The enquirer (Richmond, Va.), 1806-12-16 00:00:00

The Enquirer.
PUBLISHED BY THOMAS RITCHIE, OPPOSITE THE POST-OFFICE.....AT FIVE DOLLARS PER ANNUM.....(PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.)
NUMBER 66.]
RICHMOND, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16, 1806.
[VOLUME 3.]
VIRGINIA BANK STOCK.....103.
Richmond Prices Current.
   Dolls. Cts.     Tobacco, 5 75   Wheat, New, 1 10   Flour—superfine, New, 6 50   fine, 5 50   Corn per barrel, 4   Bacon—per lb. 12   Bar Iron—per ton, 120   Whiskey—per gallon, 58  
Sales at Auction.
On a credit of one and two years. On Tuesday the 16th of the present month, at noon, will be offered for sale by Public Auction, on the Premises: THE Houses and parcel of Ground containing one and a half acre more or less, where Mr. Wm. Fenwick formerly resided near Rocketts. Dumfries, Fifer & Satchell, Auc'rs.
At Private Sale. A valuable Tract of Land containing 250 acres, lying between Louisville and Augusta, in the county of Jefferson, and State of Georgia, also two Female Servants. Dec. 11. ept16.
IN CHANCERY.
Louisville County, October Court, 1806. Joseph Beckley against. Robert Bell, Benjamin Henson, James Bates and Warner Broadus, Def's.
THE defendant Robert Bell, not having entered his appearance and given security, according to the act of Assembly and the rules of this court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court, that he is not an inhabitant of this state: therefore on the motion of the plaintiff by his attorney: It is ordered and decreed by the court that the said defendant Bell, do appear here on the second Monday in January next, and answer the plaintiff's bill, and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in some of the public newspapers printed in the city of Richmond for eight weeks successively, and posted at the front door of the court-house of this county on some court day.
A Copy. Teste, JOHN POINDEXTER, C. L. C. Nov. 11. eo2m
VIRGINIA, to wit:
At a Chancery District Court, held in the city of Williamsburg, the 23rd day of April, 1806. Sarah Robins, widow and relict of Joshua Robins deceased, Arthur Robins, Sarah Robins, John Robins, Joshua Robins, Ann Robins and Charles Robins, children of the said Joshua Robins, deceased; the said Ann & Charles being infants under the age of twenty-one years, by their said Arthur Robins, their brother and next friend, William Daines, administrator of the said Joshua Robins, deceased, and the said William Daines and Elizabeth his wife, a daughter of the said Joshua Robins, deceased. Plffs. against Thomas Robins and Carvey Dunton, executors of Arthur Robins, deceased, Levin Aimes and Bridget his wife, and James Bonnell and Mary his wife, Def's.
THE Defendants, James Bonnell and Mary his wife, not having entered their appearance, and given security according to the act of Assembly, and the rules of this Court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that they are not inhabitants of this country, on the motion of the Plaintiff by their counsel, it is ordered, that the said defendants do appear here on the first day of the next term, and answer the bill of the plaintiffs, and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in some newspaper of the city of Richmond, for two months successively, and posted at the front door of the former Capitol in this city.
A Copy. ANTHONY ROBINSON, C. C. October 17. oaw 2m.
ENOCH SULLIVAN, OFFERS FOR SALE. At his Foundry Store, nearly opposite the Eagle, COMPLETE assortment of Gold, Gilt, Silver, Plain, Japan'd & Cutlery Ware, Urns, Tea Pots, Sugar Dishes, Milk Pans and Spoons, Rims and Cullers and bottle Sliders.
Silver Watches, Seals, Keys and Chains, and Watch Materials, Sand, Crucibles, Ladies and Gentlemen's Morocco Pocket Books, and Purse, Glove Ties, elastic Garters, silk Purse, &c. Ivory and bone chessmen and boards, Backgammon Tables, Battle Doors and Shuttle Coats, fan wood "Pen Caddies, Ladies & Gentlemen's Dressing Cases, patent Suspender, hat Corders, &c. Gun, horseman's and pocket Pistols, Swords and Dirks, Sword Knots, Belts, Salutes, Epaulettes, military Buttons, &c. Flowers, Fines, Drums, Violin Strings, &c. Powder, Flasks, shot, Bees, bird Nets, gun Pouches and Pouches, Whips, Canes with and without Sticks, Gun Jacks and Hooks, Spurs, Horse Poles, &c. Razors and razor Strops, shaving Boxes and Brushes, Violin and Violino hair Soap, Powder, B. B. B. & P. Powder, tooth Powder, Essence, Rosewater & Colors, tambore Needle Cases, Pins and Needles, scuffs and Thimbles, hair Lead and Steel Pins, Ivory Paper Holders, letter Racks, &c. Ivory, Porcelain and Horn Combs, goggles, Snuffboxes and Cases, key and curtain Rings, inkstands, Tobacco and Snuff Boxes, Candlesticks and Snuff, head Buckets, Warms, Tea Trays, Knives and Forks, Brandy, Malt Mugs, Tea Pots, ten and table Spoons, globe globe Lamps for Halls, tooth combs, &c. Hearth, Floor, scrubbing & shoe Brushes.
With a variety of other articles connected with the above mentioned. A quantity of Jewellery or Silver Ware, will be executed to order, at a moderate price, with dispatch. A good price will be given for old gold or silver. E. SULLIVAN. Nov. 7. tf.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
THE undersigned a negro man named WILLIAM STUART. He left my house three weeks ago, is 5 feet three inches high, long measure face, red eyes, speaks rapidly and with great confidence, aged about 50 years. He may escape to a free man as formerly. The above reward will be paid on delivering him here or ten dollars for securing him in a country jail. Nov. 14. WM. LONG. tf.
REMOVAL.
THE Subscribers have removed their COMPTING HOUSE, from the Main-Street to one of David Bullock's Brick Buildings, at the lower end of the Basin, between the Tanneries occupied by C. and T. Saunders, and Norvell, Watt and Bullock—where they continue their purchases of wheat as usual.—They also keep for sale a regular supply of Flour, Corn-Meal, Hominy and Bran. THOMAS & AMOS LADD. 10 Mo. 21, 1806. eptf.
TO THE PUBLIC.
THE Subscribers has removed to an house near the upper end of the town, on the street leading from the Capitol square. He continues to practice LAW in all the Superior Courts held in the City of Richmond, and also, in the District Court of Brunswick. His clients may rely on his utmost assiduity and attention to the business entrusted to his care. WILLIAM MUNFORD. November 28. oaw 4w.
JAMES WORRALL,
HAS lately received a general and carefully assorted stock of Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Patent Medicines, &c. &c. which he offers for sale, at the first corner store, above the Eagle Tavern, lately occupied by Messrs. Pickett, Pollard and Johnson. His articles have been selected of the first quality, and will be put up with the greatest care and exactness, on the lowest possible terms. The whole of his compound medicines, have been made by himself, with the most scrupulous attention, to the directions of the different Pharmacopolas.
Physicians favouring him with their prescriptions, and country Merchants with their orders, may depend on their being executed punctually and with dispatch. N. B. He has lately received from Dr. Solomon's agent, at New-York, a fresh supply of those invaluable medicines, the Balm of Gilead and Anti Impetigines. November 28. oawtf.
WILLIAM MCCABE,
WATCH MAKER.
HAS taken part of the Store, occupied by Messrs. Johnson & Reat, a few doors above the Eagle Tavern, and opposite Col. Mayo's new building; where all commands in his line, will be punctually attended to. November 28. oaw 2t.
FOR RENT,
And Possession given the 25th of December next, a THREE STORY HOUSE, with a Garden, Smoke House, &c. on the Basin, near the Coal-Springs. Containing four rooms & a passage on each floor. The tenant will be let every thing. For terms apply to Mr. Thomas Underwood, Jr. who is authorized to let the same. Nov. 21. tf.
THE SUBSCRIBERS,
HAVE taken the new Brick TENEMENT fronting the cross street leading from Col. Mayo's Bridge, and opposite Messrs. John and Robert Gamble's where they offer for sale under the firm of ISAAC WINSTON, & Co.
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES:
  Old Madeira Wine,  Olives,     Do. Sherry do.  Capers,     Do. Cognac Brandy,  Anchovies,     Do. Amusee Rum,  Nutmegs,  Fresh.    Do. Holland Gin,  Mace,     Do. Brown Stout,  Cloves,     Do. Porter,  Cinnamon,     Cloves of superior quality,  Barley Sugar,     Do. Spanish Segars,  Sugar Candy,     Loaf Sugar,  Barley Sugar Killes,     Gunpowder,  Sugar Almonds,     Imperial,  Brandy Preserves,     Young Hyson,  Box Raisins,     and  Soft Shell'd Almonds,     quality,  Currants,     Do. Green Coffee,  Peal Barley,     Best quality Chocolate,  Playing Cards,     Do. do. Brown Sugar,  Bottle Corks,     24 do. do.  Putty in bladders,     Medals,  Bar Iron assorted,     Salt in Sacks,  Nail Rods,     2cc.  German Steel,     Patent Shot,  Blistered do.     English F. F. Gunpowder,  Plain do. Dozeters,     Brown Soap,  Do. Wine Glasses,     Mould Candles,  Do. Tumblers,     Northern Cheese,  Do. do.     Ground Ginger,  Half pt. do.     Alfresco,  Green pocket Bottles,     Salt Pease,  Elegant Globe Lamps,     Alum,  Window Glass 10 by 12.     Brimstone,  Do. do. 8 by 10.     Coppers,  China Coffee cups & saucers.     Glue of superior quality,  Do. Tea do.     Do.  Do. Teapots.     Pig Blue,  Do. Sugar dishes,     Sarch,  Do. Creampots,     Bengal Indigo,  Do. Soap Boxes,     London Mustard,  Do. Gable Bowls,     Dixons Belt do.  Do. half do.     Cayenne Pepper,  With general assortment of Some & Queens Ware.    N. B. Having furnished ourselves with more than two-thirds of the above articles with cash in Philadelphia, we are enabled to dispose of them on the most moderate terms, for cash or country produce. ISAAC WINSTON, JOHN BAUGH. Nov. 11. oaw2m.
WILL BE SOLD,
To the highest bidder, for ready money, on the premises, on Monday the 20th day of December next, by virtue of a Deed of Trust executed by Matthew Brown of Albemarle County, to John Nicholas and John Kelly, to secure the payment of a sum of money due to John M. Sheppard, of Hanover County, as expressed in the said Deed, with legal interest and charges attending the said sale. A PART of the TRACT OF LAND, lying in the North Garden, where the said Brown now lives. The sale will take place between the hours of twelve and three o'clock, P. M. John Nicholas, John Kelly, self. Charlottesville, Nov. 18. tf.
TO BE RENTED,
THE large THREE STORY HOUSE on the Main-Street east of the Market, formerly occupied by Cohen and Haas, and lately by Capt. John S. Hestant; it is a good stand for business and suitable for the accommodation of a large family. Also, the HOUSE (formerly known by the sign of the Bird in hand) at the corner of the street leading to church hill: to both of these tenements gardens are attached. The terms will be moderate, and made known on application to James Whitley, for-joint of the City, or to JACOB I. COHEN. February 28. (lawtf)
TO BE SOLD to the highest bidder on the premises on Tuesday the 10th of February next, agreeably to the will of Levi Blackford, deceased.
THREE hundred and seventy acres of LAND, lying in the upper part of Mathews County, pleasantly situated on the Pienkank River, commanding an extensive view of the Chesapeake, and affording the finest Flax and Oysters in abundance. The Land is of good quality, lies level, is well watered and the form almost a regular square, two sides of which are bounded by the river and a navigable Creek, so that one half of the Land may be laid to be enclosed by water. The improvements are a commodious Dwelling-House two story high, Kitchen, Smoke-House, Overseer's House, Barn, &c. a very handsome young Apple Orchard of about four hundred trees of well selected Fruit. Twelve months credit will be allowed the purchaser on giving bond with approved security to carry interest from the date which shall be remitted on punctual payment. WM. CHAMBERLAYNE, Ex'r. N. B. Any person wishing to view the above, will apply to Mr. Spark, residing on the Land. Dec. 11. law7w.
NEW STORE.
TO BE SOLD CHEAP, OPPOSITE THE EAGLE TAVERN. SIMPSON MORRIS, From London, begs leave to inform the public, that he has just imported from London, a large assortment of Fashionable DRY GOODS, fit for the approaching season, which he offers now for sale, on very low terms at the above house, viz.
FOR SALE.
THE HOUSE and LOT on Shockoe-Hill, at present occupied by Capt. Benjamin Sheppard, containing every accommodation for a family, and one amongst the most airy & elegant situations in the city. Also—An unimproved LOT adjoining the above. A purchaser will be allowed great accommodation in the payment. Nov. 11. THOS. NORVELL. tf. N. B. I am authorized to sell nine shares in the Manchester Turnpike. T. N.
THE FARMER'S VIRGINIA ALMANACK,
for the Year 1807, printed by Thomas Ritchie, is now for sale, by the gross, dozen or single, at the ENQUIRER Book-Store. Also—A General Assortment of Lawyer's and Sheriff's BLANKS, just printed.
JOHNSON & REAT,
JEWELLERS & SILVER-SMITHS,
Lace for sale at their store three doors below Messrs. Taylor and Brown's Vendue Office, and a few doors above the Bell Tavern, the following articles, viz:
FOR SALE.
