The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany — Richmond, Va., 1802-07-05 00:00:00, page 1

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J HEREBY forewarn all pcrfbns
from crediting my Wife Susanna Tonev
on my account, (he having tor a long rime
quitted my Bed and Board without caufc.
ARCHIBALD TONEY.
June 24.1302.
JAMES LTldCH,
Horte Sheer & Farrier,
FROM DUBLIN,
RETURNS his thanks to his Friends nnd
the Public for their encouragement, iince
v ho commenced Buf nefs; and hopes, by his
aBiduity, u> have a c nti nuance .of their fa
ntrs. He takes this method pf informing
»h»ir* rhnthchas removed from Mam.cf. t£U :
to he C.ry of Rai’MOJ.r, below the!
Court-Houfe, and near Mr. John TavJePs;
where Gentlemen may have their Horfcs
Nicked, Foxed, Docked, Cropped, &c. in the
neateft and mole approved manner. Low
for catb. Every Difeafc in. Hcrfcs treated I
with care and attention which (hall be war
ranted under special contr; <£L
* ALL KINDS OF SMITH WORK,
/It reduced Prices.
' N. B, Good Stables,and wholefomc. Food
for Horfcs, cheap near the Smith Shop.
Richmond Jure ijtb i Be £.
I I
. GARDEN. j
l*T'HE Lai tes and Gentlei/ .~x\- of Ridn
* Most) and Manchester, and their
Vicinities, are re/p**£tfuHy informed, that the
Garden,appertaining to theCtty Tavern
formerly occupied by Air. Raphael, has heen !
elegantly fitted out r..t a great Expence, to I
jenedf vc ag.J aggrcvHc
PLEASURE GARDEN,
Which will be Cplendidly Illuminated,
>.N0 the visitors entertaIned with a
Band of Mufic,
Where they will find all foYts cf
Ref re foments.
“/he Gardfns will be 1L i.um in atid ever/
Evening during th Scafon.
f tidies and Gentlemen villi be admitted gratis.,
At all times of the Dav, as well as the Even
ing; an twill he furrtifhed with whatever
they choofe-to call for, at a moderate Pritre.l
'•'he proprietor has taken the grealcfl Pain; j
to furniln htrofelf with every Nectflarv,
to render fatis faction,
Richi/tonet, June 19tb, 1802.
C<ty >j" Hie hr i ond\
IN COMMON HALL.
Muy 26, l aosr.
DOC 7 ORS Cringan and M’Caw, having
tendered their fe twice s to inOcnlate the
Poor of his City for the CO\tf POX gratis,
R/V.vecl, that the Constables he dired^H to
no • the fame to. the Poor, in thch- reflective
-O'utt cts, without delay. ]f the other PSiy
ftctanv '.a this City fbould think proper to
Xnocu.ate the Poor gratis, and v/iil gjL in
formation thereof to fHe Mayor, he will direct
the Conftables to notify the Poor within theii \
fc eral Diftrr£ls thereof. Am that the Prin
ters in this City bo requeued to infeft this
Refolution in th ir rtfpe&ive Newspapers,
dopy Tcjie.
ADAM CRAIG, l. c. i*. c. r.
“Walter potterT'
Book Binder Stationer j
OPPOSITE
/Xefirs. IvJfTCHFEL & GARDNERS j
• Plait; Street Rirbfnztid. ,
AXES the I’bcrty of inform "r> ; his
2 Friends, and the Public in general* that
•i* has commenced the ^Sor-e iFafmefs, ^nd;
’olicits the patronage of thole who may think j
proper to employ him.
Merchants account Books ruled to- any
pattern, and Book-Binding of every defer ip - !
tier; executed with atvmr.cy and difoatefa. i
AEbO ■
A conftant fuppiy of St ationa 7 v.
.. 7un* 2d. »80g.
