Kentucky gazette ([Lexington, Ky.]), 1809-06-27 00:00:00

KENTUCKY GAZETTE.
VOL. XXII. NO. 1235.
BY DANIEL BRADFORD, PRINTER.
TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1809.
THE KENTUCKY GAZETTE is published weekly, at Two Dollars per annum, paid in advance; or Three Dollars to be paid at the expiration of the year.
All letters addressed to the Editor must be postpaid otherwise they will not be attended to.
SALT-PETRE.
The highest price given in Cash for Salt-Petre by Charles Wilkins.
Lexington, 2nd April, 1809.
JOSEPH HAMILTON DAVIESS, Attorney, will resume his practice—He resides in Lexington. All letters to him must be postpaid.
Feb'y. 15th, 1809.
Charles Humphreys
WILL practice Law in the Fayette and Jessamine courts.
May, 1809.
NOTICE.
WILLIAM MACEAN will Practice Law in the Fayette and Madison County and Circuit Courts—His office is removed to the house of Mr. D. B. D. on Main-street.
Lexington, 23rd May, 1809.
DOCTOR JOSEPH BUCHANAN will practice Physic in Lexington and its vicinity—He keeps his shop where Mr. Pope formerly kept his office.
DOCTOR JOSEPH BOSWELL has removed to Lexington, and will Practice Medicine in all its branches. He lives in the new brick house on Main street, next door to Benjamin Stout.
May 16th, 1809.
COW POCK INOCULATION.
DOCTOR JO. BOSWELL has procured some Genuine Cow Pock Matter, and will inoculate all that may call on him.
June 12th, 1809.
COW POX.
DR. E. WARFIELD is happy in being able to inform the citizens of Lexington, that he has now the Genuine Cow Pox Matter, taken from the arms of those inoculated here; and will inoculate at his own house, from them that have it in its proper state, or at the houses of any of those who may desire it, in town or country.
June 10th, 1809.
CASH given for HEMP, by Fisher & Sutton.
Who wish to hire 16 Negro Boys, from 12 to 16 years old, for a term of years.
Lexington, 3d Feb. 1808.
To be Sold or Rented.
A NEW and very convenient two story Brick House, on Main-Street, next door to the Rev. Adam Rankin. For particulars apply to the subscriber.
E. Sharpe.
Wanted to contract for one thousand bushels Stone Coals, delivered at this place—Apply to Cutbert Banks.
Lexington Nov. 28 1808.
Hart, Barton & Hart.
WANT to purchase Ten Thousand Gallons of Whiskey, and from Four to Five Hundred Hogsheads of Tobacco.
March 13th, 1809.
Garrett and Mills.
HAVE received, and are now opening in the store house of Maj. Alexander Parker, opposite the court house, a large assortment of MERCHANDIZE,
which they are disposed to sell on reasonable terms. Cash given for HEMP.
Lexington, February, 1809.
I WANT to employ a MAN who understands Merchant and Country work, and also can manage a saw mill occasionally. To such a man who can come well recommended, good wages will be given, and constant employ, at my mills on Boon's Creek, Fayette county.
Feb'y. 16, 1809.
Postlethwait's Tavern.
Lexington, Ky. on Main-street, corner of Limestone-street, lately occupied by Mr. J. Wilson.
I, POSTLETHWAIT has returned to his old stand, where every exertion shall be used to accommodate those who please to call on him.
January 20, 1809.
I WILL give the highest price in cash, for SALT-PETRE, delivered in this place, at the store of William Miller, in Glasgow.
Robert Miller.
Lexington Jan. 30th, 1809.
Generous Wages
WILL be given, & every necessary instruction, to a man who will engage himself for three years, to work at the Cotton spinning business. None need apply but such as can come well recommended for industry, integrity and sobriety. Wanted, also, two or three BOYS, as Apprentices to the Cotton business, from twelve to fifteen years of age. Enquire at the Cotton Factory of
John Jones, Water-street, Lexington.
For Sale
THE PLACE whereon I now live, of 205 acres, on David's fork of Elkhorn, in Fayette county; fine water and well improved. For further particulars apply to the subscriber on the premises.
John Rogers.
THE assignees of John Jordan, hereby call upon all persons indebted to him, whether upon account, note, or otherwise, to settle the same. Those who have claims on him, are requested to bring them forward, that they may be liquidated or adjusted. Mr. William Macean is authorised to act as agent for the assignees.
Lexington, September 19, 1808.
A Mule Stayed
FROM my farm in the month of October last—one or two joints have been taken off the tail, and it is branded on the near shoulder Br. but the brand may hardly be perceptible. It may probably be within a range of from ten to twenty miles from Lexington, and is perhaps the only stray mule in that distance. Any person who will send it home, or give information where it is to be had, shall be well rewarded.
Robert Barr.
Locust Grove, near Lexington, April 23rd, 1809. This mule will be 2 or 3 years old this spring.
Stolen
ON the night of the 12th instant, from my pasture lot, within the bounds of the town of Lexington, a bay HORSE, about fifteen and a half hands high, six years old, nicked and bobbed, no marks recollected. Ample compensation will be made those who will bring him to
James B. January.
June 13th, 1809.
Charles Biddle, jun. No. 14, South Front-street, Philadelphia, HAS FOR SALE SEVENTY-FIVE PACKAGES OF CALICOES & CHINTZES, besides a very large and handsome assortment of British and India GOODS, which he will sell upon the most moderate terms.
A Pasture for Cattle, ON the estate of Thomas Royle, with the mill stream running through it—the entrance is at a gate a little above Mr. Macnitt's. The conditions are Four Dollars for every Horse, if paid the first of August, or Five in December; Three for every Cow, or Four in December. May be had at the Mill, a quantity of very good Lime.
April 18, 1809.
Maccoun, Tilford, & Co Have received an assortment of RITTENHOUSE's improved SURVEYOR'S COMPASSES, prices from $27 to $46; PLATTING INSTRUMENTS in cases, GUNTER'S SCALES, SURVEYOR'S CHAINS, PROTRACTORS, and STEEL JOINT DIVIDERS. They have likewise received a quantity of best PRINTING INK.
Lexington, May 22d, 1809.
A REQUEST.
HAVING purchased the Library of the late Col. George Nichols, and being authorized to receive all books that have been loaned out of it—I will thank those persons who have borrowed any of them, to return them to me in Lexington, or inform me, where they can be had.
William T. Barry.
December 17th, 1807.
Strayed or Stolen from the farm of Norman B. Beall, near Louisville, a BROWN BAY HORSE, five years old, last spring, about fifteen hands high, with a small white in her forehead, fore arm crooked in her hock joints, re-marked small delicate legs, not branded. Who ever will deliver the above mare to Richard A. Vaupin, of Jefferson, or H. Brecknridge Lexington, shall be handsomely rewarded.
Nov. 26, 1808.
Boats for Sale.
THE subscriber, owing to a contract he has with Porter Clay and Harrison Monday, will offer for sale at the mouth of Tate's Creek in the course of the winter and spring, a number of Boats of every description. The boats built by Monday are known to be of a superior quality; they will be sold at the usual price, and where it will be more convenient to the purchaser the payment will be received at Natchez or New Orleans, giving him sufficient time to dispose of his cargo.
Thomas Hart.
Nov. 25, 1808.
Kentucky Insurance Office.
THE GENERAL meeting of the Share Holders of the Kentucky Insurance Company, will be held at their office on Saturday the 1st of July next, at 10 o'clock.
By order of the President and directors.
John L. Martin, Clk. Ky. Ins. Co.
THE HARROGATE WATERS
ARE now in order for those who wish to make use of them. The proprietor has been induced to give the waters of his well this appellation, from their quality being that of the so much famed watering place in England (Harrogate). Those Ladies and gentlemen who have drunk of the waters of both places, have pronounced them of the same healing virtues. The road passing from Lexington to the Olympic Springs, going by Harrogate, is not more than half a mile round. Also from Danville to Winchester, or Olympic Springs, it is the most direct course. The subscriber is always well provided for the accommodation of Travellers, and those who please to call on him.
John M'Call.
11 miles East of Lexington, June 11th, 1809.
ROAN HORSE.
ON examination he will be found to be a Ridgling upwards of 15 hands high, in good order; I think he has one white foot—No brand recollected. He took the Hickman or Curb's road. Whoever will deliver the above horse in Lexington, shall be generously rewarded.
Danl. Bradford.
June 17, 1809.
Valuable Property For Sale.
LEWIS SANDERS offers for sale the following VALUABLE PROPERTY. The Brick Buildings (with the Lots attached to them) back to Short-street) at present occupied by himself and the Lexington Branch Bank, to be sold together or separately.
The House and Lot at present occupied by Mr. Jas. Wier, and part of the lot on which is Mr. Owing's store, being twenty-eight feet front on Main-street, back eighty feet to an alley ten feet wide from Mill-street.
A building Lot adjoining the above, being the balance of the lot on which is Owing's store and the house occupied by Mr. Kelly, making twenty-eight feet on Main-street and eighty feet back to alley from Mill-street.
The corner lot occupied by E. W. Craig, twenty-three feet on Main-street, and eighty feet on Mill-street.
A lot of twenty-one feet on Mill-street, corner of the alley, back 70 feet to an alley.
A lot adjoining the above, twenty-one feet on Mill-street, back seventy feet to an alley.
And one other lot adjoining the last, same size.
To be sold at reasonable prices for one fourth of the purchase money in hand—balance in one, two and three years, well secured to bear interest—Kentucky Bank Stock will be taken in part.
Lexington, 20th June, 1809.
To the Public.
THE subscriber having opened a shop on the corner of Limestone and Water-streets; where he does all kinds of WHITSMITH'S WORK, hopes from his knowledge and attention to business to merit a share of the public patronage.
All sorts of plain and ornamental Railings, Grates, Iron Doors, for fire proof buildings, Screws of different kinds, and Smith's work in general, executed with neatness and dispatch, on the most reasonable terms.
N. B. A journeyman and two apprentices wanting to the above business.
Thomas Studman.
June 1809.
The Kentucky Hotel.
THE Subscriber has leased of Mr. Henry Clay, for a term of years, that valuable stand for a Tavern, in the town of Lexington, formerly known by the name of Travellers' Hall, where he has opened a Hotel under the above style. The situation of this property, on the public square, directly opposite the North East front of the court house, and in the centre of business, gives it peculiar advantages. Great expense has been incurred in repairs and improvements, and in point of space, convenience and comfort the apartments of the house are surpassed by none. A new stable has been erected on the back part of the lot which he ventures to pronounce is the best in the state, which will be under the immediate superintendence of Mr. William T. Barton. He has provided himself with good servants, a plentiful stock of the best liquors, and short with every necessary calculated to accommodate and render agreeable the time of those who may favor him with their custom; and he trusts that from the attention which he means personally to give to every department of his business, he will be found to merit that patronage which he thus presumes to solicit from the public.
Cutbert Banks
Lexington, Jan. 1st, 1809.
Great Bargains.
PUBLIC SALE.—Will positively be sold to the highest bidder on Friday the seventh day of July next, at the farm of the subscriber, on Strodes road, four miles east of Lexington, on a credit of twelve months—bond, bearing interest from the time of sale, with good security, will be required.
A large valuable stock of HORSES, consisting of work and saddle horses, brood mares with their colts, and young geldings and fillies, from one to three years old. The mares from which this stock has been raised, were formerly selected and owned by Thomas D. Owings, esq. and Capt. Saml. Prior, and unquestionably the best in the state—Great pains has been taken to improve it, by breeding from the best horses, such as the imported horse Spread Eagle, Speculator, Royalist, and others of high blood. Should the Farm have been advertised, be sold previous to the above sale—in that case, will be sold on the following day, all the stock of Cattle, Sheep and Hogs, a Waggon and Ox Cart, Farming Utensils, and almost every kind of article used in husbandry. Terms will be made known at the time of sale.
I wish to sell (by private sale) my stud horse TRAFALGAR; he is famous as a foal-getter, and pedigree unexceptionable. Also my turf horse WASHINGTON, five years old, in high health &c. his sire Spread Eagle; his dam Kitty Fisher, Prior's running mare, never beaten, and won more races than any nag of her time—her son is supposed to be superior to her in her best days, both as to speed and bottom.
