The enquirer (Richmond, Va.), 1805-10-25 00:00:00

The Enquirer.
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RICHMOND, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25, 1805.
[VOLUME 2.
TO PROPRIETORS OF LAND IN TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY.
THE subscriber will, about the first of January next, set out for Nashville in the state of Tennessee, where he means to reside and to engage in the practice of the law. Persons holding lands or having business of any kind to transact either in Tennessee or Kentucky, are informed that he will undertake to visit lands in either of these states to ascertain their value and quality, to have the taxes on them regularly paid and to execute any sort of agency which will not require an absence of more than 3 or 4 weeks from the place of his residence. Those who think proper to employ him may rely upon his paying a diligent attention to the business committed to his care. Letters addressed to him in Fredericksburg will be duly attended to, or he may be seen at General Minor's office until the 15th of December next. HENRY MINOR. Fredericksburg, October 22. (oaw4w.)
DOCTOR J. WORRALL, Having taken the brick house on the right hand side after passing the corner of the Cross-street, leading from the Brick-Row to the head of the Basin, offers his services to the citizens of Richmond and its vicinity in the different branches of the Medical Profession. Families residing in the country, requiring his assistance, may depend on the most prompt and attentive attention. October 22. (oaw2m.)
FIVE DOLLARS REWARD. STRAYED or stolen from my pasture two or three red deer, a valuable PLOUGH HORSE. He is of a bay color, sturdy and well set, has a large body, and one of his eyes (I believe his right) has been injured by a blow which divided his upper eye lid, and has almost if not entirely deprived him of sight in that eye. He has a switch mane and tail; gallops, trots, and paces, and would answer as well for the cart as for the plough. I have some reason to believe he was brought to Richmond about the time of the Fairfield Races, and either exchanged or sold. I will give the above reward, and pay all reasonable charges, to any person who will deliver him to me, and I will give twenty dollars for the detection of the thief, if he has been stolen. W. BROCKENBROUGH, Hanover, October 22. (tf.)
OYSTER HOUSE. GEORGE WATSON, HAS commenced his former and well known occupation of furnishing OYSTERS, BEEF STEAKS, COLD SNACKS, and RELISHES, at the white House near the Union Tavern, wherein the Post-Office was lately kept. He begs leave to assure those who may favor him with their company or commands, that nothing shall be neglected on his part which promises to give satisfaction. October 15.
FALL GOODS. THE Subscribers are receiving by the ships Intrepid, Proteus and George, from Liverpool, and the Samuel from London, their supply of merchandise for the fall, which (especially in the Hardware line) is very extensive and general, and will be sold by the piece or package. They have also on hand a few Quaker Cakes, London Particular Madeira Wine, Cognac Brandy, Raisins, Pepper, Alum, &c. All of which they offer for sale on the most moderate terms. JOHN & ROBT. GAMBLE, Junr. October 11. (oaw4w.)
FALL GOODS. THE Subscriber is receiving and opening a general assortment of FALL AND WINTER GOODS, which he offers for sale on his usual low terms. WILLIAM GALT. October 11. 4w.
JUST RECEIVED AT JOHN PUMFREY'S, BOOK-BINDER AND STATIONER, A hundred and fifty Reams of FOOL SCAP, POTT and POST WRITING PAPER. He has also on hand an extensive stock of BLANK BOOKS of all descriptions, manufactured from materials of the first quality, and every other article in the Stationary line. Tickets for sale in the Second Class of the Richmond Academy Lottery. October 11.
Mc CALL'S NAIL MANUFACTORY, ON THE CANAL, RICHMOND. WROUGHT and cut nails of a superior quality, are sold at present for the following prices, by the barrel. WROUGHT NAILS. Spikes, 10d. 30d. and 20d. Nails, 12 1/2 Cts. per lb 12d. Nails, - - - - - 13 10d. Ditto, - - - - - 14 8d. do. - - - - - 14 1/2 6d. do. - - - - - 7/8 per m. CUT NAILS AND BRADS. 24d. 20d. & 12d. Cut Nails & Brads, 11 Cts. per lb. 10d. Ditto, - - - - - 11 8d. do. - - - - - 11 1/2 6d. Nails, - - - - - 12 1/2 4d. do. - - - - - 13 3d. do. - - - - - 14 Retail price, one Cent and a half per lb. higher. Wrought and cut spikes of every size. All kinds of Blacksmith's work will be done at the same manufactory, and a constant supply of Bar Iron, Blister Iron, Nail Rods, Steel, &c. for sale. October 15. (tf.)
NOTICE. THE subscribers, being desirous of closing their administration on the estate of William W. Wigham, deceased, call upon all those who have claims against him, to make them known before the second Monday in November next, after which they intend to render an account of their administration to the court of hustings for the city of Richmond; after which no claim not previously given in will be attended to, but this notice will be placed in bar thereof. All persons indebted to the deceased are desired to make immediate payment, as no indulgence can be given. EDWARD GARRINGTON, J. A. CHEVALLIE. September 18. (Fij)
MARSHAL'S SALES. TO BE SOLD, for ready money, in pursuance of a decree of the court of the United States, for the fifth circuit in the Virginia district, between Phoebe Bond, attorney for the creditors of Ezekiel Edwards and David Ross, and others defendants, in order to raise the sum of 4200 dollars, 26 cents, with the expenses of sale, a number of very valuable slaves now at the Oxford Iron Works. The sale will take place at the said Works, on the 16th day of November next. BENJ. MORRY, D. M. for JOSEPH SCOTT, M. V. D. October 4. (epds)
NOTICE.
THAT by virtue of a deed in trust, executed by John Brittain to me, I shall, on Monday the 28th instant, at Messrs. Proffer & Moure's Vendue Office in this city, between the hours of 10 and 1 o'clock, expose to sale by public auction, to the highest bidder, for ready money, 49 1-4 acres of LAND, lying in the county of Henrico, adjoining the land of Mr. John Pendleton upon the brook. Also, 36 1-4 acres adjoining the above, being the same tracts of land which were conveyed by deeds duly recorded in Henrico court from Geo. W. Seaton to the said John Brittain. Also, two slaves, Peter and Sarah, the first aged about thirty, the latter about twenty-seven years, or so much of the said property as may be sufficient to satisfy Manuel Judah the sum of 500 dollars, together with all costs and charges attending the drawing, recording and execution of the said deed of trust. SAMUEL MCRAW, Trustee. Richmond, October 8. (epds)
FOR SALE, THE Tenement belonging to the James River Company, where the manager formerly resided, lying about half a mile above the city, and contiguous to James river, and commands a prospect equal to any site within the vicinity of Richmond. The tenement contains one acre of land, whereon is the manager's house and an excellent spring of water. The sale will be made on the premises, on Tuesday the fifth of next month, at public auction, on a credit of twelve months, the purchaser to give bond with approved security, and the title not to be conveyed until the payment of the money. By order of the President and Directors, ROBT. POLLARD. (tds) October 15.
IN CHANCERY. John Profit, Randolph Profit, Jesse Profit, Rowland Profit, Elizabeth Profit and Nancy Profit, children of David Profit, dec'd, and Duncan Cameron and Molly his wife, late Molly Profit, a daughter of David Profit, dec'd, and David Profit and Austin Profit infant children of Austin Profit, dec'd, who was a son of the said David Profit, dec'd, by John Profit their guardian and next friend. Comp'lts. Against William Jullin and Sally his wife, Joseph Wilcher and Susanna his wife, and David Profit, which said Sally, Susanna, and David are children of the said David Profit, dec'd. Defts. ON the motion of the complainants by their attorneys, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court, that the defendants Wm. Jullin and Sally his wife, Joseph Wilcher and Susanna his wife, and David Profit are not inhabitants of this state and without the jurisdiction of this court: It is ordered that the defendants do appear here on the third Monday in November next, and answer the complainant's bill, and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in some public newspaper published within this Commonwealth for eight weeks successively, and that another copy be posted at the front door of the court house of this county on some court day. Copy Teste, W. S. CRAWFORD, c. c. cur. Sept. 24. (ep8w.)
FOR SALE, EIGHTY-EIGHT acres of LEVEL LAND, about 2 1/2 miles below Rockets, on the Williamsburg road, well situated for a tavern. Also, six half acre LOTS in Maj. Duvall's new plat. The above will be sold very low—for particulars enquire of THOMAS NORVELL. October 15. (tf.)
FOR SALE, A TWO STORY BRICK HOUSE, in the town of Lynchburg, at present occupied by Col. John Watt, to which there is one half acre of land attached, the House is entirely new and well finished with a cellar under the whole House, which is divided in two rooms, one room and a passage below Rairs and two above, the House is thirty feet in length and twenty feet wide. On the lot laid is a good garden house, newly new, a clover lot is also inclosed, a smoke house, stable, and corn house with every convenience for the reception of a family. For terms apply to Mr. Wm. Brown, Lynchburg, or the subscriber THOS. CREWS. Amherst, October 4. (ep8)
NEAL NELSON, BOOT & SHOE MANUFACTURER, MAIN-STREET, RICHMOND. MAKES Boots & Shoes to any pattern or fashion, equal in point of MATERIALS and WORKMANSHIP to any in general use. Imported Boats and Shoes, of the first quality and newest fashion, for sale. Gentlemen who are desirous to forward me their measure, by paying attention to the annexed cut, can be fitted with Boots or Shoes as well as if they were on the spot. A—the length of the Boot.—C—round the Calf.—B—the pitch of ditto.—D—round the heel and instep.—E—round the instep.—G—across the ball of the foot. Fix the heel against a perpendicular, and stick a knife at the end of the great toe—set down in figures the number of inches and quarters, in the different measures. January 1. (epf)
LAND—FOR SALE, IN the county of Lunenburg, lying within one mile of the Court-house, on Couch's creek; this tract contains one hundred and fifty acres, one hundred and fifty of which is cleared; comfortably improved for the accommodation of a family. This land is well suited to the cultivation of Tobacco, Corn and Wheat. A great bargain may be had in this land. The terms may be made known, by application to Major Grier Green, of Nottoway, who is duly authorized to dispose of it, or the subscriber living on the premises. JOSEPH SMITH. Lunenburg, August 2. (epf.)
NOTICE. A Petition will be presented to the General Assembly of Virginia, at the next session, praying that an act may pass to incorporate a company for the purpose of cutting a Canal on the fourth side of the Falls of James River, or otherwise improving the navigation of the river for the passage of Batteaux; and also for the establishment of a Bank in the town of Manchester. August 13. (epmL) GEORGE WILY, BROKER & COMMISSION MERCHANT, Near the Basin, BULLS and falls all kinds of Produce—Alfalfa, Lards, Lots, and horses, Bank Stock, &c. R. box for Sale, LOTS No. 141, 2, 3, and 4, which make one entire square in De-Vel's addition. There is a good Spring attached to them. These lots are worth the attention of any gentleman wishing to build a summer retreat for his family. July 23. (epf.)
NOTICE.
That on Tuesday, the 29th day of the present month, I shall expose to sale, by Public Auction, for ready money, to the highest bidder, at the Vendue Office of Messrs. Proffer and Moure, the following SLAVES, viz: NANCY, a woman aged about 22 years, Daniel, a boy about twelve years, Yarmour, a girl about five years, Kitty, a girl about two years, and Jack, a boy about six months old, or such, and so many of them as may be sufficient to satisfy Thomas White, the sum of 500 dollars, with interest.—Costs and charges attending the execution of a Deed of Trust, executed to the subscriber by Thomas Woodbridge, and duly admitted to record in the Hustings Court of the city of Richmond. ISAAC WHITE, Trustee. Richmond, October 18. (ep tds.)
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD. RUNAWAY from the subscriber, on Saturday night last, a negro man named PRINCE, he is about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, stout made, and when spoken to, has rather a down look; his apparel consists of a drab broad cloth coat with a yellow cape, waistcoat of the same, and pantalettes of Manchester stuff, he also took with him a short jacket and pantalettes of Virginia cloth dyed brown, and a yellow Merisals waistcoat; it is presumable he may attempt to get to Petersburg or Richmond, and go from thence to Williamsburg or Norfolk, as he was formerly the property of Samuel Griffin, Esq. of Williamsburg. Whoever will deliver the said fellow to me, five miles below Nottoway Court-house, or secure him in jail, so that I get him again, shall be entitled to the above reward.—Masters of vessels and others, are cautioned against carrying him off. RICHARD EPES. Nottoway, October 18. (ep 3w p.)
FOR SALE, A TRACT OF LAND in Surry county, containing about 1600 acres, within 3 miles of James river, and a mile and a half of a navigable part of Gray's creek. There is land cleared on different parts of the tract, to work six or eight hands in three distinct fields; and the improvements are sufficient for the accommodation of a gentle family, with every necessary house for farming. This tract will bear dividing into three parts, and may have a sufficient proportion of very rich low grounds to each; but would be more valuable to a single purchaser, if it abounds with timber, both of white and red oak, (fit for shanties) pine, poplar and ash; and there is a very advantageous site for a grist and saw mill, nearly in the centre of the tract—it is unnecessary to say more, than that it is a healthy, airy situation, and abounds in good springs; has an apple orchard now in perfection, of 500 grafted fruit of the most choice kinds. The quality of the lands, will be best judged of by those who are desirous of purchasing, and will take the trouble of viewing the premises—part of the purchase money being paid down, the balance may be paid in two, three or four annual payments—giving approved security. For terms apply to RICHARD COOKE. Ile of Wight, near Smithfield, } F 7w. September 15.
