The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1807-03-24 00:00:00, page 4

JIEHoceftanp.
The Anaericnn nation l .av- rot vet forgotten
the ceti braiol fignatmr of Com *ihv f»PNsr ;
from whi h rir. umAancr* as well as fn**n the
perspicuity that r*igns throughout the fol
lowing Pltdicntio-t of Gun -Boats, they will
•-rcognire the innftcr-hand of Thomas
Paine.
From the AVer TT'rk Dn:ly Advertijer.
OF GUN-BOATS.
A guo-brar, carrying heavy metal, is a moveable
fortification; and there is no mode or fyflena of tie
/ere* the United S'ates can go into for coafts and
hsvhor* or ports, that will be fo effe&ual as by gun
beats.
Snip* of the line are no ways fitted for the defence
cf.i coaft. They are too balky to a£t in narrow wa
ters. and cannot a*S at all in thoal waters I.ike a
whale they niuft be it) deep water & at a dillance
from land.
Frigates require Tefs room to afi in than fnips of
the line ; lint a frigate is a feeble machine compared
wi*h a g-m-hoar. Were a frigate to carry and dif
eharge the fame weight of metal and ball that a gtin
bnat ran do, it would Qi»lce her to pieces. The tim
bered firength of every (hip of war is in proportion
to the weight of metal the is to carry, and the we’ght
<*f metal (he is to be expofedto. The fide* of a fri
gate are net proof againft the weiglit of a ball that
a gun-boat can difchsrge. The difference between
two {hi - of war is not fo much in their number of
guns, as in their wrighr of metal.
t remern!*er the late Commodore Johnfon faying in
the Critiili Kotife of Commons at the commencement
of the American war, that “ A finale g-m in a retired
u filiation eeotr/d drive a f ip ef the line from her moon
“ ir'gt. I mention this, (fair! he) that too much may not
* * ie expeftcd J.am the navy ”
A gur.-hoat can carry a gun of the fame weight of
srtvt-al and hall that a (hip of an hundred guns can car
ry ; and (he carries it to the greateff pofilhle advan
tage. The (hot from a gun boat is a horizontal (hot.
Tin* gun isfierd in a frame that Aides in a grove, &
wh"n the man at the ’-.«|m brings the head of th* boat
to porme a» the (bin. the gun is pointed with it. When
8 ft>in figh*s with her A ai board or Urbnard guns, (he
nrefents the whole broad fide of the (hip to the ob
it^ (lie fires at. A gun-boat fights only with her
hea 1, that is, with the gun at her head, and when (he
fires a* an ob?rdl fhe prefenrs only the breadth of the
hoar to that obj*&. Suppnfe then a boat to be ten feet
broad and two feet out of the wa»er (I fpeak here of
boars intended for the defence of the coafl, and of
fnwus J -_.1- __/l_t ___ r
the fame weight or metal and ball that a fliip of the
line carries) fuch a boat will prefent a fpace to be fi
red at equal to twenty fqnare feet, that i«, ten feet
horizontal length (l*eing the hreadth of the boat) and
two feet perpendicular height, being the height of
the boat out of the water, Suppofe on the other
hand, that a fliip h« an hundred feet long and ten
f-et high out of the water, (he will prefent a fpace to
he frr-d at equal to one thoufand fqnare feet, that is,
a hundred multiplied by ten. It isprohahle that a
fliip in firing at a gun-boat would fire one of her bow
guns, beccufsin fodoing (lie apparently (hortens a
hout one hall her length; hut (hccau f.rebut one gun
at a tini” in this angular pofitinn.
Rut ti e sum hoar 3ia« oilier chances in her favor
iwfides cvh.it atife from the di.Ti rent dimetifinns of
Ihe two obj-dl 3. If a (hot from the (hip, though in
3 ftra'g'«t lire w>h the briar pufTes more than two
feet above the water at the place where the boat is, it
"'ill oafs over the boat without flriking it. But a
(hot from the boat that is too high to Bribe the (hip,
nay flnkr the mad and carry it away. It is by this
means thnr mads are carried away. The (hot that
does it paff.-s clear above the (hip, and fpends its
whole force upon the ma(I. Again, if a fhot from the
fiiip p&f. an inch nr two wide of the boat, it can do
h.T no injury. But a (hot from the boat that paffes
fiv" or ux inches wide of the body of the (hip at the
Bern, may nnfhip or carry a way her rudder. This,
and the carrying awav a mart, are the two mod fa
tal a-jcilcnts that can befal a Clip ; yet neither of them
cart happen to a gun boat.
Of the number of men killed or wounded in a (hip,
the greater part of them is not by cannon balls, but
hr fphnters from the infide of the (hip that fly in all
direction*, but the fidesof a gun-boat not being thick
like the fid^s of a fhip, a ball would pafs through
without fplinters; and as an eflViTlual way to pre
veil* fplir.rers, (houhl any happen or be apprehend
ed, the Tides of the boat on the infide (hould he lined
with a flrong netting made of cord which the men
e'tn makeCthemfdvci The cabin of French (hips are
frequently lined in this manner.
