The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-06-12 00:00:00, page 4

CIRCOL.1R.
Wasmxoton, April 39, 1810.
Dear Sir—The close o*' the present session cf
Congress,.makes it my duty to address yon up
on the subject of public affairs. 1 shall endea
vor to state our situation, without disguise
confident you will not censure without making
proper allowances It v.ill he recollected, that
since the year 1807, the peaceful situation of
mir country has been drsturbed by the ambition
and violence of France and Great Britain
jealous of our growing prosperity, or eager to
use us fur their purposes, they have adopted e
very expedient to involve us in the calamities of
xvar. It has been the invariable object of the
government, to disappoint their wishes, to pre- j
serve the nation in peace and await the termina
tion of the present European war, which has
t-uined all those who have participated in it_
This policy, which ought to receive the sanction
of every friend of humanity, has been attended
•with great sacrifices to all classes ot people,
particularly to the farmers. The suspension of
our trade, which it was believed was the only
mode left to avoid an appeal to arms, or a disho
norable commerce, was felt by them with great
severity ; but anxious to maintain the honor of
their country, they have submitted with firm
ness, under the belief that the^r temporary suf
ferings would be amply compensated by the
preservation of peace and the ultimate acknow
ledgement of their rights. Although we have not
attained all we had a right to demand, the situ
ation of the country in relation to one of the bel
ligerents has been materially changed, and I
shall ever believe, hut for the premature repeal
of the embargo, every thing would have been
accomplished which was the object ef that mea
sure. While the embargo was in force, and
Congress had given every pledge to persevere,
the British government autliotised Mr. Erskine
their minister to conclude an arrangement with
tis, which stipulated the repeal ot their Orders in
Council and satisfaction for the attack on the
Chesapeake, upon condition that the U. States
.would suspend the embargo as to England._
This event, which diffused universal joy thro'
the nation, happened just before the meeting of
Congress on the 22d May. During that session
the strongest evidence was given of their sincere
desire to maintain a good understanding with
England, and I w ill venture to say the most
undeniable refutation to the charge against the
government of an attachment to the cause of
France, which had prevented an adjustment with *
her enemy. Notwithstanding the agreement j
with Mr Erskine required simply a repeal of|
the non-intercourse law as it applied to G. Bri
tain, the law which would expire by its own
imitation at the end of the session, was revived
land enforced against France and her dependen
cics alone—This was sufficient to prove that the
United States were alive to the injuries of that
nation, and were ready to pursue the course
which an honest impartiality required—and a
just sense of their rights demanded. Although
it lias been said, that the admission of public
armed ships belonging to France into our ports
was a departure from the spirit which the inter
diction Of all commercial intercourse with her
manifested, 1 think a candid consideration of the
subject will shew the accusation to be unfoun
ded-. there w as at that time a proposition made
to Fi ance for the repeal of her decrees ; anil it
could not be prudent to adopt a principle, which
was hostile and could not produce the slightest
benefit to us. but would render an accomodation
more difficult; so far as Engluml was concerned
she could not with justice complain, inasmuch
as we had acted more favorable to her than we
were bound by agreement i and by admitting
French armed vessels, conferred only a nominal
privilege without doing her a positive injury_
Wiule, therefore, France received no benefit, it
was the ground for granting a valuable privilege
to England, which promoted her convenience ea
aeotiilly.
It is painful to reflect that these dispositions to
confirm and consolidate the peace which had
been so happily restored, were not met by Eng
land ; no sooner was the arrangement, made by
Mr. Erskine, known in that country, than it was
disavowed, without waiting to see whe.tlier con
gress would interdict trade with France and her
dependencies. The reason assigned for this act
of the British government is, dial Mr. Erskine
exceeded his powers. There is no doubt that j
when a public minister violates the letter and
spirit of his instructions, it forms a just and suf
ficient ground for refusing to ratify any agree
ment he may hwe made. But this negociation
comprised so fully the substance of Mr. Ers
kine’s instructions, that there exists no adequate
excuse for its disavowal. If the British govern
ment felt a desire to terminate the disputes
which had unhappily arisen between the two
countries, a fair occasion presented itself, and
the conduct pursued in that affair, connected
with the avowed motive, must be considered as
evincing a spirit of a contrary character ; to sof
ten the feelings'which would be produced in
this country, by an event so unexpected, assur
ances were given that another minister should be
sent, who would be invested with powers to set
tle all diflerenciss—the sincerity of this pledge
was very questionable, when it was known that
Mr. Jaciton had been selected to succeed Mr.