RUNAWAY NEGRO. FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD, if taken within fifty miles of Richmond, and one hundred Dollars if taken beyond it, will be given to apprehend a negro man named LEWIS, about thirty years of age, who left night away from the subscribers. He is very stout made, and about 5 feet 10, or 5 feet 11 inches high; has a masculine countenance—had on when he went away, a Russia Drill Drab Coat and Pantalettes; but has a variety of other clothing. He was formerly the property of Mr. Edward Hallam of Hanover Town, where perhaps he may be gone. All matters of vessels are forewarned from harboring or carrying him away, under the penalty of the law. GILLIAM & KIRBY. September 6. (tf.)
NOTICE. A Petition will be presented to the next General Assembly, praying that the County Court of King William may hereafter be held on the first Monday, and the Court of Hanover on the fourth Monday of every month. O. S. T. M.
WEST-POINT is still For Sale. THE subscriber is authorized to sell the said well known TRACT OF LAND, either altogether, or in Lots of three hundred acres or upwards, to suit purchasers, on the following terms, to wit: one fourth of the purchase money to be paid down, the other three fourths in equal annual installments, to carry interest from the time of sale, and to be secured by bond and mortgage on the land. It is deemed unnecessary to describe particularly a tract of land so remarkable for its fertility and the natural advantages of its situation. Any communication directed to the subscriber at Shirley, in the county of Charles City, by post, to Granville Mills, will be duly attended to. PATRICK HENDREN, Agent for Wm. Fitzhugh of Alexandria, & Charles Carter of Shirley. Sept. 24. (oaw1m)
European Intelligence. By the ship Benjamin Franklin, arrived at Philadelphia, with London dates to the 30th August.
LONDON, August 25. The private letters by the mails of yesterday, are more explicit than the printed journals are, or indeed dare to be, respecting the military movements on the Continent. It is the general opinion, in the north of Germany, that the fleet in the Baltic is to cover the debarkation of a Russian army, either in the Swedish Pomerania, or the Duchy of Mecklenburgh. If a measure of that decided character were resorted to, we would soon be able to discover what part the Court of Berlin would be likely to take in the approaching war. His Prussian majesty (so say the Continental politicians in the French interest) is determined not only to adhere to his system of neutrality, but to maintain the tranquility of the north of Germany, and to take such measures as may prevent it from being made the focus of war by any power whatever. If such be the determination of that Prince, the sincerity of it is likely to be soon put to the proof. It is said that a categorical answer has been demanded of his Prussian majesty by the Emperor Alexander, as to the line of conduct which he would pursue in case the Russian army should advance into the north of Germany. What was the nature of the answer, if any has been given, has not transpired; but the preparations of the Court of St. Petersburg are continued with the same activity as if no answer had been received from the Court of St. Petersburg, or regardless of her opposition. If Prussia shall oppose the occupation of Pomerania by the Russian army, she must inevitably be involved in the war; and that the Emperor Alexander has determined to occupy it, is a prevailing opinion in the north of Germany; but whether in consequence of an actual sale by Sweden, or of a temporary cession, arranged for the purposes of the war, is not yet certainly known. The military situation of Austria has never been more respectable than it is at present. Her efficient army, far exceeding three hundred thousand men, is admirably disciplined and conditioned; and, what is no less essential, is animated by a spirit never yet observed in it. All the useless exercise has been abolished; it is a concise, but much more effectual manual has been introduced; all superfluous baggage, and servants are dismissed, and all officers below the rank of captain are obliged to march. A system of dress, better suited to the fatigues and inconveniences of a campaign, has been established for the soldiers; they wear their hair short; and all those tormenting minutiae, which however pleasing to the view, added nothing to their strength, are henceforth to be dispensed with. The whole of the Austrian army are eager for battle, and some pains have been taken to infuse into them that ardent spirit.
Some politicians on the continent assert however, to believe that pacific arrangements are making between France and Austria. The French Ambassador was admitted to a private audience by the emperor of Germany on the 2d inst. at the town of Baden, about 15 miles from Vienna, when it is supposed the ultimatum of the Emperor, on the points that have given umbrage, was given to the Ambassador, who is said to have offered, that concessions of importance to Austria should be made on the side of Italy. We may observe, however, that such opinions are circulated chiefly in quarters where it is well known the French have their emissaries and propaganda, as at Altona and along the Banks of the Maine; and that they accord not at all with the late article in the Moniteur , moderate and considerate as it has been considered, unless indeed, the hint about the possible separation of the crowns of France and Italy, is to be regarded as indicative of some proposed arrangement respecting the latter country. Lord Nelson is to have the command of the Cork fleet—Sir Sidney Smith is to be second in command. It is not very difficult, from this arrangement, to divine whether that expedition is destined. There is a strong report, that Lord Spencer has joined the present administration, and that his Lordship is to be placed at the head of the Admiralty. He was this day at the Admiralty Office, in company with Lord Nelson. The French papers are full of reports of the approaching invasion. If we considered the reports in the Paris Journals as tending to prove anything, we would say, the more confidently they speak of the event as at hand, the more certain we may be that it will not take place. Invasion may be attempted, but Bonaparte seems to have a different policy. He has now created a formidable fleet. With that he means to distract and divide our maritime strength; but still he will talk of invasion, for it furnishes an excellent pretext for maintaining a large army, which he may march when and where he pleases, in the event of a continental war. August 27.
A considerable number of transports have been taken up by government within these few days, for the purpose, it is supposed, of conveying Russian troops to the Mediterranean, or to any other part of the continent where their appearance could operate as a diversion of the French armies. Mr. Elsworth, the messenger, who arrived on Friday, from Petersburg is understood to have brought his imperial majesty's ratification of the treaty of alliance with this country. The immediate accession of Austria to it may be expected, if it be true, as generally asserted, that the insolent tone and demands of France have induced the Emperor of Germany to require the execution of a treaty with Russia, by which the two powers bind themselves to assist each other under certain circumstances, with a stipulated force. Russia has willingly and instantly complied with their requisition, and sixty thousand Russians are said to be actually on their march to the Austrian frontiers. If that be the fact, Bonaparte will, in all probability, immediately depart from that indecisive mode of conduct, which, to our surprise, he has lately adopted towards the Court of Vienna. Yet he still lingers on the coast of Boulogne, while his presence seems to be so necessary on the Banks of the Adige. Death of his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester.—It is with extreme concern we announce to the public this long expected event, which took place late on Sunday night. His Royal Highness has been labouring under a more severe indisposition for a considerable time, which he has borne with exemplary patience and resignation. He was born November 25, 1741; married September 6, 1766, Maria, Countess D'Wager Waldegrave, daughter of Sir Edward Walpole, K. B.; by whom he has issue, Sophia-Matilda, born May 20, 1773, and William Frederick, born January 15, 1776. His Royal Highness was created Duke of Gloucester on the 14th of November, 1764. He was of most unassuming manners, and of an amiable domestic character. His Royal Highness was a liberal promoter of charitable and useful institutions. He was patron of the Free Masons Charity, and of the Naval Asylum, and President of the London Hospital. He was his Majesty's only remaining brother. The melancholy event of his dissolution took place a few minutes before eleven o'clock, after several hours excruciating pain. His Royal Highness received the sacrament in the morning. Her Royal Highness the Duchess, Prince William, and Princess Sophia, took their final leave of his highness after he had received the sacrament. He was speechless three hours before his death. His disorder we understand was the Gout.
The important fact that war with Austria is considered as inevitable, is communicated in a note in the Moniteur of the 16th. The English papers had announced the order of the British government to detain American ships, having cargoes on board not shipped from the United States.—Upon that order the Moniteur observes a note: "The commerce of one people profpered. Remote from Europe, strangers to the present war, that people were exercising the free industry which belongs to an independent state. England is at length tired of forgetting with respect to that people the naval superiority which enables her to oppress all nations and all forces, and the American trade is at length aimed at.
Sugar and coffee have just formed a part of prohibited merchandise. It is quite as culpable in the eyes of England to convey sugar and coffee as arms and warlike ammunition. It is not sufficient that by corrupting some faithless ministers, she has imposed upon several powerful Princes a barbarous legislation—that she has Princes, whose ministers the might disdain corrupting—the now places no limits to her violence. Nobody hereafter shall navigate but upon her account, and to sell her articles alone. And this order of things, so humbling to all states, does not fix the attention of the powers of the world! It is that which Eng. wished when she precipitated Russia into such false steps. So long as the northern powers had any sentiment of their commercial independence, the English were forced to keep within certain bounds; but when the Court of Petersburg, influenced by corrupting intrigues, or directed by corrupted intrigues, carried its condescension so far as to give an official character to the most contemptible pamphlets, of the worst English Gazettes writers, the Cabinet of London no longer doubted that its eyes were shut for a long time. When England thought too she was sure of Austria, whom she is precipitating into war by inducing her to make in the Tyrol and Italy arguments which cannot but be considered as a commencement of hostilities, she ceased to fear that any state would return to the sentiment of its dignity. She threw off the mask immediately, and it is by the Americans that she has begun the application of her new pretensions. Oppressed Europe has but one reasonable desire to form, and ought to place its resources in one single hope, the re-establishment of the Naval power of France. Before a few months are passed, the outrages done to the commerce of nations, whose pacific dispositions were best known to England, will be quadrupled. That is what Sweden will have prepared by her Disertes , and her childish policy—that is what Austria will have gained, who sees herself so little jealous of the honour of her flag. Since the Venetians have displayed the Imperial Eagle, they have experienced more outrage than when they navigated under the fallen flag of the Lion of St. Mark. The government of Venice was weak, it had reached the age of decrepitude, yet it still protected its commerce. But England has the fatal and temporary advantage of blinding all nations to their own interests. The more she oppresses the louder the cry against the oppression of France. Happily France does not suffer herself to be imposed upon by these cries—she knows the impotence of them. Travellers from Tyrol and Austrian Italy, speak with astonishment of the quantity of troops and waggons that block up all the roads. It is difficult for passengers to travel, so covered are the roads with soldiers and artillery. The prices of corn are every where falling. In the London markets the prices of wheat have declined near twenty shillings per quarter within a fortnight; flour has fallen ten shillings per sack; and barley and oats are proportionally lower. August 30.
Some further dispatches were yesterday received at the Admiralty, from Admiral Cornwallis, dated the 24th inst. At that time, the enemy had not made any fresh movements, nor had the gallant Admiral received any advice of the combined fleets. We understand, however, that the dispatches state the arrival of Admiral Sir Robert Calder off Ferrol; and this circumstance gave rise to a report, which was indistinctly circulated in the course of the afternoon, that the Combined Fleet had again returned to Ferrol, where they were blockaded by the British squadron. The master of the Trimmer cartel, arrived at Portsmouth from Corunna, states, that when he left that port on the 20th, there was not a single ship of the line there. The day after he failed, he fell in with the Defiance, one of Sir Robert Calder's squadron, about seven leagues from Corunna. The former statement of our squadron having been off Ferrol on the 20th, appears, therefore to have been correct. The cartel neither saw nor heard any thing of the combined squadrons. It is the opinion of Lord Nelson, that they may have got into Rochefort; but no certain information received. Had they steered direct for Brest, they would, in all probability have fallen in with Admiral Calder, and must have reached the port long before the date of Admiral Cornwallis's last dispatch. It is, therefore, not unreasonable to suppose, that they must either have got into Rochefort or Ferrol, or proceeded to the southward, on their way to the Mediterranean.
Two Hamburg mails remain due. The intelligence which they may be expected to bring has however been already anticipated; and we repeat that a grand plan of Continental co-operation is about to be adopted, the object of which is to retrain and correct the present system of French perfidy and aggression, inconstancy with the tranquility and safety of Europe. A spirited manifesto upon this subject is expected on the part of the Confederate States, to precede the actual commencement of hostilities against the common disturber of mankind.
The affairs of the 23d, between Admiral Cornwallis, and the Brest fleet, was more serious than the Bulletin published by Government, led us to suppose. The gallant Admiral himself, in the Ville de Paris , led the van, and had nearly cut off the French Rear Admiral. He was nobly supported by Sir R. Strachan, in the Cesar , who requested permission, by signal, to range next to him in the line. The other ships principally engaged were, the Nagur , Captain, and Montague . The Captain had recently joined the fleet, and distinguished herself very much. Here fire was the most tremendous ever witnessed. She appeared one entire blaze. Part of a shell struck Admiral Cornwallis upon the breast, but fortunately it did him no injury. The Cesar had three men killed and seven wounded. The Ville de Paris and the Nagur had several wounded but none killed. They received several shot in their hulls and sails. The French fleet only advanced just outside their batteries when the action commenced. Yet, had they not tacked and ran back to form a general engagement must have ensued, or several of them must have been taken. The enemy, no doubt, suffered severely, as our fleet was enabled to take them.—The Montague Captain Orway, followed them close in under their batteries, constantly exchanging shots with them.

By the fall of Rampoore, which we have already announced, the whole of Holkar's possessions, on the left bank of the Chambul, have fallen into our hands. Colonel Murray commanded on this occasion, and the troops employed were the 3d battalion of the 2d regiment, and the 86th. The garrison, after firing a few shots, retired to an adjoining hill, and the place was taken possession of without further resistance, and without any loss on our side.
