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HJCUMUjM), FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1810.
Vol. 7.
tfjT Published by Thomas Ritchie, nearly op
f Mite the Globe Tavern, Richmond, Virginia.
ay CON Dll IONS .-—Five dollars a year, to
be paid annually in advance. Those viho vcish to
be considered as annual subscribers, must hertXiftet
designate it at the time oj subscribing, otherwise
their papers viill be discontinued at the expiration
qf the first year.
FOR NBW-OKLEANS,
the packet schooner
pG R A j\ D S A L H K M;
__^ BENON1 JACKSON, Master, •
"W iH sait on tlit- 70* August—for freight or pas
auge (having el-’g int accommodations) apply to
the Master on board, or to
Wm. ROWLETT.
yuly SI-___ 3H
LANDS for SALE—The Subscriber of
fers for sale, his
TRACT OF LAUD,
Tying iivtlic county of Amherst, on the waters of
Piney rivar, adjoining the Duds of James Frank
tin, j ad Franklin’s estate, Micaj o Camden.
\V>U>uin S- Crawlmd and Bartlett Cash ; con
taining near yuO acres This traet lies extremely
well; upon it is a considerable cjumitity of me*
♦low ground, it is vciy fertile, well watered, and
■well adapted to the cultuie of corn, wheat and
tobacco ; upon it is a phuitadon sufficient to work
eight hands, a considerable part of it is fresh land,
«iul tli_ whole of it is in a high slate of cultivation
—well enclosed, and divided into four fields ;
each field in its turn has been sowed in small
(grain, a part of the grain has been rolled in tht
Plaister of Palis, and the whole have been sowed
in their turn in red clover, which grows luxuri
ant on tiiispluntation ; that, together with tiie
■white clover, which grows naturally upon it,
produces very line pasturage, there is also upon
it a very good apple orchard, and there has lately
Dcen built thereon, stone usefuiand valuable hou
•es. A further description is deemed uunecessn
ry, as it is presumed that no person will purchase
without first viewing the lands The overseer
living on the plantation, wills!- vr the laud to any
person wishing to purchase.
ALSO— One other Tract, lying in GCochland
county, on both sidus of Tuckahoc creek, oh the
north side ot die Tur'ee Chop road, adjoining the
lands of Benjamin Hughes, Benjamin Watkins,
and Elisha Leak’s estate, containing three hun
dred anti fitly acr s, a considerable part of this
land is cleared, and n me ol it has l»een in cultiva
tion for some years past ; it is land of good soil,
and is well adapted to the culture of corn and
Wfu-at, and is very convenient to market, being
about twenty tnret: miles from the city of Rich
taiond.
These Lands will be sold on time, and the pay
menu made accommodating to pul-chasers For
further particulars respecting this last tract of
Land, apply to Col .Robert H Saunders, living
„ - yiv ir :t in the said county, or to the subscriber in
like city of Richmond WILLIAM GAL T.
April 31- tf
*^Oll SALE, a H)USE & LOT on Ferry
l street, near C ui.s’s Feiry J lie lot js 40
fe.i hi :r nt, snd 1JJ ''ir' J ep, hiving tuRioieiit
room on the bark of it for a lumber h-.us.i with
convenient access t > it ’Tis a pleasant anil de
sirable situation for a private family,‘and rents as
"well as any liouse in the city : a fu. tlier descripti
or. of it is t.ought ur.r.cccssury, as it i, presumed
tbit no person will purchase without first viewing
the premises—For terms apply to James Sca
br > k, r.t-xt doyi above the Post Olfice.
July 10. tf
ri’WENTY DOLLARS REWARD Elop. J
A eii from Mr J ones Smiln, shout tlie mid- !
<lieol M .y last, a slave, named SAM, who hud
been employed for sesuul years past in tha‘ gen
tleiuan's Bake-Housef
SA is about t wenty four or fire years of age,
low of stature, and not very bulky ; of youthful
ai'pw.uance, a dark complexion, a count! lance
Willi an incessant smile, approaching to u grin,
and thereby discovers a lint set of teeth, which
be is not a little fond ol shewing He is s ,>w of
speech, inn when spoken to suddenly or quirk
Jy. stammers and liesd-tea exceedingly.—ilis
clothes not recollected.
Some time in August last, a note was given
him by the Subscriber, ( who then wished to ills
pose of him,) to look-out for a purchase i_h
merely purported the terms" to any person re
siding in Richmond, or it's neighbourhood _
Ami as he lias tlu note still in possession, lie
•will probably, under preUnre of se< King .1 mas
ter, endeavor tliereby to effect Ins escape out of
the State.