Erskine. The prominent part he had acted in
Europe in the memorable negociation with Den
mark, which preceded the attack on Copcniia
gen, aurl the capture of the Danish fleet during
a state of profound peace, and without the least
provocation from the Danes, induced strong
suspicions that he had been chosen as the bar
bing ;r of discord rather than the messenger of
peace. It Was at least suspicious that the man,
who had been the instrument in a transaction
which had tarnished the glory of the Eng
l’sh name, should he chosen in preference to
many virtuous and distinguished statesmen •
who would have b"cn more acceptable to the A
merican people. I hese apprehensions have been
since fully realised, by the manner in which Mr.
Jackson has conducted himself, the indecent and
tiojustifiiilc charge lie exhibited against the go-.
Vernmcnt. Ilia dismissal and the opinion ex-I
p !>v congress upon his conduct, have been
laid before the public and are no doubt known ;
to you. It h a pleasing circumstance to find his
conduct has not been approved by his own go- j
Ymimcrit, and that a successor will he apnoin
t“d who, I hoj>e, will be more acceptable and in
vested with powers more ample and better cal
culated to adjust our differences. This conduct
which evinces more than usual liberality, con
nected with the partial change of the English
ministry, I sincerely hope may be the forerunner
of peace and terminate the narrow-minded poli
cy, which has sought aggrandisement in the des
truction of a nation anxious to preserve its neu
trality and desirous to avoid warlike connections
with tor# ign nations 1 have thought the con
duct of England towards thm country, lias been
regulated by utc quantum of injury the people
would bear. This opinion has lx-en derived from
the correspondence of our ministers, and a re
trospect of her measures. Whenever the feel*
inp(> of the nation have been roused by any out
•*!?<> she has softened them by professions of
friendship, which have never been fulfilled.' -
The unhappy divisions of party among us, have
Iren the means upon winch she lias relied for
impunity i as yet they have answered her on
|»cctati' tiscompletely. In viewing her conduct
hs to Mr. Ei skine’s arrangement, it appears
manifest, thn'. tiie embargo induced her to re
trace her steps j pnd if congress hud s-ippor ed
that r v.*a»uiv, as th, y had pledged themselves
to do, We aiioMhl never have witnensd llie cveiiti
which have followed.
Before it was known in England that thr rm
b#rgo repealed. the Orders of Council of
•lie fih IJovrmbtr, llh /, vtie mod fi.-d, mu'
■oitte of the n*o«t odious and »xct| ti<n. ? »Ic prm
V*.» o; xi. «i abandoned. It w*s ow .n^- t.» this
that the Commerce of the United State# I
found its way to Europe ; and the produce of!
the farmer sold at a price which rewarded Ins
labour. I have formerly stated to you that while
the orders of England remained in force, there*
peal of the Embargo would afford very little re
lief to the people. This statement was fully
proved by tile event It must be recollected that
until the change which took place by the British
j Orders of April last, tin* price of produce was as
low as it had been during the existence of that
measure ; but the moment the American mer
chant was permitted to search the continent for
a market, our produce advanced in price, and we
have felt the benefit. When the Embargo was
laid, all American vessels were obliged to carry
their cargoes to England and pay a tax upon
then, before they were permitted to send them j
to their proper market. They were shut out front i
every port closed against the British flag, aud it- j
able to confiscation, for having the necessary pa- |
pers on board to entitle them to admission into a ,
foreign port. These monstrous principles, which
struck at the existence of our trade, & annihilated
tin sovereignty oi the American nation, have
been abandoned. In consequence of this alter
ation, the shpiments to Denmark, Sweden and
Kussia hate not be<»n short of 15 millions of dol
lars—a g>-eat part of which has consisted of to
bacco. Through these and similar channels, the j
continent of Europe lias been supplied to the
great advantage of the farmers.
How long our trade will continue secure to
its present extent, cannot be conjectured ; the j
changes in Europe are so rapid as to defy antici- *
pation, and they all affect our commerce.-J
France has seized and confiscated American |
property to a vast amount, after it had reached
her ports. The same conduct will probably be
pursued, even by those nations who have hereto- '
fore paid some respect to the rights of property.