VIENNA, July 31. Our political barometer has the aspect of war. Every thing that we see or hear confirms this opinion. Large bodies of troops continue to march to the frontiers of Italy. A large park of artillery has been sent off to Lower Austria. An army, consisting of 30,000 men, will there be formed, and several of the regiments composing our garrison have received orders to hold themselves in readiness to march. The funds have fallen nearly 20 per cent. which is always held to be a strong symptom of approaching hostilities. The French, on the other hand, omit no means of strengthening their positions in Italy. They are anxious to place a garrison in the cities of Urbino and Ancona, in the Papal dominions. They even go so far as to demand the Venetian States as a mortgage from Austria for debts contracted at Milan, Genoa, &c. If things go on in this train, the King of Naples and the Ottoman Court will be in a perilous situation. The fate of Austria itself will no longer be doubtful. Europe will then see what has hitherto been considered a chimerical idea—a universal monarchy established by France.
Two French ships have been arrived at Venice, where they had taken drawings of the fortifications recently completed at that place.
August 7. Preparations for the renewal of hostilities continue with the utmost activity. It is reported that General Strauch has been sent to the frontiers to conduct, in quality of Commissary a body of Russian forces which are to pass through Hungary. The Elector of Bavaria has obtained permission to procure arms from the Austrian States. In consequence of this arrangement, an Austrian armourer has already received orders for making two thousand muskets.
It is stated that Duke Albert will form a corps of volunteers to be specially under his command. There are rumours, also, of the formation of other corps of a similar description. The French ships arrived at Venice have been liberated, though on their persons were found plans of most of the Venetian Canals, with a statement of their depth.
The French Ambassador has addressed to our government a note, couched in the most insolent terms, demanding a peremptory explanation of the objects of the warlike preparations going forward in the Austrian dominions, and the extraordinary activity in the military department. The note also demands a peremptory answer, whether it was the intention of Austria to go to war with France; whether any recent treaty had been concluded with Russia, or whether any alliance with that power was on the point of being concluded? The answer of the court of Vienna to these interrogatories was highly dignified. It stated that, the assembling of such large bodies of French troops had rendered precautions on the part of Austria indispensable. All the negotiations with Russia had solely for their object an armed neutrality, and that any more intimate connection with Foreign Powers must depend solely on circumstances.
Immediately after this answer was given, the French Ambassador gave assurance that the greatest part of the French troops should quit Italy.
It is rumoured that the Republic of Ragusa has applied to be incorporated with Austria, in imitation of the union of Genoa to France. This proposition is understood to have been very favourably received. Assurances have been at the same time given by France, that the King of Naples has not lately concluded any offensive or defensive alliances.
There are at present at the camp of Pettaw, 62 battalions of grenadiers.
The disturbances in Egypt continue. Elfi Bey is arming near Ramanieh, to surprise Rosetta and Alexandria. The misery of that country is beyond description.
Our Court Gazette of this day contains the following intelligence from Turkey:— “The feuds between two of the most powerful Governors of Turkey in Asia; Thaphan Oglu and Tajar Pasha, of Trebizonda, take a very serious turn. A decisive battle has been fought, in which Thaphan Oglu was completely routed. Angora, Tokat, Amasia, and other cities followed the laws of the conqueror, and submitted to Tajar Pasha, who was already known to be a mortal enemy to the Nizami Gedid, and the new military system.”
“The 14th of July is the day fixed for the formal audience of introduction of the English Envoy, Mr. Arbuthnot; meanwhile he has already had several conferences with the Reis Effendi. The large frigate which conveyed him to Constantinople, is returned to the Mediterranean. There are also two English sloops of war in the roads off Bujukdere, having arrived from Malta with a convoy, and a large Russian transport, bound from Corfu to Sebastopol. General Strauch, who was a member of the Austrian Council of War, is sent to Tyrol as an assistant to the General commanding in that province. He has already set off for Innsbruck.”
NEW-YORK, October 13. The ship John Morgan arrived at this port last evening in 39 days from Liverpool, and capt. Howard has favoured the Editor of the Mercantile Advertiser with a file of London Papers and Lloyd's List to the 3d of September, being 4 days later than before received on the Continent. Owing to the late hour at which the ship arrived, we have only time to give a few of the leading articles in this morning's paper.
LONDON, August 31. PRICE OF STOCK THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Consols 53 1-4 5-8—Reduced 59—Omnium 31-2.
Admiral Bickerton is at Gibraltar with his six sail of the line and the Carthagena fleet remain in port. Admiral Bickerton will be able to prevent their junction with the combined fleets should they attempt it.
Bonaparte continued at Boulogne on the 19th; but our Dover correspondent informs us that he has since left it, and that the number of troops and tents is much less than it was. We dare say part of the army has been sent to the Rhine.
A Gottenburgh Mail this morning, has bro't the following article of importance:— St. Petersburg, August 15. The greatest warlike preparations are making in all parts of the Russian Empire; a messenger left this city yesterday for England, who, it is reported, is the bearer of the Treaty concluded between Russia, Sweden, and England; it is also said, that the Prussian minister will leave this capital to day or to morrow. M. Novosiltzoff is not yet arrived.
Just as the Combined fleet failed from Ferrol, eight large American ships, under convoy of two armed ships, failed from Nanties for Cadiz, laden with salt beef, pork, and biscuit; the Colpoys brig fell in with them in the night, captured two, the rest separated, and got between the Isle of Dieu and the main.
We stop the press to announce the arrival of a second express at the Admiralty, with dispatches, stating that the combined fleet, after arriving at Cadiz, had again put to sea, following a northerly course. As we have more than once had occasion to notice the course steered leaving port, proves nothing respecting the real destination of a fleet: it is in every case necessarily to gain an offing, and, besides, a false course is often followed to deceive an adversary, till darkness enables them to alter it with less chance of detection.
We lately mentioned, that the harvest has proved so abundant in Spain, that foreign corn had fallen 300 per cent. Accounts from Cadiz of the 3d of August state, that there were upwards of 40,000 barrels of American flour in the harbour, for which no sale could be obtained, although offered at a prime cost.
Lord Keith has returned from the Texel, in the Edgar of 74 guns. It is said that there is less appearance than formerly of an intention on the part of the Dutch fleet to put to sea.
A Spanish privateer, commanded by an American, named Hooper, has captured a ship of 400 tons, from Liverpool for New-York, and a Dutch brig from New-York for the West-Indies; as also a Bermudian vessel and some others.
The following is an exact copy of the orders issued by the gallant Admiral Cornwallis, at eleven o'clock on the evening preceding the late movement of the enemy in Brest:
“MEMO.” “The commander in chief means to attack the enemy tomorrow morning, and will himself lead the line of battle in the Ville de Paris. Each ship is to attack or board that ship of the enemy which appears most advantageous to the general defeat of their fleet, and of bringing them out.”
(Signed) “N. NUGENT.” “Ville de Paris, Aug. 21, 1805.” ADMIRALTY OFFICE, AUG. 31. Copy of a letter from the Honourable William Cornwallis, Admiral of the White, &c. to William Marsden, Esq. dated on board his Majesty's ship Ville de Paris, off Ushant, the 24th instant.
Sir—I have the honour to send you, to be communicated to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, a copy of information received by the Dragon, which ship joined me yesterday. I have particular pleasure in sending their Lordships that part of the account in which the gallant conduct of Captain Baker, of the Phoenix, is so conspicuous in taking the Didon French frigate of superior force, so much to his honour and that of his officers and men, who must have seconded him in the most spirited manner upon that occasion. I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) W. CORNWALLIS. Monday, August 13, Cape Ortegal bearing about east south east, fifteen or sixteen leagues, fell in with his Majesty's ship Phoenix, having a disabled French frigate in tow, which she had captured on the 10th instant, in lat. 43 deg. 16 min. N. long. 12 deg. 14 min. W. after a severe action of three hours. The name of the French frigate is the Didon of 44 guns, and 300 men. She was detached from the combined squadrons a few hours after their arrival at Corunna, and was cruising when the Phoenix fell in with her.
(Signed) EDW. GRIFFITHS. Dragon, off Ushant, August 22.
FALMOUTH, August 30. Arrived this day, the American ship John and Alice, capt. Barker, from Norfolk, 36 day passage, with tobacco; spoke the Venus, of 36 guns, at which time there was at some distance from her a ship privateer of 20 guns, which she had chased the day before for several hours, but which she could not come up with.
The Prince of Wales packet was taken on the 14th inst. in lat. 43, long. 13, by La Prince de Paix, of 24 long nine pounders, and 220 men after a chase of 22 hours; the Captain and his steward were sent in the packet for Vigo; the remainder of the crew were put on board two neutral vessels; the master,urgeon, and 12 men arrived at Penzance yesterday morning.
creed of their duties to manage their affairs themselves, instead of abandoning them to men who in these extremely important questions, have no other motive than the passion of hatred, and the thirst of gold.
“The Court of Vienna will act as it pleases: peace subsists—if Austria disturb it, if she fire the first cannon, or if by these proceedings she obliges the Emperor of the French to fire it the first, we do think that war will end so soon? and would the treaty which would this time be signed at Vienna, be durable or not?”
LONDON, August 27. By letters received, we learn, that the celebrated traveller Mungo Park, with his companions, Messrs. Anderson and Scott, who failed from Portsmouth in the Crescent transport about six months ago, having touched at the Isle of St. Jago, and Goree, arrived at Kayay, on the river Gambia, on the 14th of April, whence they were to proceed in a few days into the interior of Africa, to effect the business in which they were despatched, and which we believe to be of a very important and extensive nature. The heat was at that time so excessive, that the thermometer was constantly at 100 degrees and upwards in the shade, and for two or three hours after sunset, continued at from 92 to 92 degrees. We are happy however, to hear, that notwithstanding this excess of heat, the whole party had enjoyed perfect health: they had only lost one of the fifty men they had received from the African corps at Goree, though they had been above fourteen days in the river; and this man had been unwell before they left the land.
A spirit of dissention and revolt we hear still continues to pervade several of the provinces in the vicinity of Canton, and several skirmishes had taken place between the insurgents and the Imperial army, with alternate success, and it was supposed it would require all the force and energy of the Empire to restore tranquillity to the State.
Letters from the Gulf of Persia mention, that the Imam of Muscat was lately killed in an engagement between a part of his fleet and the inhabitants of the opposite shore, who had long been on terms of hostility: the latter being the disciples of the Wahabee, and former a true Believer.
August 28. A Paper of this morning asserts in very positive terms, that the British army destined to act on the Continent, in conjunction with the Austrian and Russian Forces, is to consist of 50,000 effective men, under the following Commanders, &c.
Lieut. General His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, Commander in Chief. Lieut. General Sir James Putney to be second in command; and Major-General His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, to have the command of the Swedish Army, with the German Auxiliaries to be thereunto attached.
We will be impressed indeed to find that such an arrangement has taken place.
Private accounts from France state that the French and Spanish fleets are to co-operate in the expedition against England; and that a squadron of five sail of the line and four frigates, with several transports, are now ready for sea at Toulon, having 10,000 troops on board. This force is supposed to be destined to attack the Russians at Corfu.
There is a letter in the French papers, dated Madrid, which, if it be correct, shews that there has been an action in the Mediterranean between the Spanish fleet from Carthagena and a British squadron; probably the one commanded by Sir R. Bickerton, in which the former were defeated. It states that information having been received by signal that some English ships were on the coast, Admiral Don Juan Martinez sailed with his fleet from Carthagena to intercept them; but after engaging them for some time, the fire of the English was so incessant, that the Spanish Admiral found it expedient to haul his wind, and return to port with all possible expedition.
August 29. AMERICAN TRADE. Much anxiety has of late been excited in the minds of the merchants trading with America on the subject of the detention of vessels trading between that country and those at war with England. The ostensible cause for this, it now appears, is the discovery made by the English government, of a contract having been entered into between the merchants of Holland and those of America, by which the latter have agreed to become the carriers of produce shipped at Batavia, to be delivered in a Dutch or French port. The ships thus contracted for amount to about 12 or 14, most of which have received their cargoes on board, and proceeded on their voyage; and the better to shelter themselves from detection, they touch at an American port, procure a renewal of their bills of lading, by which it is made to appear, that the property on board is actually shipped in America, and for American account and risk. It is certain, that the English government are well acquainted with the names of the American vessels thus employed, of the nature of their loading, and the particular places or ports which they are bound to; but such a discovery to his Majesty's ships, who have received orders to bring in and detain all American vessels bound to the enemy's ports, it is evident, might have defeated the end for which the order was given, and it was therefore made general. Upon this a remonstrance was made, on Saturday, by the American Ambassador, to our government, when the true motives were fairly explained; in addition to which, it was stated by Ministers, that no injury was intended to the trade, that every just and fair allowance would be made to such ships as should appear to be innocently detained, and which should be set at liberty with all possible expedition; and that the two vessels which had been condemned should be compensated for their full value, it appearing that only one of the vessels among the number intended to be brought in under the general orders given to the English cruisers, had been detained.
August 31. It was rumoured yesterday, on the authority of a private letter from the Hague, of the 23d inst. that Bonaparte had suddenly quitted Boulogne on the 18th, in consequence of dispatches received by him from Paris, and that orders had been received in Holland to suspend the further embarkation of the troops in the ports of that country.
A serious misunderstanding is said to subsist between the French Princes in which Louis the Eighteenth and his brother Monsieur entertain contrary sentiments.
We are in some measure indebted to a neutral ship for the capture of the Didon. She spoke the Phoenix first, and soon afterwards the Didon, to whom she communicated the intelligence that she had just spoken an English corvette of 20 guns, and that the Didon might, by setting all the sail she could, overtake her. The Didon accordingly carried a press of sail, which soon brought her alongside of the Phoenix, when she found her mistake. The action was gallantly fought, yard arm to yard arm, for two hours and fifty-two minutes, by the log, after the Frenchman's main and mizen mast had gone over the side, he grew desperate, and, as a last effort, ran his bow-sprit over the trawl of the Phoenix, and attempted to board her. But though the French Officers did every thing they could to encourage their men to board, the latter could not be prevailed upon. The Phoenix
then boarded the Frenchmen in her turn, when the enemy called for quarters, and struck their colours. Her foreman fell over the side as soon as the truce—the number of dead upon the deck gave the ship the appearance of a charnel house.
