Virginia Argus — Richmond, Va., 1810-12-28 00:00:00, page 3

*<>es*.on which France had formerly *
Riven up. The cessicn by France of
we*t Louisiana to Spain, was to com
pensate for the loss of Florida ; the
-cetVion of east Louisiana to England,
’was to make, together with Florida,
An equivalent For Cuba, which, on that
condition, -was restored to Spain,
k France ceded ihe whole for the benefit
m of Spain. And Spain having rccov
H ered FI; rida by the tieaty of 1783,
■ having herself ultimately lost nothing
■ —it is a natural consequence that
France in obtaining a retrocession,
should take back all she had lost, for
the sake of Spain. It is hardly neces
^ sary to add, that no private explana
■Jk .tion between those two nations made
7* subsequent to the treaty of St. Ilde
Y^'fonso, can affect the right of the Uni
'ted States, derived from a public trea
ty ; such supposed explanation not
having been communicated to them by
•France, when the treaty of-1803 was
concluded, nor even afterwards by
Spain, when she acquf seed in the
acquisition of Louisiana by Amcrica..f
- Nat. Int.
* \ Foe that act of acquiescence, see in the Ap
prmim.Cevallo's letter to Mr. Pinkney of 10th
Feb.ua y, 18C4.
OUR SOUTHERN FRONTIEKS.
* - tko fnUr.-winy is an extract of a letter
fro* a gentle man of high respectability and
intelligence in Mississippi territory, dated
November 28. It has been calculated that
Governor Claiborne would reach Natchez
4>n the 29th ; ao that we may expect, at an
early day, to receive information of the
mmoer iu which be has been able to exe.
cute his mstrnctions in taking possession of
the,territory West of the Perdido.
- <i Enclosed yon will receive a copy of a
Inter from Don Vincent Fulcb, Gov. Gene
ral of the Floridas, by tyhich yvw w il per.
eeive, that cur trade-in th.s quaucr is re
leased fiomthe burdens uncer which it has
.heretofore been oppressed.
“ We are annoyed with another Burr pro.
feet against the bpaniaids. It is headed
^k jby a Mr. Kemper of Baton Rouge, and Mr.
^B K Kinuedy a Lawyer of tins place. They
B ,, \ have inveigled many of cur umntoimeu ci.
jB.1 **ti2ens across the Naiiouai boundary, where i
P they hav*, a tew o«ys since, ,uistd their j
^ standard, and are preparing to attack Hit i
town ot MobillC;'*
biR. . .
In conformity to the wishes rf the govern,
meat of the United .Stab s, ns expressed by
their Secretary at War in his letter, a
copy t>f which you have presented me, and
in consequence’ o* negociat.ons which I
have every reason to believe are now pend.
Sng between his Catholic Majesty’s « your
government, Which, l am fully piistaCed,
will speedily place (ht F loridas in the pus
session pf the latter ; I hereby declare, that
Ttom this date, np dunes whatsoever shall
he levied or collected at this place, or wit -
. ia.Ih.«sdistrict, (including Pascagola)on any
! ; . vessel j goods or merchandize^ belonging to
aay citizen of the U. butes^ cr tiie-r ter
TifoVtes, or any person residing iu either,
• or passing ’.o or trotn the Mississippi terri
tory.
In consequence of this friendly step, which
the’Spinisii government gives as an untqui
vocaL proof of their desire to maintain a
understanding with the United Slates,
hope that their government will employ
-its forces to dissipate the ttcubles foment.
<d and protected by their citizens.
jMay God bitserve you many years,
(Signed) *
V. FOLCII.
Mfbillc, November 25th, IS 10.
Capt. E. I*. GaiTJxs.
General Armstrong arrived In this ci
ty on Thursday.
Henry Middleton tu»q. is elected Go.
▼error of the state of bouth Carolina.
Gen. Thomas bun pter has once more
received the ur.ar Unc us suffrage ot the Le.
\gisl*ture for the office of Stnator of the U.
States for six years ensuing the 4th March
next. Jp
* A sumptuous public dihnrr wis given to
<Jen. Akmstrcng «t Baltimore, rn Tues
-' day, at which the mayor of the city prcsi.
tied.