There have been rumours of favorable negocia
tions with France, but the continual seizure of
our property, and the reasons assigned for it, in
duce me to believe tbe expectation is unfound
ed. The French government lias declared that
the commerce of all nations will be exclu d 'd
from Europe, except those who defend them
I selves against the orders of England. I do not
believe this declaration I ms been or will be in fu
ture the rule of her conduct, unless France, is ,
left to designate the kind of resistance. It can
not be denied that the United States have made 1
every effort to coerce England to,respect her
rights. Why then has not France changed her
policy, made reparation for the property she has
plundered, and done them complete justice ?—
I cannot admit the force ofsuch inconsistent pre
texts, no matter by what nation they were offer
ed. If they profess friendly dispositions, let
their sincerity be tested by correspondent acts.
When Congress met in November, a great di
versity of opinion existed as to the proper course
which ought to be pursued towards France and
England. There was sutlicient cause of war a
gainst both of them: France had not only burnt
our ships on the ocean, but had seized and con
fiscated them even without the form of trial._
England, tho’ she had modified her orders in
council, had perfidiously violated an arrange
ment made by her minister, and completely exe
cuted on the part oftlie United States. Her min.
ister, Mr. Jackson, had moreover acted in a man
ner which excited the indignation of every class
of the American people. The President howe
ver, thought it prudent to hold out farther in
ducements to those nations to negociv.e, and
gave that information to congress. From the
best view which I could take o» our situa
tion, I thought it would be improper to declare
war, and as I believe that would not ultimate
ly be decided upon by the governmant, a just re
gard to the interest of the farmers, required an
explicit declaration of that effect, that they
might reap the benefit of their crops, and not sa -
crifice them to purchasers, who, while they a
1 larmed them at the prospect of War, purchased
j with a full knowledge that the event would not
j take place. This was the more necessary, inas
J much as the embarrassments of our trade had
involved the people in debt, from which they
; would be extricated only by the porfitable sale
of their produce. In this hope I have been dis
appointed. I am sincerely happy to find that the
prices for tobacco &.c. have been libera), and have
enabled the people to save their property, to re
plenish their pockets, and give them the means
of contributing to the wants of the government,
j whenever war shall be decided upon. The ob
jections to immediate war were, to my mind,
i numerous and satisfretory. The repeal of the
embargo, and the arrangement with Mr.Ers
kine had exposed all our ships and property to
the grasp oftlie enemy ; and without previously
calling them home, tiie whole interest, for whose
protection war would be commenced, would be
exposed to certain destruction. Added to this
I consideration, the unwillingness of the commer
[ cial states to second the exertions of the govern
j ment for the defence of commerce, induced me
to think a war would not terminate prosperously,
and might endanger the tranquility of the coun -
try. I have therefore been decidedly opposed to
war, but I have uniformly supported ever / mea
j sure whih was calculated to keep up a spirit of
nppositien to the encroachments of France and
England, to nurture the growing manufactures
of the United States, and to place them in the
best state of defence ; at the same time that I
have been willing to restrict the commerce oftlie
Rritis'i and French with us, I have been anxious
to modify the laws so as to allow every facility
to the exportation of our own produce, that its
value might be enhanced to the planter.
Under existing circumstances, it appeared to
me most prudent to employ the naval forces of
the United States to protect the commerce, and
authorise the merchants to arm for their own de
fence. Could any tiling be more clear than tbs
right of self-defence i Is it politic to suffer e
very picaroon with which the ocean is cohered,
to prey upon our defenceless properly at plea
sure ? Common sppse requires that those w - o
are attacked should defend themselves : it is up
on this principle that men defend themselves a
gainsthighway robbers and plunderers 5 and if
they have not the means of pel feet secnrilr, thev
should nevertheless use them to the full extent
they are capable. This policy has not been adoo
ted from a fear of the consequences to which it
w> ild lead, though all must perceive that much
property could be saved, and injury avoided, with
out running pny risk of mischief. Small a3 the
naval force of the country is, the judicious em
ployment of it would give entire security to ma
ity branches of our trade against, those who oiler
it violence. There have been two bills altering'
the non-intercourse- The one excluding British
and French vessel1' from our ports, but permitting
the importation of their goods, provided they
come directly. 1 he oth^-r laying an addition of
(iliy per cent, duty upon their importation : both of