TWO likely young MALE SERVANTS, well acquainted with house business.—For terms, &c. enquire of the Printer. Sept. 12. (tf)
ANDREW JAMIESON'S
ALEXANDRIA CRACKERS,
Now Landing,
A CONSIGNMENT by Mr. Jamieson, direct from the Bakery, of his far-famed excellent Crackers, in barrels, half bbls. and kegs. Also superfine Pilot-Bread, in bbls. and for sale, (at the Bakery price in Alexandria, and charges) at the store lately occupied by Messrs. Granberry and Hancock, by JAMES SMITH. Who has in store, low-priced Black Jack Ht. Cloth, and assorted Flannels, which he will sell a bargain. Also—India Piece Goods—cheap. Dec. 2. tf.
FOR SALE.
TO satisfy a decree of the Federal District Court, Hodgson & Tate, vs. the estate of Edward Carter, deceased, also a judgment of Beckhous, vs. the same, and two decrees of the court of Chancery, Francis Brooke, and Polly his wife, and Ann Williams Carter, vs. the same; I shall offer for sale, at Milton, in Albemarle, on the first day of January, 1807; one hundred and fifty negroes. Amongst these negroes, there are ten Carpenters, and a Blacksmith: the residue consists of likely Fellows with their families. A certain proportion of the above negroes, will be offered for sale, & a part of them on a reasonable credit. Those negroes will be sold, subject to the life estate of Mrs. Sally Carter. CHARLES CARTER, Executor. December 2. tf.
FOR SALE.
THE Subscribers thinks proper to give notice, he has resumed the practice of the law, and purposes regular attendance in the Court of Appeals, the Federal Court, and the High Court of Chancery, held in the city of Richmond, (to which place he is now preparing to remove his residence.) Due attention will be paid to such business as may be committed to his care. WILLIAM COWAN. Lunenburgh, Nov. 14. eptf.
S. JACOBS
Has just received his supply of
FALL AND FANCY GOODS:
—CONSISTING OF—
SUPERFINE and common Cloths, Coatings and Kerseymere, Lyon Skins and frizes, Keddal Cottons, Plains and half thick, Rose, striped and point Blankets, Manchester and Bemer's Cord, Fancy Vesting, Silk, Cotton, Worsted and plain Hosiery, Gloves, Durants, Wilberforce, Bombazets and Bombazene, Irish Linens and Oz nambrus, India Cottons, Cambricks and Fancy Muslins, Silk, Camel Hair and Cotton Shawls, Calicoes, Cotton and Silk Chambrays and Italian Sarcenets, Vests, &c. &c. A few Ladies elegant Circassian Robes unusually low. The whole of which will be sold on terms the most reasonable that found goods can be afforded for. Gun Powder single and Double P. of superior quality by the Keg. Nov. 15. tf.
THE Subscribers, has taken the Store lately occupied by Granberry and Hancock, where he offers for sale at reduced prices,
3 Boxes blue Cloths } A consignment from the } Bale assorted Flannels } Manufacturer. Also—A few bales of India piece Goods. JAMES SMITH. October 28. tf.
ON the third Wednesday in December next, I shall offer for sale to the highest bidder, at Pownall Court-House,
ABOUT thirty NEGROES, consisting of men, women and children, on the following terms: one third cash and the balance in twelve months. Bonds with approved security will be required, carrying interest from the date, but if punctually paid, the interest will not be demanded. WM. RANDOLPH. Wilton, Nov. 4. tf.
FOR SALE,
THE HOUSE and LOT on Shockoe-Hill, at present occupied by Capt. Benjamin Sheppard, containing every accommodation for a family, and one amongst the most airy & elegant situations in the city. Also—An unimproved LOT adjoining the above. A purchaser will be allowed great accommodation in the payment. Nov. 11. THOS. NORVELL. tf. N. B. I am authorized to sell nine shares in the Manchester Turnpike. T. N.
THE FARMER'S VIRGINIA ALMANACK,
for the Year 1807, printed by Thomas Ritchie, is now for sale, by the gross, dozen or single, at the ENQUIRER Book-Store. Also—A General Assortment of Lawyer's and Sheriff's BLANKS, just printed.
JOHNSON & REAT,
JEWELLERS & SILVER-SMITHS,
Lace for sale at their store three doors below Messrs. Taylor and Brown's Vendue Office, and a few doors above the Bell Tavern, the following articles, viz:
FOR SALE.
TWO likely young MALE SERVANTS, well acquainted with house business.—For terms, &c. enquire of the Printer. Sept. 12. (tf)
ANDREW JAMIESON'S
ALEXANDRIA CRACKERS,
Now Landing,
A CONSIGNMENT by Mr. Jamieson, direct from the Bakery, of his far-famed excellent Crackers, in barrels, half bbls. and kegs. Also superfine Pilot-Bread, in bbls. and for sale, (at the Bakery price in Alexandria, and charges) at the store lately occupied by Messrs. Granberry and Hancock, by JAMES SMITH. Who has in store, low-priced Black Jack Ht. Cloth, and assorted Flannels, which he will sell a bargain. Also—India Piece Goods—cheap. Dec. 2. tf.
FOR SALE.
THE Subscribers thinks proper to give notice, he has resumed the practice of the law, and purposes regular attendance in the Court of Appeals, the Federal Court, and the High Court of Chancery, held in the city of Richmond, (to which place he is now preparing to remove his residence.) Due attention will be paid to such business as may be committed to his care. WILLIAM COWAN. Lunenburgh, Nov. 14. eptf.
S. JACOBS
Has just received his supply of
FALL AND FANCY GOODS:
—CONSISTING OF—
SUPERFINE and common Cloths, Coatings and Kerseymere, Lyon Skins and frizes, Keddal Cottons, Plains and half thick, Rose, striped and point Blankets, Manchester and Bemer's Cord, Fancy Vesting, Silk, Cotton, Worsted and plain Hosiery, Gloves, Durants, Wilberforce, Bombazets and Bombazene, Irish Linens and Oz nambrus, India Cottons, Cambricks and Fancy Muslins, Silk, Camel Hair and Cotton Shawls, Calicoes, Cotton and Silk Chambrays and Italian Sarcenets, Vests, &c. &c. A few Ladies elegant Circassian Robes unusually low. The whole of which will be sold on terms the most reasonable that found goods can be afforded for. Gun Powder single and Double P. of superior quality by the Keg. Nov. 15. tf.
FOR SALE.
THE Subscribers, has taken the Store lately occupied by Granberry and Hancock, where he offers for sale at reduced prices, 3 Boxes blue Cloths } A consignment from the } Bale assorted Flannels } Manufacturer. Also—A few bales of India piece Goods. JAMES SMITH. October 28. tf.
ON the third Wednesday in December next, I shall offer for sale to the highest bidder, at Pownall Court-House,
ABOUT thirty NEGROES, consisting of men, women and children, on the following terms: one third cash and the balance in twelve months. Bonds with approved security will be required, carrying interest from the date, but if punctually paid, the interest will not be demanded. WM. RANDOLPH. Wilton, Nov. 4. tf.
FOR SALE,
THE HOUSE and LOT on Shockoe-Hill, at present occupied by Capt. Benjamin Sheppard, containing every accommodation for a family, and one amongst the most airy & elegant situations in the city. Also—An unimproved LOT adjoining the above. A purchaser will be allowed great accommodation in the payment. Nov. 11. THOS. NORVELL. tf. N. B. I am authorized to sell nine shares in the Manchester Turnpike. T. N.
THE FARMER'S VIRGINIA ALMANACK,
for the Year 1807, printed by Thomas Ritchie, is now for sale, by the gross, dozen or single, at the ENQUIRER Book-Store. Also—A General Assortment of Lawyer's and Sheriff's BLANKS, just printed.
JOHNSON & REAT,
JEWELLERS & SILVER-SMITHS,
Lace for sale at their store three doors below Messrs. Taylor and Brown's Vendue Office, and a few doors above the Bell Tavern, the following articles, viz:
FOR SALE.
TWO likely young MALE SERVANTS, well acquainted with house business.—For terms, &c. enquire of the Printer. Sept. 12. (tf)
ANDREW JAMIESON'S
ALEXANDRIA CRACKERS,
Now Landing,
A CONSIGNMENT by Mr. Jamieson, direct from the Bakery, of his far-famed excellent Crackers, in barrels, half bbls. and kegs. Also superfine Pilot-Bread, in bbls. and for sale, (at the Bakery price in Alexandria, and charges) at the store lately occupied by Messrs. Granberry and Hancock, Granberry and Hancock, by JAMES SMITH. Who has in store, low-priced Black Jack Ht. Cloth, and assorted Flannels, which he will sell a bargain. Also—India Piece Goods—cheap. Dec. 2. tf.
FOR SALE.
THE Subscribers thinks proper to give notice, he has resumed the practice of the law, and purposes regular attendance in the Court of Appeals, the Federal Court, and the High Court of Chancery, held in the city of Richmond, (to which place he is now preparing to remove his residence.) Due attention will be paid to such business as may be committed to his care. WILLIAM></

to meet a conciliatory disposition on the part of G. Britain, with the proof of a disposition equally conciliatory on our part; and, secondly, to give a full and fair opportunity for concluding a negotiation; which had been delayed by causes not of a suspicious or unfriendly nature. If we had reason to believe that the delay was an intentional procrastination, for the purpose of deluding us, or for gaining time to take advantage of events, it would be a sufficient objection to any suspension. But he saw no ground for such a suspicion. They were assured that the negotiation was in a favorable train and promised a result mutually advantageous. He would, therefore, give full time for its conclusion. Neither of the objects proposed by a suspension, however, required so long a time as until the last of December. Both of them would be satisfied by carrying the suspension to the first of July. The intervening period would, after making allowance for all ordinary obstacles, afford sufficient opportunity for the act to be transmitted to London, to produce its due effect there, and admit a return of the result. More than that ought not to be allowed. It would be going beyond the objects of the suspension. It would, in the event of a failure of the negotiation, give an unnecessary protraction to the operation of our prohibitory law. It would evince an unstable or doubtful policy, and excite a suspicion of our sincerity; or at least of our capacity to enforce the system we have adopted. By a suspension to the first of July, we should admit the spring importations, and thereby show a proper attention to the interests of our merchants, without permitting the fall importations. The event of a treaty, in the meantime, might be provided for by a separate clause in this bill, or, which he should prefer, by a separate act; to be passed, if necessary, before the close of the session. For these reasons he hoped the motion to fill the blank with the 31st of Dec. would not prevail, but that it would be filled with the first of July, agreeably to a motion, which had been made, and withdrawn, but which he took the liberty to renew.
Mr. SLOAN said he hoped the motion to fill the blank with so late a period as the 31st of Dec. would not prevail. He hoped also that the House would take up the subject with that seriousness which its magnitude required. He should not recapitulate the causes which had induced Congress at their last session to pass the prohibitory act, as they must be in the recollection of the House. But he would ask gentlemen one question of serious import. What facts had occurred to induce the House to suspend this act?—A friendly disposition manifested by the ministry of G. B. This was the utmost extent of the ground on which it was proposed to legislate. He would ask whether it was sufficient ground to induce a suspension for so long a time? He was willing to meet friendly dispositions on the part of Britain by friendly dispositions on our part. But did it appear that anything had been done which was permanent or binding? No—They had not been informed that a single preliminary article had been agreed upon. It was true that there was for the present a suspension of aggression on our commerce and seamen—he was therefore in favor of a suspension of the prohibitory act for a very short period. But he hoped that both the motions which had been made would be rejected, and an earlier day, about the close of the session, be introduced, and that the President might be empowered further to suspend the act, if occasion should require, until the next meeting of Congress.
Mr. CROWNINSHIELD said he could not but regret that the gentleman from Virginia, after the vote in the committee of the whole, should have withdrawn his motion to fill the blank with the 30th day of June. When he was up yesterday, some expressions had dropped from him of the confidence he entertained with regard to the friendly disposition of G. B. in her commercial relations with this country. Though that was his opinion, grounded on the information contained in the message of the President, he had always considered the measures of G. B. as founded on a system of policy, hostile to our growing commercial greatness. If the found our policy wavering, it was very possible she might renew her former depredations on our commerce. It would be recollected that it was a very long period after the re-monstrances were made by our ministers, before any attention was paid to them, or they received an answer. Several months at least elapsed. It had always appeared to him that the conduct of G. Britain had in this instance been governed by the state of the continent, and that she had been controlled by continental events. It must, too, be acknowledged that she had never seriously entered into negotiation with us until the passage of the prohibitory act. Mr. C. said it was his opinion, if we had not acted with spirit, Britain never would have negotiated with us. Such being his opinion, he was in favor of continuing the prohibitory law, or of suspending it only for a short time. He was therefore opposed to filling the blank with the 30th of Dec. With regard to his own individual opinion, he did not know whether he should be for making the suspension go beyond the present session. For if events should favor a new coalition, it was very probable her depredations would be renewed. Although appearances were flattering, she was undoubtedly governed by events, and might in future change her conduct. He could not agree that we ought to be influenced by some clouds in the western country embodied by another nation. It would make no difference in his conduct towards G. B. if the country were invaded even to Washington. He would still persist in the same policy. There was no doubt that the U. S. could resist a combination of all Europe, G. B. at present appeared to be friendly, and the negotiations might issue in some commercial arrangements; but which might not prove satisfactory to the House. He did not therefore wish to give up the law for so long a time. He might agree to its suspension to the first of July. He did not think the interest of the merchants ought to be considered with regard to their spring importations; because they had already imported a sufficiency of the prohibited articles; and if the interests of the merchants were to be attended to in all such cases, it would be impossible for the government to get along. Besides a great part of the prohibited articles might be got from other countries at prices not little exceeding the British. From this view of the subject, he thought the period of suspension ought to be entirely determined by its effect on the negotiations. So far as this consideration recommended a suspension, he was willing to go. But he could not consent to so long a period as that proposed, which almost doubled that agreed upon at the last session.