A letter received inNew^Ynrk fmmHa
vatna, dated the 4th inst. mentions that the
Royalists hi>d the rebels (as tfiry are term,
ed] in Mexico, have had three engage,
founts, in all of which the loitner c aim the
Victcry.
^ \Ft cm the Orleans Gaz. cf iVov. 22.
\ THE BATTUKE.
\Edward L vinytton, Rsq. gave public no.
t*c.e a few days nice*oThlt having peace**
fcly return* d the actual possession of th
property which he claims, trnntingthe tub.
jurb Si. Maty, commonly called the bat.
TURK.
Yevterdny’t Courier informs u» that the
marshal, by virtud cf an order from thcdls
trift attorney, tot.k possession of the said
propery cn the 20th inRt. in the name of
the United S»a«esj and expelled Mr. Li.
vingston from the fame.
WAITK’S US*r OF PRfZ.'S IN THR
\ ^ineyard Loitcry
jp NcmjDrawnir.
TWENTY llJsT UAfS DRAWING.
A No. 11275* # fc.500
r* *>*>* 40 n* 12202* $00
Mi/3M 4522* 1U0
vm i'jH77 1.564 50
5694 63“4 9391 786i 9777 12348 7
12^1» 14403 U\7l 5
And 11C prizes of 6
* TWENTY 5.KC0>*0 »!AV*t DRAWING.
No, 20i0 Post of dots OOO
, 90*; ' 200
r > s**h> 100
61 Jo 6708 14134 .r 5(J
12/81 20
k And 1 1 privet of f
I a’flow; rdM»cd (\hu.*) wer? all told at Waite’s
m u/&
iftitfltniq 3irgnji
RICHMOND,
FRIDAY, Decekskr 28, 1810.
1 he affairs of Europe, accoiding lo I
recent advices, indicate more of Ir^is
five and diplomatic than military War.
Tnere seems to be growing up *a con.
test of cusiony houses; and for some
months past the whole force of Bo
naparte's genius has been bent that
way. The war progresses slouly in
the Spanish Peninsula ; and so far
as this circumstance goes to prove
any thing, it goes to establish the
existence of a state of things in in c*l
to the final subjugation of Spain. The
powdr 6f Bonap. rte in France and the
north 4o1 Europe is too strong howe
ver, !o admit the notion that it can be
shaken bv any reverse that may occur
to his arras im his warfare with the
Spaniards. The conflict, by being
procrastinated, may gro* wearisome
to a soverign so impetuous as Napo
leon, and draw from him propositions i
for a peace that may give repose to a
harra-sed woild. An event most tru
ly to be desired, and’ which cbuld rot
fail to be peculiarly acceptable to the,
U. S. who, as a neutral, have nothing
iurther to gain from-the continuation
of war in Europe, which, of late, has
been only a source of vexation and lot,*
to US.
The federalists, before the adminis
tration seized upon Florida, condemn
ed our rulers for not securing what we
had fairly purchased : And now that
government has taken measures to that
effect, the same men pretend to con
demn them tor endeavoring to secure
the property. Consistent creatures !
Congress wiii hardlv do any thing
t,U af,cr Christmas.- Divers important
subjeers are upon the anvil, but none
of thya* have as yet been hammered
cut.
\B - g—W
For The Argus.
Nq. II.
HOW LOCKS MAY Bfe MEN
DED, OK PUBLIC MO
NEY APPLIED TO
ADVANTAGE.
Id proposisg that the utility, or pub
lie advantages to be derived from the
locksJn%v erecting in Richmond,
should be taken under consideration
by the legislature, the idea which will
propahly strike the mind of every
member of the house, and of most other
persons will be, that as a contract has
Os. en entered into, and the work is part
ly compieated, and as ti e greater part
Of the expense, if not the whole, will
be incurred—that it is now too 1 te to
enter inx^any discussion of the subject,
I and that itmust be allowed to proceed
with caw r»crtuption ; this idea will
probably be enforced hv the Directors
the James River Company to the
utmost of their power. We have no
reason to believe that they have chan
ged their former opinions, or will be
actuated by any other motives than
those they have hitherto been, and are
aware that they have additional in
ducements to persevere in the plan
they have adopted, as their acquiesc
ing in any change would be an acknow
ledgeinenr, that they hud erred, and
had been too precipitate, which it is by
no means expected they will do; but
it is not the recommendation of one,
or a few individuals on the one h;:nd, or
the opposition even of the most influ
ential characters on the other, which
ought to hitve any weight with the As
sembly, where the public interest is
evidently concrrnfM_a«,i ;».1_r
ject of this communication, not only
to shew that the public are materially
interested, but jo point out by a com
pai alive statement, the relative advati
tageg, to be expected from the locks
on the one hand, or fmni the canal
winch has been proposed, and recom
mended, in-stead of them, on the la
ther.
