The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser. (Washington City [D.C.]), 1802-09-03 00:00:00

WASHINGTON CITY.
FRIDAY, September 3, 1802.
BARBARY POWERS.
Dispatches, we understand, have been received by government from Mr. SIMPSON, our Consul to Morocco, dated July 16th at Gibraltar, which place, as falsely rumoured, he had not left. The reports respecting Captain M c Niel's engagement with the Tunisians does not appear to have been confirmed by subsequent information, which, in case of such action, ought to have been received by Mr. Simpson.
The ENTERPRISE, Capt. STERRET, had arrived at Gibraltar on the 2d of July from the Squadron cruising off Tripoli. The letters of Captain Sterret are also silent as to M c Niel's engagement, or his own, as reported; which, with respect to the latter, amounts to disproof.
The warlike operations of Morocco, from the latest authentic accounts, were not very active. The new frigates, lately built, the one of 36, and the other of 22 guns, were equipping slowly at Salee on the Atlantic—the old frigate lay at La Rath in the land—two galleys were fitting out at Tituan with considerable spirit.
The members of the WASHINGTON TROOP OF CAVALRY are requested to meet at Mr. Rhodes's Hotel on WEDNESDAY, the 8th inst. at 5 o'clock P. M. They are desired to be punctual in their attendance as business of importance to the corps will be laid before.
By order of the Captain N. LUFBOROUGH, Adjt. 2d Sept. 1802.
SAMUEL THACHER is chosen Representative to the present Congress, for the first Eastern district of Massachusetts. The whole number of votes was 1459. Mr. Thacher had 815 and Major Kindly his competitor 600; the other votes were given to various characters.
Letters were received in town yesterday from Bordeaux, dated the 4th July. Capt. by captain Sydeman, who came passenger in a vessel bound to Philadelphia, but left her off the Hook, and came up in a Schooner. He informs that in France an additional duty of 22 francs per cwt. had been recently laid upon tobacco.
New-York Print.
OLIVER WOLCOTT, late Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, has just published at Boston, price 37-12 cents, "an address to the people of the United States, on the subject of the report of a committee of the House of Representatives, appointed to "examine and report whether monies drawn from the Treasury have been faithfully applied to the objects for which they were appropriated and whether the same have been regularly accounted for," which report was presented on the 29th April, 1802.
It appears that as the driver of the mail stage was descending a hill, between Princeton and Trenton, in the dead of night, a flash of lightning struck the hind wheels, glanced from them to the fore ones, thence along the tongue of the wagon to the breast-chains, and at one stroke, and the same moment, killed all four horses and stunned the driver, who remained speechless for some time, but did not affect two gentlemen who were in the carriage.
NOTICE.
A MEETING of the subscribers to the Little River Road Company, is called at the house of Mrs. M c Cabe in Leesburg, on the fourth Wednesday in September next, being the 22d of the month, in pursuance of the law, requiring that the commissioners or any four of them, first as soon as two hundred shares are subscribed, call a meeting of the subscribers for the purpose of electing by a majority of votes, delivered in person or by proxy, one president, four directors, one treasurer, and such other officers as they shall think necessary, for well ordering and conducting the affairs of the said Company. The commissioners having obtained the necessary number of shares, avail themselves of the earliest opportunity of calling together the subscribers in conformity to the law; they recommend a personal attendance if practicable, as it may be necessary to pass some bye laws and regulations for conducting the company's affairs, where that is too inconvenient it will be proper to appoint a proxy in writing, attested by one witness at least.
WM. HARTSHORNE, JOHN T. RICKETTS, ISRAEL LACEY, BURR POWELL.
Aug. 25, 1802. cpl223.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
SIR, "An Enemy to Hypocrisy," who lately made his appearance in the Washington Federalist, has, without wishing an apology, considered Gideon Granger, Esq. as the author of a piece published in your paper, entitled, "Calumny refuted." Mr. Granger is not the author. "A Friend to Truth," wishing that the official conduct of the Postmaster-General, might be fairly exhibited to the public, received from that officer the information necessary to correct the distorted statements, which have issued from the press of the opposition. He conceived that a simple statement of facts, with the reflections naturally resulting from them, would eradicate every false impression on this subject, which the enemies of government have attempted to make; and would shew, beyond the power of cavil or misrepresentation, their subtle and persevering in the propagation of falsehood. But he has been deceived in his opinion. For even fact cannot that the avenue of unmerited censure, nor close the door against wilful misapprehension.
