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The Potomak Guardian, & Berkeley Advertiser.
[Num. 299 ]
7 II U R $ D A K, August 18, 1796.
[Vol. 6 ]
franklin.
and uninfluenced.]
£3“ WHERE LIBERTY DWELLI, THERE II MY COUNTRY.
rRZKX3STS¥'5!SW
for sale,
A TRACT OF LAND,
In B rkelcy County, Virginia, containing five bun
dr-wd : n.l twenty nine acres. lying on the river Po*
tonnk, thirteen miles from M'.rtinsbur-r. Of this
tr.icr not more tb.-o one hundred and thiity acre^
are cleared, ofv/h'ch e-*thty-ont* ate excellent dot*
tern. nor interior to >r.y u i 'h ■ river.
For term's, apply to Mr. Jor*„ oWVrrall, mer
chant, i iMirtinsburg, (w ho w;ll '.Mew the orsmifes)
or khe fubferiber, living ip L '-idoon County.
JOSEPH LiiWiS, jun.
iJ> 6> Y
17>y in.innl rr.nfi-nr, -he parrnerlhip of TalbM 3
J Beall is involved j ihcife :h:it are indebted to
tli! tu, eilher by bond, note, or book account, aifc
r< qutfied ro route tor i.v irtl inortcdiate! y and Icl It*
a. i t; fold :.V,v ; and tl ole t t ire in ! = ..i :d to
-- (1 . ’Ttjrc’i' ; o v. j: J wi:ii their ac
C.-JU.its, properly ■.:U (trd,as they may bo ditcaarg
t o b ft. L !•: r,
Two Hou ies and Lots, in Middletown,
\vt i l - 1 > ■ tavcTO •if * re. « • •
will f> • f-L-iJe wn. by 'ug to the
!• -jr.-rib;;.-, or G. in 'o'vn.
Lbs^Cri TALiiOTT,
5, ’9 5.
^ T ; E ihr- huMcs-ihers hivt..v r-ken tin- Mill. mm.
V V 'THIii) Y •iff- O. I lie .Kltllfi Of' lilt- Gtf’eUil' S
Oi.i 'ii !: in ,\tart:v:bur% intend mriviraon i;.. i.-»
r» .u .>• s' *•»’ i-i «■; uu Coun-. V' ••, rid tr. ..
c :r.ki.o-A i. lf. .on ! . , >■ r., bit ? t
it. a-u! fc-i'-d ..ri a; o.-: r ■ b ui mt at brand':
sv-. fi'.itrr o-.si; c I •• ch m k >s niii.h
*•.,! gu>ul r!mir iioMii SVfc-. .! oi.j Mill in the
jic,o.i»b<vu> hood. Vvc "> ill m ke .;«»:•* t’lpeifi.it*
o--. rvt nivTiciv hie v. 1. - -it, niti win : ■, • - ti 1! ■ f ;n
{'■- ti. n of ciii ' i.it. 1 reft £. ni: .i? . r the P»! il
.vill, by tit.if atreni • •n.etu1 .-a-von- :o one Uus
fictional" «li thole *.v: 1 •» pl< • '<■ rr. -n,,-h ■ i.s.
FR1 i.-WKG
A i- Li t «. . \ 1 -i t9 JL'i i v Ct J* .1 il i_\ G tfJ «
jfuguji 8. '96.
.-vW jvr.'.y froiVi ih« G.kVrifeer. about the fij ft
J nay A i^i! 179J, a i\ ur;i girl, by i Ik.
in.aie ft P-;i i b .. !;,s --i! S --tr, :.*• n a bom! on
ce kVi'unio. . :-s 1 he « .1 .1 s * y ut Bet ki icy c<«n produce,’
i. e has Jaiely i'.ul h >ii i > child. Whoever re
I rns Her to .;:c, ihali .lave cn? at:*. a: ~ iril, and no
thank?. JUrliS VAIsMh'iEK.
Augufi. 3, '96.
NOTICE.
WHEREAS on die 25th day of June,
1796, I gave a note to Jotm binder, iui* the lur.i ul
fifteen ci * 111 a i >. payable on the 25 h day of June,
i/t' j, lour dollars of which I have already pjul ;
ibis note was given tor a balance due on a lot i pi.i -
chafed of him ai the town id M.mrinsburg, and by
his bond was to make me a lutii. lent title, but ;..s
the faid Snider cannot m.ke rat good deed, having
never paid for the lot lanifell, I herebj forewarn
ol! po-rfons from taking an) alugnnuut on the fame,
as 1 fhuil net pay it unitls compelled thereto by
la w. JOHN STHOFEL.
'tog*/19* '9&
T A K E NOTICE.