I wish to sell (by private sale) that beautiful and highly improved FARM, situated between three and four miles from Lexington, in Fayette county, state of Kentucky, known by the name of the Buck Eye plantation; containing 309 acres—For situation and fertility of soil, it is not surpassed by any farm in the state. The cleared land is laid off in a handsome style, the pasture lots well set with blue grass and clover—the water is plenty and good. There is on it a handsome young Orchard of apple and peach, of a choice selection. The buildings consist of a two story frame house, with 3 rooms & a passage on each finished in a plain manner by plastering and painting all through—adjoining the house, is a convenient room, that serves as the house from the kitchen, and has a communication with both—an excellent barn, stables, negro houses, meat house, milch house, &c. &c.
Also a small tract, containing twenty-one and a quarter acres, lying between the above and Lexington, about two thirds cleared and in grass, a small house and good spring. This will be sold separate from, or with the other.
The terms of payment is one third part in hand, one third part in one year, and the other third part in two years from the day of sale, to be secured as may be agreed on.
William West.
May 18th, 1809.
N. B. The land is clear of all encumbrance—title good—a general warranty deed will be made. The purchaser, at his option, can be accommodated with the CROP in the ground, of wheat, oats, corn, hay, flax, and a considerable quantity of hemp seed, now in cultivation.
Patent Hemp & Flax breaking Machine.
THE subscribers have purchased the right for the state of Kentucky of Thomas Cohoon's Patent for a machine, for breaking hemp and flax. One of those machines is now in operation on Maddox Fisher's farm, near this place, and is found admirably to answer the purpose for which it was intended.
A machine with two breaks, is worked by one horse with ease, and requires six hands to attend it. One of the great advantages of this machine is, that it can be attended by women or boys, instead of men, and that a woman or boy can clean double the quantity of hemp or flax, which the most able-bodied man could do in the same time with a common hand-break.
A further account of the machine is deemed unnecessary, as it is presumed that those desirous of purchasing rights, will wish to satisfy themselves by seeing it in operation.
Individual rights at twenty dollars, or rights for whole counties, may be procured by applying to either of the subscribers.
Maddox Fisher, Joseph Boswell, David Sutton, John Fisher, Geo. Laws.
HAVING been called upon to state our opinions of a machine for breaking hemp and flax, which we saw in operation on Mr. Maddox Fisher's farm, we hesitate not to declare that we view it as an important acquisition to our state, and therefore recommend it to the attention of every farmer who cultivates either hemp or flax. The construction of the machine is simple and does not appear likely to get out of order. We suppose that one of those machines having two breaks and moved with ease by one horse, might be built for about 30 or 40$. We have no hesitation in stating that hemp may be broken in much greater quantities with the same labour, and with ease to the hands employed, and that much delay, severe labour, and considerable expense might be saved to hemp raisers by the erection of these machines.
T. T. Barr, Wm. W. Woraley, C. Coyle, Bushrod Boswell, Robert R. Barr.
Lexington, April 8th, 1809.
Broke off from a Boy,
ABOUT two miles from the mouth of Hickman's creek, in Jessamine county, on the 3rd of July last, a light BAY MARE, five or six years old, about fifteen hands high, one foot white and branded Br. on her near shoulder. Whoever will deliver the above mare to me in Bardstown, Dennis Brashear, in Danville or T. & R. Barr in Lexington, or will give information where she is to be had, shall receive a liberal reward from
Walter Brashear.
Bairdstown, August, 1808.
New Store.
THOMAS D. OWINGS is now opening, opposite Mr. William Leavy's, a large and elegant assortment of FANCY GOODS, particularly purchased for the most fashionable ladies and gentlemen of Kentucky, viz.
Woods' best superfine blue cloths for uniforms—black, mixed, green and drab do. Cassimers, casimets and swansdowns. Marseilles waistcoats. Rose and point blankets. White, red, scarlet, blue and black flannels. Coating, Bocking haze and kenseys. Corduroys, velvets and Bennett's cord. Superb prints and chintzes. Fine printed fancy cambricks. Fine ginghams and dimities. Calimancoes and bombazets. Gurrals, emeries, hafas and mamoodies. Fine shirting cotton and shirting bafta. Irish linen and lawns. India checks and calicoes. 4-4 and 6-4 fine cambric muslin. Cravat do. do. Plain and twill'd coloured cambric muslin. 4-4 and 6-4 book and leno muslin. Fine jaconet and mull mull do. Fine crossbar'd veind do. Plain and tambour'd leno shawls and handkerchiefs. 5-4, 6-4, 7-4 and 8-4 rich damask shawls. Scarlet, orange and white rich silk shawls, in imitation of camel's hair. India twill'd and plain silk handkerchiefs. British do. do. Real and mock M'dras handkerchiefs. Romal and peek do. do. White and colored cotton shawls and handkerchiefs. Ladies plain or d'lace'd cotton hose. Men's plain do. do. Ladies' fashionable fine straw hats and bonnets. A few superb cut silk velvet do. made in Paris, and received by the late arrivals at New York. Women and children's leno caps. Children's leather hats and bonnets. Men's superfine London hats. Ladies' plain and laced English silk hose. Rich sandal fancy do. Men's plain and laced English silk hose. Assorted extra long silk gloves. Best English extra long and habit do. Black and white veils. Plaid and plain silk chambrays, newest patterns. Cotton do. do. Ladies' elegant tambour'd cambric muslin and jaconet muslin dresses. Ladies' real and mock tortoise shell combs—ornamented do. do. China, Salin, figured, plain and plaid lutestring and embossed ribbons. Silk and cotton cords and buttons. Papian, bobbing and taste. India, Italian, French and English sewing silks. Sewing cotton, thread and twist. Table knives and forks. Desert do. Pen, pocket and pruning knives. Kitchen and cooks' knives. Gentlemen's portable razor cases. Razors and scissors. An assortment of fashionable buttons. Gold breast pins and brooches. An assortment of pins and needles. Ivory and quill back combs. Gun and musketry looking glasses. Violins and violin strings and bases. Painted and common snuff boxes. Coffee mills, marbles, &c. Ladies' spangled kid shoes. Plain kid and Morocco do. Gentlemen's dress shoes and pumps. Gentlemen's boots.
GRÖCERIES.
Old wines and 4th proof French brandy. Jamaica rum and clerry bounce. Loaf sugar and coffee. Imperial, hyson, young hyson, hyson chulan and congo TEAS. Pepper, aspicie, ginger and chocolate. Almonds, cinnamon, nutmegs and cloves. Mustard, Alum, opers and brimstone. Prime Connecticut cheese. Mackerel, herrings and shad, particularly put up for family use. Real martiniue codfish. An assortment of confectionary. A complete assortment of queen's, glass and tin ware. Window glass and Dorney's bar iron, &c.
Lexington, March 7th, 1809.
Thomas D. Owings is also opening a very large assortment of Goods at his store in Mount Sterling, which will be sold at the Lexington prices.
ON the 11th Sept 1808, James Sale and Jacob Keiser delivered to be Tallow of this County, a Negro Man named George, five feet ten inches high, twenty-six or seven years old, strait limbed, little inclined to yellow, and excessive deaf, with a few rags after an old blanket. By virtue of a certificate from David M'Ewing, a Justice of the Peace for Williamson county, Tennessee, purporting that the said George to be a runaway from Ro. Peebles or Clarke county, Kentucky, information of the case was directed and forwarded to said Peebles, who discovered the fellow, saying he was sold to his agent below Natchez, from whom it is probable he is now runaway.
John H. Morton, Sheriff Fayette County, Kentucky. May 15th, 1809.
Just Published, al for Sale at this Office,
Price, Twelvem and a Half Cents, A NEW CANDID INVESTIGATION OF THE QUESTION, IS REVELATION TRUE?
Proving the impossibility of Natural Religion, and the certain of Revealed. BY JAMES FISHBACK, OF LEXINGTON.
Land for Sale,
In the States Ohio and Kentucky.
By virtue of the will and testament of Robert Means deceased, a subscriber offers for sale ALL THE LAND OF THE TESTATOR, in the states of Ohio & Kentucky. As there is a large quantity of the lands, and the quality in general good, they will worth the attention of all persons desirous of purchasing lands in these parts of the country. The tracts are of various sizes, and consequently calculated to suit purchasers of all description. Further information respecting the said lands may be obtained from Mr. WALTER DUN, residing in or near the town of Chillicothe, in the state of Ohio.
Daniel Call, executor of the Testament & Last Will Robert Means deceased. Richmond, 3d May, 1809.
The highest price CASH will be given for Horse Hair, Hogs' Bristles, of any length—by
John Lockwood, corner Upper and High-streets, Lexington, May 20 1809.
EDUCATION.
MRS. LOCKWOOD, at the earnest solicitation of some of her former patrons in Lexington and its vicinity, respectfully informs them and the public, that she intends recommencing her SEMINARY for Young Ladies again in Lexington, on the 24th day of April next, in the house at the corner of High-street, opposite Mr. Thomas Bodley's. Her terms of tuition the same as before, but the price of board she has reduced to 80 dollars per ann. and hopes her attention will merit patronage. N. B. No Young Lady to enter for less than six months.
2d May, 1809.
To Sportsmen.
THERE will be run over the Richmond turf in October next, a Sweepstakes free for two years old colts only—Entrance $10. The subscription paper will be kept open till August, in the hands of Ben. Milner. Those who wish to become subscribers, will make application as above.
2d May, 1809.
LOTTERY.
TWENTY THOUSAND MAY BE GAINED FOR TWO AND A HALF DOLLARS AND

[BY AUTHORITY.] Eleventh Congress of the United States: FIRST SESSION.
An act respecting the ships or vessels owned by citizens or subjects of foreign nations with which commercial intercourse is permitted.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the passing of this act, all ships or vessels owned by citizens or subjects of any foreign nation with which commercial intercourse is permitted by the act, entitled "an act to interdict the commercial intercourse between the United States and Great Britain and France, and their dependencies, and for other purposes," be permitted to take on board cargoes of domestic or foreign produce, and to depart with the same for any foreign port or place with which such intercourse is or shall at the time of their departure respectively, be thus permitted in the same manner & on the same conditions, as is provided by the act aforesaid for vessels owned by citizens of the United States; any thing in the said act, or in the act laying an embargo on all the ships and vessels in the ports and harbors of the United States, or in any of the several acts supplementary thereto, to the contrary notwithstanding.
J. B. VARNUM, speaker of the House of Representatives.
GEO. CLINTON, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
May 30th, 1809.
APPROVED, JAMES MADISON.
PHILADELPHIA, June 10. LATEST FROM EUROPE.
On Thursday last, arrived at New York, the U. States dispatch ship Pacific , in 31 days from Falmouth, (Eng.)—By her London papers to the 4th ult are received, from which extracts will be found in this days paper.
Lieut. Reed, the Government messenger, who arrived in the Pacific reached this city yesterday in the mail stage, and proceeded immediately for Washington with his dispatches.
No information of the dispatch ship Mentor , bound to France, was received in England previous to the sailing of the Pacific .
The declaration of war by the emperor of Austria, against France, and the address of the archduke Charles, as generalissimo of the Austrian armies, decisively announce the determination of that government. It is stated that the Austrian general Bellegarde had entered Franconia and taken possession of Bareuth and Bamberg, the latter after an engagement, in which the French were defeated.
It is stated under the Paris head, that the archduke Charles, who commands the army which is ordered to attack Bavaria, had established his head quarters at Lentz, and had addressed the following note to the French general commanding in Bavaria.
"According to a declaration of his majesty the emperor of Austria to the emperor Napoleon, I hereby notify to the general in chief of the French army, that I have received orders to advance with the troops under my command, and to treat as enemies all who shall make opposition."
"CHARLES, General."
"From my head quarters, April 9, 1809."
The Austrian army appears, after passing the Inn, to have directed its march to Munich, by way of Wasserburg and Landshut, which it has entered.
The court of Bavaria was preparing to leave Munich for Augsburg.
Lord Gambier's letter details the attack on the French fleet in Basque roads—and it is stated under the Plymouth head of April 30th, that "of the whole French fleet in Basque roads, there only remains three of the line and a frigate that the enemy will ever be able to render fit for service."—The French and Dutch fleet, which lay in the Straits of Flushing, had suddenly ran up the Scheldt, upon the intelligence reaching Holland of the destruction of the fleet in Basque roads.