’ I
' For SALK,
Mount Comfort Farm,
r,V^ff,.C<r.^4 a hour cm mile ,h(
F'“ 'i.'f"''* ■•’" »"* r«r«« * m,o
hV uhh t°vj’r,a,r * larft Bruit li>,vei_
Mjiju, i r' icon . .t a fid*-, wtthcon.cnie.it
pa.ijgei, t..£i,«t., <u.d pnriour, ind.n Uri>- Celh-wi.k
two room,, Kitchen, w .tjj .W.-, dalre g. wjf
Brrnsry, coaco-hoi.ft, acd all , house,,La"th a«
far, for a family, anti for fnm;„e
resolving^ front a v rl| .a„Ju,|cd
farm, so contigu ;us to the Ctfy, nr. so nunwouj -*-id
xbl 1o0W-V tnft -[ <ha,! "* ^-^rtake M nrsrribr
iM^'HiviS oeeuf^cm.ft plevuuand
i' p r n I1’ f'°ns WUh,n *pc vi^»Uv «f Kichnidird. '
3 Persons wtlHlng to pyrchnse, are invited ,o vkw
ar,a apply at my Office, ia
THOMAS WILSON,
P.icbiHattr?, 15th June, iSC>2. (\.vr.)
1 ' 1 out jL l hi C
i‘v hogsheads and TIERCEs*.
Cut Herrings 6? Shads,
For Sale at Ro c it 6t s, bv
~ , JOHN crad?cc;:.
June 1C, is^g.
JOHN PUMFRE K
BOOK BINDER AND
STATIONER.
'»>• ,«ri«U inm k».
^«ORrMfel»r g«n«ral Id con’
„*«•« C«K '-'a!! *r,riP.ic«„ *.
, 4 f b ' &C* SiC* k*Ptco6ft»Dii- .on hird
uoo, .ubtaaavpatten,, and Binding <irTieu or
in ali iu various branches. h ‘ICU nr
IT‘Uearniftiy requeRwd, thi: &ould ti er* U
• '-m«rik anr enfcetkil cl iims ^ J \
.lecjft p of CURRia and pShfREY ^T^0'
brought i„*o, pa/ment. nXffii'Sr «“
“°. 'If', *»»»rr rnd dUcufL ,ha £
an.« oue by trcm, no farter indulgence can b:
MXtWs 10 C'°5C thc ““.finer ; of hi, adn-.mHae.onl
JOHN PUMFREY.
oiiiv;vi»g p,rlner
and //ibrin.ftrjror of Arcfii*
p . betir Curries dsr’d
K cfirnond June 41b, 18
dAJt r*~c»*‘l for publ:ft:ng the
WtHani.?, 7„/l:, ■{,'N° J.u~ «•
ggggj—WHW IMiaur .■», — — -
FRO?: * VIRGINIAN CORR£3?OND2NT.
No. III.
IT .s^nlctturtafel/tmd .T-t many »er
lons, ?rc‘e'''1 ^ ^nf-der Jock am! I navy
r-nu, av one and tb-Tmsc thing. They ore'
S!±2 ?Te th-': . tend -1 that
£Z ^ tC P“rc!lafc opting the ,,vo
I fhouU be gladthee any man, who knows
^Zn^r*fua^ wbi*»« J.a-niiar,
2™ r ‘ -h" toP tthijplate, and be
m;»-P f-rth.r that h.
"■t try ton feer tarn what is the re*: d' Fer
w^":'*n a do.c’£» an^ - navy yard.
-lor kV. tfTTJZZ*! r;?;11' - The
*h;r arc fcwVi?
difnf'^of ”r\°f woncuen, the cfcpofo and
d..p.. j. ortnnHcrs, i. -t- .-c anj v,;hi.e rh * ffctn
TS. kvulmng. 1 he* two docks nd^ht be fu^.
ac,t for ailthelhirs of tfVnavy *„d £,£ny
. .. * •*»every fliip or, the (rocks onebt to
nave a navy yard to Tfelf. The fa (eventy
fours coutd no: be built without a navy y*rd
to eyo, unkfs it Ihould be i<i fncceffion.