A LL perrons are cautioned againft fmph'ving
X\ : r harbouring my negro wench FENDER,
as lib. i) in future demand payment lor her ler-’i
ct , 3: d p.vjlVcute every one << ho may give her fhel
ter from rr.v home. RANNAH BRADY.
Mariisuburg, AuwuH 8, ’96.
/COMMITTED ro the jail of Berkeley County,
a likely negro man. about 5 feet 5 or 6 inches
high, a nieuiant looking fenlible fe.llow, about i?4
years of ag-*, had on when he came here, a dai k
country doth co;u and breeches, old liiirt, old t; It
hn, ihors and itoikmgs ; he fays his name is Billy,
and 11:t he was raiiec by Natus i'ydt.er, in Nor
t number land County, and thnr the laidSybmr in
n: lair will unci :ei; men: let: him free. liis nirf
t“r is dr fired to come, prove property, and lake
Idni away.
ROBERT CO. KBt’RN. j ilor.
For the Potomak Guardian.
COMMUNICATION.
J. HE celebration of the la'e Aniverfory of Ame
rican tretciom tjy oar fellow -’.•izens lo generally
throughout the union, n**:li bA highly plcuimg ro
evi ry true repuhiiou : inai
r.111 toe glorious fpirit of ’ 6, whiih dictated the
ever nui.ii -ruble dt, !a rat'vji cj ludipeml- nu— the com
memura.iou of winch mult certainly I me a ten
derly to revive in us, that fpirit of iib.-rry v. *rh
v- hub the tiifi) oi (hole times were iu highly ini pi
red. But wh.it mui’t be out ferlings when we re
il-. >.l til a’ rlie tiruijb recruiting 'jfent in Virginia^ have
(ny way of deriliou no douiu ) noticed the day in a
vervpuitLr.hr m tuner? Tlteie mini;.ns of delpo
film, not Uiisli d it leems, with draging our ne
glrcred femun no wor\e titan Algerine cup? wiry —
.vi;ii harr.riling our lawful commerce—and v/.th in
fo It ing our H t. n the high leas, mult alio, in the
very b. mm of our cu.mm mock, intuit and deride
us. by jV.i■ • jij|,ji:g o.i the fourth f j u'j iati, oil ad*
•.. riifmeut, tun: 1 adicting artpwit «iiat no more
in . ivs would be purchale,! for his 3: itannic IV1 rjclt t ’•
•Tvi.e; bui ft at mg, on i he contrary, ikal i key Jiill
i i9 purchase as before ! it our executive n.<
linmgliv pi.iptr io gram tium this indulgence (in
c'i.nprfiiule rhap: wii h our engugtmerit's io others)
CjuIJ rbetc tm n at no other time ho*ft of it to 'h
world ? C.yt.i.i no otiifrd: ), but that which by ail
Aoteriid i laid jarred to 1-teny. be cholen to re
mind us of our fallen condition ? Could no othet
i- -• i .<i In fixed up..n to j.ubjilh to the world
>'Ui ii:fi;ieluy to P r.tocejn . hws luriiiihb > G'orgt lii
w i. it ?h.r in: ms of rt riucii.g the very pulse flier.:, lu
I■ 1111; 1 y guaranteed by us ? And mmc the 41b oi
j iy 1- >; i cted us Use ot.iv proper time to exult oi
cu.um: Irm-ou.cM neutrality which -ffurda to
: i»cni thcni::!-. imj.ns : me:: ! v a tl i :*g: s, atm fi-il) de
nying rn ; m 1* * u,vi. R. public, ev«n the tnil.tig aid oi
“ a pi,to] ?”
B it pet haps this t>-w fpeciir.cn of ir.f. >ure is no
: uing mure than a funhet n id .-nee oi iSrit’/b Entity ,*
which Items regy L. is tohm prngreiM-u in p,w
f»oriion to our tuoniiir.o-o—And, as every pacific and
lrii.ndi) overture on one pari, .souiy vuriidered by
■ hem, as the refuh of our fan. ir is impoffible to
■ >.; pet re how far the la i pm;i u .dmous policy
V tany us,—or where our i.tw -*ii;rmay next
mink jvii-pcr to outrage uur U logs. M iancholy
• t. o-..i li .. ion ir. iv be, Oi.'-* cor. oi.ji ion how ever re
i-i hi s. v.ni.l is, mrii the fpirit of ';b is not yet
| whom bioued out i> uni aniougfr ihepu.ple; and
Ib.oulti tm! a Ipaiic of it he iinultd into me breahs
of our admimltration, the American charac-ttr,
which now li-.s proltratc at the foot of Britilh in
J dence, may again rile and alsume r» pomion futn
ei. iy ensigciiv. to defeat every attempt that may be
nii»vle to colonize us anew.
dm Mr. Printer, left lorne of your readers fhould
doabr the authenticity of the publication which
gave rde to the above r-0 ctions, you have bere
w::n a late Peteribtirg f - -r, in which it may be
j <ceb—you w ill merefoie it you think proptr, hoiti
j itfoi the inlpection of the curious.