LONDON, May 2. DECLARATION OF WAR.
By Francis I. Emperor of Austria.
VIENNA, April 12. Before his Imperial Majesty left this capital, he was pleased to issue the following
PROCLAMATION.
"Francis I. by the grace of God, emperor of Austria, &c."
"People of Austria!—I leave my capital to join the brave defenders of the country, assembled on the frontiers for the protection of the state."
"For these three years past I have made the utmost exertions to procure you, my beloved subjects, the blessings of a permanent peace. No sacrifice, any ways consistent with your welfare, and with the independence of the state however painful, have I spared to secure your tranquility and welfare by a friendly understanding with the Emperor of the French. But all my endeavours proved fruitless. The Austrian monarchy was also to submit to the boundless ambition of the emperor Napoleon; and in the same manner he arrives to invade Spain, insults the sacred head of the church, appropriates to himself the provinces of Italy, and parcels out the German dominions. Austria was to do homage to the great empire, the formation of which he has loudly announced."
"I have adopted all necessary measures to assert the independence of the state. Not only have I answered my call, but your love for your native country has prompted you to anticipate it. Accept my cordial thanks; they will be repeated by my posterity and yours. Self defence, not invasion, was our aim. But the conqueror will not allow the sovereignty of his people, relying in their mutual confidence to pass its sufficient means to oppose his ambitious views. He declared himself hostile to Austria, unless she should relinquish her measures of defence, and prostrate herself disarmed at his feet. The disgraceful proposal was rejected, and now his hosts are advancing against us, arrayed for battle."
"I confide in God—in the valor of my
armies, in the heroic conduct of my Brother who leads them on to glory, in you my beloved people; our exertions for this war are great; but such they must be, in order to attain more securely the important end of self preservation."
"What you have hitherto done is the most unquestionable pledge of the powerful assistance which I am to receive from you. They who bear no arms will also share in the protection of their country. Unanimity, order, obedience, activity, and confidence, constitute the real strength of a nation. You have evinced them, and to this alone it is owing, that we start with a fairer prospect of success than we ever did. Fortunate events will not unnerve your energy, nor distrustful occurrences, should any happen, shake your firm resolve. Perseverant valor overcomes all dangers, enhances every advantage, and supplies all losses. Our cause is just; Providence does not forsake those who do not forsake themselves."
"I depend on your love, your tried fidelity to your Prince and country. Depend ye on the paternal solicitude of your Monarch, who finds all his happiness in yours."
"FRANCIS." Vienna, April 9, 1809."
ADRESS. The Archduke Charles has issued the following address to the German nation:
His majesty the emperor of Austria is forced to take up arms, because the French emperor will not tolerate the existence of a state which does not acknowledge his supremacy of power, nor stoop to become subservient to his views of conquest; because he requires that Austria shall renounce her independence, unbend her energies, and surrender at the conqueror's discretion; because the emperor of France and his dependent allies advance against Austria with hostile views.
The forces of Austria have risen for self defence and self preservation at the nod of their monarch; I am leading them on against the enemy, to prevent the certain attack he prepared against us.
We pass the frontiers, not as enemies of Germany—not to destroy German institutions, laws, customs and manners, and impose foreign ones—not to appropriate to ourselves the property of Germany, or to sacrifice her children in distant wars, carried on to destroy and subjugate foreign nations—No; we fight to assert the independence of the Austrian monarchy, and to restore to Germany the independence and national honors which are due to her.
The same pretensions which now threaten us, have already proved fatal to Germany. Our cause is that of Germany. United with Austria, Germany was independent and happy; it is only through the assistance of Austria that Germany can receive happiness and independence.
Germans! Consider your destruction. Accept the aid we offer, and co-operate with us for your salvation. We demand from you no exertions, but such as the war for our common cause requires. Your property and your domestic peace are secured by the discipline of our troops. The Austrian armies will not oppress nor rob you; they respect you as brethren, chosen to fight jointly with us, for your cause and ours. Be worthy of our respect; Germans only as they forget themselves are our enemies.
Depend upon my word which I have more than once pledged and redeemed.—Save you! Depend on the word of my emperor and brother, which has never been violated.
CHARLES, Generalissimo.
PROCLAMATION BY DAVOUST, To the Army of the Rhine.
HELMSTADT, April 12.
SOLDIERS— His Majesty the emperor of Austria commenced hostilities on the 8th inst. This was announced by his Generals in Chief on the 9th. They have taken up arms. The orders of the day delivered to the Austrian armies are merely the effusions of curiosity. This is not the way to attack the soldiers of the Emperor Napoleon. They threaten to overwhelm us with defeat and disgrace upon the plains of Ulm and Marengo. Your conduct will show what right they have to make use of their threats. Soldiers, our beloved Sovereign, then he was First Consul, off red peace, the Emperor of Austria refused it—Marengo compelled him to accept of terms. The English broke the treaty of Amiens. Our foreign aid collected his armies on the French coast, and the emperor of Austria availed himself of that juncture, and without any previous declaration of war, violated the territory of our allies, and threatened us. Ulm compelled the enemy of our Sovereign again to make peace. In the present instance the emperor of Austria has threatened the territory of our allies, without the last appearance of any difference between the two powers, and conceiving himself in a situation to undertake hostilities has actually commenced them. The directors of the Austrian Cabinet have a very great interest in the result of their perilous undertakings. Woe to those who may dare to disseminate ten, and by these means excite disturbance the prompt execution of military law will be the inevitable consequence.
"Soldiers!—In spite of these libelous reproaches, Germany has the honour to your discipline and good conduct. You do not make war against the inhabitants; those unfortunate sacrifices have lined to many pages of history with blood and whole arrogance has again excited fit agitation among the nations."
"A soldier of Napoleon must not only be free from censure, but without fear. If there are any of a contrary character in our ranks, and who shall so transgress against the fundamentals of all discipline as to dishonour his cloth by plunder or disobedience, punishment shall speedily follow."
"The results of this war are certain. We shall be supported by the Emperor Alexander, who is faithful to his engagement in peace or war. With his armies, whom you highly respect; with the confederate foreigners who with us should avenge their cause, and save them in the future against the ambition of our eternal enemy; and lastly, through the justice of our cause, victory must be our lot. Your courage, and the genius of your foreign, when you see him in the midst of you, will be the most infallible assurance of triumph."
"The Marshal Duke of Auerstadt."
An intelligent friend, who a passenger on board the Pacific , has favoured us with the following observations upon the present state of Europe.
New York, 8 June, 1809.
DEAR SIR,—I have just arrived the Pacific from Falmouth. We failed there on the 8th
May. Not having immediate access to my papers, I send you the following remarks, by Lieut. Reed, who proceeds with his despatches for Washington city.
Austria is making a vigorous and noble effort to preserve, or rather to recover her independence; she stands singly against Napoleon, (himself an host), aided by the valour and genius of Berthier, Massena, Davoust, Berthollet, Lefebvre and nearly the whole of his veteran troops made fierce by repeated victories. The Duke of Austria in his proclamation issued in Germany asserts positively that Russia will unite her forces with France against Austria, and circumstances render this assertion probable. The demon of ambition appears to have possessed Alexander, as well as Napoleon; they are animated by the same desire of dividing the whole of Europe into two great empires: when Austria shall have been reduced to a level with the petty kingdoms of Europe, a blow will probably be struck at the empire of the Turks, and in all human probability they must fall successively, unless an internal revolution should animate the whole mass of the population of the countries, and give the direction of their affairs to abler hands. When or where this mania for conquest will stop who can say? it is proverbial that ambition has no limits.
"And first for rattles, then for worlds shed tears."
England will constantly annoy the conqueror in his career; should his fortresses be reduced nothing short of universal empire will be aimed at; let America look to it and be prepared. The reduction of England is not a probable event, but found widsidedic. rates the expediency of making ourselves strong enough to ward off all possible dangers; pretence of attack will not be wanted; Louisiana was surrendered only because the war with England deprived France of the power of defending it, and the free principles of our government will naturally make us at all times, obnoxious to a despotic power.
Sir Arthur Wellesley had 30,000 Portuguese, and will have about 30,000 British troops; while the armies of France are employed on the side of Germany, he may keep alive the flame of patriotism in Spain and Portugal, but whenever reinforcements can be sent, the influence of Britain must disappear.
The late revolution in Sweden has doubtless been produced by French intrigue, she is now tied to the wheels of France, and must hereafter co-operate with the views of Napoleon.
Information (though not well authenticated) has reached England of a victory over the Austrians, which received additional credit on account of a firing, which was heard off Bologna.
The system of conscription introduced into Holland had excited loud murmurs; the principle however is to be extended over all the countries subject to the great nation.
The public mind in England is much agitated by the abuses of power, and gross corruption, which have been developed.—Since Mr. Wardle's famous enquiry into the conduct of the Duke of York, facts have come to light which taint the purity of the administration of the affairs of the E. I. Company.—of the direction of some of the public hospitals, and which strike deeply at the integrity of some of the king's ministers. Lord Castlereagh was charged with an attempt to obtain by corrupt means the election of a member into the house of commons; the fact was admitted by himself and he also acknowledged that the principle if extended, would prove fatal to the independence of the commons.
The only apology offered by himself and his friends, was that the attempt was not successful: notwithstanding the pernicious and alarming tendency of the crime, and the plain evidence of facts demonstrating his guilt, he was acquitted; and he afterwards declared in the house of commons, that he would not resign his office while he had a majority on his side.
With regard to the orders in council, it may be said that the United States were warranted in expecting an entire revocation of the old orders, without the adoption of others, asserting the same new and unacknowledged principles, and having (though to a less extent) the same injurious effect upon the lawful commerce of our country. It must be confessed, that to acquiesce under the new orders, will be to acknowledge a privilege hitherto denied; that it will be offensive to France, and increase the difficulties of an amicable accommodation. The manner and circumstances attending the express engagement entered into by Mr. Erskine that the Orders would be revoked by the 10th of June, give it the force of a positive obligation, making it as binding as a treaty. It may be hoped that the good faith and honour of Great Britain, will induce her to fulfil this compact. "To violate the spirit of a treaty (says Vattel) while we pretend to respect the letter, is an artful and deliberate fraud; a complicated crime of falsehood and dishonesty." An act of this nature it is to be presumed will not be committed by the government of great Britain.—When Mr. Oakley was sent to America, it was expected that we would rigidly persevere in the system we had adopted; and his mission was a decisive proof that the system was not an "inconvenient restriction" upon the American people alone. Mr. Canning began to perceive that it was inconvenient elsewhere. Before the new orders were issued, it was known that the embargo system was relaxed; the relaxation was considered as the offspring of folly, or weakness, and the news was welcomed with joy; it was perceived that such articles of our produce as were most wanted, would be carried in abundance into Spanish, Portuguese, and other ports friendly to Great Britain, and that the price would be low, as there would be little competition among buyers; that the expense of carrying them to England would not be an evil, as British vessels would be employed, which by creating a new branch of trade, would increase the nursery for seamen. One principal point therefore which caused Mr. Oakley's mission, was obtained without any concession; it only remained
for Great Britain to recover the custom of the United States for her manufactures; having fewer points to gain, it is to be apprehended, that at the time when the new orders were issued, she had determined not to grant terms as favourably as before. The embargo act was extremely injurious to our interests; other measures might have been adopted better suited to the genius of the country, and less hurtful in their operation; but having endured all its evils for more than a year, we should have persevered until the end in view had been accomplished: it would at least have maintained our reputation for firmness. When the orders in council were under discussion in Parliament, Mr. Whitebread observed "that nation which had made itself illustrious by a contest rigorously maintained in defence of her liberty and independence, would now persevere in the system she had adopted in defence of her neutral rights." This character of firmness is now, if not lost, at least impaired, fluctuating measures in fact are always injurious and disgraceful.—Notwithstanding the situation to which wavering councils have reduced us, every sincere lover of his country must hope that a treaty of amity and commerce may yet be formed. A long time must elapse before we can coerce terms more favorable than can now be granted. England will now have the opportunity of obtaining a supply of her manufactures; oil, getting flaxseed, cotton, tar, turpentine, and other articles she may want; so that a new embargo and non-intercourse cannot produce much effect for a long period to come. Moreover it cannot be too often urged that England is the bullwark which protects all nations independent of France against injury, if not against absolute conquest. The present situation of Europe has no parallel in modern time; what has been called the balance of power in Europe is now destroyed. In England falls, the determined courage of Americans may proudly maintain liberty and independence; America may and will remain a free, but she would be a poor nation; her revenues would be constantly annoyed; her revenues wasted and her blood spilt in its defence; her commerce would dwindle into a mere home trade, and with it, manufactures, the arts, and agriculture would vanish. This is a consideration of the first magnitude, and some minor interests ought to be sacrificed to it. Hereafter if circumstances should change, and wisdom should dictate it, we may assume a higher tone. The decided ascendancy which Great Britain has upon the seas, will induce her to claim some commercial advantages over every other people; the acts from an inherent principle of human nature, and which governs nations as well as individuals; she has acquired and maintains her superiority by a vast expense of blood and treasure; and at this moment the most maintain it, as her essential interests, her very being rests upon it.—It is true that much profit will not be derived from a trade confined to England and her dependencies, but if we make an amicable arrangement, without uniting with her in the war against France; if Napoleon perceives that he cannot persuade or frighten us into hostility against England, he will soon be inclined to restore a lucrative commerce which has been interrupted by his gasconading. He wants cotton for his manufactures, he wants a market for his Italian silk and fruit, for his Dutch and German manufactured goods, and for his wines and brandy. He will repeal his decrees, and England will then have no pretext for persevering in her retaliatory system.