Doc, any fc-.Jy pn.-fe.Td that this delay was
contemplate J > ih. lav/ ? Do not the fixture
anu rhe appropriation (hew to the contrary*
T J* ,XK,t thc *«/ of Mr. Stfc t to came
,;c v r oJe vf t? f: ftv Alps to be built at cmbe*
; !OV/ w rr'!I be done without a r.avy yard
c*o each or them ? Mr. Sodderc’s ca! Jmriiators
snrt •tke«r dupes, fay, in the docks. Mr. Crn
.or ..imh lay: at Philadelphia. .-rid »h- in
vcit gato's irem to have- though*? Mr 2tod
.! \ f 'ne Jf;’ profrir pUce. A man who is
fo ‘’-Tgu.Ti a cart from a horfe—
r.?r wT? [an<?ra Mr wiien f»nHr, from
• - > - U., i. -imfcei • ;e;c*re they arc put toeethe*-,
—would grve a A (T-.r,f *• *j ’
9 Ww-*- <uu».er. And yet
- ■ Mprjm'—*WHrg-i -w ■ i. ii ■■ ii ^
UJe fagacious all-knov.i p commrtcc of
inveftigation have find, or fcneching to the
fame **lte6l, that Ux. feventy four gun (hips
coulc at the fame time be built- fitted and
equipped tot fea in »u. docks l Or in ivir.
Stoddm's office? Tell Vi' NOT ihGath ! ! !
If * Mr. Stoddcrt bad p; scba'ed. a Imglc
dock more than the lav/ direfl.-d, it would
have deferred inveftigation. So likcwife,
if he had pur chafed one r.avv yard ids than
was lufficient for the bui?ding of fix feventy
fours, it the fame time- he would, in my op •
aion, have dei'prved condemnation. It would
have bee ft a weak pufillanimous foibearnnc •
u[wr. an important point, ii upportable b> any
verbal crfticifm, tending to thow that .;ny
number hfs than fix was fix, or that two
doc*ts and fix navy vaids were fynonb.nous
term:. It Would have proved very ele -ly.
to my htisfadhon, that Mr. StoddeA w -.s to
tally unfit for his place.
I nv. already laid that it wr, V tter to
! yurchafe than rent the fix navy yards. Vhefe.
i utC 1 f reavers. A navy yard winy is near
a *i>wn ih vdd be i red oled in a 'hb'hmti.d
rrunner, { here fhould be feveral ihop
') particularly one for a black-fm’tb, ano
"her f°r a Jftinor. JTher> fhould aifo be a fub
fla’r.tiai lumber houfe, in wideii r.l• final 1 articles
j might be fecured and arranged. There fhould
i be an office for he fupe* hiicndaut, befides
j many other buildings. ;
* If the navy yards belonged to the Unir-w
I States, all of thefc improvements vveulu be
| erected in a fubftantial maimr.sr. It they
i fhould be rented for a fbort torm, the : reprove
[mints would be made barely to iuit tnat term,
j I he pUrpofe be ng anfwerecl, they would oe
; either loft, or fell for a mere tride,
I If the refopyees of the United Stater V.?rc
po fire*.ched thy-: they would not afford a navv
■ ^ arc! to each cl the tix fhips, then ; : would
| have 1 ee;: proper to build one or- two lefi- ;
! :•> that as tar as the defign might be purfued.
|i' might be done r. ith ibeed and with
Ultra*
; 1 hrffe remarks r>re made, not . -•! thcfe ho
underfiand fti-.p building , out tor juch a? have
been mi fled into the opinion tl u: Jocks,
tr ike little navy yard at Pbi!rd>Jpl:ta\ would
anfwer for the buildi •>? if fix hwu tow ;< iri
flips at the fan.- . '
But, iuppofe that fomrf ring might be-laid
in favour or the commil t-.c/s report. T ihould
then be glad to 1c "iOw upon what urincrples the
executive council of V irginia, the members ri
the laft afiembly, or their euloY.fts ar-! iup -
porters, can pretend to find fault wh y Mr.
Otoddert ?
Nothing could h* more aipufing t; an >
ne^r the teperate an.f-.vers which WAnVd be
given* upon this it is i»-.ofc likely no
anfwer will be attempted j bccaufe no fub
jlantial anfwer can be given, "Why then is
it that countenance i? .-.t* bar- been c-iven t?