JVlalqtietry can be ufed by fhtp againil fh:p in clofe
a1! ion, blit cannot he ufed againft a gun-boat, be
caufe a gtin-boat drawing but little wa*er, not more
than two and a half or three feet, and depending up
on oar*, ran a! wav* keep out of the reach of mufquet
fy- The proper di.'lance for a gun-boat to fire at is
point blank (hot.* The men fhould be frequently ex
ereifed at firing point blank (hot at brnksof earth on
fbore, or againfl the 1 igh perpendicular (bores of ri
ver*. like the North River, or againfl the hulk of old
fliip* that are to he broken up, the man at the helm
to print the bo.".t and give the order for firing. A
gun-boat fhould net carry a lefs weight of ball than
twenty-four pound*. A frigate would not chufe to
txpofe her fid** to fuen fiiof.
'I lie firfl gun-boats built in the United States,were
for the dr fence of the Delaware, In 1775 and '7(5.
The Roebuck man of war came up .the Delaware
within a few milts cf Philadelphia, and the gun-boat*
went and attacked her. The (hip fired hroadfides
withi.nt ftr'king any of the boats, and as the deep
water the (hip was in. wa* hut narrow, the re-adlion
of the hroadfides forced her into fhoal water, and fhe
got aground. The nun who commanded the gun
boats, a fufpedled chsradler of the name of White,
gave orders to the boat* to ceafe firing, and when the
tide rofe the (hip floated and made the hell of her
Tvay to flea. White afterwards joined the Britifb at
N York
Wlien fleneral Howe failed from N. York in 1777,
to get puilrfiiun t»f Philadelphia, lie Avoided coming
op the Delaware where the gnu-boats were, and went
to the Chcfapesk, where there were none, and mar
ched by land from the bead of Elk into Pennfylvania.
No ca sfe can be afligned for this circuitous route of fe
• veral hundred miles, but that of not txpofing his (hips
mid tnnfpor;s to the gun-boat$. 'There were at that
time a fortification on Mud lltand, a few miles be
low Philadelphia, and another at Red Hank on the
Jerfi-y (bore opponre; hut Howe could have landed
below thofe, and out of the reach of their (hot, but
he could land no where on the Delaware fbore, nor
be any where with lu* fliip* in the Delaware, out of
the re.uh tif the moveable fortification*, the gun-boat*.
After Gen. Howe got poffi flion of Philadelphia by
find, the gunboats quitted their liation below, and
fame above the city.
The Alia man of war, of gun*, Capt, Vandenut,
jrn: aground iu New-York harbour, three or four miles
o-.do* the city, in the fpr.i’g of’76. Gen. Lee rum
ntandrJ a*. N. York at that time, and !:vJ there liter
i.ny gun boats, they could have taken her, becaufe
(hey could hr.ve fakrt her f >re an 1 aft, and obliged
R-t to ftrilse. A nun oi war ajjro-ittd,is like a fvrd
{jtrir ir, the v iog; it t»n make no. effort to fave itfclf.
/vs ui the guns mii the point t*nw called the Battery,
fhev could do Hodiing. Tii« fltip was ou: of the reach
«.f their (kfW. # i
1 he ;-;.m bo-tt built in France for the dtfeem upon
finjl JTid are* fifiitfftnts Stiil f Tilth!Vole, being more
thaotw** jhoufanJ. They were began in (he year]
ninety fix. 'l hnfe which I have fern, being both |
«..>nvu> -and tra.ifport, were about fixty feet long, fir.- I
f.tn fi ct broj !, drew shout t * o and a half f-et wa- i
i»r, ca*r* la Vd or :16 pound* r at the head, and a
fte’d piece ill toe Item, with a flap by which to lun
►h- field piece ou; ajfuot* as the boat touche* ground
ofhore, as they run a w aggon out c>f a (cow, Each
•oaf tarred an hundred men, audrow'J w»b ttv»n-|
ty ft /e oar* on a fide. They have fitice hdilt a much
larger fort called praams. Thcfe alfo ere flat bottom
ed, draw three or four feet water, and are Iram four
to fix hundred ton* burthen, and carry ft-vsiral vry
large cannon, not Ic-fs, 1 fuptxife,than *1S pounder* at
leqit.
The I!rit'Ci men of warliav■» made fcvral attempt*
again!! the f rench gun boats at Boulogne, but were
always defeated. The Ull attempt was by fire ar
row*. which might be formidable againft (Sips, becaufe
of their fails and rigging, but is ridiculous againft gun- ;
boat*.
A great deal has been fait) in Congref* and in the
N<*w-York newfpaper*, about fortifying New-York
Mr. N. William* in a fpeeth in Congrefs, Jan. ‘23,
find, * The gentleman on my right (meaning Mr.