The author of the address to Mr. Granger, objects, that many of the charges are not sufficiently specific, to authorise a condemnation of the persons accused before the tribunal of the public. He would make us believe, that an adherence to the technical niceties of legal proceedings was necessary, in charging a person with conduct which renders him unfit to do the duties of an official station. But he might as well complain that the names of those persons, against whom the charge of improper conduct, has been advanced, were not given to the public; for otherwise, how can the judgment be specific? The people will run the circle of the union, in hunting up these five anonymous characters, and by turns, condemn every Postmaster who has had the "honour" of being dismissed, and at last, will not be able to determine on whom the execution ought to have been executed. What bad havoc of reputation must be made by thus concealing the names of the accused. No faithful officer, who has been in the department, and who has been thanked for all the faithful services he has performed, can escape suspicion. The innocent will be confounded with the guilty. We surely have fallen on evil times. For no virtuous man would wish to be dismissed from office on such terms. He might have spared his thanks for the admission, "that the federalists, by the natural operation of the government from its commencement, and by a careful selection of friends to fill the offices which were created during its progress, were under no necessity of ejecting from office the opposers of their measures." The battery which he has established on this admission, has but a feeble foundation. For on this ground is erected the condemnation of the preceding administration. It is owing to this influence of government over its officers, that the republicans objected to the extension of executive patronage. It is to this influence they objected, because it created an approbation of measures, not on the principle of public utility, but of self interest and adulation. They conceived that the multiplication of offices could not be justified, because, by the natural operation of government, the officers would be separated from the interests of the people, and become the syco-phants of those in power.
"An Enemy to Hypocrisy" has imagined that a sentence, purporting that two Postmasters were dismissed, "for having aided the enemies of the country during the revolution, and maintaining to this day the farce regard for British supremacy, and royal government," could, at the same time, be a defence of the Postmaster-General, and a condemnation of Mr. Jefferson for "the appointment of judge Stephens of Georgia, and the more noted one of French Coxe." Though these persons might advocate the hostile proceedings of Great Britain against the United States, either at the commencement, or during the progress of the revolution, still he has not told us, that they maintain "to this day the farce regard for British supremacy, and royal government." It was necessary for him first to ascertain this fact, before he could have the least apology for leaving his abuse of Mr. Granger, for the purpose of abusing Mr. Jefferson. But some persons, when it suits their views, have a facility of mind at misapprehending language, which to an ordinary capacity, would appear perfectly correct, and almost incapable of perversion. On this "the enemy of hypocrisy," seems to
possess no uncommon share; unless he thinks, that the political opinions of youth can never be altered by time, nor suffer any change by length of observation. But he may suppose that no atonement can be made for the errors of youth, or of the understanding; no penitence can appease for past offences. If such be his feelings, I am happy in believing, that few have a disposition calculated for the enjoyment. The malignity of such a temper can rest only in the bosom of a misanthrope, or be a fit companion for the fierceness of the tiger. With men it cannot associate, for they are feeble, and need forgiveness; they are feeble, and need the offices of humanity. From the remnant of remarks, made by an enemy to hypocrisy, he may draw all that self approbation, to which he is entitled by the candor and beneficence of his nature. He may, without further disturbance, circulate them to what extent he pleases, if they be but attended, with "Calumny refuted."
A FRIEND TO TRUTH.
New-York, August 30.
It would contribute to perpetuate that degree of health with which our city is at present favoured were the citizens to be particularly careful at this critical season not to suffer the rain in their cellars to stagnate, and thereby create contagion. Should intense warm weather succeed the late heavy fall of rain, this will certainly be the consequence. It becomes, therefore, the duty of every citizen to adopt such precautions as are necessary to warn off the impending danger.
Accounts from Cape Francois say, that the mortality continues to be very great amongst the European troops in St Domingo. Gen. Le Clerc was preparing to return to France, his health being much impaired. The command was to devolve on Gen. Dugua.
Com. Adv.
A letter is received in town from a respectable commercial house in Antwerp, dated June 17th, which mentions that the entry of Tobacco at that port was prohibited by a recent decree of the French Government; and that the merchants had sent a deputation to Paris to remonstrate against the measure, and to procure its repeal. No doubt excited at Antwerp of the accomplishment of this object.
We have been favoured with the perusal of a letter from Cape Francois, under date of the 12th instant, stating, that on the 10th three ships of the line, having 2000 troops on board, arrived there; and that about an hour previous to the writing of the letter, four transports, with 1500 troops, entered the harbour. These transports, it was said, had left behind them 12 or 14 others, all destined for Cape Francois. Every thing was in a state of tranquillity.—Flour from 7 to 8 dollars; lumber 34 to 45; salted provisions in great demand, especially beef and pork.
From the American Mercury.
The political opinions of the late President Adams have been the subject of much speculation and of much newspaper controversy.
That any opinion which is not too absurd to be advocated by a man of Mr. Adams's understanding should find abettors—nay, that any opinion that can well be imagined relative to the interesting question of what form of government, that is, what distribution of its powers is best adapted to enlarge and secure the public happiness, should meet with both friends and opponents, is by no means strange. The mental faculties, education, experience, modes and habits of thinking, are, amongst men, infinitely diversified. There are few subjects, however abstruse, to which we are capable of affording an inquiry altogether free from prejudice. We shall almost always find that we have either directly prejudged the question under discussion, or some theory with which it is interwoven. Personal interest has also a powerful effect on the judgment. In question relative to civil liberty, self love will lead each individual, whose mind has not been debased by a slavish education, or by circumstances of adversity and depression, to conclude that his own personal liberty and independence are perfectly consistent with the highest public prosperity. Men, for instance who are destined to procure their subsistence by their own labor, men who have no prospect of participating in the power and splendour of privileged orders, will when left to the fair operations of their own
minds, consider such orders as unnecessary, nay they will spurn with contempt the doctrine which teaches them that they are incapable, from defect of either understanding, or of virtue, of supporting the laws, of protecting their liberties, without the aid of those orders.
