Virginia Argus (Richmond, Va.), 1804-05-26 00:00:00

THE VIRGINIA ARGUS.
[VOL. XII.]
A FREE PRESS MAINTAINS THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE PEOPLE.
[No. 1155.]
RICHMOND:—PRINTED (ON WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS) BY SAMUEL PLEASANTS, JUNIOR, PRINTER TO THE COMMONWEALTH.
[FOUR DOLLARS PER ANNUM—PAID IN ADVANCE.]
SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1804.
[12 1-2 CENTS SINGLE]
Advertisements, not exceeding a square length, are inserted in this paper for seven-five cents the first time; three dollars for three weeks (6 times); and for every additional insertion thirty-three cents. Long ones in the same proportion—unless a special contract be made by the year.
Westham Iron Foundry.
NEAR RICHMOND.
THE subscriber takes the liberty of informing the public that he has taken a lease and is at present working the above foundry; and having provided the best artists in that line from New-York and George Town, together with pig iron of the first quality:
Proposes to cast—Mill-gulgeons and links of every description; also, cast-iron wheels for the machinery of mills; Rumford, registered and plain grates; grate bars and bottoms, for Rumfordizing fire places; large and small stoves; caissons and cabin stoves; Franklin stoves for wood or coal; kitchen grates, with crane and range complete; coach warmers; plain stoves and maud plates; cast railing of every pattern; plow shares and plow boards; cast waggon, coach, phaeton and chair boxes; scale weights from 1 to 60 lb.; sash and clock weights; patent taw irons for smiths, on a very approved plan; backs, jams and back lays; nail cutting machines with screws complete; wheel-barrow bowlers; garden ditto; cast iron anvils; fire dogs and hand irons of every description—together with any other article in the casting line, to a given pattern, at the shortest notice, by application at the furnace, or to
JAMES DUNLAP, in Richmond. 24th March, 1804. P.S. Old Iron purchased by application as above
Valuable Land for Sale.
THE subscriber offers for sale 242 acres of LAND, lying on Roanoke river, in the county of Mecklenburg and generally known by the name of the Oconeechee.
The uncommon fertility of this tract of land, and its advantageous situation, by which it is convenient to the improving navigation of the river, together with the liberal credit on which it is to be sold, must make it a very important object to those who are inclined to purchase lands. The quantity of low grounds in the Oconeechee island, which is separated from the main land by a small and narrow stream is 364 acres, and on the main land adjoining about 150 acres, all of which is of excellent quality. By far the greater part of the remainder of the tract is very rich being well adapted to the cultivation of tobacco, corn, wheat, &c. A large proportion is in woods and heavily timbered. The whole tract is at present divided into three tenements, leased to several tenants, whose leases will expire three years from the first day of January next. The tenements are in a tolerably good state of improvement, and the rent amounts to £114 per annum. The subscriber will sell the whole together, or either of those tenements separately, as may best suit the purchasers.
The terms of sale are, one sixth part of the money to be paid on the first day of January next, and the balance in five equal annual payments, bonds and good security being given, and the punctuality of payment ensured by deeds of trust on the land. On Oconeechee Island, and at the end of Baker's Island, opposite to it, are 2 fisheries, belonging to the subscriber, and to be sold with the land, which have been accounted the best on the river, and with the labour of a few hands, a short time, might now be made valuable. A farther description of this land, and its improvements, is supposed to be unnecessary, as persons desirous of purchasing will naturally chuse to view it, and judge for themselves. If the whole tract, or any of the tenements, should not be disposed of by private contract, before the 17th day of September next, it will be sold on that day, (being the 3d Monday in the month,) if fair, if not, on the next fair day, at the store of Wm. Birchett & Co. adjacent to the premises, at a public sale, to the highest bidder, on the terms above mentioned. An accurate plot of the land will be shown, and unquestionable titles made to the purchasers by
Wm. MUNFORD. Richland, Mecklenburg Co. April 11, 1804.
At a Quarterly Court held
for Prince Edward county, March 19th, 1804.
Josiah Hurt, Judith Cason and Fuqua Beasley, administrators and administrators of Benjamin Hurt, deceased, plaintiffs. Against Zachariah Arnold and Obadiah Hurt, defendants.
THE defendant Zachariah Arnold not having entered his appearance and given security according to an act of the general assembly and the rules of this court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that he is not an inhabitant of this state: On the motion of the plaintiffs by their attorney, It is ordered , that the said defendant Zachariah Arnold do appear here on the first day of May court next and answer the plaintiffs' bill; and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in some one of the public newspapers printed in the city of Richmond for two months successively, and also posted at the front door of the courthouse of this county.
A Copy, Teste, BENJAMIN WATKINS, D. C.
VIRGINIA:
COMMITTED to the jail of Lee county on the 10th day of January last, a runaway negro man about five feet seven inches high, supposed to be between forty and fifty years of age, calls himself SAM, thin visage, rather spare made, had on when brought to jail a low crowned hat, a broad cloth coat a good deal worn, a thickset waistcoat and an old pair of cotton breeches; says he belongs to James Caldwell of the county of Guilford, state of North Carolina. The owner is desired to come and prove his property, pay charges and take him away.
CHARLES NOE, D. S. For P. Fulkerson, S. L. C. March 26, 1804. w3m
ARCHDUKE,
LATELY imported from London, was got by Sir Peter Teazle, (the first Stallion now in England) his dam Horatia by Old Eclipse, (undoubtedly the first Stallion of his day) his granddam Countess by Blank, a famous son of the Go-dolphin Arabian, with many other excellent crosses. A horse of better blood than Archduke was never reared: He is full brother to Mr. Teazle and Stamford, both in high repute, and so are the whole flock. Countess (his granddam) has bred some of the best horses that have appeared on the British turf. She is the dam of Vizard, Cobscar, Achilles, Greybeard, Horatia and Delphin—all capital. This is well known to every gentleman acquainted with the Racing Calendars and General Stud Book of England. Archduke is a dark brown horse, full 16 hands high, has a deal of bone with great powers, a good share of beauty, and in the prime of life. He made his appearance on the turf at three years old, and did not run after that year. He won a Sweepstakes of 100 Guineas each, beating several good horses;—also the Derby Stakes, beating Lord Egremont's Giffard, Sir F. Handoll's brother to Spread Eagle, Mr. Heathcote's Vivaldi, Mr. Cookson's Expectation, the Duke of Grafton's Vandal, Lord Oxford's Dart, (now his Lordship) Lord Grosvenor's colt by Pot8o's, out of Snipson's filly, and several other very fine colts. The Derby Stakes are considered the first in England, and gives the winner great credit. He fell lame shortly after and was fired, run two races more with very good horses, and altho' he was beaten, he came in well. The above is the whole of his racing.
Archduke will stand the ensuing season at the Bowling Green, at 7 Guineas (with a Dollar to the groom) for each mare; which may be discharged, any time before the first day of August next, by the payment of 5 Guineas. The season will commence on the first day of March next, and end the first of August following. A great abundance of good pasture, gratis—boys boarded at 10s 6d per week, & corn furnished at the market price for mares that are to be fed, for which the money must be sent, or it will not be had. Great attention paid to the mares; but no responsibility for accidents or escapes. Notes for 7 guineas, to be discharged as above mentioned, must accompany the mares.
ESCAPE,
IMPORTED from London, will also stand at the Bowling Green, at 3 Guineas (and half a Dollar) for each mare. He is a horse of fine size, with several excellent racing points, and as high bred a horse as need be wished for. He was got by Precipitate, a horse of great repute, out of a full sister to the famous Stallion Buzzard. Escape was a horse of good speed, for which see the Racing Calendars.
Bowling Green, February 22d, 1804. w10t P.S. Mares producing a certificate of their having won a purse or sweepstakes of 200 dollars, value, a mile heats, or bred the winner of one shall be covered gratis. J. H.
The beautiful high-blooded horse, PRECIPITATE,
FULL fifteen hands and a half high, a fine sorrel, handsomely marked, of big bone, and great muscular strength and powers, evidently denoting the true English running horse—will stand at my stables, at Sandy Point, in Charles City county, at six guineas the season, and a dollar to the groom; but the season may be discharged by the payment of twenty dollars, on or before the 10th day of October.
Extensive, rich and productive pastures, well enclosed, in various apartments, from which no mare can easily escape, as well on that account as from its physical situation. Servants found gratis; but no liability for involuntary escapes or accidents.
This celebrated horse, whose name is so truly applicable to his character, was bred by Lord Egremont, foaled in 1787, got by Mercury (son of Eclipse,) dam by Herod, granddam by Metchem, out of Mr. Pratt's old Squirt mare, is undoubtedly one of the best horses ever imported into this country, and is now thought by many gentlemen, who have travelled some distance to see him, superior; although he has so lately crossed the sea, that it cannot be expected he should have gained his pristine form and beauty.
He is truly such a horse as Virgil describes of a fine one— an eye large, black and full of fire, bold as the Lion, active as the Greyhound and in all his movements either; he rushes forward like a thunderbolt, and hesitates at nothing.
In the first spring meeting 1790, at New Market, when three years old, he won the first class of the Prince's stakes, of 100 guineas each, beating thunderbolt, Chamtecler, and Sir Pepper, four having paid forfeit. In the same week, he won the Bolton stakes of 50 guineas each, beating Chamboee, Dragon, and Pallafax—seven paid forfeit. Second spring meeting, he won the third class of the Prince's stakes, of 100 guineas, beating Thunderbolt—seven paid forfeit: And in the same week, he received 100 guineas forfeit from Lord Grosvenor's Radamantbus.
In 1792, he won 50l. at Guildford, beating Dogs, Thunderbolt, Seruugapatam, and Stout. The next day 50l. at the same place, beating Cardock and Griffin. He also won the king's 100 guineas at Lewes, bearing Skyscraper at three heats, the first being deemed a dead heat; after which he was so highly esteemed, that he became a stallion in his lordship's stud, at 12 guineas a mare.