DECREE OF KING LOUIS.
"Louis Napoleon, by the grace of God, and the constitution of the kingdom, King of Holland and constable of France, taking into consideration that the term prescribed by our decree of the 27th November, 1808, No. 5, expired on the 31st inst. Taking further into consideration that it is necessary, at the present period, to take further measures, either for the renewal of the aforesaid decree, or the previous decrees, respecting the means of carrying into execution the prohibition of all commerce with the enemy, or of replacing them, in whole or part, by other measures calculated to place all matters relative to navigation on a footing of complete uniformity with the decrees of France, and of our brother, the Emperor, and notwithstanding the difficulties arising from the time war, and those which commerce suffers from its own interest, being continually anxious to contribute to that important object, we have decreed, and hereby decree:
Article 1. All commerce, correspondence, and communication with England, remain prohibited according to the purport of our previous laws, decrees, and regulations, and particularly such of them as expired on the 31st instant, so far as no alteration is therein made by the present decree.
Article 2. From the first day of the succeeding month of April, the following 32 articles may be imported to friendly or neutral countries in Dutch vessels, or those sailing under the flag of the allied powers, viz:
Books, beans, butter, brandy, bricks, white lead, cheese, cambricks, copper manufactured, clocks, clover and garden seeds, eels, flower-roots, fruits, Geneva, gunzes, glue, hoops, hides dried, iron manufactured, leather, linen, linseed, madder, millstones, oak bark ground, oils of seed, pottery, powder, blue, persian, paper, perfumery, plants, pipes, playing cards, quills, rushes, silk manufactured, such, starch, starch, tile, thread and thread, tobacco, tans, turf, vinegar, watches, wine, wood manufactured.
Article 3. The importation of the following 32 articles shall be permitted, viz:
Ashes (pot), brandy, candles, copper, corn, fish oil, isinglass, hare skins, hemp and hempeeled, hides, (rough), iron, leather (manufactured), lead, linseed, mercury, masts, pitch, Russia skins, rape seed, stock fish, soda, tar, tallow, tobacco, timber, wax, wool, wool, bristles, and fruits.
Article 4. The commodities prepared for exportation shall not be put on board until previous notice has been given thereof to the marine director of the way, and means, with a particular specification of such articles, which cannot be exported from the ports of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Dordrecht, Groningen, Embden, Harlingen, Vere, Zierikzee, Delfsin, and Brouwershaven.
Article 5. In order to the admission of any vessel into the harbours of this kingdom, must enter ballast or laden with the products of the north, specified in the third article, with the exception of those which in the year 1806 or 1807, obtained our licence to proceed to China for a cargo of tea, upon showing our said authority.
Article 6. No other goods than those mentioned in the 4th article shall be suffered to be imported under any pretence whatever; all prohibited goods of whatever description, and in whatsoever quantity imported, and also the vessels on board which they may be found, being hereby declared liable to confiscation.
Art. 7. In case of suspicions arising respecting the origin of the cargo, from information received by the officers of marine director, the same shall be previously sequestrated, until proof be given that it has not come from England or her colonies.
Art. 8. Our consuls, in giving certificates of origin for goods shipped at their ports of residence for Dutch ports, shall not confine themselves to certifying that the goods neither come from England, nor her colonies, nor belonging to English commerce, but they shall further specify the place from whence the goods originally came, the documents produced to them in proof of the names of the place of origin to the ports the consuls reside. They are required to transmit a copy of the declarations to our marine director.
[The remaining eight articles relate merely to the details of the manner in which the above are to be carried into execution, by the marine director and the three naval commanders of the coast districts. The decree is dated at Utrecht, on the 31st of March.]
From the London Gazette, April 23.
At the Court of the Queen's Palace, the 26th of April, 1809, present the King's most Excellent Majesty in Council.
Whereas his majesty by his order in council of the 11th of November, 1807, was pleased, for the reasons assigned therein, to order that "all the ports and places of France and her allies, or any other country at war with his majesty, and all other ports and places in Europe, from which, although not at war with his majesty, the British flag is excluded, and all ports or places in the colonies belonging to the same enemies should be subject to the same restrictions in point of trade and navigation, as if the same were actually blockaded in the most strict and rigorous manner;" and also to prohibit "all trade in articles which are the produce or manufacture of the said countries or colonies;" And whereas his majesty having been nevertheless desirous not to subject those countries which were in alliance or in amity with his majesty to any greater inconvenience than was absolutely inseparable from carrying into effect his majesty's just determination to counteract the designs of his enemies, did make certain exceptions and modifications expressed in the said order of the 11th of November, and in certain subsequent orders of the 25th of November, declaratory of the aforesaid order of the 11th November, and the 18th December, 1807, and the 30th of March, 1808.
And whereas, in consequence of divers events which have taken place since the date of the first mentioned order affecting the relation between G. Britain and the territories of other powers, it is expedient that sundry parts and provisions of the said orders should be altered or revoked.
His majesty is therefore pleased by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to revoke and annul the said several orders, except as herein after expressed, and so much of the said several orders, except as aforesaid, is revoked accordingly.
And his majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that all the ports and places, as far north as the river Ems, inclusively, under the government falling itself the kingdom of Holland, and all ports and places under the government of France, together with the colonies, plantations, and settlements in the possession of those governments respectively, and all ports and places in the northern parts of Italy, to be reckoned from the ports of O. bitello and Porto Plinco, shall continue and be subject to the same restrictions, in point of trade and navigation, without any exception, as if the same were actually blockaded, or by his majesty's naval force in the most strict and rigorous manner, and that every vessel trading from and to the said countries or colonies, plantations and settlements, together with all goods and merchandize on board shall be condemned as prize to the captors.
And his majesty is further pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, that this order shall have effect from the day of the date thereof with respect to any ship together with its cargo, which may be captured subsequent to such day on any voyage which is and shall be rendered legal by this order, although such voyage at the time of the commencement of the same was unlawful and prohibited under the laid former orders; and such ships, upon being brought in, shall be released accordingly; and with respect to all ships, together with their cargoes, which may be captured in any voyage which was permitted under the exceptions of the orders above mentioned, but which is not permitted according to the provisions of this order, his majesty is pleased to order and it is hereby ordered, that such ships and their cargoes shall not be liable to condemnation, unless they shall have received actual notice of the present order before such capture; or in default of such notice, until after the expiration of the like intervals from the date of this order, as were allowed for constructive notice in the orders of the 25th of November, 1807, and the 28th of May, 1808, at the several places and latitudes therein mentioned.
And the right hon. the Lord Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury, his majesty's principal secretaries of state, the lords commissioners of the admiralty, and the judge of the high court of admiralty, are to give the necessary directions, as to them may respectively appertain.
STEPH. COTTRELL.
LATEST FROM SPAIN.
New-York, June 5—5 o'clock p. m.
"Arrived this afternoon, ship Eliza-Ann Burr, Cadiz, 40 days—300 pipes brandy, wines, fruit, &c. Left there the 21st April, ship Amelia , Jennings, up for sale—The ships Acahabet , Dunbar , Vigilant , Orne , and Franklin , all seized by the American Consul for violations of the embargo laws, to be sent to the United States for adjudication."
"The day the sailed from Cadiz, an express arrived from Seville, bringing accounts that a division of the French army were within 5 leagues of that city—that the Junta were preparing to retire to Cadiz, and forwarded orders to that effect.—The situation of the Patriots, generally speaking, bore a gloomy and desponding aspect—No battles of any moment had taken place—Indeed resistance to the overwhelming power of France seemed to be abandoned. Some partial divisions in public sentiment as to French and English influence existed throughout Spain. The French prisoners in Cadiz had been sent to the ports up the Mediterranean—Five British ships of the line were in Cadiz harbor. If Cadiz should fall, these ships would take possession of the French squadron in that port. The French had entered Portugal, and taken possession of Oporto, includ-

ing all the vessels in the harbor. It was reported that a British force of 3000 men were at Lisbon—The American vessels at Algiers, that had been released, still remained in port, under some species of detention. Capt. Burr is bearer of dispatches to government—It is supposed they relate to the vessels seized for breaches of the embargo laws—Market for American produce very dull. Brandy had risen to 68 dollars per pipe—Vessels coming from the United States were subject to a quarantine of 40 days."
LONDON, May 2. Accounts were yesterday received from Dover, which state, that there was a heavy firing on the French coast on Friday night and Saturday morning. Some of our cruisers, who were on the opposite coast, observed a general illumination, and some neutral vessels that have arrived, report, that the firing and illumination were in consequence of a victory obtained by the French over the Austrians.
Two vessels arrived at Yarmouth yesterday morning from Holland, the captains of which state, that Bonaparte was endeavouring to enforce the conscription in Holland, and in many places the people had manifested a disposition to resist it by force.
The firing and illumination on the French coast on Friday night and Saturday morning, has created some apprehensions that the Austrians have been defeated. It is hardly probable that any decisive battle could have been fought so soon after the Austrians had crossed the Inn, which was on the 10th of last month. Some engagements between the advanced posts, however, may have taken place, and there can be no doubt that Bonaparte, in his present critical situation, would magnify, to the utmost, any partial advantage which he might gain.
A letter has been received from Charlemont, giving a dreadful description of the battle in the Balque Roads. The mouth of the river Charante is entirely choked with wrecks of the French ships. The enemy have lost about 8,000 killed, besides a great many wounded. Bonaparte has left Straubing; he passed through Durlach on the 14th, and was expected at Stuttgart the same night; from whence he was expected to proceed to Munich.
Dutch papers have been received in town to the 25th ult. They are full of conjectures on the situation of the French and Austrian armies, & on their comparative strength in the kingdom of Bavaria. Bonaparte according to these accounts, had left Straubing.
MAY 4. It is stated, in recent accounts from Sweden, that the new government of Sweden is determined to bring the question of the succession of Gustavus before the Diet; and it is added, that Baron Tott, and the late minister, are to be his official defenders.
MAY 5. We are still unable to give our readers any authentic information respecting the reported battle between the Austrians and French in Bavaria. The capt. of a French privateer recently taken and brought into port, states that a desperate battle had taken place, in which, after 3 days hard fighting, the Austrians were defeated with the loss of 30,000 men. We confess we are not without our fears upon this subject, but still it is singular that if Bonaparte had obtained such a victory, he did not adopt his usual mode of conveying the intelligence to this country. With respect to the firing and illumination of the French coast, it may have arisen from the circumstance of Louis Bonaparte having arrived at Calais or Boulogne. He has been visiting the ports of his own dominions; and it was reported we know in Holland, that he meant to continue his journey as far as Boulogne.
TO ALL OFFICERS & SOLDIERS, or Their Legal Representatives, Who served one or more campaigns in the regiment called the "Virginia Blues," commanded by the late general (then col.) G. Washington, on or between the years 1754 & '64, and all those who served in the 6th regiment called the Royal Americans, commanded by col. Henry Boquet, and also all those who served in the Pennsylvania Provincials, 1st battalion, commanded by the late gen. (then col.) John Armstrong, 2d commanded by col. James Burd, 3d commanded by the late gen. (then col.) Hugh Mercer, and the 4th commanded by the late col. Turbet Francis.—Notice is hereby given, that they are entitled to a valuable bounty of Crown Land, by virtue of the King of England's proclamation, dated the 7th Oct. 1763. The service must be proved by commission, discharge or witnesses.
