The Patowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser — Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.], 1795-06-20 00:00:00, page 1

The P^tomak Guardian, & Berkeley Advertiser.
[Prici twodollars ?er ann.] SATURDAY, June 20, 1795. [Numup.r 239—vol. 5.
C^T WHEEI LIBERTY DWELL*, THERK !S MY COUNTRY. Franklin.
To he fold by PUBLIC VENDUE,
On MONDAY, the 22c! inllant,
Being the firft day of Junb Court,
At the houle of Mr. Robert Me Knight, in Martimburg,
About 9000 joint Shingles ; alio, a
quantity ci building Timber, coulil'ting of girders,
joift, rafters, and laths ; alfo, a quantity of large
law logs at Mr. Beef on's faw-inillj being pare of
the eftare of James Strode, deceaied. Nine months
credit will be allowed, (on bond and approved fecu
rity) to purchasers, and due aftendance given, by
HENRY BE Dii 3f,R, \ f/
Executors.
AbKAH. SHEPHERD. j L*'
June 5, '95
* 1 ''HE LANDS advertifed fome time ago tor Isle
X in Monongalia Count}, nd belonging to tile
\ fublcrihefj are not yet di»|.ofed o: ; t! -/ will be
difpofed of cheap for calb, country produce, orany
jult claims againft the owner. Apj n 'ion to be
made to Maior Bcdin?er. in Sbebherdt'Vr-wH. or to
DAWl> GRAY.
1 June 15. ’03.
NOVICE,
f | 'HOSE gcnlemrn who have fuhf;r*i>- d t«> th"
X Volunteer Troop of Horfe in r .: Court ui
Eerkcl'j. arc earnefrlv requei d to m -ei in Shep
herd’s-Town, on Saturday t.;: - 2 >rh a-: the
bo-ife of David IJarrir. mveru-k-. p •*, firthepur
[ pofe of electing the < (F :a ;r Did rr. p, and a
! dopting fuch rules and regul-.iuns concerning the
fame, as may he thought neccLary.
Berkeley, June 12, "95.
_:___
RICHARD R ANSON F,
At the General Walkinteton 'Tavern,
MARTINSBiiRl),
1)1 EMEWS his notice to his fronds ?nd the pnb
V lie, that he continues to kvp os a pV lie
hoofe, that convenient *r.d central feer.d forr:
occupied by Ivlr. James Graham. Hr. is turn 'r-d
v^irli every nccefsary lupply of the purefr quality,
and his utnioft exertions will he to rend rhnnpv
the time of thole who may favour him with their
commands.
June i’q$.
FU3LIC NO T 1 C E
IS hereby given, that tlie Truftees o 1 the town of
Martinsburg have entered into two lots in the
faid town, known by the numbers 53 t.nd 117,
which lots have been forfeited by 1!■“ 1 >rmer pro
prietors thereof, a certain William Erake and Tho
mas Lovvnfdale, by their failing to Ini’.Id houfes ac
cording to law. The raid lots will be expofed to
public fale, on the premifes r ■•fpr.ctivcly, on Satur
day the 20th inftant, for the beneiit of ihefdd
town. The terms of fale will then be made known,
by THE T RUSTEES.
June ii, ’95.
LAWRENCE McKlERNAN, jun.
INFORMS his friends and the public in general,
that he has opened Tavern at that convenient
ftand formerly occupied by Christian Foo^e, un
the road leading from Mart in: burs* ro Path, and w .11
known by the half <way houfe. lie has made conft
dcrable improvemencs to the buildr.s furi»ilh..d
himfelf with liquors of the firfr r ■ 'ty, hnv, c is,
&c. and no exertion on his part Hull be wanting to
give entire latisfaction to thole who may pleafe to
call on him.
June ij, ’93.
HARP & CR0J7N
rPHE fubferiber ftill continues at the fame Houle
A he has occupied lor flvcral years pair, and is
furnilhed as nfual (if riot better.) — He hopes ro
merit the further encouragement oi his friends ar.d
rhe puhlic ;—and is with refpccc and gratitude,
their much obliged,humble fervar.r,
Flo. l/labony.