Mr. SMITH said that when he agreed to the passage of the prohibitory law, it was from a conviction that it would produce salutary effects. Such was then his impression, and such was his present opinion. It was true that he wished to impose no commercial restrictions upon the trade of Great Britain, provided she would treat us as a friendly nation. The act had been passed as an inducement to her to review her conduct and to do us justice. Entertaining still the same views and feelings, and
believing the measure was calculated to produce the best effects, he still remained a firm and decided friend of the law. As soon as the desired effects were produced, he should cease to wish for its continuance. But until they were produced, he should never consent to part with it. From the message of the President, it appeared that it was his opinion, as well as that of our ministers, who were undoubtedly the best qualified to judge, that a temporary suspension of the law would have a favorable effect on the pending negotiations. He was therefore willing to suspend it, but not for so long a period as that mentioned. A suspension until the 1st of July would allow ample time for its effect on the negotiations. If during the course of the session, circumstances should arise requiring a change of policy, they could be easily provided for. They were then just on the verge of the session. Dispatches would undoubtedly be received before they rose, from which they would learn what was best to be done. For these reasons, Mr. Smith hoped the blank would be filled with the 1st of July.
Mr. J. RANDOLPH rose merely to observe that it was usual for gentlemen to renew in the House motions made in the Committee of the Whole. It was true he had not renewed this motion yesterday, because he did then understand the vote in the Committee of the Whole as expressing the disapprobation of the House of so long a period of suspension as the 31st of Dec. But after he had received information that several gentlemen, who had voted against the motion, did not consider it in this light, he had renewed the motion. Mr. R. said he really did not see it, nor could he be induced to believe it to be a question of great importance, whether the suspension should be for six or twelve months. The principle of the bill was as much involved in one period as the other. He thought the whole reasoning of gentlemen went to show that the suspension ought not to extend beyond the present session. It was evident that this was not the opinion of the President, who, in his message, recommends the suspension, as well with a view to the promotion of our own commercial purposes, as to favor the negotiations with G. Britain. G. Britain having indicated a conciliatory temper, did it not become a point of policy towards her to suspend this act for a reasonable time? If, too, the suspension be limited to some day when we are not in session, may not great inconvenience arise? Gentlemen on the committee with him would recollect that he named the 3d day of March; but at the suggestion of two gentlemen from two great commercial cities a further time was deemed necessary; and it did appear to him, if it were extended beyond the 3d of March, it should be to a day which would fall into the next session. However, in case the suspension should be limited to an intermediate day, he had prepared a clause further to suspend the act in case a treaty should be formed, which, in that event, he would offer.
Mr. ALSTON said he was still as he expressed himself yesterday, in considerable doubt as to the proper time to which the act passed at the last session, prohibiting certain articles from being imported into the U. States, should be suspended. It was then adopted with a view to aid our negotiations with G. Britain, and as the negotiations with the government it was intended to operate against, were still pending, the same cause which produced its passage in the first instance, operated upon his mind as to the propriety of continuing the law; but he was perfectly willing to suspend its going into effect, until ample time should be afforded for a termination of the negotiations now pending. He did not believe that in the event of a failure of an adjustment of differences by the negotiation now on foot, war with that country would follow, nor that there would be a necessity for any stronger measures on our part to be taken; once permit the law to go into operation and he believed its effects would be as forcibly felt by that country as any measure we could adopt. He was opposed to a suspension to the time proposed (which was the 31st of December next) for several reasons; for instance, should our expectations of a friendly adjustment of differences fail, and the event be known in the course of two or three months, every body, particularly those in favour of the system, would say it ought to apply to the next fall importations. Again, if we put it off until the time proposed, it would seem as tho' we ourselves were afraid of the ground we had taken, and never intended to take effect. The ground taken by the gentleman from Vermont, which was that we ought to be in session at the time to which the law should be suspended, was to his mind very forcible; he felt a great repugnance to delegating a power to any person whatever to suspend the operation of a law of Congress; but as was mentioned by the gentleman from Mass. (Mr. Bidwell) a clause could be introduced specially authorizing the President of the U. S. in case of certain events taking place to suspend the law, and that only until the next session of Congress. A special delegation of this kind would not be an abandonment of the principle he contended for. He therefore felt himself under the necessity of voting against filling up the blank with the time proposed.
The yeas and nays were then taken on filling the blank with the 31st of December, and were—Yeas 46—Nays 67—as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Bedinger, Betton, Broom, Boyle, J. Campbell, Chittenden, Dana, Davenport, Dwight, Early, Elliot, Ellis, Ely, Garner, Goldsborough, Hastings, Hough, Jones, Kelly, Lewis, Livingston, Lloyd, Masters, MacCreery, Meriwether, Mosely, J. Nelson, Pitkin, Quincy, J. Randolph, Rea of Pen. Richards, Ruffel, Sanford, Stanford, Stedman, Sturges, Taggart, Tallmadge, Tenney, P. R. Thompson, T. W. Thompson, Van Rensselaer, Wynns—46. NAYS—Messrs. Alexander, Alston, Anderson, Bard, Barker, Basset, Bidwell, Blake, Blount, Brown, Burwell, Butler, G. W. Campbell, Caley, Chandler, Claiborne, Clopton, Conrad, Cook, Covington, Crowninshield, Cutts, Darby, Dawson, Earle, Elmer, Eppes, Findley, Fisk, Goodwyn, Green, Halsey, Hamilton, Holland, Holmes, Kenan, Knight, Lambert, Magruder, Marion, N. R. Moore, T. Moore, Jer. Morrow, John Morrow, R. Nelson, Newton, Olin, Pugh, T. M. Randolph, Rhea of Ten. Saimons, Schumann, Sloan, Smilie, J. Smith, S. Smith, Southard, Stanton, Thomas, Tracy, Varnum, J. Whitehill, R. Whitehill, D. R. Williams, Wilson, Winston—67.
The question was then put on filling it with the 1st of July. Mr. J. RANDOLPH said this seemed to be a very important question, though he really did not see it in that light. He hoped, however, they would have the Yeas and Nays—which being taken were Yeas 97—Nays 12—as follows: YEAS—Messrs. Alexander, Alston, Anderson, Bard, Barker, Basset, Bedinger, Betton, Bidwell, Blake, Blount, Broom, Brown, Boyle, Burwell, Butler, G. W. Campbell, Caley, Chandler, Claiborne, Clopton, Cook, Covington, Crowninshield, Cutts, Dana, Darby, Davenport, Dawson, Dwight, Earle, Early, Elliot, Ellis, Elmer, Ely, Eppes, Findley, Fisk, Garner, Goodwyn, Halsey, Hastings, Hol-
mes, Jones, Kelly, Kenan, Knight, Lambert, Livingston, Lloyd, Mac Farland, Magruder, Marion, Masters, MacCreery, Meriwether, N. R. Moore, T. Moore, Jer. Morrow, John Morrow, Mosely, R. Nelson, Newton, Olin, Pitkin, Pugh, John Randolph, T. M. Randolph, Rea of Pen. Rhea of Ten. Richards, Ruffel, Saimons, Sanford, Schumann, Smilie, Southard, Stanford, Stedman, Sturges, Taggart, Tallmadge, Tenney, Thomas, P. R. Thompson, T. W. Thompson, Tracey, Van Cortlandt, Van Rensselaer, J. Whitehill, D. R. Williams, Wilson, Winston, Wynns—97.
NAYS—Messrs. J. Campbell, Chittenden, Goldsborough, Green, Hough, Lewis, J. Nelson, Quincy, Sloan, S. Smith, Stanton and Varnum—12.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed for a third reading without a division. Mr. J. RANDOLPH moved that it should be read a third time to-day.
Mr. CROWNINSHIELD named Tuesday. The question on the last motion was passed in the negative without a division, as was that for reading the bill on Monday—when the motion to read it to-day was carried without a division.
The bill was immediately brought in engrossed, and read a third time. Mr. SLOAN said he should vote in the negative, not because he was against the principle of the bill, but the time. He thought it ought to be kept in the power of the House to the end of the session.
Mr. ALEXANDER said he did not know whether it was in order, in this stage of the bill, to offer an amendment, with which the bill would have its hearty vote. The amendment, he considered necessary, had been alluded to by the gentleman from Virginia. So far as he had reflected on the subject he thought the period of suspension in the bill sufficient. But he was of opinion that a suspending power should be vested in the President, in case necessity should require its exercise. He was of the same opinion last session, and had such a provision been then introduced, it would have superseded the necessity of this act.
Mr. SMILIE remarked that he would not undertake to say that some other steps might not be necessary before they rose. But there was no necessity for taking any other step at present. He thought it would be improper to take any further steps at present.
The question was then taken on the passage of the bill by yeas and nays—Yeas 101—Nays 5.
YEAS—Messrs. Alexander, Alston, Anderson, Barker, Basset, Bedinger, Betton, Bidwell, Blake, Blount, Broom, Brown, Boyle, Burwell, Butler, G. W. Campbell, J. Campbell, Caley, Chandler, Chittenden, Claiborne, Clopton, Conrad, Cook, Covington, Crowninshield, Cutts, Dana, Darby, Davenport, Dawson, Dwight, Earle, Early, Elliot, Ellis, Elmer, Ely, Eppes, Findley, Garner, Goldsborough, Goodwyn, Halsey, Hastings, Holland, Holmes, Kelly, Kenan, Knight, Lambert, Lewis, Livingston, Lloyd, Mac Farland, Marion, Masters, MacCreery, Meriwether, N. R. Moore, Thomas, Jer. Morrow, Jno. Morrow, Mosely, Jer. Nelson, R. Nelson, Newton, Olin, Pitkin, Pugh, Quincy, Jno. Randolph, T. M. Randolph, Jno. Rea of Pen. Jno. Rhea of Ten. Richards, Ruffel, Saimons, Sanford, Schumann, Smilie, John Smith, S. Smith, Southard, Stanford, Stedman, Sturges, Taggart, Tallmadge, Tenney, Thomas, P. R. Thompson, T. W. Thompson, Tracey, Van Cortlandt, Van Rensselaer, J. Whitehill, Wilson, Winston, and Wynns—101.
NAYS—Messrs. Green, Hamilton, Sloan, Varnum, and D. R. Williams—5.
MONDAY, December 9.
John Porter, chosen a representative from the state of Pennsylvania, in the room of Michael Leib, resigned, having been sworn to support the constitution of the U. S. took his seat.
Mr. Boyle, from the committee on public lands, made a report on the petition of sundry inhabitants of Quid, in the state of New-York, requesting permission to purchase an entire township of land on the White or Wabash river, in the Indiana territory. The committee observe that as, under the existing provision of law, the right exists to purchase an entire township, with the exception of the reserved sections, they presume that the object of the petitioners, though not specified, is to make the purchase on lower terms than are ordinary. Considering an adherence to the established terms of great importance to the public interests, they recommend that the petitioners have leave to withdraw their petition.
In this report the House concurred without a division.
Mr. Darby presented a petition from the members of the Baptist Church in the City of Washington, praying for an act of incorporation, which was referred to Messrs. Darby, Archer and Seaver.
Mr. Early presented a petition from Josiah Whitney, attorney for the heirs of Pinckney Miller, late of Georgia, which was referred to the Committee of Claims.
Mr. Van Cortlandt presented the petition of William McCarty, which was referred to the Committee on the Public Lands.
On motion of Mr. Quincy, the petition of George Little was referred to the Committee of Claims.
On motion of Mr. Newton the petition of Andrew J. Villard was referred to Messrs. Newton, Varnum and Masters.
Mr. D. R. Williams observed that from an apprehension of the state of the ceiling he had kept his seat not without considerable alarm. This induced him to offer the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Speaker of this House be authorised to cause immediate measures to be taken for pulling down the plastering, or otherwise securing the ceiling of the chamber in which the sessions of the House are now held. A conversation of some length took place on this motion, in which it was stated that, notwithstanding the assurance of the Surveyors of the Public Buildings, the plastering of the ceiling presented strong indications of insecurity, so much so as to have swayed in some places more than half an inch; that in another part of the House it had actually fallen; and that the examination, on which the opinion of Mr. Latrobe was grounded, having been so long ago as the year 1805, could not give any satisfaction as to present security. When the question was put, and the resolution agreed to—Ayes 59—Nays 24.
A motion was made to adjourn over till Friday, but withdrawn that the Speaker might have time before the meeting of the House to-morrow to gain the necessary information as to the steps proper to be taken.
The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the U. S. for the year preceding the 1st of October, 1806, together with an estimate of the appropriations required for the year 1807.
TUESDAY, Dec. 9.
The Speaker laid before the House the result of the examination made in his presence by the
clerk of the public works relative to the situation of the ceiling of the House, as well as the written replies made by the clerk to sundry questions put to him, the purport of which is the preponderating opinion of the clerk that the ceiling is secure. This opinion is however qualified by a doubt with respect to the safety of a part of the ceiling. The clerk further states, that to secure this part of the ceiling will require two days, and that securing the whole will take a week.
After some conversation on the subject, Mr. Ely offered a resolution for suspending all further proceedings under the order of yesterday, which was negatived—Ayes 40—Nays 51. The Speaker having previously intimated to the House that unless special order was taken by them he should cause, as soon as an adjournment took place, measures to be taken for securing the ceiling.
SENATE UNITED STATES, DECEMBER 5th, 1806.
Mr. Worthington submitted the following motion, which was read, and ordered to lie for consideration.