This horse is the sire of Jonquil, Perworth, Matranua, Rosalba, chestnut colt out of Bobtail, chestnut colt out of Rosemary, Humbug, Lazarus, Raginiere, Apollo, Gulliver, Tag, Louisa, Tipstaff, and many others of great fame now in training.
I purchased him myself when in England last fall, at the sale of Richard Watt, dec. where a complete stud of his get were sold at Auction, at prices far beyond what was common, to wit, yearlings from 90 to 220l. sterling—a printed list of which I now have in my possession, to be seen at any time.
For character and performances, see Racing Calendar from 1790 to 1792 inclusive, Sporting Dictionary, page 188, vol. 2, printed 1803—William Taplin, author. WILLIAM LIGHTDOT. March 19, 1804. wtmjy
GUN SMITHS.
A few BARREL-WELDERS, LOCK-FORGERS and MOUNTING-FORGERS, may meet with employment at the Virginia Manufactory of Arms at Richmond.
JOHN CLARKE, Supt. May 15th, 1804. 2m
PROPOSALS For carrying the Mails of the United States, on the following Post Roads, will be received at the General Post-Office, in Washington, until the 15th day of June next, inclusive. IN VIRGINIA.
44. From Clarkburg by Buchanan Settlement to Randolph c. h. once in two weeks.
Leave Clarkburg every other Monday at 6 a. m. and arrive at Randolph c. h. by 6 p. m.
Leave Randolph c. h. every other Tuesday at 6 a. m. and arrive at Clarkburg by 6 p. m.
45. From Kenhawa c. h. by Point Pleasant, Gallipolis and the Salt Springs to Chillicothe once in two weeks.
Leave Kenhawa c. h. every other Friday at 6 a. m. and arrive at Chillicothe on Monday by 10 a. m.
Leave Chillicothe every other Monday by 2 p. m. and arrive at Kenhawa c. h. on Thursday by 6 p. m.
46. From Marietta, Ohio, to Wood c. h. once a week.
Leave Marietta every Tuesday at 6 a. m. and arrive at Wood c. h. by 6 p. m.
Leave Wood c. h. every Wednesday at 6 a. m. and arrive at Marietta by 6 p. m.
47. From Lancaster c. h. to Kilmarnock once a week.
Leave Lancaster c. h. every Monday at 6 a. m. and arrive at Kilmarnock by 11 a. m.
Leave Kilmarnock every Monday at 1 p. m. and arrive at Lancaster c. h. by 6 p. m.
48. From Prince Edward c. h. by Lester's Store, Wheeler's Springs and Campbell c. h. to New-London once in two weeks.
Leave Prince Edward c. h. every other Saturday at 6 a. m. and arrive at New-London on Sunday by 6 p. m.
Leave New-London every other Monday at 8 a. m. and arrive at Prince Edward on Tuesday by 6 p. m.
IN NORTH-CAROLINA. 49. From Danville, Va. to Lenox Castle, North Carolina, once a week.
Leave Danville every Monday at 6 a. m. and arrive at Lenox Castle by 6 p. m.
Leave Lenox Castle on Tuesday by 6 a. m. and arrive at Danville by 6 p. m.
The contracts for the routes numbered from 27 to 43 inclusive and from 55 to 69 inclusive, are to be in operation on the 1st day of October next, and continue in force for one year. The contracts for the routes numbered from 44 to 54 inclusive, are to be in operation on the 1st day of October next, and continue in force until the 31st day of March, 1806.
NOTES.
1. The Post-master General may expedite the mails and alter the times of arrival and departure at any time during the continuance of the contracts, he stipulating an adequate compensation for any extra expense that may be occasioned thereby.
2. Fifteen minutes shall be allowed for opening and closing the mails at all offices where no particular time is specified.
3. For every thirty minutes delay (unavoidable accidents excepted) in arriving after the time prescribed in any contract, the contractor shall forfeit one dollar; and if the delay continues until the departure of any depending mail whereby the mails delayed for such depending mail lose a trip, an additional forfeiture of five dollars shall be incurred.
4. New-spapers as well as letters are to be sent in the mail; and if any person making proposals desires to carry newspapers, other than those conveyed in the mail, for his own emolument, he must state in his proposals for what fun. he will carry with the emolument, and for what fun without that emolument.
5. Should any person making proposals desire an alteration of the times of arrival and departure above specified, he must state in his proposals the alteration desired, and the difference they will make in the terms of the contract.
6. Persons making proposals are desired to state their prices by the year. Those who contract will receive their pay quarterly, in the months of August, November, February and May, in one month after the expiration of each quarter.
7. No other than a free white person shall be employed to convey the mail.
8. Where the proposer intends to convey the mail in the body of a stage carriage, he is desired to state it in his proposals.
9. The Post-master General reserves to himself the right of declaring any contract at an end whenever three failures happen which amount to the loss of a trip each.
10. The contracts for the above routes are to be in operation on the first day of October next, and are to continue in force for two years.
GIDEON GRANGER, POST-MASTER GENERAL.
General Post-Office, Washington City, February 23, 1804. out6t
Twenty Dollars Reward.
STRAYED from the subscriber the 18th April last, TWO MARES, one of them a dark bay with a little white in her forehead under her foretop, with a dark streak from her main to her tail, with a ring round the upper part of her right hind hoof, resembling a founder, no brand as I remember, about seven or eight years old.
The other a sorrel, about four feet nine or ten inches high, five years old this spring, with some saddle spots and some white hairs mixt all over her, very short neck and full eyes, no brand that I remember. They were seen at Mr. Moses Tredway, jr.'s, in Powhatan county; the bay mare was raised near Bedford courthouse, and I expect she will try to get there again. Whoever delivers the above mares to John Baker, Inspector at Manchester warehouse, or to me, shall receive the above reward.
ARMSTRONG BRUSE. Chesterfield county, near Man } Chester. May 17, 1804. w3t*
Life of Washington.
SUBSCRIPTIONS for this valuable work are received by Samuel Pleasants, Jr.
To the Public.
THE subscriber deeply laments the necessity under which he is placed of vindicating his character from certain charges, which have been maliciously intended to blast his reputation as a man, and his credit as a merchant. He is aware that appeals of this sort are often regarded with indifference by the majority of the community; but he flatters himself that all those who may have imbibed a prejudice against him from the aspersions of his enemies, will suspend their final judgment until they have perused the following statement and evidence.
A suit is now depending in the High Court of Chancery between Zacharias Taliaferro and the subscriber. The nature and merits of the suit are not important on the present occasion; nor would it be proper to anticipate a judicial investigation. An affidavit was made before the commissioner to whom the accounts were referred, by a certain George P. King, (late private secretary to Henry King, Esq. who is attorney for the said Zacharias Taliaferro) which follows in these words:
The affidavit of George P. King, taken in the commissioner's office, this first day of March, 1804.—Said King having been duly sworn deposes and saith, That he did, on the 29th day of February last, examine the inspectors' books of West Hill Ware-house in Petersburg, in presence of, and jointly with, Wood Tucker, Inspector at that Ware-house, and found no Tobacco entered on those books, answering to the description which now followeth, in any of the years 1796, 1797, 1798, or 1799:
No. 784, 1470 122 1348 785, 1550 120 1430 1313, 1600 120 1480 1314, 1600 120 1480
—3733 in all.
He farther saith, that he examined the inspectors' books at West Brook Ware-house in Petersburg, on the 29th of February last, and found entered thereon as follows:
Ro Reams No 1213, 1576 152 1424.—inspected the 4th day of December 1798, and the Note delivered to Ro Reams.
Elizabeth L. Willis, Nottoway, No 978, 1670 153 1512, inspected the 4th day of January 1799, and the Note delivered to W. Willis.
And that the said books of the inspectors shew, that both of the these Hhds. were shipped by David Anderson on the 8th day of August 1799. He also saith, that in presence and jointly with the Inspector at the Ware-house called Robert Bolling, in the town of Petersburg, he examined the inspectors' books at that Ware-house, and found entered on those books Tobacco of the following description—viz:
Willis Willis, Amherst, No. 367, 1591 160 1431.—Willis Willis, Amherst, No. 369, 1281 158 1123.—The Notes delivered William Willis—inspected on the 15th day of November 1798, and shipped by David Anderson on the 6th day of August 1799.
To this affidavit a certificate was annexed in the following words:
"I do hereby certify, That the Tobacco described below was not received at West Hill Ware-house in any of the years 1796, 1797, 1798, or 1799:
No. 784, 1470 122 1348 785, 1550 120 1430 1313, 1600 120 1480 1314, 1600 120 1480
"Given under my hand this 29th day of Feb. 1804.
"WOOD TUCKER, Inspector at W H W House"
It was the evident object of this affidavit to establish two charges against the subscriber: either of which would affix an indelible stigma on his character. The first charge is, that the subscriber had given himself a credit on the books of the partnership for the four Hhds. of Tobacco mentioned in the first part of King's affidavit, when, in fact, no such Tobacco had been received at the Ware-house. The second charge is, that the subscriber had improperly credited himself with four other Hhds. which were shipped by David Anderson.
In order to refute the first charge, the subscriber will only call the attention of the public to the following affidavit of Mr. Wood Tucker, who is an Inspector at West Hill Ware-house, in the town of Petersburg.
The affidavit of Wood Tucker, who is now and was one of the inspectors of Tobacco at West Hill Ware-house in the town of Petersburg in the years 1798 and 1799, taken at the tavern of Edward Powell, in the town of Petersburg, this 12th day of May 1804, who saith, "That he following four Hhds. of Tobacco were inspected at the said Ware-house at the dates annexed to the following list of said four Hhds. of Tobacco, viz:
Abraham Green, no. 784 1470 122 1348 } Nov 19, 1798. Do. 785 1550 120 1430 } Do. 8, 1798. Do. 1313 1600 120 1480 } Do. 8, 1798. Do. 1314 1600 120 1480 } Do. 8, 1798.
—3733
He also saith that the notes of the same four hogheads of tobacco were delivered to Willis Willis, by order of the said Abraham Green.—He also saith that he has not the least recollection of having been applied to by Geo. P. King, or any other person, upon the subject of the above tobacco; and that he never gave any certificate of the now existence of the said four hogheads of tobacco.