May 30, ‘9;.
For Sale, at the PRINTING-OFFICE,
Blank Deeds of Bargain and Cale,
Blank Nous,
Infurance Society aga:n[t FIRE.
WHEREAS by ilie* frequent damages occnfion
ed by Fire, many families are plunged in
great difcrels ^ to fuccour them, i have liiggeired a
pi:!:*,, and the General Al's-mbiy of Virginia have
pc . * an A'.'t for elrpl'dilhing
A mutual Affurance Society againjl
“ FIRE, on buildings o] the ,State of
“ Virginia.”.
The meaning of this plan is, that .all the liotife
owne-s in ihis State [thole who civile it] join anti
f irm i fociety to luccour any ot them v. no might
fulT.r accidentally by tire, cud that they all pay to
wards that Inis.—A 1 ols falls heavy upon on-, but
where i: is divided amongft many, each man’s ]hare
becomes light. According ro the befr information
I have got, ill." loiacii on buildings do -not amount,
donry; tlief? fifte:n years pulsed, in this State, to
l ^O.duo doll:-rs, tii't cfore, as we have, I believe,
up ... s of thrt • hundred thoufand buildings in
his ..tale, each hou r’s fhare would only Ira t* en
o.. an avv .*• c ill'•;* an ; one third cents peran
n : u. 1; ali ibohoufe o-vners »n the btate did join,
th-rc *.ut iluuiay's tc ho-’.** to amount annually to
jC-rvooo toll • s. be {or i c. :b man’s yearly ih.ire
. on id b-: one -iolim, smt «... or cn »vc mm ... y-v-rs
1 hr have the das*.: ; .■ * are much imciiOi, oi couric
- ruj man’s Ihare ’.siil be lei’s.
A ;Me "N re tic to coiltet the fmall lhare each
m ■> in’,"it i• t an'/.'v!'' to oay wou.d «v i.-’.mt to
more than the ! ! 'i. and to ralfe a hi ml th*t
t-:<:::f ar*u-'t? .V‘fc: err. may br foccoursd iinmedi*
at* iy. it ’a p . ;• > ■ i a i. e pi :n, that thole who
•■ i.h to b . -* their m operiy inihred, p.-v (when the
mmrance bin ns, as a depof’t, into the hands oi
the v' . .i Hi v eh’.rt themf-1 •-s for
their d’rricr, who n i' : p a bo: d mid i'.iuiry tor
ihe •’ me) t.>. wc.im.n d
; .. 1 l.o i«* Driu; i f p"T -ent. per .. •.?».
i: ;Ts ar«* ; .'/'.Arenas fr.-.Mtsd, or arc ha
zard -us wui'.v carried ot. therein, th-y pry tnore.
)'be:e prenr/nm*-ff> be !i■.i one in }•■' o liocu.,
:-r <»: r u . \ (cco.-iry v/h: h hears fix per cent, in
tertjt. which ii.rerdc I th <, if no extraordinary
great Inhes li:poerg v-'Ji p.y the lofses nnd expen
res. Then thite premium: •. o,-.c‘ paid, infure tin
hou fa Jar ever. Except if on the fir ft ontfet, out of
every f m i) boufes one biiri:** in oneye/ir, which would
be ,:l me rate of irven or eight thoufand houfes in
the State in eve year, which would be an unheard of
lots, and wL; .ii we have no reafon to expect, as: for
the!.: f'freen years pc.i'e only about 184 houles burnt
in the whole State, which makes about eleven per
I no great: lofses happen, then the inrereft accu
malji..--, end the fnbfcriiicrs receive back in courf •
ci time, the fotn which they paid on entering, and
wily leave the iniereft to anfwcr agamic calual ac
ciJ/nts,
he act of the General Afsemhly ftstes, that
there mofc be Three Millions of Dollars in proper
ty fubferibed, before the infurance begins, thorn... e
fo loon as that ftmi is iigned for, the fubfcr'faers
meet to elect their Treaiurers and other ag -its,
and appoint the day when the premiums are to be
paid and the infurance is to cuimnur.e.
tii: bails ci 'be plan is ro fuccour the unfor
tunate, there is not lie fmalleft doubt but every
ciii..en prto tfTifi; 1 lie diitrustd, will join
lo 1 iud. k and benevolent an infritutmn.