Farmers are republicans.—Mechanics are republicans.—They are enemies to privileged orders because they are friends to themselves. Men who declaim on the ignorance and stupidity of the multitude, never in their own calculations reckon themselves among that multitude. The discovery, that the happiness of the people requires that they divest themselves of the powers of self government, and that to preserve their liberties they must commit to the keeping of men whose obvious interest it is to destroy them, could never have been made by the ignorant multitude.—No! it is a doctrine, the discovery and understanding of which has been and still is confined to that select class of men whom nature points out, and who are themselves willing kindly to take upon themselves the guardianship of the liberty, and disposal of the property of the nation.
Whatever may be my detestation of despotic power in the hands of another, when it becomes a question how much power may be entrusted to me with safety to the public happiness, the case is mightily altered. I may still possess a love of liberty, that is to say, "as much liberty as the people can bear." But having a very clear perception of the superiority of my own wisdom and integrity when compared with that of the people; I shall be very apt to conclude that it would be an act of wisdom in the people to invest me with the power; if not of absolutely coercing them, at least of restraining their madness and folly, in short of protecting them against themselves. And if it shall happen that the multitude will not acknowledge, their own incapacity to govern themselves, nor my superior wisdom and virtue, what will this be but a new proof to me of their stupidity, and that they prefer licentiousness and confusion to rational tempered liberty? Men who can never hope to be any thing more in the State than citizens will be enemies of privileged orders—whilst those who can hope to become Princes and Nobles will easily persuade themselves, and will endeavor to persuade others that Princes and Nobles are useful and necessary for the preservation of that portion of liberty of which man in society is susceptible. The controversies, however, relative to the opinions of Mr. Adams, have not turned so much on their truth or fallacy, as on the question what those opinions really are. He has written volumes for the express purpose of explaining, and forcibly impressing on the minds of his fellow citizens, the essential, the fundamental principles on which a well constituted government must be erected. Is it not extraordinary that it should still be made a question what those principles are which he has inculcated?
There is but one point of view in which this question can be of importance. It is this—our country is divided into two political sects, whose systems of government have at least some points of difference.—Each sect demands of the people their approbation and support. Each professes to be friendly to order, to liberty, and to the general happiness—still they are hostile to each other. There are points on which they can never be reconciled. Their conflicts, their struggles for preponderance, disturb the public tranquillity and greatly diminish the happiness of society—from those opposing systems the people must choose for themselves. They need only know the truth, and they choose with wisdom. Both sects profess to love order and liberty, and to have for this object the general happiness. So far they agree. But how shall the people decide until they understand wherein they disagree. An enquiry into the political opinions of Mr. Adams it is believed will perfectly illustrate this question. Mr. Adams has been the chief magistrate of our country, and an appeal may safely be made to every man, of every party, whether his election was not considered as the triumph of his principles over those of his rival Mr. Jefferson, and whether it was not understood that those who voted for him, did it because they approved of his political principles. All men must and will answer in the affirmative. Nor can it be supposed that there was any misunderstanding relative to the principles he really entertained, as he had previously published volumes for the express purpose of explaining and inculcating them.
It seems undeniable then that the party, at least the leaders of it, by which Mr. Adams was supported, and which early assumed to itself the name of fede-
ral, did then, and as it has avowed no dereliction or change of opinion, does still accord with him in principle. It follows then, that the principles of Mr. Adams are, in truth and in fact, the principles of federalism. And that though many men, whose principles are totally different from his, have assumed the name of the party, this will not affect the truth of the assertion. It is only true that those men have mistaken their party, that they have assumed a name to which they have no title—that they are not federalists. It would be an absurdity however to suppose that the leaders, those men who in truth give direction to opinion and to measures, have not a perfect understanding of the principles and projects avowed by each others. All the rest federalist it is a friend to republican government. He will answer in the affirmative. Ask him if the government of Great Britain is republican, he will tell you that it is. Enquire of him if he is a lover of Kings, he will probably say that he is not, because the people are influenced by the "whitewashing of a name," but that the chief magistrate ought to be invested with the powers of self defence—that he should be independent of the people—that the Senate (he will not call them nobles) should also be independent of the people. Or if he will not venture to be thus explicit, he will say in general terms, that our government wants energy—that the danger we have most cause to dread, is anarchy, proceeding from the restless, uncontrolled caprice of the multitude. That the government should have the power of restraining this caprice—preventing its fatal effects, and preserving the public tranquillity. These are general intonations, which every one has heard a thousand times repeated by the mouths of those federalists who cannot explicitly avow their love of royalty, or a people who detest the very name. And yet a moment's reflection will satisfy us, that when they speak of a power sufficient to control the blind folly of the people, they must mean a power independent of that of the people, and one that they cannot in their turn control. This will appear to be precisely the principles of Mr. Adams—and provided the necessity of such a power can be demonstrated, few republicans will contest the point with him, whether that power is modified in the best possible manner in the British government—so that, upon this theory, are the defects of that government. If grades in slavery are worth a contest, we will agree that the British government has preserved to its subjects more energy of character, more of the virtues, than any other government equally oppressive—and over which, the people in fact have no control. Or to speak more correctly, the British government has left more virtue undestroyed, than any other government equally erroneous and oppressive.—The particular causes of it is needless now to examine.