‘ Smilie) meets the propofition for fortifying New
* York with a moft formidable ohje&ion. Expend,
‘ fays he, what money yon will, it is impoflible to
‘ eretft fortifications that fhall prove fufiicient to de
1 fend the harbor and city of New-York. He (Mr.
‘ Smilie) calls upon us for a plan, and tells us, that if
*'t can be defended, to produce our plan.* 1 do rnot
(continues Mr. Williams) pretend to be very wife up
on this fubjedl myfelf, but t have been told that the
ableft engineers have examined the pofition, and have
given it a* their opinion, that an effc&ual mode of de
fence it pradlicable. But if defence is impoflible, 1
call upon the gentleman (meaning Mr. Smilie) to
fbew wherein the peculiarity of the fituatiun of
that place (New-York) ennfifts, to render it fo
For furely the pretence of inipolfibility would
not be made ufe of here, unlefs the city and
harbor of New-York were difTercac from all o
ther places in the world that were ever defen
ded.
I now come-to a reply to the demand Mr. Willi
ams has made. I fhall do this as cnufcifely as the li
mit to which 1 confine myfelf will admit, bnt what I
fay will ferve to fow fceJi thought in the minds of
others upon this fubjed, and may prevent millions of
dollar* being wafted in vain.
Fortification is founded on geometrical principles,
and where the condition of a place ils fuch that thufe
principles cannot be applied, that place cann«t be for
tilled to produce any efTed!. A place that cannot be
enclofed in a polygon, cannot be fortified on any prin
ciples of fortification, unlefs there be a part fo ftrong
by nature, as to be iuacceflible to a befieging army.
Fhe fortified parts are then fe&ions of a polygon.
New York cannot be enclofed in a polygon, and there
fore cannot be fortified; neither is any part of it
ftrong by nature. It is approachable in every part by
land or water, and befides this, it can be bombarded
acrofs the Eaft River from I.ong lfland.
Tt is abfolutely necelTary in fortifying a town that
all parts of it be equally ftrong or an enemy will at
tack only the weakeft part. New York cannot be
made equally ftrong in all its parts and therefore it is
money thrown away to attempt to fortify it.—Thofe
who wifh to know more on thisfubjed! may confult
any Encyclopedia, or any di&ionary of arts and feien
ces under the head of FoRTiriCATtoN. They will
there find plans of fortified places by Count Pagan,
Blondel, Vauban, Scheiter, &c. But the plans and
drawings are all on the fame principles. They are
all polygons.
Qr*ra* ..f-XT XT t_1_ 11 .1 er
tiTying New k ork with 11 impregnable fortifications”
1 Here never yet wa* an impregnable fortification nor
ever can be. Every fortified place can be taken
that can be approached. All that a fortified place
can be taken that can be approached. All that a for
can do is to delay the progrefs of an enemy
my till an army can arrrive to raife the liege. Bona
parte takes every fortified place he goes againft, but
he fortifies noplaces himfelf He trufls to the open
field, for when you are mafter of the field (and the
militia of the flates are numerous enough to be maf
ter of the field againft an enemy) fortifications are of
no ufe. The population of the U. States when the
revolutionary war began was but two millions and
an half. It is now nearly fix millions, and furely the
people are not grown cowards whatever the fed and
tory faAion may be. It was cowardice that made
thrm/»r»Vjat firft. The Britilh impoftor and emif
fary Oullrn, Aliat Mac Cullen, Alias Carpenter faid
in one of his papers that a Gngle frigate could lay the
city of New York tinder contribution. This fliewed
the extreme ignorance of the man. Two twelve
pounders, or heavier metal if it can conveniently be
had, taken to the water edge, would foon oblige the
frigate to quit her Ration. I faw this done in the
revolutionary war to two frigates ; the Pearl fri
gate and another with her. It proved commodore
johnfon’s opinion to be corredl.
The lower a gun is to the furface cf the water, the
more certain the fhot is —This is one of the cafes ihat
gives a gnn-boat an advantage againft (hips. If a
fliot from a ftiip ftrikes another Chip between wind
and water, it is always a chance occafioned
by the heeling of the fliip that is ftruck.—But
But the direction of a fhot from a gun boat is fo near
ly between wind and water that it generally ftrikes
there or thereabouts. As to land batteries that are
elevated they have but little chance of ftriking a fl.ip
as their fire is always in an oblique or Hoping direc
tion ; whereas from a gun-boat it ii a horizontal line.
Port Walhington was built tt* prevent Britilh (flips
going up the North River and it never flrnck one of
them ; but it killed three men by chance medley
coming down the river in Gen. Wafbington’s barge,
and this wasthe only veflel it ever Truck.
When all the plans that can be devifed for fortify
ing the narrows are examined, for there is no fortify
ing the city, it will be found that half a dozen gun
boats carrying 2-1 pounders, will do it more etfedlaal
ly than cau be dune by any other method.
COMMON SENSE.