A letter from on board the Dragon, dated at sea, the 25th inst. lays—On the 18th, off Cape Finisterre, we chased, and joined the Phoenix with a disabled frigate, which proved to be the La Didon (going to Toulon with dispatches) which she had taken on the 10th, after a severe action. The French frigate had 133 men killed and wounded—the Phoenix 35 killed and wounded. We kept her company the next day the 14th. In the afternoon saw the French fleet to windward, some of them standing towards us, and their frigates reconnoitring. We had no apprehensions for ourselves as we failed so well; but wished to save the frigates, as one was disabled, and the other would not carry a press of sail from her mast being wounded. We had that morning spoken a Dane, whom we told that we had 25 sail of the line cruising near us. This fellow being upon a wind and near them, their advanced frigates spoke him, and he no doubt, communicated the intelligence he had received from us, for the frigate immediately tacked, fired a gun, and was covered with signals. By this time we had fired a gun and made some signals as if to our fleet, which confirmed them in their apprehensions, for they all hauled their wind; we made another signal and fired a gun, after speaking the Phoenix, made sail with her prize from them, and kept her company till the next morning at day light when seeing another of the enemies fleet she was desired to proceed, if possible, to Lord Nelson with the intelligence, and we left her for Admiral Cornwallis. On the same morning, we spoke with an American, who told us, she had been boarded by one of five sail of the line and three frigates on the 14th, in lat. 46, 18, N. long. 9, 00, W. and that they had burnt a Danish and Swedish vessel the same day.
It appears by the following letter from Jersey, that an alarm of an attack had been entertained there—
“JERSEY, August 27.” We have been in a state of alarm here these few days past. The 2d battalion of the 18th, quartered at Granville barracks, beat to arms on Sunday night, and have been under arms almost constantly since.—Eighty sail of French gun vessels were all day yesterday to be seen between this coast and Granville, but much nearer to this than to the French coast. The ladies are all packing up, &c.
We are inclined to think, however, that the gun boats in question were on their way to the grand depot, and had no design of attacking Jersey.
Yesterday a very rich American ship was brought in here, captured on her passage from Spain to Holland. The Commerce, Terrell, from Virginia, is detained and sent into Yarmouth.
September 2. The following Bulletin was sent to Lloyd's this morning:— “Admiralty Office, Sept. 2, 1805.” “By a dispatch received this morning from Admiral Collingwood, dated the 21st ult. it appears that on the preceding day the enemy's fleet, consisting of 27 or 28 sail of the line, with several frigates, entered that harbour, after ineffectually chasing the small squadron under the Vice Admiral's command.”
“On the 24th the Euryalus, by which the dispatch was transmitted, fell in with Sir Robert Calder's squadron 20 leagues N. W. of Cape St. Vincent's, to whom the intelligence was communicated.”
Intelligence has also been received with respect to the Rochefort squadron. They first went to Vigo to join the Combined Fleets, but milting them there failed again.
It is evident now that the course which the enemy first feared when they left Ferrol, and the subsequent movement of the Brest fleet, were for the purpose of deceiving us into an idea that a combined operation was intended, and of thereby preventing us from detaching a force after the Combined fleets.
Thus are we relieved from all anxiety with respect to our homeward bound fleets, particularly the great East-India fleet: for if even the Rochefort squadron keep the sea, which we believe they would not and have not, they are not strong enough to attack the East-India fleet. Undoubtedly we should have been glad if Sir R. Calder had come up with and beaten the Combined Fleets; but the most welcome news next to that of a victory is, to find that they have got into port without doing any injury to our trade.
We have now only two great points to watch, Brest and Cadiz, and both those points are watched by a sufficient force.
The French Funds remain steady—61 one fifth.
It will gratify the public to hear that Lord Nelson is going again upon active service immediately. The Victory, his Lordship's flag ship, will sail on Wednesday—his Lordship will follow in a frigate.
Sir D. Baird and Staff go to the Mediterranean in the Diadem, which has a large sum of specie on board. Brigadier General Beresford, goes in the Narcissus, and Brigadier-General Ferguson, in the Leda; the three brigades to be employed in this expedition comprise nearly ten thousand men.
Remittances to an immense amount have been brought over to our merchants by the Pomona frigate, recently arrived from Lisbon. Sir Francis Baring's house alone has received 100,000l. in hard cash.
Bonaparte, we hear, is gone from Boulogne, and the camp begins to diminish: several tents have been struck within these few days. I learn that our fleet off the Texel left seven sail of the line, three frigates, two sloops, two luggers, and about 80 sail of transports lying there, which had gone into the inner Road.
A Portuguese gentleman, taken out of the brig Johanna Francisca, of Hamburg, from Oporto bound to Toningen, by the sloop Success, of Pezance, reports, that on the 15th ult. in lat. 44, Cape Finisterre, bearing S. E. by E. 40 leagues distant, they fell in with about forty sail of ships, twenty-six of which were of the line, several frigates and three merchant vessels one of which they had just free to. The fleet were then standing to the westward under easy sail.
joined by one ship of the line after quitting Ferrol. The following is a list of the vessels with Sir Robert Calder, or on their passage to join him: Britannia 110 Spencer 74 Prince of Wales 98 Dragon 74 Prince 98 Leviathan 74 Temeraire 98 Revenge 74 Neptune 98 Goliath 74 Donnegal 84 Terrible 74 Spartiate 84 Swiftsure 74 Tigre 84 Orion 74 Cannon 74 Polypemus 64 Conqueror 74 Sirus 36 Zealous 74 Two gun brigs, besides three frigates on the Ferrol station.
IRELAND. COUNTY OF DOWN ELECTION.
DOWNPATRICK, August 13. Lord Castlereagh, about one o'clock this day, sent a communication to the sheriff, who stopped the poll, and went out for a few minutes. He returned with Lord Castlereagh, who, after a speech of some length, in this early stage of the contest, declined to proceed further in it, on the alleged ground that his absence from the duties of his public situation had already produced much inconvenience, and if he continued longer, would occasion great prejudice to the public service. He admitted that the state of the country, and remaining voters, were decidedly in favour of his opponent, colonel Meade; but insisted that this was principally owing to the defective registry of the votes. He took credit to himself for not giving the freeholders, or col. Meade, any further trouble, and said that the principles on which the colonel had proceeded, alluding to the powerful support he had received from the Marchioness of Downshire, were such as ought not to have prevailed. He spoke of himself, and of the measures, in promoting which he has been a principal instrument. This gave an opportunity for observation, and Mr. Trotter, an independent freeholder, in a most eloquent and impressive speech, congratulated the county upon the great and most decisive constitutional victory, which the freeholders had gained over the enemy of their country, by the fair and temperate exercise of their elective franchise: and he represented, in the most forcible manner, that this triumph of public virtue was not only highly honourable to the electors, but, by its example, must prove very beneficial to the country at large, inasmuch as it must rescue the general rights of election, and teach all who shall hereafter presume to trample upon those rights, however elevated in office or power, that they will not be permitted to do so with impunity. He paid a just tribute to the memory of that great and good nobleman, the late Marquis of Downshire, whom he described as the departed friend of Ireland, and said, “They never should meet his like again.” A great many of the Downshire tenantry had not been brought forward, the noble lord therefore determined to give up the contest. The poll was to be kept open for a short time.
NAPLES, August 3. On Friday the 26th of July there was an earthquake in the greatest part of this kingdom, which was so violent, that since that of Calabria there has none been attended with similar devastation. In the city of Naples 200 houses have become uninhabitable, and upw. rds of 4000 are much damaged: 40 churches have been shaken to their very foundations. The number of persons who have perished by the fall of the buildings is not very great in this capital, but in some inland towns, which are entirely destroyed, the inhabitants have nearly all lost their lives. The small town of Isernia, in the province of the province of Molise, is nothing but a heap of ruins, and upwards of 1500 persons have perished there. At Campo Basso, and at Bajano, in the same province, most of the inhabitants were destroyed. Avellino, Monturano, Benevento, and Aversa, have suffered amazingly. At Santa Maria de Capua (the ancient Capua) a whole company of cavalry were buried under the ruins of their barracks. At Caserta the upper floors of the houses tumbled down, and the fine palace is so much damaged, that it is feared it can not stand. The letters from Puglia and Calabria state that these provinces have only experienced a slight shock. Since the 26th of July Naples presents a very unusual and indeed a dreadful spectacle. All the inhabitants remain both night and day without their houses, in the plains and roads near the city. They have, during that time, slept in carriages, or on the bare ground. The general distress has risen to the highest pitch; and it is certain that if the earthquake had been followed by some more shocks, the whole city of Naples would have been destroyed. In the midst of the greatest distress which has taken place ever since that moment, the highest public order has been preserved, thanks to the vigilance and courage of the Duke of Ascoli, Chief-intendant of the General Police. The Lazzaroni have not committed a single robbery or murder.
Domestic Intelligence.
Interline. A letter from an American gentleman, dated Br. (Eng.) Aug. 29, 1805, to his correspondent in Boston, says—“ AUSTRIA HAS DECLARED WAR AGAINST FRANCE! ” You may be at a loss what course to pursue with the —, (a certificate vessel), as respects her coming to this country.—Yet from the correspondence between me, or rather on my part with the great men in office, you will be able to judge how the bands—I conceive that the seizure was made of her as well as others at the same time, on the ground that no act had been passed by the Congress of the United States to meet that of Great Britain continuing the Treaty in full force on her part for one year, ending on the 1st of Jun., 1806. From private conversation with our charge d'Affaires in London, there appears little inclination on the part of the American Government for its renewal: —and perhaps the measures were made to induce our minister to represent such necessity.”
NORFOLK, October 31. Captain Cox, of the brig George, from Teneriffe, gives the following information. That he saw a letter from a respectable house in Madeira, to another in Teneriffe, dated the 7th of September, which stated, that an American vessel had just arrived at Madeira, the master of which reported, that the latter end of August he passed a fleet of 19 sail of the line under British colours, having with them several others. They had the appearance of having been in a very severe action.
This account corroborates the intelligence from Marblehead.
BALTIMORE, October 14. From the Merchants' Coffee-House Books, October 13. The United States brig Hornet, capt. Chaussey, failed last evening, on a cruise off the coast.
It is stated in a letter from Baltimore to a gentleman in this place, that Mr. Monroes, our Minister at London, has in his despatches to the Government of the United States, recommended an immediate declaration of war against Spain.

NEW-YORK, October 17. Capt. Clarke, informs, that 6 line of battle ships, and 3 or 4 frigates were at Crossroads; that troops were on board, and it was the opinion there, that they were destined against France. (Speculator.)
The frigate Adams came to anchor on the 19th inst. within Sandy Hook. N. York pap.
PHILADELPHIA, October 14.
ELECTION OF MAYOR.
The select and common councils of the city this morning convened in the common council chamber and proceeded by joint ballot to the election of a mayor for the ensuing year. The votes were as follows:
For John Infkeep 23, Mathew Lawler 2. We have not heard whether Mr. Infkeep will consent to serve.
October 16.
We learn that the Governor of this state has appointed George Duffield, Esq. Comptroller General, in the room of Samuel Bryan, Esq. removed; and John Shear, Esq. of the county of Dauphin, Register General, in the room of Mr. Duffield, now promoted. Poulson.
From the Lancaster Intelligencer.
Three actions were instituted against the editor of this paper, on the 10th instant. Two by Governor McKean, and one by his surveyor, Samuel Cochran, each for a trespass on the case (as is said). We do not know that we have ever trespassed on either the person or property of either of these men. Mr. Hamilton, the printer of the Lancaster Journal, says they are brought for alleged libels. There is no word about a libel in either of the writs served on us by the sheriff. We are merely charged with a trespass on the case (as is said). Perhaps this may be the language of the common law, in charging a person with a libel. If it be it is surely high time the jargon of law language were explained; for it must be utterly unintelligible to every one, except the students of morality.
In one of these, gen. Steele is joined with the editor.
Three actions were yesterday commenced for alleged libels— one, Thomas McKean, Esq. vs John Steele, Esq. and William Dickson; & one, Samuel Cochran, Esq. vs. William Dickson.
We understand that the board of health contemplate closing the city hospital, and discharging the camp at Rose Mount, the end of this week. (Pitts. paper.)
"Our best friends," the British, continue their depredations upon our vessels, no doubt because the present state of his majesty's commerce requires it. The ship Dispatch, belonging to this port, was seized and sent into one of the English ports in the Downs, on the 27th August last; on suspicion of having what is termed "enemy's property" on board—this was the third vessel sent into the same port, within ten days. Our merchants will at length feel the force of remarks we have often made, that no such thing as justice is to be looked for from a British ministry, that we are not to expect their adherence to the laws of nations, whilst it is their policy and interest to violate them. Indeed we have so long pocketed the insults and outrages of the authorised cruisers of England, and so often clamoured about French depredations, that it is not surprising "our best friends" should count upon endless servility on our part. The British are not now treating us more harshly than they did in 1794 and have done ever since; nor will they cease to persecute us, until we make it more their interest to be honest than to plunder. (Aurora.)
MARYLAND ELECTION.