All masters of vessels and others are, there
fore, forbid, at their peril, harboimg or carrying
him off.
The above reward will be given, and all rea
Bmiable charges allowed, if brought back u, bafe
ty to
. JOHN KING.
Richmond, July 10. tf
\\f ILL Ih- offered for s.de, on the 15/A day of
▼ ” August ntxr on the premises, to tuc highest
bidder, that v ,iu hie E-.t-.u-, called
6 UMMli li ll IL L,
Lately the property oj Dr John FI vcninghrrm,
d< ciatcd, tttuate in Chesteifield ecu tv adjoining
James Hive'. abpu‘ Jour nines he low the t wn of
Chester containing by a tan survey. 71/5 acres t
9tte half of which is n oot land, mostly will tun
bmd, and 83 acres of low ground, including about
30 acres of v.ilu ,hte meadow-my ovntu ms of
• rious hinds choice Fruit Trees / houa j usually a
W* pied to n P. it.itio.i a Dwelling II un with 4
fo mi each a fire place, p usage and cioseis, ana
ext i /lent springs qf water, convenient to the rlwel
itng nouse. This situation commands a ph asing
vii w oj the river, thi adjacent seats, and gnat part
s>J the city of Richmond. 'Jhe terms of sale will
be i)3j(J(J/n cash, and the balance of the punh.sse
tnoney payable by two annual instalments, with a
dal of trust on the land to secure the payments_
T'lm’inion to sow wheat at the usual nine, and
Pis anion will beg tv n on thi fits’day of January,
J SI 1. V hose inclined to purchase will be shewn the
L nd by applying to Mt H J’richard, or to Mr
Win Shon who live adjoining.
I hose */,„ have chums upon the estate of the de
denied J H are requested to hand them to Mr
M under qf M uchester for adjustment, and those
hni' bud arc requested to make pa,ment to h>m
TMb, THUUTEFS.
July 13. tils
A7ALUABLE PROPERTY I-OR SaLE
™ subscriber is authorised to sell the
Isrio & commodious BRICK BUILDING, on
»l e Main Street on Shock® Hdl, at present oc
oi'l.ifd >) Mr. Kivalaiti—.Also.the *m ill BRICK
*OUSE, next above the one in which Mr Hi
Vai in lives, sml the two WOODEN TF.NE
MI-NTS between the last mentioned house «ml
7JSr>, Braxton’s—For parlicul <rs < nqnire of
_ THUS. TAYLOR.
May 29, )810, tf
AND FOU S ALE—By v'r'iif nl'« decide
of the Superior Court of Chonrory lor thr
Richmond District,—will be offered for tale at
•*’e town of Caira, on onday the 27th day of
August next, that valuabh TK ACT OF LAND
belonging to the estate of D< tei-field Trent, der’d
containing' l»y estimation, 78J acres lying in the
county of Cumberland, on Willis river and ad
joining the town of Caira, for the purpose of
raising a sum of money therein mentioned, due
and owing to the estate of Alexander Trent,
dec’d the contiguity of litis land to the town of
Caira ; where there is a Merchant M il, which
will no doubt, in a short time Oe in complete re
pair, and consequently will require a large quan
tity of wheat, fcte as well «s a tobacco inspec
tion—and Iteiog at the head of the navigable
waters of \V ilhs’s river, render it one of the most
dej-eable tracts of land in that part of the coun
try. Added to these, the Lml is of excellent
quality, and well adapted to the culture of to
bacco, wheat, corn, &c.
Previous to the day of sale, this land will be
laid <*lf iii lots, and sold to suit purchasers—and
'he terms of sale liberal, only one third will be
n qiinvd when the deed is made, and one, two
»nd tlwce years fur the balance; Bonds and se
curity will be demanded, secured by a deed of
trust if - quired by the COMMISSIONERS.
J"' 20
VALUABLE PKOI^H t Y — POP SALE —
I<i imrsu itce of a decree oftlie circuit court
olthe U Stales, for tin* . Virginia district, pi-a
noun.-edat tlic Nov 1809, session of that court,
between Wm Kunkall 8t Co plaintiffs, against
Thomas ivi Deane and others, defendant!!, and
between Scrlhia Sr.rophalt and Sturm an, plt’fls
and the same defendants :
Wdl be exposed to sale, at auction, at Ca Ira,
in tb<* county ef Cumberland, on Monday, tlie
27th day of. August next, that valuable MEP- |
CHANT NT1 IjL, usually called the Ca Ira Mills,!