WOOD TUCKER.
Sworn to before me, the day and year first above written, at Petersburg.
GREGORY JOHNSON, Alderman.
It appears then, by the above affidavit in direct contradiction to what has been alleged by King, that said Tobacco was inspected at the warehouse. With respect to the certificate, which was annexed to King's affidavit, and which is most explicitly and unequivocally disavowed by Mr. Tucker, the subscriber thinks himself justified in saying that it is a palpable forgery, intended to gratify the motive or promote the interests of his enemies. To whom this dishonorable act is to be ascribed, the subscriber does not undertake to say; but he leaves the public to make their own inferences from the foregoing statement.
The following affidavit of David Anderson will fully explain the second charge made against the subscriber.
The affidavit of David Anderson, of lawful age, taken at the tavern of Edward Powell in the town of Petersburg, this 12th day of May, 1804, who saith that on or about the 10th day of April, 1799, he received from Laurence H.
Wills, of Richmond, notes and an order for the nine following hogheads of tobacco, viz:
West Hill, No 784 122 1348 785 120 1430 1313 120 1480 1314 120 1480 R. Bolling's 367 160 1431 } Notes 369 158 1123 West Brook, 978 158 1512 1213 152 1414 1386 143 1517 } Order.
He farther saith that on or about the 7th day of August, 1799, he did ship the same nine hogheads of tobacco, to Johnson & Richardson, of Norfolk, by the direction of the said L. H. Willis, for and on his own account and benefit, who paid him £3 17 2 the shipping charges of the same.
DAVID ANDERSON. Sworn to before me, the day and year first above written, at Petersburg.
GREGORY JOHNSON, Alderman.
It is true that the Tobacco was shipped by David Anderson, but it was shipped by him as agent for the subscriber. Although King does not absolutely assert that the Tobacco was David Anderson's, yet his affidavit could have been intended to produce no other impression; since, if Mr. Anderson acted only as agent, a shipment made by him was, in fact, a shipment made by the subscriber. Mr. Anderson's evidence, however, places this subject beyond all dispute.
Upon these facts the subscriber commits himself to the candor of the public, trusting that he has removed every shade of suspicion which industrious malice may have thrown upon his character.
WILLIS WILLIS. If any person should doubt the authenticity of the affidavits of Messrs. Tucker and Anderson, they may be fully satisfied by applying to the accompanying room of E. W. Rootes, Esq. where the originals are deposited. W. W.
VIRGINIA:
At a Superior Court of Chancery, held in Richmond, March the 13th, 1804.
Between William Harvey, plaintiff. And William Johns and Henry Clayton, defendants.
THE defendant William Johns not having entered his appearance and given security according to the act of assembly and the rules of this court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court, that he is not an inhabitant of this country: On the motion of the plaintiff by his counsel, It is ordered , that the said defendant do appear here on the first day of the next September term and answer the bill of the plaintiff; and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in some newspaper in the city of Richmond for two months successively, and posted at the front door of the capitol in the said city.
A copy—Teste, P. TINSLEY, c. c.
At a Court continued and held for Middlesex county, at the courthouse in Urbanna, on Tuesday the 27th day of March, 1804.
James Campbell, complainant. Against Charles Collier, John Quarles ex'rs of John George, dec. and Benj. Faulkner adm'r, debonison of Wm. Didlake, dec. defendants.
THE defendant Charles Collier not having entered his appearance and given security according to the act of assembly and the rules of this court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that he is not an inhabitant of this commonwealth: On the motion of the complainant by his counsel, It is ordered , that the said defendant do appear here on the fourth Monday in August next and answer the bill of the complainant, that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in some public newspaper published in the state for two months successively, and posted at the front door of the courthouse of this county: And it is further ordered, that the

Foreign Intelligence.
LONDON, March 19.
The wife of General Moreau is the object of general sympathy and attention. Her house is crowded daily with ladies, who go to pay their respects to her, whilst the levees of Madame Bonaparte have been comparatively thin and deserted. This must gall the tyrant. Several foreigners of distinction who had visited Madame Moreau have been ordered to quit France.
Another circumstance will not tend to diminish the anger or the apprehensions of Bonaparte. An uncommon eagerness has been shown by the Parisian bar to defend both Moreau and Pichegru. Twenty-four Advocates have offered themselves as the official defenders of Moreau, and sixteen for Pichegru. Moreau is said to have selected the celebrated Advocate Chateau Lagrange, who pleaded for the late queen of France.
March 22.
We see with surprise and regret the Journals, whether favorable or hostile to Ministers, argue upon the late discovery of a plot at Paris, as if it were certain that the assassination of Bonaparte was the object of it. The crime of assassination never can be justified, nor should any palliation of it be admitted. The dagger of Brutus, and the pike which struck Lord Kilwarden, must alike excite horror, or the assassin will never stand without an excuse.
But we must not take it for granted that those are all assassins who are accused. Persons smiting with conscious guilt charged as the worst of crimes against their enemies, those very offences, the recollection of which stings and goads them. Hence it is that Bonaparte is so anxious to fix on Moreau and Pichegru this abominable charge, but before we admit the truth of it, let us examine a little into facts. It does not appear from the report of the Grand Judge, or from the information disclosed, that there was any design to assassinate the Chief Consul. The Grand Judge describes the proceeding of the conspirators, none of which shewed a design to take the life of any one; and then he asserts their intention was to assassinate; but this rests on his assertion merely. Georges he calls a robber, and that Hero, as Mr. Pitt more justly stiled him, is on all occasions represented by the French government as the most detestable of criminals; yet Georges is a man as undeserving of this calumny as any other French Royalist. Georges is neither an assassin nor a robber; he is one of the most faithful, active, brave and enterprising of the Royalists: He is a man admired for his courage, beloved for his fidelity: he is the dread of the enemies of Royalty, and has gained the confidence of its friends. Such a man, therefore, is the terror of Bonaparte, who endeavors to blacken his character by charging upon him his own crimes of Robbery and assassination. What does the Grand Judge say of Georges? That he was sent to the Western Departments to raise partisans, and that he has come to Paris with sixty of them. These are not the steps which would be taken by an assassin, who necessarily confines his secret to a few; they are the steps of one who aims at the overthrow of a government which requires the assistance of many. The mild and humane character of Moreau will shield him from the suspicion of being an assassin; the same may be said of Pichegru with the strictest justice. Assassination, we are persuaded, was not the object of these men, but a counter-revolution. Their intention is said to have been to seize the person of the Chief Consul, and to have declared in favor of the Bourbon Family; to have dethroned a pagan Tyrant, and to have restored a Christian Prince. That this was their design is manifest from the great number of persons engaged in their plot. Assassination is best effected, we must again observe, by a few persons; the overthrow of a Government requires many. Had assassination been the object of these men, they would probably have succeeded, as their failure has no doubt been the consequence of making their secret too generally known to their numerous partisans. Every circumstance that has transpired shows assassination was not in their mind, and we should carefully avoid imputing so base a crime to illustrious characters, who have ventured so much in attempting an enterprise, which, if it had succeeded, would have given peace and happiness to the world.
April 2-4.
MILITARY DISAFFECTION.
A private letter, received from a gentleman residing at Rennes, in Brittany, states the following particulars. "The commandant of the town having been informed that two regiments of the French stationed there, had expressed great dissatisfaction at the arrest of General Moreau, he ordered them to assemble upon the Esplanade, where he exhorted them to inform him of the cause of complaint, and told them if any man would come forward, and state his grievances, they should be immediately remedied. One of the grenadiers immediately stepped from the ranks, and in loud terms informed the commandant, "that their grievances arose from the conduct of the Chief Consul, who had caused their general, Moreau, to be unjustly arrested, and had instituted charges against him, which were completely unfounded; that he (General Moreau) had rendered more services to the republic by his retreats, than ever the Chief Consul had done by his victories." The
commandant observed to him, that it was necessary for the safety of the republic, that traitors should be denounced; that whatever services Moreau had rendered, it was evident he had associated with a set of miscreants, who had determined upon the restoration of monarchy, and the return of tyranny. He wished, however, to know, if they were all of the same opinion of the grenadier who had stepped forward? upon this being made known, the whole of the two regiments to a man stepped out and seconded their comrade, declaring they were anxious to defend their Gen. (Moreau.) The consequence of this intimation was, the regiments were ordered immediately into the interior of the country.
Admiral Truget has been appointed Chief Admiral of France, with a salary of 60,000 francs per annum.
A port folio belonging to Pichegru, containing the whole plan of the conspiracy, is stated to have been found, and given up to the minister of the Police; and in the apartment where Georges resided 200,000 pieces of gold have been discovered.
We understand that the stone expedition is entirely abandoned. The ships fitted up for that service returned yesterday to the Downs, after having been within a very short distance of the mouth of Boulogne harbor.
HARTFORD, (Con.) May 17.
On Thursday last the General Election of the officers of the State Government was held in this City.
The House of Representatives made choice of TIMOTHY PITKIN, jun. Esquire, Speaker, and JONATHAN O. MOSELEY, and NATHANIEL ROSSETER, Esquires, Clerks.
On counting the votes for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Assistants, it appeared that the following gentlemen were chosen, viz.
JONATHAN TRUMBULL, Esq. Governor. JOHN TREADWELL, Esq. Lieutenant Governor.
ASSISTANTS.
Oliver Ellsworth, Jonathan Brace, William Hillhouse, Nathaniel Smith, John Chester, John Allen, Roger Newbury, Chauncy Goodrich, Aaron Austin, William Edmond, David Daggett, Elizur Goodrich.
Andrew Kingsbury, Treasurer. Samuel Wyllys, Secretary.
The number of votes as given in for Governor or the present year, are as follows: For Jonathan Trumbull, 11,108 William Hart, 6,870 Scattering, 162
Majority for Trumbull, 4,076 Last year the majority for Trumbull was 6304—this year it is 4076—from which it appears that the majority by which he is elected this year is 2228 less than it was last year.