CONTRARY to a report, that no more HOR
j SES would p rchufcd by the Briti-h cfficers
I at Pc. o IMi; g they having completed their number,
| they In it wvre cummiflinned to buy.
'i iu; public will be pleafcd to take
; noric«-, thm Horses w jil continue to be porch:* led
| us before, on the tame liberal terms ol price and
Petti 1 burg, July 4. 'q6.
To THF I'UBLIC.
tjOWFA ER impro. .114 .uni delightful it may be,
I ll) pfiuie the writing* of nputtd uuihora on
m--'i il, pol::icd’l 0.1 literary lubjtcts, it moil be allow
ed by candid oblervers. that thole only derive this
improvement, or delight, whole cir^jjlmitances and
leiiure will allow them, to purchafe ai d perufe
their woiks ; while a numerous dafs ol nun, item
a want of opportuui'y or of K-i.ure are retained in
a ft a 1 e ofiguorance on 1 hele (objects, truly deplora
Me. that tliis ir«.qnabtv M opportunity is a priori
I pa 1 cattle i t the wide difference, ohfervable among
, men of ihe f vcial ranks and profefiions in fociet v,
| I concieve highly probable; it would theref.ue
j levin ju(t and reatorable tliat every member of
J Ic'citi) , w ho erij w s opportunities in any d- gree lu
; periar to thole of an) of his fpecies, Jhuuki erdea
; tour to render thole opportunities as accdli. le to
| oil ers as ( .ffi' L ; tor this purpole, the prels pre
j lems itfelf „» an admirable inttruinenr ; principles
I developed through that medium, will be open to the
J peruia! of every <• n*:. and being gradually and luc
j cidlively puMiP'ed, nun lianiili coolunt rn rcri. l.s
j ot thinking to thole who «?i.juy theta ihrougii no
olher mtdinms. With this vi* vr, being ei £ j_T^cl in
a com it* u! read M)g, oh the topjeois dbov c 11 u• i« ) io,
I i;cw inform the public, titu< t ill .11 *vti k.\ «fferto
the ir c\.i lidtr.i: :< ij. in i l.c Br. ikclc^ Aduni,. r, an
ejfcay on oijc ot i bt^e lubjto'iS l-.'t-cud jioni the belt
authors, am) occaboK: i:y tome o) n) produc
tious, wiihouT arrogati: p i.- iH) uit ar \ merit iu
their publication, bui the ki< ^ • i cith« r{>- \s.
- Mh.s EEktiLcoN.
- ^ ««v
e s s a y , No. r.
THAT flip enjoyment of the ui-derftandirg ex
ceeds 't.i- pleafnri ut <«ru <r. is a n nth > oideueo I y aii,
who arc capable oi' ixrning the l«,culiies ol tnirk
!:>;• in their lull v..^ iii. o. iy thelc plfdorts are
generally uiulerhuod In. ;.me e :.n letnplat u n, on
lui-ji-cts ol icicnce and aoltrule ciiKjuiiifion ; ron«
ttu’phriuns, which cab otny beihe n uh c.fnncom
u:?>n powers, ai.dexuaoid.nai) > ft'orts. Bui il.erc
arc in?. :lt» .turd pkdnrts ol another kind, in i he
ei «•'“■••• i - i-icii oe>. liei g; cat anilitu.s nor ie. ru
ing ar. ? < O'.: "j htlc arc 1.0 cil't r. than il.c
plealii.-cs.i.j r< H-d ion. wind. . i< 11,-0; io die iiiiir;
ruie mechanic, as well as the h-ge pldlolopber, and
confiiuKC 1 in * of the IWv.ru It ,. .‘:n i.i.l.c of hu
maii l.ie ; there are few, who have not h-.t plealirg
It :dalio.,s ai Ting from a 1 cl; uip.-v.. r. e v u w of the
fir it pviiutl oi heir lives. To recollect lie puerile
a mule men is, thepetiy ar.xitiies, and iht emu r pur
luits ot childhood, is a ta;k, in v-in h al! ,\ll -he.
