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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, AND WASHINGTON ADVERTISER.
VOL. VII.
WASHINGTON CITY, PRINTED BY SAMUEL HARRISON SMITH, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
No. 1033.
FIVE DOLLARS PER ANNUM
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1807.
PAID IN ADVANCE.
R. C. WEIGHTMAN, PRINTER, BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Having purchased the Extensive and Valuable establishment of WM. DUANE, consisting of Books, Stationery, Binding Im- plements, and Printing materials, offer for sale at the lowest Philadelphia rates, Books and Stationery of all kinds; Printing in a lit- various branches, will be executed to order, with taste and on the shortest notice. R. C. W. Solicits the attentions of his friends, and hopes by unremitted attention to merit a share of public patronage. May 27—tf
THE DANGERS OF THE COUNTRY, By the author of WAR IN DISGUISE. For Sale at BOGAR PATTERSON'S Store, First Street Washington City. May 27—3t
TEAS, SUGARS, BRANDY, RICE, &c.
WALTER & CLEMENT SMITH , have just received by the Schooner Citizen, captain Burgess, and Providence captain Tra- vers, from New York, and offer for sale at their Warehouse opposite Lowndes's wharf— 50 chests fresh Hylton, Young Hylton, and Hylton skin tens of fine quality, 100 boxes of 7lb Superior and fresh Hylton, and 14lb. each Imperial and Gunpowder 200 leas 2lb ea put up in Canton for family use, 4 chests single Hylton, 7 pipes high 4th proof and well flavored Bordeaux Brandy, 20 tiers Rice, 15 bds. best Surinam Molasses, 40 bds. 3 Prime St. Croix and Trinidad 30 barrels 3 Sugar, 15 bds. Martinique clared Sugar, entitled to drawback and certificate, 40 boxes, Clarer and Frontignac wines, one dozen ea, ch, 30 boxes Olives and Capers, 10 baskets best refined Sweet Oil, 6 bottles each, 10 boxes London Mustard, 6 bds. Spermaceti and Whale Oil, 1000 Damijouas, Pimento, Ginger, Nutmegs, Cloves, Fruits, &c.
And in Store, Old Cognac Brandy, very fine, Holland and country Gin, Whiskey, Peach and Apple Brandy, Sherry, Lisbon, Tenerife, Port, Cera onia, and old Madeira Wines, old Jamaica Spirits, West India Rum, Sugars, Lemons in boxes, Loaf and Lump Sugars, coarse Lisbon Salt, &c. Georgetown, May 27—2awtf
PUBLIC SALE.
ON the 6th day of June next, will be sold for cash, all the right and interest of John Coles in that valuable property, known on the plat of the city of Washington, called Lots No. 3 and 4 in square No. 9 with a large Stone Warehouse, and Wharf and a large brick Dwelling House, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy a writ of fieri facias issued out of the circuit court at the suit of John Hay against John Coles—sale at the Union Tavern in Georgetown at 4 P. M.
DANL RUSSARD, for D. C. BRENT, marshal
May 14—tdf This is to give notice, that the subscriber of the city of Washington in the district of Columbia, hath obtained from the Orphan's Court of Prince George's county in the state of Maryland, letters of administra- tion on the personal estate of Thomas Duckett, late of said county deceased. All persons having claims against the said deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber on or be- fore the first day of October next, they may otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit of the said estate. Those indebted to the deceased are desired to make immediate pay- ment.
ALLEN B. DUCKETT, Adm. City of Washington, March 18—tf All claims forwarded by mail must be post paid.
Notice is hereby given,
THAT the subscriber hath obtained from the Orphan's Court of Washington county, in the district of Columbia, letters of administration on the personal estate of WILL- IAM SWINTON, late of the city of Wash- ington deceased. All persons having claims against said deceased, are hereby warned to ex- hibit the same with the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber, on or before the 15th day of October next, they may otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Given under my hand this 15th day of May, 1807
GEORGE BLADEN. May 20—tf
ELIAS B. CALDWELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, has removed his Office, to the house lately occupied by Mr. Law, on Capitol Hill. Washington, July 26—tf
FOR RENT, The House now occupied by Mr. Edward Jones—its advantageous situa- tion to Market and the many real and essential conveniences appertaining thereto, render it a very desirable residence for any genteel family to a person, who I can be satisfied will make a good tenant, a lease of years will be granted if required. Possession can be given the first day of July next ensuing WM. STUART. Georgetown, April 20—2awtf July.
From the Virginia Argus.
Richmond, May 23.
TRIAL OF COL. AARON BURR.
Yesterday the circuit court of the United States for the fifth circuit and district of Virginia, commenced its session in this city. The expected trial of Col. Burr drew together an immense concourse of citizens from various parts of the union; indeed far exceeding any that we recollect ever to have seen upon any former occasion.
At half past 12 o'clock the court was opened, present John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States. Cyrus Griffin, Judge of the District of Virginia.
Before the grand jury was impannelled and sworn, a lengthy and desul- tory argument took place between Col. Burr with his counsel on the one side, and the attorney for the U. S. in the district of Virginia, on the other, in relation to exceptions taken by the for- mer to the manner in which some of the jurors were summoned, and finally on objections to some individual mem- bers of the jury. The late hour at which the court adjourned obliges us to compress into as narrow a compass as possible, the proceedings in this pre- liminary stage of the business. Indeed, if it were in our power to prepare the arguments at full length, we doubt ex- tremely the propriety of publishing them during the pendency of the trial, before even the petit jury shall be sworn; especially as some of those ar- guments contained a degree of asperity which might possibly influence the minds of those who may finally pass between the United States and the ac- cused.
After it was ascertained that eighteen of the grand jury had answered to their names, Col. Burr stated an objection to the manner in which part of them had been summoned by the marshal. He disclaimed every idea of casting any imputation on that officer, unfavorable either to him or his deputies; but con- sidering the irregularity of his proceed- ings as the mere effect of an error in construing the law, which error it was proper to correct. He adverted to the law of Virginia, by which 24 persons properly qualified are directed to be summoned as a grand jury; and con- tended that, when the officer had sum- moned that number, his authority ceased, and he had no power to summon the twenty-fifth. In the present case, he said, he was authorised to state, that after the marshal had summoned the number required by law, he had ac- cepted of excuses from part of them, and had afterwards completed the panel by summoning additional mem- bers.
He was followed by Mr. Botts , who went more particularly into an exami- nation of the question, and referred to the judicial act of Congress and the laws of Virginia, prescribing the duty of officers in summoning a grand jury. He also cited the case of Marbury v. Madison , (1 Cranch) to show that when a ministerial act was once performed by an officer, it was irrevocable. It was proposed on the part of Col. Burr, that the marshal should be interrogated as to those members of the grand jury, who had been summoned after the original panel of 24 had been com- pleted.
Mr. Hay , district attorney, observed that he confessed himself not very well prepared to answer the objection, a sim- ilar one to which he had never heard before, but that he conceived it to be of no importance, and was willing that Col. Burr should be accommodated with a grand jury, to which no exception could be made. It appeared to him in- deed not proper to examine witnesses as to the conduct of the marshal in this stage of the prosecution; and he knew not why the objection was now made; for it could make no difference to the prisoner or to the U. S.—since if any of the grand jurors were set aside, there would either be enough remain- ing of those who had been summoned, or the deficiency would be supplied by the marshal from among the by-stand- ers. He submitted the whole matter to the court to determine whether tes- timony should be examined concerning the persons summoned or not.
Mr. Wickham said he meant no im- putation on the marshal, whose inten- tions he doubted not were upright; but as this was an extraordinary case, and great attempts had been made to pre- judice the public mind against Colonel Burr, he was justifiable in taking every advantage that the law gave him. He cited 2 Hawk. Pleas of the Crown, p. 307, 16 sect. and 3 Bac. Abr. 725, to show that a person bound in a recogni- zance to answer a criminal charge, has a right to appear and make objections to the grand jury before they are sworn. Whether a plain abatement might after- wards be filed for the error com- mitted, was a question not necessary now to be determined: neither was it the wish of Col. Burr to resort to that alternative; for he anxiously desired that the prosecution should terminate
here and with a grand jury free from all exceptions.
Mr. Hay then read the law of Vir- ginia, (Rev. Code, p. 100, sec. 2.) and contended that the construction at- tempted to be put upon it was more rig- id than could be warranted by sound sense and good policy. The intention of the law was that 24 good men and not liable to any of the exceptions therein stated should be summoned.— What reason therefore could be given to prevent the marshal (if he discover- ed that a man whom he had once sum- moned, could not attend) from summon- ing another, and thereby securing the attendance of the full number requir- ed? The marshal summons a man without knowing the situation of his private affairs. The man afterwards informs him that he is subject to uncon- trollable domestic difficulties; for ex- ample, that he is going a journey on indispensable business. Why should he not excuse him, and summon an- other? Where is the authority to prove that the functions of the officer who collects a grand jury cease before the day on which it is impannelled?
When the return is made, if a suf- ficient number do not attend, a discre- tion is vested in the marshal to appoint others in the room of the absentees: and is not the principle the same, when he knows that the twenty-four whom he has first summoned, cannot attend?
He observed too that the gentlemen were influenced by a mistaken idea; for he had understood that the marshal, in the instances to which they alluded, had only enquired of the persons said to have been summoned, whether they could attend or not; expressing his in- tention to summon them, if they could not; and, upon their assuring him of their inability, had applied to o- thers.
Mr. Wickham said that the counsel for the U. S. had not fairly met the question. As the authorities he had cited before were short, he read them; observing that his only object in doing so was to show that the objection ought to be made before the grand jury were impannelled, and therefore must now be made.