Jucn jiandalous mi/'r ’efrefint: Jons T is if c
the duty o‘ ."/cry perfon in either of thefe
departments to give Ks conftaut attention and
dt'ty to every thing which occurs-! i which
tl:r public intcreft, ’e.ofe, or h^f piuefs, is in
anyway concerned? x a.y YE:'; and fhall bj
gla«. to knov- the man who draws his ft»$w*r;u
from the public treafams w ow:;i (ay NO.
Does thx» abfurd clamour proceed from th*
w; at of talents ? No. Is it from the want of
information ? Jmpoflibl.e. Is if bccaufe ihev
•vant o fee virtue honor and hewfty borne
dov. by the -opp/ftte quclit'es * (jfs— oio is
heaven \ Moi•••Ic’roif not. it is- ! fear, bc
. caufe the, tide o»r popvlaritv has tak**n a ccurie,
wruch threat: ns to overwhelm e.crv n x .
whr. fhallat tempt to < ppofc hi- voice agAinft
the t?cilruihoi* not only of Mr. Stridden. a„ :
of a f fuel, mem.
; laving fav.» in tiw.tn as. -r>. ou; ;• “'-ar ones,
I will now {hew j dhr-mn?, in whi:h -hey
are ffl.-rced.
■it may be remember'- f fJnr the lu'ier'ib’v
pa fled a i aw, which Tithoi bed the g-we/mn
and counc/1 to raif,. a company of fot.Kcrs.
r.'i.A }u?* did rot fay n word corwemmg bar
rack? jferracks were ncverjhelcfs wanted;
.although they were not indifpcrfible M th
: fervicc. T ,\c governor and council have coiw
Hoe red that the law, by implication, me Jnt t! at
barracks (hould h* builc, For this pu'pole.
it was neceflar. to -arrow ;!>. money for the
vholc, from foi -n of the funo in which »heic
wa' a lurptus/ The barracks have been b lilt
at ahrxpence of ab-Mit £1800. The latf af
-ec• bfy tnrwgbt proper to enquire into it.
ir.vt'ftiy'Mt.ortw tb.-y not only appuwed
J* \>H n r.-fu-c, b;if paflrt: a v tc of wlogv.
r 'Vi.y of tl c ['erfons who have here,'■out. ovn-»
I
(;'j rn the Wreck h-.nofs *4 who hat*
condemned Airj^tocHert fOT pufchafiog fjjC
; f13'-'v y»«K wm« h tu. r.- */f>"mu/r
h'-vc a great deal of Killy, or efiVurtery. f
, the tw;» ccies are examined and compared,
the re r t will be altogether in Mr. Stoddert’:
| r“vor- , purchafcd nav y yards by tfce mean?
jCi funus whi 'K were nppiopriatedj and were
abu.ocgnt, without which it was impoffibie
j thatch Uv: could he carried huo efFedf. The
council executive have built adv^fi*. which
cnighr have been delayed, uyrh? means of
money which was appropriated to t>ther uf s.
1 1 he. ypMran applaud eulogize tW
conduct of the g. vyi nor -dnd coUncii. and feme
c ! the i.-the republic :.<• ?re ready tu condemn
t > .Me loweft pit of infamy, the official con
cfcl uhd private T—• r\,f ; mjamin-Stod
Je.' t * hete arc drange contr <dicliom *
Reader, whoever , ou arc/* I afk v on tonaufe.
~*I cr truth and juh ee take ‘he lead. Jvxerf
*ne properties, qualities and ■ hereieg which
jc ong tc you? - wu mind, and ^harvf.Tr. Bo
*' HerT-rt rb^t ' fp. A—.Mr H_Mr.
; ( a* ;■ '-P on,-aay e: ; r c-. jidemn o ridicule.
| y°"- 1 be editors of this paper have promifeu
to oubl /ft any lcply Which may be c fiVred.
. W hy has no bod/ appeared, or rather why
| w*'1 no body appear r It is oec.-ufethe truths
; aPf*; arguments are too p we s'ul for the im*
. p -dent fubtet luges of faliehoou, o: the emotv
I i".'.lions of >ibphiftrv.