RESOLVED, That a committee be appointed to examine, if any, and if any, what alterations or amendments are necessary in the laws of the United States, for the sale of the public lands, and that they have leave to report by bill or otherwise.
MONDAY, Dec. 8.
Agreeably to notice given on Wednesday, Mr. Bradley presented a bill to prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the United States, from and after the 1st day of January, 1808. This bill is the same with that before the Senate at their last session.
Dec. 9.
The bill offered by Mr. Bradley, to prohibit the importation of slaves into any port or place within the jurisdiction of the U. States, from and after 1st day of January 1808, was referred to Messrs. Giles, Baldwin and Mitchell.
Europe.
The present state of the Prussian, Saxon and Hessian forces.
At a moment when the political horizon is again overcast, and every thing seems to announce the commencement of a formidable conflict, a sketch of the respective forces of Prussia, Saxony, and Hesse, cannot be unpleasing to our readers.
MILITARY FORCE OF PRUSSIA.
Infantry, 173,307, viz.
Regiments. Men. Horses.
Cuirassiers 12 10,416 9,012
Dragoons 14 12,880 12,016
Hussars 9-1 Batt. 16,658 16,055
Towarzys 1-1 Batt. 1,577 1,511
Each of these regiments costs, exclusively of the horses, the annual sum of 79,000 rix-dollars; 12 regiments, of course, amount to 948,000 rix-dollars.
Relative to the 14 regiments of dragoons, reckoning 5 squadrons to a regiment, their annual expenses, exclusive of the horses, amount to 78,000 rix-dollars, or the sum total of 1,168,000 rix-dollars.
The Hussars consist of nine complete regiments, of ten squadrons each, besides a battalion that was raised in 1792, consisting of five squadrons. A regiment of Hussars costs the state 137,000 rix-dollars, and the whole corps 1,311,500 rix-dollars.
The Towarzys were originally raised out of the Bosniacs and Tartarian Poles; and, besides sabres and pistols, are armed with lances. Their annual expense amounts to 205,500 rix-dollars.
THE ARTILLERY.
Consists of four regiments of field artillery, or 9,186 men, one regiment of riding artillery, fifteen companies of garrison artillery, two companies and a command of Pioneers, four companies of Miners, and 80 Engineers—Total 13,210 men.
The artillery of the Elector of Saxony, Frederick I. consists of one large 24 pounder; and the Elector George William had at first, in 1627, as well as King Frederick William, scarcely 300 artillerymen. The four and a half regiments cost at present, yearly, 86,000 rix-dollars.
SUNDRY CORPS.
The Royal Cadets, into which 5,909 Nobles were received, from the year 1717 till 1796. The Institute of Cadets at Potsdam consists of 48; the Cavalry Field Yagers, 172; the Invalids of the Guards at Werder, near Potsdam, 525; three companies of the Invalid Corps at Berlin, 650; seventeen companies of Invalids, in the Provinces, 2,430; Officers of the Train, and attendants, 44; sundry recruiting parties, wagon-drivers, &c. 7,510 men.
Thus the whole force of Prussia appears to be 250,000 men; to which are to be added three Field Marshal Generals, viz. the Dukes of Brunswick, Mollenendorf, and the Elector of Hesse; seven Generals of Infantry, viz. Prince Ferdinand of Prussia, Prince George of Anhalt-Dessau, Courbiere, Colong, Prince Hohenlohe, Kleist, and Pich.
Generals of Cavalry; Count Kalckreuth, Schulenburg, Kehnert, the Duke Eugene of Wirtemberg, the Duke of Saxe Weimar Koh.
The amount of this army amounts to the annual sum of 22 to 24 millions, about two thirds of the whole revenue; and according to the portion of the men raised throughout the Prussian Monarchy, about 6,775,608 men are subject to the conscription, and 2,830,292 are free.
THE MILITARY FORCE OF SAXONY.
This army, in 1802, inclusive of the guards and 943 invalids, was 34,213 strong; the infantry, with the corps of cadets and the guards, consisted of 22 1/2 battalions; the artillery, including 31 engineers and 101 pioneers, 2,148 men. The yearly support of each regiment of infantry amounts to 61,222 rix-dollars. The Officers consist of five Generals of Infantry, two Lieutenant Generals of Cavalry, six of Infantry, and twelve Major-Generals.
THE MILITARY FORCE OF HESSE.
Consisted, in 1804, of fifty four battalions and twenty six squadrons. The Infantry was composed of the Swiss guards, the Life and Grenadier Guards, viz. six regiments of Infantry, one battalion of fusiliers, one of Yager, five garrison, and seven provincial regiments.
The Cavalry, besides the Life Guards and the Regiment of Gen d'Arms consisted of two regiments of carabiniers, three regiments of dragons, and one of Hussars.
The Artillery consisted of one corps, and one corps of riding artillery, exclusive of one battalion of invalids, one Corps of Cadets, and the engineers, making a total of 16,000 men.
The Staff consisted of one General of Infantry, two of Cavalry, twelve Lieutenant Generals, thirteen Major Generals, twenty-five Colonels, and other Officers, several of whom received pensions. A regiment of Infantry consisted of two battalions; its full complement was 1,900, but the regiments were seldom full.
The provincial regiments formed a complement of 7,000 men, and they were well trained and exercised.
Domestic.
THE CONSPIRACY.
The account of Mr. Burr's overtures to General Eaton, being authenticated and authorized by the latter, merits very particular notice. He states explicitly, that the views unfolded to him by Mr. Burr, were—
1. A separation of the union.
2. The establishment of a monarchy in the western country, himself the monarch.
3. The organization of a force on the Mississippi, and the extension of the enterprise to Mexico.
4. That Mr. Burr had, in his tour to the western country, procured accurate charts and plans, of every important position from thence to Mexico.
5. That he had formed intercourse with sundry influential foreigners in the Spanish territory, and, together with their and some persons of influence on the Ohio and Mississippi—fixed a plan of operations for the accomplishment of the treason.
The first consideration which naturally suggests itself, on the view of this stupendous scheme of treason, is—was the executive duty and promptly advised of this detail of the conspiracy by Gen. Eaton.
In a subsequent part of Mr. Eaton's account it is stated, that he "used the freedom to recommend Mr. Burr" (the author of this treasonable overture) as a "suitable person to conduct the negotiations of this nation, (which he, Burr, wished to destroy) either at London or Madrid" (the two courts which have, for so many years, however they were engaged in general hostility against each other, agreed in hostility to this nation).
These are suggestions which every reflecting man must make, and which to omit to make, on such an occasion, would be a dereliction of duty in us.
Mr. Eaton says that he thought if Burr was "put upon his honor he would act with fidelity"—what is this honor which would make the time man faithful to a comparatively unimportant commission—and could not bind him in fidelity to the laws or the independence of his country. General Eaton must have been grossly and wilfully misrepresented in the Reportery , or his meaning totally mistaken—there is no entering into the comprehension of such honor!
On the above five features of the projects of Mr. Burr, we can say, that he certainly did take with him an able and ingenious draftsman from this city; we stated in a general way in the Aurora at the time, that he proposed combining with the pleasures of travel the embellishment of picturesque description, and that the world might expect to be favoured with the fruits of his journey—we certainly did not expect such fruits as have been produced.
We know that Mr. Burr did before that journey obtain from the treasury department a copy of the map of the Louisiana country bordering on the gulf of Mexico, which he exhibited to a gentleman in this city—it was on very thin paper.
General Eaton says Mr. Burr calculated upon the divisions on political opinions throughout the country as a circumstance by which he should profit.
How could he profit by this?
He could not expect to derive any advantage from those who were the open and uniform supporters of the present administration and its principles of government. To these he was himself opposed. He had tried some of them with golden lures, and found them unsoft for his designs. And from the conduct which he had betrayed, must have calculated upon their hostility.
Upon whose services then did he calculate that he should profit?
Upon those who were hostile like himself to the present executive.
Upon those who were professedly friendly to the present executive but secretly or avowedly attached to him or to any other deperate adventurer who promised offices or emoluments.
Upon those men who cherishing iniquity and treason in their breasts—sought to combine under the name of the union of honest men, villains of every description—hypocrites of every graduation—from the petty constable or the petty marshal of a district—to the lawyer at the bar and the judge on the bench; from the servile retailer of newspaper deceit, to the representative, or the senator, in the state legislature or in congress; or to the cabinet counsellor.
It was upon these resources he calculated to operate—and from the loose politics of federalism he was assured to draw materials at will, ready to embark in any scheme subversive of representative government.
Let men of observation look back but a little—let members of Congress turn to their journals, if their memories fail them; let them count noses, and recollect by whom and how the cohorts of Burr's seductive incantations were conveyed. Let them turn to the files of the quid pro quo for two years.
But Gen. Eaton describes another very comprehensive and expressive resource.—There were very many enterprising men among us, who aspired to something beyond the dull pursuits of civil life. Ha! but there you are old truism! The dull pursuits of civil life! And what are these dull pursuits of civil life? We presume peace, prosperity in fair commerce, the blessings of domestic love, the wholesome dulse of honest and virtuous labor—

the pleasures of competency and lettered ease, after a life of rectitude and discharge of the duties of men and citizens—the discharge of the charities, and the promotion of sciences and arts and national improvements, by which the great society is blessed like an happy family—and the virtues of a nation cherished in order to the transfer of those blessings to posterity improved by our gratitude to those who delivered them to us.
These are the dull pursuits of civil life. And what is the life that he would exchange for this, and for which he calculated upon to ready to volunteer in this project?
His propositions to general Eaton declare it; for the dull pursuits of civil life he calculated that there were numbers prepared to volunteer in treason—to embark in enterprises of blood and the enslavement of their fellow citizens—men who preferred to be his slaves to enjoy the dull pursuits of civil life.
The libel on the country is too execrable—the conception is horrible—and well may gen. Eaton say not only that the fellows deserved hanging , but every enemy to these dull pursuits of civil life, which make us the envy of the world.
General Assembly of Virginia.
MONDAY, Dec. 8th, 1806.
Mr. Harrison (of Amelia) from the committee of propositions and grievances, reported:
Resolved , as the opinion of this committee, that the petition of sundry inhabitants of the county of Amherst, praying that a law may pass for a division of their said county, is reasonable.
This resolution being read a second time, a motion was made to amend the same, by striking out at the end thereof the words “is reasonable,” and inserting in lieu of them the words “be rejected;” and the question being put on the proposed amendment, it passed in the negative.
The question being then put upon the resolution as reported, it was agreed to by the house.
Resolved , that it is the opinion of this committee, that the petition of sundry inhabitants of Mason county, praying that the quarterly courts of the said county may hereafter be held in the months of April, June, September and Nov. instead of those appointed by law for holding the said courts, is reasonable.
This resolution being read a second time, was on the question put thereupon, agreed to by the house.
The Speaker laid before the house a letter from Lewis Harvie, esq. which was read in the following words:
SIR, The appointment which has been conferred on me by the voice of a majority of the legislature, is accepted by me with a lively sense of my obligation to that honorable body. To have obtained the approbation of gentlemen whose situation has enabled them by personal observation to appreciate justly the motives which have influenced me in the course I have pursued, is a circumstance most truly grateful to my feelings. It shall be my most anxious study to merit the favor they have bestowed, by an unremitted effort to discharge with propriety the duties assigned to me. An impartial attention to the interests of the several sections of the state, shall be the unchangeable rule of my conduct. A consciousness of my own limited capacity, induces me to apprehend that I may commit many errors; but that those errors will solely proceed from the weakness of my judgment, I may confidently assert, since the highest ambition of which my nature is susceptible, is to promote the happiness of my native country. As the seat I occupied in the legislature is vacated by my qualifying to the privy council, my duty to my former constituents induces me to request that a writ of election may be ordered to supply the vacancy. In thus taking leave of those gentlemen with whom I had been allocated in the office of legislation, I should not do justice to my feelings were I to withhold the expression of those sentiments of esteem and affectionate regard with which their characters have inspired me: I pray you, Sir, to tender them my warmest acknowledgements, and accept for yourself the assurance of my high consideration.
LEWIS HARVIE.
On motion, Ordered , that the said letter be laid upon the table.
On motion, Ordered , That the letter of General Alexander Spottswood, together with the two manuscript volumes accompanying the same, be referred to Messrs. Minor (of Spottswood) Singleton, C. B. Harrison, Love and Foushee.
On motion, Ordered , That the resolutions from the state of Kentucky, proposing an amendment to the constitution of the U. States, which were during the last session of the legislature postponed for consideration, be referred to the committee of the whole house on Monday next.
On motion, Ordered , That so much of the Governor's communication as relates to the Magisterial Districts, be referred to Messrs. Baker, Hawes, Davies, Bierce, Robertson, Henderson, Watkins, Chappell, Powell, Lightfoot, Hite, A. S. Hooe and Pury; and that they do report thereupon to the house by bill or otherwise.
Ordered , That leave be given to bring in a bill, “To amend an act, entitled an act, more effectually to provide for the payment of taxes upon lands within this commonwealth;” and that Messrs. Kinney, Prunty, Jones (of Nottoway) Maroney, Lowther, Nicholas, Moncure, Jarzoll, Tazewell, Graham, Smyth (of Wythe) Stuckler and Dyer, do prepare and bring in the same.
Ordered , That leave be given to bring in a bill, “To amend the act, entitled an act, for the relief of persons who have been or may be injured by the destruction of the records of county courts;” and that Messrs. Lindsay, Rozell, Morris, Mason and Hill, do prepare and bring in the same.
A petition was presented and read from Nathaniel Hart, praying that he may be divorced from his wife Eliza Hart.