which have been lost in the Senate, and 1 do not
perceive any probability of any other measure
succeeding. At the dose of'llie session, all com
mercial restrictions will ho done away, and the
merchants will be at liberty to trade where they
please. During the continuance of the embargo
I and other restrictions upon our trade, much els
inor has been <»xcited, and the government liar,
been compelled to give them up. We shall soon
| see what will he the consequences : already
| the losse- have been great. Seizures of Ameri
' cm property to an .mount little short of twenty
[ millions of dollars, under one pretext or another,
h vc been made by France and England, since
1807. I am much mistaken if they will not con
tinue with increased mugnhtide. When it >3 loo
lule, the merchants wiii perceive the losses to
which they will be exposed, and the folly with
which they have opposed every effort of the go
verntn**M to shield them from j they must
thee take the consequences, and if swept from
the S«a and derpoiied of th ir lawful trade, find
consolation in rt fleeting they haft followed their i
o wn vidut- Propositions hare Urm i.tado to t«
duee the nary and arrttr. I wo* Jn f*vW of re-1
ducing the army, because I thought the neccssi-1
ty which produced the increase of it in 1808, had |
ceased. At that time, it was believed, war was
inevitable, and the southern territories were in
danger from a considerable force which the Jlri-1
tish had collected in the \Wst-Indies, and ct Ha
lifax. Subsequent events have removed all ap
prvhcnsi jn of danger, and a reduction would he j
safe and of course proper ; the expenditures au-;
i homed upon our naval establishment would not
be much diminished by reducing the establish- J
inent at this time, and much damage to our trade
might ensue from the want of it to protect our
trade r.gainst the picaroons wliich infest the oce
an . should these dangers disappear before the
meetirg of congress, I shall cheerfully concur in
the measure.—That detachment of the army sta
tioned at New-Orleans, has sufi'ered most seri
ously from sickness. Nearly one half of the two
thousand stationed there have died. The subject
has excited so much attention, that a committee
ot congress has been appointed to enquire into
the causes of tin* mortality of the army, and to j
ascertain who is responsible—The committee ■
have made a report, but it has rot yet been printed
so as to enable the public to judge. The army
was stationed below New-Orleans at a place un
healthy to the natives, hut much mn e so to new
troops collected irotn different parts of the union
Tbe Secretary of War, foreseeing the effects of
the climate, ordered the removal of the army on
the 50lli of April, which was received, by the
Commander in chief, on the 14th Jilne ; he never
theless continued the army until late in the au
tumn, by which time the army had been nearly
destroyed by disease. I would not undertake to
fix censure upon any person until I possessed the
means of deciding : the report of the committee
will soon be submitted to the public : my impres
sions r.t present is, that no adequate reason can
be assigned after continuing the troops in a situ
ation manifestly fatal to theii health.
A bill pissed the House ot ReprcrenfUives,
authorizing tl»e President to call out 11)0,000 mi
litia, and providing the means For arming them
whenever called out; this bill was lost in the Se
nate. If it had parsed into a law, it would have
superceded the necessity, and consequently the
expence of a regular military establishment 10 '
its present amount, bv providing an adequate i
force to protect the country against every sudden
attack. It moreover provided them with arras,
which became their own after the expiration of
their term of service, and thus answered the pur
pose of arming the militia, in a manner best eai- |
eulated to preserve them fit for uae. A law ii«s
passed, allowing five years longer to make locati
ons of military warrants and to return the same.
Owing to the embarrassments of our commerce,
the revenue has diminished and the surplus in the
treasury has been expended for public purposes
—the secretary of the treasury lias stated there
w-ould be a deficiency during the ensuing year to
the amount of nearly four millions of dollars ;—
the president has therefore been authorized to
borrow the amount of the public debt which will
be payable during the present year ; this will be
sufficient to cover the deficiency, should there be
no increase in the revenue. But as the restricti
ons upon commerce have been entirely removed,
I am inclined to think the power to borrow, will
not be exercised, and at the end of the jear the
expences will not be greater than at present, be
cause it is only proposed to contract a new debt
equal to what will be paid of the old one. In this
1< tier 7 Iv.ve confixed myself to a general view of
our affairs. The various subjects which have
been before congress and their disposition, would
exceed the limits of .4 letter. It will he my wish
to give you personally 011 my return, all the infor
mation upon these subjects in my power. It will
« fiord me pleasure to explain as far as I ant ca
pable, all the subjects upon which I have been
called to act.