Tobacco War.- House, Tavern and other L ts of
Ground at that place. Also, till the LANDS at
or near Ca Ira, consisting of 2000 acres and up
wards, which belonged to James Deane, Thomas
M Deane and Francis B Deane, or to either of
them, on the 20tli day ol March, 1801. Terms of j
sale, ten per cent on the purchases to be p ud in
casii—A credit of one, two a:td three years for
the residue of the purchase money, to bear inter
est from the day >t sde—tilt* purch vser dr pur
chasers giving bonds, with security, to be ap
proved by the undersigned commissioners, or
the one that mHy act, and alao executing a deed
of trust upon the property so purchased, for se
eming the payment thereof, at the periods -re
said Previous to the day of sale, the land will \
be divided into convenient lots to suit purchasers. 1
C COPLAND
W. C iriLLJAMS,
July 17
IHli SUBSCRIBER, has b(Jt< oJLL—At
Ins Gl ss and China Store, first door above
the Esgle-Tavern : A supply oi fresh Teas, viz.
Imperial, Hyson, Gun-Powder, Young Hyson &
Souchong Teas,
OlcJ Teach .tnd Cogniac Brandies,
London Particular, Madeira, ury Slterry, Claret
and Port Wines,
10 Minis. New Orleans Sugar,
Best refined Philadelphia and N. York Loaf do.
H ivanna Sugar for preserving,
10 Hampers best Florence Oil,
20 Crates Liverpool Ware,
10 Boxes Glass, consisting of quart and pint
i) ;ciuici S) a Uiuuici d} V» me Giii^vcS) oc Cl'U
eta,
50 Casks urst quality Whiskey,
50 Do Apple Brandy,
10 Do. Lmseed Oil,
20 ~ctts Table and Tea, Liverpool and Canton
China,
Preserve and Pickling Pots of every description,
Shy 10*—10 by 12 and 12 by 14 sup rior quality
Window Glass by the box,
Richmond and Brandy Wine F & FF Gun Pow
der by the keg,
8,000'.l>s Sa t Potred Bacon, consisting of Hams
and Middlings,
20 Boxes Spani&h Cigars.
EDWARD HAL LAM.
june 1.
tf
A NK.-NOTES LOST—On the 2Pth last
month, was put into the post ofti. e in this
place, directed to Wm Wood, Buck Island, Al
hi marie county, Bank Notes to the amount of
three hundred and thirty dollars, as described
bi low ; which have not been received by said
Wood The necessary sb-ps to stop the pay
mi nt of the notes at the Bank, have been taken ;
a* the letter which covered those notes, may have
been nussent, it is requested that it be sent to
th Milton Post Office.
Virginia, Richmond, g
C 319 Simon I-fontcr 14 Jan. 1807, 5u
Do do C 143 Henry Ellis, 17 Ma. 18u6 50
Do do A 4*j2 Wilson Allen 19 J ui 18u7, ot>
Do do C 2386 Edwin Novel 1 F-.-b 1810.50
Do do A 358 Simon Hunter 14 J ui 180?, So
Do do C 522 Phil Rogers (i Mur 181/7,50
Do do D 3394 James East 25 Nov 1897, lu
Do. Korfo.k,
A 1376 HichM E Lee 2 VI v 1805 20
RICH A KD A A D HU SO*).
July 17
1 111 li I t DOLLARS Kfirt'AlU)-R.,„
X away fioni '!*« snosi.rioer near Aylett’s
\V n<!-Housc, m Kim; W iliam county, on the
lltli iiint a likely bright mulatto house servant,
named I'M 1 > *Is nt about twenty two nr three
y< ar* of *g., live lent < »<ht or nine inch. H high,
lias h seal nil tlie hark of the right hand, oceasi
«»"• d »»)• « burn when lie was yoiitcj, a small one
nn the li ft, and tine on the forehead, about an inch
long, just above one of his *y. 8—He had on a
purjib colored Virginia cloth coat, ornwn linen
overalls and a cotton sliiri anrl carried wuli Inin
a short blue cloth coat, and sundry other articles
ol cloalhifig not particularly known | he had u
pass to goto Mr Willi m B. Cliarnberlayne, in
the riKinty of Henrico,ne w Richmond, an t also
a letter du ct ted to Inm which he may pmh.,bly
make use ot to enable him to get on his ioiirnev
A day or two after his elopement, a large long
legged ru t> buy home, with a hang ng m ine, fc
switch tail, vvitmSm any brand or ftesli in .i k that
is recollected, was stolen out oj the subscriber’i
pasture, and d is beiievt d by him , and on tin
same inghl. a saddle was st.,'h n, no doubt oy tiie
s^me tbit f from a m guhor, which was covered
with black leather, and had not long s nee been
newiy padded, and t|pe padding fa< « d with white
sheep nk.n, and a piece of rope substituted an
one side f *ra stir; up leather, u ,H supposed he
made to the northward with a view of getting
Philadelphia or New York. The rfhme reward
will he given for appu.ii i.diug oil diintn.ig
him to the subscrib- r,or % 20 for ei.iirmiiting him
to jail, and giving no: ice thereof; and the f.ir
tiler sum of 1U will bt paid for seaiorini the
bor§v to . KOuLliT VOLLAT).
