Virginia Argus (Richmond, Va.), 1800-10-07 00:00:00

The VIRGINIA ARGUS.
[No. 48 OF VOL. VIII.]
A FREE PRESS MAINTAINS THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE PEOPLE.
[Whole No. 775]
RICHMOND:—PRINTED (ON TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS) BY SAMUEL PLEASANTS, JUNIOR.
[FOUR DOLLARS PER ANNUM—PAID IN ADVANCE]
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7th, 1800.
[12 1/2 CENTS SINGLE.]
Mr. Pleasants,
YOU will be pleased to publish the underwritten account of Flour inspected by me, being the quantity and quality inspected between the 1st day of September, 1799, and the 31st of August, 1800; together with an account of forfeitures according to the commonwealth for deficiency in weight, but barrels, &c. likewise the subjoined requisition to millers, and oblige your most obedient servant,
W. HOLIDAY.
 38,348 Superfine,  22,499 Fine,  2,611 Middlings,  122 Ship Stuff,  92 Condemned. 
63,672
Amount of fines received for deficiency in the weight of Flour, bad barrels, &c. 130 dollars. 13 cents.
N. B. It is requested that the millers sending flour to Richmond for inspection, will pay attention in having their weights adjusted once a year that their flour is weighed with the flour barrels to be made of good seasoned materials, and of the size directed by law, viz. 27 inches long, 27 1/2 in girth, with a small bilge, the hoops drove tight and well nailed with four nails in each chime hoop and three in each upper bilge hoop, lined at each head sufficiently to keep the heads from coming out; each barrel to be plainly branded with the name of the mill or mill owner, with No. 2, 196, on whole barrels, and No. 4, 98, on half barrels, with the present year of each barrel marked upon the branded head. By complying with this requisition, it will prove a singular advantage to this valuable article of commerce.
WILLIAM HOLIDAY,
Inspector of flour for the port of Richmond. September 25, 1800.
The printers at Staunton and Lynchburg are requested to republish the above in their respective papers.
CASH GIVEN FOR Wheat & Tobacco, BY BARTLETT STILL.
Gilliat & Kirby, HAVE RECEIVED THEIR FALL SUPPLIES
CONSISTING OF A VARIETY OF FANCY AND FASHIONABLE GOODS.
Also, a very extensive assortment of WOOL ENS,
Which they offer for sale on their usual terms.
(L.M.) September 25, 1800.
TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED. THE SCHOONER
BETSEY, Of Providence, about three weeks ago, arrived at Broadway, on Appomattox river, which empties into James river. The Captain, Caleb B. Hilly, and the Mate, died since her arrival. The men have all abandoned her. I was informed by a boy who belonged to her, that she has a Lignum Vitae on board, that came from Port-au-Prince, in the West-Indies, and touched at Norfolk on her way up to Broadway. She now lies derelict except the attention it has been in my power to bestow. Unless the owner or some person interested comes forward, the vessel will sustain great injury, for I have endeavored to hire hands to take her in charge, and can procure none. I am inclined to think she belongs to Providence or Rhode-Island. I am prompted merely by motives of humanity to make this advertisement.
Thomas Galt.
Near Broadway, 23d Sept. 1800. N. B. The printer who sent for their fellow men will no doubt give the above advertisement a place in their respective papers—I am sorry it is not in my power to give more accurate information. I have been prevented from going on board the vessel, by an apprehension that the Captain and Mate died with an infectious fever.
Thomas Galt.
Assorted bales of Cloths, Striped & rose Blankets by the bale, Kendal Cottons, ditto Blue & green Halfhicks, ditto Womens Shoes by the trunk, Green Coffee in bags, Tea by the chest, Madeira Wine by the pipe, FOR SALE, BY Pickett, Pollard & Johnston. Richmond, Sept. 29, 1800.
For Sale at this Printing Office, A NEW AND MUCH IMPROVED (AMERICAN) EDITION OF FENNING'S Universal Spelling Book
Forty Dollars Reward, For apprehending and securing John Pigot,
And the property he carried off, or so much of it as will pay the forty dollars, or twenty dollars for either. He calls himself a watch maker, is a dallying looking fellow, about 5 feet 10 inches high, flat nosed, full faced, large white eyes, short dark hair, speaks quick and as though he had a plum in his mouth, owing to the loss of his fore teeth—had on a brown coat, vest at the elbows, black cape, light corduroy breeches, cotton stockings, and black hat about half worn. He carried with him 1 gold watch, 2 silver watches, 22 table spoons, 5 dozen tea ditto plain, several pair sugar tongs, and sundry articles in the jewelry line, such as pockets and rings—they were mostly stamped with two plain letters, M. M. The above reward with thanks will be paid by
Mordecai Miller.