Mr. Adams, in defence, as he calls it, of the American Constitutions, clearly and strongly advocated a government composed of three orders.—A king with the whole executive power in his hands—with the power of a negative on all laws, and independent in the tenure of his office—that is, he must hold it by inheritance, and not by election—a peerage, or nobility, composing one branch of the legislature, without whose concurrence no law can be enacted, and to hold their power independent of the people—which must mean by inheritance—the people retaining in their own hands an "essential part of the government"—that is, one branch of the legislature should be composed of representatives elected by them, whose concurrence is also necessary in passing laws. In short, to explain what his theory is when reduced to practice, he tells us that with certain reforms, in the house of representatives, or commons, the British constitution of government would be without defect.
Some men who have thought it important to the cause of federalism, to defend Mr. Adams from the charge of favoring royalty in a country, where both the thing and the name are held in abhorrence, have asserted what Mr. Adams never did, and assuredly never will assert, that his doctrines relate to foreign countries, and not to his own—that is, what in England or France is a truth, arising out of the very constitution and nature of man, is not a truth in America. A subterfuge so derogatory to the understanding of Mr. Adams, he never has, and it is presumed never will adopt. This however has been the subject of much dispute. In the year 1790 it appears that Mr. Adams wrote certain letters to a friend of his in Boston, containing what he calls, his "principles of political architecture," for this country,

and for all other countries. There can be no question whether those letters refer to this country or not. Those letters it is believed contain essentially all his doctrines promulgated in his defence of the American constitutions. To establish this clearly, would be gaining an important point for the cause of truth. For it has already been shown that the principles of Mr. Adams are in truth the principles of federalism—but if this needs still further proof, that proof shall be hereafter produced. If then, Mr. Adams is in favor of a monarchy, whether limited or unlimited, it follows that federalism is royalism. How small is the number of men in New England, who would prefer a monarchy, to our elective government. It would be in vain—it would be absurd to doubt that a vast majority of those men, who call themselves republicans, hold in as cordial detestation every species of royalism, that they are as warmly attached to a free democratic representative government, as any men on earth. If then these men can be convinced that they are lending their support to a party, and to projects which aim at the destruction of principles and institutions which themselves hold to be sacred and inestimable, will they not withdraw that support? They will. For though man loves to be confident with himself—though he is apt to resist truths that will convict him of error—yet surely the geometry of New-England are too enlightened, and the interests they have at stake are too important to be divided by a motive so covering with confusion the men who have deceived, and who are still seeking to betray them to their destruction. For the absolute uncontrollable right of the people to build up, to alter, or to demolish forms of government, is a principle to which they will cling with all their force, and from which they will never be shaken. This is the point of view in which the political opinions of Mr. Adams become of importance. To enable us to compare the doctrines contained in his book with those contained in his letters to his friend in Boston, you are requested to insert in your paper the following, at least the last of them, that has been published. They will throw light on each other. An examination of them may be the subject of a future communication.
GRACCHUS.
FROM LONDON PRINTS.
The audience at the 1st benefit of that veteran of the scene, Mr. KING, on Tuesday evening, was uncommonly numerous, every seat in the boxes being taken previous to the arrival of the night, and the rest of the Theatre overflowing very early. Mr. KING seemed to have collected his remaining powers for exertion, in order to grace his exit, from a stage which he has trod with the highest reputation for the long period of fifty-four years. It would be superfluous to mention that this excellent Comedian's performance was crowned with the loudest, the most liberal, and the most heartfelt applause. He certainly has scarce by ever played the character with more correct touch of colouring. It is impossible to avoid mentioning a second time with admiration and applause the noble and generous conduct of the Performers of Drury-lane Company, who so eminently did honour to themselves by seizing upon the opportunity of presenting a handsome testimonial of their esteem and regard for their retiring elder brother. The Comedians are, perhaps, of all professions, the most exposed to error and frailty, but the united invention of malice and calumny has never dared to impute to them the want of the essential virtues of feeling, benevolence, generosity, and noble-mindedness whenever a sufficient and fit occasion has called for the exercise of either.