The Eastern Star states that from the complexion of the members of the House of Delegates ascertainment to be elected, it is probable there will be an equal number of the body for and against the bill for the abolition of the general court.
Miscellany.
Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States and his predecessor, John Adams, (says a late London paper under a Hague date) have been nominated members of the Society of Sciences of Harlem.
Tomasi, the Grand Master of Malta, is said to have died at Catania on the 14th June last. An assembly of the Grand Chapter was immediately summoned, and the Bailli Caracciolo elected his successor.
In thead"> In the crown which the emperor Napoleon presented to the Pope, are said to be diamonds which were formerly worn by the Great Mogul.
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
YORK, Aug. 24.
MRS. THORNTON'S MATCHES.
In consequence of Mr. Bromford's declining to ride, Mrs. Thornton walked, or rather cantered, in a most excellent style, over the course, accompanied by Col. Trenchman, agreeable to the terms of the match, for four hundred of Cont Roti, 2000gs. h. ft. and for 500gs. pp bet by Mrs. Thornton.
Afterwards commenced a match, in which the above lady was to ride two miles against Mr. Buckle, the Jockey, well known at Newmarket and other places of sport, as a rider of the first celebrity—Mrs. Thornton appeared dressed for the contest, in a purple cap and waistcoat, pinked coloured skirts, purple hose, and embroidered stockings: she was every way in health and spirits, and seemed eager for the decision of the match. Mr. Buckle was dressed in a blue cap with blue buffed jacket and white breeches. Mrs. Thornton carried 9st. 6lb. and Mr. Buckle, 13st. At half past three they started: Mrs. Thornton took the lead, which she kept for some time: Mr. Buckle then put in trial his Jockeyship, and passed the Lady, which he kept for only a few lengths, when Mrs. Thornton, by the most excellent, we may truly say—horsemanhip pushed forwards, and came in a style far superior to any thing of the kind we ever witnessed, gaining her race by half a neck. The manner of Mrs. Thornton's riding is certainly of the first description; indeed her close seat and perfect management of her horse, her bold and steady Jockeyship, amazed one of the most crowded courses we have for a long time witnessed; and on her winning, she was hailed with the most rapturous shouts of congratulation.
Mrs. Thornton rode Louisa, sister to Kill-Devil, by Pegasus, out of Nelly. Mr. Buckle rode Allegro, by Pegasus, out of Allegretta's dam.
We have authority to state, that it was much against Mrs. Thornton's inclination to ride over the course for the match, had she not been obliged to do so, agreeable to the conditions of the articles with Mr. Bromford.
FROM THE KENTUCKY PALLADIUM.
SOME ACCOUNTS OF THE TOMBIGBEE SETTLEMENT.
THE Editor has just received a letter from the Hon. Harry Toulmin, one of the Judges of
the Mississippi Territory, dated at Fort St. Stephens, August 16th, from which the following information is extracted:
The settlement on the Tombigbee, (or Elome-gabbe, i. e. Box Maker's River, so called by the Indians, after a box-maker, who formerly lived on some of its head waters) extends from the Spanish line about 14 miles below Fort Stodart, to the Indian boundary line about 14 miles above Fort St. Stephens, the two forts being about 44 miles from each other; but it is no where, I think, more than six miles from the river, till you get above Fort St. Stephens, where there are some plantations eight or ten miles from the river. There is likewise a pretty good settlement on the waters of the Alabama and Tenafaw, in the north-eastern end of the county. What the number of the inhabitants may be, I do not know. Some state them to be about 300 families;—there must be that number at least.
"I was at a wedding a few days ago, seven miles above this place,—and there were at least 150 grown persons there. In coming from Fort Stodart to this place (Fort St. Stephens) you generally pass through poor pine woods; but there is a great deal of good land in the river bottoms, and it is very common for the settlers to have their plantations in the bottoms, but to live on the high grounds,—sometimes in sight, but often entirely out of sight of their crops. But at this place the face of the country changes;—it becomes considerably hilly, and instead of pine alone, you find pine intermixed with white and black oak, and hickory,—and in some places no pine, but black oak, ash, walnut, cucumber tree, bay tree, &c. Indeed I have seen some tracts equal in quality, I think, to the lands on Beavers creek, which on account of the mixture of wood, they more nearly resemble than they do those about Lexington. Some tracts, however, are neither numerous nor extensive,—but there is a plenty of good farming land, well watered and not unreasonably broken. The wheat raised here is generally superior to what is raised in Kentucky; and I have seen several specimens of it;—and we have two mills capable of making very good fine flour.
"Below this place, the flour is principally free stone; but above this there is very commonly to be met with a soft crumbling limestone,—and wherever there is a small hill of it, you may be sure of finding a rich, black soil, so far round the hill as the washings from it can extend to. They plant corn from the beginning of March to the middle of July. We have new corn meal at this time. They reap their wheat in May, so that they have new flour by the time the flour of the preceding year from Kentucky reaches New Orleans. It is a remarkably fine country for pork and beef. No expense attends the raising of either, as to food; whilst pork from the woods sells at 5 and 6 dollars per 100, and beef at 3 dollars. A neighbour of mine received a few weeks since, 1400 dollars for beef, furnished at an Indian treaty here, which never cost him one dollar. Treaties however, do not take place every year. There were 2700 Indians here, at that time. We have enough of them every day, but they behave well."
"The usual market is Mobile and Pensacola,—but unless their prices increase in the same proportion that the settlements here will do, we must look to some more distant market. Cotton however, may be regarded as the staple article;—but the Spanish imposition of 12 per centum, is a great drawback on the profits of the planter here; but we look forward with confidence to the extinction of this claim. The price of corn is from a half a dollar to a dollar per barrel of one and a half bushels; and the price of wheat from one dollar to one and a half per bushel. Cows are nearly the same price as in Kentucky, but it is difficult to buy any, as people do not like to decrease their flocks, tho' they are frequently immensely large. The price of land may be averaged at 2 dollars,—and there will be some valuable tracts to be sold this winter by the United States. However the quantity of good land for sale is not large, and consequently one wishing to purchase, ought to see the country and make his choice in time. The distance by land from Nashville, is about 560 miles. Very few tracts will sell for more than 2 dollars payable in four instalments."
"But when we have the free navigation of the river, I know nothing which should render this land less valuable than good land within 20 miles of Richmond, Virginia. We have petitioned government to purchase a fine tract of land from the Chastaws on the other side of the river. We hope likewise to obtain about 40 miles square from the Creeks. We want industrious inhabitants. Our improvements are very bare. Few orchards,—no brick or stone houses, and but few framed ones,—no sheep, and as to poultry, only the common fowl. For a man that has several working hands, I think no place can offer more advantages. Cheap lands, a fine navigation, and some good soil. The river bottoms are likely for white people,—but the upper country is healthy. My own family have had some short sicknesses, but not more than some years past." Palladium.
ELLIS & ALLAN
Have just received by the Ships Proteus and George from Liverpool, and Swift from London, SUITABLE and a well selected assortment of
 —FALL GOODS,—Among which are:  —Rose Blankets from 6-4 to 11-4  —Napped Cottons  —Kersey white and coloured  —Plains do. do.  —Yarn and Plaid Hose  —Nails from 8d to 30d  —Crown window glass 10 by 8, 11 by 9 and 12 by 10  —Perry and Gine  —Boiled Linseed Oil in Jars  —English White Lead ground in oil  —Yellow Ochre  —Spanish Brawn  —Verdigrease in pots  —Bellows, Anvils, Vices and Smiths hammers  —Liverpool Billed Salt  —London Superfine Cloths and Cassimeres, single and double Mill'd  —Patent Woollen Cords  —Velvets, Hunters and Constitution Cords, Corduroys and Thicksets  —Ladies London Kid and Morocco Shoes and Boots  —Silk, Cotton and Worsted Hose  —Silk Bath Sheet do.  —White Angola Hose, very fine  —Gentlemen's Silk, Cotton, and Worsted Hose  —Angolas and Lambs Wool  —Lambs Wool Half Hose  —Real Italian Sarcenets plain and checked  —Chambray Muffins  —Plain and Tamboured Jacquet Muffins  —Colonade, Piquet, & Laced Colonade & Cambric do.  —Coloured Cambrics and Calicos  —Elegant Silk Shawls, do. Cambric do.  —Brussels and Kidderminster Carpets and Carpeting  —Gentlemen's Real Beaver, Fashionable Hats  —Parent do.  —Ladies Trimmed do.  —Rich Black Molekin  —Rich figured do.  —Guns and Pistols  —Elegant Bowling Pieces  —Sine Twine  —8-8 and 10-4 Diaper and Damask do.  —4-4, 10-4, 12-18 Damask and Diaper Table Cloths  —Fifth Linens and 5-4 Irish Sheeting.  Which will be sold on moderate terms. 
The Enquirer.
RICHMOND, 25th OCTOBER.
CREEK INDIANS.
During the present week we have had the company of Colonel Benjamin Hawkins, principal superintendent of Indian affairs in the southern department, an interpreter and 6 Indian chiefs of the Creek nation. They arrived in this city on Tuesday evening and left it yesterday morning for the city of Washington. Col. Hawkins was extremely anxious to continue his route, having been particularly instructed by the President to arrive at Washington by the 8th instant, or as soon as possible.
The present deputation has been invited to the seat of government to hold a talk for reorganizing the treaty made last year, by which they ceded to the United States that tract of land in the state of Georgia, which lies within the forks of the Oconee and Ocmulgee rivers. By the articles of agreement and cession entered into on the 34th April 1802, between Georgia and the U. S. the U. S. agreed to extinguish at their own expense and for the use of Georgia, the Indian title to this tract, as a compensation in part for the Yazoo empire. It was with great reluctance that the Creek nation consented to sell their right to this soil, but when the treaty was brought before the senate, for their ratification, it was rejected on account of the high price of the land. The administration, we presume, is now attempting to extinguish the Indian title on more favourable terms.
The principal man of this deputation is the third chief in the nation. The Creeks have three of these head men, whom they call chiefs or speakers. When the 1st chief is absent on a hunting or a war party, the second commands in his place: when both these are absent, the 3rd chief of the tribe assumes the command. These chiefs preside over the great council of the nation, to which are referred the most important measures: the forming of the laws and the making of peace or war. In the Creek nation this deliberative council amounts to about 400. When the question before them relates to hostilities, they summon to their aid the bravest warriors of their tribe. If they express a great anxiety for the measure, the council draws back, being anxious to throw all the responsibility on them. If they manifest any indifference or opposition to it, the council generally assume a more spirited attitude. In this great council the question is debated until the affair is settled to every one's apparent satisfaction: no man peremptorily adhering to his own opinion, but each giving way and modifying his own so as to come nearer to the sentiments of the rest. The cessation of the debate becomes the signal of unanimity. No vote is formally taken among them; there is no numbering of the yeas and the nays; but the chief simply pronounces in an interrogative tone of voice: "You are agreed then upon this measure?" "It is on" is the answer of the war party, at that moment the warrior lifts up the tomahawk, and the question is supposed to be irrevocably decided.
The Creeks have five men among them, who may be regarded as the historical and legal libraries of the tribe. It is their office to collect and transmit to successive generations their history, antiquities and laws. At their annual festival, these men step forward to recite the different events which have happened to their nation, from the earliest traditions down to the present time. These imperfect records are thus disseminated every year among the whole tribe. When the great council of the nation is in session, these learned traditionists attend for the purpose of preserving their decisions. They sit by during the debate, indolent to the reasons and arguments of the speakers, which they are not expected to record; until the chief comes to pronounce the decision, and so great is their accuracy that, according to Col. Hawkins, they preserve the decision in the very words of the president.
The 3rd chief who is now with the deputation under the name of Cunnell, is represented by Col. Hawkins, as far by the most eloquent man in the Creek nation. He is smaller than the ordinary standard of his tribe, but equally erect in his department. Being descended from a white father, he has lost most of the distinguishing characteristics of an Indian; the copper complexion; high cheek bones, and thick lips. He speaks English with some ease, but his own language with considerable fluency. We were present at one of the talks which he delivered to his companions, and our own observations confirmed the eulogium of Col. Hawkins. He delivered himself, with such graceful gesture, sweetness of tone, and animation of countenance, as could not fail to please the spectator, ignorant tho' he was of the subject of his harangue. In one indefinable attribute of an orator, he appeared eminently skilled. He had none of those tremulous feelings of embarrassment or a desire for applause, which generally call off the attention of the Speaker from the subject to the spectator,—apparently unaffected by the company who surrounded him, he passed first on towards the point, which he was seeking: and upon that, he concentrated the whole energy of his mind. It was a maxim which Cunnell seemed to have thoroughly understood; that no man can command the feelings of another, who is not master of his own.
The subject of this harangue was indeed enough to kindle the eloquence of the untutored orator. He and his companions had just returned from a visit to the Capitol, the Armoury, the Canal, and he took that opportunity of expressing the feelings of his own mind, and of exciting theirs. He told them that a few years since, when he was here with Capt. McGillivray, he had left this place a small village. He now found it a rich & flourishing city, with an admirable canal and an armoury for furnishing the people with the means of defence. During the war with Great Britain, he said, we had been much in want of arms, though even then we had fought so bravely; and now we had established a manufactory, for supplying every soldier in the state with a musket. To what he asked was this great contrast to be attributed, which a few years had produced in the appearance of the city? It was to the enlightened genius and the industry and the civilization of the inhabitants. Could they not profit by this lesson? Could they not do as we did, and be like us, rich in the instruments of war and the materials of enjoyment?