The present session has been perhaps the most
difficult period during lie existence of this gov
emment; the singular situation of Europe, the
unsettled and convulsive state of the nations with
w hom wc have any political or commercial con
nection, render every course which has been pro
posed liable to objections—on the one hand, we
have experienced injury and insult, enough to
arouse the feelings of the most temperate man,
and we are threatened with a continuance of them
which will exhaust the patience of the most pa
cific ; indeed there seems scarcely a hope that we
shall be able to keep clear of actual war much
longer without a change in the conduct of France
and England! On the other, separated as we,
are from the world, possessing a country which*
affords us everything desirable, and living tinder
a government adapted to the pursuit of individual
happiness, there is hardly any consideration
which should induce us to place such substantial
blessings at the hazard of war. By going to war,
we run the risk of abandoning our happy form
of government, the debt of the nation will be
augmented, freedom of the people must yield to
the imperious necessity of strengthning the exe
cutive arm, and the rapid progress of internal
improvement will be arrested, by the diversion of
the capital and people employed in that manrter
to the purposes of war.-1 would not by any
means lie understood as attempting to moderate
the resentment which every American should feel
for the wrongs his country lias suffered ; on the
contrary, they should be treasured in his memory,
and whenever an occasion presented itself, they
should be hurled with tenfold vengeance on the
enemy of the nation.
In contrasting our situation with that of other
nations, I find so much cause for congratulation,
thi t I cannot doubt but wo should be satisfied —
I find from a report of (lie secretary of the trea
sury the manufactures of the United Slates have
advanced to a point which promises great good
to the country, and that they will under present
circumstances, with the protection now afforded
I them, soon be commensurate with the wants of
the people, at least in all the most useful and ne
i cessary branches. I look forward to the happiest
result Horn this species of industry , it will prove
! the surest protection against the injustice of fo
reign nations, because they will be unable to de
prive us of articles necessary to our convenience
By the last intelligence from Europe, it is rumor
ed, that Mr. Pinkney has made with the British
government some arrangement which will be sent
out by the John Adams expected during the next
month ; this event would long since have taken
place, I am convince 1, but for the violence of par
ty spirit in the U. S.
From the time France Commenced her wicked
career against neutral rights, it has been always
in tiie power of England to secure the friendship
of America. Instead of instating France, she
' ought to have conciliated and thus presented a
contrast which would have excited strong feel
ings in her favor. But she lias been taught to be
lieve the government of the United States w.s
devoted to France, she has been invited to perse
vere, by the most unqualified justification of all
her conduct, and has been induced to retract ad
vances she has mi le, by the^same means-1
hope this spirit will moderate, and that men will
perceive its fatal influence upon the happiness of
their country. I fear the prospect of an arrange
ment, with France is gloomy. * It is said Bona
parte has ordered the sale of all American pro
perty sequestered, and the proceeds to be placed
in his treasury. However I may regret a rupture,
I should not consent fo any thing dishonorable to
avoid it. It is our duty to love our own country
alone, make peace with those who are disposed
to treat with us fairly, and defend our rights a
gainst those who are determined to attack them.
I sincerely belie’s this course will be pursirtnl b)
the execute , and we may rest satisfied ue will
not sacrifice the honor of the country or surren
der its independence to any nation upon earth, in
any arrangement lie may midi'1. 1 can with ‘.ruth
declare I nave cn<;rav.,, r(i to con dt the best in
terests of th" count i"' ; I may have been trusts
b n,outrun uncoiiscim.j of it-— Accept my bevt
Wiaocsy ’ V/. A. ttUii\Y*.i.L.
VALUABLE PROPERTY— FOR SALF..
To be sold, to the higheit bidder, for ready
money, on Friday, the 22d day of June next, at
the house railed Napier’s Tavern, in the town of
Columbia :
A TRACT OR J.A.VD,
on the Rivanna river, in the county of Fluvanna ;
containing by a late survi y, 334 acres, more or
less, adjoining the lauds of Ciiarlos Adams, Hi
r.hrrd Adams, Pleasant Ilybee and others, bein'*
ttmd sold by David lloss to Abraham Shepherd)
r.nd conveyed by Idm, Shepherd, to us in trust,
to secure a debt due to ssid Ross, as slated iu
said trust deed, which said debt has since been
assigned by said Ross, to Henry E. Coleman._
We sell our right as trustees only.
GEO.- HOLM AN,~)
Wm- PASTEUR, f. Trustee*.
JACOB MYERS, \
May 22.__ *tds
BY virtue of a deed of trust executed to me
by Hartshorn Kinsey, to secure the pay
ment of one hundred and six dollars, due to Jes
se Bonnet, with interest from the third day of De
cember, 1808, will be sold f<»r cash, at public sale,
at the cour, house of Mason county, and state of
Virginia, on the last Saturday in July next, four
hundred and seventy-five acres of LAND, lying '
ar.d being in said county of Mason, adjoining the
lands of Joseph McBride and others.