On the merits of the objection he said that Mr. Hay's argument concerning policy had no weight; that the words of the law of Virginia being plain on the subject in question, ought alone to be regarded; that it was sufficient to answer ita lex scripta est ; that policy however was on his side of the ques- tion; since great danger would result from permitting a marshal who was ap- pointed by the President of the U. S. and, dependent upon him for his conti- nuance in office, (however respectable the present marshal is acknowledged to be) to change the members of the grand jury at his pleasure.
The law is that if the 24 grand ju- rors who have been summoned do not attend, 16 are sufficient to constitute a grand jury. Mr. Hay is therefore mis- taken as to the law in supposing that 24 are necessary. Let it be supposed that a day or an hour before the sitting of the court, the marshal is informed that one of the grand jury cannot attend. According to the doctrine contended for by Mr. Hay , he may excuse him & sum- mon another; but, when they attend in court, if 16 are present, he has no such power. If the excuse is made to the court and they deem it insufficient, a fine is to be imposed. Is the marshal to be substituted for the court? And can he release from the fine?
Upon the whole he insisted that the enquiry should be made; but declared that he had no intention to wound the marshal's feelings, whose error was certainly unintentional.
Mr. Hay I said before, that no good reason existed for not authorising the marshal, where he discovered it to be certain that a grand juror could not attend, to supply the deficiency by sum- moning another before the commence- ment of the term. According to that doctrine, if 12 of those who are sum- moned should fail to attend, there might be no grand jury at all.
The chief justice enquired whether this question had ever come before the state courts?
Mr. Randolph answered that it ne- ver had within his knowledge, although he had thirty years ago been attorney for the commonwealth; but there ne- ver had been a case like the present; and therefore no necessity to make a similar objection had ever been felt.— This case was indeed a peculiar one, for in no other had such a torrent of prejudice been ever raised and by means too which we shall shortly un- fold. In this case therefore it becomes necessary to contend for the rules of which we now avail ourselves; and in consequence of the power vested in the marshal and his liability to be influ- enced by the government, great danger would arise from relaxing them.
The Chief Justice. If this is a ques- tion which has never been decided in the courts of this state, we must have recourse to the words of the act of assembly only. No doubt an exception to the grand jury may be taken now.
The law of Virginia authorises the
officer to summon 24 men, but says nothing of any more. He therefore cannot summon 25. If he desires the 25th man to attend, it ought not to be considered as a summons; but the act is void. Most certainly the officer is not authorised to discharge any person.— Where 16 grand jurors do not appear, by-standers may be called & not im- pannelled; but if 16 of those summoned appear, they are to constitute the grand jury. There is no necessity therefore to vest the marshal with the power of excusing those who say that they are not able to attend. It is indeed the custom of the officers in this state to exercise a discretion in such cases;— and no doubt the marshal acted with the best intentions under the idea that his conduct was proper; but after he has summoned any individual he can- not let him off. A plain argument in support of this position is that the per- son summoned might nevertheless ap- pear though not called by the marshal, and offer his services to be sworn on the grand jury; in which case he could not be rejected. The question depends however on the point whether there was an actual summons, for a conver- sation merely preparatory to a sum- mons is a different thing. It is there- fore proper to examine the marshal as to what has been done.
Maj. Joseph Scott , the marshal of the district was thereupon examined. He said that he had shewed the judges themselves a letter from Mr. John Taylor , of Caroline, who had been summoned and they had said that his excuse expressed in that letter was sufficient. He had therefore summon- ed Col. James Barbour , of Orange, in his room; but did not say that the judges had directed him to do so, altho' he conceived it to be his duty in con- sequence of what had passed between him and them. He acknowledged also that Mr. John M'Rae , who had been summoned, having since that time left the state, he had under similar im- pressions summoned Doctor William Foushee .
The court decided that Mr. Barbour and Dr. Foushee , had not been legally added to the panel of the grand ju- ry; they were therefore withdrawn.
The panel having been reduced to 16 by the removal of those gentlemen improperly summoned, Col. Burr ex- pressed some regret at exercising the privilege of challenging two others for favor. If the right was conceded, it might be necessary to appoint triers & go into an examination of witnesses.— He wished it to be distinctly under- stood that he claimed the same right of challenge in this stage of the business, as if the cause were now before the petit jury.
Mr. Botts presumed that there could be no question as to the right. Even in civil cases this was a cause, though not a principal cause of challenge. The law which had been read was explicit in its application to this case. Our cause of challenge must be made out by testimony.
Mr. Hay believed the law to be as stated on the other side. No objection would be made by him to the course which the gentlemen wished to pursue. Col. Burr then proceeded to name the persons and causes of challenge. He first mentioned William B. Giles .— With respect to him there were two causes, the first of which was of public notoriety. Mr. Giles while a member of the Senate had voted for the suspen- sion of the writ of habeas corpus. The constitution had declared that a suspen- sion of this writ could only be war- ranted in extreme cases; and that by pronouncing on the expediency of that measure, Mr. Giles had inevitably formed an opinion as to the desigus im- puted to him. Further he would en- deavor to establish by testimony, that since that time Mr. Giles had said that the documents furnished evidence of his (Burr's) guilt, and guilt of the highest grade.
Mr. Botts added a few observations explanatory of the law, and expressed a firm conviction, that from the intelli- gence, the virtue and patriotism of Mr. Giles , he would not suppose that the objections were made with a view to wound his feelings.
Mr. Hay observed that if the gentle- men objected to were willing to be withdrawn, he had no objection. [Here Mr. Giles made a very handsome and impressive address to the court, which neither our limits nor present plan will permit us, at this time to insert. We will, however, briefly remark, that he said, it had been an uniform rule with him neither to solicit nor refuse an appointment to any office which his country thought him qualified to fill.— It was a very unpleasant thing for him to be summoned as a grand juror at the present term, but having been summon- ed, he had resolved to wave all objec- tions of a personal nature. He regret- ted that there had not been energy enough in the House of Representatives in Congress to suspend the writ of habeas corpus—a measure which he then thought and still thinks the state of the country required. Upon this case he was about to pronounce his real impressions. He meant ultimately to withdraw, but wished to remove cer-
tain impressions which had been made.]
The chief justice observed, that two circumstances must concur, in order to disqualify him as a juror, the one was, that he must have made up an opinion on the case, the other was that he had declared that opinion.
Mr. Giles wished to explain the state of his own mind. He had made up no opinion. He wished, indeed, that the public mind should be satisfied, and that the true character of Col. Burr's transactions should be ascertained.
Col. Wilson Carey Nicholas was also objected to by Col. Burr , on the ground of a personal enmity, sufficient he presumed to blind the judgment of the wisest men.
Col. Nicholas observed, that upon being summoned by the marshal, he had pressed him in the most forcible man- ner to release him. He doubted the propriety of his serving in this particular case, as the various relations in which he had stood as a public character to Col. Burr , might create some bias on his mind. That he was in Congress with Col. Burr , when the nomination of President and Vice-Pre- sident was made, which terminated in the election that preferred Mr. Jefferson and Col. Burr with an equal number of suffrages for the decision of Congress. When Col. Burr , went to the western country his suspicions were excited. He gave, perhaps, too ready a credit to the evidence which had transpired; but which was not suffi- cient to form a conclusive opinion. The marshal refusing to excise him, he was obliged to attend. He did not choose that wrong impressions should be made, with respect to his motives, had he been absent. Attempts, he said, had been made to intimidate him. He had been told that if he attended as a juror, such representation would be made of his public conduct as would be highly injurious to his feelings.— Under all these circumstances he felt some difficulty. He had consulted lawyers of the first talents, who in- formed him that the court would not, for such causes, excuse him. He felt embarrassment from two considerations; the one was that his retiring might have fancioned those objections, the other was that he did not wish to shrunk from the performance of a public duty. But he consented to re- tire.
Col. Burr remarked, that the cir- cumstance mentioned by the gentle- man, that attempts had been made to intimi- date him, were calculated to throw a suspicion on his cause. Such a course was not fancioned by him. It must have been the work of some of his enemies. He disclaimed such con- duct.
Col. Nicholas being withdrawn, Ma- jor Eggleston wished to be excused, be- cause he had felt and expressed a con- siderable degree of warmth, on reading the deposition of Gen. Eaton ; but the court considering that his case did not fall within the rule, & not being ob- jected to by Col. Burr , he was not per- mitted to withdraw.
Dr. William Foushee , on being cal- led, expressed a difficulty in serving. On a consideration of his objections, the court suffered him to withdraw. Mr. John Randolph and Col. James Barbour , were then severally called. These gentlemen wished to be excused, on account of the impressions which the subject had made on their minds, but their excuses were not deemed sufficient by the court.
The following gentlemen were then sworn on the grand jury.
John Randolph, foreman. Jos. Eggleston, Littleton Waller Tazewell, Robert Taylor, William Daniel, jun. John Mercer, Edward Pegram, Mumford Beverey, John Am- bler, Thomas Harrison, Joseph C. Cab- bell, James Pleasants, jun. John Brock- enbrough, Alexander Shepherd, James Barbour, James M. Garnett.
The chief justice delivered a charge to the grand jury, in which he enumer- ated the several offences cognizable by them under the laws of the U. States, and particularly defined the crime of treason.
After the grand jury had retired, a debate of some length ensued on a pro- position to instruct the jury specially with respect to the admissibility of cer- tain evidence which it was supposed would be adduced on the part of the U. States. A further discussion of this question, it is expected, will take place to-day.
The names of the several witnesses summoned in behalf of the United States were called over, many of whom and among others Gen. Wilkinson were absent. Such as appeared were

recognized to appear on this day at 11 o'clock, to which hour the court adjourned.