Also, a petition from a number of the citizens of Norfolk borough, praying certain alterations in the charter and police of said borough;
Ordered , That the said petitions be referred to the committee for courts of justice;
A petition was presented and read, from a number of the inhabitants of Harrison county, praying for a division of the said county;
Also, a petition from a number of the inhabitants of Ohio county, praying for a division of the said county;
Ordered , that the said petitions be referred to the committee of propositions and grievances.
Tuesday, December 9, 1806.
Mr. Smith (of Wythe) reported from the committee for courts of justice, that the committee had, according to order, had under their consideration several petitions to them referred, and had come to several resolutions thereupon, which he handed in at the clerk's table, where the same were twice read and agreed to by the house as follows:
1. Resolved , that it is the opinion of this committee, that the petition of sundry inhabitants of the borough of Norfolk, praying that an act may pass, authorising the payment of the fees in the said borough upon the plan in the said petition mentioned, is reasonable.
2. Resolved , that it is the opinion of this committee, that the petition of sundry inhabitants of the said borough, praying that an act may pass, authorising the appointment of a mathematical surveyor, and processioners for the said borough, under the regulations in the said petition prescribed; that the common hall of the said borough may be required to procure the necessary instruments and apparatus for the said surveyor, and that he may be compelled to perform certain acts in the said petition mentioned, is reasonable.
3. Resolved , that it is the opinion of this committee, that the petition of sundry inhabitants of the said borough, praying, for the reasons therein mentioned, that the act entitled “An act concerning the docks and wharves in the borough of Norfolk,” may be so amended as to authorise the fixture of flood-gates at the lower bridge on the Back creek, an arm of Elizabeth river, is reasonable.
Ordered , That bills be brought in pursuant to each of the said resolutions, and that the committee for courts of justice do prepare and bring in the same.
Mr. Harrison (of Amelia) presented, from the committee of propositions and grievances, a bill “For dividing the county of Amherst;”
Mr. Smyth (of Wythe) presented, from the committee for courts of justice, a bill “Concerning the attendance of witnesses in the inferior courts;”
Mr. Miller (of Powhatan) presented, according to order, a bill, “Making provision for the payment of such warrants as have been drawn on the treasury, and towards the discharge of which there is no fund appropriated;”
Mr. Smyth (of Wythe) presented, from the committee for courts of justice, a bill, “To amend the act, entitled an act to extend the jurisdiction of justices of the peace;” which was received and read the first time and ordered to be read a second time;
On motion, Ordered , That the said bill be now read a second time; the said bill was accordingly read a second time, and was, on motion, ordered to be committed to a committee of the whole house on Saturday next.
Ordered , That 250 copies of the said bill be printed for the use of the members of the General Assembly.
On motion, Ordered , That a committee be appointed to enquire into the present state of the public guard; and a committee was appointed of Messrs. Mercer, Hatcher, Storr, Jones (of Hanover) and Nelson.
Ordered , That leave be given to bring in a bill, “To amend the penal laws of this commonwealth;” and that Messrs. Love, Watson, Brooke, Murchison, Jones (of Nottoway) Blakey, Minor (of Orange) Archer, Smyth (of Wythe) Purnell, Newnum, Reynolds and Dillard, do prepare and bring in the same.
Wednesday, December 10th, 1806.
Mr. Harrison (of Amelia) made the following report from the committee of propositions and grievances:
Resolved , As the opinion of this committee, that the petition of sundry inhabitants of the counties of Botetourt, Montgomery, Greenbrier, Monroe, Kanawha, Mason and Giles, praying that the superior court for the judicial district composed of the said counties, heretofore held at the Sweet Springs in the county of Monroe, may hereafter be held in the town of Lewisburg, in the county of Greenbrier, is reasonable.
This resolution being read a second time, a motion was made to amend the same, by striking out at the end thereof the words “is reasonable,” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “be rejected;” and the question being put on the proposed amendment, it passed in the negative.
The question being then put upon the resolution as reported, it was agreed to by the house.
Mr. Foushee from the committee of claims made the following report:
Resolved , as the opinion of this committee, that the petition of the inspectors of the town of Petersburg, praying for an increase of their salaries, is reasonable.
This resolution being read was on the question put thereupon, disagreed to by the house.
The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Governor, accompanied by several documents, for the consideration of the General Assembly; and the same being in part read:
On motion, Ordered , that so much of the said communication as relates to the turnpike road in the county of Lee, be referred to Messrs. Thompson, C. B. Harrison, M'Kinney, Martin, M'Henry (of Washington) Graham and Hamilton; and that they have leave to report thereupon by bill or otherwise.
On motion, Ordered , that the said communication, with the remainder of the said documents, be laid upon the table.
On motion, Ordered , that so much of the Governor's communication as relates to the commissioning of sheriffs by the Executive, be referred to Messrs. Minor (of Orange) Harman, Gibson (of Randolph) Garrett and B. Harrison; and that they have leave to report thereupon by bill or otherwise.
Ordered , that leave be given to bring in a bill “Concerning the watermen of James river and its navigable branches above tide water; and that Messrs. Baker, Garland, Davenport, Leake, Forbes, Patterson, Cheatham, Miller and Willis do prepare and bring in the same.
A petition was presented and read from a number of the magistrates of Harrison county, praying the passage of a law making compensation to sheriffs for carrying money by them collected on account of the revenue taxes to the treasury; and the question being put on the reference of the said petition, it passed in the negative.
Resolved , that the said petition be rejected. (To be continued.)
FOR SALE. CLOVER-FARM, whereon I now live, laying in Louisa county, on the South Anna River, adjoining the Land of Capt. James Winifon and Mr. Edward Garland, containing 509 1-2 acres; the plantation in good repair. On this Land are valuable meadows well set with timber and herds, and a great deal more ready prepared for leasing. There is a good Apple Orchard, with a variety of other fruit trees; there is a number of highly manured Lots with a very highly manured garden. The situation is a very handsome & pleasant one; the improvements are very convenient and comfortable and are insured. A great bargain may be had in this valuable property, the present crop of Tobacco will show the fertility of the soil. If it is not sold privately before Louisa January court, it will then be sold at public sale.
A small part of the purchase money will be required in hand, the balance to be paid in two equal annual payments. F. L. CAMPBELL. Save S.W.
A BARGAIN. MAY be had in a Chariot, Harness, and pair of excellent horses—Enquire of the Editor. August 5.
The Enquirer.
RICHMOND, 19th DECEMBER.
INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE.
We have thrown out every atom of original matter, to make way for the following memorable accounts, received by the LAST NIGHT'S New-York Mail. What astonishing events does it unfold! Events, that may shake every establishment in Europe to its centre, and the agitation of whose billows must reach even this distant and peaceful shore!
And for what is all this blood expended; all these thousands taken captive or beheaded in the field of battle? It is not that Europe is once more shaken by the agonizing spasms of infuriated man, seeking through blood and slaughter his long-lost liberty. NO! These times, with all their irregular grandeur of virtue which they occasionally produced, have vanished; and Europe presents nothing but a melancholy spectacle, where the love of aggrandizement has completely succeeded to the love of liberty; and where the means of human happiness are destroyed, towns reduced to ruins, and thousands of men are slaughtered, for nothing—but to gratify the ambition, the caprice or the detestable rancour of two depraved individuals. Friends of kings! ye who would sacrifice the benefits of a representative government upon the altars of monarchy; ye who ficken at the noble equality of man are now fighting for the splendours of a throne; go to the field of Jena, and behold the refutation of your contemptible miscalculations.
What particular inducements have led to these tragical events, we have yet to learn. It seems that the king of Prussia has put forth a long and able manifesto in which he no doubt attempts to justify his own conduct, and explains the causes of the war. As soon as the New-York papers have furnished us with a copy of this interesting document, we shall seize the earliest opportunity to lay it before our readers.
The mind is lost in the contemplation of these wonderful events! To what a mass of consequences will they not irresistibly lead!—“Bonaparte at the gates of Berlin!” Unhappy Europe!
NEW-YORK, Dec. 9.
We announce to the readers of the Mercentile Advertiser , and the public, the important intelligence that hostilities have commenced on the continent of Europe, between the Prussians and the French; and that, after nine days successive and successful fighting, in which the Prussians were defeated with dreadful carnage, the emperor of the French has arrived with his victorious army before the city of Berlin. The Duke of Brunswick, Prince Ferdinand of Prussia, the Prince of Hohenlohe, and many other officers of rank, are said to be amongst the number of those who in French phraseology have “bitten the dust.”
We are indebted for the detail of these events to the arrival at this port of the ship Eugenia, capt. Boden, in 37 days from Amsterdam, who furnished us with a file of Dutch papers to the latter end of October, and of London papers to the 27th.
From these papers we have selected from amongst many others, equally interesting, the following very important articles:
TRANSLATED FOR THE MER. ADVERTISER.
LEAGUE, Oct. 17. Last night his Excellency the Secretary of State received the important intelligence, that hostilities have commenced between the French and Prussians; and that repeated and desperate engagements have already taken place between the two armies. Fortunately, however, the result of them has proved entirely favourable to the arms of France. Prince Lewis Ferdinand, brother of the King of Prussia, who, on one of the above occasions commanded in person, is killed; and the further advantages over the enemy on the first occasion, consist in a considerable number of prisoners of war and 32 pieces of cannon.
JENAS, Oct. 15.—5 o'clock A. M. The battle of Jena, fought yesterday, is one of the most remarkable in history.
The Prussians amounted to the number of 150,000; they lost 200 pieces of cannon and 30 stand of colours, besides 25,000 prisoners of war. The duke of Brunswick and General von Ruchel are killed. Prince Henry of Prussia is badly wounded. A great number of Generals, besides many officers of rank, are wounded. The loss of the French army is comparatively inconsiderable; yet we have in the hospitals of Jena 1200 wounded, and in those of Naumburg 1500; there is no other general killed on our part than the general of Brigade Billy a brave man. The French army has acquired great glory.
Marshal Davoust, who was stationed in the narrow passages of Koepen and before Naumburg, left the enemy no time to tarry; he fought the whole day, and threw more than 60,000 men into confusion, which were commanded by Mollendorff, Kalkruth and the King in person.
The Queen of Prussia was pursued by a troop of horse. She was obliged to take shelter in Weimar, and three hours before our advanced posts arrived there, she had fled; she took a road which was full of our troops, and it is therefore very likely that she has been overtaken.
Our troops reached Weimar in the evening, pursuing the rear guard of the enemy on the left flank; on the left Marshal Davoust pursued them as far as Neustadt, his head quarters were at Eikardshausen this morning.—It is supposed that the enemy is endeavouring to collect his force, on the side of Frankerhausen in order to reach Magdeburg. The enemy must have suffered a terrible loss, which will not be ascertained until late. Six of their generals are prisoners of war besides a great number of Colonels.
The battle of Schleitz, which opened the campaign and was very unfortunate for the Prussian army, and of Saalfeld which was fought the following day, have occasioned a great depression of enemy's spirits. All the intercepted letters say that the same sensations prevailed at Erfurth, where the king and queen and duke of Brunswick, are; and that they are continually consulting what line of conduct to adopt. But, while they consult the French army advances.
HAMBURG, Oct. 21. The queen of Prussia arrived at Berlin on the 17th, and on the day following departed again for Custrin.
The French seem to have taken peculiar pains to mark the Prussian officers, by which a great number of them were killed, and the confusion which finally resulted from it.
MAGDEBURG, Oct. 18. The battles, which were fought on the 14th, 15th, and 16th inst. near Weimar, Kofin and
Varnburg have annihilated the Prussian army; and yesterday the army of reserve, under Prince Eugene of Wirttemberg, was defeated by Marshal Davoust, between Lanchradt and Halle. The French are before Halle and will probably to-morrow visit our city which is full of confounded military. Yesterday the king arrived here, but set out again for Berlin; and at this moment an adjutant of General Count Tauenzien is passing through this city for Weimar. Orders have been sent to Hamburg to detain all shipping bound from their for this port.
JENA, Oct. 15. The battle of Jena has erased the shame acquired by the battle of Roback, and thus in 7 days determined a campaign, which has quenched the dreadful thirst for war, that tormented the court of Prussia.
The position of the army on the 13th inst. was as follows. The Duke of Berg and Marshal Davoust stood with the corps at Naumburg, having divisions of their troops at Leipzig and Halle.
The corps of the Prince Ponte Corva was on its march for Naumburg and that of Marshal Lannes was posted at Jena while the corps of Allegrau was stationed at Kabin and that under Ney at Roda.
The head quarters were at Gera. The French Emperor was on his march for Jena.
The corps of Marshal Soult was on its march from Gera to take a nearer position where the roads from Jena and from Naumburg meet.
The enemies army was posted as follows.—The king of Prussia commenced his operations on the 9th October by advancing his right wing to Frankfort, his centre for Wurzburg and his left wing for Bamberg. All the divisions of his army were prepared for the execution of this plan; but the French army, turning his left wing was in a few days posted at Lobenstein, Schütz, Gera, and Neumberg.
The Prussian army being turned, fixed on the days of the 9, 10, 11, and 12th, to concentrate her divisions and on the 13th the whole army presented itself in order of battle between Cappelendorff and Auerstadt to the amount of nearly 150,000 men.
On the 13th at 2 o'clock P. M. the Emperor returned at Jena and from a small hill occupied by our advanced posts, viewed the position of the enemy who seemed to manoeuvre, for the purpose of forcing on the next day, the narrow passage of the Saal. The enemy made a most obstinate resistance on the road leading to Jena and Weimar. Davoust was ordered to turn him in flank while the Prince Ponte Corva was separated to attack him in the rear.
The Emperor collected the whole force of Marshal Lannes on the above hill in order of battle.