On the 8th ult. (May) in digging a new sluice way at the upper end of the Fairwater at Dantzic, a ship was found buried in the ground, at the depth of about 20 feet. She measured from stem to stern, in the inside, 54 feet, and in breadth nearly 20 feet, and was laden with stones, marked H. L. No. V to XII, some apparently intended for foundation stones, others finely polished and set, supposed to be headstones for graves. A box of tobacco pipes was also found, all whole, with heads about the size of a thimble, and stalks from four to six inches in length. The ship was built of oak, her planks about twenty inches broad, full of treenails, and no iron about her except her rudder bands. A boat was found near, fallen to pieces. Many human bones were found in the hold, both large and small; and it is supposed that the vessel had been lost in some convulsion of nature, before the foundation of the city, upwards of 500 years ago, as the place has long been built over.
By papers, before the House of Commons, it appears, the value of exports of British manufactures, within the last year, amounted to 41,770,354l.; and that within the last eighteen years, the amount has doubled. The imports appear also to have doubled within the same time, in consequence of the re-exportation of foreign merchandise, which has quadrupled.
A decree has been passed by the
French Council for the establishment of a council charged with the general and definitive liquidation of every part of the public debt. This council is an initiation of our commissioners for paying off the national debt by the sinking fund.
The private apartment of Madame Bonaparte, among other choice pictures, possesses the Madonna della Sedia of Raphaelle, boast of the Pitti Palace at Florence, and which is so well known to the lovers of art who visited that city in its former and better state.
The First Consul has sent orders to Milan, to repair without delay the residence of the Archduke Charles in that city. This has given rise to various conjectures at Vienna.
It is well known, that in Egypt, India, and the hot parts of America that abound with poisonous serpents, there are certain individuals, who possess the power of entirely disarming these formidable animals, and are able to handle them with perfect impunity at the very time that any other person, approaching them incautiously would be fatally convinced of their ability to destroy. This happy exemption is attributed by the people themselves to the preservative effects of certain vegetables, the knowledge of which has hitherto carefully been concealed. Many of the European philosophers have, however, treated the affair as a mere jungle. This state of uncertainty is now, happily for humanity and science, relieved by the most important communication from Don Pedro D'Oribies Y. Vargas, through the medium of Count Rumford, which, if entirely to be depended upon, will entitle the communicator to a rank high among the benefactors of mankind. Don Pedro is a native of Santa Fe, and, in the year 1784, being at Margarita, he met with a slave who possessed the power of charming the most venomous of the American serpents: after the negro had exhibited his skill, he was induced by a reward to promise to discover the secret. The next morning he returned with the leaves of a plant, called Vejucuto du Guaco, and having bruised them in the presence of Don Pedro, gave him two large spoonfuls of the juice to drink—then making three incisions between the fingers of each hand, he inoculated the Spanish with the same juice, and performed a similar operation on each foot, and on each side of the breath, after which he informed him that he was no longer accessible to the poison of serpents. Don Pedro, then, after making the negro inoffensive for any ill consequences, took into his hands several times one of the serpents that had been brought by the slave the day before, without receiving the smallest injury from the animal. Encouraged by the attempt, two donkeys, being in the like manner prepared by the Guaco-juice, went into the fields, and soon returned with another kind of serpent, equally venomous with the former, without sustaining any hurt. Another person, being similarly prepared, and afterwards bitten by a poisonous serpent, received no further injury than a slight local inflammation. Since this period, Don Pedro has repeatedly caught serpents with his own hands with absolute impunity, employing no further preparation than merely drinking a little of Guaco-juice. The plant, whose effects are thus attested, has not as yet been admitted into any botanical system, but is amply described in a memoir, by the Spanish gentleman already mentioned, inserted in a weekly paper published in Santa Fe. It is of the compound, flowered or lyngeneous class. The stamina are five in number, united by their anthers into a cylinder, through which rises the pistil with a deeply divided summit. The corolla is monopetalous, infundibuliform, with five indentations, and of a yellow colour; each calix contains four florets, and several of those grow together, forming a corymbus; the seeds are broad and feathered; the root is fibrous, petenal; the stem straight, cylindrical when young, but when old, becomes pentagonal; leaves are heart-shaped, opposite, of a dark green, mixed with violet, velvety on the upper surface. It grows by the sides of rivulets, and in shady places, in the vice-royalty of Santa Fe.
NOTICE.
On the first of September next, if fair, if not the next fair day, will be sold to the highest bidder, the London lands lately advertised by us in this paper.
As we have before fully described them it will be unnecessary now to add anything more in their favour. Suffice it to say that their quality and situation can not fail to recommend them to all persons desirous of establishing themselves in that part of the state—being within 40 miles of Alexandria and the General City, and as well adapted to farming as any lands in that country.
The terms will be made known on the day of sale.
JAMES M. GARNETT, JOHN T. BROOKE, Admrs. with the will annexed of James Mercer, Esq. deceased.