The Editor of the Argus wishes it to be distinctly understood that the foregoing is but a mere outline of the proceedings. The materials already collected would occupy more than the entire columns of any one newspaper. They will appear enlarged in some future number, when the stage of the prosecution may render it more proper.
The following is extracted from the Virginia Gazette.
After the Grand Jury had retired Col. Burr addressed the court on the propriety of specially instructing the jury in regard to the admissibility of certain evidence which he supposed would be laid before the grand jury by the Attorney of the United States.
Mr. Hay opposed the application, he said he should never agree to it, and he trusted the court also would never sanction such a precedent. That Col. Burr stood before the court on the same footing as any other citizen, and he hoped the court would not distinguish between his case and that of any other.
Col. Burr replied, and endeavored to show the necessity of the jury being specially instructed in the present case, that there were many points on which the best informed might be ignorant, or entertain doubts. That the prosecuting Attorney had mistaken his meaning, if he supposed he wished to be considered as standing there on a different footing from other citizens. That he viewed himself only as entitled to the right which belonged to every citizen. He said it was not his intention to condemn the charge which had been given by the court; but he was desirous that many things which he was apprehensive might come under consideration of the grand jury should be fully explained by the court.
Mr. Wickham, Mr. Randolph and Mr. Botts severally spoke in behalf of this proposition of Col. Burr; but the question was referred for further discussion on Mr. Hay pledging himself that no evidence should be laid before the grand jury and no step taken, without notice being first given to Col. Burr and his counsel.
The names of the witnesses summoned in behalf of the United States were then called over, and the following were recognized to appear on Saturday.
 John G. Henderson,  Ambers Smith,  Hugh Phillips,  William Eaton,  Brick Bollman,  Samuel Swartwout,  James Reid,  William Duane,  George Morgan,  Leander Domain,  William Spence,  Thomas Peckin,  Nathan Glover,  Samuel Fairbank,  James L. Donaldson,  William Wilson,  William C. Mead, 
The thorough Bred Horse MONTICELLO, NOW IN HIGH ORDER.
WILL be Let to Mares the ensuing season, to commence the first of April, at my seat, near Georgetown, at FIFTEEN DOLLARS per Mare, for which a note must be sent payable the first of September, and one dollar to the groom; or in lieu thereof, Eleven Dollars in money.
Good and extensive pasturage, well enclosed, at 50 cents per week, and the mare fed, if required, at the market price, for which the money must be sent. The greatest care taken to prevent accidents or etc. pes, but will not be responsible for either.
JOHN TRAILKELD.
March 23-49
Fifty Dollars Reward.
FOR apprehending RICHARD GOTIER, who broke jail last night. He was committed on his confession of passing counterfeit checks; he is about 5 feet 7 inches high, fair complexion, light hair, grey eyes, very much pitted with the small-pox, and pretty much round shouldered. He was a tailor in the United States' service, had a blue sailor jacket and trowsers, a long blue coat, several white linen shirts, a pair of shoes and a very good black hat. The above reward will be given for apprehending and securing the said Gotier in any jail and giving me information thereof.
DANL. C. BRENT, Marshal of the district of Columbia. December 8-2awtf
Were committed to the jail of Cecil county on the 16th ult. upon suspicion of being runaways, a negro man, woman and child—the negro man calls himself Robert Enslay, and says he was born free in the State of New Jersey, he is of yellow complexion, about 5 feet 9 1/2 inches high with five scars upon his breast said to be occasioned by a burn; his clothing is a red flannel over jacket, an old corded pair of pantalettes and check shirt. The woman is of yellow complexion and the wife of said Robert, she is about 5 feet 5 1/2 inches high; she says she was born in the city of Philadelphia. Unless the owner or owners of said runaways apply within the space of 60 days, they will be sold for their prison fees to the highest bidder.
JOSEPH BAXTER, Sheriff. Elkton, May 20-w3t
(By Authority.)
AN ACT
To establish and regulate the Inspection of Tobacco.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the First & Second Chambers of the City Council of Washington, That it shall be the duty of the Mayor to appoint a fit person as inspector of tobacco for one year, unless sooner removed by the Mayor, or until a successor shall be appointed.
SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That the said inspector shall uncase and break every hogshead of tobacco (or cause the same to be done in his presence) which he may be called on to inspect; he shall break and inspect it in not less than three different places, and if he shall be of opinion that such tobacco is sound, clean, in good order and condition, and merchantable, he shall weigh (or cause the same to be done in his presence) the same in scales with weights of the lawful standard, and shall weigh the hogshead and mark (or cause the same to be done in his presence) on the head and bulge, the name of the warehouse, the tare of the hogshead, and the quantity of nett tobacco therein contained, and shall also mark on the head of the hogshead with marking irons, the initials of the owners name and the number of hogsheads (of first and second quality) then inspected, and shall deliver to the owner or owners of all tobacco so examined, weighed, marked and passed or to their order if required as many notes as there may be hogsheads, which notes shall express the name of the warehouse and time of receipt, the mark and number, the gross, tare and nett weight of each hogshead so inspected, marked and passed; and the said notes shall also express whether of first or second quality; the first quality to consist of tobacco that is sound, clean, clear of trash, in good order or condition, and merchantable. The second quality of tobacco though not clear of trash, to be clean and in good order, and the said notes shall be payable to the owner or bearer. The tobacco of the said inspector shall be inspected by a person to be appointed by the Mayor for that purpose, who shall inspect the tobacco of the said inspector as this act directs.
SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That every inspector appointed under this act, shall before he acts as such, take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation, as the case may be, before some justice of the peace for Washington county, in the district of Columbia, to wit: I, A. B. appointed inspector at the tobacco warehouse in the city of Washington, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will diligently and carefully uncase, and in three places break every hogshead of tobacco (or cause the same to be done in my presence) which I may be called on to inspect; that I will not receive, pass and mark any tobacco as first quality, that is not in my judgment and opinion sound, clean, clear of trash, in good order and condition, and merchantable: and that I will not receive, pass and mark any tobacco as second quality that is not in my judgment and opinion sound, clean, and in good order, but that I will receive, pass, and mark all tobacco that I may be called on to inspect, which in my judgment and opinion comes within either of the aforesaid descriptions of first or second quality: and that I will in all things, well and faithfully discharge my duty in the office of inspector, according to the best of my skill and judgment, and according to the directions of this act, without fear, favor, affection, malice or partiality, so help me God.
SEC. 4. Be it enacted, That the said inspector shall before he enters upon the execution of the duties of his office give bond to the Mayor and Council of the city of Washington, in the sum of three thousand dollars, with two sureties, each in the sum of two thousand dollars for the faithful performance of all the duties required by this act, and of all such duties as may hereafter be required by any other act of the council: which bond he shall cause to be properly proved and recorded in the office of the clerk of Washington county, within ten days after entering into the same: and which may be sued by any person who may consider himself aggrieved by the non-performance of the said duties; and if any person after his appointment as inspector by the Mayor, shall enter on the duties of inspector previous to taking the oath or affirmation, and entering into bond and security as is prescribed by this act, shall forfeit and pay for each offence the sum of one thousand dollars.
SEC. 5. Be it enacted, That as soon as an inspector shall be appointed as aforesaid, it shall not be lawful to carry out of the city of Washington by land or by water, any tobacco unless in hogsheads which have been inspected, passed, and marked at the warehouse agreeably to the directions of this act, except manufactured tobacco, or such tobacco as has been inspected at other warehouses, and if any person shall export by water out of the city of Washington contrary to this act, or shall lade any tobacco on board of any vessel for exportation from the city of Washington contrary to this act, such person shall forfeit and pay five hundred dollars for every such offence, and every captain of a ship or other vessel taking in tobacco for exportation shall receive none on board without a manifest signed by the inspector of the warehouse at which such tobacco has been inspected, or an authenticated copy thereof, which manifests he the said captain upon his clearing out shall deposit with the collector of the United States at the port of Georgetown, until a port of entry is established at Washington, at
which place the manifests shall be deposited thereafter; and the said captain or his mate shall make oath that no more tobacco from the city of Washington has been received on board than what is expressed in the said manifests: and if any person shall carry any tobacco by land out of the said city contrary to this act, such person shall forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred dollars for every hogshead of tobacco, if in hogsheads, or twelve and an half cents (if not in hogsheads) for every pound of tobacco so carried out, provided nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the owners of tobacco, not first deposited in the city, from sending through the city their tobacco in waggons or carriages for inspection at other warehouses.
SEC. 6. Be it enacted, That no inspector shall directly or indirectly during his continuance in the said office, buy or receive any tobacco by way of barter, loan or exchange, or any way intermeddle with or busy himself in procuring tobacco to be sold or consigned to any merchant, or in loading any ship or vessel with tobacco, except the proper tobacco of such inspector, under the penalty of sixteen dollars for every hogshead of tobacco so bought or received, or procured to be sold or consigned, contrary to this act: Provided, that any inspector may receive his own proper rents or debts in tobacco.
SEC. 7. Be it enacted, That if the said inspector shall accept or receive directly or indirectly any gratuity or reward for any thing by him done in pursuance of this act, other than his salary, and being thereof convicted in any court having competent jurisdiction, he shall forfeit and pay the sum of three hundred dollars; and the said inspector shall be disabled from holding the office of inspector during the continuance of this act; and if any person shall offer any gratuity, reward or bribe to the said inspector for any thing by him done in pursuance of this act, and shall be thereof convicted as aforesaid, such person shall for every such offence pay the sum of three hundred dollars.