Alexandria, Sept. 24th, 1800. (3W)
300 DOLLARS REWARD.
STOLEN on the evening of the 24th of August, at the house of Mr. Priddy on the stage road, 17 miles from Richmond, from off my horse, 2 pair of
Saddle Bags,
containing upwards of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN BANK NOTES, principally of the Bank of the United States, the others of Penn. Sylvania. The money was in a Red Morocco Pocket book with a silver clasp. Here were also in the bags one Gingko Coat, two Vests, two pair of Nankin Pantalons made with 18c. one Shirt, &c. &c. Whoever will secure the thief, and deliver the bags with the contents above mentioned to Mr. M. N. Meigs Richmond, shall receive the above reward for the bags and contents, ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS, and no questions asked.
JOHN IDLE.
Richmond, September 25, 1800.
ROBERT POLLOK & CO.
Are now receiving from the ships Nancy and New York, the principal part of their
FALL SUPPLIES; the remainder are daily expected.
BUCHANAN, DUNLOP & CO. Of Petersburg; and
DUNLOP, POLLOK & CO. Of Manchester,
Have also arrived the principal part of their
Fall & Winter Goods. Richmond, Sept. 22, 1800. (4W)
MR. FLORANCE,
Surgeon Dentist, from London, Most respectfully informs the ladies and gentlemen of Richmond, that he performs all the operations of the Teeth and Gums in the most scientific and approved manner. He also transplants Natural, and sets in Artificial Teeth, equal at least to any other Professor. Upon the principal of merit, and honorable performance of which he undertakes. Mr. F. promises to solicit the honor of public patronage.
Teeth extracted in the easiest manner; likewise Stumps if ever to be used under the Gums. He also strongly recommends his Tincture and Dentifrice Paste , prepared by himself, which preserve the teeth, and change them to a beautiful white; cure the gum of the scurvy, and make the breath at all times sweet and agreeable, and cure the tooth-ache immediately.
Mr. FLORANCE is to be spoke with, at Mr. Fletcher's (Rising Sun) Tavern. October 2d, 1800.
Needham & McCay,
WATCH & CLOCK MAKERS, Respectfully inform their friends and the public, that they have commenced business in a house belonging to Mr. Daniel Traducart, opposite Capt. William Richardson's Silver-Smith's Shop, where they intend carrying on their business in all its various branches; and are determined by meritorious attention, to deserve the patronage of the public. They warrant their clocks and watches to perform well for twelve months. Sept. 29, 1800.
N. B. Two Apprentices wanted to the above business, who can come well recommended.
THE subscribers have on hand the following Articles, which they will sell low by Private Sale, viz.
  Coarse Cloths & Duffles by the bale or piece.  On 6 months for approved notes.  On 60 days.    Role & striped Blankets,    White & coloured naped    Cotton & Plains,    Mens Hats,    Coffee by the bag,    Hylon Tea by the chest,    German Oznaburgs by the bolt,    Molasses by the Hhd.    Irish Linens,    4-4 and 6-4 Mullins,    Cloths and Coatings,    A large assortment of Hardware & Cutlery, &c. &c. &c.    Vandewall & Mosby. October 2d, 1800.
PHILADELPHIA, September 27.
TO THE REPUBLICAN CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
LANCASTER, Sept. 17, 1800.
Fellow-Citizens,
THE very interesting posture of our public affairs, occasioned an assembly of Deputies from twenty-one Districts of this County, to be convened in the Borough of Lancaster, on the 12th day of this month. The meeting was collected from every vicinity, and was numerous and respectable. After making a selection of Republican Citizens, to be proposed as Members of the Federal and State Legislatures, they assigned to us the duty of communicating to you such matters, in relation to our political concerns, as may produce the necessary exertions at the approaching elections. The whole Lancaster Meeting was solemnly impressed with a belief, that the Elections, to be held on the 14th of October, will be far the most important that ever occurred in Pennsylvania.
In performing the very important duty confided to us, we shall endeavour to address the understandings of our Fellow-Citizens, and candidly to ground our communication upon serious truths and considerations, equally essential to the safety and happiness of all real Republicans of the Cosey Party. For we know well, that, as many of the two divisions of the federal party are Republicans ; so all the Republican party are decided friends of our federal system of government. Those, for whom we now act, lay no claim to exclusive Republicanism ; but they will not permit certain of their opponents to maintain a pretension to an exclusive attachment to the Constitution of the United States . It is the desire of the Republican interest, that the real enemies of Representative Government may be thoroughly known. We do not wish, (after the manner of the federalists, as made known by one of their confidential Members, Samuel Lyman, Esq. of Massachusetts) we do not wish to excite an unlawful and anarchic " hated and animosity " to destroy the opponents to our representative government. The Republican party only with the people and the governments to be well informed, who are, in truth, the enemies of the Constitution. They desire, that the people may not employ those enemies, and that the Governments of the Union and of the States may enforce the Laws against them. The Republicans are utterly averse to persecuting , even the enemies of Representative Government, through the medium of an irreligious and barbarian spirit of " hated and animosity " nor will they be betrayed into such a conduct, by the example of those infuriated federalists, whose long-known violence is announced, by the Massachusetts Member of Congress, to have at length divided their party. It seems the power to punish under Sedition Laws, & other known Laws, does not satisfy them. A terror, a hatred, a punishment beyond the law, and at which some of their hearts recoil, is urged to the length of a party quarrel. It is a truth, illustrative of the wicked end to which this odious spirit is applied, that " the reign of Terror " and a Paris " September ," [a time of exile and assassination] were menaced against a Citizen of Philadelphia, through the channel of a federal civil officer, for a decent publication in Brown's paper, which went to prove, that the British, and not the French were the beginners of the spuation of neutral trade. This is verified on oath, and a Certificate will be furnished, on the application of any Elector, or of any Attorney for the Union or for a State. That baneful spirit of hatred, applied as it has been, greatly to foreign ends, has been used to engage Citizen against Citizen, Friend against Friend, Brother against Brother, State against State, and the Northern against the Southern States. It has been a principal engine, for many years, against Jefferson and Madison.