Ii is common to oblcrve, that, < n no !«• pet do
wren clwdl widi < .ch plear'ure as tie tr.» li uid.s,
and vviiuuh pr.-nhs, which : i.c •• p. . •.: i.. d 1 fib t.j0
1 he ho- i) be .c; io. k. l;«ck w : !. a !u.it-e oi cc-mola
etney, mixed wuh rte-cc on d r itab-p, win a
i'.;ahh plowed up-.-n 'In. cberk, v. ben 1 iv dy i pints
wiin-ui the heart, a» d v\ n.- r. toil f\ rung i • »:.• rus
w 1 i ii vigti.r. 11 l.s 1. out mi) bn n re r.. k< H,
that cn L-rn s. the m .1 ciilagi «■ to hi th.ii.-g -.heir im
mediate ufi...rnc, give .in »>.'p.'.i.,e uiiiavdoit
a It 11 their conb cgm m. & ».n ta . tl ,• mb vve ionie*
1 itnes • v 1 e on. hi*. -. ?, order •?he i, . ;.n- we en
d.n, v. irn i;. coniidtrat • 1. that im rt ru mb,. n 3
0 our :-fi . 1 ys v. .ii cr.t <j y give i s j ; m.ictiorj.
That ll.trie icmirn-tus att ji-.t, is vwll ki-.jwn to
thole, v. bo h.ivc t'j .•)•<■! .i.c cfic\-1 (at n-n ol 'lie
lv>iv icr. Battles, fknm»lht3, and fteges, aiwhi.U
pci h.'.ps l-e tr .mblcd ourirtgiite arnon, ii 1 ; .;!.t-s
linn with topics of cunvc-iiViion, and ‘omctS of
pltafnre ior 111 c remaij-ucr of his ide.
R.ti.c.ion i; '.he pr.perrli eti.plovmerit, and the
Iwetic.t iat-i .on in a r.-aiorai c id Defti
iij'e ft it. eng i; .-t ,d vigor needs ary tor bod.i\ -x
erpunv, rnti tm ni'Sieh w’th vih.trvarions 'n ni tx;\
1 ict'cc. the man finds iii.- great eft p:. * u re to t\-n
iii’t m wntidtring in iiuagit,.,. i.*.p, over pa(t fi\ nrs
ot delight, in recoumino 1 lie ^dvtntnn-s of 1 is
youth, ih< viuffi:udes ot human life, and ii;e public
event*, to which he i> proiai ut having been an eye
witnels. Ot to exalted a nature r»r;- ihete enjoy
ments, tii31 iheologifis have nc.t heti>u(cd to alserc,
thai to recollect a well tper.r life is to anticipate
the blits of a future exitter.ee. T he prof.' .015 of
philotopl y, who v.ili be acknowlegtd to have un
der flood the 1 aurc ol true arid lutnianti.d pieaiure,
better than the bufy, ihegay, r.ud 1 S;c d. d p: ;i,
have ever lh*wn a predilection for privacy i.d k»li
tude : no other oauie have they alSgiic-d * for iht .r
conduct in foilVkiug l'ocie- \ , ihau hat the node
and hurry of the world, is in. ompaiibie w ith, the
exertion of calm realt n. M.d*d;,ipaffo nute r< flac. ion.
Were the powers of vv ficc:ion .nhivated V.y h.-bit,
mankind would at all times be aide t o dtriv e a :U..
fnre from their ow n breake, as rational, as it ' . x
alied. To the attainment of thi* haj-.pim {.«, &
it rice adherence to the rules of virtue s m eeisacv t
lor let ii be renumbered, that none can led iho
plenlures of reflection, w ho do not ei joy the peace
of innocence.
ViKClNIA.
7t? t he Hon. the Sc tuiir and Sp-akcr of the U<k < cf Re
WHEREAS the manner in which the Militia L vp
directs ihe appointment 01 MiiitiuC tti ns in thus
jiate. is viewed as n great grievance,ai:ci \v% m .s'
jultly prefume highly oppn-ffne to our Right's
and liberty, and occaiu.ns complaints i.i a deli
cate nature, trulvjufiiti.d’!i:, dash to a»iie.
The Petit inn of the inhabitants, liable u> do Mili
tia Duty, tin reiore, humbly iheweili.
J HA 1 \r >s the ardent with of'your Petitioners,
that your Honorable Bodv will t,k-* into imnwi
atf or.niidt ration, the siti. nthr. nttd /imitidmtnts indif
/■ tjz'.dy 7:tui,ayy tog!'.. general ju!nj\ui.un it tit
puninmioj wn Offices, whom wc would voin
and ougiii to o!'cy.
1 he mode wt would wilh lo ftiggefr ro vour ho
norabl^S-Jndy i.s—Th.-r h C a pi in'» JTkn. » ]• , e
t lie !•' le p'nurr r.rd appuntnunt of < Kii t <.f,u ; . (J
Subaltern Ofiurj that the Captains anriiv o.in ns
lo tiCCUcJ, hav e liie noTianatiHH, u ud a pi.;.v ui of