The first thingperhnpi, which should
he determined, is, by what means the
damage sustained by erecting the lm ks.
shall be reimbursed, tor till this point
sh«l be amicably adjusted, it is ccr
tar^jhat no measure can he proposed,
which will not be pointedly and stre
uously opposed by the James River
Company—this being done, the state
ments proposed, will appear on that
looting, which it is hoped, will not be
liable to any cavils or objections, which
ought to have the smallest force what
ever.
In a former statement of this sub
ject, the advantages to be d« rived from
M, allowing a toll on the produce pas
sing through the canal, of one fourth
of the amount of the dray age and whar
fage, on i>s prest nt footing, (which -/ms
allowed to be 4r0 dollar* per guQutn)
would be, via. .
To.the pn He in saving :hree
fourths of that expense per an
‘M»«i • S 30,000
Ifo thejimes River Com*
[wy*vftdi interest on the a
ittpunt to be expended by
thturi, in/Vcceiving one fourth
of the sfme expense, or 10,000
To the city of Richmond,
iu the improvement of its
waste land 5,000
.. . Total 45,000
Besides an accumulation to
individuals in the value of
their lots 200,000
It was al?o stated, and the reasons
assigned for g ving that o inion, that
less tiian one fourth of the produce
coming into the Ba*i.., Wo« td pass
'■hrough the locks, and it may now be
added that it that amount snould p.tss
them, and if a saving on drayage &c.
should at fii >tapprar of 10,000 dollars
per annum—-that as it would seldom
happen, that Batteaux coming from
above, would pass directly on, but
that the tobacco &c. would generally
he re-shipped from the punlic ware
house—that the cxpeu*e of such re
shipmenr, would cost at leas’ one half
O'e amount of the drayagPj or that the
netadvantage to the public, would not
i exceed 5,000 dolhvrs per annum. •
To reimburse the hfr> thousand dol
:,ara expended on the locks, ftho* it is
probable a compromise might be made
I with the undertaker, to save some
j part of that expanse} an alteration on
the rate of toll, on the produce which
will pass through .the canal, appears
the most proper, will and certainly he as
effectual as any other which can be
proposed—Supposing one third instead
of one fourth of the expense of dray
age and wharfage to be.given, and it
will be found that the saving of ex
pense to the trade will be 2G,66G dol
lars per annum, instead of the petty
sum (comparatively) to be received
from the locks of 5,000 dollars—or
that |the actual difference in the
two cases, in lavor of the canal, is
21,6*6 dollars pi-r annum—while great
and important advantages will be ob
tained from it on the one hand, and
while the 1 cks will not only be atten
ded with the frequent repetition of a
heavy expense, but will in the mean
*me, produce nothing which can ap
pear as an object Worthy of attention.
lf.this statement is tolerably correct,
it might be supposed that no doubts
would remain as to the part which the
Legislature will decide upon. The
proposer of the canal has never wished
his statements or recommendations to
be attended to without ihvestignion—
he has already solicited (during the
last session) that such an investigation
might take place, and he now wishes
nothing more than that a committee
i!hc housc sho&Icl he appointed to
collect information,to lay a cor
reel and proper view of the subject be
ore them—thi/Pwouftft, be attendee:
with very, little troubled There art
persons in Richmond, who are quali
bed to give a correct statement of
nearly all the expanses which would
oe incurred in forming a cau <1. and
one or two of the principal merchants
could say whether the representation)
which have been made in other respects
were exaggerated, or whether thtj
were.nqt correct. The proposer of this
plan is so .Cfitifident of the advantages
the canal wo ild produce, that he hat
no hesitation in asserting, that if it wa;
v reeled, and a toll of the full a.noun)
of the dray age See. was required, that
in bringing vessels up, almost to the
merchant s doors, anil in the safety,
rasd and expedition with which then
business would be transacted, that al
of them would use it, and still consi
dei it as extremely advantageous t<
them.