It is not to be wondered, under such circumstances, that the republicans struggled against the election of Mr. Rofs, who clearly belongs to that part of the federalists, who are disposed to " boil froths ." It is not to be wondered that we rejoined at the removal of Mr. Pickney, and Mr. McHenry, who belong to the same connexion. And, as we believe, that too many of the leading friends of Mr. Pickney, and some of the friends of Mr. Adams, are disposed, in like manner, and that we shall prove their joint measures to have been productive of public evils, we hope for the election of another citizen as President. The friends of Mr. Pickney openly avow their opposition to the re-election of Mr. Adams. Of this we have certain knowledge.
One of the circumstances, that induce the desire of Mr. Jefferson's Election, is the vast expenditure of public money. On the 4th July, 1800, the Federal Government had
been in operation about 11 years. The public expenditures, for that time, exceed 87 millions of dollars. Our greatest useful spending countrymen should examine into the summa the Administration have expended. The monies which the government have received in those eleven years, amount to 39 millions and one third. We should have expected more economy from a N. England administration. Our brethren in those states expected, we believe, much more. As the friends of Mr. Adams and General Pinckney have held all the offices of Government, we cannot believe, that our eastern fellow-citizens will be disposed to a choice of them by the Presidential Electors. The citizens, in that quarter, should pay more attention to their elections. We are surprised to observe, that the vote for members of Congress, in Connecticut, is less than 3500; when Lancaster County, at the last Election, gave, on the two sides, 3500.
Much of our public expenses has arisen from the measures for creating an Army , on the plea of repelling French invasion; which was, nevertheless, disbanded when we had no certainty of a treaty with France. It is difficult for us to extract, from the accounts of the proceedings of our government, any wise and good views with which the army could have been raised, that are consistent with the measure of so early disbanding of it. It is, however, truly unfortunate, on the score of the Public Economy, and indeed of political jealousy and fears, that the fullest anticipation of all the objections to the army was not made, before the laws were passed. We have been at a very great expense to appoint a vast number of officers, and to place an army upon paper, much of which might, perhaps, have been saved. It is to be greatly regretted, too, that so extensive an authority to levy regular troops relaxed the attention to the militia, and (with the new and extensive plan of volunteers) tended to diminish the wholesome influence of that Constitutional force.
We have yet noticed the army, chiefly as it has increased our Public Burdens. It is much more necessary to remember it in other views. The danger of invasion is no more credited; and we now speak out. The votes for the different regiments and corps amounted, as we understand them, to about 42 000 men. The authority to employ volunteers, was extended to 75,000 men. These volunteer forces were accompanied by a very fragile and alarming fact .—It was carried in one house of Congress, with the vote of our Senator Rofs, to authorise the President to diffuse the militia north of the Potomac, even to repel the invasion of the French; though we have expended 11-2 millions in measures to that end. It would seem, that we may not be repelled, if it must be by the Militia , if some of the federalists could have their will. When we remember the invariable use to which regular armies have been notoriously applied; when we reflect that the volunteer corps consisted entirely of that federal party, which confesses that it has quarreled about " the degree of hatred and animosity to be used against their fellow-citizens ," or of foreign monarchies infuriated against republicanism; and when we call to mind, that the general militia, which alone admitted the republican party, was once openly proposed, by the friends of Mr. Pinckney, and Mr. Adams to be disfused , we believe that many of our citizens must rejoice, with us, in the disbanding of the army.—The corps of volunteers and the army continued, no doubt, a proportion of patriotic and virtuous characters; but the laboriously exalted hostility which is avowed to have been raised against France, and the hatred and animosity, which the federal party confesses to have been propagated against their opponents, can only be thoroughly eradicated under the commanding power of the constitutional Magistracies and the militia. The sceptre of the people and the sword of the people will beat down these rash and lawless partisans.