The votes for Lieutenant Governor stood thus: John Treadwell, 9,592 Asa Spalding, 5,970 Scattering, 211
Majority for Treadwell, 3,411 Last year Treadwell had a majority of 6253.
Votes for Treasurer. A. Kingsbury, 7,592 J. Spencer, 2d, 3,788 Scattering, 512
Votes for Secretary. S. Wyllys, 7,361 H. Seymour, 3,788 Scattering, 196
PHILADELPHIA, May 14.
CELEBRATION.
THE ACQUISITION OF LOUISIANA. This joyous festival was celebrated according to the intention on Saturday, in a manner which must have communicated to every lover of American happiness and prosperity, feelings and emotions the most impressive.
The heavens for three preceding days had been over cast, and an uncomfortable drizzling rain had continued with little intermission the whole of that time and until about the midnight of Friday—Those who felt an interest in the celebration were apprehensive that the effect of the spectacle in the procession, and on the plain, and of the oration, would have been marred by the unseasonable state of the weather—and those who were adverse to the festivity (for there are some who repine even at the prosperity and honor of their country) had manifested their joy in anticipating the disappointment which they calculated upon as certain, for which many piously avowed they had prayed—and upon which zeal had already staked many wagers.
The committee of arrangement, however, determined that the procession should proceed, and that the expression of the feelings of patriotism should not depend upon sunshine. Early on Saturday morning the usual demonstrations of joy were made by a salute of 17 guns near Centre Square by the artillery corps commanded by captain Powell:—the bells of Christ Church rung "a merry peal," and the drums of the several military corps spoke "notes of preparation."
The heavens soon wore a cheerful aspect—the dawn that had been ushered in with the transient shadows of dissipating clouds cleared up, and gave a cool and charming day.
The arrangements previously made were judicious and conducted from the commencement to the close of the day without disorder or accident, either to interrupt or to allay public enjoyment.
The procession commenced at half after ten in the morning from the corner of Vine street in the order following; the whole line from that point extending thro' the northern liberties till its left reached the Germantown road.
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
12th May, 1804.
Corps of Pioneers. Two Trumpets. Troop of Horse, (Major Leiper's.) Troop of Horse (Capt. Holgate's.) Rifle Corps, (Capt. Huff's.) Light Infantry piece—6 pounder. Corps of Artillery, (Major Shaw's.) Brass field piece—6 pounder. Artillery corps, (Capt. Worrell's.) Major and Adjutant. Infantry Corps, Capt. L. Rush. Lyle. Lloyd. Eleven Standards—Martial Music. Capt. Herkesheimer. Waterman. Potteat. Serjeant Major. Brass 6 pounder. Artillery Corps, (Capt. Goodman's.) Brass 6 pounder. Artillery Company, (Capt. Forepaugh's.) Plankers. Capt. Eberly's Corps, Infantry. Capt. Dalzell's Company, Infantry. Capt. Wagner's Corps, Riflemen. Two Trumpets. Corps of Horse, (Capt. Hill's.) Colonel of the first Battalion. The Tammany Society or Columbian Order.
A Bugle Horn.
Grand Sachem of Tammany Society. A warrior carrying flag of Pennsylvania. Father of the Council. A Sachem with the Calumet. The cast of Liberty.
The Tribe of Pennsylvania. The 16 other tribes led by their several Sachems and the Flag of each tribe. The Scribe of the Society. The Wiskinkkee.
The St. Patrick Society. The Union Society of Cordwainers. The United German Benefit Society. The Incorporated St. Tammany Society. The Union Society. The Provident Society. The True Republican Society. The Democratic Republican Benevolent Society. The Friendly Society. The Victuallers. The Cincinnati. The Committee of Arrangement—Matthew Lawler, Esq. Fred. Wolbert, Esq. Major Kitts, Gen. Barker, Hugh Ferguson, Esq. Major Simmons. The Orator of the Day—Dr. Leib. The Young Men of Democratic principles, bearing an emblematic flag. [The principal figure Liberty on a pedestal—shaded by a Palm tree; at her left Peace with a Cornucopia, on her right a figure of an aborigine representing the United States—in the act of raising from the ground a female figure of an aborigine representing Louisiana—and presenting her to Liberty and Peace—above appears Minerva, significant of the wisdom which effected the Union of Louisiana by pacific means—the motto, Wisdom and Virtue Triumphant.] Citizens in Ranks. Governor of the Commonwealth. Civil officers of the state and general government. The City Councils. The Major General of the Militia and commandant of the legion, with his staff. The officers of the City and County Militia. Second Battalion of the Legion. Two Trumpets. Corps of Horse, (Capt. Jones's.) Rifle Corps, (Capt. Snyder's.) Infantry Corps, (Capt. Stern's.) Brass field piece—6 pounder. Artillery Corps, (Capt. Powell's.) Infantry—Capt. Sweeney, Duane, Mentzer, Montgomery, Vogdes. Twelve Standards. Martial Music. Capt. Fox, Marshall, McKellar, Allen, Simington. Colonel of the second Battalion. 9 pounder. Artillery, (Capt. Cash's.) Rifle Corps, (Capt. Fesmire's.) Infantry, (Capt. Alimus's.) Rifle Corps, (Capt. Seyfert's.) Trumpets. Corps of Horse, (Capt. Comely's.)
The witness of the ground rendered it necessary to limit the progress of the march to the streets which are paved, therefore instead of proceeding to South street, the course taken was through the New-market up Lombard, into Third, and by the governor's thence to Chestnut up to Sixth, into Market street, and thence to the Centre square.
The committee of arrangement had previously caused to be erected a rostrum, on the west side of the area formed by the north side of the Centre square and Broad street—upon the pioneers entering the ground, they took possession of the area, the place of the orator was intended to
form the centre of the segment of a circle, to be formed by the two military divisions.
The cavalry of the two divisions formed on the right and left of the orator in a right line facing inwards to the east—the right wing of infantry marched, took the line formed by the left of the cavalry to the eastward facing inward south; and the left wing of the infantry took possession of the line formed by the right of the cavalry extending eastward, and facing inward to the north; the rifle corps and pioneers forming the east side of the square, which gave an area of about 330 by 300 feet, in the centre, of which the several societies noticed in the detail of the procession took their stations according to the order previously determined, when the whole having entered the field, the committee of arrangement with the order of the day ascended the rostrum.
The military lines according to the order then closed in from the eastern flanks, towards the centre; and formed on their junction the outer lines of the segment of the circle, each corps forming eight deep—the coup d'oeil was beautiful, and the effect for audience answered the end designed.
The Oration was delivered by Dr. Michael Leib—and took up in delivery about 18 minutes.
Upon its being closed the artillery fired a salute of 17 rounds.
The two battalions of the legion immediately displayed, and countermarched, forming the line with the right on the centre square, and extended along Broad street to Vine street, where they fired a triple feu de joie.
The several military corps and civil associations retired to their respective places of entertainment, and the day was concluded with gladness as it had begun—the bells rung the day—several vessels in the river were dressed out and fired salutes.
Among the toasts of the day we have time only to publish the following on this day—we shall give a selection of others as circumstances will admit.
The Tammany Society, at their wigwam drank the following toasts.
1. The Day, sacred to social benevolence and liberty—the triumph of virtue and wisdom over ambition and war. 4 guns.
2. The sovereign people—may they in their majesty pity and reject from their confidence those who would invade their sovereignty. 2 guns.
3. The Union of the states—oceans the boundary, eternity the duration. 2 guns—a song for the day.
4. The Representatives of the people—may they gain the confidence of their constituents only by fidelity. 1 gun.
5. The President of the United States—the confidence reposed in his virtue, firmness, and talents, is an apt commentary on the ingratitude of republics. 2 guns.
6. George Clinton—the veteran of our revolution—may his election to the second office of the government, shew that services and virtues will overcome intrigue. 1 gun.
7. The commonwealth of Pennsylvania—may those who affect to deride its republicanism be obliged to obey similar institutions. 1 gun.
8. The state of New-York—firmness and union have destroyed the hopes of faction and apostasy.
9. The law, as it emanates from the people by their representatives—punishment to those appointed to administer it, when they usurp the power of making or unmaking laws.
10. The amendment of the constitution—may we never be governed by a constitution, which forbids the amendment of its errors.
11. The people of Louisiana—may they emulate the citizens of the union in their attachment to the cause of democracy.
12. Our fellow citizens in Tripoli—may they be speedily restored to liberty; and the only free nation be rescued from the ignominy of Barbarian tribute.
13. The people of Europe—destruction to the despotism that arms man against man, for the gratification or the ambition of one or the few. 2 guns.
14. Toleration to our open political enemies; but no office of trust in the hands of the foes of democracy.
15. Execration to political hypocrisy—the worst enemies of the people are those who pretend to save them from themselves. 2 guns.
16. Political apostates—infamy to the man who translates the word hypocrisy by honesty.
17. Our sister societies throughout the United States—peace and love in their wigwams—unanimity in their councils—and success in their undertakings. 3 guns.
Several volunteer toasts were drank—round the great council fire—and the day was spent to the going down of the sun in uninterrupted pleasure.
At a meeting of republicans at Hay's Inn, 4th street, Math. Lawler, esq. mayor, vice-president—and general P. Mullenburg, vice-president—drank the following toasts:
1. The day we celebrate, may it ever be remembered as the proof of the wisdom of a government supported by the virtue of the people.
2. Thomas Jefferson the pacific conqueror, more successful than the legislator of the Hebrews, he has given us the land of promise without crossing the Red sea.
3. The congress of the United States, unity in their councils and firmness in their decisions.
4. The Sovereign people—obedience to their voice.
5. True Republicanism—the morality of government, and a good government of morals.
6. The union of the states, infamy to those who advise their dissolution.
7. Religion, liberty, and property, the triple blessing; treble secured to our brethren of Louisiana by treaty, law and principle.