! Vv ith reined* to the buildiiyr of <he bnr
I rack*,, my opinion i«, that -the governor and
| counci: a fled net only With fidehtv, hut w/C.
and '-t :• on- •. i to ft to th- .'le whocai
-at them, that the h- . ;b is worth and wit? tch
for more mpn > than i- oo'i The wifeacrey.
-.'•nr cc'mo’.v:, m?.y, if they are hiffcieutiy
| numerp.Cs,.ieli the iio; f;. I '■■>, -e "o u't ■ -j
i Calling rten to the it , ho : J ;e and corffi
Idem.iil to:.'ions, and then -fling with
i triom, us it th: - were either fchoolboys, of
Mh^rpert. !f they arc unfit for their lTccs,
go' vhnfe y, no are fit.
| t ne fome r>' >ntr > rr- i
J' ■1 /•dfotcegs to Mr. :. . ■ iv • i It Wis cr
• tight for hirn to pur-chafe the navy yard%
I than it was for the governor 2nd council to
; hui;.d the ba:.ac>. Ami 1 cannot conceit*
! 't poflibic tfo.t there fhou! a man in lo
| cietyj v.ho Ifos. given either a vote 01 ^r. opin
ion in favor o: th'* buihiinjt ot the barracks,
;vho can he/ifere to .: co,i>: only approbation,
hut thanks and atpLiuf-?, to that able, vigilant,
virtuous and rncritprieu, rn r . Berjamiia
; ■ ■ - • ivy. who,
*r-’ng Cnee, made .he Am.rican name and!
navy irluflrious,—to whom every individual
in ibv»C*ty owe.- bridividir"; thanks—to whom
tamer-e owe. fo nuic-h—-ai 1 to whom, in
tunes to come, he candid and imp nr ?1 h.ifo >
nan Will : : t foil to render exalted praife*
1 ,
j ycTi the ruiroR'1.
j 'f w" report of the committee of mreftiga *
t* r* 1 cootidered by ft; :h r< public*jis asMeri
" !, ,ies to. b; a m:J~ important prefer*
:ior. < Samuel ’ T. r*f ,::!i announced it to his
read*:- r3 if it had been n n, s Jrom h.‘avert.
l c great variety of n.a _e which we are
cuudernncd to read and wr; v, will, fof (ome
t’-nic, prevtrr fr.-m finltbing a concife ex
■■i 1*0 tipn T this :r ot tfwhi b isdefigned for
t th-' Pr.In‘he ?•. *an trine, and in the
fpirit of trtr;h and c-n : ,- wc vefpectfuiiy beg
leave r- i-murk that, upon attentive peru
lal cf th , report, v/e*" re ieriouliy (buck
'V.th furprif/ . have y. .. ;:* ef and h. ar us, be
for vo. form an opinion,/ b»*rl* at tfie dtfin
,y. iuicy oi its lTi*«< md at toe "•♦mparacivef
m/tguif ranee of its?-. ufitiona. *>
• Look atr the fourth .-gr* of this, day’s Rp~.
cordci i and "ti.i c ac part in th two lap.
[number. The. -acts, feet ruruou:a not
j whifpersT therein Itatcd, may fetve to fhew
j bow little, how very 1.tTe dependence ought
r > be rlake I up-’C rtnv p':')
Why did not the r-public an.- make amo
tion for ehduirinb.t-ibtr treatment of the
L river prifo'i-i's /;/ t.' • .: of A -' fib?
\ Why w»s c*?>. niton T {? red to yraft without
peat -. K; mucky had nten-difr .v<v-. 1 five
' years befor' the ccmmenc'-i>nt of the war
. of 'ItC;revolution, f’ extent is equal to thr.c
of The grad ml iale of his tnva’u~
il*by territory ff-oi.i have or.id your pub-.ic
‘ d ’its. This K\va’fe have prevented the
I netfsflity f -r thou- toxes, which have linn*
II n fc rr. n- beds f. viu bere/.t’-* yo u wives
. an J cb*!d’un -> .mss! "at have fometimes
» b ** ,i ' v fljrdef >-y ihenus for ores tenth
j part oMHf.’r t>o"tive value.
To le continued.