it cannot be necessary to repeat
what has been already fully and plainly
pointed out, and which it is believed
up'>n invt-n igation, will be found to bi
correct, that the public advantages t(
be derived from the canal, would *x
ceed those to be expected from th<
locks, to the amount ol more than 5520,
OOO pen annum, that the city of Rich
mond at large, and great numbers o
its inhabitants individually, would re
C<ive immense advantages from it
that the James River Company woulc
be reimbursed in the increase of thei
revenue, for every cent they would ex
pend Upon i', when in the other c<s<
they will makt* an entire aicrifice of thi
| ^ ■**7ri*M now contracted for, to be re
! peateQgHin within a few yrai t, an I si
j on coh#nu:illy ami without intermis
Sion, and very probably with the addi
I tion ol S 50,000 more, to obtain th
supply ct water which may be neces
• sary, without receiving the smalle*
j compensation or advantage fr m it, o
; :,ny whatever—that in tx-cutioj
, theji^nal, they would save nearly th<
j whole of the expense of shipping coa
Ifronv the ii isin to Rocketts anti in co.»
equenco of it, wo dd attract sucl
quantities, as would tend greatly to cn
nance the amount* o? their own reve
nue, and that in s»vingthe water which
i« no*likely to he lost, they would oh
i^in considerable advantage, as anv
e hi^h rtiight be spared would admit of
beif t ground three times, it not four
times over. 1
^ut it is not the immediate advan
ce** io f»e expected from a canal,
which ougln alone to be taken under
consideration. The trade which pas
ses into the Basis, has been continual,
ly and rapidly increasing from the time
it has been formed to the present date,
attdMs Ttkeiy still to do so—-to for if. a
tor^crTudgment on this subje t, the
Assembly shoulJ call tor a statement
of tteanuual amount the canal has af
for deft'fro in the first receipt of toll, to
the present time, with the articles e
numerated from which it has been
drawn; this would afford them a ground
work to go upon ; they could judge of
the future, by the past, and would pro
bably be led toe maider the subject, as
being far more important than they
co^uld otherwise form any idea of.
There is one observation more, which
appears too weighty, to be allowed to
pass yn noticed. The city of Kich
mopd, from the combination ofna ural
advmuag/s which it possesses, calls
particul arly on.the Legislature, for ev
ery art! and cou uenance which can be
afforded it; lew peaces enjoy to the
s.tme extentan equal number of im
portant, and dilferent sources of enter
prizr, w. ich this does, with an inex
haustible quantity of water, and a suc
cession of fall* for several- miles up,
there is anopening and inducement for
the forming of machinery to answer ev
ery purpose which can be conceived—.
uiougni in any quantities,
and delivered at the low< st ra*v, where
cver it may be wanted, iron is plenty,
and stone without end, an extensive
ba teau navigation on the one side, and
as .good a one for coasting vessels on
the other as could be desired- For pro
secuting manufactures of iron, thtr, is
no place.on »he contiaen , an^ few to
b. found elsewhere, equally as well sit
uated*: and in. every other respect it
stands upon an equal footing with any
other place which can be mentioned-_
the encouraging our own manufactures
is cert.-inly a nutter of the highest pub
lic concern—and if ever that spirit
(l'Tes prevail, Richmond will in course
be the first place which will be looked
to j nature seems to point out that it
should hereai er become the bles-ing,
the pride, and the ornament of its pa'
rent state, and it only wants the fosterl
mg hand of th« h gLJature to secure and
to bring forward those advantages,
which will be highly important, and
widely extended, even to distant parts
of the continent, and to the latest pe
riod of time.
A change of the present plan of e
recting locks to that of forming a ca.
nal, it is believed w«uld go very far
towards the obtaining hose ends, which
are truly to be desire l.