8. The wreaths of liberty, stronger ties than the chains of slavery.
9. Our neighbors of Canada and Mexico, respect to their natural limits—amity and good neighborhood.
10. The river St. Laurence—may she become the Mississippi of the north.
11. The exterminating Sampson of New England—unlike the Sampson of old—harmless with the same weapon.
12. The New York election—a lesson to those who assume democracy as a mask.
13. Federalism—its views unfolded by the profligacy of its adherents, and their union with traitors and apostates.
14. The governor of Pennsylvania—the patriot of '76.
15. Robert R. Livingston and James Monroe—enlightened statesmen, able negotiators, and zealous patriots.
16. Our fellow citizens prisoners in Tripoli—may they soon be free as us.
17. The fair sex of the old and new territories of the United States.
FROM THE AMERICAN CITIZEN.
CELEBRATION
OF THE ACQUISITION OF LOUISIANA, IN NEW-YORK.
This great event, so conducive to our safety and greatness, so acceptable to a grateful people, and so honorable to the government by which it was peacefully achieved, was celebrated in this city on Saturday last, the 12th day of May, with those demonstrations of joy which usually accompany the commemoration of our national independence.
On this occasion, as on that of our grand national fete, Providence smiled on the patriotic efforts of our citizens in rendering homage to humanity, virtue and freedom. The day was uncommonly fine. A GRAND NATIONAL SALUTE Was fired from the cannon of the battery and returned by the fort on Governor's Island.
STANDARD OF AMERICA
Was hoisted on the Battery, City Hall, Great Wigwam, Mechanic Hall, City Hotel, Union Hotel, Shipping in the Harbor, and all public places.
Bells in the city rang.
At 12 o'clock the procession was formed in the park, consisting of the Military—Horse, artillery, and infantry.
Corporation headed by the mayor and sheriff, and accompanied by the marshals and constables with their staffs of office. Executive, judicial, and civil officers. Representatives of the city of N. York. General society of mechanics and tradesmen.
Band of Music.
Two trumpets, with an escort of horse, guarding the American standard, borne by a staff officer.
Franklin Typographical society.
Caledonian society.
Hibernian provident society.
Supreme concord society.
Concord society, No. 2.
Young men and citizens.
Officers of the brigade of the city and county of New-York in full uniform.
The procession was headed by col. Van Zandt, in the character of Herald mounted on a white horse richly caparisoned, bearing a white silk banner, on which was inscribed
EXTENSION OF THE EMPIRE OF FREEDOM IN THE PEACEFUL, HONORABLE, AND GLORIOUS ACQUISITION OF THE IMMENSE AND FERTILE REGION OF LOUISIANA. December 20th, 1803, 28th year of American independence, and in the Presidency of THOMAS JEFFERSON.
The banner was ornamented with palm and olive branches.
A MAP, made of white cambric muslin, 15 feet in length by 9 in width, of the Mississippi, comprehending LOUISIANA and the Western States, was placed in the centre of Tammany Society, and borne by its members. The map was well executed and exhibited an elegant spectacle.
Thus formed, the procession moved from the park through Chatham, Pearl, Wall, Broad and Beaver streets to the battery, where a circle was formed and national salutes were fired from the cannon in honor of the three nations, and returned by the fort. Between the salutes the different bands of music, united, played
Bonaparte's march.
A Spanish piece.
Hail Columbia.
The uniform troops fired by platoons and battalion.
The procession then moved thro' Broadway to the park where, having formed a circle, a feu de joie was fired by the troops. Upon a signal given by the Herald in the centre, three cheers, accompanied by the drums and fifes, were given and the rejoiced citizens retired to the festive boards.
Emblematical transparencies, fire-works and illuminations were, in the evening, exhibited at the various public places of resort.
The day was spent with cheerfulness and conviviality and without an accident. There was a very general suspension of business.
NOTICE.—Those gentlemen who have been so obliging as to dispose of Tickets in the Lottery for the College of William & Mary, are requested to make a return of their sales as speedily as possible to one of the commissioners in Williamsburg, in order that the drawing may commence at the time appointed.

WASHINGTON CITY, May 21. Some notices having been lately taken in several prints of embarrassments having arisen in the adjustment of American claims under the convention of 1803 with France, we are enabled to state that some obstacles to a final liquidation of them exist from the various constructions given to that instrument. We can, however, assure the public that measures have been taken with a view to such an understanding between the two governments as, while the immediate convenience of the claimants is attended to in a reasonable degree, may tend ultimately to secure equal justice to every claim not foreclosed by the former convention of 1800, and that no payment of claims liquidated by the commissioners has yet been actually made.
OFFICIAL. To RICHARD V. MORRIS, Esq. New-York. Navy Department, May 16, 1804. SIR, With my letter to you of the 2d inst. I transmitted to you a copy of the opinion of the court appointed to enquire into your conduct as commanding officer of the late squadron of armed vessels of the United States, in the Mediterranean. This opinion having satisfied the President that it is not the public interest that you should be longer continued in command in the navy of the United States, I have it in charge from him to inform you, that he has revoked your commission.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,  ROBERT SMITH. The following abstract from the proceedings of the court in the case of Commodore Morris , sets forth the opinion referred to in the above letter.  FRIDAY, 13th April, 1804.
PRESENT, The same members of the court, as before; and the Judge Advocate. The court was cleared, and proceeded, to form and pronounce their opinion, as follows, viz:
This court having carefully examined, and deliberately weighed the evidence produced, and all that was alleged by captain Richard V. Morris in explanation or in vindication of his conduct, DO REPORT , as their OPINION , that the said Capt. Morris did not conduct himself, in his command of the Mediterranean squadron, with the diligence or activity necessary to execute the important duties of his station; but that he is censurable for his inactive and dilatory conduct of the squadron under his command, in these instances, viz:
 1. In remaining with, and detaining his squadron at Malta, without necessity, or any adequate object, answerable to the length of his stay and detention aforesaid; that is to say, from the fifth to the thirtieth day of January, 1803; also from the eleventh to the nineteenth day of February, 1803; and also from the first to the twenty first day of May, 1803.  2. In carrying his whole squadron, on the 19th day of February, 1803, from Malta to Tunis Bay, and thence down to Gibraltar, and not returning with or sending back any part of his squadron till the month of May following; having in the mean time, no part of his squadron on the station, aloft, to cruise off the coast of Tripoli, or otherwise protect our commerce in that quarter, as occasion might serve.  3. In remaining with, and detaining his squadron at Gibraltar, without necessity or any adequate object, till too late a period in the spring of the year 1803; that is to say, from the twenty third day of March, to the eleventh day of April, 1803.  4. In not proceeding with, or sending any part of his squadron (after the one unsuccessful attempt in the month of January 1803) to the coast of Tripoli, till he sent capt. Rodgers , from Malta, with the frigate John Adams alone, on the 5th May 1803: who arrived with his frigate before Tripoli on the 8th May following.  5. In not going sooner than the 22d May 1803, to the coast of Tripoli.  6. In quitting the Blockade of Tripoli, on the 10th June, 1803, in the frigate New York , accompanied by the schooner Enterprise ,—without necessity or any adequate object,—and never afterwards appearing on the coast of Tripoli.  7. In raising the Blockade of Tripoli, on the 26th day of June, 1803, and carrying the whole squadron from thence to Malta, Messina, Naples, Leghorn, &c. without necessity or any adequate object,—and never afterwards sending any part of the squadron to the coast of Tripoli. 
And this court do further report, that as to the period that the Mediterranean squadron was under the command of capt. Morris from the 25th May, 1802, when he first arrived in the Mediterranean on the 5th January, 1803, when he was joined at Malta by capt. James Barron , with the frigate New-York , and by capt. John Rodgers , with the frigate John Adams , there are no facts disclosed by the evidence, sufficiently clear and explicit, whereon to ground any censure of the conduct of capt. Morris , in his command aforesaid, or whereon to form any specific opinion sufficiently satisfactory to the judgment and conscience of this court:—Wherefore they have limited the expression of their opinion to such periods of his command and to such parts of his conduct as they could, from the evidence, fairly & clearly pass an opinion upon. Given under our hands this thirteenth day of April, 1804.
SAMUEL BARRON, President.  HUGH G. CAMPBELL.  JOHN CASSIN.
NOTICE. A petition will be presented to the next General Assembly, praying that the James River Canal Company may be compelled to carry their Canal into Tide Water. 23d May, 1804.
The Virginia Argus.  RICHMOND:  SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1804.
The Secretary of the Navy has issued orders to the officers at New-York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, to close their recruiting rendezvous, and to repair, without delay, to their respective ships.
The following paragraph, under the Paris head of March 16, exhibits the opinion the French wish to entertain of the cause of the King of England's slate disposition.  PARIS, March 16.
Extract of a letter from London dated February 28. "His majesty is quite recovered in an extraordinary manner. Dr. Willis came in with a person dressed in the uniform of a French general, and told his majesty that it was Bonaparte made prisoner; it had the desired effect, so powerful is the name of Bonaparte !"
A point of a singular and interesting nature was on Wednesday determined by the court of Session at Edinburgh. The question taken generally, was—whether a man, after having signified his intention not to live any longer with his wife, could insist on her leaving his house, and to betake herself to another which he had provided for her? In the peculiar case before the Court, the lady had refused his mandate, upon the ground that the husband had no power to dissolve the marriage society, without previously verifying the cause. Memorialists had been ordered in the case, which were taken into consideration, when their Lordships, after severally delivering their opinions, found (by a majority of seven to four) that they could give the lady no relief, thereby confirming the right of a husband to assign the place of residence of his wife without his society.  Lou. post.
FROM THE ENQUIRER.  COMMUNICATION.
LAW CASE.