THOMAS HOG, Trustee.
^Jnne 1.wlpw
BY virtue of a deed of trust duly executed
and recorded, will be sold at Buckingham
Court House on the second mondav in August
next (being court day) twenty or thirty valuable
SLAVES, among whom are several tradesmen ;
such -s rougiiC.ii penters,Shoemakers, Weavers
Stc. I enns of sale, one half cash, the other moi
ety payable the first day of January following—.
Bond with approved security will be required
for the lust payment. At the same time and place
will he offered 400 acres of LAND lying about
seven or eight miles above the said Court House ;
terms the same a* for the St ives.
BY THE TRUSTEE.
May ^ •___wl3w«[
'I^HIUTY DOLLARS UExVARi). Rana.
A way from the subscriber, in Mccklcnbur~
County, some time in the month of February
last, a mulatto man slave named
GRAVES by trade a'blacksmith ; he is about
5 teet 5 or 6 inches high, with straight black
hair, how-U ggtd and stoops m his shoulders,
lus nose turns up, and when spoken to, is very
apt to snufl. He went oil' io company with
a mulatto fellow, by tne name of Hilly, belonging
to Mr. George Field.—They arc supposed t'o
have procured free passes under the name of
Mayo. Whoever-will apprehend die said slave
and secure him in any Jail so that 1 get him a
gain, shall he entitled to the above reward.—AH
masters of vessels are forwarned from harbonr*
ing or carrying him off.
GEORGE TARRY.
May 15._v.«w.
BY virtue of a deed of trust bearing date 3th
day of April, 1806, and of record in Gooch
land county court, executed by William Johnson,
of Goochland county, and Sally his wife, to the
subscribers, Insecure the payment of six bun
di ed pounds, to Kendall Lee of tire comity o
Fluvanna, payable by equal instalments, annually,
commencing from the uldib December, 1805
Will be exposed to side, at Public Auction, ut
Goochland court Iwnjje, for ready money, on the
16tii day of July next, that being Goochland ct.
day,
A TRACT OF LAND,
Lying on the waters of I.ickingholc crcck, in tbs
county of Goochland, containing by estimation*
three hundred fourteen and one h If acres, be
the same more or less, ami hounded by the find
of Sliadptch ',raugh*»n, IDugnid Mims & others
it being the tract of Land, conveyed by Kmdull
Lee, to the said William Johns in, by deed of c
cju.d date, with said deed of trust, or so much
thereof, »s will be sufficient to pay -..ml satisfy
Charles Smith, assignee of Thomas Welle, uni-,
who was assignee < 1 Kim! all Lee, the sum of two
hundred pounds, with interest from 25th day of
December, 1808 it being the Just instalment, jn
tended to be secured by said dc»'-d of trust. We
shall convex’ such title only as \\e hold as Lius
tecs.
7VARNER LEWIS,
W1L L TA M MO RKO JP. Tr uxtees.
GKO. WOOnSON PATKE,J
jnne 5_\v5w^i
PROVISORY NOTICE. ~
THE Subscriber intending to move his fam
ily to Richmond, has icntcd Mr. E. Kan
dolph’s house, ;.r •' c Capitol. In t’ut house,
lie will, from tnc (ii..t of September next, con
tinue his professional labours, on the followm"
plan. n
The Subscriber himself, aided if necessary,
by a person of competent abililicj, will teach the
ancient and modern languages usually taught,
civil history, and what constitutes the liter ,ry
and moral course. He may, in the spring, lec
ture on Botany, to a select cuss every Saturd.-t
afternoon.
Ah the branches of the Mathematics, Theo
retinal and practical, logt-tii r with Natural
Philosophy, and drawing will be taught bv Mr.
John Wood.
The English branches, viz : Reading, Writ
ing, Cyphering, Grammar, Comjmsition, Geog
raphy, will be taught by an able instructor,
whose attention and time shall be chiefly, per
haps exclusively devoted to said branches.
The Subscriber pledges‘himselfto Parents
and Guardians for a systematic, regular, and
scrupulous observance of the above pLn. Young
Ladies shall be taught in an airy and conv mient
apartment, entirely detached from the rest of the
school. In levcraLimportant respects, Mrs. Gi
rat’d in will extend her attention to the female
department. Young ladies insy be instructed
in Music at the Academy, where an instrument
shall be provided for the purpose. The choice
of teachers in that branch, shall be left to Pa
rents and Guardians.