WILLIAM F. AST.
Richmond. Apnl 28/ 1795.
Books of nmt'crij-.tioii.. are open at Mr. Daviil
Hur-tr’a, at Mjr.iiiM'ir;: ; Mefsrs. Abraham Neil
and Mr. Archibald M-/ill’s, at Wincheftcr ; Mr.
JohnDaweall’a, atM. • . •■■r.; Mr. Philips jv.opler,
a: Str«ibori>i Dr. Dulan y's, VVoodltnck ; Mr.
Sehochard’a, at Net- marketMr. }- bn V. ayt'-, at
H” rifont'.erg ; Mr. / dcr .it. Clair s, at
St.unton ; Mr. John C -urhcr's, at Lrr.3i.ra.cn;
Mr. Henry Bwjrr, i.t I'. :ra.tle Mr. Henry Be
dinner, at o'.,cpho I'd 5- , on n > aim Mr.
at Leesburg.
TWO DOLLARS REWARD.
POKE out of 'tie )<»•' 'ire of • he fubferiber, on
j’*) the night of the 23d nil. a dark chtti u-iorrel
rid liny, 1,'rfs, 4 years < . between 14 or 1;
hands high, a fn.tdl It r ?n ki ■ forehead, iv-o hind
teat while, k. aiidftl oil the t ear lhouid- 1 • nd but
tock in the lhape of a hook, a white (pat on the
neck near the bieeciiu place,* Le was iai.iy dock
ed, not (hod, paces add gallops. Whoever takes
c.v Paid frrav an 3 ret irns him to me, living rear the
run 0:1 the road Ucui *. from '• tkm s ferry, and
wnere Capt. Amos N.rhoU forme. :y iictd, lholl
have Two Dollars rtwirJ.
ARCHIBALD BUTTS. ,
Translations from a Paris Paper, called
Le bptCTA reuk FrancaIs, received by the
bhip Carolina Plantir 'rom Dunki\k.
FRANCE.
NATIONAL CONVEN T I O N.
i^Gernuoa), April 3.
MAREC iu the name of the committee of public
lafeiy, nv.dc a long report on our naval ar
lu^iiik 11 l ;.r l onion 'Hu* remit is, that this arma
ment, compoied of 1.5 vuii'.rls d the line, 6 liigates
and 3 • urvcites, left] ouloh on the 1 till o! VeutulV.;
the tiueiiiionof their going out to meet the En
glilt) to give it batik-*, and to chafe it from the
Meciiterrouean. Ev; ry uuvfnre had been taken to
al'sure the execution of tiiic project. Contrary
Winds retarded them for lean- time ; at laic, after
i»avigiti'*>g i3 hays, our flat auived in fight of
the ill • or Coriica. On the ujri or Veiiioi*-- tnciVL-r
cuvy, ot 74 guns, fep.trated troni the fleet ,* . ,j(e
of wind leparated two others, t:: f C.. Ira anti ihe
Ctnleur,* the Nans fulouc alfo parted, without
knowing the caul'e. We abridge this report, and
}*aIs 10 1 he rciult.
On the 26* h of VentolV five of our vefsels gave
h:»nlfto t iiji n Knr.ldh v« f»t la, ‘and made 11 wm
innr.hlc* :: 1 e i r flag htlore the {National Colours.—
'i he S.-.n.s t I ms, of 120 guns, is arrived in ihe
?<>.id ol lii res, '1 he Ca Ira and the (J nleur were
1 101:! , Vi e loft two vefsels*. and the Eugiiih two;
and tb** honor remains to os ofh i ing, with fi v •. i
icls only, fought .1 fleet of 13 fail, which had the ad
vantage of the wind.