COMMUNICATION.
| f * —
DIED—Tn York Town, on Friday the 14tli
ins ant at an advanced age, the honorab e CY
■HUS Gr ' 1FFIN, Judge of tbs Federal Court,
for the Di-trflof Vi ginia.
When appreciating the bleating* of liberty
we cannot too highly estimate the services of
hose, who have been instrumental in its cstabr
lishmen ; and whilst we off r to the memory of
>he warrior, who gained our viflories, the most
exalted tribute of reaped and gra'itude, we
should nor overlook »he hero of the Cabinet by
> wh-i%e wisdom and firmness, the road of honor
and glory was mark-d out to the acldier. A
' mongit the number of those excel ent clia aAe'S.
: who aided in our councils^ to place us in the
rank of an indepenuant nation, was the depart
ed Cyrus Griffin.
|‘*v ~*** vuucmcu in ana connected
by marriage wi h an ancient and noble family ol
•j that count y, he was one of the first who came
|| f tward to assert the rights and independence
j of his native country and was at an cariy period
; of our government appoin ed by the Legislatur
'i of this state a m<-mt»er of Congress. In that
station he was to much esteemed, tha he was
eh £led by Congrrss President of the Supeme
' Court of Admira’t', where he remained a judge
until the coii-t was abolished, when he was a.
, m 1787 appoin’ed a member of Congress
I fhe high estimation in which his chtra&er was
then held by a Congtees of enlightened and vir
tuous patriots, waoevtierd by the appointment
’ of their prciident which was conferred up in him
; and in that high office he continued unt I the dis
. solution of our fi.st politic t< comj>art. General
Washing:on, who mull knew M< G ifli.i’s me
ntj deermmed to provide for him a permanent
I situation sui>ed to h-s taents and habr*, and as
he first token of his re j*rfl and confidrnce, aj<_
poin-ed Mr Griffin in conjunction wi h g'nr-al
’ Lincoln and Col Humphreys, to adju»* all dif
l f -rences hen exiting with che Creek Nation ol
r Indians » the mission produced the happy effect
. expreted from it. When it was be I evert that
Mi. G.dim might not find employment in 'he
' general government, the Legislature of his ns
; uve state again gave him another flattering pm |
. °1 *h* estimation in which he was held, bv e
ecting him a member of ibe Privy C 'tmctl of
Virginia; bu; bef.irc time was allowed to qtiali.
• f/ to that office, G neral Wa hington p omoted
- him to a seat on the bench, where he acted a;
iudge for 21 years In thrti lengthy career of va
luab.'c Services, the honor and integrity cf thi
exce.lens public servant have never been tus
t pectrd. *
/ Mr c.firnrm memory will be respected and re
•»ered by.all **0 tacw hi a f >r he wa* th» p->
> iite rcfvl^jJ tti^redsmp!Isf.ed grn’lrman, ar l ar
■ affections e hirb*#i;l and lather ^ a most rincert
| fri. ndj a yeiy hurtunc master and a *good cant
ISR.
1 Died lately at New-York, Mrt. Gates, tclici
* of lUc Satatoja hero,
I SCHEDULE
Of the third Ct tjsus, jvr the „ity oJ~
Richmond.
Free white males > Do t'emalei >
under 10 $ 55? uudur 10 C 529
^ :<i 32y
26 355 • 26 523
45 a 8i^ *3 504
upwards 266 • upwatds 196
- 2516 2081
2516
r°'M 4s97
jons except Indians, not taxed, 1 lr<*
37(*
97*1
DAVID PR^CE.
AMistant for taking {Census.
LATEST FROM PORTUGAL.
Boston, Dec. 17. !