SEC. 8. Be it enacted, That if the said inspector shall neglect to attend to his duty, unless prevented by sickness or other unavoidable accident, he shall forfeit and pay the party aggrieved the sum of twenty dollars for every neglect.
SEC. 9. Be it enacted, That if the said inspector shall be sick or disabled, and thereby prevented from attending his duty, in such case the inspector shall appoint a person of integrity and reputation well skilled in the curing & packing tobacco, and in the quality and condition thereof; the person so appointed shall view, inspect, pass, mark, or refuse all tobacco brought to the warehouse during the sickness or disability of the inspector, the said person so appointed, first taking the oath or affirmation of office (as the case may be) directed by this act to be taken by the inspector, and the said sick or disabled inspector and his sureties shall be answerable for all tobacco inspected and passed by the person appointed as aforesaid, in the same manner as if the inspector had personally officiated.
SEC. 10. Be it enacted, That the Mayor shall provide at the expense of the Corporation, good and sufficient screws, beam, weights and scales, to weigh fifteen hundred pounds at least, and a set of small weights, proper marking irons and other necessaries; for defraying which expense a sum not exceeding three hundred dollars is hereby appropriated; and the said inspector is hereby required constantly to keep the same in good repair, under the penalty of one hundred dollars; the charges or expense of keeping the same in repair as aforesaid, shall be paid by the inspector, and allowed in settlement of his accounts with the Corporation. It shall be the duty of the sealer of weights and measures, when thereto required, to adjust and regulate the said scales and weights, agreeably to the city standard; and it is hereby declared to be the duty of the inspector constantly to take care of the warehouse, under the penalty of one hundred dollars for every neglect.
SEC. 11. Be it enacted, That the said inspector shall have the general superintendence and control over all persons employed at the warehouse as coopers, pickers, packers, prizeers, &c. &c.—he shall not suffer any persons to be employed therein that he does not know to be of good, honest fame and character; and he shall fix and allow to the person or persons so employed a reasonable compensation for their services, to be paid by the person or persons employing them.
SEC. 12. Be it enacted, That when any person shall be entitled to receive tobacco by virtue of any note or notes issued by the inspector, the said inspector shall, if required, open the hogshead and shew such tobacco to the person demanding the same, and shall also reweigh the same if required; and if such person shall refuse to accept of such tobacco as unmerchantable or different from the quality expressed in the note, he shall make immediate application to the Mayor of the city of Washington, and the said Mayor shall, by warrant under his hand, immediately appoint three persons well skilled in tobacco, no ways related to the parties nor concerned in interest, to view and inspect the said tobacco, which three persons shall immediately repair before some justice of the peace for Washington county, and take an oath or affirmation (as the case may be) that they will carefully uncase, break, view and examine the tobacco in dispute and which they are called on to view and inspect, and that they will not pass any tobacco that is not in their judgement and con-
science of the quality expressed in the note given for the same; and that they will do their duty without fear, favor, malice, or partiality. They shall forthwith repair to the warehouse and carefully view and examine the said tobacco, and if two of them shall adjudge such tobacco to be of the quality stated in the note or notes, they shall direct the same to be given to the person or persons who may have demanded the same as aforesaid; but if it shall appear to them or any two of them as aforesaid, that said tobacco is not of the quality stated in the note or notes, they shall immediately cause the same to be burnt, unless the inspector shall desire to pick the same; and for their trouble the said three persons or such of them as shall be present at such view, shall be paid at the rate of two dollars per hogshead for every hogshead so viewed and examined, to be paid by the party against whom the decision may be; that is, if the tobacco shall be determined of the quality stated in the note or notes, then the expenses shall be paid by the party requiring the examination; and on the contrary, if otherwise, by the inspector. If it be determined by the persons viewing as aforesaid, that the tobacco is not of the quality stated in the note or notes, the inspector shall be answerable to the holder of the note or notes a like quantity of tobacco of the quality stated in such note or notes, or the value thereof in current money; and if the inspector shall neglect to deliver forthwith to the owner or holder of such note or notes a like quantity of tobacco of the quality stated in such note or notes, or to pay for the same a market price, such inspector shall be liable for all costs and charges incurred in recovery of the same, together with an interest of six per cent. to be recovered in any court having competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 13. Be it enacted, That the said inspector shall not on any pretence give any note for any tobacco, unless he shall have actually received and passed the full quantity of tobacco for which such note shall be given, under the penalty of one hundred dollars for every such offence.
SEC. 14. Be it enacted, That the said inspector shall carefully enter, into a book to be provided and kept for that purpose alone, every hogshead of tobacco so viewed, passed and marked by him, and the quality thereof, mark & ware house number, with the gross, tare and nett weight of all such tobacco, and in what vessel the same shall be loaded, and shall send with every load of tobacco a manifest thereof, or a separate manifest for each hogshead of tobacco, if required, containing the number, gross weight, tare and nett weight, and marks of every hogshead of tobacco, to be delivered to the captain of the vessel in which the same shall be put on board for exportation; in all which manifests the numbers of hogsheads shall be expressed in letters and not in figures.
SEC. 15. Be it enacted, That no tobacco shall be passed or accounted lawful tobacco (except tobacco in parcels) unless the same shall be packed in hogsheads not exceeding forty-eight inches in length of the stave, and seventy inches in the whole diameters within the staves at the cross and bulge; and the owner of any tobacco packed in any hogshead of greater dimensions shall repack the same in sizeable hogsheads, as herein before expressed, at his or her own expense, before the same shall be passed.
SEC. 16. Be it enacted, That if any note or notes of the said inspector be lost or mislaid, or destroyed, the person entitled to receive the tobacco by virtue of such note or notes, shall make oath or affirmation (as the case may be) before a justice of the peace for Washington county, to the mark, number and date of such note, to whom payable, and for what quantity of tobacco the same was given, and that such note or notes were lost, mislaid, or destroyed; and that such person at the time such note or notes were lost, mislaid, or destroyed, was lawfully and justly entitled to receive the tobacco therein mentioned, and shall take a certificate thereof from the justice, and shall advertise the same at the warehouse for at least twenty days, and for at least six successive times in some public paper published in the city of Washington;—and upon producing such certificate to the inspector, and lodging the same with him and satisfying him that the said lost, mislaid or destroyed note or notes have been advertised as before directed, within thirty days from the time of such loss, and giving bond, with not less than two sufficient sureties, to the said inspector, in a sum at least equal to the value of the tobacco, the said inspector shall deliver so entitled to the tobacco a new note or notes, with the marks, numbers, weights and dates, corresponding with the former note or notes lost or mislaid, and shall thereby be discharged from all actions on account of such note or notes so lost, mislaid, or destroyed.
SEC. 17. Be it enacted, That if any hogsheads of tobacco shall be brought to the warehouse for inspection, and the inspector shall refuse to pass the same, and the owner or other person bringing such tobacco will undertake to pick and separate the good from the bad, the said inspector shall allow the use of one or more of his screws for pressing such tobacco so separated and repacked in the said hogshead, and if there shall be several hogsheads of tobacco, belonging to several owners, to be picked and repacked and pressed at the said warehouse, the owner or other person bringing the same, whose tobacco shall first be examined and refused, shall be first permitted to make use of such screw or screws.
SEC. 18. Be it enacted, That when and as often as a new inspector is ap-
pointed in the place of the inspector who left served, the said new inspector shall within ten days after he shall be qualified to act as inspector, make out two fair manifests in writing, signed by him, of all the tobacco then in the warehouse (which tobacco the old inspector is hereby obliged to deliver well nailed, lined and fit for shipping to the new inspector) describing in the said manifests the marks, numbers, gross weight, tare and nett weight of such tobacco, and shall sign a receipt at the foot of each manifest for all such Tobacco received from the old inspector, and shall deliver both manifests to the old inspector, one of which Manifests shall be by him lodged within ten days thereafter with the register of the City of Washington under the penalty of three hundred dollars, on the inspector neglecting to make such manifests, and the same penalty on the old inspector who shall neglect to lodge the same with the register of the City of Washington. The new inspector is hereby declared to be answerable to the owners of any notes mentioned in such manifests so far as to produce the same hogshead or hogsheads of tobacco belonging to any owner, and the said new inspector shall be liable to the old inspector for all damages that shall happen to such Tobacco mentioned in the manifest aforesaid through the negligence of the said new inspector during the time of his serving as inspector.
SEC. 19. Be it enacted, That for every hogshead of tobacco inspected at the said warehouse there shall be paid to the inspector the sum of one dollar by the person receiving the said tobacco, at the time of delivery to him, and the inspector shall account for and pay the same to the treasurer of the City of Washington for the use of the corporation when thereto required.
SEC. 20. Be it enacted, That the inspector shall immediately on the receipt of every Hogshead of tobacco at the warehouse, weigh and give a receipt for such tobacco if required by the proprietor or the person bringing the same, expressing that the said receipt is for uninspected, which receipt shall be given up to the inspector upon the said tobacco being inspected & before the inspector shall be obliged to deliver notes therefor.
SEC. 21. Be it enacted, That every hogshead of tobacco that shall be unexported after being twelve months in the warehouse shall be chargeable with twelve and a half cents per month for every month such tobacco shall remain in the warehouse over and above the said twelve months, and the inspector is hereby directed to receive and pay the same to the treasurer of the City of Washington for the use of the corporation.
SEC. 22. Be it enacted, That in case any tobacco shall remain in the warehouse for the space of four years and the owners thereof are unknown to the inspector, he shall cause to be inserted once a week for three months in a newspaper published in the City of Washington an advertisement stating the weight, gross, tare and nett, the number and the person in whose name the same may have been inspected, of all tobacco which may have remained the space aforesaid, and if the owner of such tobacco shall not apply for the same within six months from the date of such advertisement and pay the warehouse charges on the said tobacco and the cost of advertisement, it shall be the duty of the inspector to tell the same at public sale and to pay the amount thereof with the arrearages due on said Tobacco to the treasurer of the City of Washington.