July 77. .
II fj A N K S, .
OF RVEUY t)KSCl(t P rJOY,
fiOli iwH.E AT l JiU f/TTIGH,
*1
Iv Cornell,. Jj(y 20th, 1810
[T 13 ADVISED, That in i'ulurr, no cKim
foi* Attendance on C'>urt? M .rti.d, either as
Advocate, Members nr Witnesses, he re
lem-tl to the Auditor for adjustment, until a ro
py ol the proceedings of sucii court martial, duly
authenticated by the President and Judge Advo
rstr. shall be received by the Executive : And
that this advice be publish- <1 in the- Argus fc Kn-.
quirer for six weeks, and c< p cs thercotfurnished
llie commandants ol iliigid -$ .uid K^inieuts.
Extract from the minutes.
At*»*st.
D.ihL, L ffl'L. CO liT, Cirri of t/ir Council
J»ly 24. Gw
C* TERRELL ana L. ATKINSON, hav,
J • Pfmoved their SCHOOL, from the
mu.n street, to a Shady and retired situation on
the hill, adjoining Southgate’s.
May 29 if
\t7 AN I Ei), a SEAMSTRESS of g i.»d clia
y * • racier mi'J disposition—for wSium, a verj
liber-d price will be given, in cash. Apply a*
this offire.
June 26 *■ tf
ADEIRA WINE, believed to he of the ve*
ry best quality—tor sale by the Pipe or
Hogshead.
GIBSON Cr JEFFERSON.
June 19 ,p
Mr martial meteyer, fencing
MASTER, o\ St Mary’s CotUgc in Hal
tim.ire, and pupil of the famous Mr. I\ ue, F.-n.
ciug Master of the Academy of Toulouse—has
the honor of informing the gentlemen of this ci
ty, that he intends open ng
A FENCING SCHOOL,
Here, as soon us he will have got a sufficient
numbei of Scholars l*he following branches
shall he lunght to the gentlemen, w.io will be de
sirous of acquiring that agieeaol* and useful art,
viz .
The Small Sivortl—The Cut and Thrust—The
Brand Su ord—and, the Horseman's Szuoi d Exer
cise
Those gentlemen who wish to know the price
of Tuition, will be so good as to call on him at
tlie Virginia Inn, where he ha9 a subscription.
July ol 3 11
TO BK SOLL), tor e*<l) in nr y, cm,^um.i to
a decree of the Superior Court o! Chance
ry for the district of Richmond, made on the 8di
clay of Septt mber, 18t>9, in a suit between Tho
mas S»u>hcomb, John Jackson fit Abraham Ken
r> Chambers, plaintiff-., and Lewis Bur well _nd
Thomas R RfKites, '.fiend :>?•, :
Al1 that TRACI' Ob' L.AND, in the county of
G1 »u<.-ester and Par.sh ol Aomgdon, that for
mi rly belonged to the above named Lewis Bur
well, and w.ts conveyed by him m John Hughes,
by deed 111 Mortgage, on (lie fifth day of June,
1797, and recorded in the county court of Glou
cester, known by the name ol James's, adjoining
the tract called VVhite M.irsh, whereon the said '
Bnrwell then lived, the boundari -s. whereof are '
set forth in the said deed, or so much thereof as
may appeal,- necessary to raise the sum of 500 £
current money, with lawful interest from the 1> 1
January, 1800, till payment, die costs of suit and
the charges and expenses of sale.
1 he sale will lake place at Gloucester court
house on the third d ay f September next.