The Creek nation has already made some advances in this career of improvement. Col. Hawkins, to whom too much praise cannot be given for his humanity and zeal, has now introduced among them the Plough, the Wheel and the Loom. He has recalled them in some measure from their warlike and precarious life of hunting to the more productive pursuit of agriculture. They now raise a little Wheat and a good deal of India Corn, which they make into meal by pounding it in mortars. The superintendent has however set them the example of abridging the labour of the process,
by employing hand-mills and even erecting a small water-mill. Domestic animals have been introduced among them, but none except the Cow have been widely diffused. They frequently make butter, and sometimes cheese, of which Col. Hawkins received during the last year from one Indian woman not less than 170 lbs: They have not yet attained the art of tanning leather, though the superintendent has now established some vats for his own use and for their imitation. The manufactures of the Creek nation cannot be expected to have attained any great proficiency. They raise cotton and weave it into shirts and other clothing. We saw around the leg of the Indian chief a garter manufactured from wool of a variegated colour, and a firm uniform texture.
It is the opinion of Col. Hawkins that the population of the Creek nation was every day becoming less under their ancient regime. The change in the manner of their living has contributed, he thinks, to arrest this depopulation of their country. Their numbers are stationary at present, and he thinks they can bring into the field about 4,000 warriors.
But this important revolution in their pursuits has not only contributed to increase their population, but what is still more desirable, the sensibility of their nature and the refinement of their manners. The females in particular may boast of the blessings of this auspicious revolution. They are now beginning to enter that second grade, which nations civilized in their manners, but not universally enlightened in their opinions, uniformly exhibit; when, from being the beasts of burden, they become the luxuries and the idols of man. We hope there is yet a third gradation in their destiny, which the polished Virginian, as well as the untutored Creek, may hereafter ascend to.
DRAWINGS OF TRIPOLI.
At a moment, when the war of Tripoli has terminated in so honourable a manner to the U. States, and when the subject is fresh and glowing upon the minds of the people, we are happy to announce the execution of two drawings, which may serve to illustrate two of the most striking incidents of that siege. These drawings are from the pencil of one of our countrymen, just returned from the captivity of Tripoli, and now in this city. They have received the approbation of the capt. and officers of the Philadelphia, of Commodore Barron, and all those who from their knowledge of the place and the events, may be presumed to be the best judges of the correctness of the representation.
The first is a perspective view of the loss of the late United States frigate, Philadelphia, in which is represented her relative position to the Tripolitan gun-boats, when in spite of their furious attacks upon her, the was unable to get a single gun to bear upon them.
The second drawing is a view of commodore Preble's squadron, with engaging the gun-boats and forts of Tripoli on the 3d of August, 1804, when they captured three of the Tripolitan boats, and greatly damaged the Bahaw's fortifications.
Each of these drawings is embellished by a distant view of the harbour, with its rock and the town of Tripoli, with its forts. They are on a large scale; being 20 inches by 14.
The designer has also in his possession several other interesting views of that city, besides a geometrical plan of the whole town, its forts, batteries, &c. which he proposes to publish, should he meet with the proper encouragement in the present undertaking.
We hope that the artist will not be disappointed in his reasonable expectations. If the fine arts are conducive to the happiness of a country, why should we not promote their growth by a liberal reward? Why should we be continually indebted to the schools of Europe, for our statuary & our pictures? To be sure in one respect, those schools possess a decided advantage over our own. They are commenced with all the works of the greatest masters in the arts; of those who have lived, as well as of those who are continually appearing. These works are the models, which the aspiring artist delights to imitate, and by which he learns to direct his chisel and his pencil. We cannot expect therefore to have the most accomplished artists among ourselves, unless some of our own countrymen, a West or a Turner, who have visited these celebrated models, should return among us, or until a facility of the liberal and the wealthy should unite together, import the prints of these drawings and casts of these statues, and establish a collection of models in our own country. Much however may be effected by genius without the aid of all these models. If we will patronize merit, whenever we find it, we shall encourage the number and the facility of artists. We may not immediately produce a Praxiteles nor a Reubens, but we may possess good figures and very good pictures. We may at all events have such objects perpetuated by marble or such scenes illustrated upon the canvas, as are peculiar to our country and most pleasing to ourselves. May we not then presume to recommend the drawings of the siege of Tripoli, to the inspection and patronage of the liberal?
Such as have any curiosity to inspect these drawings, will call in a few days at the office of the Enquirer. The artist is now preparing a copy of each, to be left with us for public inspection.
EUROPEAN POLITICS.
No man can understand the politics of Europe, who does not recollect the great distinction which exists between the real and ostensible motives of a measure. Preparations are made under the pretext of accomplishing one object, when in fact they are intended for another. One nation holds forth the prospect of a war for the purpose of terrifying another into an advantageous treaty of peace. Now a coalition is trumped up, to bully a nation into a reluctant knowledge of a claim; and now they assume the air of peace, that they may lull their opponents into inactivity, and charm from him the means of resistance. When the Toulon fleet was proceeding to the West-Indies, they sent forth a decoy vessel fitted out with counterfeited letters and dispatches, that they might lead Lord Nelson into a belief they were bound to Egypt. Such is an illustration of the politics of almost every nation in Europe. Appearances are put on, for the very purpose of deceiving. Where force is wanting, they resort to fraud. Every court employs its decoy vessel to lead astray the sagacity of the ministers of the other; and the imaginations of men become the instruments of war instead of ammunition and artillery. The cabinets of Europe are pleased to call this by the soft names of "policy" or "diplomatic skill." Did truth hold the nomenclature, she would stamp it with the names of stratagem, fraud, mean hypocrisy or malignant cunning.
The two most important subjects which engage at present the attention and agitate the heart of Europe, are the probability of an invasion of England, and of a continental war. Let any man pretend to examine either of these events under all the lights which the cabinets of
Europe pretend to furnish, and he must at once confess his ignorance and confusion. The late arrivals in Philadelphia, New-York and Boston, has brought us a vast mass of European intelligence; of facts as they have been laid to occur and of laborious comments upon them: we have examined all of these with considerable attention, but we must confess ourselves unable to pronounce an opinion on either of these events. The duplicity of the cabinets of Europe puts to flight the most elaborate reasonings and the most important facts.
We did not at first suppose, that Bonaparte had formed any serious resolution of invading Great Britain. All his preparations appeared to us to have no other object, than to distract the councils, the forces, the industry of the enemy. Should Bonaparte, however, have collected the necessary means of transporting his army, we then believed it to be his design of profiting by a considerable force upon the English shores. Two events appeared to justify this supposition: the immense accumulation of troops and transports on the coast: This was one and the other was the movement of the Toulon and Brest Fleets. When we saw the Toulon fleet carefully avoiding an engagement before Cadiz, and flying before Lord Nelson in the West-Indies, what could we conclude but that their object was to divide the English fleet, co-operate with their fleet in Brest and open a passage for their troops to England? When we saw the troops embarking throughout the whole coast, and the fleet in Brest collecting its strength, at the very moment when the combined fleet was in Ferro, what could we conclude, but that this co-operation was about to be confirmed? Listen, however, to the speculations of some of the London prints, and you will find these two events now receiving a perfectly different interpretation. If the co-operations were principally intended, say they, not for invading our country, but because they "furnished an excellent pretext for maintaining a large army, which they may march when and where he pleases in the event of a continental war." Indeed appear now to confirm this conjecture, for they state that large detachments of troops are being drawn off from the coast. Whither they are destined; Whether to snatch Holstein from Denmark; Pomerania from Sweden; or to march into the dominions of Austria; we are without data to determine. 2d. The embarkation of the troops and the movements of the Brest fleet were not intended, say they, to effect a co-operation with the combined squadron, but to "prevent Admiral Cornwallis from sending to points where they might be defeated, any considerable detachments." With probable that after having left Cadiz, they fell in with Sir R. Calder's squadron of 20 sail of the line, and sustained a considerable defeat. The arrivals at Marblehead and Norfolk, with the statement from the last English papers that after they had left Cadiz they had steered to the north, and that Calder was not more than 20 leagues from Cadiz, are sufficient to give an air of great probability to this conjecture. What was their destination when they were steering to the north, we shall not even pretend to conjecture. One fact however is certain; that if the invasion of England depended upon the co-operation of the combined fleet, the important defeat which it has lately sustained must completely intercept that event.
Whether there is any probability of a continental war, can only be determined by the prospects of a coalition between Great Britain and Russia: but every circumstance which appears to lead to this event, is susceptible of a different construction. We are told, for instance, that Russia is making great preparations by sea and by land; that she is forming a subsidiary treaty with England, and a plan of operations with Austria; and hence it is concluded that Russia and Austria are about to engage in the war. But may not these preparations be attributed to a different cause? May it not be the policy of Russia to hold up these preparations in order to terrify France into an acknowledgment of her claim? May not France obtain the friendship of Austria by the donation of a part of Switzerland, or awe her into tranquility by the parade of her armies? We must confess that the prospect of a coalition between Russia, Great Britain and Austria is at present a more probable event than the analogous events of the last year, or the real interests of Russia would appear to encourage. But we cannot yet implicitly rely upon the aspect of the times. One fact seems to be certain, that if a war on the Continent is seriously meditated by Russia, the advanced state of the season will prevent its being declared, or will at least circumscribe the range of its fury. Bonaparte may take advantage of this interval of inactivity; & means may be contrived for withdrawing Russia from the interests of Great Britain, or of sowing the seeds of jealousy and dissatisfaction, between the members of the coalition.
The meeting between Dr. William Upham and Skeleton Jones, Esq. both of this city, is stated to have taken place last Monday evening, on the Maryland shore. They were prevented by the wind from crossing the Potomac sooner.—They fought at 3 yards distance. Mr. Jones is said to have been wounded in the upper part of the head. The ball, after having entered the forehead, discharged itself from the back part of the head. Whether it penetrated the skull of merely glanced along the bone, our informant is unable to say. The wound is not supposed to be mortal. Dr. Upham escaped without any injury.
The Philadelphia Gazette of 19th inst. states the certain returns for 17 counties, and the conjectural ones from 5, and represents the present majority for Mr Keane at 8294.
The Lectures on law and police in the college of William and Mary, will commence on the 29th of November.
The members of the Virginia Agricultural Society are requested to attend a meeting either in person or by proxy, on the 18th November next at Wm. and Mary College, for the purpose of electing their officers and establishing rules and regulations for said society.
This Day is Published, And for Sale at the Book-Store of the Enquirer, and the Museum 17th: THE VIRGINIA ALMANACK, For 1806! PRINTED FOR T. RITCHIE AND COOK & GRANT, LANE—containing A considerable variety of matter; Political, Agricultural, Medical and Miscellaneous. Among others, an Essay on the Historical Character of Outca, attributed to the author of the British Spy.

DEFENCE OF THE UNITED STATES. PAPER THE SECOND ON COMMERCIAL RESTRICTIONS. Engraved by Mr. Madison's Resolutions and Speech in Congress, in 1794.
[CONCLUDED.] In the second place, as to manufactures the balance would be found as unequal, and as much against us, as that of cottons. We take from Britain quadruple the amount of what she consumes of our produce, and double what she buys from us. We receive all sorts of commodities that she thinks fit to send us, whilst the return refuses our principal staple. Her commodities are chiefly of limited manufactures from whence her labourers have the advantage of employment, while our exports are principally raw materials that are still a further advantage to those labourers. So that both in the substance as well as by the profits, the gains by our exports, they being the materials for her manufactures. Hence all circumstances considered, and when we compare our relation with other countries, the balance is altogether in her favour and against us.
It was an object of astonishment to see the great superiority that British manufacturers possessed in our markets. In the year 1790, America had imported from Europe to the extent of fifteen millions two hundred and ninety thousand dollars. Out of this, the exports from Britain extended to thirteen millions nine hundred and sixty thousand four hundred and sixty-four dollars and ninety-five cents. The manufactures imported from France during the same period were in value but one hundred and fifty-five thousand one hundred and thirty-six dollars and thirty-three cents.
Mr. Madison next took a view of the balance of trade as it stood between the United States and foreign nations from which it appeared, that the balances were as follows, viz.
With Spain 1,670,797 in our favor. Portugal 1,687,699 do. Netherlands 791,182 do. Sweden 922,635 do. Denmark 126,000 Against us. France 2,630,387 in our favor. Britain 5,922,012 Against us. And nine or ten millions, if compared with her actual consumption of our exports; for as she formerly observed, the re-exported at least one half of what commodities she took from us, and which would be sent to Europe by other vessels, for the nations who wanted them, supposing the British navy did not exist. Under these circumstances, France may be greatly and justly dissatisfied, that Britain should gain so much by our commerce, while she herself gained so little. She might well complain that so many millions were diverted out of her coffers, into those of her greatest rival, and perhaps her greatest enemy.
When this question was agitated at New York, the principle of the propositions received more than once the sanction of the house of representatives, though the senate had declined the particular mode of enforcing them. It is nothing new to make commercial distinctions. It is but equitable to favor those that favor you. The gentleman who spoke yesterday admitted that it was a hardship to have our trade monopolized by a single nation, but that gentleman did not add any thing to alleviate the hardship under which we labor, when he advised us to make no efforts for putting an end to it. We were at present, liable to suffer by the caprice of Britain, or of her sovereign. We might be subjected to many casualties. For example, if a general bankruptcy were to take place in a nation, upon which we were thus dependent, the shock would reverberate upon this country. Circumstances authorize us to think such a case possible, for we had lately seen something very like it. When a nation that monopolized the trade of America, was involved in a war, we were sadly embarrassed for want of the customary aid for transporting our produce, and thus it was that we suffered by the present war. Such a nation likewise obtained an influence in the public councils of the country, which it supplied with manufactures and an influence of a very dangerous nature, such as no state whatever, ought to possess in the legislature of another. What added to the danger of this abuse was that it must be continually increasing; the greatness of influence would be in exact proportion, to the greatness of the evil that produced it, and the obstacles to the removal of both would multiply without end.