SEC. 23. Be it enacted, That if the owner of any tobacco sold as aforesaid shall within one year from the date of such sale, satisfy the mayor or the City of Washington that the tobacco so sold was his right and property, the mayor shall direct the treasurer to pay the nett amount which the said treasurer had received from the inspector for the sales of the tobacco as aforesaid.
SEC. 24. Be it enacted, That the said inspector shall receive a salary of three hundred dollars per annum payable quarterly yearly.
APPROVED—May 23d, 1807.
Eighty Dollars Reward.
Ranaway on the 12th July 1803, from on board the sloop George (Alexandria and Norfolk packet), a negro fellow named JAMES, (nick-named Red eyed Jim, owing to that part of his eyes being red which in other people's eyes is white) has a large nose, heavy look, is stout and well made, about 34 years of age; he is an artful fellow and a piece of a tailor. I will give 30 dollars if secured in any jail so that I get him again with all reasonable charges, or the same if delivered to me in Norfolk—and the further sum of 50 dollars for such information as will convict in a court of justice, any person or persons harboring said slave James.
July 18th 1803
N. B. I have good information that said negro James was seen at Bladensburg near Mr. Laidler's ferry, Charles county Maryland, on the 15th May 1807, and was in the employ or service of a Mr. Scott.
ISIDOR BUTLER.
May 22—we 73t

By a gentleman just arrived from Richmond, we are informed that Mr. Wyllie, Mr. Barr's secretary, had reached that place on Monday.
The joint committee of the 1st and 2nd chambers of the city council of Washington who were appointed to audit the accounts of the treasurer, report, that they have examined the receipts and expenditures, and compared the same with the vouchers, and submit the following as the result thereof.
Money received by the treasurer on account of the corporation of the city of Washington from the 28th May 1806 to 27th May 1807.
   Dollars.     Balance in the hands of the treasurer 28th May, 1806, 722 42   On account of the assessed tax for the year 1802 199 06   " " 1803 238 94   " " 1804 563 67   " " 1805 1,461 24   " " 1806 2,833 17   of retail and ordinary licences, 1,148 40   Hackney & pleasure carriages, 417 98   Billiard tables, 25   Theatrical licence, 48   Butchers stalls, 55   from N. L. Queen, for commissions on auctions, 104   Fines recovered from sundry persons by the high constable, 89 10   Borrowed from the bank, 2,000   9,905 98  
Payments made by the treasurer during the same period,
7,654 08
Balance in the hands of the treasurer,
2,251 90
Dollars.
Payments, viz.
For the support and maintenance of poor infirm and diseased,
1,200
repair of bridges, streets and avenues,
12
erection and repair of pumps and springs,
1,072 64
Salary of high constable (2 years)
300
Printers, stationery, and fuel, house rent, clerks, and expenses of council,
596 70
Registers' salary & copying laws,
95 21
For compensation to superintendents of markets, and expenses of markets,
504
Market expenses,
25
Treasurer's commission,
664 43
do. expenses of assessment of property,
20
Discount paid at bank,
266 68
Public schools,
1,500
Prosecutions under laws of corporation,
111 97
Paid the bank,
1,000
Tobacco warehouse,
200
Scales and weights for do.
85 42
7,654 08
Dollars.
Arrearages stated to be due May 1806,
8,470 64
Taxes due for 1806,
8,069 04
16,539 68
Assessed taxes received in 1806,
5,296 08
Remaining due on assessed property,
11,243 60
Exclusive of this sum there remains due a considerable amount on the tax on slaves, &c.
There remains due from the corporation to the office of discount and deposit the sum of
Dollars 6,000
Signed,
PHINEAS BRADLEY,
ALEX. MCCORMICK,
WM. PROUT,
JEREMIAH BOOTHE.
FOR THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
LETTERS ON GOVERNMENT, from a VIRGINIAN to his friend.
LETTER I.
PRELIMINARY REMARKS.
My dear Sir,
You request with so much earnestness my ideas on government, that I will no longer hesitate to comply with your wishes.
I will not disguise from you that the subject has through the whole of my life been an interesting, and even a favorite one.
The most important object of our reflections is certainly our own species.
It is their happiness or misery that delights or dejects us,
both because we form a part of that species,
and must consequently participate their fate,
and because there is an inherent love of our fellow-men,
implanted in our breasts,
which, amidst all the corruptions of false education,
in a lesser or greater degree continues to expand our hearts.
Of this happiness or misery, government is the greatest cause.
Some influence is undoubtedly to be ascribed to physical causes;
and particularly to climate,
to soil, and to the degree of health we enjoy.
But all these causes combined together are in their effects trifling,
compared to the effects of those moral causes which are principally to be found in religion and government.
These operating with a perpetual and steady efficacy,
shaping the mind and the imagination,
and controlling the person and property of all men,
in the course of time impart to the human character features, which require the mightiest efforts to change,
and which, according as they are just or erroneous,
produce felicity or wretchedness.
How often have I cast my eyes over that portion of the world,
with whose moral habits we are acquainted,
with the hope of contemplating man in some portion of it at least,
asserting the native energies of his character,
and providing himself for his own comfort?
But the vision of the imagination has soon vanished,
and I have been compelled to weep over that mental degradation,
and corporeal submissiveness,
which evince the fetters of false habits.
An occasional ray of light is seen to have burst upon the world,
in the appearance of some great and good man;
but his speedy disappearance has only served to thicken the previous gloom.
In the old world, we behold man everywhere the slave of prejudice,
of which he seems to be unconscious.
Ask him why he prefers a religion formed by crafty priests,
to the sincere faith of his own heart,
and you speak to him in an unintelligible language.
Ask him, why he prefers being governed by a king,
who is himself the slave of some profligate or ambitious minion,
to being governed by men of his own choice,
and he will tell you, either that God has willed otherwise,
or that man is unable to govern himself,
or he will laugh at you for your folly.
Yet kings and priests, wherever they exist,
foment internal ill will,
and external war,
oppress the people with useless taxes,
and rob them of all security.
But, notwithstanding this deplorable state,
man rises with apathy,
and betakes himself to his appointed task.
Dragged from a wife whom he loves,
to unite in murdering human beings against whom he harbors no ill-will,
or contemplating the famine of his infants,
or feeling that of himself,
he resigns himself,
without an effort to a destiny,
which he views as inevitable,
and which he therefore never struggles to overcome.
I wish not to exaggerate.
Heaven can attest that all my wishes are the other way.
No spectacle could warm my heart with more true pleasure than that of the old world rendered happy.
But whatever time may do, it is now miserable.
It is bad government that makes it so.
It is that accumulation of political errors which is denominated government;
which antiquity consecrates as sacred;
whose terrors have uncurred the native vigor of man;
and which threatens, in the omnipotence of its power,
to degrade him to a level with the brute creation.
It then such are the gloomy effects of bad government,
how vigilant ought we to be lest we fall into the same overwhelming vortex.
Who, that has a rational regard for his own happiness;
who that realises the dignity of his nature;
who that loves his fellow-men and takes delight in contemplating their happiness;
can feel indifferent on such a subject?
Indifference in such a cause is treason against ourselves.
No nation, which history records, ever existed, which started so fair as the American People.
With numerous examples of the terrible effects of oppression before them,
with extensive & generally diffused information,
emerging from tyranny themselves,
the establishment of their independence to a reflecting mind was the pledge that they would pursue a wiser course than other nations.
Realising most sensibly the evils of corrupt political systems of government,
they could not avoid anticipating the opposite benefits of pure and wise ones.
Hence the very act of their independence was the subversion of all those massy pillars on which political tyranny and spiritual intolerance had erected their almost impregnable citadel.
They declared the conscience free to adopt any system of faith it chose.
They declared kings to be almost necessarily tyrants,
and monarchies always oppressive.
The declarations of philosophy and patriotism were welcomed by an enlightened people as the oracles of truth,
and what wisdom proclaimed the sword of freemen achieved.
The era of 1776 was bright in the triumphs of moral principle,
of a principle that abjured all error,
that asserted the independence of the human mind,
and that recommended as a duty,
in the highest degree honorable,
the exercise of the bold spirit of reform.
Since that period heterodox opinions have originated with a few,
and for a season have extensively prevailed among the many.
Measures adopted in haste,
avowedly to answer only temporary purposes,
have been held up as sacred.
To dare to question their wisdom was called sedition,
and to censure those who planned them
stigmatised as treason.
Under such a spirit,
much absurdity sprang up.
Youth claimed the reverence only due to age,
and political institutions of but a few years existence,
were vaunted as having been tested by a long experience.
This season, as might have been expected,
has proved to be of but short duration.
The great body of the people have returned to the pure principles with which they started.
But short as the period has been,
it has established in the minds of most reflecting men the necessity of fortifying the rights of individuals against governmental aggression
by stronger ramparts than those which now defend them;
and it has demonstrated the existence of numerous imperfections in our civil polity.
The remarks, which I purpose now to make,
will most directly apply to our country,
without being local.
The great principles of government,
on which the citizen must rely for the security of his rights,
ought in all countries to be nearly the same.
The minor and subordinate principles admit of endless variations.
(To be CONTINUED.)
Philadelphia, May 25. By the ship Elizabeth, capt. Thompson arrived at Baltimore, we have received the Calcutta Journal for November and December last...
MADRAS, Dec. 10. The weather being occasionally cloudy, we still entertain hopes that the Monsoon may reach this part of the coast...