Aug. 23, 1802. ept5
State of Maryland, IN CHANCERY, Aug. 12th, 1802.
Alexander Clagett and Richard Henderson, vs. Charles Vance & Mary his wife, & Mary Beall.
THE object of the bill is to obtain the Title of two tracts of land called "Azadia" and "Gleaming" for the payment of a debt due from Isaac Beall deceased, to Samuel Beall, deceased, or to such thereof as will be sufficient for the payment of that debt.
The bill states that Isaac Beall was indebted to David Ross, Richard Henderson, and said Samuel Beall, to secure the payment whereof, he on the ninth day of January, seventeen hundred and seventy five, executed a bond to them for the conveyance of the aforesaid land, with an indorsement on the bond, that it was intended merely to secure the debt. That said Isaac Beall, died without paying the debt, and by his will devised the said land to his children, Ann, Alexander, and Mary Beall, in tail as tenants in common after the death of Margaret his wife, that Ann and Alexander have since died intestate, under age, and without issue, that Mary married the said Charles Vance, and that they reside in the State of Virginia. The bill further states, that said Samuel Beall has also died intestate, and that the complainant Alexander Clagett, administered on his estate, that the debt due as aforesaid was at the instance of Isaac Beall and his heirs paid by your complainant, Clagett, out of the estate of said Samuel Beall.
It is thereupon on the motion of the complainant ordered, That he cause a copy of this order to be inserted at least once in each of three successive weeks in the National Intelligencer, before the end of September next, to the end that the said Vance and wife may have notice of the complainant's application to court, and of the facts and objects of their bill, and may be sworn to appear in this court in person or by a solicitor, on or before the first day of February next, to show cause wherefore a decree should not pass as prayed.
(True Copy) T. S. SAMUEL H. HOWARD, Reg. Cur. Can. Aug. 20, 1802. iaw3t
State of Maryland, IN CHANCERY, August 7, 1802.
Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, Nicholas Carroll, Daniel Carroll, of Durdington, William Smith, Abraham Vanbiber, and Isaac Vanbiber.
versus Anne Ogle, Rebecca Dulany, John Tasker Carters, Robert Mitchell, Priscilla Mitchell, Spencer Ball, Betty Lansdon, John James Maund, Harriot Lucy Maund, John Chenn, Sarah Fairfax Chenn, Harriot Peck, John Carter Peck, Emanuel Peck, Hugh Quintan, Tasker Carters Quintan Thomas Jones, Frances Tasker Jones, Thomas Jones the younger, Sarah Jackall Jones, Elizabeth Jones, Jane Jones, Sophia Carter, Julia Carter, Ann Lowndes, Francis Lowndes, Benjamin Stoddert, Benjamin Stoddert the younger, Elizabeth Ann, Harriot, Richard, William, Rebecca, and Christopher Stoddert, Charles Lowndes, Levi Gant, Harriot Gant, and Benjamin Lowndes.
THE object of this bill is to obtain the recording of an Indenture of bargain and sale from Benjamin Tasker, deceased, the ancestor of the defendant, whose heirs at law they are fitted to be, to Daniel Dulany and Company, for a tract of land called "Piney Groves" which Indenture bears date July 2, 1751, and was duly acknowledged on the ninth of the same month, but hath not yet been recorded, the omission to record not having proceeded from a fraudulent design or intention in any person whatever.
The bill states that the said conveyance was for the use of the said Daniel Dulany, Charles Carroll, son of Daniel, Doctor Charles Carroll, of Annapolis, Charles Carroll of Annapolis, and Benjamin Tasker, Jun. and their heirs, in equal fish parts, as tenants in common and not as joint tenants; that their interest and estate under the said Indenture hath passed by sundry devises and meane conveyances, to the complainants in fee simple, as tenants in common, who are now seized and possessed of the said land; that the said Benjamin Tasker the bargainer died intestate, leaving four daughters his only children and co-heiresses at law, of whom Anne Ogle and Rebecca Dulany the defendants, are two; that Frances Carter and Elizabeth Lowndes, the other two of the said daughters, are dead, and that the other defendants are, by marriage or descent, their representatives and heirs at law.
The bill further states, that the defendant Rebecca Dulany resides in the State of Rhode-Island; the defendants John Tasker Carters, George Carters, Robert Mitchell, Priscilla Mitchell, Spencer Ball, Betty Lansdon, John James Maund, Harriot Lucy Maund, John Chenn, Sarah Fairfax Chenn, Harriot Peck, John Carter Peck, Emanuel Peck, Hugh Quintan, Tasker Carters Quintan, Thomas Jones, Frances Tasker Jones, Thomas Jones, the younger, Sarah Jackall Jones, and Elizabeth Jones, reside in the State of Virginia; and that the defendants Charles Lowndes, Francis Lowndes, Benjamin Stoddert, Benjamin Stoddert the younger, Elizabeth, Ann, Harriot, Richard, William, Rebecca, and Christopher Stoddert, reside in Georgetown, in the District of Columbia.