The troops of Generals Ney & Soult, marched the whole night. A thick fog obscured the following day, and the Emperor guarded the infantry against the formidable attacks of the Prussian cavalry. The Riflemen commenced the action and the fire of musketry was brisk. Good as the position of the enemy was, he was dislodged from the same and the French army formed in order of battle in the valley.
The enemy only waited for the fog to disperse to commence a general action. A division of 5000 men intended to take the defiles of Hoefen, and to cover Naumburg, but was prevented by marshal Davoust. The two other divisions, 80,000 men in number together drew up in order of battle in front of the French line.
The fog covered both armies for the space of two hours, but when it cleared up, the two armies had a view of each other at the distance of a cannon shot.
The enemy's army was numerous and exhibited a handsome body of cavalry; his manoeuvres were executed with exactness and swiftness. Having made an advance on our left wing marshal Augereau was charged to throw him back again, and in less than an hour the attack was general, 250,000 to 300,000 men with 7 or 800 pieces of cannon, spread death every where before them, and exhibited a very rare spectacle. The Emperor always kept a strong body of reserve with him, besides his imperial guard.
At this interesting crisis a division of the French cavalry arrived also, and formed a line of battle in reserve in conjunction with the above. The whole body now advanced, and together with the main body, soon threw the enemy. The fame took post again, but was completely thrown into confusion by a fresh attack from the Duke of Berg, with his heavy horse and dragoons.
The result of the battle was the taking of 30 or 40,000 prisoners, 25 or 30 stand of colours, 300 pieces of cannon; besides magazines and stores.
The enemy is supposed to have lost 25 or 30,000 killed and wounded. General Kollendorf and Prince Henry of Prussia are wounded; the duke of Brunswick and general Ruchel are killed.
Our loss is estimated at 1000 or 1100 dead and 3000 wounded. The Duke of Berg has at this moment enclosed Erfurth, which is garrisoned by a corps of the enemy commanded by Mollendorf and the prince of Orange.
NUREMBERG, October 18.
A great number of French wounded soldiers have arrived at Baixenth, and many hospitals are established here.
A letter from Amsterdam, dated the 29th October, says, “The war with Prussia is at an end, and the French, are at Berlin in nine days. An army of 150,000 men have been destroyed and a kingdom taken, I think great operations are still to be carried on.
From a London Paper of October 27.
It is with very great concern that we are obliged to check the pleasing expectations that were entertained yesterday of the success of the Prussian army. The accounts which were circulated in the Sunday Papers, and received with such a natural avidity, related merely to the two wings of the respective armies. The engagement which followed between the main bodies has, we fear, terminated to the advantage of the French.
This intelligence has been communicated in a dispatch from Lord Morpeth. His Lordship mentions that the action, which took place on the 14th inst. was most severely contested. The Prussians sustained very great loss. The Duke of Brunswick was wounded, and had been taken to Magdeburg. His Prussian Majesty is stated to have had two horses shot under him. These are the only particulars which have reached us.
The following are the circumstances which appear to have led to this general engagement, as extracted from the Hamburg mail, due on Wednesday, which arrived yesterday morning:
Hostilities, as it has been before stated, began on the 9th inst. but no affair of importance took place until the 10th or 11th, when a very warm action was fought at Saalfeld. Prince Louis Ferdinand, who commanded an advanced corps of the left wing of the Prussian army, was stationed at that town to defend the passage of the Saal. His orders, it is said, were to maintain his position to the last extremity, for the purpose of affording the Prince of Hohenlohe an opportunity of executing a bold movement which
he had planned against the right wing of the enemy. Prince Louis bravely performed his duty, defending the bridge against the greater part of the day against a force three times his own; but he was killed, and the enemy prevailed. Prince Louis was killed, the passages of the Saal forced, and the Prussians compelled to retreat, with the loss of several men, and some cannon. These are the most authentic particulars respecting the result of this first affair, which was produced by an attempt of the French to turn the right wing of the Prussians, and destroy the confederate magazines which they had formed at Naumburg.
The Enemy, encouraged by this first success, proceeded forward with their characteristic impetuosity, which brought on an action, in which it appears that a large proportion of the respective armies was engaged.
We cannot, from the accounts brought by the Mail, ascertain the day on which this battle was fought, but the result of it is stated to have been decidedly in favor of the Prussians. Upwards of 20,000 French are reported either to have fallen in the field, or to have been made prisoners. The official account had not reached Berlin when the post for Hamburg left that city, but the fact is placed beyond all doubt, by a short note which was received from her Prussian majesty.
During the confusion incidental to so general an affair, attended with such consequences, a small corps of French cavalry, which was separated from the main body, penetrated to Leipzig; and employing a very allowable rule of guerre, ordered quarters to be provided for several thousand men, and extracted a small contribution from the town. This was on the night of the 12th; it may be, therefore, presumed, that the action in which the Prince of Hohenlohe was so successful, was fought early on that day. It is probable that a series of actions took place up to the 13th, when the general engagement was fought, the result of which has been unfavorable to the Prussians.
Sixty thousand Russians are said to have entered the Prussian territory. If they have advanced as far as Silesia, they may prevent the French from following up their success; if they have only entered South Prussia, we fear they will not reach Saxony in sufficient time to enable the Prussians to maintain possession of that country.
His Prussian majesty addressed a Proclamation to his army, the same day on which his manifesto was published. It has all the energy and spirit of that sentiment which could excite the enthusiasm, and create the ardour of the army, is compressed into this vigorous appeal to its loyalty and heroism.
An Austrian Courier, who arrived yesterday morning from Vienna, met at Dussau a Prussian Officer on his way to Berlin, who had been sent from the army with the intelligence, that after different affairs of posts, in one of which Prince Louis Ferdinand lost his life, Prince Hohenlohe, by a well planned manoeuvre, succeeded in cutting off 26,000 men from the main French army, the greater part of whom were made prisoners. Preparations were making at Magdeburg to receive 6000 of them. The affair took place near Jena.
The Suspending Bill had not passed the Senate on the 11th. An amendment has been incorporated with it to empower the President to give a further suspension to the law beyond the 30th June, 1807, until the 31st of Dec. if in his opinion the public interest should require it.
The Committee of Ways and Means have appointed Mr. John Randolph their Chairman.
To the Freeholders of Essex, Caroline, King & Queen and King William.
FELLOW CITIZENS, In consequence of many applications made to me, from respectable quarters, I take the liberty of submitting myself to you as a candidate for your congressional district, altho' it is not perfectly consistent with my domestic interests or with my state of health. Permit me in the most earnest manner to impress upon you minds the necessity of exercising your rights of suffrage on general principles—such as in your judgements your duties as free men demand. There are three highly essential traits to be looked for in a representative; Political principles, integrity, and talents. You will draw a candidate who may be opposed to me, and any other doubt but your ultimate decision will be correct. To such of my fellow-citizens as are unacquainted with me, I offer my past as a pledge for my future conduct. I trust that nearly thirty years of service rendered to the public, with the most jealous attachment to, and support of those principles which carried us through our revolutionary struggles, will afford a certain security that my future will be congenial with my past conduct.
When I take a view of the present government of the union, I cannot hesitate to declare to you, Fellow-citizens, that the Patriotism, virtue and splendid talents which have been exhibited to the world by the characters who direct the federal government, deserve the confidence, respect and gratitude of the people of the United States. No part of their conduct do I more highly approve, than that exhibited during the last session respecting our political relations with England and Spain. I think it founded in wisdom and supported by the best policy. It was calculated to maintain the true interests of our citizens, by preserving peace, and at the same time pushing with all necessary energy the just claims of our country.
No person, fellow-citizens, can be more opposed to that mode of canvassing, which favours of corruption, than myself; no person can be less anxious to employ any undue influence on the minds of the electors of this district; they should be left to the free exercise of their own judgement. I think it essential, however, that every candidate should be known, either personally or by such representations as can be considered in to those whose suffrages he asks. My delicate state of health will prevent my being so much in public as I could wish; but I will endeavour so far as circumstances will permit me, to make myself acquainted with my fellow-cit

Miscellany.
A KING'S OPINION OF KINGS.
From Thiebault's Anecdotes of Frederick the Great.
The prince, one evening, conceived a fancy to take a view of the different sovereigns of Europe. "We happen, Sir, to be alone," said he to me; "no one will hear us; let us abuse all the kings we know!" "With all my heart," replied I, laughing, "let us take our revenge that we are not kings ourselves!" "We will except Frederick, because we are under his protection, and he is my uncle; because he gives us both our daily bread; and because he is a great man." "By all means; to except him will be both prudent and just; and of this he is really deserving." "We will also except old Amadeus, because he has been a tolerably good king during the greatest part of his reign, constant in the accomplishment of his duties, faithful to the rules of sound political wisdom, and even great on certain occasions at its commencement." "So let it be then; we will pardon Amadeus his disgraceful jealousy of old marshal de Villars in favour of his perseverance in doing all he could. Let us now proceed to some other." "We will say nothing of Maria-Theresa, though it is not impossible to extract some good anecdotes in her favour from the long residences of Messieurs Van Swieten, Metastasio, and Kautnitz, at her court. But the epocha was so brilliant at the moment of her ascending the throne! She was at that period so truly great, that no other part of her reign should be considered; on the contrary, it is but equitable to draw a curtain over the rest, and the more so, as she was a woman, and a beautiful woman." "I am glad, as we are to have a curtain at our disposal, to find your highness willing to use it on this occasion, though it is almost a pity, considering the beauty of Maria-Theresa." "We will also let alone Catherine the Second, for whom antiquity will furnish us with more than one comparison that would not be unjust; we will say nothing about her, not only because she has some great qualities, but also because she is so near us, and holds the thunder in her hands." "True enough, I think I even hear it roll; let us get away as fast as may be! We have, however, admitted many exceptions: if we go on at this rate, we shall have no scope at all for our abuse." "Never fear: we have done with the exceptions therefore let us begin—Louis the Fifteenth! Is he not Sardanapalus wallowing in the mire, insensible to shame?" "You apparently make your portrait consist of but a single feature." "I shall scarcely do more for his old cousin the king of Spain, who, however, does not resemble him in the least. Charles, king of Naples, had been obliged to sign a treaty of neutrality at the beginning of the seven years war, & this on the requisition of an English commodore, who presented himself before Naples with only four men of war, & had the impudence to declare he would bombard the town, if his demands were not complied with in the course of two hours. The king was never able, not even after being seated on the throne of Spain, to forget the affront, and the more easily to obtain revenge, at least in appearance, he took it into his head to consider the English as a nation of cats, & of course all cats as many English. The consequence of this is, that a great number are on most days brought into his court-yard after dinner, which he kills from the window of his apartment; by this means Madrid is threatened with the danger of being left without a cat in all the kingdom, while he, on the other hand, procures himself the gratification of saying I have this day killed so many English." "I can easily pardon this animosity in the king; it is well founded. As to his mode of revenge, it presents an allegory that is sufficiently emphatical, and which facilitates him till he can do better; he is at least sincere. In other respects it is acknowledged that he has enriched Spain with many useful establishments, and that the country is more indebted to him than to his predecessors." "And my dear uncle, the king of Sweden (comfort to queen Ulrica) who is a truly worthy and kind-hearted man, who desires only to do good, but being destitute of both activity and energy, does in reality no more good than harm!" "And your highness has named a truly good king." "And my dear uncle, the king of Denmark (father to the present king) who is all day long so thirty that he has no time for any occupation but that of drinking." "There are greater faults than his, provided he drinks to the health of his subjects." "And any cousin, the king of England, who has his speeches in parliament composed for him, in terms the most conciliatory that can be framed; who has them repeated to him for a whole week together, then causes them to be written in large characters in his hat; who has a printer behind him when he is to speak them; and who, after all this assistance, is unable to deliver them at all!" "His ministers must then be well satisfied, &c." After pursuing this critical examination much further than I have described, he stopped suddenly as we were passing the room, and taking me by the arm, said, "You must, Sir, needs confess, that if God has any thing to do with human affairs, he must care but little for our interests, since he appoints such men as these to be our governors!"
William of Brunswick, nephew to Frederick.
ANECDOSE OF MR. FOX.
It was in the interval between the first and second operation, that he expressed his conviction that his disease would terminate fatally. Lord — said, that he made a party for Christmas, in the country, and that he had taken the liberty to include Mr. Fox in it without his knowledge. "But it will be a new scene, Sir, added he, and I think you will approve of it." "I shall indeed be in a new scene by Christmas next, said Mr. Fox. "My Lord, what do you think of the state of the soul after death?" "Lord — (confounded I believe by the unexpected turn which Mr. Fox had given to the conversation) made no reply. Mr. Fox continued—"That it is immortal, I am convinced. The existence of the Deity is a proof that spirit exists: why not therefore the soul of man? and if such an essence as the soul exists, by its nature it may exist forever. I should have believed in the immortality of the soul, though Christianity had never existed; but how it acts as separated from the body, is beyond my capacity of judgment." This, however, I shall know by next Christmas." Mrs. Fox here took his hand and wept. Mr. Fox was much moved—"I am happy," said he, "full of confidence, I may say, of certainty." [London paper.]
From a late London paper.
Major General BERESEFORD, who has been one of the fortunate captors of Buenos Ayres, is eldest son of the Hon. William Beresford, Archbishop of Tuam, in Ireland, and nephew to the late Marquis of Waterford. Sir John Stuart, who commanded the British troops in the late glorious victory in Calabria, is the son of the late Sir James Stuart, who was for many years British Superintendent of Indian Affairs in North America. Sir John received his education in Glasgow—Lieutenant-Colonel Kempt, who so gallantly led the battalion of light infantry, is the son of Mr. Gavin Kempt, late merchant in Leith.