The infinite importance of religion , induces us to notice the subject; though our constitution exempts it from human authority .—It has been represented, in a production attributed to a former chaplain of congress, that the republican candidate had dined on a Sunday, at Fredericksburg with some of his friends, on a journey from Philadelphia to Mountcello—Men of piety have been attempted to be alarmed with a single casual circumstance of that kind; though Mr. Jefferson is exemplarily free from indecorum and excess in his table intercourse. Since, however, pamphlets are deliberately written to convey such attacks, we are forced to observe, that Mr. Adams, when our minister at the British court, was in the habit of entertaining the Americans and foreigners, in London, at his ministerial dinners on the sabbath day.
Mr. Jefferson's conduct as Secretary and vice president, has been governed, as we conceive, by those religious fruits, self-denial and disinterestedness for he never gave or procured an appointment for one of his relations or connections. It has been imputed to Mr.
Adams, that, after removing several even of the New-England officers, long before appointed by President Washington, or republican or democratic politics, he has actually appointed persons in his family & their friends, of the same politics, been excluded from office.
The command of overseer is an indispensable duty of religion. We are told on the highest authority that " if any man among you seemeth to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart; that man's religion is vain ." Mr. Jefferson's public communications are large & impressive. The moderation, with dignity and firmness, displayed in his letters to Mr. Genet, Mr. Hammond and Mr. Governor Morris, conform more exemplarily, in our opinion, to the preceding monition of the Bible , than the address and to the legislature. But there is higher evidence of the real piety of Mr. Jefferson. Our duty to Almighty God, and our duty towards our neighbour, are the sum of true religion . By performing those high duties, we expect the esteem of good men, and hope the favor of heaven. There is no so ill to important to our neighbour, nor so truly dutiful and reverential to Almighty God, as voluntarily divesting ourselves, and our political and religious connections, of all authority over the religious liberty and rights of conscience of our fellow men. At the close of the revolutionary war Mr. Adams and Mr. Jefferson were alike situated in one religious concern. They were citizens of the two populous states of Virginia and Massachusetts . In each of those states, their respective churches had obtained advantages, through the civil power, inconsistent with the religious liberty and rights of conscience of members of all other religious societies. The protestant episcopal church could exact contributions from all others in Virginia and the congregational or independent church could exact contributions from all others in Massachusetts. Mr. Jefferson, above fifteen years ago, performed his duty to his neighbours, to his fellow men, and to his God, by introducing and carrying a law in Virginia, to abolish, forever, those exactions of one church from the rest, and all other interferences with religious liberty, and the sacred rights of conscience. Mr. Adams has omitted to make any such attempt or exertion; by which he has failed to perform that all important duty to his fellow men, and that act of pious reverence towards Almighty God, which have distinguished the religious character of Mr. Jefferson. Mr. Adams, even though sworn to maintain our freedom from religious tests, avowed, immediately before entering on the presidency, his design to be governed, as president, in his appointments to office, by an unconstitutional principle, which would deprive the members of one known American church of their lawful advantages and rights. We believe, that the maintenance of the Christian religion neither requires, nor admits, the contravention of an oath founded upon truth. The harshest strictures have been made upon expressions in Mr. Jefferson's Notes; but it surely is not denied, in Pennsylvania, that a pious Hebrew neither injures our persons or slaves, neither breaks our limbs, nor flees our puris, though he believes in but one supreme being . Nor did the untutored savages, who surrounded our European forefathers, in their various colonial settlements, torture their members or destroy their property, by their unenlightened credulity in many gods. It is a shame to christian men, that not only the limbs, but the lives of the Pagan nations have often met destruction from their hands. Nearly exterminated by our invidious luxuries, by our maladies, and by our arms, the polytheistic Indians yet teach a christian world to suffer and forgive. In our land the savage believers in a false deity, have been deemed by the pious Quakers and Moravians, objects of conversation, and not of persecution.
The letter to Mezzai , has been the foundation of much reprehension of Mr. Jefferson. If it be really his, he says, plainly, that there is an English party in America. Who will deny this, when the title of the British king and council declare " that a party is formed in America in favor of Great Britain ?" The evidence has been seen by Mr. Jefferson's opponents, and by a part of the committee, that now address you. It can be exhibited by us, to any of the electors. If Mr. Jefferson was grieved at the great influence of that foreign party; so was Mr. Adams. If the former was alarmed at it, so was the latter.—If the former announced it; so did the latter.—Where is the offence, in such sentiments or conduct, of Mr. Adams or Mr. Jefferson. It is eminently virtuous to announce and oppose any foreign influence. None but purchased or prejudiced foreign partisans can, on reflection and information, and at this day, torture it into impropriety. An attack from Cobbett's paper, or the Gazette of the United States, corroborates the truth. An attack from any American of those opinions, now, must prove him to be one of the party , which the British Privy council announces to be formed, or that he is deceived

INFORMATION.
DESCRIPTION OF WORMS, AND SYMPTOMS BY WHICH THEY ARE KNOWN.
Worms which infest the human body, are chiefly of four kinds; viz. The Teres or large round worm, the Ascarides, or small round worm, and the Taenia, or tape-worm, so called from its resemblance to tape.