It is on the complainant's motion ordered, That they procure a copy of this order, to be inserted at least once in each of three successive weeks in the National Intelligencer, and in the Maryland Gazette, before the fifteenth day of September next, to the intent that the aforesaid defendants, and all other persons (if any there be) who are heirs of the said Benjamin Tasker, deceased, may have notice of the complainants' application, and of the substance and object of their bill, and that each of the said heirs may be sworn to appear here in person or by a solicitor, on or before the second Tuesday in December next, to show cause why a decree should not pass as prayed.
T. S. SAMUEL H. HOWARD, Reg. Cur. Can. Aug. 12, 1802. iaw3t
LOST, ON Monday the 29th August, between the Washington Branch Bank and the Twenty Buildings, a red morocco POCKET BOOK, containing eighty dollars in Bank Notes, of the Alexandria Bank; and a note of hand for 200 hundred dollars, together with some small papers, &c. Whoever returns the same with the contents, shall receive ten dollars Reward from the subscriber, living at Mr. Jones's 20 Buildings. JOHN ATKIN, Sept. 1, 1802. ept5
Thomas Carpenter, TAYLOR, HAS just received an elegant and fashionable assortment of summer goods, consisting of London superfine cloths and cassimere; India, Manchester, and silk striped nankeens; cotton cassimere, hoglepoor, Bengal elegant white chord for pantaloon, white and coloured mantilles, janes and satin crosovers, silk ginghams, black and other coloured striped linens, &c. All which he will make up on the most reasonable terms, and in the most neat and fashionable manner—Pennsylvania Avenue, west of the President's square. May 24, 1802. ept5
CHARLES VARDEN, MERCHANT TAYLOR from Philadelphia, Capitol Hill, New-Jersey Avenue. HAS received an assortment of summer goods consisting of the best superfine Cloths. Cashmerees, Silk Borachas, English Striped Nankeens, White India Dimities, White and printed Marfell, &c. With a variety of other articles forcible for the summer season. N. B. Ladies Habits, Regimentals and Navy uniforms, made in the first style of fashion. July 2, 1802. ept5
Burnet and Rigden, JEWELLERS & WATCH-MAKERS, RESPECTFULLY inform the public, that they have just received, and for sale, a handsome assortment of Gold and Silver Watches, Gild, gilt and steel chains, seals and keys, A variety of the most fashionable jewelry Tenise caf-s and fine knives, Plated cafers of various kinds, Silver and Ne mounted spectacles, Ladies and gentlemen's pocket-knives, A quantity of the most fashionable prints, superbly framed and glazed. And constantly keep an assortment of silver plate of their own manufacture, with a variety of fancy articles; all of which they are enabled to sell on the most reasonable terms. July 14, 1802. ept5
FOR SALE, LOOKING-GLASSES & FURNITURE. The subscriber respectfully informs the public, that he has just received from New-York various kinds of Looking-Glasses, from 5 to 70 dollars each. Also card tables, bureaus, &c. of an elegant and fashionable make. He continues to manufacture and sell all kinds of ornaments for chimney pieces, door caps, frontice pieces, metal tables, &c. &c. GEORGE ANDREWS. April 14, 1802. ept5
AGREABLY to a Deed of Trust from Anthony Addison to the Subscriber, will be offered
For Sale, TO the highest bidder, by Public Auction, at Steel's Hotel, in the City of Washington, on Monday the 9th day of August next, all that tract of land lying and being on the Eastern Branch of the Potomac, opposite to said City called "Chichester, with addition re-surveyed," containing three hundred acres.
On the above-mentioned tract of land, is the Ferry Landing, so well known by the name of "Dyer's Ferry," now in the occupation of Capt. Naylor.
The Sale to commence at 11 o'clock in the forenoon—Terms of sale cash. WM. BRENT, June 30, 1802. ept5
The above sale is postponed till Saturday the 9th day of October next. Aug. 16, 1802. ept5
Public Sale. Under a decree of the Chancellor of Maryland will be sold, to the highest bidder, on Saturday the 4th day of September next, at Rhoades's Tavern in the city of Washington. LOTS No. 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27 in square No. 105, in the said city. Said lots will be sold separately and on a credit of six months; but the purchaser must give bond with security, to be approved by the chancellor, for the payment of the purchase money, with interest from the day of sale. When such payment be made, the trustee will convey all the right and estate of James M. Lingan, Ann Cessave, Nicholas Young, Johanna and Peter Cessave, parties to the said decree, to the purchasers. JOHN HEWITT, Trustee. Washington, Aug. 11, 1802. iaw3t
William Kennedy, HAIR DRESSER & CUTTER, (From Europe) RESPECTFULLY informs the ladies and gentlemen of George-Town and the City of Washington, that he cuts and dresses hair, and makes the newest fashioned head dresses.