A most superb saddle, with suitable horse furniture, is now making in the Strand, for the black Emperor Desfignes—whose arms are richly emblazoned on the housings.—The saddle, which is of exquisite workmanship, is covered with red morocco, beautifully stitched and ornamented with yellow silk. The trappings are of the finest scarlet cloth, adorned with broad silver lace, meshy tassels and a deep fringe. The holster flaps (of the same materials) are embroidered with two horseshoers (sitting their feet an Imperial Diadem. Above the Crown are engraved the words "Armed D'Espoir" beneath the Union, that truly emphatic and appropriate motto "Liberté ou la mort!" The whole has a very splendid appearance,
and is justly calculated to excite the admiration, and to suit the gaudy taste of the Trans-Atlantic Hero, for whom it is intended. This saddle and furniture, together with a magnificent whip and bridle, (the headpiece of which is of shell work) are ordered by a mercantile house in this city, and are meant we understand, as a present for the black Emperor of St. Domingo.—Twenty-four more, of a similar description, are to accompany it, for his Esquires, Aides de Camp and Staff, likewise an elegant side saddle for her female Majesty, the Empress of all the Haytians. The whole of which is well worthy the observation of the curious, will be completed in the course of a few weeks, and will cost upwards of two thousand guineas. Lon. paper.
Mr. GENTZ, who wrote on the political state of Europe with reputation, has undertaken a view of the present state of Europe, and he believes not to affirm, in vindication of Great-Britain, that the present state of Europe is to be preferred to its situation from the peace of Lunneville till September 1805. Strange as this language may seem, the following representation of Prussia is not unintelligible—"Prussia herself (it is no longer possible to shut our eyes to that fact,) in spite of the fatal issue of this grand confederacy, even Prussia had abjured her diffident neutrality, & was most cordially preparing to co-operate with the efforts of the confederate courts. It already bespokes a revolution, but little expected in his political system, to see the king of Prussia induced to offer up the most ardent vows for the success of their arms & their views. But what indubitably proved the secret changes which had taken place in his mode of thinking and feeling, and carried him much further, was the extreme facility with which the Emperor of Russia had prevailed upon him to embark in the common enterprise by a most solemn treaty. By a strange concurrence of fatal circumstances, seconded by the perjury of the instruments that were employed in the execution of the diplomatic part of the treaty, this engagement proved abortive. It is not to be wondered at, if the public, who are always ill informed upon such matters, or if some persons who know better, but who listen only to their malice and their resentment, endeavor at present to excite suspicions respecting the reality or the sincerity of that memorable negotiation. It is, however, a thing beyond the reach of all doubt—a fact that can never be refuted from the page of history—that if the confederate armies could have made head to Banaparte, until the 20th of December, war would have been declared by Prussia against France, and an army of six hundred thousand men would have advanced into Bohemia, while another of equal force would have marched from the Mayn to the Danube." Such is the language which has been employed to excite new commotions in Europe, and create new hopes in England. But Peace seems to promise England more than her alliances.
Salem Register.
HUNTINGDON, (Penn.) November 26.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Rappahannock, Kentucky, to his brother in this place, dated Oct. 19, 1806. "This country abounds with curiosities—A gentleman who owns Salt works about 10 miles from town, in sinking his well, at 37 feet from the surface, came on a Sycamore Log three feet over, and at the depth of 41 feet dug up the Skull of some one kind of an animal which weighed 240 pounds, with but five of the teeth remaining—a man of my size crept through the eye hole. He also found Handle and Walnut, and among other things a Peach Stone at the depth of upwards of 40 feet, free from petrification. "Cotton is the staple commodity of this country—it sells at one shilling per pound—there are two Gins and one Horse mill for picking in this town. Indigo and Tobacco are raised here in great abundance.
An important fact with regard to the theory of electricity, has recently been discovered by M. Bienenfeld. By varying his experiments he has found, in contradiction to the received opinion, that glass and resin produce the same kind of electricity, and that the difference depends upon the rubbera. With a cat's skin he electrifies an electrophorus of resin, which manifests negative electricity: an electrophorus made of a piece of glass, and rubbed with a cat's skin, manifests exactly the same kind of electricity as that of resin. This experiment proves that it is the conductor of an electrical machine constantly gives positive electricity, the reaction lies in the morocco cushions, which possess the property of developing the electricity of glass, which, received on the conductor, communicates to it a positive electricity. To prove this, he substitutes cushions of cat's skin in their stead; the glass is then negatively electrified, and the conductor furnishing it with the electricity it has lost, manifests a negative electricity.
From the Boston Centinel.
If the following be not the production of Dibdin, it at least bears a strong analogy to his pleasing and ingenious manner:—
EBB TIDE. Life's current now ebbs in the course of each vein. And my high pulse of youth is impair'd; The root, thro' my nerves, in the warnings of pain, Tells, that pleasure's full bowl should be impair'd. Tho' season'd by labor, by hardships induc'd, To sustain the rude blasts of each clime, My grey curling locks, to the grave have infur'd A short voyage on the ocean of Time. In vision, successive, gay Fancy still flies, Still, her cloud-woven fabric endures; But Reason, awakes! more feelingly cries, "Thou hast reap'd the full harvest of years."
And oft, when Misfortune has cross'd my myrn way, Have I solac'd my cares in the bowl; Yet Honor, while Passion held madly the sway, Kept the watch in my tumult toid's foul. Seduction ne'er loofen'd my heart's honest splic, As the wild waves of Passion would roll; My barque, often lurch'd on the land-banks of vice, Again righted, and wore off the foul. And now, when my day-spring, my blossoms are o'er, And my late's like a frost-burst in June— I feel no regret, for my barque nears the shore, Where the Virtues eternally bloom.
JACOB JOHNSON,
WHOLESALE and retail Book-Seller and Stationer.
HAS CONSTANTLY FOR SALE, AT HIS STORE, A FEW DOORS BELOW THE MARKET, RICHMOND. A VARIETY of the most useful works in the different departments of literature, the best variety of Juvenile Publications ever offered for the improvement of the American youth, and all the common and necessary articles of Stationery. J. Johnson having an extensive book establishment in Philadelphia, is enabled to sell on lower terms as any other house in the United States. He therefore very respectfully solicits the orders of country merchants, &c. &c. CASH GIVEN for all kinds of clean linen and cotton rags.
FOR SALE.
MILITARY CERTIFICATE: BEARING 6 per cent interest, receivable at the Treasury in discharge of taxes, due previous to the year 1798. Apply to THOMAS WILSON. Dec. 9.
PROPOSALS
For carrying MAILS of the United States , on the following Post-Roads , will be received at the General Post-Office in Washington , until the 14th day of January next inclusive.
IN VIRGINIA.
27. From Martinburg by Williamsport to Harpersdown once a week. Leave Martinburg every Saturday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Harpersdown by 10 A. M. Leave Harpersdown at 2 P. M. and arrive at Martinburg by 7 P. M.
28. From Winchester by Stevensburg or New-town, Strasburg, Woodstock, New-Market and Harrisonburg to Staunton once a week. Leave Winchester every Wednesday at 10 A. M. and arrive at Staunton on Friday by 1 P. M. Leave Staunton every Friday at 1 P. M. and arrive at Winchester on Sunday by 3 P. M.
29. From Alexandria, by Prospect Hill, Hillsboro, Leesburg, Waterford, Chariton, Shepherdstown, Martinsburg and Midisway to Winchester once a week. Leave Alexandria every Monday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Martinsburg on Wednesday by 5 P. M. Leave Martinsburg at 6 P. M. and arrive at Winchester on Thursday by 9 P. M. Returning. Leave Winchester every Friday noon and arrive at Alexandria on Monday by 10 A. M.
30. From Alexandria, to Fairfax c. h. once a week. Leave Fairfax c. h. every Friday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Alexandria by 9 A. M. Leave Alexandria every Friday at 3 P. M. and arrive at Fairfax c. h. by 7 P. M.
31. From Washington city, by Frederickburg, Spotsylvania, c. h. Wallerfield, Carterville, Cumberland, Farnville, Prince Edward, Charlotte, Colesville, Meadville, Halifax, Danville and Harrisville to Hunsdown in N. C. once a week. Leave Washington every Saturday at 3 P. M. and arrive at Hunsdown the next Tuesday by 5 P. M. Leave Hunsdown every Wednesday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Washington the next Saturday by 7 A. M.
32. From Washington city, by Fairfax c. h. Centerville, Middleburg, Goshen, Millwood, Paris, Winchester, Romney, Westernport and Green Glades to Gandy's once a week. Leave Washington every Friday at 5 P. M. and arrive at Fairfax c. h. by 6 P. M. Leave Fairfax c. h. at 6 1/2 P. M. and arrive at Gandy's on Monday by 8 P. M. Returning. Leave Gandy's every Tuesday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Fairfax c. h. on Friday by 5 1/2 A. M. and at Washington by 9 A. M.
33. From Gandy's, by Clarkburg, Marsh's, Matta, and Athens, to Chillicothe once a week. Leave Gandy's every Tuesday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Chillicothe on Friday by 10 A. M. Returning. Leave Chillicothe every Friday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Gandy's the next Monday by 7 P. M.
34. From Romney, by Moorfields, to Pendleton c. h. once a week. Leave Romney every Monday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Pendleton c. h. on Tuesday by 4 P. M. Returning. Leave Pendleton c. h. on Wednesday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Romney on Thursday by 6 P. M.
35. From Marietta by Bel Pre to Wood c. h. once a week. Leave Marietta every Thursday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Wood c. h. by 10 A. M. Leave Wood c. h. at 2 P. M. and arrive at Marietta by 6 P. M.
36. From Clarkburg, by Buchanan & Randolph c. h. to Pendleton c. h. once in two weeks. Leave Clarkburg every other Tuesday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Pendleton c. h. on Thursday by 6 P. M. Leave Pendleton c. h. every other Friday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Clarkburg on Sunday by 10 A. M.
37. From Frederickburg, by Falmouth, Elk-run church, Fauquier c. h. and Salem, to Paris once a week. Leave Paris every Sunday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Frederickburg on Monday by 8 P. M. Leave Frederickburg every Friday at 8 P. M. and arrive at Paris on Saturday by 8 P. M.
38. From Leesburg, by Centerville, Hay-market, Buckland, Warrenton, Jefferson and Culpeper c. h. to Madison c. h. once a week. Leave Leesburg every Friday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Madison c. h. on Sunday by 5 P. M. Leave Madison c. h. every Monday at 8 A. M. and arrive at Leesburg on Wednesday by 10 A. M.
39. From Frederickburg, by Germanna, Stevensburg, Culpeper c. h. Gains Cross Roads and Front Royal, to Winchester once a week. Leave Frederickburg every Friday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Winchester on Monday at 6 A. M. Returning. Leave Winchester every Wednesday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Frederickburg on Friday by 10 A. M.
40. From Culpeper c. h. by Woodville, Washington, Thornton's Gap and Mundell's store, to New-market once a week. Leave Culpeper c. h. every Monday at 6 A. M. and arrive at New-market on Tuesday by 10 A. M. Leave New-market at 3 P. M. and arrive at Culpeper on Wednesday by 6 P. M.
41. From Frederickburg, by Thornburg, Chilesburg, Chesterfield c. h. New-Found mills, Oxford, Crew's store, Goochland c. h. Mitchell's, Yanceyville, Louisa c. h. Potrieville, Bish's store and Spottsylvania c. h. to Fredericksburg once a week. Leave Fredericksburg every Tuesday at noon, arrive at Goochland c. h. on Thursday by 11 A. M. and at Fredericksburg the next Tuesday by 8 A. M.
42. From Fredericksburg, by Port Royal and Pittsfield, to Layton's once a week. Leave Fredericksburg every Wednesday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Layton's on Thursday by 10 A. M. Leave Layton's Tuesday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Fredericksburg on Wednesday by 11 A. M.
43. From Layton's, by Lloyd's, Tappahannock, Urbanna, Glennis and Gloucester c. h. to Yorktown once a week. Leave Layton's every Thursday at noon and arrive at Yorktown every Saturday by 5 P. M. Leave Yorktown every Sunday at 8 A. M. and arrive at Layton's on Tuesday by noon.
44. From Frederickburg, by King George c. h. Brookfield, Mattax Bridge, Leesdown, Templeman's Cross Roads, Richmond c. h. Mount Airy, Farnham, Kinfales, Northumberland c. h. and Lancaster c. h. to Kilmarnock once a week. Leave Frederickburg every Wednesday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Kilmarnock the next Saturday by 5 P. M. Returning. Leave Kilmarnock every Sunday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Frederickburg the next Wednesday by 10 A. M.
45. From Tappahannock to Richmond c. h. once a week. Leave Richmond c. h. every Thursday noon and arrive at Tappahannock by 6 P. M. Returning. Leave Tappahannock on Thursday at 6 1/2 P. M. and arrive at Richmond c. h. on Monday by 9 A. M.
46. From Bowling Green, by Boilersville, Broadus's mill, Harrisonville, Newtown, Dunkirk, Wakkerston, King William c. h. Lilly Point and Cumberland, to New Kent c. h. once a week. Leave Bowling Green every Tuesday at 6 A. M. and arrive at New Kent c. h. on Wednesday by 10 A. M. Returning. Leave New Kent c. h. every Wednesday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Bowling Green on Thursday by 6 P. M.