Applications may be made to Andrew Elliott, Esq. York; John Copp Esq. Harrisburg; Hugh Brumton, Esq. Northumberland County; John Scott, Esq. notary public, Shipensburg; John Holiday, Esq. Chambersburg; Charles Brevard, Esq. Carlisle; Jacob Rodifill, Esq. Hanover, York county; Charles J. Smith, Esq. Bedford township and county, (who are each requested to affix the subscriber's name and agent to all papers by them received) or by letter addressed to the subscriber at the Big Spring in Cumberland county, or to any of the above named agents, before the 15th of July next, and due attention will be paid to render general satisfaction.
The subscriber also gives notice to all those who have any claim against the U.S. or any individual state, for services rendered during the revolutionary war, that he will undertake to prosecute their claims upon the same terms as the above.
JAMES IRVIN. Editors of Newspapers, throughout the United States will do essential service to a great number of their fellow-citizens and particularly to many distressed widows and orphans by giving this a few insertions.
FOR SALE. ONE hundred and two acres of land, lying about three miles from Lexington and one half mile from the Limestone road. It has two never failing springs of excellent water, well timbered, mixed with locust, about sixteen acres cleared, with a good cabin and other small buildings. I will sell it low for cash in hand; or I will give a short credit on a part of the purchase money. Any person wishing to purchase can call on Capt. Achilles Tandy, who will show the land.—And for further particulars, apply to
Thomas Eustes. Paris, Bourbon, June 20th, 1809.
KENTUCKY GAZETTE. "True to his charge—" He comes, the Herald of a noisy world; "News from all nations lumb'ring at his heels."
LEXINGTON, JUNE 27.
INDEPENDENCE. The Uniform Companies of Lexington, will dine at Mr. Maxwell's Spring, on the FOURTH of JULY; those disposed to celebrate the anniversary of our Independence, are invited to unite with them on that occasion.
We learn that on Sunday night last the Cotton Bagging Factory belonging to messrs. Sproule and Hanna, of Frankfort, with its contents, was destroyed by fire. Their loss is estimated at 5 or 6,000 dollars. It is supposed to have been set on fire through design.
Mr. Erskine has addressed a note to Mr. Smith, Secretary of State, assuring him that the recent orders of Council are not to operate against the United States.
WASHINGTON CITY, June 10. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Basset, from the joint committee appointed to enquire into the business necessary to be done before the adjournment of Congress, reported several subjects on which it would be necessary to act before the adjournment of Congress; and recommending an adjournment on the 20th inst. Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. Pitkin, after some observations on the state of the Treasury, and the necessity of diminishing the expenses of government, moved
"That the committee on the naval establishment be instructed to enquire into the expediency of selling such of the gun-boats belonging to the United States as are not necessary to be employed in actual service."
On motion of Mr. Macon, Mr. Pitkin's motion was so modified as to insert the words "public armed vessels" before the word "gun-boats" and after a short debate between Messrs. Gatte, Dana, Lyon, Randolph, Macon, and Troup, agreed to—Ayes 70.
A bill was received from the Senate making an appropriation for fortifications, &c. [The bill appropriates seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars for completing the fortifications already commenced, and erecting new fortifications on the northern and western frontiers.]
Mr. Burwell moved to strike out seven and insert one hundred and fifty, &c. This motion was negatived in the committee, and the bill having been reported to the house it was renewed, where it was also negatived—Yea, 47—Nays, 84.
So that the house refused to insert a smaller sum than seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
And after a third reading, and on the question Shall the bill pass? it was decided in the affirmative—Yea 77—Nays 43.
A bill was also received from the Senate to suspend for a limited time the recruiting service of the United States. [This bill proposes a suspension of the recruiting service till twenty days after the next meeting of Congress.]
Twice read and committed. The above bills have both passed the Senate.
MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT. Mr. Nelson, from the committee to whom was referred so much of the message of the President of the United States as relates to the military establishment, & Mr. Randolph's resolution, for disbarding the troops lately raised, reported "that under existing circumstances it would be impolitic and unwise to dismiss any part of the military establishment of the U.S."—Report referred to a committee of the whole.
SENATE, JUNE 9. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, from the committee to whom was referred the bill to amend and continue in force the act entitled "an act to interdict the commercial intercourse between the U.S. and Great Britain and their dependencies," together with the amendment proposed thereto, reported as a substitute a new bill.
JUNE 10. The resolution yesterday offered by Mr. Giles to adjourn on the 20th inst. was passed unanimously and sent to the House for concurrence.
COUNTERFEITS. On Sunday last the 21st. inst. was discovered in circulation in this place a note of five dollars on the Branch Bank of Kentucky at Russellville. The source from which this note has emerged was immediately traced, and a certain Gabriel Ross, who it appears, from recent circumstances has been engaged in this villainous business, apprehended and taken before the hon. Judge Brooks for trial. The Judge after an investigation of several days, (during which time he displayed an uncommon degree of patience and assiduity,) and from the testimony taken and a strong conviction of the guilt of the accused, ordered him to jail, for further trial. Since which, was picked up near the house of a certain Jonas Carl, where the said Ross boarded, and where also was found a quantity of blank paper, such as is generally used for printing bank notes, cut and trimmed for the purpose, with a press supposed to have been used for smoothing the paper, the following bills, unsigned and entirely blank, viz:
  13 Bills of the Bank of Penn. $ 100 1300   15 do. do. 50 750   9 do. do. 5 45   19 do. of Louisiana. 20 380   6 do. do. 10 60   12 do. of Columbia, 10 120   1 do. do. 5 5   12 do. of Kentucky, 5 60   dolls. 2720 
On the envelope or paper in which these bills were rolled is written "Gabriel Ross, his name," with the signature of several of the president's of the banks alluded to above. The bills in general are badly executed, and on comparison can be easily detected. The Kentucky branch note is dated in January 1805, some time before the bank was in existence. It is conjectured there are eight or ten concerned in this infamous transaction, and
it behoves every good citizen to be sedulous in his endeavors to frustrate their scheme. It appears by the modification of the Orders in Council, which are given in this day's Gazette, that the United States may trade without interruption from British cruisers, with all the ports of Russia, Norway, and Sweden, in the Northern ocean; with the whole circuit of the Baltic Sea; with the British Isles; with Spain from the eastern extremity of Asturias to the southern bank of the Lobergat, and Italian and French ports excepted, with every harbour of the Mediterranean, from the Straits of Gibraltar to the Sea of Marmora.
A flag of Truce failed from Dover for Calais on the 28th of April, supposed, by some, to relate to the exchange of prisoners; but by others, that the flag of truce was the bearer of dispatches from the American minister at London, to Mr. Armstrong at Paris, relating to the new order in council. A late London paper says the flag was not permitted to land at Calais, and had returned.
Some of the London papers state, that Mr. Pinkney and the American merchants, at London, were pleased with the new orders in council. (New York Gazette.)
ST. LOUIS, June 7. Captain Pratte, who commanded the detachment of Militia lately dispatched hence for the reinforcement of Fort Madison, arrived here on Monday evening last. The accounts of our Indian affairs in that quarter are pleasing to humanity: the Sac's, Souix, Foxes, &c. have had sufficient prudence and discernment in their anger to perceive the danger and destruction which one act of hostility on their part would bring upon them, and have accordingly buried the bloody tomahawk—and, we believe, do deeply deplore it, under a sense of well-grounded fear, mingled with respect, that no apprehension need be entertained of its being ever again dug up for the purpose of imbruing it in the blood of Americans.—The militia engaged on this duty have accomplished their object, and acquitted themselves with honor.
FOR THE KENTUCKY GAZETTE. STUBBORN FACTS for the serious consideration of the good people of Kentucky
It is a fact, that the Courts of Justice are hourly losing the confidence of the people. It is a fact, that numbers of suits are now on the docket, which were commenced twenty years ago.
And it is also a fact, that the parties thereto are apparently as near the end of their suits, as they appeared to be at the commencement of them.
It is a fact, that these evils have retarded the population and improvement of the state—driven many valuable citizens to Ohio, Indiana, and Tennessee; and prevented many citizens of wealth, industry and ingenuity, from removing hither.
For it is a fact, that the delay of the law, and the uncertainty of land-titles, have long been proverbial, not only here, but in every part of the world.
And it is a fact, susceptible of the clearest proof, that all these evils do not arise out of our laws, but out of the administration of them.
The fact is certain, that the Bar is everywhere superior in talents, in discrimination of judgment, in learning, and in industry, to the Bench. This has always been the case. The Bench has never ruled the Bar, but the Bar has always governed the Bench.
Nicholas, Breckinridge, Brown, Hughes, and Murray, some years ago, (Nicholas especially) were the lawyers to whom the Bench listened with reverence and respect. Now it is H***** C***, A***, and R***. The Bench feels its inferiority, and is not that commanding and impartial umpire which the law always presumes and intends it to be.
It is also a fact, that parties to suits consider their causes as gained in every part of the state, if they are fortunate enough to get the cock of the walk, the Nicholas or the C*** of the court on their side; and events prove the correctness of the opinion. And it hence follows as a demonstrable fact, that the causes are decided by the purse of the parties, and not by the justice of the cause.
A rite of things so prejudicial to the course of public justice, establishes another fact; a d a stubborn one it is, that a people whose lives, whose firesides, and houses, and property of every kind, depends upon the opinions and conduct of the judiciary should enquire into the causes of these evils and seriously set about remedying them.
It is because men well qualified can't be found in the state to fill the judgment seat, that we suffer under the pressure of such evils? No such thing. On our bench now there are some honourable exceptions—men are now placed there fit to grace any bench whatever; but lamentable is the fact, these men talk of resigning. Some have been there already, who have resigned for the same reason affliged by those who now propose to resign.
And what is the reason? Tell it not in Gath!—publish it not in the streets of Askelon!
Because the members of the legislature are so fearful of losing their popularity, and so parliomontious of the public purse, which is placed at their disposal to promote the public good, as not to vote to their judges a salary adequate to their services. What miserable economy, what a wretched system of saving!
The people of Kentucky, too wise to be imposed on by such motives, and too knowing not to be sensible of the evils of such policy when they examine the subject, can never have turned their attention that way, or they would have cashiered many of their representatives for acting in this manner years ago.
The people of Kentucky know that their government is worth the expence of supporting it.
They know that as courts of justice are the channels through which all the good or evils of government flow to the people, that an enlightened and impartial tribunal to decide upon life, liberty and property, is one of the most important objects of law.
They know that the labourer is worthy of his hire, and that they can only expect the far end of the bar to be placed on the bench if inferior salaries are given.
A man is bound to serve his country; his talents and services are not exclusively his own; but he owes himself something—his family, his wife and children more; and in this age, and in this country, when the quid is always expected for the quo, he must be pronounced a fool who gives up a handsome practice at the bar, by which he is certain to acquire a competency, for a seat on the bench which will ever keep him poor.
A REPUBLICAN. To be Continued.
For Sale SEVERAL likely young NEGROES, for cash or on a short credit, with approved notes in town Enquire at this office.
NATHANIEL PRENTISS MAKES Boots & Shoes, in the house lately occupied by Messrs. Fishell & Gallatin, nearly opposite Mr. Bradford's office, in such a manner as makes it the interest of the public to give him a portion of their patronage. Shoemakers can be supplied with Lasts, Boot-trees, &c. &c. N. B. A bad of respectable connections, wanted as an apprentice. 12m
THE members of the Lexington Jockey club, are requested to meet at Postlethwait's tavern, at 7 o'clock P. M. on Thursday the 29th inst. J. L. MARTIN, Sec'y. 12th June, 1809.
Tobacco Manufactory. THE subscriber avails himself of this opportunity to inform his friends and the public in general, that he has removed his Tobacco Manufactory from Danville to Lexington, where he now has, and intends keeping constantly on hand, a large supply of the best Chewing Tobacco that has ever before been manufactured in this state. From his peculiar knowledge of this business, and the strict attention he personally pays, he flatters himself that he will merit the patronage of the public. James H. Overst eet. Merchants and others, who buy to sell again, can be supplied on moderate terms, and have the privilege of returning at my expense, such as may not be found to be good, though at ever so great a distance. J. H. O. 3t.