Having pursued his avocation for ten years in Philadelphia, five years in Baltimore, and residing for these two years past in France, he flatters himself he cannot be excelled in the business he professes to follow. Any commands left at Mr. Benj. M'Key's, opposite the Old Printing-Office, will be punctually attended to. Aug. 16, 1802. ept5
This is to give Notice, THAT the subscriber hath obtained from the orphan's Court of Prince George County letters testamentary on the personal estate of JOHN STAMP, late of said county, deceased. All persons having claims against said deceased, are requested to exhibit the same with the vouchers thereto, to the subscriber on or before the 10th day of January 1802; otherwise they may by law be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Given under my hand and seal, this tenth day of August eighteen hundred and two. J. W. WOOD. Aug. 27, 1802. iaw3t
To be Sold, On the premises on Tuesday October 5, 1802, upon reasonable terms. A VALUABLE tract or parcel of Land, containing upwards of six hundred acres, lying and being in Prince George county, about sixteen miles from the City of Washington, eight miles from Piscataway creek about eight miles from Potomac river, both navigable waters. There is a small remnant thereon, and about 50 acres of land cleared, all the rest in wood, abounding in valuable timber of different kinds, lies exceedingly level, a great quantity of which may be made into excellent meadow. It is kindly adapted to wheat, &c. An unexceptionable title will be given. A part of the purchase money will be required to be paid in hand, good bonds with approved security will be taken for the remainder. HEDWICH HOLLYDAY. Aug. 27, 1802. iaw3t
City Hotel, BROADWAY NEW-YORK. THE Subscriber most respectfully informs his friends and the public, that the above Hotel will be opened on the first of May ensuing, when their patronage is earnestly solicited. He avails himself of this opportunity to return his sincere and grateful thanks to those societies, parties, and gentlemen who have given him their support, and assures them that a continuance of their favors will be a stimulus to future exertions to please; and that the utmost attention shall be given for their comfort and accommodation. Boarding may be had by the day, week, month, or year. Families travelling, may be elegantly accommodated with lodging and fitting rooms; and, if preferred, have dinners &c. in their apartments. The Hotel being so well known, it is almost useless to say, that it is situated in one of the most healthy and pleasant parts of the city; commanding an extensive view in every direction, not only of the city itself, but also of the Narrows, the North and East Rivers, the Gate of New-Jersey, York and Long-Island, &c. &c. A handsome coffee-room will be fitted up in the principal story; where gentlemen may have tea, coffee, chocolate, soups, and refreshments in general, at the shortest notice. All the leading newspapers in the union, will be regularly taken in. Public dinners and suppers in a plain or elegant style either for large or small parties. Also, beef steaks, oysters, &c. regularly furnished. An ordinary every day at half past 2 o'clock, by the public's obedient servant, JOHN LOVETT. N. B. Rooms to let by the month or year. April 21, 1802. ept5
A Valuable Farm for Sale, In King George County & State of Virginia. THIS Farm contains five hundred and thirty-five acres—about three hundred and fifty of which are cleared and divided into three fields with good inclosures—it is situated on Potomac river, and bounded on the South East side for a mile and half by Reiter's creek, which affords a great abundance of fine fish and wild fowl, crabs, oysters, &c.—thirty miles from Fredericksburg, forty four from Alexandria, and fifty from Washington City. On this land are very extensive shell banks, exclusive of the advantages to be derived from these banks by the lime-burners, they are very favourable to the production of corn and wheat, and the soil inexhaustible; there are about sixty or seventy acres of this kind of land, and the balance that is cleared of an excellent quality, and a great number of springs of fine water; it can with certainty be classed among the most healthy situations below the falls of Potomac—indeed, the natural advantages attending this place are innumerable. The improvements are a two story framed dwelling house, sixty-four feet long, commanding a beautiful view of the creek and river; one other house intended for an office, twenty-six feet by eighteen with three rooms and a cellar in good repair; a large house, including a stable for eight horses, a corn-house, carriage house, faddle and harness room, and a commodious granary above, and other convenient buildings on the Farm—a small orchard of well chosen apples and peach-trees—the yard and garden include this spring, with pales and railing—The whole plantation in good repair, and the land in a great state of improvement. The terms of Sale will be made known by Mr. Francis Whiting, who in a short time will be a resident of Berkeley county, or by the subscriber on the premises. WILLIAM P. FLOOD. July 9, 1802. ept5
TO RENT, And possession given immediately. A TWO STORY brick house on E Street near the War Office, containing two parlors, six bed rooms, and a kitchen, with an excellent garden, each house, stable, &c.—The house is newly painted and papered; it was formerly occupied by Mr. Dexter, and lately by Mr. John Brown. Enquire of Clement Dorsey, Esq. George-Town; or of the subscriber, who has for sale a well finished three story brick house opposite the Six Buildings, and a variety of City Lots in the most desirable situations. The above House will be sold for less than any gentleman could build it. The payments will be made easy on the whole of the above property. WILLIAM DYER. April 7, 1802. ept5
Building Materials will be taken in part payment. W.D.