"I shall be asked," said Mr. Madison, "what might be the consequence of counter efforts? I answer, that I do not think that there is the least probability of our having any thing to apprehend from Britain. A self-denial experiment would terminate in a complete triumph; and it would show how able we are to bear the consequences of such a conflict. The merchants of Britain would feel it, her shipping would feel it, and her manufacturers would feel it still more sensibly than either of the former." Here Mr. Madison had recourse to a quotation from Anderson's history of commerce. It was there stated that the whole manufactures of Britain amounted annually to £ 51,310,000 sterling; and that they gave employment to 5,250,000 souls. Nearly ten pounds of this sum is calculated for each person. Supposing then that America took off British manufactures to the extent of two millions and a half sterling per annum, the stoppage of the American market would deprive of their subsistence two hundred and fifty thousand persons. If to this were added the fifty thousand persons who might be employed in the manufacture of our raw materials, the aggregate would be three hundred thousand persons! who depended entirely on America for existence! The terrible scene of distress that such a stoppage would produce, must naturally raise out the United States, as the most proper asylum for those individuals.
In such a situation, the government of Britain would labour under the most alarming difficulties; whilst such an immense body of subjects were driven to poverty and despair. Their emigration to America, as it would be infinitely advantageous to this country, would be in an equal degree mortifying to the British government. It is not therefore to be supposed that they will ever make bad work, by risking a contest, where every step must lead to the precipice of destruction. America would therefore in such a struggle possess infinite advantages. The nation that supplies another with the necessaries of life, is always her superior. A nation that buys the manufactures of another is likewise her superior, because she supplies a great part of the manufacturing nation with the means of purchasing subsistence; so that in a two-fold sense, she actually supplies her with the necessaries of life. As to Britain, she depends upon America, for what Britain consumes; and again, she depends on this country for what America consumes. To explain this more strongly, he mentioned the article of cambric, which is a mere luxury. We could with the greatest ease want it altogether, without restraining the exercise of our fancy, or the progress of our fashions. Yet were we to put a stop to the importation of that manufacture from Britain, many thousands of people would at once be reduced to starvation.
He had seen some years ago, in the newspapers, the copy of a petition, subscribed by fifteen or twenty thousand people, and addressed to the Prince of Wales. The prayer of the petitioners was, that his Royal Highness would condescend to wear just-buckles instead of busk-buckles , because by the prevalence of the latter fashion, the subscribers had been deprived of employment and of bread; and they expected that his example would be sufficient for turning the tide of the public taste. It was not the Prince of Wales who petitioned them to continue the manufacture of busk-buckles , but it was the manufacturers, who petitioned their customer to continue to buy them. In the very same way we might yet expect nations from England to America. So that if we are not restrained by motives of humanity, from exerting the right which we possessed, of diminishing her from our markets, the future dependance of England on this country was beyond the power of fig-
As an example of one country absolutely dependent on another, Mr. Madison mentioned the West-Indies and North-America. We could live extremely well without them. They have not a single article to send us but what we could want with the greatest convenience. The only commodity which was ever pretended to be necessary from that quarter, for our consumption, is sugar; and of the quantity used in this country, he was well informed, that not more than one-sixth part came from the British West-Indies. On the other hand, we had frequently been obliged to keep them from starving. If ever there was a case, where one country could dictate to another, it was that just now mentioned, and yet the gentleman from South-Carolina had mentioned as a favor, that we were admitted to send provisions into the ports of the British West-Indies. This favor, if reduced to plain language, and addressed by the planters of the West-Indies, to the citizens of this country, would run thus: "we will agree not to force ourselves on you for our rum, which you can do very well without, and for which we can find a market no where else. But we will reserve to ourselves the right of transporting, both the one and the other, in our own bottoms, and upon our own terms." These are the marks of that discriminating favor which the gentleman alluded to. This favor exists only in the flattery book, and that by chance. By the old system of colonial laws, no country whatever, except a British colony, could send her products to the British West-Indies.
This law with regard to North-America had never been repealed, that is, it had never been thought worth while to put her into the list of prohibited countries, because in fact no other part of the world could supply the wants of the British West-Indies. He observed that the resources of the revenues of Britain were extremely strained, when compared with the resources of the United States.
In Britain every person on an average paid forty shillings sterling per head of taxes, whilst in the United States the average was not more than six shillings sterling; and as the price of labour was twice as high in America as in Britain, and as consequently the citizens of this country were twice as able to pay that six shillings, this in reality reduces the tax to one-half, or three shillings sterling; or in other words, America had but one thirtieth part of the burthen to bear, that at present loaded England.
That country has likewise a large unfunded debt. She is also involved in a dreadful and ruinous war, and the method which she is forced to employ for raising money to maintain it, is the feed-bill for future taxes. We have likewise to take into the account that the population of this country is advancing with rapid strides, while that of England is stationary. There may be gentlemen who will tell us that by adopting the proposed measure, we should injure the public revenue collected from these imports, and they will ask how shall the deficiency be replaced.
If one country does not supply us another will. Our country is able to import in proportion to her exports. Suppose all the British manufactures withheld from our ports, he was not alarmed at the consequence. She does not herself manufacture more than one-half of what she exported to us: nor does she consume more than one-fourth of what she takes from us. Three-fourths, consequently of our produce would supply a fund sufficient to replace the failure in the revenue. The propositions will not effect Spain and Portugal. They send us almost no manufactures of any kind. The argument therefore, of revenue, allowing it its full weight, cannot be considered as of sufficient consequence to prevent our adopting measures for establishing our national character and prosperity.
Spain carries on in her own bottoms only one-sixteenth, and Portugal one-seventeenth part of the tonnage of their trade with North-America. Their policy is to let other countries carry for them. They have not like Britain a navigation act. The gentleman from South-Carolina employed a very strange argument yesterday, for reconciling us to the treatment which we get from Britain. That if she used us, as well as the did other countries, we had no reason to complain, let that usage be what it would. But admitting this as an argument, the fact was not true, for before the present war, she entered into a separate treaty with France, for the mutual interchange of manufactures, and she had also, since the year 1793, been in a treaty of the same kind with Portugal, although she has never yet condescended to enter into a commercial treaty with the United States. She has treated America, much worse than Portugal. In fact, there is no civilized country in the world, where American vessels meet such bad treatment, as in Britain.
To prohibit British manufactures from entering a country, was nothing new. This he understood to be the case, both in Denmark and Sweden. The gentleman who spoke yesterday had adopted a style of reasoning which was certainly very strange, and would have weight with very few. He said that if France behaved favorably to us, it was no merit, as she did so to every body; and that if Britain used us ill, she likewise did so to every body, and we therefore ought to bear it patiently. The gentleman was wrong both in his facts and his inferences. Britain did not behave so badly to several other nations as she does to us. With regard to France, which the gentleman had formerly attempted to represent as invidious , it appeared from the President's message to the house of Representatives, that he, for one, was of a very different opinion. In that message, he had observed, that till very lately, France had upon every occasion manifested a friendly disposition to America. But said Mr. Madison, "Britain leaves no room for compliments of this kind." As to France, the member from South-Carolina had taken for his epoch the period of the old government . He had referred to that as the only settled order of things .
Mr. Madison was of another opinion. He viewed the disposition of the present government as more likely to be permanent. "I hope," added he, that the order of things, previous to the revolution, will never return! However some gentlemen may view the present government of France as a fugitive thing, I am convinced that the disposition of it will not be so uncertain as they apprehend; and I hope that a return of the old system will for ever be uncertain ."
Here Mr. Madison entered into a more particular detail of the items of the produce of the United States exported into the French and British dominions, and of the imposts demanded by these nations respectively. As to Britain, there is a standing prohibition against the importation of wheat and flour into that country, until they rise to such a high price that Britain cannot supply herself any where else than in the United States. In France, the only duty imposed was one-eighth per cent, and that cannot be called a tax, but is only meant as a custom-house regulation, to ascertain the quantity imported. In the French West-Indies, wheat and flour pays, by a general law, duty free, that is, on payment of the said one-eighth per cent. [Here Mr. Smith interrupted Mr. Madison, alleging that he was wrong in point of fact, but, upon discussion, this was not cleared up.] Rice is admitted on the same terms of one-eighth per cent, into France, whilst, in Britain, it pays seven shillings and four pence sterling per cwt. and in the French West-Indies, only one per cent. In the British West-Indies it is free. Salted fish is prohibited in the British West-Indies. Indian corn pays one per cent, in the French West-Indies, and is free in the British. The only article that he had ever heard of exported from the West-Indies to this country, which could be said to be advantageous to the manufactures of the United States, was molasses, which we get from the French islands; and this is almost the only instance where we have raw materials from any country. He observed, that France would feel the want of our commerce much less sensibly than Britain would feel it, as her internal resources were infinitely greater. The dispositions of the two countries towards us were extremely different—Britain had behaved very coldly, and France very warmly.
After taking a comprehensive range through all the various articles of the produce of the United States, such as salt beef and pork, indigo, tobacco, &c. he showed always the illiberal restrictions laid on our trade by the British policy when compared with the bene- fits allowed to us by France, where our shipping may be naturalized, and many other advantages granted
that are forbid by Britain—to allow Mr. Madison through the whole of his details, would be far beyond the limits of our plan, as well as that we feel much difficulty in recording this important speech. We must therefore pass over some of the details in order to observe, that when he came to make mention of the advantages derived by Britain from the far trade , in which the United States were naturally intended to participate, but from which they were actually restricted by the detention of the western posts, this obliged him to introduce some political observations which he was sorry he could not on the present occasion refrain from doing.
He apologized for introducing politics into this question, a proceeding which had been so severely deprec- ated by the gentleman who spoke yesterday. He felt it, however, impossible to keep them altogether out of view in considering the question now under discussion, and it must be confessed, that France had constantly displayed a disposition to cultivate our friendship, while Britain had shewn the reverse.
"I do not with, said he, to enter into any irritating views. I could be content to forget, with the mem- ber who spoke yesterday, that the treaty of peace is not yet executed —I pass over the western posts, the al- gerines, the Indians, the violation of neutral bottoms, the seizure of our ships in contradiction to the law of nations; and their seizure on entering harbours which were not besieged. All this I am willing to forget; but I must not forget the political interest of America so far as to wish to suffer the naval power of a nation that has persisted in such hostile disposition. A power from whom we have nothing to hope, and I trust nothing to fear."
Mr. Madison never could discover upon what grounds we could be supposed to dread the conse- quence of the propositions. At the utmost, they were only to establish reciprocity, and in fact did not even go that length. If we are a free people, we have a right flowing from our independence, to make what regulations we think proper. If it was the design of other powers to drive us into a quarrel, we could not help it, and we must abide the issue: but if that was the intention of any of the powers of Europe, they could soon find a much better pretence than any arising from the propositions.
He next noticed an old argument, that had so frequently been advanced in regard to the unequal operation of tonnage laws in the different States, but there was no state that would make a greater sacri- fice than Virginia, from which he had the honor to be a representative, the southern states, as to domestic manufactures were hardly inferior to the northern, and were rapidly advancing to an equality. The materials of ship-building were produced more abun- dantly in the states south of Pennsylvania, and they exported the most valuable commodities. They had consequently a greater stake on the element of the sea, and therefore stood in need of being protected by maritime regulations. The proportion of ships built in America to those in Britain previous to the revolution, was as twenty-three to forty. Three- fifths of these were built in the eastern states, and two- fifths in the southern states.
Here he quoted the opinions contained in a report of one of the officers of the Executive of the United States, which mentions, that Britain during the last hundred years, had spent forty-two of them in war, and fifty-eight in peace; the consequence of which has been extremely injurious to the mercantile interest of America. Mr. Madison entered into some further detail, through which we found it difficult to follow him, respecting the enormous advance of freight upon American cargoes transported in British bottoms, during a British war. The loss in these cases fell on America, and from thence he inferred the propriety and necessity of transporting our productions in bottoms of our own.
When we consider the immense advantages that must result from the regulations proposed by the res- olutions before the committee, there can be no doubt, but that they will amply repay us for the expense of fusing out a marine force, and for any other consequences that might attend it. With re- gard to the effect that might be expected in Europe from these propositions, he believed that they would produce a short inconvenience, and a lasting benefit. Perhaps they would have an effect to change the po- licy of some foreign nations. He referred to a collec- tion of state papers published some years ago, by Mr. Knox, a deputy Secretary of State. In 1783 and 1784, it was debated in the British Cabinet what line of conduct ought to be pursued with regard to America. After considerable discussion it was de- cided, that the government of America was de- ficient, and the interests of the respective states so discordant, that Britain might act towards us as she thought proper.
Ill-will and jealousy had always been the predomi- nant features of England's behaviour towards America, and in this mode of treating America, she had been farther encouraged by the dream of being able to furnish provisions for her West-India Islands from the remnant of her possessions on the continent of America. Experience had long since put an end to such expectations. The only other grounds for treat- ing us with displeasure, were founded on the im- punity of our governors and the want of union among ourselves.