#uly 31
ids
I^OR SALE—a valuable MERCHANT and
• SAW MILL ; Situated in liiw county of
Loudon on Goose creek j of a mile from wnere I
n empties in the Potomac 4 miles from Leashing, •
35 from Alex mdria and about the same distance
from Geoige Town; in the midst of the finest
wheat country ol Virginia. The main road liom
Leesburg to Ah xandiu, passes within one mile
t- f ihe mul, and the boa:s that navigate the Potu
mac come up to the Mill, which affords great
. pportunity of procuring wheat, by means ol me
river, at all seasons, and u great f'.cility ot sending
flour to market by water to G urge Town and
Alexandria The Mill-House is built ofstonr 6U
•cel by 34 two stories and four floors, and works
two pair of stones. The machinery, which is of
the most approved construction, is in good repair.
rii>- saw mill, is ofihe'udinary size & works 1 saw
— With the Mill, if suitable to the purchaser, may
no had 1U Ol 20 acres of Land, on tne side of Uie
creek on which the mill Stands, addon the opp.>
site a tract ol Land, containing about 380 or JUO
acres, of good quality and well timbered The
• xcellcnce ol the stream ot Goose creek, at tins
place ; the abundance ot wheat grown in the vi
c nuy ( the facilities of watei navigation j and ill
general and rapid improvements of tins part of
.lie state hold out great inducements to a person
irt ivil v and unii il infliiuorl to « i .
Ntar Ar/uui ton OJ/ice, Titginia
July 31
c|>3 niMalitf
1**I> BE SOI,I). at Hanover court house,
* ' on the tom ill »V ednesduy m Aii^a it next,
being court day, Joseph Thompson's undivided
interest in the lands Iy»»»tc ir» Hanover and Louisa,
to winch tiie children ot Josipn i liutnjm>in an
entitled, under the will of their granu father,
J'lll i riiompson, d< * e tied, winr.ii will is Ot re
coni in the (nun of this county; 1 he said Jo
seplt having’ conveyed the s .mu to me to secure
the payment of money due by him, to Anthony
Street, as appears by a died of trust, bearing
date the 2d day of April, 1808, winch is also of
recor d in the said court.
SAMUEL CRASTLAND.
J"ly 31 _ , *,
I AN UEOrt SALE — I’he subscriber otters
& A Uirsale, all Ins LaNL)S, laying in the coun
\y I-utiisa. The tract on which I hte, contain
mg a: out 700 acres, 6 miles below Yancey vide,
and 3 from 1 nomas Mitchell's Stole, on the south
lock ot Tamunkey river, two thirds cleared_
Comforial>!u budding ; a good orchard ; a Grist
Mill, and an excellent meadow.
About 300 acres near said Mitchell's, and ad
i.mg the lands of Mr Lancelott A>inor, on
l>«( p creek, about half cleared, a tolerable dwel
bug honie* and out houses Six hundred e* forty
am s near Yanceyvdle, on the river, about one
tburth cleared
On the- two last mentioned frarts, purchasers
may sow grain by the f» -st n| s, ptevnbtr next, it
iMissesston given by the 1st of December. One
lorn tn part of ilit* purchase mom y paid down, the
balance in three annual install imp, with interest
Irom (be date, if not ptr - tu dly paid
'JAMES IV IN STOW
July H
211
A rtAC'HtK wanted, in ;» j rivxte family.
1 *■ ,or ,!»e tuning year—a it. .n well (lualifivd
In tract. til/- I,a|rn, Greek and Eiiglisii Langtu
OHi W l* rt,cel W*1*' lii’eml wage*. Apjjly at tiii*
^u,y fWfcw4\*f
Europe.
Beauties u/ the British Government ! / /
Extract from. /iOrrf Cochrank’s Speech,
t>’ the Debate on the JSmvy Estimates.
May 11.
SIR,
Indisposition has stopped me from sub
mitting to the consideration of this House,
those matters respecting which 1 hatl giv.
en notice ; anil the same cause inis disabled
me from paying that attention to the Naw
Estimates, which I should have done, and
which I might have done, had this Estimate,
completed in February 7, been piiu'cd and
delivered to us in proper time, instead i f a
tew days ago, for w hich, however, I su;>p .so.
there was some weighty reason-Not..
withstanding these advantages, enough will
l,r; b-.hly appear, to stu w the. nature ot the
<h”.g, as to the manifest injustice of he
Pent/on Pis', An Admiral, worn out in *he
service, is superunuated at 410/. a year, a
Captain of the navy at 219/. ; while 'he
Clrtk of the Ticket Office retires on 700/.