Fifty Dollars Reward. RAN AWAY from the subscriber, on the 21st inst. a Negro Man named RHOAD, about 6 feet high, of a clear yellow complexion, strong built, some of his fore teeth much decayed, a considerable large beard, about 22 years of age, had when he went away, his common working clothes. Any person who will apprehend the said Negro, and deliver him to the subscriber in Clarke county, if taken in the state, shall receive ten dollars—if taken out of this state, the above reward. Richard Halley. 3w. June 24th, 1809.
A FRESH SUPPLY OF LEE AND SON'S PATENT & FAMILY MEDICINES, RECEIVED AND FOR SALE BY SCOTT, TROTTER & CO. LEXINGTON.
Lee's Worm-Destroying Lozenges. This medicine is superior to any ever offered to the public, being innocent and mild, certain and efficacious in its operations. Should no worms exist in the body, it will, without pain or griping, cleanse the stomach and bowels of whatever is foul or offensive, and thereby prevent the production of worms and many fatal disorders. For the prevention and cure of bilious and malignant fevers, is recommended
Lee's Anti-Bilious Pills, Prepared by Richard Lee & Son, Baltimore. Persons willing to purchase this valuable medicine, are requested to be particular in enquiring for LEE's anti-bilious pills, put up in wooden boxes, having on the outside wrapper, the signature of Richard Lee and Son—this is necessary, as there are pills of the same name. The operation of these pills is perfectly mild, so as to be used with safety, by persons in every situation, and of every age. They are excellently adapted to carry off superfluous bile, and prevent morbid secretions—to restore and amend the appetite—produce a fresh perspiration, and thereby prevent colds, which are often of fatal consequence—a dose never fails to remove a cold, if taken on its first appearance. They are celebrated for removing habitual costiveness—sickness at the stomach, and severe headaches—and ought to be taken by all persons on a change of climate. They have been found remarkably efficacious in preventing and curing disorders attendant on long voyages, and should be procured and carefully preferred for use by every seaman.
Lee's Elixir, A sovereign remedy for Colds, obstinate Coughs, Catarrhs, Asthmas, Sore Throats, and approaching Consumption. To parents who may have Children afflicted with the Whooping-Cough—This discovery is of the first magnitude, as it affords immediate relief, checks the progress, and in a short time, entirely removes the most cruel disorder to which children are liable—the Elixir is so perfectly agreeable, and the dose so small, that no difficulty arises in taking it.
Lee's Genuine Essence and Extract of Mustard. A safe and effectual remedy for acute and chronic Rheumatism, Gout, Palsy, Lumbago, Numbness, White-Swelling, Chilblains and Sprains, Bruises, Pains in the Face and Neck, &c.
Lee's Grand Restorative proves by long experience to be unequalled in the cure of Nervous Disorders, Consumption, Low-ness of Spirits, Inward Weakness, &c. Twenty thousand cures have been performed by
Lee's Sovereign Ointment for the Itch which is warranted an infallible remedy by one application, without mercury of any other pernicious ingredients, being entirely a vegetable preparation.
Ague and Fever Drops, for the cure of Agues, Remittent and Intermit-tent Fever.
Persian Lotion, celebrated for the cure of Ringworms, Tettars, and all Eruptions of the Skin, rendering it soft and smooth.
Lee's Genuine Eye-Water, an effectual remedy for all diseases of the Eyes.
Tooth-Ache Drops, which give immediate relief.
Lee's Corn Plaister. Damask Lip Salve. Restorative Powder, for the Teeth and Gums.
The Anodyne Elixir, for the cure of every kind of Head-Ache.
Indian Vegetable Specific, a certain and never-failing cure for Venereal complaints. The mildness of the Vegetable Specific is equal to its surprising efficacy; its operation is so gentle that it is given to Venereal patients in a state of pregnancy, with the utmost safety. WITH the medicine is given a Bill of Directions, and on the outside wrapper, the signature of "R. Lee and Son," if particular attention is not paid to the signature, it is probable that disappointment will be the consequence.
Cumberland county, ft. Taken up by Hays Murphy jun. living in Cumberland county, near Burkville, one bay horse, about six years old, with a star and snip, about 14 and a half hands high, has been snagg'd in the left thigh, no brands perceivable; appraised to sixty dollars, before this 29th day of May, 1809. Wm. Cole.
7th January, 1809. Taken up by James Owens in Jeffamine county, near Lowrey's tavern, on the Hickman road, one bay horse, three years old, with a small blaze in his forehead, 13 hands high, hind feet white, no brands perceivable; appraised to 25 dollars. James Martin. 3t
INSPECTOR'S OFFICE, Washington, April 27, 1809. ORDERS. All officers of the army who are on furlough, or absent from their respective corps or stations, will report themselves without delay to the Adjutant and Inspector of the army, Major Nicoll, at the City of Washington; stating on what authority they are absent, and the period for which their furloughs were given; and all officers who shall hereafter be absent from their respective corps or stations, will report themselves monthly as herein directed. By order of the Secretary of War. A. T. Nicoll, Adj. & Insp'r.
Those printers who are authorised to publish the laws of the tenth Congress of the United States, are requested to insert the above twice a week for three weeks, and transmit their accounts to the accountant of the War Department for settlement.
TO MERCHANTS. Just received, and for sale by LEWIS SANDERS, 42 Packages Merchandise, viz: 316 Pieces assorted 7-8 Prints, in cases 21 ditto ditto 9-8 Superfine Fancies 25 ditto Funnies, assorted 4 ditto Furniture Checks 56 ditto Gingham 40 ditto 7-8 Cotton Patillas, in imitation of German 40 ditto 7-8 Black Cambricks 281 ditto 4-4 and 6-4 Plain Cambricks 40 ditto Shirting Muslin 21 ditto assorted good and cheap neat Fancy Muslins 13 doz. ditto handsome & cheap Muslin Shawls 34 elegant Muslin Woiked Dresses or Robes 16 pieces ass'd Waistcoats, chiefly low priced 40 ditto Twilled Nankeens Madras, Cambric and Pulicat, and Bandanna Handkerchiefs, and Barcelona ditto 50lbs. or 3,200 Bolls Pratt's best Sewing Cotton 10 pieces Twist Stripes 10 ditto 9-8 and 5-4 Cotton Huckabacks, for table cloths, &c. &c. 4 ditto black patent Lace 75 doz. men's, misses' and child's Cotton Hose, assorted 2 doz. Ladies' Silk ditto 12 doz. Cotton Gloves, 8 gross narrow and 4 gross broad Binding 16 2-3 doz. assorted fashionable Cotton Shawls 17 bale India Muslins, Gurrachs, Baftas, Cossacs, Mamoolies, Sannahs, &c. &c. 1 bale Madras Handkerchiefs, 80 pieces, and 1 bale India Check, 95 pieces 2 cases 7-8 Ditties, 27 and 29 pieces 1 bale good 6-4 Cloths, assorted 1 bale ditto Coatings 1 case 30 pieces, and 1 case 40 pieces Cotton Checks 2 boxes best London Pins, full papers 3 1-2, 4 4 1-2 & 5lb. 264 Packets. The above Goods have been well chosen for this market, and will be sold on advantageous terms to the purchaser s—to be sold at Philadelphia fair prices, by adding a small commission to cover risque and charges. Lexington 20th June, 1809.
MACCOUN, TILFORD, & Co. HAVE this day received from Philadelphia the following VALUABLE BOOKS. Chapman's Select Speeches, Forensic and Parliamentary; a Translation of the Bible from the Septuagint; by Charles Thompson, late secretary to the Congress of the U. States; Buck's Theological Dictionary; Campbell's Lectures on Church History, to which is added his celebrated Essay on Miracles; Richerand's Physiology; Rippon's Hymns, a new edition, with a supplement containing the improvements in the 14th London edition; Telemachus; the Discarded Son; Zeluhr; S. S. S.; Novel, by Mrs. Roche; Zeluhr; S. S. S.; Cowper's Poems; Armstrong's Works; Johnson's Poetical Works; Newton on the Plurality of Worlds; Reid's Essays; Duncan's Dispensary; St. Pierre's Studies of Nature, a new edition with numerous original notes and illustrations, by B. S. Barton, M. D. Sanders's Select Sermons; Vicar of Wakefield in French; Friggs's Cookery; Mysteries of Udo; Children of the Abbey; Franklin's Works; Dwight's edition of Dr. Watts's Psalms and Hymns; Village Dialogues; do. Sermons; Cox's American Dispensary; Buck's Miscellaneous Works; Perrin's Grammar; Purney's French Spelling Book; The Lovers of La Vendee, a new Novel; Gass's Journal of Lewis & Clarke's Voyages; Brown's concordance; Corinna, by Madam de Stael Holstein; the Life of Fox; St. Clair, or the Heiress of Desmond; Scott's Lay of the Last Minstrel; Petrarch's Poems; Lay of an Irish Harp, or Metrical Fragments, by Miss Owenson; Acuns Analysis of Minerals; do. Chemistry; Foundling of Belgrade, a new Novel, translated from the French by W. Jennings; Don Quixote; Smart's Horace; Fuller's Gospel its own Witness; David's Psalms, with Brown's Notes; Pocket Bibles with and without Psalms; Horrors of St. Domingo, in Letters by a Lady, written to Col. Burre; Cowper's Task; Murray's Materia Medica; Underwood on the Diseases of Children; Clarms of Literature; Clerk's Magazine; Burrow's Lectures; Volney's Ruins; Court of St. Cloud; Bonaparte's Campaigns; History of Chili, by the Abbe Molina; Smith's Letters to Belsham; Gilfill's Greece; Cox's Medical Dictionary; Henning and Munford's Reports; Kyd on Exchange; do. on Awards; Graydon's Digest; The whole proceedings in the case Omead and others, against Rittenhouse's executors with the act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, and other matters relative to this important subject, collected and arranged by R. Peters, jun. The World a new Comedy, in five acts, performed at Drury-Lane Theatre, and published in London in 1808; Blind Boy a melo drama in two acts, performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, in 1808; Jonathan Puffet: the Man of the World; Adolphina, &c. &c. They have now on hand an extensive collection of Books and Stationery, which will be sold wholesale or retail at the Philadelphia and New-York prices; and in general without charging for carriage. Also in the press and will be published in a few weeks, Guthrie's Arithmetic and Murray's Grammar abridged, from the Twentieth London edition. Lexington, June 9th, 1809.
TAKEN up by Samuel Swango, living on the waters of Slate creek, three miles from Myers's mill in Montgomery county, a sorrel mare, has a white mane and tail, has a blaze in her face, branded on the near shoulder thus 3—7 or 8 years old, 14 hands high, appraised to $35. April 25th, 1809. Joseph Hensley.
Taken up by Jacob Stockley, living on Slate creek, near Myers's mill, in Montgomery County, a brown mare, fourteen hands three inches high, three white feet, four years old, has a small star in her forehead, and snip on her nose; appraised to forty-seven dollars. Joseph Hensley. April 25th, 1809.
Taken up by Simpson Emberfon, Clarke county near Boonborough, one bay Mare, supposed to be two years old this spring, about thirteen and a half hands high, a small star in her forehead, near hind foot white, neither docked nor branded; valued to $20. NICH. GEORGE. 25th April 1809.
Fresh Medicine. JUST arrived and to be sold by the subscriber, at his Apothecary Shop, at the corner of Short and Market streets, Lexington. Andrew McCalla. Within 12 or 18 months past, we have lent to some person in this town, a Bed Pan, and a large Clyster Syringe—It is hoped that those who have them in possession, will, on seeing this advertisement, return them. A. M. C.