On Thursday and Friday last a legal question of great curiosity, novelty, and importance, was argued in the Court of Appeals. The name of the case was Stone against Keeling , and the circumstances are as follows: One Keeling , some thirty or forty years ago, married a woman by whom he had a son. His wife then died, and after the lapse of a few years he married a lady who was known by the name of Mrs. Arbuckle . This lady at the time of her intermarriage with Mr. Keeling had another husband who is still living. Mr. Arbuckle and herself, not enjoying domestic happiness, separated, he continuing in the county of Accomack, on the Eastern shore of Virginia, she removing to the county of Princess Anne, where she married Mr. Keeling . Previous to this marriage Arbuckle had frequently been absent from the state, although his absence had never been so long as to justify the presumption of his death. Two daughters were the fruit of this marriage, and Keeling and his second wife lived happily together until the day of their death. About two years ago Keeling died leaving a large estate. His son by the first wife is dead, leaving two children, and his daughters by the second wife are married. Shortly after the death of Keeling , the husbands of his daughters (the appellants in this suit) applied to the county court of Princess Anne for Leisters of Administration on his estate, as being the next of kin to the deceased. This was opposed by the mother and guardian of the children left by Keeling's son, on the ground that the daughters were illegitimate, they being the issue of an illegal and void marriage, and consequently not entitled to any portion of the estate. The county court sustained the objection, & appointed the guardian of the grandchildren the Administrator. On an appeal to the District Court of Suffolk, that court affirmed the judgment of the county court, from which judgment the husbands of the daughters appealed to the Court of Appeals.
The case chiefly depended on the exposition of a clause in the law of Descent, passed in the year 1785, which took effect on the 1st of January 1787; the clause declares that "the issue of marriages deemed null in law, shall nevertheless be legitimate." By the common law the children of all illegal marriages were illegitimate. The question was, whether the common law on that subject was totally or partially altered.
It was contended for the Appellants that the legislature intended to change the law entirely, and that the innocent offspring of all illegal marriages were legitimate.
For the Appellee it was contended that the legislature only meant to legitimate the issue of such illegal marriages as required an annulling act to make them void, and not such as were absolutely void from the beginning: that a marriage with a person already married, was void from the very moment of its being contracted, and that consequently the issue of such illegal marriages were still illegitimate as at common law. It was also urged that the law of 1785 did not apply to this case, as the daughters were born previous to the 1st of January 1787. The reply made to this argument by the Appellants counsel was that the law operated from the date of the death of the father, and not from the time of the children's birth.
The court on Saturday last unanimously decreed that the common law on this subject was totally changed, that the issue of
all illegal marriages were legitimate under the act of 1785; they reversed the judgment of the District Court, and directed the administration of the estate to be conferred on the Appellants.
BANK OF VIRGINIA.
The commissioners have not yet graduated the shareholders according to the legal scale, but when the books were closed the members stood nearly thus:    4381 shares taken by 2702 Persons.   3750 (legal No.) 1023 Subscribers for 1 share,   631 (supernumerary) 167 Subscribers for more than one share.   631   leaves 1443 Ditto who will hold two shares,   and 1654 Ditto who will hold one share only.   2702 ib. 
On Monday the Court of Appeals, having given their decision on the Glebe Case , terminated their session. The Court was divided on this cause: Judges Roane and Tucker being for the sale of the Glebes; Judges Lyons and Carrington against it. In the 19th section of the law for establishing the Court of Appeals (late Revised Code, ch. 63) it is provided that the judgment of the inferior courts shall be affirmed on those cases where the voices on both sides shall be equal. The Chancellor's decision that the Glebe lands should be sold, is consequently affirmed by the Court of Appeals, ib.
NEW-YORK, May 18. Captain Hanwifen , of the brig Rolla , brings French papers to the first of April. The paper of the 30th of March, contains the trial of Louis Antoine Henri, de Bourbon, duke of Enghien , who was shot soon after his condemnation; and it was believed in France, that Moreau , Pichegru , La Fayette &c. (who had also been taken) would be put to death. The comptroller of the post office at Strasburgh , two cidevant lieutenant generals, who had been in the corps of Conde , several ecclesiastics, and many others, had also been seized and carried to Paris .
There had been an embargo at Bordeaux for eighteen days previous to the 12th of April, when it was taken off; during which time a number of boats for the invasion crept out of port, and stole along the coast. It was, however, believed in France, that no attempt would be made to invade England.
Several American gentlemen had been taken up in France and imprisoned—and every man suspected of being unfriendly to Bonaparte , was sure to be conducted to prison.
Passengers in the Rolla . Mr. John Primson , Mr. Daniel Steimnetz , Mr. Ferdinand Levosson , Mr. Coteroy and family.
From Paris, March 20.
The following is an extract of a letter from Paris , published in a London paper of the 4th ult.
"Last Saturday all the gates or barriers were again shut at six o'clock in the morning, and continued so for 48 hours. During this time every person walking in the streets was arrested who had no pass, and a general domiciliary visit took place; I say a general, because the First Consul, to show an example of submission when the country is in danger, did not except his own palace, where even two suspicious persons were arrested. Talleyrand's brother was (though released in 24 hours) arrested at the hotel in Rue de Bacque . The terror is now so great, and honor and duty so entirely vanquished, that G—— and —— were given up by their own relatives; M—— , by his wife; and poor R—— by his sister and brother-in-law, whom he saved from destruction in 1793. Mad. Demas suffered in the temple the agony of sixty hours confinement. During her stay, the old duchess de H—— and her grand daughter were brought in there. You know the former is above eighty, and the latter not fourteen years of age. They had been denounced by their own servants.
The prison of Georges is unknown; but those of Pichegru and Moreau are changed every twenty four hours. They have been by turns in the Temple , in the Abbey , in La Force , at Vincennes , and in the Conciergerie . The dread of their numerous partisans has caused these tyrannical measures of precaution. Pichegru has been very ill from the wounds he received when taken, and it has even been reported that he was dead; but I heard this day that he is still in La Force ; that when, yesterday, he was ordered to be removed to the Temple again, he was unable to rise from bed. He has two very deep wounds in his head, and has been delirious.
"The examinations of the prisoners are continued every day separately, but they have not yet been confronted. Their interrogatories are very voluminous, and it is supposed that they will not appear before any tribunal this week. Every day some more persons are suspected or implicated. The first consul sent last Friday for Marsena , Macdonald , and Lecourbe , and they have since left town, which has produced the report, that they have been exiled until the state trials are over.
"Last night the camp equipage of the first consul left, for the second time in ten days, this city for the coast, but a courier has ordered them back again. Last Tuesday they were at Amiens , but received orders by the Telegraph to return. You can judge from these contradictory movements, how impossible it is to say when the destiny of England will finally be determined. That it is however, not far distant, is the common opinion."
OF GRAFTING OLD APPLE-TREES.
It frequently happens, that, through some mistake or other, after waiting ten or twelve years for a tree to come into a bearing state, it is then found that the fruit is neither fit for the table nor the kitchen; in such case, we always figure them the following springs, observing to graft the finest and healthiest shoots, and as near as possible to the old graft, and where the cross shoots break out; by so doing, you will have
some fruit the second year; and in the third, if properly managed, you will have as much as on a maiden tree of fifteen years standing. The canker, if any, must be carefully pared off the branch, and the scion must be taken from a sound healthy tree.
Whenever an incision is made for budding or grafting, from that moment the canker begins. I would, therefore, recommend to those employed in budding or grafting, as soon as the incision is made, and the bud or graft inserted, to rub in with the finger, or brush, some of the composition before the bass is tied on; then cover the base all over with the composition as thick as it can be laid on with a brush, working it well in. If this operation be performed in a proper manner, and in a moist season, it will answer every purpose, without applying any grafting clay.
"This I have frequently done, and found it succeeded perfectly to my wishes—Observe not to slacken too soon the matting (or bass) which is wrapped round the bud; for in that case you will find the incision opened, which very often occasions the death of the bud.
"If Nurserymen and Gardeners would give this method a fair trial, and use the same composition as I use for curing defects in trees, instead of loam and horse dung (which binds so hard as to prevent the ram and moisture from penetrating to the graft to moisten the wood and bark) they would find that the grafts would succeed much better. The composition, for this purpose, should be rather softer than grafting clay, generally is; and instead of applying so large a mass as is generally done of clay, it need not, in most cases, be more than two or three inches in circumference."
[Forsyth on fruit trees, &c. for sale at this office.]
"This rule must be of great use, and I find it to have been practised with great success at Kensington."
"Bass is the stuff of which are made the mats that are put round trunks, &c. in the shipping of goods. It is a nice soft ligament, and is much better than any other, as it never resists the swelling of the wood."
SOUTH-CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.  Friday, 11th May, 1804.
The part of the Governor's message respecting the amendment to the constitution was referred to Messrs. Alston , Hill , Taylor , H. Deas and Dickey .
Mr. Falconer pressed the house to take up the business of the boundary line between North and South Carolina. Referred to a committee.
A bill appropriating money for the pay of the members was read a first time, and ordered for a second reading on Monday.
Mr. Alston reported from the committee on the amendment of the federal constitution in favor of its adoption. Ordered, on motion of Mr. Falconer , to a committee of the whole, and to be printed; a previous motion of the same member, to bring in a bill for it having been rejected.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
IN the last Virginia Argus , there was a publication by Mr. Willis Wills of Buckingham , relating to a controversy between Mr. Zacharias Taliaferro of the same county and himself—which is now depending in the superior Court of Chancery.
Mr. Willis Wills , in this publication, appears to have intended to prop his own reputation by destroying that of George P. King , to whom he has referred, as my late private secretary. Having understood before this piece was published, that Mr. Wills intended to introduce my name in it, I deemed it necessary to make enquiry, and informed him that at the time when Mr. King went to Petersburg and gave the deposition, he was not employed in my office, or otherwise, by me, nor had he been for some time before. I also told him that Mr. Taliaferro was the employer; that the deposition was given in the commissioner's office, when I was not present; and if he would enquire of Mr. Thomas Norvell and master commissioner Greenhow , he might know the facts from them. Mr. Wills did make the enquiries, and yet has thought proper to conceal the answers.
Mr. George P. King made a temporary engagement, to write in my office some time last fall. He fulfilled his engagement, and afterwards resided for some time with Mr. Thomas Norvell of this city; so that I had not at the time when he went to Petersburg , any thing to do with him. Injustice to Mr. King , it is proper to declare, that he conducted himself, while he was a member of my family, with very great propriety and honor.