* Point blank mujket /lot i/ 2/iO yardi, point blank can
non Jkot varies according to theftsie of ibt cannon.
Few of our rrader# being experimentally ac
quainted with the properties of the Galvanic
Fluid ; it may not he unneceffary to in
form them, that it is in fome refpetffs fimilar
t<> the Elcilric fp.uk ; that like it, it commit
t:icatcr aJhock to the nerves ; & that it is mod
frequently produced in philofophical expe
riment?, by the afljflance of the Pile of Vol
ta ; that is, by difle# of filver, zinc, and
woolen cloth fterped in a folutior* of Sal Am
moniac, piled alternately upon ea;h other.
I hat the difeoverirn made in this almoft new fei
ence are peculiarly interefling, is beft known
to thofe who hare read a defeription of the ef
fects of the galvanic influence upon the torpfes
of dog# and the head# of executed malefactors.
I*roni its powerful efHCt upon the nerves; it
promifes to furnifli th- belt nnomrtrr (if we
may coin a word) or meafure of lift-, which has
iver been invented ; no other ftimulant being
yet known, which ran f<» well operate upon
fj fmall a portion of life in thr animal fyf
tcrn._ This inftrumer.t will he of peculiar
ufe, in all cafes of refufeitation, a# of thofe
drowned, or ftrurk hy lightning. Ft is
therefore agrreable to obfeivc, how <afrly
this lingular fluid mayl»e produced by the
aii. of vegetable matters alone, which are with
in the reack ofalrr.olt every oblctver.
£. E.
d-alvanic Pile tetufcfeJ entirely of f'.getal.'e ^falters.
Dr. Joftfih liarouio, of Milan, has publilhed a de
feription of a Galvanic Pile, compofed entirely of
vegetable mutter*. He tut dill:* of horfe-raddiih and
o| r»d beet, about tvro inches in diameter; he then
prepared equal difc* of walnut wood. The latter
iliflca were hirnsilied with railed margins, to contain a
lrnall quintny of fulutiun of acidulous tartrire of pot
slh (cream of tartar) in vinegar, in which liquid they
had previoufly been boiled, in order to free them
from the retitrou* principle which the wilrut-wood
contains.
ibt- pile bring formed with fix ty pairs of diik*, the
one of horfe-raddiih, the other o! beet, feperated by ]
ths wosdsc d flrs, »t« which a fniail quantity of the !
above-mentioned folutiun it poured, Galvanic efledls
are obtained upon a prepared frog, the fpinal marrow
of which i* made to communicate, by means of a leaf
of etch'emria, with the bnf'e «>T the pile.
In place of the raddifh and jvd beet, the antberfias
alr< ady fubflituted difks of Other vegetable* with e
qtial lutcefi. He i-ivitr* men of feieure to repeat art)
vary thtfe experiment*, which, he flatter* himfrlf,
will ferve to extend the application of the Galvanic
theory to all vegetation.
t
We are happy to announce the arrival in London
of Lord Vifcount Valenfia on his return front India,
by the way of Suez, with his Secretdry Mr. Salt, af
ter nearly 5 yeas* abfence from England in various
parts or India ; hia I.ordfbip made feveral months
flay in the Red Sea, and the adjacent fea coarts ; and
has made fome valuable charts of thofe different pla
ces. Mr. Salt, his Lord Hop's Secretary, made an
excurfion into Abyflinia with Major Aundle as far a*
the Capital Gondar. The public will be exceedingly
gratified by much valuable information, collc&ed by
his I.ordfhip during this long, laborious and laudable
refearch. A young Abyffinian Prince is in his fuite,
who it a near relation oif Negade Ra Mahomet, one
of the principal officers of ftate, fo often mentioned
by that celehhited traveller Bruce, as being his friend.
This young prince appears pofTeffed of great natural
endowments, and anxious to become acquainted with
the manners and curtoms of Great Britain.
We are happy once more to contradidt the report
ef the death of Mdnco P.\mcr, who was faid to
have fallen a vi<Sim in the interior of Africa. Ac
counts were received of him about the middle of the
prefent month, which dated bis arrival at Tombuc
too, and that he is now on his return. It is to be
feared that he will encounter great difficulties in hr*
journey, as he has to tow his boat all the way hack
againft the rtrearu. The journal that is ftnt to Eu
rope is dated from Sanfapang,
TilUc’S* Philo. lifjrr.Jer 0.7. 1806.
The following eulogy on the Lyre breathes the
true fpirrt of the Mnfe. It is worthy of the
theme which it celebrates ; and the compli
ment is the more affedling, as from the geni
us which he difplays, the author proves
himfelf no humble prolu.Knt in the art
which he profefTes to commend.
The tale in which this eulogy is wrapt up, is
ftrikingly piifturefque. A poor and negledled
poet determines to abandon his favorite art.
lie looks for fome more acceptable employ
ment. Shall he conquer/j7ory in the field of
battle ? Or fhall he accumulate riches in the
paths of commerce ? The blood and havoc
of war deter his innocent mind from the
firfb. The innocence, the peace, and pro
fit of commercial fpeculations impel him to
'the Jaft. He determines to hang his harp up
on the trees, and abandon it to his fate.