Among the symptoms attending worms, are, disagreeable breath, especially in the morning—Bad and corrupted gums—itching in the nose, and about the feet—Concussions and epileptic fits, and sometimes privation of speech—Staring and grinding of the teeth in sleep—Irregular appetite, sometimes loathing food and sometimes voracious—Purg- ing, with slimy and foetid stools—Vo- miting—Large and hard belly—Pains and sickness in the stomach—Pains in the head and thighs, with lowness of spi-rits—Slow fever, with small and irre-gular pulse—A dry cough—Excessive thirst—Sometimes pale and unhealthy countenance, and sometimes the face bloated and flushed.
Persons afflicted with any of the above symptoms, should have an immediate recourse to HAMILTON'S WORM DES- TROYING LOZENGES, which have been constantly attended with great success in all complaints similar to those above described.
This medicine, which is innocent and mild, as it is certain and efficacious in its operation, cannot injure the young-est infant or the most delicate pregnant lady, should no worms exist in the body; but will without pain or griping cleanse the stomach and bowels, removing what ever is foul, or offensive within, particu- larly that slimy humor from whence worms and many fatal disorders pro-ceed.
Children generally take this medicine with eagerness; having a pleasing ap-pearance, and an agreeable taste.
AS UPWARDS OF FIFTY THOUSAND PERSONS Of both sexes & of every age have recei-ved benefit from this extraordinary me-icine, a multitude of certificates of cures may be seen in addition to those al-ready published.
THE GENUINE PERSIAN LOTION,
So celebrated among the fashionable in France, Great-Britain and Italy, as an in-valuable cosmetic, perfectly innocent and safe, free from corrosive and repellant minerals, (the basis of other Lotions) and of unpar-alleled efficacy in preventing and removing cutaneous blemishes of the face and skin of every kind, particularly freckles, pimples, pits after the small-pox, inflammatory ro-dasia, scurfs, tetter, ring worms, sun-burns, prickly heat, premature wrinkles, &c.
The Persian Lotion operates mildly, with-out imparting that natural essential per-fumation which is indispensable to health. Yet its salutary effects are speedy and perman-ent, rendering the skin delicately soft and smooth, improving the complexion and re-storing the bloom of youth.
The Damask Lip Salve,
Is recommended (particularly to the ladies) as an elegant and pleasant pre-paration for chopped & sore lips & every blemish and inconvenience occasioned by colds, fevers, &c. Speedily restoring a beautiful rosy colour and delicate soft-ness to the lips.
THE RESTORATIVE POWDER,
FOR THE TEETH AND GUMS. This excellent preparation comforts and strengthens the gums, preserves the canal from decay, and citarises and whitens the teeth, absorbing all that acrimonious slime and tooth-dust, which suffered to accumulate, never fails to injure and finally ruin them.
Dr. HAHN'S True and genuine German Corn Plaster.
An infallible remedy for corns, spee-dily removing them root and branch, without giving pain.
Dr. HAHN'S Genuine Eye Water.
A sovereign remedy for all diseases of the eyes, whether the effect of natural weakness or of accident, speedily remov-ing inflammations, defluxions of rheume, dullness, itching and films on the eyes, never failing to cure those maladies which frequently succeed the small-pox, mea-sles, and fevers, and wonderfully strengthen-ing a weak sight. Hundreds have experienced its excellent virtues, when starly deprived of sight.
Tooth Ache Drops.
The only remedy yet discovered which gives immediate and lasting relief in the most severe instances.
SOVEREIGN OINTMENT FOR THE ITCH.
An infallible and immediate cure, at once, without a particle of mercury or
any other poisonous ingredient in its composition. It is naturally esteemed the most safe and pleasant, as well as effect-ual remedy ever discovered, and may be used with the greatest propriety by pregnant wo-men, or on the youngest infants, (in doses at three quarters of a dollar each.)
THE TASTELESS Ague and Fever Drops,
For the Cure of Agues, Remittent and In-termitting Fevers. These Drops can testify of their being cured by these Drops after the Bark and every other medicine has proved ineffectual; and not one in an hundred has had occasion to take more than one, and numbers not half a bot-tle.
These Drops are particularly recommend-ed to the inhabitants of low, marshy coun-tries, where the work of AGUES gene-rally prevail, which unless early attended to and speedily removed, injures the constitu-tion exceedingly, and bring on Dropsies, Pur-tid Fevers, and a variety of complaints, of the most dangerous and alarming nature. Many other Medicines are daily offered to the public for the cure of this disorder, which upon trial have been found either dangerous or useless. The Bark is the usual remedy made use of, but being a very numerous idio-syncrasy, and seldom taken in a sufficient quan-tity, it very often fails, and Children and those who have weak stomachs are frequent-ly lost for want of a more easy and pleasant remedy.
Sold by Lee & Co. Baltimore, and by S. PLEASANTS jun. (only) in Richmond.