BY-LAWS AND ORDINANCES FOR THE POLICE OF THE Town of Lexington, REVISED.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Trustees of the town of Lexington, That the bounds and limits of the in lots of the said town shall hereafter be deemed, and taken to include all the buildings on High Street, together with the said street, and from the North West end thereof, with the town line to Short Street, & with Short Street to Cross Street, & with Cross Street N. E. to Third Street, & with Third Street, South East to Mulberry Street, and with Mulberry Street, South West to Main Street, and with Main Street S. E. to the Town line, and with the same S. W. to High Street; together with all the streets and lots included within the above bounds and all the buildings binding thereon.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That twelve feet be allowed for a foot pavement in Main and Cross streets, and ten feet in each of the other streets in the town, giving each lot-holder liberty to enclose with posts and one rail, the fronts of their respective foot pavements; taking care to leave room opposite each lot, for foot passengers to pass off said foot pavements into the street.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That the foot pavements shall be swept and walked on every Saturday, from the first day of April until the first day of October in every year; and every owner or occupier of a lot, within the limits in which foot ways are ordered to be paved, failing to comply with this ordinance, shall for every such offence, forfeit and pay one dollar.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That no person except watchmen in the discharge of their duty, shall fire a gun or a pistol, within the limits of the in-lots of this town, unless in the defence of life or property, under the penalty of three dollars for every such offence.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That any person who shall make or keep a fire in any wooden chimney, within the bounds of the in-lots of this town, shall for every such offence forfeit and pay ten dollars.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, That every person who shall play at Long Bullets within the in-lots of this town, shall for every such offence, forfeit and pay three dollars.
Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, That any person who shall light or keep a fire on any public ground, within the limits of this town, shall for every such offence, forfeit and pay the sum of three dollars.
Sec. 8. Whereas the accumulation of shavings in the shops and buildings in this town, is a nuisance of the most dangerous kind, Therefore,
Be it ordained, That the owners of such shops and buildings, shall cause such nuisances to be removed every night, under the direction of some careful person, under the penalty of three dollars.
Sec. 9. Be it further ordained, That that part of Water Street, below Cross Street, be appropriated for the purpose of shewing Stud Horses, agreeably to a law passed the 21st of December, 1793, for the better regulation of this town.
Sec. 10. Be it further ordained, That it shall be the duty of the clerk of this board, to bring suits in behalf of the trustees, against all persons shewing stud horses out of the bounds set apart by the trustees for that purpose, and in streets within the limits of the in-lots of said town; and also to prosecute for all fines and penalties, for any breach of the By-Laws of the town not otherwise directed.
Sec. 11. Be it further ordained, That any person who shall suffer his or her wagon and team, to remain all night in any of the streets within the bounds of the in-lots of said town, except Water Street, shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay the sum of three dollars.
Sec. 12. Be it further ordained, That any free person, who shall run or train a horse or mare in any of the streets within the in-lots of this town, shall forfeit and pay the sum of three dollars for every such offence. And any slave, who shall be guilty of the above offence, shall receive ten lashes on his or her bare back, at the public whipping post, unless the above fine is paid by the owner of such slave, or by some other person in behalf of such owner. And where such offence is committed by any person under the age of twenty one years, the parent, guardian or master of such person, shall be subject to, and shall pay the said fine of three dollars.
Sec. 13. Be it further ordained, That no individual or description of individuals, male or female, shall be permitted to exhibit any theatrical performance of any kind or description, puppet show, tumbling, rope or wire dancing, balancing, or deception of any kind, or any representation or show whatever, fictitious or real, for the show or exhibition of which, a compensation is demanded, without first obtaining from the Chairman of this Board, and three or more of the trustees, a permission in writing; and in no case shall such permission be granted, until the person or persons praying for the same, shall pay to the town treasurer, or give sufficient security for the payment of such sum, as the Board of Trustees may direct, under the penalty of ten dollars for every such offence. But this ordinance shall not be construed, to apply to any exhibition, the proceeds of which are to be applied to public, charitable, or benevolent uses.
Sec. 14. Be it further ordained, That if any person or persons shall remove the soil, gravel, or clay, from any of the streets or public grounds, within the limits of this town, without leave in writing first obtained from the trustees or a majority of them, he or they, shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay the sum of three dollars.
Sec. 15. Be it further ordained, That the assessors shall at the time they make their assessments leave at the house of each person whose property they assess, a statement in writing, of the valuation of said property, in order that such person may have an opportunity, if aggrieved, to appeal to the Board.
Sec. 16. Be it further ordained, That no person or persons, within one half mile of the court-house, in the said town of Lexington, shall keep or suffer to remain in his, her or their house, or in a house that may be under his, her or their care and direction, any greater quantity of gun-powder, at one time than twenty-eight pounds, which shall be kept in seven and one half pound canisters, well secured with lids; nor shall any person move a greater quantity of gun-powder, than twenty-eight pounds, through the streets of said town, unless the same be well secured in tight canisters or barrels. Any person offending against any one of these provisions, shall forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars to be appropriated to the repair of fire engines and buckets.
Sec. 17. Be it further ordained, That every person owning any house or houses in the town of Lexington, worth three hundred dollars, but not worth one thousand dollars shall furnish the same with one good fire-bucket; every person owning house property worth one thousand dollars, but not worth fifteen hundred dollars, shall furnish the same with two good fire-buckets; every person owning house property worth fifteen hundred dollars, but not worth two thousand dollars, shall furnish the same with three good fire-buckets; every person owning house property worth three thousand dollars or upwards, shall furnish the same with five good fire-buckets, on or before the first day of September next. And the said buckets shall be hung up in the most public or conspicuous part of the houses for which they are respectively provided. And the assessors for the town shall, after the tenth day of March annually, when taking in the taxable property, fix the number of buckets for each house agreeable to the preceding ratio, leaving notice of such apportionment, with the owner or tenant of the house so apportioned, and shall return a list correspondent thereto, to the Board of Trustees. And in the first week of July annually, the watchmen shall go round, and examine the buckets in every house, and make report to the Board. Any person offending against any one of these provisions, shall forfeit the sum of ten dollars, to be appropriated to the repairs of Fire engines and buckets.
Sec. 18. Be it further ordained, That every free male inhabitant of the town of Lexington, over sixteen years of age, and under sixty, shall upon the alarm of fire, go with any buckets he may have, to the supposed fire immediately, and there obey the orders of the general and directors of the Union Fire Company, and exert himself to extinguish such fire, and he shall remain there so long as his services may be necessary, in opposing the ravages of the flames, and in rescuing the endangered property. Any person offending against any one of these provisions, shall forfeit and pay two dollars, to be appropriated to the repairs of Fire Engines and Fire Buckets.
Whereas persons are in the habit of putting obstructions and unwholesome nuisances in the streets of Lexington.
Sec. 19. Be it therefore ordained, That no person shall put any dirt, trash, chips, dead carcasses, dung, scraps of leather, pieces of tin or glass, ashes, shavings, suds, slops from kitchens from batters' shops or Dyers' shops, or any other nuisance, in any of the streets or roads within the town bounds, excepting wood, rails, and building materials; nor shall any person or persons, suffer his, her, or their fire wood, rails or posts, to remain longer than twelve hours in any of the streets of said town: nor shall building materials be put in any of the streets, only in cases where buildings are erecting or repairing, or are about to be erected or repaired; when one third of the street may be occupied by the builder until such building may be covered in. And in all cases the builder must place his materials as near to his own side of the street as possible. Any person offending against any one of the provisions of this ordinance, shall forfeit and pay one dollar, for the use of the watchmen, whole duty it shall be to prosecute the offenders at their own costs.
Sec. 20. Be it further ordained, That the ordinance relative to nuisances, may be dispensed with in favor of builders, by a written permission, signed by four of the trustees of the town, to be in force for any period less than three months.
Whereas it is inconvenient for the Board of Trustees to attend at the surveying of Lots and shewing corners, Therefore,
Sec. 21. Be it ordained by the Trustees for the town of Lexington, That a Town Surveyor shall be from time to time appointed, who shall hold the office during the pleasure of the Board.
Sec. 22. Be it further ordained, That it shall be the duty of the Town Surveyor, when required, to shew lines and corners of Lots and streets. And that for every line or corner so shewn the Town Surveyor shall be entitled to one dollar, to be paid by the person at whose request the service may be rendered.
Sec. 23. Be it further ordained, That the Board of Trustees reserve the privilege of altering any survey made by the Town Surveyor, where they may conceive it erroneous, provided it be done prior to any permanent improvements having been made thereon.
Sec. 24. Be it further ordained, That all the streets within the limits of this town, shall be opened by the first day of September 1806.
Sec. 25. Be it further ordained, That the surplus lots of ground in each square of Lots, bounded on every side by streets on which permanent brick or stone buildings have been heretofore erected, shall be equally divided between the Lots of such square.
Sec. 26. Be it further ordained, That no person shall ride lead or drive any ass, horse, mule or ox, or run any two or four wheeled carriage over the foot pavements in any of the streets in the said town of Lexington, under the penalty of one dollar.
Sec. 27. Be it further ordained, That it
shall be the duty of the Watch, to report to the clerk of this board, all slaves within their knowledge, who are found hiring themselves within the town bounds contrary to law, and the clerk shall forthwith prosecute the owners of such slaves, in the name of the Trustees of Lexington; and all such as are found keeping disorderly houses within the bounds aforesaid, the Watch shall apprehend and carry them before a justice of the peace, to be dealt with according to law.
Sec. 28. Be it further ordained, That it shall be the duty of the Watch, to give information to some justice of the peace, of all disorderly houses kept within the bounds of the town, by either whites or free people of colour, in order that they may be dealt with as the law directs.
Whereas persons of noisy and disorderly behaviour, at unseasonable hours, within the limits of this town, are a nuisance to society. Therefore,
Sec. 29. Be it ordained, That it shall be the duty of the Watch, to apprehend all disorderly persons, if found from their lodgings, after ten o'clock at night, and take them before a justice of the peace, or they may at any time thereafter within one month, obtain a warrant from a magistrate, and by virtue thereof, apprehend such offenders, who, for every offence so committed, shall forfeit and pay two dollars.
Sec. 30. Be it further ordained, That it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Market, to enforce the regulations respecting the same, viz. to seize all unwholesome provisions, or provisions unfit for market, offered for sale, at the Market-house, as well as such as shall not be found weight or measure, agreeably to the standard of this town, and dispose of the same as follows, (that is to say) fell such as are under weight or measure and the net proceeds thereof, pay into the hands of the Treasurer of the Board, which the said regularly enter in a book to be by him kept for that purpose; and such as are unwholesome or unfit for market, shall be condemned by two respectable citizens, who he is authorised to call upon for that purpose) shall under his direction be destroyed at the expense of the owner.
It shall be his duty to keep the different weights and measures, deposited with him by the Trustees as standards.
It shall be his duty to have removed from the Market-house, all filth, and twice a week, at least, to have the same cleaned and swept.
It shall be his duty to give proper attention to all persons bringing to him weights & measures, for examination and marking; and for such services he shall be entitled to the same fees as are allowed by the laws of this state. For each yard-stick vine-pence: for each set of weights, from four pounds down, one shilling and six pence: and for every single weight three pence.
Sec. 31. Be it further ordained, That the days of Market are hereby fixed on Wednesdays and Saturdays in every week; on which days, no person or persons shall retail any provisions out of the Market-house and within the town, before ten o'clock A. M. under the penalty of three dollars.
Sec. 32. Be it further ordained, That the Clerk of the Market be authorised to rent the stalls in the Market-house, taking bond with approved security, for the payment of the rent to the Treasurer, quarterly.
Sec. 33. Be it further ordained, That all Indian meal offered for sale in the Market, either by the bushel, half bushel, peck, half peck, gallon or half gallon, such measure shall be heaped; and any person refusing to heap the measure, the meal so offered for sale shall be forfeited.
Sec. 34. Be it further ordained, That no person or persons shall retail, or expose to sale by retail, any beer, cider, or spirituous liquors within the Market-house or the limits thereof, or on any of the public grounds or streets of this town, under the penalty of three dollars for every such offence. And that it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Market to prosecute for the same.
Sec. 35. Be it further ordained, That no Hucker shall occupy any part of the Market-house during Market hours, nor at any other time without paying a price to be agreed on with the Clerk of the Market for the same, excepting when it rains.
Sec. 36. Be it further ordained, That any person who shall hitch or fasten any horse, mule, or ox to the railing surrounding the Market-house, or to any thing pertaining thereto, or bring any of them to near as to inconvenience the passage to and through the same, or shall bring any wagon, cart or other carriage, within twelve feet of the railing of the Market-house, during Market hours, shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay one dollar.
Sec. 37. Be it further ordained, That no Hucker or other person, shall be permitted to purchase in the Market-house, during Market any article whatever, which such hucker or other person is known usually to sell, or expose to sale, under the penalty of three dollars for each offence.