The wind however revives its notes. Alcoeus
liftens with new tranfport to its (Eolian
tones ; and the extacy which it infpires, fo
fuperior to the £)in of glory or the Splendor of
wealth, impels him to devote his mind com
pletely to the mu!es.—The whole of the
“ Wanderer in Switzerland” has not yet
reached our hands ; but if the other parts
of the poem are not inferior to the follow
ing fperimen, it certainly entitles its author
to a rank among tlie kctppiejl of the modern
Poets. Ed. Ehq.
FROM THE “ WANDERER IN SWITZERLAND.”
By yames Montgomery.
THE LYRE.
** Ah ! who would love the Lyre !”
Where the roving rill meander’d
Down the green retiring vale,
Poor, forlorn Alccus wander'd
Pale with thought, ferenely pale t
Hopelefs forrow, o’er hi* face
Breathed a melancholy grace,
And fix’d on every feature there
The mournful refignation of defpair.
O’er hi* arm, his lyre negledfed.
Coldly, carelefsly he flung;
And, in fpirit deep dejedled,
Thus the penfive poet fung ;
While at midnight’s folemn noon,
Sweetly (hone the cloudlefs moon,
And ali the (lari, around his head,
Beniguly bright, their mildefi influence (bed.
*' Lyre ! O, I.yre ! my chofen treafure,
“ Solace of my bleeding heart;
** Lyre ! O, Lyre ! my only pleafure,
“ We mud ever, ever part :
“ Tis in vain thy poet fings,
“ Woos in vain thine heavenly firings,
“The mufe’s wretchedfonsare horn
“ To cold neglect, and penury, and fcom,
“ That which Alexander figh’J for,
“ That which Catfar’s foul poflefs’d,
“ That which heroes, Kings have died for,
“ Glury !—animates my bread :
" Hark ! the charging trumpets’throats
“ Pour their death-defying note* ;
“To arms!” they call; to arm* I fly,
** Like Wolfe to conquer—and like Wolfe to
die!
“ Soft! the blood of murder’d legion*
“ Summons vengeance from the (kies;
“ Flaming towns, and ravag’d regions,
“ All in awful judgment rife !
" —“ O then, innocently brave,
“ 1 will wreftle with the wave;
" Lo ! commerce fpreads the daring fail,
“ Aiul yokes her navol chariots to the gale.
" Blow, ye breezes!—gently blowing,
“ Waft me to that happy fhore,
“ Where, front fountains overflowing,
“ Indian realms their treafures pour ;
“ Thence returning, poor in health,
“ Rich in honefty and wealth,
“ O’er thee, my dear paternal foil!
“ Hil drew the golden harveft of my toil.
“ Then (hall mifery’s font and daughters
“ In their lowly dwelings fing \
—“ Bounteous a* the Nile’s dark waters
" Undifcovered as their fpring,
" I will fcatfer o’* the land,
“ Bleflings with a fecret hand ;
—“ For fuoh angslick tafits defign’d
" 1 give thee, Lyre and furrow to the wind.”
On an oak whofe branches hoary,
Sigh’d to every puffing breeze,
Sigh'd and fold the Ample (lory
Of the patriarch of trees;
High in air his harp he hung.
Mow no more to rapture ftrutig;
Then warm in hope, no longer pale,
He blufh’dadieu, and ran,bled down the vale.
Lightly touched by fairy fingers,
Hark !—the Lyre enchants the wind ;
Fond Alcaeus lifiens, lingers,—
Lingering, liflening, looks behind.
Now the ivufitk mount* on high,
Sweetly fwclling through the fley;
To every tine, with fender heat.
Hi* heart-firings vibrate, and his pulfcs beat.
Now the drains to filcnce dealing,
Soft in ccftacics expire;
Oh! with what romantic!: fee'ing
Poor A Idem grafps the Lyre !
I.o! his furious hand he flings,
In a temped o'er the firings,
He (Irikcs th* cnor<U f» quick, fo iotul,
Til Jove that ft alters lightning from a cloud !
“I.yre! O, I.yre! my rhofen treafure,
“ Solace of my bleeding heart ;
** I.yre! O, Lyre! my only p-eafure,
Vi*c vdll never, rryte^-yt *
“ Glory, toMn'enr, now m vain,
*• (Vntpr toe to the field, the main ;
“ The mufeV funs are l*l**f, though horn
“ Tocnld iitgltill, and penury, anti feuru.
•* What though all the worn! nrgieA me,
“ *>hall my haughty f<»j| repine ?
“ Anti (hall poverty drjr.ll me,
“'While this hallow'd Lyre is mine ?
" Heaven—that o’er nty hrlplefs head,
“ Many a wrathful vial (hrd, ;
—“ Heaven gave this Lyre!—and thu» decreed,
“ fie thou a bruifed, b.it nut a broken read !”