Captain Bartlett, in the brig Comet*
arrived here yesterday, in 36 day*
from Lisbon.-He left the city on
the 6th November at which time the
two grand armies occupied the same
ground they did at the date of our pre
vious accounts. Some skirmishing h*»l
taken place between the out posts—and
the fortifications on each side wcic
daily Strengthened. A few days be
fore captain B. sailed, it was reported
’ha^.ATassena h.»J det ched 6000 men
in ay-cross the Tagus, for the pur
pose, k was supposed, of gairmg pro
vionsVwnjl that a number ol Portu
guese irrt(*p4 hud also gone over to
w.» cn th*-m. T ht p~rticiil.tr simati. n
of Ctie French, ;« it regards wroVifclur.*
was ro- vxtctl known; but it w; s
, gnnnr ilv helrcv M, hey w<-re in war*
■ of almost rvrry aVticin of -uh^is < n~< -
I while -n ihe B. it.sli I
leverv k.n< , \V, .<• m mojt abun
| dance. 1 he following .pric-s afford
I so*mc jofor a ion of the state of the
I Ttirkets a? Lisbon—Wheat 2 75 —In
Mian Corn 1 97 a 2 c!L —Barley l 87
—Beans 2 a 2 50—Flour 17 50 a it*
—Bec\ 12 50 a 14—Pork 16 a 18
dice 7 fym 8—Codfish 5 50 a 6.
■■ ■ ii.--- _■
Pursuant to a decree of the bu'per.cr Court
uholden ,n ftichtn..ud, June
So'.h, 1810, wherein
Nivaa Kearns, pjt£
against
Alexander Blackwood, Thomas Pulling
Esther .Dunlop, w.dowjtafKl relict of Jas.;
Ddfriop, dec’d. Margaret Dunlop, infant M
clv(1otn of James Dunlop, dec’d. by Es~ /
tnW| Dunlop^ assigned their guardian*
and W'titam Long, adm’r of the sai«r
James Dunlop, * Defts.
^^ILL be exposed to sale^ on thepremf*
ses tor ready money, on Monday the
21st January next, at 13 o'clock, a lot of
l',,d lyi»g »n the valley, being the lot in
the proceedings mentioned, suuject to the
dower of the widow of the aforesaid James
Dunlop. rf
John Nicholson, Comm’r,
December 24, 1810 3w
German goods.
TMPOttTED in the ship Severn from
a 1 unhingvn, and just come to hand.
Ozrnnburgs Brown Rolls
Ticldenburgs White do. *
Burlaps - Twilled Sacking#
Hessians Dowlas
And a few boxes hollow Glass, for sale by
Bohn & Hubner.
Who daily expect a supply of Daotzic
Rolls, prr the ship Eliza, Iroin Pillno
Richmond, 26iti Dec. 1810 4w
.VIana necmey, * Kheabeth Trine*,
executrixes of John Berkley, decM. and
—— Berkley, infant son of the said John
Berkley by the said Maria Berkley his
guardian, and William Aylni and Mar
tha his wite, late Martha Posey.
'FAKE NOTICE—-That on the 30th day
» of January in the year 1811, at the
Washington Tavern, in the City of Kir J
mond, between the hours of nine In
morning and six in the afternoon, we stai'.
proceed to take the deposition of Willi%n
ChaiHberlayne, to be read as evidence
two suits depending, irt the Superior Court
of Chancery for the Richmond district, m
one of which 1 John Eminerson am plain.,
tiff and y< u are defendants, and in ihe o
therjwe Philip Thomas and Isaac Stone
are plaintiffs and you ate delrt dams; by
virtue of a cmnnnss on for that purpose ob
tained tfosrt the office of the cleik of the
said coart. i i
John Emmertnn,
Philip Thomas,
Isaac Stone.
December 27. w4tp
NOTICE —The Hev. T. Hughes, hy -
permission of tht Hector of the P„, is-, &
intends to preach every other Sunday, \m
the church. 9
Kichmmd, Dec. 24, 1810. 2
LO l a aFOrt SALE, or to LET, on build.
ing leases, lying in Fort Mnyn, both on ihe
wstef and back grotlnd, on ea».y terms to sin |,
as will improve ibortly* Man, several toiu
for Coal Yards, to which coal can be tak> iir
from boats «nd slopped ag in for 5b cents p«v
hundred bushels I he advantages of this pro
perty will present themselves on a view of n«
pr< miaea. iVau M .Yt).
t Fowls rtis, Dee. 27th, IfilG. 4t.
blacksmith# for sale.
T Wo likely NE(,UOMIM.i»m ofthem re
gularly btuitgbl up to die UlaeVsnii
trade,theu.lierha*been tnos’ly employ*
a sOiKtr, for Irrith cni'uw st 'his o
‘ D.ecmlnv » •»» saaiw —. ■