The decision of the house on the resolutions now pending, would determine whether these two causes still existed. A determination against them, would give in Europe a very bad impression of our national character, and that reason to believe that our govern- ment was feeble, or that the interest of the different states could not be reconciled. He would not at present further intrude on the patience of the committee, and therefore concluded by observing, that to reject the proposition was to rivet the fetters of the com- mers of America, those fetters which have produced such numerous and injurious consequences to the country.
BY Virtue of a Deed of Trust, executed to us by Thomas C. Armstrong, to secure a debt due by him to Thomas Miller of Powhatan, we shall on the 4th Monday of November, at Cumberland Court- house, proceed to sell, to the highest bidder, for cash, a TRACT OF LAND, lying on the waters of Ap- pomattox, in the same county, and containing three hundred acres. This land is extremely fertile, and has on it houses to accommodate a small family. The land will be shown to any person disposed to purchase, by Mr. Johnson, who resides on it, or by Mr. William Walker in the neighbourhood. SAMUEL SHEPPARD, THOMAS CRANE. October 11. T. S.
At a court held for King & Queen county, at the court-house on Monday the 9th of Sept. 1805. UPON AN INJUNCTION IN CHANCERY. Richard Brooke, Plaintiff. Against Wallace Johnson & Muire & Robt. Price, Dfs's. THIS day came the plaintiff by his counsel, and the defendants, Wallace Johnson and Muire, not having entered their appearance and given se- curity according to the act of assembly, in such case made and provided, and the rules of this court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that they are not inhabitants of this commonwealth. On the motion of the plaintiff by his counsel: It is ordered, that the said defendants do appear here on the second Monday in November next, and answer the bill of the plaintiff, and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in some public newspaper published in the city of Richmond for two months successively, and posted at the front door of this court-house. A Copy, Teste, ROBT. POLLARD, c. c. October 11. (F 2m)
TO BE RENTED, MY HOUSE and LOT, upon Shockoe-Hill, in an airy pleasant situation.—For terms, apply to Mr. Samuel M'Cracken, who is fully authorized by me, to treat for the same, or to the subscriber. Possession may be immediately had. WILLIAM MANN. August 30. (F ff)
THE HIGHEST PRICE (IN CASH) WILL BE GI- VEN AT THIS OFFICE FOR CLEAN LINEN & COTTON RAGS.
WILLIAMSBURG RACES. On Wednesday the 30th October, will be run for over the Williamsburg Course, The Jockey Club Purse of Four hundred Dollars, four mile heats. The day following, The Proprietor's Purse of Two Hundred Dollars, two mile heats. WEIGHTS AS FOLLOWS: Aged Horses 133 lbs. 6 years old 128 5 do. 118 4 do. 106 3 do. 90 Mares and geldings allowed 3 lbs. By Order of the Club, JAMES SEMPLE, Sen't. Sec'y. September 6. F300
BENJAMIN DUVAL, AT THE SIGN OF THE GOLDEN MORTAR RICHMOND, HAS just received a very large and extensive as- sortment of fresh MEDICINES, SURGEON'S INSTRUMENTS, DRUGS and DYE-STUFFS, PAINTS of all kinds, OIL, VARNISHES, PUT- TY, &c. Also a complete assortment of HATERS' MATERIALS, CONSISTING OF Hatters' Irons Crude Tartar Logwood Baler Irons Copperes Bow-Strings Virdegreafe Linings Fustick Galoons Spanish Indigo Taffet Bands Oil of Vitriol Rubbing Dishes Aq. Fortis Stampers Quicksilver Trenchers, &c. Which added to his former stock, completes an as- sortment that was never equalled in his line of busi- ness, in this city.
He thanks his customers for past favors, and hopes to merit a continuation of their custom. His former attention to the quality of his Medicines, importing them in their crude state, that he might be able to judge of their quality, and powdering and preparing them under his immediate inspection, have contributed to his present establishment; and opposition he pro- fesses will not relax his exertions to give general satis- faction in future.
His experience for more than 19 years past, as a La- pothecary and Druggist in this city, added to a small flock of Medical Information acquired before, enables him, he thinks, to form a tolerably correct judgment as to the quality of Drugs and Medicines, although he cannot boast of honors conferred on him, greater than the confidence of numerous and respectable custo- mers.
In regard to his wholesale prices, he promises to furnish each of his wholesale customers with a printed price current, as soon as possible, and feels himself con- fident in their approbation, knowing that no one in this state can afford to under-sell him. This he in- tends to do, not to get others' customers from them, but to secure his own.
Any articles that may be ordered, and not approv- ed of as to quality, may be returned if in good order, and in a reasonable time. June 7. (3w&tf)
PAINTS FOR SALE. WHITE LEAD, YELLOW OCHRE, SPANISH BROWN, VENETIAN RED, Ground in Oil Together with a general assortment of PAINTS, have just come to hand, and will be sold low at the APOTHECARY SHOP on the lower floor of the Bell Tavern. Where may also be had, every article of Medi- cine in common demand, of the best quality and at a fair price. The owner of this shop may possibly be commit- ting himself very much in thus publicly disclosing his object, but he candidly owns, that having a smaller number of customers than he could wish, his object is to get as many more as he possibly can, as well as to secure the few which he already has. October 18. Ftf.
BENJAMIN STETSON, INFORMS his friends and the public in general he has for sale, 400 gallons Holland's Linseed Oil, White Lead and Spanish Brown ground in Oil. Patent Green ground in ditto. Verdigrise and Spanish Brown, dry, 8 by 10 Window Glass, & Put- ty; 2d, 3d, 4d, 6d, 8d, 10d, and 20d Nails, two Casks Spike Nails, Bar Iron, German and Blistered Steel; general assortment of Iron Hollow Ware; 10 lbs. Molasses, French Brandy, West-India and New-England Rum, Tea, Coffee, Loaf and Brown Sugar, Chocolate, Mens, fine and coarse Shoes, La- dies Kid & Morocco and Leather Slippers; 8 Boxes Cotton and Wool Cards assorted; half pint and quart Tumblers, small invoice elegant cut glass, fine ware, German Ozenburgs, 30 facks Salt, Novafcotia Grind Stones, and many other article in store, which he will sell cheap for cash or country produce. April 2.—(1aw12m)
HUGH J. CRAWFORD, HAS just received per the ship Planter, Captain Bowh, from London, his full supply of DRUGS & MEDICINES, which being laid in under his own immediate inspec- tion, the quality may be depended on; and having purchased with cash, he is enabled to dispose of them on the most moderate terms. ALSO: London White Lead, gr'd. Copal Varnish, in oil, Prussian Blue, Spanish Brown, do. Patent Yellow, Yellow Ochre, do. Virdegreafe, Paint Brushes of all sizes, Stone Ochre, Belt English Glue, Venetian Red, Gold and Silver Leaf, King's Yellow, &c. He has for sale, a few bottles Virginia Castor Oil, of the same quality as that lately sold at Dr. Crin- gan's. Sept. 20. oaw3m
MILITARY CERTIFICATES. FOR SALE, Certificates of this state, bearing in- terest of 6 per cent, and receivable at the Trea- sury, for all arrearages of taxes, prior to the year 1798. WILLIAM PRICE, Cash'r. Genl. M. A. S. May 10. tf
BOLTING CLOTHS. A COMPLETE assortment of best Dutch Bolt- ing Cloths, just received—for sale by M. & B. MYERS. September 10. (ep tf)
TO RENT, A Very large and excellent CELLAR, under the Mason's Hall—for terms, apply to Jacob I. Cohen, or Solomon Jacobs. September 20. ep4w
BURR MILL STONES, OF ALL SIZES; and PLAISTER OF PARIS, of an excellent quality, FOR SALE, AT RICHMOND, BY WILLIAM DAVIDSON, near the Market. Dec. 4. [ep tf]
MANCHESTER TURNPIKE COMPANY, 8th REQUISITION. THE Shareholders in the Manchester Turnpike Company, are hereby required to pay to James Brander, Treasurer, the further sum of ten dollars, on each share, on or before the 13th of November next. By order of the directors, JAMES BRANDER, Ch. Manchester, October 11. 18N.
BOOKS BORROWED & NOT RETURNED. THE second Volume of Gibbon's History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. The first volume of Watson's history of Philip the third, and the second volume of the same author's history of Philip the second. The person who may be in possession of the books above de- scribed, will have an opportunity of returning them to the owners, by leaving their names with the Editor of the En- quirer. October 11.
THE Co-partnership of the subscribers, under the firm of THOMAS TAYLOR & Co. will dis- solve by mutual consent, on the 11th inst. THOS. TAYLOR, JNO. SATCHELL. The subscribers, under the firm of TAYLOR & BROWN, Offer their services to the public as AUCTIONEERS and COMMISSION MERCHANTS, at the Band lately occupied by Thomas Taylor & Co. where they have on hand a large stock of Dry Goods and West-India Produce, most of which will be disposed of at private sale on very low terms for cash or approved negotiable notes. THOMAS TAYLOR, JAMES BROWN, Jun't. (tf) October 11.
FOR SALE ON PRIVATE CONTRACT. GREEN-WAY, the seat on which I now re- side, including Mons-Sacer, & the Court-House Tenement, containing in all 1200 acres of fertile level farming land (referring one acre of conference ground). The whole is bounded by two naviga- ble creeks, emptying into James River before the door, and forming a bay, therefrom 1400 yards only—2.5 miles to Peterburg by water, 30 to Richmond by land and 28 to Williamsburg.—The Court-House Tenement has on it a large well-ensured Tavern, with six rooms; one of which is 32 feet by 20 in length and breadth, arch'd in the middle and used for entertain- ments; also all necessary out-houses, a good garden and a fine Well of water, dry cellars, stores &c. for the use of a commercial business, which are now oc- cupied to advantage in that line. This is an excellent place for flock, fish and fowl in their seasons; and enough of corn, wheat & oats may be made by com- mon industry for the consumption of the Tavern. This Tenement has 200 acres of land annexed to it, and rents for £100 a year.
GREEN-WAY contains 500 acres well improved. On it, is a genteel well finished dwelling house, con- taining six rooms; all wainscotted, chair board high, with fine dry cellars, the full length of the house which is 56 feet: also every other building which a reasonable person could envy or desire, to wit: a handsome study, Stone House, Kitchen, Laundry, Dairy, Meat House, Spinning House and an Ice House within the Curtilage, a Barn 40 by 34 feet, two gran- aries, two Carriage Houses, 20 stalls for horses, a quarter for house servants, a handsome Oelagon Pigeon House well flock'd, and several other houses for slaves, a well of water, (excellent that I can drink it with delight after returning from a mountain cir- cuit) a large fertile garden abounding with a great va- riety of fruits, herbs and beautiful flowers, well en- closed. The buildings new and well covered with shingles.
MON-SACER contains five hundred acres more or less, on which is a neat small dwelling, a mill begun on a never-failing stream, one mile from James River and emptying itself therein. This farm is remarkably level and highly improvable, is in a fine settlement for wheat and timber, so that the manufacturing busi- ness may be carried on to great advantage, as also the sawing of timber now so much in demand. About half this estate inclusive is under fine fire wood and timber—and scarcely a gall nor a wash on any part of it. The age and fever has not visited a white per- son for 20 years that I recollect. In short there can- not well be conceived a more agreeable situation in all respects than this estate taken together. UTOPIA.
I will also dispose of—This small estate lies in James City county; is an Island surrounded by navi- gable water near the mouth of Chickahominy river, containing 746 acres of high land and hard marsh suf- ficient for the support of 1000 head of cattle in the month of May. The high land is rich and produces four and five barrels of corn to the acre. There are 100 acres of good timber adjoining the farm.
In the center of this Island is a very handsome hill, on which a small but comfortable dwelling is built, affording a fine prospect over James River for many miles. Here every necessity of life can be had and many of its luxuries with little trouble. It over- flows with milk and honey when sufficient stock is furnished to go upon. It is remarkable for fine fruit, as the frosts seldom or never affect it; and no place in Virginia surpasses it for fish and wild-fowl. From this place quantities of hay might be transported by water to Richmond, Norfolk or Peterburg.
Any kind of public securities will be taken for the above property, or if more agreeable to the purchas- er or purchasers, I will receive part in cash and the balance at convenient periods—Thirty or forty days and stocks of every kind may be had, if the estate is purchased all together. My lands on Clear Creek, Big Lickington and Tripet in Kentucky I will also sell or exchange for property in Richmond. It may be now enquired why I should in an ad- vanced stage of life part with an estate so convenient and agreeable in all respects? In the 5th place, in a little time I shall be compelled by the unerring voice of nature to "quit this mortal coil," and it is right I should so adjust all my matters as to leave nothing for litigation after my death. My years of regret will be therefore but few on that score. Secondly, it is the best mode I can adopt for a fair division of what I possess among my children; and lastly I am desirous of obtaining a situation, more convenient and cheap for the education of my sons, which the savings from a narrow parsimonious salary, and the profits arising from a much neglected estate, in consequence of my attention to public duties, can never support. JOHN TYLER. (1wtf) August 24.
TO BE SOLD, On liberal credit, and in lots to suit purchasers, FROM two hundred and fifty to three hundred acres of LAND, in the county of Henrico, about four miles from Richmond—a distance which renders it but little liable to pillage, yet sufficiently near to one of the best and most improving markets in the United States. The advantages of small farms near large towns, are so obvious and generally admitted, as not to require particular enumeration. Persons residing in the city with large families, and who are obliged to keep hor- ses, would be able in one year to save more than the original purchase. For further particulars enquire of Mr. Thomas Norvell. May 14. [oatf f]
A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF BLANKS, FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE. Printing, IN ALL ITS VARIETY, EXECUTED AT THE OFFICE OF THE ENQUIRER.