As I am a stranger to Mr. Wood Tucker , and likewise to his hand writing, it is not proper for me to say much about either; but I believe that no impartial man, who sees the signatures to which Mr. Wills has alluded, will be able to distinguish, if either of them has been counterfeited, which it is. If a forgery has been committed, Mr. Wood Tucker will no doubt take the proper steps to bring the offender to justice. If on the other hand he has through forgetfulness, or other causes, committed an error, his own feelings will no doubt prompt him to repair the injury as far as he can.
Mr. Taliaferro and Mr. King both live at a considerable distance from Richmond . This article is written without the knowledge of either, for the purpose of explaining as much as I know, and to induce the public to suspend their opinion until they can have time to make their own defences.
With respect to the law suit between Taliaferro and Wills , it now depends in the superior Court of Chancery, has been referred to master commissioner Greenhow , who, at the instance of Mr. Taliaferro , and at a very great expense, has made a complete examination into the books and transactions of Willis Wills & Co.—in which concern Mr. Taliaferro was a partner, and for the settlement of which the suit was brought by him. I have taken no part in this controversy, which was not dictated by my duty as counsel for Mr. Taliaferro . As to the manner in which this duty has been discharged, I can with great safety, and some pride, refer to master commissioner Greenhow .
HENRY BANKS.
STRAYED from the subscriber, in Prince Edward county, in the month of September last, one small grey MARE , four years old in the spring 1803, four feet 8 or 9 inches high, branded on the near buttock and shoulder with a G . The mare was put to a horse last season, and supposed to be in foal when she strayed. The above described mare was raised in Richmond by a Mr. Dandridge . Any person that will give such information of said mare so that I get her, shall be well rewarded for their trouble.
JAMES GILLISPIE. Prince Edward, May 21st, 1804. w3t
A NEAT ASSORTMENT OF  Morocco Pocket Books Is just received and for sale at this office.
THE question respecting the validity of the law authorising the overseers of the poor to sell the glebe lands in the different counties in certain cases, having been fully discussed before the court of appeals—the court being divided, of course the Chancellor's decision stands—in consequence of which will be exposed to SALE , to the highest bidder, on the premises, on Monday the 2d of July next, if fair, if not, the next fair day, the GLEBE LANDS , in the parish of Manchester and county of Chesterfield , containing 409 acres. Twelve months credit will be allowed the purchasers—bond and approved security as the law directs.  THE COMMISSIONERS. Chesterfield, 23d May, 1804. tds
Universal History.
Ancient and Modern, from the earliest records of Time, to the General Peace of 1801.  BY WILLIAM MAJOR, Vicar of Hurley, in Berkshire, and Chaplain to the Earl of Dunffies .—In twenty-five volumes 8vo.  adecimo, with appropriate Engravings.
THE encouragement given of late years to the re-publication of useful works, while it gives an important advantage to the manufacturers of our own country, adds to the stock of general information, and opens a wide field of enterprise. To this encouragement we owe many valuable books, which without it would never have appeared, or at least have had but a very confined circulation. To this we are indebted for the improvement in our printing, which has deservedly raised the character of American publications; and to this the publishers of the present work look, to enable them to bring it forward, with credit to themselves, and satisfaction to the purchasers.
PERHAPS no subject is more generally interesting than that of HISTORY —"it carries us back to primeval ages—triumphs over time—and presents to our eyes all the various revolutions which have happened to men and states. It unfolds to us the experience of antiquity, and introduces us to the acquaintance of the illustrious dead, by exhibiting their living actions—their virtues—and their faults. Confined without it to the limits of our own observations, and shut up within the narrow circle of our own prejudices, we must ever continue in a state of infancy and ignorance."
The stores of History, however, form a mass of information which, collected for centuries past, occupies too much space to be readily embraced; it requires the discriminating hand of a master to select and arrange, to be rendered really useful; to this task the talents of Dr. Major are peculiarly adapted; with a stile at once elegant and comprehensive, he gives to the reader, in a small compass, what was before used over many volumes. Avoiding the extremes of prolixity and brevity, he has supplied what has so long been wanted, "a perspicuous view of Universal History;" whose professed aim is "to preclude the apology for ignorance in one of the most interesting and useful objects of human research."
In this undertaking, the publishers solicit the aid of every friend to literary merit, and promise, on their part, that no exertion shall be wanting to render the American edition equal to the London copy. It shall be printed on a superior velum paper, with a new and beautiful type, and delivered in separate volumes, at the reduced price of One Dollar each, in boards, embellished with all the plates and maps which are contained in the original.
SAMUEL F. BRADFORD, & JOHN CONRAD & CO. Subscriptions to the above work received by Samuel Pleasants, jun. Richmond.
P. Judson & D. J. Burr, HAVE entered into partnership, under the firm of JUDSON & BURR , and have at their store two doors above the Eagle Tavern, a general assortment of
HATS & SHOES,
And a few fashionable SUWARROW BOOTS .—Also on consignment and for sale low for cash or produce.
 1 Trunk superfine prints and blue nankeens,  5 Cases men's plated hats,  53 Matrasses assorted,  2 tons Iron—best country refined,  Men's boots, men's & boy's coarse shoes.  Richmond, 21st May, 1804. w3t
In consequence of the time it will require to arrange the Books to show the balances remaining due to the Subscribers to the Bank of Virginia who have not obtained the full number of shares for which they subscribed, the commissioners for Richmond think it necessary to inform the concerned, that they expect the books will be fully arranged by the 11th June, after which time, all to whom balances may remain due, will be paid on application, but it will be necessary that they appear in person, or grant proper authorities to agents for that purpose. By order of the Board,  E. CARRINGTON, Chairman. Richmond, May 25, 1804.
THE SUBSCRIBER HAS OPENED A
Grocery Store,
In the next house above the Eagle Tavern (the property of Mr. Temple) where he has for sale SALT, COGNAC BRANDY, HOLLAND GIN, ANTIGUA SPIRITS, LOAF AND BROWN SUGAR, COFFEE, IMPERIAL AND YOUNG HYSON TEA, PEPPER, ALLSPICE, GINGER, NUTMEGS and other SPICES; SOFT SHELL ALMONDS, QUEEN'S WARE, DEMIJOHNS , and sundry other articles, which he will sell very low at wholesale or retail, for cash or country produce.  DANIEL TRIPLETT. October 11, 1803. w12m Cash given for TOBACCO, FLOUR, or FLAX SEED.
The beautiful Spanish Horse,
APPALUSIA,
NOW standing at my plantation on Chickahominy, near the new bridges, will be let to mares at Twelve Dollars the season, payable the first day of October next, but Notes (to be sent with the mares) may be discharged by paying Ten Dollars on or by the 1st of August, when the season will end. Insurance Eighteen Dollars, (notes sent as above payable the 1st March, 1805) Five Dollars cash the leap. In either case Half a Dollar to the Groom, to be paid down.—Mares will be fed with Clover and Lucerne gratis, and Corn if required, at the selling price. I have 20 spare stalls in a strong new stable, with substantial locks, where they may be kept of nights, but will not be answerable for escapes.
APPALUSIA is lately from South America, about nine years old, 15 hands high, of a beautiful spow white color and most elegantly formed. It is unnecessary to point out the great superiority of this excellent breed of horses for the saddle, harness, &c. as it is generally known that they are well gaited, gentle and the most hardy and thrifty horses in the world, and many live to be upwards of 50 years old.  BENJAMIN DUVAL. Richmond, May 21st, 1804.
READY MADE PENS For sale at this office.

Robert Gamble & Son, Are receiving by the ship FAME and other arrivals from Europe, a general assortment of MERCHANDIZE, Suitable to the season—which they are disposed to sell on moderate terms for cash, country produce, or to punctilious customers, on the usual credit. Having a large and convenient WAREHOUSE, calculated to store flour, &c. those who may confide country produce to their care, are assured, that their endeavors will be used to give general satisfaction, and their charge for storage, &c. will be reasonable. Richmond, 17th Oct. 1803.
The Subscribers having mutually agreed to separate and forever remain apart as man and wife, the public are thus requested to take notice that the undersigned Robert Campbell is not to be liable, or in any manner responsible for any debt hereafter to be contracted by the undersigned Ann Campbell, or otherwise accountable for her conduct—it having been mutually agreed by articles of separation that each of us shall in future be and remain absolved from all the ties of matrimony as fully, completely and effectually, as though they never had been solemnised, as far as the laws, usages and customs of the commonwealth will admit of.
RO: CAMPBELL. ANN CAMPBELL. Teste, JNO. WALKER. Richmond, April 10, 1804. tf
Richmond & Columbia Turnpike Road. THE books for receiving subscriptions to carry into effect the above laudable and useful institution, will remain open in the counting-room of Robert Gamble & Son, conformably to the act of assembly, till the first day of May next. Subscriptions to the Staunton Turnpike Road will also continue to be received at the same place, until the time before mentioned. Richmond, 18th April, 1804.