■ i ■iyi»*m»f| -n t i ■■■ --
lc*p klilfi)Oiitp,
LAW OF THE IT. STATES.
AN ACT
Making JtfrtLrr appropriation ft' fortifying tie ports f
bar tort of tit United States.
RF. it enaf!e<! by tie Senate ant Houfe of Reprfentn
fives of the United Slates tf America, in Ct"grefs |
pjf.mbled, ri'.at a fum of money not exceeding one
hundred and fifty thoufand dollars, in addition to the
fums heretofore appropriated, be, and the fame is
hereby appropriated, to enable the Frefident of the
United States to caufe the ports and harbors of the
United States to he better fortified and protu«9ed
Sxe. 2. And be it further enaftrd. That the money
appropriated by this ai*l, (ball be paid out of any mo
ney in the I realury of the United States, not other
wife appropriated.
NATHt. MACON.
Speaker of the Itoute tf R.prefcnt.stives.
S. SMITH,
* T*resident ef the Senate, pro tempore.
March S. ISO?. 1 1
Arraovib,
TH: jrrrtRsoN.
JACOB JOHNSON,
BOOKSELLER 13 STATIONER,
A fe-.v doors befew the Market, Riel mend.
IS preparing to puhlifh by fubfeription a MAP of
the United States, upon a new plan, and inten
ded as a game for yo'uth. By this intet tiling amufe
ment, a general know ledge of the United States may
be obtained in lefs time than any other way. The pub
lic are refpetilfully invited to examine a rough cony
of the work now at the Store of the pubiilhen * ’
March 20.
CITY ELECTION.
^I^HE Ele-ftors qualified by law to vote for Com
I mon Council-men Aldermen of the
city of Richmond, am hereby natificd to afTemble on
ch* firft V* Cilnefday iu April next, and caufe to be
chofen eight fit and proper perfons from each ward
to ferve as common Councel-men and Aldermen for
one year. T he election for Jefierfoii ward, wiil be
held at the Court Iloufe, f.»r Madifon ward at the
Eagle Tavern, and for Monroe ward at Mr. Thomas
Whi:e?..new brick houfe, near the old Academy ; the
poll will be opened in each ward, precifely at r0
w’c,ock- JOHN F. PRICE, Strut:
March 20. tf “
NOTICE.
ALL thofe having claims again!! the late firm ol
I homas Scort & Co. of Powhatan County, as
Archibald M'Crae who was one of the partners
in that bufinefs, will render their accnun(9 pro
perly authenticated to the fuhfcriber in all the month
of April next, that a dividend may be made of luch
funds as has come into hit hands, as foon thereafter as
Pofl,bl«- JAMES FISHER
March 20. ,f.
LAST NOTICE.
By virtue cf a Deed of Trufi, executed to me by Rich
ard Fergufon for frnfofet therein fortified.
WILL CERTAINLY BE SOLD,
To the Lighefi Lid Ur, for cufb, on I* londay toe 13 th of
April next, at Louifa c. It.lLal being Court djy ;
rrHREE lilrely NEGROES, the property cf
t 1 Richard Fergufon,confiding of two men and a
hoy. A.'! perfiuu inclined to purchafe are requ*ftcd
to attend. Wm. WHITE, Trufiee. ■
Louifa, Mafch 20. tc*f
TO THE PUBLIC.
On IVcdnefda'n tlefrjl cf April next, will commence tie
fale of H'm. Prichards, not ole Stock in Trade,
.CONSlt7l\G or*....*..
AVERY extensive collection of BOOKS,
in all arts and Sciences, of the lateft and heft e
dition* ; together with a great variety of ST ATI
ON ART ARTICLES—V*per, Blank-Book*, Cuiils,
Ink-Powder, Wafers, Sealing-War, Morocco Pock
et-Books, fine Cutlery, Playing-Cards, Mathematical
Inftriiments, Parchment, Drawing Paper.
At so :—Mufic anJ Mufical Inftruments_Fine
toned Piano Fortes with additional keys, Violins, Cla
rionets, Ccrman Flutes, &o. a Church Organ, four
and mahogany cafe,
Bibles, Teftaments, Spelling-books. & c. will be pot
up in dozens to accommodate Shop-Keepers and coun
try Stores.
The Lie to continue from day to day until the
whole flock is difpofed of.—For every fum above
twenty dollars, firty days credit will be allow ed for
nrgociahle notes with approved feenrity.
A Cata/eeue of the whole S POCK 7iHl he f>uhhfh:d
before the day of fale.
PROSSER Of MONCURE, r. M rs.
March 20. ttjp
TO BE SOLD, FOR READY MONEY.
IN purfuanct of a Deed of Trufl, from H'm. Bentley.