The Convention decreed, that honorable mention
Ihnubi be made of the citizens on board of cur live
; vclscls.
Richard, reprefenrative of rh* people with the ar
1 rnv of ihe North, writes that thc-y hive iet.en*d
I the decree of the general police. All the army h;«s
applauded the energy which the comeurion b.iS
dilpiavcd. Devoted entirely to the nation; 1 rej it
iencati./ii, the army h i* newer lotr light <i 1 he pre
ieivatio:; of that body, on which d:p iu 5 the l. it .y
of the republic; it has no. then »o kiimi blood, to
luflbr the country to bend again ur.vitr the yoke ui
royalty Afvn e vounelvcs, Izy he, that it there
ihi/uld be an attempt made on the librrry of the con
vention, the army will .fight its enemies v. ith liie
tame courage that it has deftroyed the coaleiceu ar
mies.
il.ibaulr, by motion of order, demanded that the
committee or general fumy ihouM he charged to
make a very circumftatnk.t report on the u tms of
ihe day and night pah and that the repute ihotiid
he lent to all the departments. Dvcrted.
Chenier complained that feverai journals under
the head of “ French Republic,*’ had gi\en f’aliu -jc
ct" ots of the events of ye! tt id ay, and in a manner
rc ileu the government —Some oi tludc* journals
affect alio to m u» ; uie of me ancient tr ; and one
of this iv.v calls the republican era the D;. eniviral
Era. l'V< ;n another quarter the faoaiics begin to
corrupt the opinion. Chenier terminated, l>y de
mandin'?- leave to r. ■ ke a report, at the n< >:< lining,
of means to fecure the public opinion imm thtle
inarcs. Granted.
On tl*” r- port of the committee of public inftrnr
tion, ii r- . .ention named citizen Crozet to rep! . '*t
nrovili. iiv Leonard Bourdon, at the head oi ilie
Jionl'c of vdi cation which ibis reprefenu.ive of the
people gi;t r.d. Amotion was made to put an
tr.tl to the Sitting. The convention decreed that it
would noi ieprirate, until it heard the report of
ihe committee of general furety on the iiiuutlon of
A member of the committee of general fnretv
announced, that the decrees palled .’.his night {ball
he executed in open clay anti that precautions ace
taken that execution of them 1 ha11 meet with no
obfiide. '1 he three det dried members bad parted
for their delnn-tio'h > they ltad been (topped m
ibr.ic lections, and brought baclj to the eoir.inmce
of general (urety ; but they were about fitting cat
anew, r.tid good citiueiw had engaged to ftrvt- as*
their ficort. The lections ot Gravidic; , and o 1 ;he
Temple had brought buck Leonard Kurd on, who
was abo. r ro be feut to bis dcliitistion.
Picl-c•_ u and the national gum.’ arc above all
praife. The greareit tranquility . \:t Paris.
The. ■ i." ;it longer a tr ... • ■ ' re v.i. . ; : on:atus
for usr.ct to iofc the fru' r ot this impm an victory.
Tomorrow the coin;r.ittee will i. i.-. tnc circur.t
ftau .ul report decreed by the convent i .n.
A rtcii. rr ci the con.mittee of general hirery
ca:rtc anr. -unce, that all was trar.q;:! in Paris ;
at. ', ii v:t>- » the aifembly to take the repoie it Itooii
in i,e. J. of. i he convention (Vparatcn at b- Tpaft
6 o’do:.. The carriages which carried. * de
laine i members, and thofe decreed iu a iiate of
arrefr .1 •not vet gone cut of Paris; they had
been itov.K.d at the barriers. The general was
beat in hum: fectior.g. Immediately t/iecor..ention,
ac cifht o*i lock in the evening, tru i under the presi
dency (ii Lurdou of Oife j they ordered the commit