By a letter from Vizagapatam, dated 29th Nov. we are happy to be informed of an approaching famine...
It is with great pleasure we acquaint our readers, that letters from the interior, convey the important intelligence of a heavy rain without intermission for three successive days...
NOTICE. A meeting of the CITIZENS of the Third and Fourth Wards, is requested to be held at the Eastern School-house, this evening at 7 o'clock...
NOTICE. The Judges of Election hereby notify the Citizens of Washington entitled to vote for members of the City Council...
The said election will be held on Monday the 1st day of June ensuing, & will be kept open from 8 o'clock in the morning till 7 o'clock in the evening.
LITERARY NOTICE. IN THE PRESS, And will be Published on the 1st day of August next, at the Bookstores of J. MARCH, Georgetown, and R. C. WEIGHTMAN, (late Duane's) city of Washington, "SIMPLE TALES," By Mrs. OPIE, 2 vols. 12 mo.
THE INSPECTION OF TOBACCO IN THE City of WASHINGTON Will commence on the 10th day of next month, (June) until the Warehouse now building is finished...
MICHAEL LOWE, Inspector.
SALE AT AUCTION. WILL be sold at the Auction Room on Saturday next at 3 P. M. Tables, Chairs, Books, one Stove, one large Sign, several Prints, one piece of Chintz, Counterpanes, Quilts, ladders, and sundry other articles too tedious to mention...
SAMUEL SPEAKE, Auct'r. May 29-31
40 Dollars Reward. RAN-AWAY from the subscriber living in Brentown, Fauquier county Virginia, on the 26th May, a negro fellow named JESSE, about 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, about 21 or 22 years of age...
GEO. SWEEZY, Frentown, Fauquier county, May 29 w3t
A GOOD STAND. TO LET, the House next west of Rhods's Hotel, where Mr. M'Laughlin carries on the boot and shoemaking.
ALSO, A House for a genteel private family. To Let, the House adjoining Josiah W. King's, Esq. on F Street. Enquire of JAMES HOBAN. May 29.
The ship Dartmouth from Sligo has arrived at New York. She sailed on the 28th April, and brings Dublin papers to the 24th, containing London dates to the 21st.
These contain a long and circumstantial detail of the battle of Eylau, by Baron Beningsen, which shall be given in our next.
The London Gazette of the 12th of April contains the official account of the capture of Montevideo by general Achu-
The fortress and city of Montevideo were taken on the 31st of February by assault after a most determined resistance. The loss on both sides is stated to have been very considerable...
"The London Journals," says the Dublin Editor, "announce the arrival of Hamburg and Altona papers by a Hapsburg mail, which come down so low as the 15th of this month. These confirm the intelligence of the raising of the siege of Stralsund, and the consequent evacuation of Swedish Pomerania by the French army."
The London Gazette announces the appointment of Lord Melville, Lord Teignmouth, and sir A. Wellesley, to be members of the privy council.
In addition to the above, the following are the most important articles contained in the New York papers.
LONDON, April 6: Baron Rehausen, the Swedish minister at our court on Friday presented a note to our government, announcing that his Swedish majesty, in order to protect the commerce of the Baltic, and for military purposes, had found it necessary to blockade the river Peene...
LONDON, April 14: Peace between England, Russia, and Turkey. We (Courier) had the satisfaction to announce, yesterday, the glorious intelligence received from the Dardanelles.
Government have not yet received the official dispatches from Sir John Duckworth or Mr. Arbuthnot; but they are in possession of other advices, to which, we understand, they attach implicit credit. Indeed the Dutch papers to the 6th, which have arrived, render the intelligence very probable.
The intelligence which government has received is more particular, as well as more recent. Admiral Louis remained off Tenedos, cruising between that island and the island of Lemnos, till he was joined by sir J. Duckworth...
"That the English should retain possession of the Dardanelles till a general peace."
"That Russia should also keep possession of certain of the Turkish fortresses till a general peace, as a security for the fidelity of the Porte."
The first and immediate consequence of this act of vigor, was the dissolution of the French influence. Sebastian was ordered away from Constantinople in 24 hours.

PROPOSALS
For carrying the MAILS of the United States, on the following Post Roads, will be received at the General Post Office in Washington, until the 1st day of July next, inclusive.
IN MAINE.
23. From Exeter by Newmarket and Durham to Dover once a week. Leave Exeter every Tuesday at 6 a m, & arrive at Dover by 11 a m. Leave Dover at 1 p m, & arrive at Exeter by 7 p m the same day.
24. From Haverhill, Ms. by Chester and Pembroke to Concord once a week. Leave Concord every Tuesday at 5 a m, and arrive at Haverhill by 11 a m. Leave Haverhill every Tuesday at 1 p m, and arrive at Concord by 8 p m.
25. From Portsmouth by Exeter, Kingston, Haverhill, Andover, Wilmington, Woburn, Medford & Charlestown to Boston three times a week. Leave Portsmouth every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 3 a m, and arrive at Exeter by half past 7 a m. Leave Exeter at 3 a m, and arrive at Boston by 7 p m. Returning. Leave Boston every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 3 a m, and arrive at Exeter by half past 3 p m. Leave Exeter at 4 p m, and arrive at Portsmouth by 7 p m.
26. From Exeter by Ghent, Londonderry, Merrimack, Amherst, Peterboro', Marlboro', Keene and Chesterfield to Brattleboro' once a week. Leave Exeter every Tuesday at 8 a m, arrive at Amherst on Wednesday evening, and at Keene on Thursday by 3 p m. Leave Keene at 4 p m, and arrive at Brattleboro' on Friday by 10 a m. Returning. Leave Brattleboro' every Friday at 2 p m, and arrive at Keene on Saturday by 9 a m. Leave Keene at 10 a m, and arrive at Exeter the next Monday by 3 p m.
27. From Salisbury by Andover, New Chester and Bridgewater to Plymouth, and thence by Holliston, New Hampton and Saubontown to Salisbury once a week, and the reverse the next week. Leave Salisbury every Thursday at 6 a m, and arrive at Plymouth by 6 p m. Leave Plymouth Friday 6 a m, and arrive at Salisbury by 6 p m.
28. From Haverhill, Bath, Littleton, Dalton, Lancaster, Guildhall, Lunenburg and Concord to Littleton—thence by Bath to Haverhill once a week. Leave Haverhill on Saturday at 5 a m, & arrive at Guildhall on Tuesday by 4 p m. Leave Guildhall on Tuesday by 5 p m, and arrive at Haverhill on Friday by 5 p m.
29. From Haverhill, Ms. by Salem to Wintham once a week. Leave Wintham every Monday at 6 a m, and arrive at Newburyport by 1 p m. Leave Newburyport every Monday at 4 p m, and arrive at Wintham on Tuesday by noon.
30. From Hanover by Oxford to Haverhill once a week. Leave Hanover every Friday at 9 a m, and arrive at Haverhill by 6 p m. Leave Haverhill every Saturday at 8 a m, and arrive at Hanover by 6 p m.
IN VERMONT.
31. From Littleton, N. H. by Littleton, Vt. S. Johnsbury, Danville, Walden, Greensboro', Craftsboro', Eden and Johnson to St. Albans once in two weeks. Leave Littleton, N. H. every other Monday at 6 a m, and arrive at St. Albans the next Wednesday by 6 p m. Leave St. Albans every other Thursday at 6 a m, and arrive at Littleton, N. H. on Saturday by 6 p m.
32. From Windsor by Woodstock, Royalton, Randolph, Williamstown, Berlin, Montpelier, Middlesex, Waterbury, Bolton, Jerico and Wiltton to Burlington once a week. Leave Windsor for every Saturday at 2 p m, arrive at Montpelier on Monday by 3 p m, and at Burlington on Tuesday by 1 p m. Returning. Leave Burlington at 3 p m on Tuesday, arrive at Montpelier on Wednesday by 6 p m, and arrive at Windsor on Friday by noon.
33. From Montpelier by Berlin, Barre, Washington, Corinth, Bradford, Newbury, Ryegate, Barnet, Peacham and Danville to St. Johnsbury once a week. Leave Montpelier every Thursday at noon, arrive at Newbury on Friday by 7 p m. Leave Newbury every Saturday at 5 a m, and arrive at St. Johnsbury by 5 p m. Returning. Leave St. Johnsbury every Sunday at 6 a m, and arrive at Montpelier on Tuesday by 11 a m.
34. From Rutland, by Pittsford, Branden, Leicester, Salisbury, Middlebury, New Haven, Vergennes, Ferrisburg, Charlotte, Shelburne, Burlington, Colchester, Milton, Georgia, St. Albans and Swanton to Highgate once a week. Leave Rutland every Monday at 5 a m, arrive at Burlington on Tuesday by 4 p m, and arrive at Highgate on Wednesday by 7 p m. Returning. Leave Highgate every Thursday at 5 a m, arrive at Burlington on Friday by 8 a m, and arrive at Rutland on Saturday by 7 p m.
35. From Royalton, by Tunbridge, Chelsea and Versailles to Corinth once a week. Leave Royalton every Thursday at noon, and arrive at Corinth on Friday by noon. Leave Corinth every Friday at 2 p m, & arrive at Royalton on Saturday by noon.
36. From Rutland by Castleton, Fairhaven, Beaufort, Orwell, Shoreham, Addison, Vergennes, Williston, Essex, Peru and Plattsburg to Champlain once a week. Leave Rutland every Monday at 5 a m, and arrive at Fairhaven by 10 a m. Leave Fairhaven at 11 a m, & arrive at Champlain on Thursday by 10 a m. Returning. Leave Champlain every Thursday at 2 p m, and arrive at Rutland the next Sunday by 6 p m.