Efq. executed on the 26/A day f Jan. IftOG, and re
corded in the Richmond Dijlrill Court, in order to raife
t be fin of fix hundred dollars due to Ann Berkley with
the expences *f fjlr,
\IRACT or LAND in the county of Gooch
land, on Beaver-Dam Creek,containing G hun
dred acres more or lefs, it being that part of the Tradt
of Land formerly owned by Wm. Ronalds, which was
fold nndrr a derree of the High Court of Chancery,
in the fuire Jefferfon vs. Ronalds Reprefentariv-s, and
whereof the find Bentley became the purchafcr, or fo
ninth thereof as fhall befufficient to raife the faidfum
of money and the expences.
The fale will take place at Goochland Court-Houfe,
on Monday the 20th day of April next.
E. CARRINGTON, ? „
J WICKHAM, 5 Trufets.
Richmond, March 20. tdf,
CORN, WHISKEY,
Aim
apple brandy.
JUST arrived from Baltimore, per the Sloop
Betstv, Capt. Bowen. 4C0 liiifuel* CORN • 24
WoW APPLE BRANDY t? .1 bid*. IVHISKFT,
Offered cheap forcafh.if taken on board the veflel.by
’JAMES SMITH.
At so :—TWO hundred hulhels CORN, in (lore,
near the IJafin._March 20. 4t,
CASH wih be given, fw a pair weii matched, well
broken, gentle I 10P.3ES. Enquire of i i>« Edi
,or* March 20. tf.
WASHINGTON T A vT iTn !~
ODEN is' MOORE have taken ihe WASH
INOTOH TAVERN, adjoining the Capitol
Square, lately occupied by F.dwaxd Hali.am. At
Coiifiderablr erpence, they have provided thcmAlvt*
with excellent accommodations for their friends, and
invite their’s and the public patronage. They r •
determined to keep as good a fable *nd as genteel an
Inn a* any in Richmond.— Furiiiflied ROOMS, ad
joining the Tavern, and every nece/Lry attendance,
for families travelling—Both the Co-partner* ha
ving been well-verfrd in this hufru-'s, flatter them
fr'vrs with the expe&ation of rendering genrral fitis
I faiftion.
| Richmond, February 17. (if.
J01J AT At COCK,
INtQRtUS He Citizens of Uidmord, dr * tf., />„?**
in gftus>d% tbai be bdt moved ta the City of PicLmo, ',
<M-/-rrr Ar Arj .» compute ajjfortmeo) of Mercian '■
dize, next door to Meffrt. Proff.r and Man. art'*
Vendue Stare, and appof.te the Mag!, . taxfif'n
p*> tty ifll e following articles
LONDON Spring, Pannel and hind-Saw*, CaK
teel and German do.
Cafleel Filesof every defeription.
Till Lock*, href* and iron
Wood Screw* of every lizr,
Sd. -Id. ft fid. wrought Spi ig*.
, Il'd. ft 20d. w rought Nail*,
2d. & 3d. fine drawn Clout*,
Saddler’* Tacks of every (jse,
Braf* N:«'d*, Straining Girt Webb,
i’iatcd Bridle Bitt* ulT/rted,
Do., f.irrup Iron* do.
BraB» mounted fieel blade £i|ua-rs,
Braf^aud Iron chamber door Loak* of ever*
file,
Stock Locks or all fir..’*,
t-ookiug and J .adic* dte.Titg GlalTc*.
Plated Moulding,
Silver mounted Whip* of every fize,
Carpenter* & Jobless Tool* of every deTcrin
tioo. 1
Alfo, an ajdrtmenl of Do I” GOODS.
Superfine Cloths and Call: rv re>,
Bennet’s Velvet a-'.d Patent Cord,
Manchcfler Stuff*,
Fafbionable Siik Iiofe,
Uofe ind Duffel! Blanket*,
Coarfe Linens and a number of other arti
cle* too tedious to infert; all of which will bciold loss.
December 13. if. r*
John alcqck,
INFORMS hislriendi and the public, that he r:,l
Carrie, on his CABINET MANUFAC I Ok v
!" a!1 ,fl' branches. He hn* t emov-d hi* War.*-Room
m the from houfe of W.iiiam Art’*, I.flp and :ui
jomiftg tile Fi/e Infur.ince Office, where he ha* a large
quantity or ready made work on hand, which lie will
fell low. He flatters him!>l{ that if any perfons are in
want of any rhieg in thv Cabinet line, they may be
Hipplied. I am determined to have good wart anted
work done on the lowed term*. Any order* left ?.t
my Ware-Room with Vr. John Gray, my foreman
or at ray (lore, lball be punctually artLnded to, and’
great care taken in delivering the furniture.
December 13. tf.
AS it is my intention to ftttle in the ftatc of Ken
tucky, I have, therefore, to requeft ail thole
who have claim* again ft me to come forward for L-t
tleinent, on or before the tenth of March, that they
may receive payment { and all indebted to make in,
mediate payment, or fuits will ke Inftimted immediate
^7*
ROBT. CROUCH.