PREVENTION BETTER THAN CURE.
For the prevention and cure of bilious and malignant fevers, is recommended Dr. HAHN'S ANTI-BILIOUS PILLS, Which have been attended with a degree of success highly grateful to the inventor's feeling, in several parts of the West Indies, and the United States, particularly in New-York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charleston and Savannah. The testimony of a num-ber of persons in each of the above places can be adduced, who have reason to believe that a timely use of this salutary remedy, was under providence, preserved their lives when in the most alarming circumstances.
Facts of this conclusive nature, speak more in favor of a medicine than columns of pomp-ous eulogy founded on mere affection-ality.
It is not indeed presumptuously proposed as an infallible cure, but the inventor has ev-ery possible reason that can result from ex-tensive experience, for believing that a dose of these pills, taken once every two weeks, during the prevalence of our annual bilious fevers, will prove an infallible preventive—and further, that in the earlier stages of these diseases, their use will very generally succeed in restoring health, and frequently in cases esteemed desperate, and beyond the power of common remedies.
The operation of these pills is perfectly mild, so as to be used with safety by persons in every situation, and in every age.
They are excellently adapted to carry off superfluous bile, and prevent its morbid se-cretions—to restore and amend the appe-tite—to produce a free perspiration, & there-by prevent colds, which are often of fatal consequences—A dose never fails to remove a cold if taken on its first appearance—They are celebrated for removing habitual consti-pation—Stimulus in the stomach and severe head-ache—and ought to be taken by all persons on a change of climate.
They have been found remarkably effi-cacious in preventing and curing disorders attendant on long voyages, and should be procured, and carefully preserved for use by every seaman.
Dr. Hahn has appointed R. Lee & Co. Baltimore, his wholesale agents for the U-nited States, and authorized them to place their signature on each box; without which none are genuine.
Sold in Richmond by S. PLEASANTS, jun. only.
Twenty Dollars Reward.
RAN away about the 20th of May last, from the estate of Francis Pierce dec. of Henrico county, a likely Negro Man, a-bout five feet ten inches high, black hair, black eyes, and a scar on his cheek which may be seen as a fur; he is a cunning artful fellow, and will deceive any person about him, but when closely examined has a very bad hook. I have been informed that the said negro went from Richmond with some captain of a vessel for Norfolk, and passed by the name of Christopher Sheppard. Any person who will de-liver the said negro to me in the city of Richmond, or secure him in any jail so that I get him again, shall have the above reward. I have no doubt but he is lurking about Norfolk at this time. All mas-ters of vessels are hereby forewarned from carrying him out of the State, or employing him at their peril.
George Williamson, Acting executor of F. Pierce, dec. July 10 h. 1800.
There will be a petition presented to the next General Assembly of Virginia, to pass an act to establish a Seminary of Learning at the town of Peyton-burg, in the county of Pittsylvania, and to incorporate James Lynn, Rawley White, Clement M'Daniel, James Hurt, I. M. Williams, William Lo-gan, Daniel Coleman, Stephen Cole-man and Stakeley Turner, trustees of the same. Sept. 20, 1800.
Mail & Delivery Boxes
For sale at this Printing-Of-fice.
Republican Press.
WILLIAM DUANE, editor of the Philadelphia Aurora, being encouraged by many citizens to establish a Press in the City of Washington, thinks it proper to advertise the citizens of the surrounding States, that should en-couragement adequate to the bare support of the undertaking be afforded, he will establish a Press, under the superintend-ance of his Son, during the recess of con-gress; and will himself attend during the sitting of the legislature. Particulars of the plan proposed for the paper will be advertised in due time.
Republican printers in the neighbour-ing States will please to give this noti-fication a few insertions.
Strachan & Maury,
Of Spottsylvania county, near Fredericksburg, Have a Large Number of very Thriving
Grafted Apple Trees,
For sale at Ninepence each, composed of the following kinds:
  NEWTON Pippin Nonpareil   Spitzenburg Whitlock's Cheek   Limbe Pippin Apple   Red's Pippin Lewis's do. do.   Prior's Red House do. do.   Gloster White Ap Bell do. do.   Robinson's do. do. Green do. do.   Myrm's Pippin Herdon do. do.   Grenings Beck's Russian   Hugh's Crab Longstem   Lewis's ditto May apple These   Waugh's ditto Jane do. apples   Heuford Redstreake Lack do. ripen   Ladies Fav'rite Queen do. early   Spice do. 
The most pointed attention will be paid to orders for Trees, and at a care medita-paring them for removal. Letters by post or otherwise, to said Strachan, addressed to the care of Mr. Fontaine Maury Fredericksburg, or Mr. John Barret of Richmond, will be pro-perly attended to.
Said Strachan and Maury will deliver their Trees on the following terms:—Within 50 miles of the nursery they will deliver 1 ton or upwards, at a given time and place at their nursery price; and at any distance between 50 and 200 miles, not less than 2000 on the same terms.
At a court held for Goochland county, on July the 21st, 1800.