The Widow of Admiral Sir Andrew Much
ell has one third of the allowance to the Wi
dow of a Commissioner of the Navy. Mar
tha, widow of Admiral Bounnasttr, 75/. ;
Mary Hammond, a Commissioner’s widow,
500/.; Ebz ibeth, widow of cap aiu Blake
60/. ; Elizabeth widow of Commissioner
Lane, 500/. Four daughters of -he gnl ant
captain Courtenay, 12/ 10^ o ich ; It in-lner
of Admiral Sir Andrew Mitchell, 25/ ; two
Daughters of Admiral Epworlh 25/ each ;
Daughter of Admiral Keppel, 25/ ; El za
beth, daughter of captain M um. who was
killed in action, 25/; four children of Ad
mir.il Moriarty, 25/ each-Thus thik
tken daughters of Admirals or captains,
several of whose fathers fell in the service
of the Country, received from 'he gratitude
of the nation a sum /ess than Dame Mary
Sax'on. the widow of a Commissioner—This
Pension List is not formed on comp ira
tive Rank or Merit or length of services, r
any rational principle, but appears to ije 'de
pendent on parliamentary influence alone ;
for Lieutenant Ellison, who lost his arm,
is allowed 91/ 5 , and captain J >hn on, wno
lost his arm, has only 45/ 12* 6d ; Lieute
nant Arden, who lost his arm, lias 91/ 5* ;
Lieutenant Campbell, lost his leg, h is 4<ji 1!
and poor Lieut Chambers, who lost both ms
legs, has only SO/, while Sir A. S. Ham.
mond retires on 1,500/ per annum The
brave Sir Sumiel Ilood, who lost his arm,
500/; while the Secretary to the Admiral '
tv retires, in full health, with a pensi n of
1500/—To speak, less in detail, 32 Flag.
Officers, 22 Captains, 50 Lieutenant*, iso
Masters 56 Surgeons, 23 Putsers, 91 Boat
swains, 97 Gunners, 202 Carpenters, 51
Cooks, cost the country 4.028/ less than the
nett proceids of the Sin. cures of Lord Ai
den, 20 638/, Camden 20 586/; Bucking
ham 20 693/. 5
nr .iujjci iiimaicu Admirals, (Japrairis
and Lieutenants, have but 1,012/ mure than
Earl Camden’s Sinecure. Ail that is, paid
to ali the wounded officers of the British
navy and to the wives and children of those
dead ot killed in action, does not amount
b> 214*. to as much a> Lord Arden’s Sine
cure atone. 20 358/ -What is paid to the
mutilated officers themselves, 11 408/ 10*
is but halt as much.-Is this jus ice ? Is
this he treatment which the officers of the
navy deserve at the hands of those who
call themselves his majesty’s government ?
Does the country know of this injustice?_
Will this too be defended? If I express
myself with warmth, I trust in the i idul
gence of the House : I cannot suppress
my leelings. .Should thirty one commissi j
oners, commissioners' wives a.id clerks, have
3,899/ more among them, than nil the
wounded officers of the A'avy of i’.nf'anl t
1 find upo.< examination that the Welles
leys receive from the public 34 129/, a sum
equ d to 426 pair of lieutenants’ It g-,, cal
culated at the rate of allowance for Lieu
Chambers’s leg. Calculating by,he peusi
on toi Captain J >hn*on’s arm, viz; 4 >/ '
Loid Vnlen’sSinecure is equal to the value 1
ot 1 0J‘J Captains' arms, l'he Ma.quis of
Buckingi.am s Sinecure alone, in t!ie nett,
will maintain tne w mle ordinary establish!