Further particulars relative to rules, prices,
&c. shall speedily he communicated in a circu
lar to the persons concerned.
A Gontleroan of high character, both ns a scho
lar and * jurist, cootemplat* g delivering Lectures
on Eloquence, Ethics, and Law. This circum
stance promises infinite advantage to the senior
students.
L. II. GIRAKDIN.
Richmond jnne 1,1810.
P. S. The Parent* and Gmirdinng of Youth
nowat tlic Academy are respectfully invited to
continue them under the joint tuition of L. if.
Girard in, D. Doyle, and J. Wood, until the first
of September next. The charges »» justice
requires, shall extend only to tuition actually re
ceived, that is, to the period from the expira
tion of the different quarters now running to the
first day of September
Wanted, by a pprson in Richmond, an able &
respectable Teacher of those branches which
constitute a liberal course of English education ;
*z, Spelling, Reading, Writing, Grammar,
Composition, Mercantile Arithmetic, Gaogra
pby, &c. The tci ms will bo such as to render the
situation desrable.—Apply at this office.
Richmond, June 5. w3w
DOCTOR J. JO?JES, purposes a steady re
sidence in the city of Richmond, and w ill
; give a strict attention to such esse* in Medicine,
Surgery or Midwifery, as may be entrusted to his
car*
April 24. wtf
I! LAN K S,
or Evtnv DRscairr-ioir,
FOR SALE AT A Hla OFFICE.
jm
LAW BOOKS —John R. Jones. nr'-ly np.
posite to *lie Eagle Tavern, has just rcciev
nt a supply of /,uu Hod-* niongst w hich are,
Cuke upon Littleton ; 3 vols. E>st Reports,9
vols Binney’s Reports,1 voL Robertson’s admi
ralty’j reports, 6 vols. lice’s admiralty .Reports*
and all others, that are in general use ; which
he w ill sell on the most reasonable terrash-—
New Publications.
He has also received the following'0 New*
Publ. cations;—Dobson’s Life of Petrarch, 2 vois.
handsome pocket editions ;—Elegant pocket r
ditionsof Marmion, by Scott ;—Wm. Tell, ti
latedfrom the French of Florian ;—Memoirs of
Frederick P. Margaret Hops tock translated
trom the German;—John of Lancaster by
Cumberland ;—Letter from the Mountains-—
Zion’s Pilgrim ;—Parent’s assistant, or stories
tor Chiluren ;—Letter on the genius & dispo
tious of the French Government, including a
view ofthe Taxation of the French Empire,——
The 6th vol.of the transactions of the American
Philosophical society.
£7* Bookbinding, in all its branches as nsnsL
*.* Orders from the country, executed v ith
promptitude and fidelity.
yune 5. w4 w .
r~M 3HE Equalizers of the taws for the city of
a. Richmond will hold their .meetings at ;'*
Clerk’s Office, ofthe Common Hall, in the up
per story oT the Market House, on every
I ueaday and Thursday from the hours of eleven
to one o’clock, commencing on Tuesday the Si'ih
inst. and continuing three weeks from said day—
Applications by persons considering themsHve*
aggrieved by the valuation of property made by
the assessor of the city taxes and his assoc if:*>•»
wiil apply for relief, on the said days b^ a n
in writing addressed to the Equalizers and left
at the s iid Clerk's Office—No applications wll
be received in any ether I'm in
N. SHEPPARD.
Cleri Common Hall.
May 25. 3\v
Removal —thomas diddep, grate
ful for tlie liberal support be lus experien
ced in his trade, respectfully informs his custo
mers and the Public generally, that he has re
moved his Tailor’s Slum to the main street ad
joining Robert Bell’s, naddler, and opposite Dr.
Duvall's apothecary shop, where he will tliauk
1 ally receive any business in his line, and hope*
by attention and endeavors to please, to merit a
continuance of fivor.
Richmond, May 3 ep3m
IN pursuance of an ORDINANCE, to amend
the Ordinance to prevent Dogs from going'
at Iarga in the city of Richmond. Notice is here
by given, that no dogs will be permitted to run
at large, in the said cilr, between the first day of
next month, and the fifteenth dsy of September
next.
May 22. H5J
npHOMAS S. POPS, lias removed his Shop
Jl^ to the house lately occupied by Mr. Thos.
Diddep, on the Cross street, leading from the
Mun street, to Siiorkre Warehouse, where he
hopes by attention and punctuality, to merit the
patronage of his friends and the public generally.