John Bais and Nancy his wife, and Ambrose Knight and Arfania his wife, which said Nancy and Arfania are daughters and co-heirs of Ma-thew Vaughan, deceased, plaintiffs.
AGAINST Mary Vaughan, widow and relict of Matthew Vaughan, deceased, James Vaughan, Hudson Vaughan, Jack Vaughan and Washington Vaughan, John H. Purinton and Clarissa his wife, Daniel Thomas and Mary his wife, Elizabeth S. Peers, Philip Rice and Fanny his wife, and Matilda Vaughan, which said Jack, Matilda and Washington, are infants, and to-gether with the said James, Hudson, Clarissa, Mary, Elizabeth and Fanny, children and co-heirs of the said Matthew Vaughan, dec. defendants.
The decree made in this cause on the 22d day of May last is set aside, and James Vaughan is appointed guardian to the infant defendants Jack, Matilda and Washington Vaughan, to defend them in this suit, and all the defendants except Mary Vaughan and John H. Purinton and Cla-rissa his wife, file their answers to the plain-tiff's bill, to which the plain-tiff's reply gene-rally, and commissions to take deposition-are awarded the plaintiffs, and the said de-fendants John H. Purinton and Clarissa his wife, not having entered their appear-ance and given security according to the act of assembly and the rules of this court, and appearing to the satisfaction of the court that they are not inhabitants of this state; on the motion of the plaintiffs by their counsel, It is Ordered, that the said defendants do appear here on the first day of November term next, and answer the bill of the plain-tiff's; and that a copy of this order be forth with entered in one of the Richmond news-papers for two months successively, and posted at the front door of the court-house of this county.
A Copy, Test, W. MILLER, c. c.
COPPER & TIN WARE Manufactory.
THE subscriber returns his sincere thanks to a generous public, for the very great encouragement he has met with in his line of business; and begs leave to in-form his friends & customers, that he has on hand a quantity of STRONG STOUT COPPER IN SHEETS and bottoms, that they may be supplied with STILLs on the shortest notice, either with PATENT, COPPER or PEWTER WORMS.
He has a number of STILLs of all sizes: finished and ready for delivery, made on the best and most improved principles, which he is determined to sell at the most reduced prices.
WILLIAM COOK. N. B. All kinds of TIN WORK as us-ual. The highest cash price given for old BRASS, COPPER, PEWTER or LEAD.
The subscriber wishes to sell his
HOUSE & LOTS,
IN THIS CITY. —ALSO—
Eight hundred acres of LAND, within seven miles of the City, extending from James River, at Wetham, to the Three Notch'd Road—about 500 acres of the tract is wood land.—Possession of both places may be had immediately, relieving the privilege of securing and removing the crops at present on the plantation.—For terms ap-ply to
John Pendleton. Richmond, July 21, 1800.
THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED,
By SAMUEL PLEASANTS, Jun. And to be had, wholesale and retail, at his Print-ing-Office, in Richmond;
THE VIRGINIA ALMANACK, For the Year 1801.
The Astronomical part by ISAAC BRIGGS. Adapted to the Latitude of Richmond, Virginia. September 18, 1800.
THE SUBSCRIBER,
ANXIOUS to discharge every just claim against his proportion at the estate of Robert Bolling, Esq. of Buckingham county, deceased, will SELL upwards of one hun-dred acres of best James river
Low Grounds,
In Amherst county, near Lynchburg, and next to the lines of Mr. William Galt, with the adjoining High Lands, and a most valu-able Mill seat, not far from the mouth of Big Stovall's creek.
Also, two Tracts in Buckingham county one of 382, and the other of 250 acres) o-ffered
Tobacco Land,
On the north branches of Willis's river.—The Amherst land will be shown by my o-fficer on the premises, and the Bucking-ham lands by the subscriber, for which one third of the purchase money will be required in hand, and the balance in two annual pay-ments.
P. BOLLING. Buckingham county, } 10th July, 1800. (11)
I WANT TO PURCHASE ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND Barrel Staves.
JOSEPH GALLEGO. May 15th, 1800.
By the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia,
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS satisfactory informa-tion has been received that some contagious disease exists at Norfolk, which without due precaution may be communicated to other parts of this com-monwealth, and it being the duty of the Executive to prevent the spreading of the said disease, by cause-ing the laws made and provided for that purpose to be faithfully executed, I have therefore thought fit with the advice of the Council of State, to issue this Proclamation, requiring all vessels coming from the said port of Norfolk up James river, to perform Quarantine at Jordan's Point, and all other vessels coming from said port to any other port within this commonwealth, to perform Quarantine at the places heretofore designated for such ports respec-tively, for the term of fifteen days, to be computed from the time they severally failed from the said port of Norfolk. If captains or masters of ves-sels, failing from the port of Norfolk, to any other port of this commonwealth, are required to com-ply with this injunction, otherwise they will ex-pose themselves to the penalties inflicted by the law in case of disobedience. And I do hereby call on the superintendents of Quarantine at the said several ports, to be vigilant and active in the dis-charge of their duty, observing that due exami-nation be made of all vessels before their respec-tive ports, to ascertain whence they came, and that they came those coming from Norfolk to be forthwith removed to the station appointed for the port to which they are bound, and also see that the quarantine above imposed be strictly and faith-fully performed, in all other respects according to law.