ineni ot the viciualiing departments at
Chatham. Dover. (Gibraltar, Sheerness the
Downs, Heligoland, Cork, Malta Mediter
rmean, Cap ■ oi Good H .pe Iiiode Janeiro
and leave 4 466/ in the Treasury. Two of
these com tor able Sinecures would victual
the officers r.rnl men serving in all the ships
in ordinary in Great Britain, viz: in 117
sail of the line, 105 frigates, 27 sloojj* f,f y
hulks, l liree of tht m would maintain the
D ,ck yaul es wbiishmeiits at Porrsmouh and 1
Plymouth; ami by the addition of a fe «
.ante, would amount to as much as the whole
ordinary establishment of the royal dock ,
yards, at Chatham, W mlwich. Deptford
and Sheerness ; and the Sinecures and , ffi
ces executed wholly bv d puty, would more
ihan maintain 'he ordinary establishment of
all the royal dockyards in ,|,e kingdom
in return to this pension list: I nb
serve, that pensions given „y l(ie whig* tn
commissi mers clerks and others, whom they
forced out to make room for their friend*,
amounted, in 13 months, to about 1 508/ more
than the present administration have by
this list, given away in nearly three years
that have elapsed since. And the right
honorable gentleman (Mr. Ponv.nln ) wf,n
two nigh's ngo. n ade soputhei.can anpeoi
to the good sense of the people of KiigLnd
against those whom he was pleased toed
designing men and drmatr tfurs actual!y
.v-v,v.»v.^, .... ueen month* in of
fice. h Horn equal to vine admirals, wh ,
hnve spent then- lives in the service ofthr r
roiinuy '-three times as much ns nit the
pensions given to all the daughters and chit
dren of the admirals, capt mm and hen-e
nnnts, and other officers who have died in
indigent Circumstances, or been killed in tin
service I —and tl-t muc!i as would p:.y the of
li ers and men employed in the fifteen
hulks ot the line, in ordinary front tht
minute expencrs noticed in this estimite
viz: fi.r oiling clocks, killing rats and keep
•r,i» cats, I should have supjmsed that greni
c.ue was taken to have it tevy rotrer-’. It
lu.-J’ln proceeded to examine the bed.
Ilie Koyrtl Uukc which ibry f„un4
i'i< .k,cd ‘.n't T;,;*..
>' evV1>!tro I p, ,vj„g f',!;i| », ,m .,|Cu ,1*
»c.tni g a padded mbohui,^
C^p. a..d a UIM I, Whin, cime »n cont.,r, . )’ ?
me Hwoiil. |ie bed clotlin were hl< L
as. wall the Pl, erot ,oe ,oom, L , /#
and painting. IV door a tr*,f n *
bcd.(tnr ,usb * ,;c , ,j. ]<„yai ;i ’ '«
**mu *» «» •» ej:
■ ■ .1 I ' - • - - Ww.-„ - is
was, iheicfaie* aiiIiiiiu li p, r, j .t
It,le of ii.y w rilr. and u.*.|ncted s . d
| mother, the v»i(i«iw «»f the |4u. tapi.ui Gil
christ, ot tlie navy, continued o» ihr oh , as
receiving 100/ pet annum. thtugli she ceu9*
edto txisi eigtit years ago.
ASSASSINATION A NO SUICIDE,
London, J me F.
\csterday, the Coroner’s i:,quest asaem
bled, at twu o’ci. ck. at th.Mlukt of: umber*
, u*<: s in St. J imes’s Palace, lomvss.
ugate the vyiie.u attack m ule upon his Kov
al Highness, and the death of J se.,h s. Ilia,
on*- o| liis valets. *
1 he first affidavit that was read was that
ot his Kuy d H.glints* the Duke of Cumber*
• ,wh,cl' stmed that about half past two
«> cluck tin 1 humday morning lie received
two violent blows and cuts U I h,s head; tlm
hist inipr ssioa up. u ms mind was h.
“ c.ilii uI go: i„to iiie room, uud was bea^ine
im-iK Ins head : he was soon convinced to
tne c ..it,ary by receiving a third (.low ; he
Jouiped out of bed. vvne.i he rtce.veri a mirn
OCI of other olovvs, from the glimmci ing light
atf .ided from a dui( lamp in the fire place
ai»d the m tion of the instrument that ii.fl ct
mri!ne W “";U; thc>' ‘‘Ppeaitd likefltshesof
lightning before his ties, lie made for a
s n-'l’l n> U S C‘Ul h,s bed >eaui. g ,0 a
small rnom to wu.ch the assassin o.T wed
mn, and cut him across lus ilugiis. His
Uujal H ghneas not being ab e to find hi a
,ar;n bUl. which there is no doubt the wretch
h d concealed, called with a loud vice for
Neale his valet ... wai ing. severa, times,
who came to his assistance, and Neale, to
g - ner with his Koyal H.ghuess, alarmed the
Cornelius Neale, sworn He said he was
valet o the nuke of Cumberland, and that
ne was in close (-aningupou his K nal II. -h
ness, on Wednesday . gut, and slept m aped
in a room idjoin.ng tue PukAb.d room.
ii.k ebfiA‘“ l,u*-e dock, he heard n©
•' t; cai ig out •• ISe tl. Neal, I .un mur.