February 20. ,y
THE SI BSCRIBERS,
Having taken a Houfe a f.xv dtorj L.Ioto the Sail-Ta
vern, '•(Tert l'ur Hale, UnJ.-r tbe fan vf
WHITE & SHELTON,
A GENERAL alfortment of (iRQCRRIF.S.mhich
/ t they will diipofs* of on very moderate terms,
for Cafh, Couutry produce,or approved paper.
ISAAC WHITE,
JOHN S. SHELTON.
December 93. t;i tf.
RACES AT TAPPAI1ANNOCK.
'T'HE JOCKEY CLUB RACES at this place.
I will commence on Weducfday, the 9>ith April
next. 1
lft Days purfr—4.50 dolls diftance; 4 mils
lieats.—Second day’s purfe, fuppofed to be near
ly equal to the firft, the greater part of the
toll being given up for that purpofe—diftance, three
mile heats.
JVright at fellow/ :
Aged Ifimr.
Six Ytars O'd,
Five do. do. HO
F*>nr do. do. lOO
Three do. do. g<j
And under * years, a feather.
Marcs ar.d Geldingi to be allowed, 3/4.
A meeting of the members, will berequircd.cn the
day preceding the firft day’s race.
- A. S.EROCKENBUOUG1T,
Setrttary 15* 'Trrafnrtr.
_March 10. _t?t3hA.
THP. CaIomrk JOCKEY CLUB races, aTTh^
Union- IVvruN, Mr. Jofeph Suttins (Caroline,)
will commence on the 1 ->th day of April next.
lft Day—A PostSwEEP-STAKEofSOdnl*.eath,7
Sublcriber3 & clofitd. 90 lbs. on *nch, witli an allow
ance of 3 lbs. for Fillies & Geldings.
2d Day—The Jockey Ci.Cb Pup.se, Sub
feribers at 5 dols. each, 3 mile heat.
3d Day—Two mile hears for th- Snhfcription of
the Proprietor of the courfe, with the toii of ih>,r
and the preceeding days entrance, IO dols. each,
only for members of the Club—To carry the follow
ing weights, ( V17.:)
Three Years Old, «.j
Four do. do. 102
fwn do. do. jpj
^ix do. do. J22
Aged J >jq
1 hree pounds to be allowed Geldings nt Marcs.
PHILIP SAMUEL,
Secretary of Cataiinc jfe.. frv CUi
Union-Tavern, (Car.) March 6. tl.’il.a. •
^M^HE dartnerfhip that heretofore etilted between
J. the Subfcnbers, trading in Richmond un >r th
firm of Ronur Neilson Is* C°. having expire I
by its limitation, on the firft htfi. All perfon* hovipg
demand* on faM firm, nr* rrqeelled to prefent them
immediately to Robert Neilfon, that they maybe dil -
charged, and thofe indebted th-reto, are df fired to
make jUsymint to him.
JOHN T.7SLF, jr.
ROBERT Nhll.hCrT.
JOHN WITHERS, ir.
N. E. 1 he bttfinefi will be continued at the old
(land by the Subscribers under the fan e firm.
JOHN I,ISLE, jr.
ROBER T NilLSOy.
March i 0. : ,
RICHMOND TURNPIKE COMPA'S V.
At a meeting of the Direflon e>f the Ri^htvon !
Turnpike Company, held nt the Engle T/firrn,
on Iriday evening, the 20th Februnrf, jmiy.
RFSOLV ED, That the further Ann of five dollar*
- be paid on ea'h fhare, held by the floik-lv.Mrr*
i in the company to Na'hart.l Sheprarl thi ir frta
furw, on or before the firfi day of April next. ^
A Copy. To fie,
N. SHEPPARD, Clerk.
February 07, (tiffA)
JUST RFCEIVKI>,
j A PR ESI I Afibrtmeiit of Chtrrt Wires, Chrrr
I p^igne, MouEeux by the box, Burgundy,San
| tern, Vin de Crave, La.Titte, Mufcat of Frorttigni'C
Wire Hitters—ant! alfo, a frefh ftipply t,f Olive*, Ca
ver*. Anchovies, Cayrnnc l’cpprr, Mufiard, Pruitt*,
Kaifins by the box, Almonds ami Tiller**, All kind
of Weft-India Sweetmeat*; ail kind of Confedfione
ry—and di.Tcreut articles nl perfumery—For Sale by
ALEXANDER PLAIN 7ILLB.
Richmond, Oot. 17. (2 aw Cm
A-r BRSAD for .1 e , j*y of Richie. ff
from the Gth inff. until further ord. r» (Super
fin* Plow being7 Dollars and SI Cents :>er Barrel)
viz.
A (ingle loaf made of Superfine
TIour to weigh f-t r,-». far 1 1 2
Doio of Common Flour 2t 4 j-s
Double the above wt. r* foedltveiy »
FEW. CARRINSrCN, T>T;yr.
J*tu try r,. tf.