37. From Middlebury, by New Haven, Monckton, Haynesburg, Williston, Jerico, Essex, Weifford, Fairfax, Fairfield and Sheldon to Hantsburg and thence by Berkshire, Ennismore, Bakersfield, Cambridge, Underkill, Jerico, Richmond, Huntington, Starksboro' and Bristol to Middlebury once a week. Leave Middlebury every Tuesday at 6 a m, arrive at Jerico by 4 p m, and at Hantsburg on Friday by 2 p m. Returning. Leave Hantsburg every Friday at 8 p m, and arrive at Middlebury on Monday by 7 p m.
38. From Rutland by Clarendon, Shrewsbury, Satah and Reading to Windsor once a week. Leave Rutland every Monday at 6 a m, and arrive at Windsor on Tuesday by 10 a m. Returning. Leave Windsor every Tuesday at 2 p m, and arrive at Rutland on Wednesday by 7 p m.
39. From Rutland by Tinmouth, Wallingford, Danby, Dorset, Manchester, Arlington, Shaftsbury, Bennington & Pittstown to Laningsburg twice a week. Leave Rutland every Monday and Thursday at 6 a m, and arrive at Bennington on Tuesday & Friday by 8 p m. Leave Bennington every Wednesday & Saturday at 5 a m & arrive at Laningsburg by 1 p m. Returning. Leave Laningsburg every Monday & Thursday at 11 a m, & arrive at Bennington by 7 p m. Leave Bennington on Tuesday & Friday at 5 a m & arrive at Rutland on Wednesday & Saturday by 6 p m.
40. From Rutland by Cavendish, Chester, Rockingham, Bellows Falls and Westminster to Walpole, once a week. Leave Rutland every Wednesday at 2 p m and arrive at Walpole by 6 p m on Thursday. Leave Walpole every Saturday at 6 a m, & arrive at Rutland on Sunday by 10 a m.
41. From Bennington by Marlboro', Wilmington & Woodford, to Brattleboro', once a week. Leave Bennington every Thursday at 9 p m and arrive at Brattleboro' on Friday by 11 a m. Leave Brattleboro' every Friday at 2 p m, & arrive at Bennington on Saturday by 4 p m.
IN MASSACHUSETTS.
42. From Newburyport to Haverhill twice a week. Leave Newburyport every Monday and Friday at 5 a m, and arrive at Haverhill by 11 a m. Leave Haverhill every Tuesday and Saturday at 1 p m, and arrive at Newburyport by 7 p m.
43. From Salem, by Danvers, Topsfield and Boxford, to Haverhill, once a week. Leave Salem every Monday at 1 p m, and arrive at Haverhill by 6 p m. Leave Haverhill every Monday at 5 a m, and arrive at Salem by 10 a m.
44. From Boston, by Salem and Manchester, to Gloucester three times a week. Leave Gloucester every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 a m, and arrive at Boston by 6 p m. Leave Boston every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 6 a m, and arrive at Gloucester by 6 p m.
45. From Salem to Marblehead, six times a week. Leave Salem every day (Sunday excepted) at noon, and arrive at Marblehead by 1 p m. Leave Marblehead every day at 2 p m, and arrive at Salem by 3 p m.
46. From Boston, by Medford, Woburn, Bellerica, Chelsea, Malden, Tyngsboro', Dunstable, Amherst, Francis-town, Washington and Claremont, to Windsor, Vt. twice a week. Leave Boston every Monday and Friday at 5 a m, arrive at Bellerica by noon, and at Amherst by 7 p m. Leave Amherst on Tuesday and Saturday at 5 a m, and arrive at Windsor by 6 p m. Returning. Leave Windsor every Monday and Friday at 5 a m, and arrive at Amherst by 5 p m.
47. From Bellerica, by Patucket bridge, Dracut, Pelham and Windham, to Londonderry, once a week. Leave Bellerica every Monday at 1 p m, and arrive at Londonderry on Tuesday by 9 a m. Leave Londonderry every Tuesday at 10 a m, and arrive at Bellerica by 7 p m.
48. From Boston, by Concord, Littleton, Groton, Townsend, Athol, New Ipswich, Jaffrey, Marlboro', Keene & Walpole, to Rockingham Bridge, twice a week. Leave Boston every Monday & Thursday at 4 a m, & arrive at Keene on Tuesday and Friday by noon. Leave Keene at half past 12 p m, and arrive at Rockingham by 6 p m. Returning. Leave Rockingham every Tuesday & Friday at 4 a m & arrive at Keene by noon. Leave Keene at half past 12 p m, & arrive at Boston on Wednesday & Saturday by 8 p m.
49. From Concord, by Stow, Bolton & Lancaster, to Leominster, twice a week. Leave Concord every Monday and Thursday at 1 p m, & arrive at
Leominster by 7 p m. Leave Leominster every Wednesday & Saturday at 5 a m, & arrive at Concord, by 11 a m.
50. From Leominster, by Westminster, Templeton, Gerry, Athol, New Salem, Wendell & Montague, to Greenfield, once a week. Leave Leominster every Friday at 5 a m, & arrive at Greenfield by 7 p m. Leave Greenfield every Saturday at 5 a m, & arrive at Leominster by 7 p m.
51. From Worcester, by Holden, Rutland, Hubbardston, Templeton, Winchendon, & Fitz William, to Keene, once a week. Leave Worcester every Wednesday at 6 a m, & arrive at Keene on Thursday noon. Leave Keene every Monday noon, & arrive at Worcester on Tuesday by 6 p m.
52. From Worcester, by Holden, Rutland, Barre, Petersham, Athol, Orange, Warwick, Northfield & Hinddale, to Brattleboro' once a week; to return by Wendell and New Salem, instead of Warwick, Orange, & Athol. Leave Worcester every Thursday at 5 a m and arrive at Brattleboro' on Friday by 10 a m. Leave Brattleboro' every Friday at 1 p m, & arrive at Worcester on Saturday by 7 p m.
53. From Shrewsbury, by Holden, Rutland, Green, Hardwick, Pelham, Amherst and Hadley to Northampton once a week. Leave Shrewsbury every Tuesday at 6 a m, and arrive at Northampton on Wednesday by 10 a m. Leave Northampton every Wednesday at 1 p m, and arrive at Shrewsbury on Thursday by 7 p m.
54. From Brookfield, by Belchertown, Hadley, Northampton, Chesterfield, Worthington, Patridgefield, Dalton, Pittsfield, Hancock and New Lebanon to Albany twice a week.
May 1 to November 1.
Leave Brookfield every Monday and Thursday at 9 a m, and arrive at Albany on Tuesday and Friday by 7 p m. Leave Albany every Wednesday and Saturday at 9 a m, and arrive at Brookfield on Thursday & Monday by 7 p m.
November 1 to May 1.
Leave Brookfield every Monday and Thursday at 9 a m, and arrive at Northampton by 7 p m. Leave Northampton every Tuesday and Friday at 5 a m, and arrive at Albany on Wednesday and Saturday by 3 p m. Returning. Leave Albany every Tuesday and Friday at 9 a m, and arrive at Pittsfield by 8 p m. Leave Pittsfield every Wednesday and Saturday at 5 a m, and arrive at Northampton by 8 p m. Leave Northampton every Thursday and Monday at 4 a m, & arrive at Brookfield by 7 p m.
55. From Suffield, by Westfield, Southampton, Northampton, Heath, Whately, Deerfield, Greenfield, Bernardstown, Hinddale, Belchertown, Palmer, Westminster, Rockingham, Charlestown, Claremont, Cornish, Windsor, Hartland and Plainfield, to Hanover, twice a week. Leave Suffield every Monday and Thursday at 4 a m, arrive at Northampton at 1 p m, and at Brattleboro' on Tuesday and Friday by 10 a m. Leave Brattleboro' at 1 p m, and arrive at Windsor on Wednesday and Saturday by noon. Leave Windsor at half past 12 p m, and arrive at Brattleboro' on Tuesday and Friday by 11 a m. Leave Brattleboro' at 1 p m, and arrive at Suffield on Wednesday and Saturday by 8 p m.
56. From Springfield, by West Springfield, Russel, Blandford, London, Bethlehem, Tyringham, Stockbridge and West Stockbridge, to Kinderhook, once a week. Leave Springfield every Thursday at 6 a m, and arrive at Kinderhook on Friday by 6 p m. Leave Kinderhook every Saturday at 6 a m, arrive at Stockbridge by 6 p m. Leave Stockbridge every Tuesday at 4 p m, and arrive at Springfield on Wednesday by 6 p m.
57. From Boston, by Dedham, Medford, Medway, Bellingham, Milford, Medford, Uxbridge, Douglas, Thompson, Pomiret, Ashford and Tolland, to Hartford, once a week. Leave Boston every Tuesday at 9 a m, and arrive at Hartford on Thursday by 5 p m. Leave Hartford every Friday at 8 a m, and arrive at Boston on Monday by 4 p m.
58. From New Hartford, Ct. by Sanisfield, London, Becket, Lee, Lenox, Richmond and Hancock, to New Lebanon, New York, once a week. Leave New Hartford every Friday at 2 p m, and arrive at New Lebanon on Saturday by 6 p m. Leave New Lebanon every Thursday at 6 a m, and arrive at New Hartford on Friday by 10 a m.
59. From Boston, by Dedham, Wrentham, Attleboro', Providence, Scituate, Plainfield, Jewetts City, Chelsea, New London, Lyme, Saybrook, Killingworth, Guilford and Branford, to New Haven, three times a week.
May 1 to November 1.