deled, and mc nui deter ism my Licet room •'»
rlc went immediately o.tiis K ,ya, lI:Ktiiie,s
T, "u'l lU:“ b:"Cd:' - “•» "Otmdtl
.! V , / ; !U i,,e ' *°r lhe “’»*•«» '>ad
° e \u > he armed hi,i,sell with a pok r,
-u asked it ne snu. id pursue him > 4 ,,e
Imkc icalled no—but to remain with mu ;
er lluovl.‘,g ‘l tc‘V !>lCes ,le s ejjped upon a
swotd, and aiih.iutru n. thedaik Me wa*con«
. , .>-uc aa. it ue was con
\ lac. d 1. was cove, ed with olo ,d—it proved
to Pc heDuk, sown .eg mental wor 1 he
Duke ,,ul W1 "es, men we c u.al, m tii©
in uss., ami got,, light from the pater. l'n»
iJuuc was a,.aid the murderer was still ,n
h s otd>room —He was oonged »o„ca.. „oon
" U,e lo:>S ot blood, and Ilia
C)>a ILglintss g,ve directions halnoper
soi, should pc let out ot the house, ihev cal
iutl upon die witness’s wife, whoist. e uouse
keeptt, and mid In r to call Siel.is. lie then
it mined w.tu u. U ike tonisOed rum,. vt
that tune toe Duke was Ve.y fault non, . ho
gmat loss ot blood Upon examnung he pre
mises tney louna in a nttle Closet, £,
Jo.ui.ig smal . i'o.n, a pair of >i,ppt s . .
tne name ot Se.hs on them, and a d o k I tn
mem 1 he key ,.t the cl.»se was m t e in
s.de o. the lock, and to lus knowledge the K v
bodnotheen m that s ate tor ten y?a£ He
h..d i edson to pel,eve the w u„ds the Uuk
had bee., given b> aswmd.. Scdst *5
li e Duke s regimen alssome timesiuce. „d
pm them by again,hut ich om -he sa „a ,!
oil a sofa, :qi two or three days; » J
trod upon, and tt^waa
„ °f .",e J"> asked,t,»e wi^
s rn , 4 i h'“BU d,e deceased had any ea*
' . iiiS, be, dl;a-il,ih^ wkih the L) ik y.- ,I0
-Hl.ed, o„ the contrary, he ti^gm * Z
, 1e ,e‘tso" “> "e satisfied t nai. any „thep
«ac «■•»»»•.» h., Hoj.,1 n,e,,Kl „,a
tie it' ^ v*'" * «'» enW-n. ... a
11 k • AuSu"ta liodmother. i ho
iJukehao^he'vn h..„ very particular favor,
y S v'“g him apartments i\,r his wife and
■ a ini) tvs n cup, and candies.
A jurym mi asked him, if he ever iw
the deceased complain of the Duke * f »
Ilia. <j itrsuirrif 1 ac Coraut r informed min.
ih.ee yearsa ,i ~ the iJ.ike advanced their
board wages from l(J,. 6i|. a week „ u . l)Ut
at tne same time to k otf 3,. 6.1. ;ll|(),e4i 10£
uayehmg- After this ,egu ati >n wasatf.pt
cd, a paper w ,s drawn Up by the S e a.-d
or the servants to sign. exprLsing Thti. s7
list action at tne regulation, which the deZ
CCasedTtosedjos.gn.anis.id e w..„hl ,e>
W .uid s in ft Ih1 .'K,ne Uut blackguard*
IW ,F. i i he .'steward toid iu,„ the
iy.iki. saidheniusiaigi.it, or his wife and
latn.iy tuns, .pm <l.e apaitments he had K,v
cn 'hemtne rto, the a , rants halsfgn*
..Plain s,!,^ nWrn,nXd ft
ly Kind to him He had never riven ",m
nsV'.^b (Tm| rtU"'’"S'1 ,,e *>!’en =»ad«
use o. bad language to him; if he d d tia
nr..r .lowered Tllc » ' „1
“ ^,7 n?H"t(I' *«>. He woultl ne
ver be contradicted if he n «... . • ®
or winch reason he neve, w tailed to |Vax
"> c "'1tMsa ,0'» wth him He hen in- tt»
,k t r> '«■«■»«> •«<• *«£
ai d at Ivew. Lately the dec. ed had a I, ltl
cold, and me D .ke was » , v, rv ki d tow •, i*
him, in C .tiwttpi-.ice, that he t.'. k him i,,„.|e
ni. t ai I Mge I - Windsor dig dressed (lie
jink- on Wednesday nigh.. H n«ri ...
cuT.KIJrwi"hH "■“< -K.uol "e
wily "6 “•* ,nu’de,'eraogefhi.n