Given under my hand, and under the seal of the Commonwealth, at Rich-mond, this twenty-third day of Au-gust, 1800. one thousand eight hundred, and of the commonwealth the twenty-fifth.
James Monroe.
To be Sold,
A well Finished Three Story HOUSE,
With a Kitchen, Stable, Smoke-house, Coach house and Garden—on the main street a few doors below the court-house, at present occu-pied by Jacob Abraham.—For further particulars apply to the subscriber.
Jacob I. Cohen, On Shuckee Hill, Richmond, Jan. 27, 1800.
Just Received,
And for sale by the Printer hereof,
THE Columbian Reading Book, OR Historical Preceptor:
A collection of authentic histories, anecdotes, char-acters &c. calculated to incite in youthful minds a love of virtue, from its intrinsic beauty and a hatred of vice, from its disgusting deformity March 24.
Sports of the Turf.
ON Tuesday the 19th of October next, will be run over the FAIRFIELD COURSE, the fall three year old sweep-stake of two mile heats, carrying 90 lbs. each—Fourteen colts entered.
THE DAY FOLLOWING, THE RICHMOND JOCKEY CLUB. PURSE, of 400 dollars cash.
ON THE THIRD DAY, The purse of the Proprietor of the course, of 200 dollars, cash, three mile heats.
THE FOURTH DAY, A single two mile Sweep-stake, for 3 and 4 years old—entrance 50 dollars, to remain open till the evening preceding the first day's Sweep-stake.
J. STEWART, Secretary.
20 Dollars Reward
RAN-AWAY from the subscriber living in the tower end of Hanover, about the 10th day of May last, a tall, straight, black Negro Woman, by the name of POLLY;
about 24 or 25 years of age, with a large, heavy white eye, speaks very fast when a little agi-tated, and has sustained a small injury to the end of the middle finger of her right hand by a whitlow. She had formerly a husband in George, a manumitted servant belonging to John May, Esq. near Richmond, and who eloped from his master about twelve months ago and is not yet recovered—it is suspected that the above woman has been enticed or taken off by him. Whoever will deliver the said negro woman to me, or secure her in some jail so that I get her again, shall receive the above reward.
John Williamson. Richmond, August 23, 1800.
To be sold, for ready money,
On Thursday the 9th day of October next,
PART OF A Tract of Land,
Lying in Louisa County, known by the name of BOSWELL'S ORDINARY to in-clude the improvements and to contain two hundred and ninety three acres; designated by bounds to be made known at the day of sale; according to the will and testa-ment of Col. John Boswell, deceased
RICHARD C. JOHNSON Esq. of the Thomas JOHNSON MINOL, the only Execut of Col. JOHN BO WELL dec.
Notice.
In consequence of the death of AM-BROSE HERRON, the Copart-nership of CUNNINGHAMS & HERRON IS DISSOLVED.
All persons indebted to said firm are earnestly requested to come forward and dis-charge their accounts; and those having claims against it will please exhibit them to the subsc-ribers for settlement.
John Cunningham. Ed: Cunningham. Cartersville, August 15, 1800. (12)
Monday, August 12, Amelia county.
THE SEMINARY OF LEARNING,
Announced in this paper to have been established in Amelia, is now in activity and ready to receive Students. For particulars apply to Meriwether Jones, editor of the Richmond Examiner.
Ran away
FROM the subscriber, in Powhatan coun-ty, two Negro Men, named SIMO and GABY. Simon went off the 8th of March—he is 25 years old, five feet seven or eight inches high, and of a yellow complexion—Gaby, the property of Meriam Pleas-ants, went off the 7th of April—he is 23 years old, yellow complexion, rather round shouldered; his hair thin upon the top of his head, and about the height of the former.—It is probable they are in the neighborhood of Curles or Pete'sburg, and will endeavour to pass as a part of the degrees that obtain-ed their freedom under the will of John Pleas-ants, deceased, of Henrico.—I will give FORTY DOLLARS reward to any person that will deliver them to me or secure them in any jail so that I get them again.
JOHN HUNNICOTT. May 24th, 1800. (13)
TO MILLERS.
An Excellent Assortment of DUTCH BOLTING CLOTHS, ARE JUST RECEIVED, and for Sale at the Store of the Subscriber, Joseph Darmstadt.
January 1, 1800. (14)
JUST RECEIVED,
And for Sale at this Printing-Office,
AN ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES WITH
AN EPITOME AND VINDICATION OF THE PUBLIC LIFE AND CHARACTER OF THOMAS JEFFERSON. Sept. 4.