Leave Boston every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5 a m, and arrive at Providence by noon. Leave Providence by half past 12 p m, and arrive at New Haven on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by 1 p m. Returning. Leave New Haven every Monday, Wed-
nesday and Friday at 3 a m, and arrive at Providence on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 4 a m, and arrive at Boston same days by noon.
November 1 to May 1.
Leave Boston every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5 a m, & arrive at Plainfield by 8 p m. Leave Plainfield every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 4 a m, and arrive at New Haven by 8 p m. Leave New Haven every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4 a m, and arrive at Boston every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by 8 p m.
60. From Boston, by Milford, Canton, Eaton, Taunton, Berkley & Freestown, to New Bedford, three times a week.
May 1 to November 1.
Leave Boston every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 3 a m, and arrive at New Bedford by 8 p m. Leave New Bedford every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 3 a m, and arrive at Boston by 8 p m.
November 1 to May 1.
Leave Boston every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 a m, and arrive at Taunton by 7 p m. Leave Taunton every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 3 a m, and arrive at New Bedford by 7 p m. Returning. Leave New Bedford every Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 9 a m, and arrive at Taunton by 8 p m. Leave Taunton every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 4 a m, and arrive at Boston by 7 p m.
61. From New Bedford to Nantucket, once a week. Leave New Bedford every Tuesday at 9 p m, and arrive at Nantucket in 24 hours. Leave Nantucket every Friday at 3 a m, and arrive at New Bedford by 8 a m. Wind and weather permitting.
62. From Boston by Weymouth, Hingham, Cohasset, Scituate, Marshfield, Duxbury and Kingston, to Plymouth, once a week. Leave Boston every Wednesday at 5 a m, and arrive at Plymouth by 6 p m. Leave Plymouth every Thursday at 6 a m, and arrive at Boston by 7 p m.
63. From Sandwich by Barnstable, Yarmouth, Dennis, Harwich, Chatham, Orleans, Eastham, Wellfleet, Billingsgate and Truro, to Provincetown, once a week. Leave Sandwich every Wednesday (Concluded in Supplement.)
WILLIAM DOUGHTY,
RESPECTFULLY informs the public that he has just received his SPRING GOODS from Philadelphia, as also a supply of FRESH TEAS , of superior quality, viz. Imperial, Hyson, Young Hyson, & Hyson Skin, with which he will be happy to serve his friends and customers. Georgetown, May 20—6t.
WILLIAM MARBURY
HAS just received, via Philadelphia and Baltimore, and now for sale at his store, next door above Mr. Eliza Riggs, Bridge Street, an elegant assortment of Fancy & Spring Goods, viz.
 4 1/2th, and 7 8th Irish Fluell net, do.  Linens silk and cotton hosiery  5 4th Irish sheeting Figured Florence  Linens ca' bricks, Do. craps  Thread and cotton lace Plaid and plain  Fancy ginghams tucas  Do. gauze mouselins White and coloured  Seeded mall do. kid gloves  Tambooured do. Parasols, plated  Fancy tambooured mill mounted  Ladies, mules and chil-  Leno do do. drams muscoito slip-  Leno long shwils pers  Do. tambooured veils, Blue, plain and coloured  8 1/2th and 6 4th cambric nankeens  brick mouselins Cotton cambric  4 4th silk chambrays Marcelline waistcoating  Cotton do. India and cambric di-  7 4th fatin damask mouselins  shawls London hats, &c. &c.  Georgetown, May 15—tawam
LAND FOR SALE.
The subscriber offers for sale 780 acres of land on Bull Run in Jefferson county Virginia about 10 miles from Harper's Ferry, and a miles from the Shenandoah river. 400 acres of this land is cleared, the rest in woods, on it there is a valuable Mill seat with 22 feet fall, the stream affording a sufficiently water to turn two pair of stones, 25 acres of watered meadow which produces abundant crops of Hay, and as much more may be made at a trifling expense the cleared land may be laid off into fields of 50 acres and each field have running water in it; there is generally sown on this farm 120 acres in wheat which has not for some years past, produced less than 2500 bushels per annum—the improvements are a stone Dwelling House and kitchen, a stone Dairy with a large never failing spring near the dwelling, a barn with stables under it for 30 horses, an apple orchard of 200 trees of choice fruit, and a variety of other fruit trees; on another part of this farm, there is a small frame Dwelling House, Kitchen and Dairy, Smoke house, Barn and Stable—this property will be shown and the terms made known on application to the subscriber on the premises.
JOHN GANTT, Sen.
April 29—ep2m
20 DOLLARS REWARD.
REMOVED from the subscriber in August last, a Negro man, about 26 years of age, 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high; has lost some of his fore teeth; is remarkable polite, and much of a gentleman. The above reward will be paid to any person who will bring him home or lodge him any jail so that I get him again.
Upper Marlinton, Jan 9—tawtf
Post Office, Washington, 3 May 9th, 1807.
SUMMER ESTABLISHMENT, to commence on Monday the 11th May 1807. THE Mails for the main Southern route, are to be closed at 6 o'clock, P. M. and are to arrive at half past 5 P. M. The Eastern mail to be closed at half past 6 P. M. and arrive at half past 5 P. M. The Annapolis and Eastern Shore route closes on Tuesdays and Fridays at 6 P. M. and arrive Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5 o'clock P. M. The Clarkburg and Chilicothe route, via Fairfax c. h. Winchester, &c. close Fridays at 11 o'clock A. M. and arrive Thursdays at noon. The Leesburg mail, via Prospect Hill, &c. will close on Mondays at 11 o'clock P. M. and arrive same day at 11 A. M. The general Western mail, via Fredericktown, Md. will be closed on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays 6 o'clock P. M. and arrive at 5 P. M. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The mail for Brookville, Md. will be closed every Wednesday at 6 P. M. & arrive there Thursday 6 P. M. The New Orleans mail, via Athens, Georgia, will be closed every Saturday, 6 P. M. and arrive same day at 8 A. M. Do. via Pensylvania, Mississippi Territory, &c. will be closed every Monday 6 P. M. & arrive same day 5 P. M. The mail to Ridge, Md. via Piscataway, Port Tobacco, St. Inigoes, &c. will close every Thursday at 6 P. M. and arrive every Tuesday at 6 P. M. May 13—3w
TRIAL OF COL. AARON BURK.
WESCOTT & CO. Eleventh street near Pennsylvania avenue, Washington city,
INFORM the public, that they have engaged Mr. THOMAS CARPENTER, one of the most able and correct Stenographers in the United States, to attend the Circuit Court to commence its session in Richmond, on the 22nd of this month; and if the trial comes on, to publish as speedily as possible, a full and complete account of it, accompanied by all the documents relative to this memorable and important decision. May 18—tf
By virtue of a decree of the hon. the circuit court of the district of Columbia for the county for the county of Washington in the suit of Charles Wadsworth—complainant, versus Owen Roberts and Jane his wife, George N. Lyles, Jno. Harper and James Keith—defendants.
Will be sold at Public Auction to the highest bidder on Saturday the 30th day of May next at Rhodes's hotel in the city of Washington, the easternmost part of Lot No. 13 in square number 168 in the said city of Washington, together with the two story Brick Dwelling House thereon erected, and other the improvements to the said part of a lot belonging or appertaining. The above house joins the one now in the occupation of Mr. White the teacher of the western school; Any person desirous of purchasing said property may be shews it by applying at the Clerk's Office. The sale to commence at 12 o'clock precisely. The terms cash, or money to be paid immediately on the sale's being ratified by the court. LEWIS FORD, trustee. April 29—w4t
State of Maryland, ss. St. Mary's county Orphan's Court, April 15th, 1807.
On application by petition of William Hebb, administrator of William Somerville late of St. Mary's county deceased, it is ordered, that he give the notice required by law, for creditors to exhibit their claims against the said deceased, and that the same be published once in each week for the space of six successive weeks, in the Federal Gazette, National Intelligencer, and Maryland and Virginia. JAMES FORREST, Reg. Wills for St. Mary's county.
This is to give Notice,
THAT the subscriber, of St. Mary's county, hath obtained from the Orphan's court of St. Mary's county, in Maryland, letters of administration on the personal estate of William Somerville, late of St. Mary's county deceased. All persons having claims against the said deceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers thereof to the subscriber at or before the 15th day of October next or they may otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit of the said estate, and all those indebted to the said estate, are requested to make payment without delay. Given under my hand this 15th day of April, 1807. WILLIAM HEBB, Adm'r. April 24—w6t
On Thursday the 11th day of June next will be offered for sale to the highest bidder on twelve months credit with approved security on interest from the day of sale, at the residence of William Somerville, late of St. Mary's county, deceased, a variety of Jack Asses and Jennets of all ages, equal in size and strength to any in this country, bred by the deceased out of mature Jennets by the celebrated Jack Compound bred by the late general Washington—also, several breeding Mares and Colts (fit for farm) cattle of every description, two Carriages, a selection of old fashioned furniture and the flock of Ostraceries. WILLIAM HEBB, Adm'r. April 24—w6t
CHARLES H. VAKLEN, Merchant Taylor New Jersey Avenue, near the Capitol.
RESPECTFULLY informs the gentlemen of the district of Columbia, he has imported by ship Eliza ANN lately arrived at Philadelphia a choice assortment of Extra Superior cloths, Bennets, Velvets, and Coats, Cambric, single and double milled Saxon cloths, fashionable Spanish Orleans and Toilets, rich silk Mouselin velvets, silk and fatin Florentines, with a variety of other articles suitable for the season. N. B. Ladies habits, regimentals, and navy uniforms made in the first style of fashion. Richard Marwells celebrated patent parallel suspender, can be had on the same terms as at his manufactory. November 12—tf