47. From Richmond, by Hanover and Dunkirk, to Tappahannock once a week. Leave Richmond every Wednesday at 1 P. M. and arrive at Dunkirk on Thursday by 7 A. M. Leave Dunkirk at 8 A. M. and arrive at Tappahannock by 6 P. M. Returning. Leave Tappahannock every Tuesday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Richmond on Wednesday by 5 A. M.
48. From Dunkirk, by King and Queen c. h. Shadwell, Gloucester c. h. and North End, to Matthews c. h. once a week. Leave Dunkirk every Thursday at 8 A. M. and arrive at Matthews c. h. on Friday by 6 P. M. Returning. Leave Matthews c. h. on Saturday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Dunkirk on Monday by 6 P. M.
49. From Richmond by Granville, to Charles City c. h. once a week. Leave Charles City c. h. every Tuesday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Richmond by 4 P. M. Leave Richmond every Wednesday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Charles City c. h. by 6 P. M.
50. From Richmond, by Hopkirk, Powhatan c. h. Carterville, New Canton, Buckingham c. h. Mont Creek, Lynchburg, New London and Lile's to Farmville once a week. Leave Richmond every Wednesday at 1 P. M. and arrive at Farmville on Saturday by 6 P. M. Leave Farmville every Sunday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Richmond on Tuesday by 3 P. M. Leave Farmville c. h. at 4 P. M. and arrive at Richmond on Wednesday by 10 A. M.
51. From Richmond, by Manchester, Chesterfield c. h. Springfield, Colesville, Genito Bridge, Prideville, Perkinsville, Piddville, Liggettown, and Jamestown, to Farmville once a week. Leave Farmville every Monday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Richmond on Tuesday by 4 P. M. Leave Richmond every Wednesday at 8 A. M. and arrive at Jamestown on Thursday by 8 P. M.
52. From Powhatan c. h. by Cumberland c. h. Ca-stra, Farmville, Prince Edward c. h. and Charlotte c. h. to Halifax c. h. once a week. Leave Powhatan c. h. every Thursday at 10 A. M. and arrive at Prince Edward c. h. on Friday by 4 P. M. and arrive at Halifax c. h. on Saturday by 9 P. M. Leave Halifax c. h. on Sunday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Prince Edward c. h. on Tuesday at 12 M. and arrive at Powhatan c. h. on Tuesday by 1 P. M.
53. From Prince Edward's c. h. by Leicesters, Wheeler's Springs, Reed's and Campbell c. h. to New London once a week. Leave Prince Edward c. h. every Friday at 4 1/2 P. M. and arrive at New London on Saturday by 8 P. M. Returning. Leave New London on Sunday by 4 A. M. and arrive at Prince Edward c. h. on Monday by 6 A. M.
54. From Halifax c. h. by Danville and Dixonville, to Lenox Castle c. h. once a week. Leave Lenox Castle every Friday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Halifax c. h. on Saturday by 6 P. M. Leave Halifax c. h. every Sunday at 8 A. M. and arrive at Lenox castle on Monday by 6 P. M.
55. From Halifax c. h. by Halifax, Old Town, Pittsylvania c. h. Pittsylvania old c. h. Peyremont, Henry c. h. Patrick c. h. and Germantown, to Salem c. h. once in two weeks. Leave Halifax c. h. every other Sunday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Henry c. h. on Monday by 5 P. M. and at Salem on Thursday by 6 P. M. Returning. Leave Salem every other Tuesday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Henry c. h. on Friday by 8 A. M. Leave Henry c. h. at 9 A. M. and arrive at Halifax c. h. on Saturday by 6 P. M.
56. From Henry c. h. by Rocky Mount, to Liberty once a week. Leave Henry c. h. every Friday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Liberty on Saturday by 10 A. M. Leave Liberty every Saturday at 1 P. M. and arrive at Henry c. h. on Sunday by 6 P. M.
57. From Petersburg, by Brookington, Namazsen Bridge, Henderson, Norcross c. h. Hungertown, Double Bridge, Halesburg, Willisville, Bibb's ferry and Scottsburg, to Halifax c. h. once a week. Leave Petersburg every Wednesday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Willisville on Saturday by 9 A. M. Leave Willisville at 10 A. M. and arrive at Halifax c. h. by 4 P. M. Returning. Leave Halifax c. h. on Sunday by 6 A. M. and arrive at Willisville by 3 P. M. Leave Willisville at 3 P. M. and arrive at Petersburg on Wednesday by 10 A. M.
58. From Harrisville, by Fielder's mill, Quarlesville, McFarland, Lunenburg c. h. Christianville, Marshallville, Mecklenburg c. h. Davis's, at Tanyard's, Gold Bridge, Edmundson and Fielder's mill, to Harrisville once a week. Leave Harrisville every Tuesday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Marshallville by 3 P. M. Leave there on Wednesday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Harrisville by 6 P. M.
59. From Harrisville, by Hicks's Ford and Alexandria, to Halifax twice a week. Leave Harrisville every Wednesday and Friday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Halifax by 8 P. M. Leave Halifax every Thursday and Saturday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Harrisville by 6 P. M. The mail stops by Putney's store and Dancy's on Wednesday and Saturday.
60. From Petersburg, by Hicks's c. h. Jerusalem and south Quay, to Murfreesboro' N. C. once a week. Leave Petersburg every Tuesday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Murfreesboro' on Wednesday by 4 P. M. Returning. Leave Murfreesboro' every Sunday at 8 A. M. and arrive at Petersburg on Monday by 6 P. M.
61. From Smithfield, by Urquhart's store, Jerusalem, Bethlehem Cross Roads and Crosskey's, to Hicks's Ford once a week. Leave Hicks's Ford every Wednesday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Smithfield on Thursday by 7 P. M. Returning. Leave Smithfield every Friday at 7 A. M. and arrive at Hicks's Ford on Saturday by 7 P. M.
62. From Norfolk, by Kempville, N. W. R. Bridge, Tull's Creek, N. C. Indiantown, Jonesboro', Elizabeth city, Nixonton and Hertford, to Edenton once a week. Leave Norfolk every Tuesday at noon and arrive at Edenton the next Friday by 10 A. M. Returning. Leave Edenton every Friday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Norfolk the next Tuesday by 6 A. M.
63. From Charlotterville, by Warren, Warminster, New Market, New Glasgow, Amherst c. h. and Madison, to Lynchburg once a week. Leave Charlotterville every Thursday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Lynchburg on Saturday by 10 A. M. Leave Lynchburg every Saturday at 1 P. M. and arrive at Charlotterville on Monday by 10 A. M.
64. From Staunton, by Kinkaid's, the Warm springs or Bath c. h. Morris's, Callaghans and the Sulphur springs to Lewisburg, and from thence by Union Town, the sweet springs, Callaghan, &c. to Staunton once a week. Leave Staunton every Friday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Lewisburg on Monday by 10 A. M. Leave Lewisburg by noon and arrive at Staunton the next Friday by 10 A. M.
65. From Lewisburg, by Boyers, Huff's, Morris's Kenhawha c. h. Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, and Scioto Salt works to Chillicothe once in two weeks. Leave Lewisburg every other Tuesday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Chillicothe on Sunday by 4 P. M. Leave Chillicothe every other Monday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Lewisburg on Saturday by 6 P. M.
66. From Wythe c. h. by Audsville, Grayson c. h. Scull Camp, Mount Airy and Bathma, to Salem c. h. once a week. Leave Wythe c. h. every Tuesday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Salem the next Friday by 10 A. M. Returning. Leave Salem every Saturday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Wythe c. h. on Monday by 6 P. M.
NOTES.
1. The Post-Master-General may change the mails and alter the times of arrival and departure at any time during the continuance of the contract, he stipulating an adequate compensation for any extra expense that may be occasioned thereby. 2. Fifteen minutes shall be allowed for opening & closing the mails at all offices where no particular time is specified. 3. For every thirty minutes delay (unavoidable accidents excepted) in arriving after the time prescribed in any contract, the contractor shall forfeit one dollar; and if the delay continues until the departure of any depending mail, whereby the mails delivered for such depending mail lose a trip, an additional forfeiture of five dollars shall be incurred. 4. News-Papers as well as letters are to be sent in the mail; and if any person making proposals, desires to carry new papers, others than those conveyed in the mail, for his own emolument, he must state in his proposals for what sum he will carry with the emolument, and for what sum without that emolument. 5. Should any person making proposals desire an alteration of the times of arrival and departure above specified, he must state in his proposals the alteration desired, and the difference they will make in the term of the contract. 6. Persons making proposals are desired to state their prices by the year. Those who contract will receive their pay quarterly in the months of August, November, February and May, in one month after the expiration of each quarter. 7. No other than a free white person shall be employed to convey the mail. 8. Where the proposer intends to convey the mail in the body of a stage carriage, he is desired to state it in his proposals. 9. The Post-Master-General reserves to himself the right of declaring any contract at an end where-
THE COUNCILS
For the above contracts are to be in operation on the first day of April next, and are to continue in force for two years. GIDEON CRANGER, Post-Master General. Washington City, Nov. 13. 1806.
JOHN ALCOCK,
INFORMS the Citizens of Richmond, and the public in general, that he has moved to the City of Richmond, where he has opened a complete assortment of Merchandise, next door to Messrs. Taylor and Blanchard's Produce Store, and opposite the Eagle; consisting partly of the following articles:— LONDON Spring, Pannel and band-Saws, Casteel and German do. Casteel Files of every description, Till Locks, Brads and Iron, Wood Screws of every size, 2 1/4. & 2 1/2. wrought Springs, 10d. & 20d. wrought Nails, 2 1/2. & 2 3/4. fine drawn Claws, Saddler's Tools of every size, Brass Nails, Scratching & Gaze Webb, Plated Biddle Parts assorted, Do. Stirrup Irons do. Brass mounted steel blade Squares, Brass and Iron chamber door Locks of every size, Stock Locks of all sizes, Looking and Ladies dressing Glasses, Plated Moulding, Silver mounted Whips of every size, Carpenters & Joiners Tools of every description.
AN assortment of DRY GOODS.
Superfine Cloths and Cassimeres, Penne's Velvet and Patent Cord, Manchester Stuff, Fashionable Silk Hose, Rose and Duffel Blankets, Coarse Linens and a number of other articles too tedious to insert; all of which will be sold low. December 12. tf.
JOHN ALCOCK,
INFORMS his friends and the public, that he has carried on his CABINET MANUFACTORY in all its branches. He has removed his Ware-Room in the front house of William A. B. Esq. and adjoining the Fire Insurance Office, where he has a large quantity of ready made work on hand, which he will sell low. He flatters himself that if any persons are in want of anything in the Cabinet line, they may be supplied. I am determined to have good warranted work done on the lowest terms. Any orders left at my Ware-Room with Mr. John Gray, my foreman, or at any store, shall be punctually attended to, and great care taken in delivering the furniture. December 13. tf.
VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE.
The Subscriber being desirous to remove, offers for sale the following Property, in the Town of Tappahannock.
THE HOUSES & LOTS, lately occupied by Archibald McCall, Esq. The improvements are a two story Dwelling House, a Kitchen, Dairy, Smoke-house and Stable; the dwelling house is situated on the River bank, commanding an extensive view for many miles on and down the Rappahannock, and in by far the most convenient and pleasant hours in the place; there are three good rooms and a passage on each floor, and good cellars divided in three apartments, with fire places in each. The Storehouse and Lot, which at present occupies, is also for sale. The Store is well fitted up, in good repair, and is an excellent stand for the retail business. There is a good Granary and Stable on the Lot.—To any person willing to engage in the Merchandise line, this property will be an object, it being in the neighbourhood of wealthy and respectable Farmers. I am also disposed to sell the stock of Goods, that I have on hand, consisting of a good selection of Dry Goods and Groceries.—Terms will be made known on application to THOMAS BROCKENBROUGH. Tappahannock, Dec. 13. 6t.
MCCAY & COWAN,
WE have received by the late arrivals from London, a large and fashionable assortment of Gold and Silver WATCHES, with a variety of articles of Jewellery and Silver Work. Also, an assortment of Watch Makers TOOLS and materials; which, with their former stock, renders their assortment very general. All of which they offer at the most reduced prices for cash. December 13. tf.
SALE OF SHARES
IN THE RICHMOND TURNPIKE COMPANY. In pursuance of a Resolution of the President and Directors of the Richmond Turnpike Company, passed at their meeting held at Edward Hall's Tavern in the City of Richmond, on the 10th day of this month:
WILL be sold at Auction, at the Eagle-Tavern, in the said City, on the 4th day of next month, all SHARES belonging to delinquent Stockholders in the said Company. N. SHEPPARD, Treasurer. December 13. tf.
STEPHEN BARANZINO,
HAS just received a fresh assortment of Looking-Glasses, and Prints, among which is the Battle of Trafalgar. Pictures framed and glazed. Mouldings of all sizes and patterns. 8. B. lives at Mr. James Goodwin's, near the Baptist Meeting-House. Dec. 15. 4t.
LESUEUR & SAUNDERS,
WE have just received a few jars Malaga Grapes—Also fresh Muscatel Raisins and Currants. Dec. 13. 2t.
A VALUABLE FARM—FOR SALE.
I AM disposed to sell that valuable tract of LAND wherein I at present reside, situated in the County of Amelia, on Smacks Creek, containing by estimation about 600 acres; on this tract is about 150 acres of high wood Land, well timbered, and of good quality, also about 50 acres of low ground heavily timbered and of prime quality, for Tobacco or grain. The improvements consist of a neat & well finished Dwelling-House with two rooms and a passage both below and above flairs; Kitchen, Dairy, Smoke-House, Barns, &c. It is deemed unnecessary to give a minute detail of all the advantages of this Land, it being presumed & requested, that those disposed to purchase will first view the premises