ba, -
lard aud Bradley form the cornua tee.
The bill from the House of ltepre
sentatives athonsing a deUCiinictu
Irom ihe militia of the United htates
was read a second tune and commit
led to Messrs, liiarfl *y, bumpier and
Bayard*
The Senate resumed the consider
ation of the bill granting a right of
pre-emption to purchasers of public
lands in certain cases, with the report
of thr select committee thereon. Af
i r debate, on motion rd Mr. Clav,
he bill win re-committed to Messrs.
Cla>, Bradley and l.eib.
The loll >wrig motion whs submit
ted for consideration i»y Mr. vVhite
side :
He solved, That a committee be ap
pointed to enquire whetlier any fur
ther and what provision should be
|made for the relief ol persons impri.
soned on process issued from the
courts of the United States in civil ca
ses, and that they have leave to report
by bill or otherwise.
MILITARY STORES.
The Senate resumed the consider
etion of the bill appropriating a sum
of money for procuring munitions 01
war and for other purposes.
[This bill provides—That lor pro
curing cannon and arm* S wt )
'll necessary im lemm s for i
t the same with effect, when itq.urt.
tor actual service, arid for procur
mg gun powder, salt-petre, knapsacks,
tents, camp kettles, ami all other ne
cessary i nplcments and munitions o'
war, ard a’so tor providing pr >pci
and convenient arsenals, and othei
needful buildings for the reception anc!
, preservation ot tuc same, there situ]
be, and hereby ii appropriated a sum
[of money rot exceeding
| dollars, to be paid out of any monie.
jtn the treasury not otherwise appro
priated.
I 1 he aforesaid sum of money or st
much thereof, as in the jod r.neut o
jthe President of the U. States sha l
)ha deemed necessary for the objects
aforesaid, shall be applied by the Se
cretary at war, under the direction ol
the President ot the United States, tc
the purchasing an I procuring the ar
ticles aforesaid in such proportions
and at such times, and the same when
purchased nr procured, shall be depo
sited in such places as the President
of the United States shall direct, ha-;
ving regard in making such deposits to
places ol security, convenient to such
parts of the United States, as lie shall
deem most liable to predatory attack;
from an enemy.
That for supplying cloathing for
the army ot the United S:,-.tes for the
year one thousand eight hundred and
eleven, there sh ill be and hereby is
appropriated a sum of money not ex
ceeding dollars,
to be paid out of any monies in th?
tvaaifij 11^4. uillCVWiSC <1 j.propi i UlcU ,
otd the same or so much thereof as
maybe necessary fir the objt ct, a
v/ell as all other monies hercnfccr ap
I plied to procuring the necessary clo.b
jjag for the army ol the United S;ates
under the directions ol the Secretary
at War, by publishing proposals and
makiug contracts ior supp ling Lhe a
loresanl cloathingor any put thereol,
m the same manner as proposals me
no.; published trud contracts arc now
made lor supplying proviso is. for lit*
Lmted States, giving the preference,
<n all cases of such propus ds to .'a
bricj. of the domestic mu.iulaturcs ol
the United States where the same can
be done without material detriment to
the service thereof.]
Mr. Pope moved to amend the bill
by addding the following at* a new
section ;
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted,
I hat for supplying cloath’ng for the
marine corps and for furnishing and
equipping the navy of the United
States, lor the year 1811, there shall
oc, and is hereby appropriated, a sum
of money not exceeding
d .liars, to De paid out of
.my monies in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, and the same or so
much thereof as ma\ be nssessarv lo.
die object as well as nil other monies
hereafter appropriated, shall be applied
to procuring the necessary c.1 >*thtng
tor the marine corps and furnishing
end eq ripping the navy of the Unite
dtates under the direction of the be
cretary ol the Navy, by publishing
proposals, and making contracts foi
supplying the aforesaid cloathing or
any part thereof, in tne same man
iv.r as nrono-als are now r>ubli«hrd
au l contracts are nov* made lor sup
plying provisions for tiie army of the
United States, giving pr dereace m all
case-, ot bucKpiopo aiado labricks and
articles oj the maunfacture and growth
ji tne United Slates, where the same
can be dom, without material detri.
.nent to ttie service thereof.
Mr. Jdotd also having offired an
amendment, the further consideration
ol the bill was on motion of Air.
Giles, postponed till tomorrow. j
Air. (files, from tne committee to
whom was committed the bill for the
establishment of a t;uai t» r mantel’s de
department, reported tne same with
amendments*
March 23.