Sec. 38. Be it further ordained, That it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Market without fee or reward, to weigh any article during Market hours, that may be required by any person attending the Market, either with the large or small scales belonging to the town.
Sec. 39. Be it further ordained, That so much of the acts of assembly, as relates to dealing with slaves, shall be executed for transactions in the Lexington Market.
Sec. 40. Be it further ordained, That all penalties annexed to the breach of any of the bye-laws or ordinances of the Trustees of the Town of Lexington, may be recovered with costs before any magistrate having cognizance thereof, or of like sums, and be appropriated as the trustees shall think proper, unless where otherwise specially directed.
Sec. 41. Be it further ordained, That whenever fines are incurred, by any violation of the bye-laws or ordinances of the Trustees of the Town of Lexington, if the offender be a free person under age, the fine shall be paid by the parent, guardian or master: if a slave, by the owner or employer.
Sec. 42. Be it further ordained, That all and every person or persons, who shall oppose the execution of the bye-laws and ordinances of the town, shall for every such offence, forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars, to be recovered with costs before a justice of the peace.
In consequence of the destruction and loss of the record of the town of Lexington, it is difficult at this time to ascertain precisely, where the streets were originally laid out; Wherefore,
Sec. 43. Be it ordained, That a line in the middle between the permanent brick or stone buildings on Main Street, Short Street, High Street, Water Street, Second Street, and all the Cross streets, be deemed and taken to be the middle of said streets respectively, and
that all squares and lots shall be regulated by that rule.
Sec. 44. Be it further ordained, That it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Market, to prosecute for all breaches of the bye-laws committed in the Market; any by-law to the contrary notwithstanding.
Sec. 45. Be it further ordained, That all bye-laws or ordinances contrary to, or coming within the purview of these bye-laws and ordinances, shall be, and the same are hereby repealed.
JOHN BRADFORD, Ch'm.
Richard Barry, Shoemaker, at the Sign of the Mammoth Shoe, NEAR to Wilson's Inn, hereby informs the public, that he has just received by Mr. Jeremiah Neave, from Philadelphia, an assortment of Galskins, and Boot Legs, of the best quality; that he has in his employ good Workmen, and that his customers may be supplied with Boots and Shoes equal in beauty, neatness and durability, with any in America, at the shortest notice and at moderate prices.
Lexington, 14th Dec. 1808.
For Sale. A VALUABLE tract of LAND, situated on the waters of Green river, in Green county, containing 666 2-3 acres. Negroes or Cotton will be taken in part or whole payment.
The subscribers have also for sale, 6000 lbs. Coffee, first quality—10 barrels Muscovado and Havana Sugars of an excellent quality—6 barrels Tanners Oil—1 hogshead 4th proof Jamaica Rum—1 pipe Cognac Brandy—1000 gallons old Whiskey, all of which will be sold low for cash or approved notes at 30 and 60 days.
Also Trunks of every size and description, with any kind of Covering: Carpenter's and Joiner's tools, viz. Sash Planes double and single, with prickers and templates, Groving Planes with and without arms, different sizes, complete sets of Bench Planes, single and double ironed, Halgaw and Rounds, Moulding Planes of every description, Braces and Bits, &c. &c.
Halstead & Meglone.
Opposite the Market House Lexington, Ky. THE subscribers inform all those indebted to them, that they will receive the following articles in payment, viz. Country Sugar at 9d. per pound, tobacco at 9s per hundred, Whiskey at 1s 6d per gallon, country Linen at the usual prices. Any person availing themselves of the late flag nation act, passed by the legislature of this state, can expect no further indulgence than the law will protect them in.
N B 50 hogsheads prime Tobacco wanted for home manufacture.
FANCY CHAIRS.
William Coollen respectfully informs the public, that he has commenced the Fancy Chair making business, next door to Messrs Daniel & Charles Bradford's printing office, where he will carry on the above business with neatness and taste—the flatters himself that from the long experience that he has had both in London and New-York, that his work will please those who may call on him. He has on hand and makes Black and Gold—White & do and do—Coquenco and do—Bamboo &c likewise Settees to match any of the above descriptions, all of which will be made in the neatest fashions and highly varnished which can be packed to send to any part of the state without injuring. He likewise makes Windsor Chairs—all orders will be thankfully received and attended to with punctuality and dispatch, and his prices made reasonable.
May 8th, 1809.
BLANK BOOKS, WITH IRON SPRING BACKS, &c. THE subscriber intends to continue to carry on the BOOK BINDING and STATIONERY in all its various branches, at his dwelling-house, opposite the Kentucky Insurance office, on Mainstreet. His customers may depend upon having their work done in the neatest and best manner. He will constantly keep on hand, an assortment of Record Books, Day Books, Journals, Ledgers and all other kinds of Blank Books. Clerks and merchants can be supplied with BLANK BOOKS, made of the very best imported paper and materials, on the lowest terms. Books bound to any pattern.
William Essex.
Lexington, Dec. 11th, 1808. Merchants and others who buy to sell again can be supplied wholesale with all kinds of the best WRITING PAPER, and BLANK BOOKS, on very liberal terms. Orders from any part of the western country, will be gratefully received and punctually executed.
MR. PLE respectfully informs the ladies and Gentlemen of Lexington, that he has commenced a School for Music and Dancing, should sufficient encouragement offer. From experiencing the success of his system of tuition has a universal reception wherever he has hitherto taught, he flatters himself to be able to render the improvement of his pupils in those elegant accomplishments perfectly satisfactory to his patrons. The instrument on which he gives instructions is the Violin, Pianoforte and Guitar. apply for him at Mr. Wilson's Inn.
To those whom it may concern.
TAKE NOTICE, that on the second Monday in November, 1809, we shall attend with the commissioners appointed by the worshipful county court of Fleming, at the house of James McGowan, sen. living in said county, on Fleming's creek and Wilson's run one of the branches of Fleming, from whence we shall proceed to the beginning corner of that tract of land on which said McGowan resides, and which depends on the following entry of land on a treasury warrant, No. 9383, dated the head of a creek that empties into Licking on the North side between the upper and lower Salt Springs, to include an old improvement made by John Fleming in the year 1776, to be laid off in square as near as the vacancy will admit, making a cabin at a spring, the centre running East, North, West and South; and that the said sundry deposits, to perpetuate the special calls of said entry, and to establish the lines and corners of the survey made thereon, on the 25th day of June, 1784; and if the whole business shall not be completed in one day, we shall continue from day to day, until it is completed.
James M'Gowan, James S. M'Gowan.
June 12, 1809.
Clarke county:—Taken up by William Lane Kentucky river, at the mouth of Upper Horse creek, one sorrel mare, four years old, four hands one inch high, has a crooked star in her forehead, small white on her off hind foot and on her near fore foot, if branded, not intelligible; appraised to thirty dollars—April 1st, 1809. D. Hampton, j. p.
GREENVILLE SPRINGS, MERCER COUNTY, KENTUCKY.
THE subscriber has made the greatest exertions since the last season, to render this as pleasant, agreeable and convenient, as any watering place in America; and is happy in having it in his power now to announce to the public, that he has been so far successful as to be able to accommodate, with convenience to himself, and comfort to visitors, more than double the number that were here during the last year. Besides finishing the buildings that were then commenced, he will, in a few weeks, have erected more than double the quantity; among which are several porches, one of which is 112 feet long, designed for the convenience of such part of the company as may choose occasionally to assemble together. His ball room is elegantly finished, and he has erected, in addition to his former stables, one that will conveniently accommodate upwards of one hundred horses; he has also considerably enlarged his pastures.
This place is situated as near the centre of the state as any place of any notoriety; it is within a short day's ride of Frankfort, Lexington, and several other flourishing towns in different directions. It is surrounded by a fertile country, rich and populous settlements, and is directly in the vicinity of two pleasant and flourishing villages, one of which is Danville, at which can be had as good accommodations, and as elegant fare as is to be met with in this state; and being only eight miles distant from this place, with a fine road between them, makes a very pleasant and agreeable morning's or evening's ride.
As to the efficacy of the water, it has been attended by not only the visitors at the two former seasons, but by near fifteen hundred who were here last season, among whom were some of the most eminent physicians in the western country, all of whom concurred in attributing to it, all the virtue that water could possess. Its direct effects are, sedative, diuretic and cathartic, and more particularly and universally the latter, leaving the bowels invariably in a laxative habit; it has been used with great success in the gravel, rheumatism, breast complaints, cholic, general debility, and all kinds of nervous and bilious affections; and it possesses equal virtue at any season of the year, being neither increased by floods nor diminished by droughts.
Visitors may rest assured, that no exertion will be wanting to accommodate them to their entire satisfaction; and the best bands of music are engaged to attend during the present season, for the amusement of dancing parties.
T. B. Eastland, Owner.
May 10th, 1809.
Lots for Sale. ON that well known and beautiful spot of ground, the RACE FIELD, in Lexington. Its situation, for health and delight, is not exceeded by any other spot of earth west of the Allegheny mountain. Gentlemen at a distance, wishing to become citizens of the Goshen of the western world, will avail themselves of this opportunity. A generous credit will be given, and prices low to the first purchasers. For further terms, apply to MATHEW ELDER, of Lexington, Agent for Mary Owen Russell. February 13th, 1809.
Fishel & Gallatine, COPPER AND TIN SMITHS, INFORM their friends and the public, they have now on hand, a variety of STILLLS of the best quality, and having laid in an assortment of COPPER, and engaged Workmen of skill, can with satisfaction, complete any orders they may be favoured with. TIN WARE of every description, by wholesale or retail; Copper Boilers, Hatters' Kettles, Copper Tea Kettles, Brass & Copper Wash Kettles, &c. &c. Tin Ware and Merchandise exchanged for old Copper, Brass and Pewter. Lexington, 11th October, 1808—tf
Brick Houses to Rent. THE subscriber wishes to rent for one or more years his houses on Upper and Short streets. The corner house on Short street has six good rooms, with a cellar, and a good brick kitchen two stories high; adjoining also is a brick house two stories high, with two rooms, and a good cellar. The house adjoining on Upper street, has seven good rooms, with a cellar and a good kitchen. There are pumps of excellent water attached to each tenement, together with the requisite out houses. Their contiguity to the court and market houses, and the plan on which they are built, render them eligible for the residence of professional gentlemen. Walter Warfield.
April 15th, 1809.
Valuable Property For Sale.
A LOT OF GROUND, lying on Main-Cross street in this town, extending one hundred and thirty-one feet six inches on said street, and back one hundred feet. There is on the lot a good Brick Stable, Coach House, Cow House and Granary. Also a Brick Factory, upwards of 60 feet in front, with a frame shed the whole length. This lot and the buildings are well calculated for the manufacture of bagging, or for a variety of other branches of business. The terms may be known by applying to the subscriber. George Anderson.
Should the above property not be sold in two weeks the buildings will be rented. Lexington, October 11, 1808.
Valuable Negroes for Sale.
I WILL sell Nine Negroes—an excellent house carpenter and joiner, his wife and seven children. Four of their children are boys; two nearly grown, a third large enough to plough, the fourth a boy of four years old. Two of the girls are serviceable, the third a child of eighteen months old. My price may be known, and negroes seen by application to Saml. H. Woodson, Jessamine county, 8th May, 1809.
REMOVAL.
E. WARFIELD has removed his Apothecary Shop to a house in the range of new brick buildings fronting the south-east side of the court house, second door above the corner house lately occupied by Mr. John Jordan. He has now on hand a large quantity of GENUINE MEDICINE, which he will sell cheap. Practitioners of Medicine can be supplied on terms more advantageous than they could at any of the shops in the Eastern states. Surgeons' Instruments of all kinds, and a complete assortment of Patent Medicines. Lexington, Sept. 19, 1808.
J. & D. Maccaoun
HAVE for sale at the most reduced prices, by wholesale or retail an extensive assortment of MERCHANDIZE, which they are now opening, suitable for the spring and summer seasons, which were carefully selected in Philadelphia, and purchased on unusually low terms. Also eight pipes of genuine and very superior quality Madeira Wine, & fifty boxes of best Spanish Segars. They are as usual supplied from their nail manufactory with a general assortment of Cut and Wrought Nails. Lexington, April 25th, 1809.