May 15. tt
\J AnUAilLE LaN1> FOR ShU— The
subscriber will sell, and give immediate
possession, of that well known estate, called
Blenheim, situated on the south west mountains,
in tire county of Albemarle, containing by late
surveys, two thousand eight hundred and ninety
npres: this Land is peculiuly well adapted to the*
growth of Wisest and Tobacco, jnd considered
equal in fertility to lar.y adjacent thereto, is
about six miles from Milton, from which placs
there is an easy navigation for hutteaux to tiie cilv
of Richmond. On tbe premises isa i urge coinmuui
ous dwelling House, which, from the elegance of
its situation, and other advantages, r,.tL’s it a.
desirable residence for a genteel liimilv. it will,
be sold entire or divided, to suit purclrnaers
) Furtlier particulars made known L-.\ C.-pvun j^Siv
Harris, Albemarle county, Mr. jj: i o j .aton,
Alexandria, Messrs Mucdonaldand Uide'.v, iiof
limorr, or J. ROSS,
Who wishes to sell L ind in the counties of
Culpepper, Fauquier, Spotsylvania ;.nd Caroline*
also Houses and L'.tts, pleasantly and advanta
geously situated on the Hill and MainsUeet, in
the town of Federicksburg.
Fredericksburg, Virginia, May 1 tf
C'* TERRELL and L. ATKINSON, haves
'• removed their SCHOOL, f.oui the
main street, to a shady and rcthed situation oa
the hill, adjoining L,oulbgatc*i.
May 29 . " tf
GORDON, TItOKES £«. Co. off:r far sale,
11 pipes, ]•! Ii'uis. and s-»me quarter cu.,k$L
Madeira Wine, wi i li they l ave hnnurHd in a
v'dsseldirect from Madeira, arrived 8 or lOdsyai
ago at No;folk, and hourly expected ut Rocketts.
This Wine was particularly ordered to beofthd
first quality, the price not being an object, and it
is said to be “ of superio: quality and selected
with uncommon care,” partly from the firm uf
Murdoch, Ytiille, Wa bop &. Co and Sc"t Si Co.
whose Wines arc generally put up very diher
cntiy flavored.
June 5. 4t
IT is hereby agi *td, that all contracts nr co
partoarsliips existing between L. H Girar
din and 1). Doyle, r«s well as between L. II Gi
r. rdin, D Doyle, and John Wood, as joint tea
chers of ibe school, commonly known by tins
nune ol Girardin’s Acudemy, cease to exist on (
the first day of September, 1810. As witness ,
our hands this 29u» of M <y 1810.
L. H. G1RARDTN,
DAVID DOYLE,
JOHN WOOD,
june 5 tf
JN consequence of the separation whch will
tu!ccp!ac; on the first of next September be
tween L H Gii'xnlin, D. Doyle, and J ohn
Wood, the mdersigned will jointly from said,
date, continue to t* :.;-.h young ladies ami gentle
men in llm same buddings in which the school
was before kept, with uaiuU mipted i.oJ, in se
parate apartments as he retofore.’
The prices shall be reduced to ten dollars pep
quarter, for the Engliah branches, consisting of
Spelling, Heading, Writing, Geography, Histo
ry, Belles Lettres, Mercantile Arithmetic ; and
lue useful practical branches of mathematics*
Book Keeping and the use of the Globes—will*
which
The Latin and Greek languages, or either*
wili be taught lor 12 Dollar', iiJ Cts. per quar
ter.
The objects and advantages of this connection *
will, in due tune, be. more fully explained in .■»
card, winch will be circulated for that purpose.
DAVII) DOYLE.
RICHARD DAUNET.
Richmond, june 5, tf
V" ALUABLE PROPEHTY FOR SALE?
The subscriber is authorised to sell the*
large & commodious BRICK l’,LT4»DIN(*, om.
the Main Street on Shor.kcc Ilill, at present oc
cupied by Mr. Kivalairi—Also, the small BRIC K.
HOUSE,next above the one in wliicli Mr. Hi*’
valain lives, and the two WOODEN TENE
MENTS between the last mentioned house and
Mrs. Braxton’s—For particulars enquire of
THOS. TAYLOR.
May 29, 1810. tf
Subscriber transacts commission bust—-.
A iv’ss—he Ins for sale *n consignment—
CUT HERRINGS,
WHISKEY,
QUEEN’S WARE, /
HAVANNA SUGARS.
KOhERi CAMBER.
Richmond, May lb. ina