The bill to make public a road in
tbe District ol Columbia was passed
wnh arr>**r'drn'*nts.
I he bill to pnv-nrl fbr law* within
the Disci rict ol Columbia was read
.1 second time and committed i,
Messrs. Rivard, Ilrent mid Pope.
II chill from (h<* House ol »<epre
i : ta’ives authori i ~ the- discharge o*
John a err from his imp; -"smrnt wa*
cad and passed m a Second reading.
A*r* Wi.iirf.id'1 woo m rr.n^e yes
terday was agreed to, nod Messrs*
' • hiteridr, Leib and Bavard w ere
ippointed a committee accord ini\y.
'Hie Senate resumed the t, HH>.tVr- »
•non oi the bill u> alter and ;,iVnd '
!■< act fixing the military pc tre csta
«»ialiment of the United Statu.
t 1 be hrst section provide*, «» That
no allowance of additional radons
shall be made to any o/licer above tho
rank ol a colonel, nor to the com-nan
dant of the marine corns, nor in any
case shall allowance of‘additional ra
tions ettoeed tl*e number of ratio s, to
which the officer receiving such al*
lowance is entitled by law ior his dai
ly subsistence.”]
Mr. Anderson moved to strike out
the words ‘-nor to the 'commundane
ol the marine carp
Tor the motion, Messrs. Anderson,
'la;, ard, Bradley, Campbell, Ciuy,
Gatiiard, German, Gilman, Good
neb, Ilillhouse, fi >raey, Alatthew
^•Vu1 >'•* ,}V" 'erinff‘* Pope, Smith
ol Md. Srrtuh ol New York, Sum»er
1 8.
Against the motion, Messrs. Can p
oell Condit, Crawford, 1 ranklin,
LV7V L.e,ib- Llo>d. Tait, Turutrl
anil iHtesuie—10.
1 he bill was then ordered ’o be en
gros.cd for a third reacting.
i he hill auth rising the sale and
grant of a certain quantity of public
'■ hesapeake and Delaware
Canal Company was read a second
»irne<and committed to Messrs. Bac_
^*h Pope and Anderson*
1 lie Senate resumed the consider
ation of the bill appropriating a sun
.'-j p*wv«uiii^ munitions ot
'varand for other fcu; poses. After
d' Irate, tne luril.er 'CfAidera ion of
bin was postponed to Monday, to
which Jay the Senate adjourned.
March 26,’
i he bill for th.e establishment of a
Quarter master’a department was read
and pass:d to a third reading.
1 tie bill lor i:.u establishment of a
National Bank wa$ read a second
time.
The bill to alter an^f amend the act
ttx,nS the military peace cuabii h
ment was read a third efrrue an,! pas
sed. S' 1
Mr. Pope reported a bill authori
sing a subscription on tiit* part *T the
United States to the stock ot the Ohio
oanal Company; which was twice
1 read.
I he Senate resumed the considera
tion ol die bill appropriating a • mu of
money lor the purpose of providing
munitions ol war.
ItOUSE OF FKFRESMJV'J^iJIVES*
Ivlarcti 23.
I Mr. Sawyer reported a bill to alter
-he times of holding the District
courts of the United States for the
11strict of Albemarle in Nwrth Carol
hna; which was twice read and com
mitted.
Mr. Quincy, from the committee
to whom was referred the comptrol
lers Atat/-rn/-nr nf mi-.o ___
unsettled it the Treasury, reported a
bill providing lor the more perfect ac
countability of persons entrusted with
public monies. [1'his bill proviJea
that every public agent or other per
son accountable for public monies -,b <11
rcudcr bis accounts at least once a
quarter to the Treasury it he reside
within the United States aod at lease
annually il he reside ia foreign coou
triei.] Twice read and commit
ted.
Mr Newton reported a bill to allow
the benefit of drawback on merchan
dize transported by land convey an e
from Newport to UoAion I from
Hns’on to Newport in like n» *« ur at
il the same were transported r*juslwi*c.
Twice rcid anil committed.
The engrossed bill audiori'inr, il><*
discharge of fohr kxrr from hi. o,
prisonment, was tend the tin;.. : n.e
and passed.
ha rumk.
The House then resumed the consi
deration of the bill providing »l ex
means to ascertain «he tide twth; Hat
cure in front of the suburb ol Su Ma
ry’s «n N. Orleans.
Mr Hibb’s motion to strike out el
under consideration—
Mr Sbeffey read an amendment*
wuich* it the motion for striking cal