William M'Cay, WATCH MAKER, RICHMOND, RESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the public, that he has received by the late arrivals from Europe, a large and general assortment of Gold & Silver Watches, A LARGE QUANTITY OF FASHIONABLE SEALS, KEYS, AND CHAINS, Which he will dispose of low for cash—he has also on hand, A Few Good Clocks. N. B. Clocks and Watches repaired as usual. Richmond, April 16th, 1804. 8w
BURR MILL-STONE MANUFACTORY. THE subscriber takes this mode of returning his thanks to his former patrons, and informing the public in general, that he has (by desire of his friends) re-commenced the MANUFACTURING OF BURR MILL-STONES; and having furnished himself with a supply of the best materials, and having had sixteen years experience in the business, in Baltimore, Petersburg and Richmond, hopes to be able to give satisfaction to his employers. The stones he will warrant to be as good as any in the United States. Any orders left with Capt. WILLIAM PENROCK, Norfolk; Capt. WILLIAM CHAMBERS, Staunton; Mr. WILLIAM HAY, Wythe county, or Mr. ROGER MOORE, Petersburg, shall be duly attended to, and country produce received in payment, at the customary prices. TWO APPRENTICES will be taken to the above business, and short time required. WILLIAM DAVIDSON. Richmond, Jan. 10th, 1803. (11)
PLASTER OF PARIS, In stone or ground, for the improvement of land, with directions for the use thereof. A PROPOSAL, BY WILLIAM YOUNG BIRCH & ARRA HAM SMALL, OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA: FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION, THAT CELEBRATED WORK, GIBBON'S HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE: Together with MEMOIRS of the LIFE and WRITINGS of the AUTHOR. No book could be offered, which stands in less need of encomium and recommendation—It has been read in almost every European language—The history of the long and interesting period from the reign of Augustus to the taking of Constantinople, and the death of Mahomet the II is no where else to be found in the shape of regular and well-arranged history.—The Publishers presume to hope, that they do a service to their country in giving an Edition of it from the American press.—They will briefly speak of their intentions, and the superiority of this edition. 1. It will be the most complete Edition of Gibbon extant.—Because it will be enriched with the Memoirs of his Life and Writings, written by himself.—This will be an addition to the London copy of nearly 200 pages. 2. It will be about one-third cheaper than the London Copy. 3. It will be executed in the best style.—The Publishers, with confidence, recommend to the public an inspection of the books, published by them within the last three years.—They are, Russell's Ancient and Modern Europe, 7 Volumes—The Domestic Encyclopedia, 5 Volumes, and Tucker's Blackstone, 5 Volumes.—They promise not to degenerate.
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A few Pamphlets Concerning the LAWS against GAMING and GAMBLERS, are for sale at the Book-stores of S. Pleasants, Jr. and W. Pritchard. BLANK BONDS Sale at this Office
By Authority. Scheme of a Lottery. TO BUILD AN ACADEMY IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND.
1 Prize—last drawn ticket, having a blank to its number, Dollars. 1 do. of 1,000 make 20,000 1 do. of 500 — 10,000 1 do. of 200 — 5,000 1 do. of 100 — 3,000 1 do. of 50 — 2,000 1 do. of 25 — 1,000 1 do. of 10 — 500 1 do. of 5 — 250 1 do. of 1 — 100 1 do. of 1 — 50 1 do. of 1 — 25 1 do. of 1 — 10 1 do. of 1 — 5 1 do. of 1 — 2 1 do. of 1 — 1 1 first drawn ticket after 1,000 having a blank to its number, 250 1 do. after 2,000 do. 250 1 do. after 3,000 do. 250 1 do. after 4,000 do. 250 1 do. after 5,000 do. 500 1 do. after 6,000 do. 500 1 do. after 7,000 do. 500 1 do. after 8,000 do. 500 1 do. after 9,000 do. 500 1 do. after 10,000 do. 500 1 do. after 12,000 do. 500 1 do. after 13,000 do. 500 1 do. after 14,000 do. 1,000 5,325 prizes, 150,000 9,675 blanks—not two to a prize. 15,000 tickets at 10 dollars each, 150,000 N. B. Prizes subject to a deduction of 15 per cent.
By the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS it is represented to the Executive, that Joseph Caldwell and Robert Peirson, confined for horse stealing, and Cullen Demory, confined for robbery in the second degree, have (the two former for the second time) escaped from the penitentiary. I have therefore thought it, with the advice of the council of state to issue this proclamation, hereby offering a reward of one hundred dollars for each of the convicts so escaped, to any person or persons who shall apprehend and convey them or either of them to the penitentiary. And I do moreover require all officers civil and military, and exhort the good people of the commonwealth to use their best endeavors to apprehend and convey to the penitentiary aforesaid the said Joseph Caldwell, Robert Peirson and Cullen Demory. Given under my hand with the seal of the commonwealth annexed at Richmond, this 31st day of March, 1804. Signed, JOHN PAGE.
Joseph Caldwell, convicted of horse stealing at the district court of Washington, May 1802; born in the county of Charlotte, 5 feet 11 inches high, 21 years old, fair complexion, dark hair and blue eyes, has a bad countenance, and when spoken to cannot look you in the face. Robert Peirson, convicted of the same offence at the district court of the Sweet Springs, October 1802; born in the county of Botetourt, 6 feet high, 20 years old, fair complexion, dark hair and blue eyes, very thin visage, and has a down look; also has the appearance of bad health. Cullen Demory, a dark mulatto, convicted of robbery in the second degree, at the district court of Suffolk, May, 1801; born in the county of Southampton, 5 feet 8 1/2 inches high, 27 years old, black hair and black eyes, and very thin visage. Caldwell and Peirson made their escape from the penitentiary the 16th of April last and were re-taken in the counties of Botetourt & Washington, and were both tried for escaping and sentenced to two years additional confinement; the former by the district court of Washington in Sept last, and the latter by the district court held at the Sweet Springs in Oct. following.
By the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS it is represented to the Executive that Israel Wilkinson, who was committed to the jail of the district of Staunton, charged with horse stealing, hath escaped from the said jail: I have therefore thought it with the advice of the council of state to issue this proclamation, hereby offering a reward of fifty dollars to any person or persons who shall apprehend and convey to the said district jail of Staunton the said Israel Wilkinson. And I do moreover require all officers civil and military, and exhort the good people of this commonwealth to use their best endeavors to apprehend and convey to the jail aforesaid the said Israel Wilkinson. Given under my hand with the seal of the commonwealth annexed at Richmond, this 31st day of March, 1804. Signed, JOHN PAGE.
Said Wilkinson is about 24 years of age, upwards of six feet high, and large in proportion, has dark red hair, which he commonly keeps tied, though it is not very long, and has some few freckles in his face: he was clothed in a blue roundabout, a blue waistcoat, a new striped pantaloon of olive colored velvet or fancy cord, and a thin summer waistcoat, but not particularly recollected.
ROBIN REDBREAST, A FINE bay, fifteen and a half hands high, imported from England last spring, will stand the ensuing season at my stable in Chesterfield county, on Appomattox river, 15 miles above Petersburg, to cover mares at twenty-five dollars the season, for which notes will be expected, dischargeable by the payment of twenty dollars on or before the first day of October next; ten dollars the leap to be paid when the mare is covered, with one dollar for each mare to the groom. Good and extensive pasture gratis, having nearly one thousand acres of high and low land in six different inclosures, under strong fences, besides several cover lots. The greatest attention shall be paid to mares left in my care, but will not be liable for accidents or escapes. PEDIGREE. ROBIN REDBREAST was got by Sir Peter Teazle, his dam Wren, by Woodpecker, his grand dam Papillon, (Sir Peter's dam) by Snapp, his great grand dam Miss Cleveland, by Regulus, his great great grand dam Midge, by a son of Bay Bolton, Bartlett's Chillers, Honeywood's Arabian, dam of the Two True Blues. (Taken from the general stud book.)
PERFORMANCE. In 1800 (the only year he ran) at Bridgnorth, June 13, 4 mile heats, at four years old, he won the maiden plate, beating Mr. Day's Regulator, by Precepitate, and Mr. Carr's Prospect. The next day, at the same place, 4 mile heats, he came in first and first, but lost the race for the want of a few ounces in weight the last heat. At New-Castle, July 3d, he won the members purse of £50, 4 mile heats, beating Mr. Harrison's Trumpeter, and distancing Sir T. Mostyn's Hedera. At Nantwich, July 10, he won the town purse of £50, beating Mr. Smith's Sultan, and distancing Sir T. Mostyn's Hedera. At Warwick, Sept. 2, he won his majesty's plate of 100 guineas, 4 mile heats, beating Lord Donegall's Pugleman, and distancing Mr. Tharm's Marquis. He won the purse at Litchfield, Sept. 11, 4 mile heats, beating Lord Donegall's b. h. by Poilo's, and distancing Mr. Brooke's Baron Nile, Lord Oxford's Victoria and Mr. Cox's Cocox Tree. He was never beaten 4 mile heats except at Bridgnorth, as above stated, where, although it was given again to him, it was evident that he was much the best horse. THOMAS GOODE.
THE CO-PARTNERSHIP OF ANDERSON & WATSON, Is this day dissolved by mutual consent.—All persons indebted to them are requested to make payment to the subscriber, and those that have claims against the concern, may have them adjusted by application to the same. The business will for the future be carried on by the subscriber. JASPER ANDERSON. Albemarle, April 1, 1804. Sw
SPRING GOODS. WILLIAM TEMPLE. Has received by the ship Rebecca, from London, and the Yorkshire, from Liverpool, An assortment of Goods, Suitable to the season, which he will dispose of on the usual terms. Richmond, 8th May, 1804.
1065 Acres of Land, IN the county of Bedford, lying on both sides of Goose creek. This land is well adapted to the culture of tobacco, wheat and corn; its situation is inferior to no tract, in that country. There is about one third cleared, greater part of which is now in cultivation. Two valuable mill seats on said land, whereon mills might be erected at a small expense in comparison to their great value when built. As it is presumed that no one will purchase previous to viewing the premises, I shall dispense with further recommendations. The terms will be made known by Christopher Clark, esq. attorney at law, Bedford; Thos. Walton or Charles F. Nash, of Prince Edward county. STEPHEN PANKEY. May 18, 1804. 3a
Plaster of Paris. I have just received from Nova Scotia, a cargo of PLASTER OF PARIS, said to be of the best kind, which I will sell on reasonable terms. SAMUEL PATNE. May 14, 1804.
Wanted for the use of the BANK OF VIRGINIA, A HOUSE, As nearly adapted to the purpose as can be obtained; for which a liberal rent will be stipulated, and for a reasonable term of a few years—Propositions will be received immediately by the commissioners for this city. E. CARRINGTON, Ch. Man. Richmond, May 17, 1804.
Advertisement. By virtue of a deed of trust executed by George Booker to the subscribers, to secure certain debts therein mentioned due by said Booker to James Morton & Co of Prince Edward county, will be offered for sale, to the highest bidder, for ready money, on the ninth day of June next, at James Morton's store, FOURTEEN VIRGINIA BORN SLAVES, consisting of men, women, girls and boys, or so many of them as will satisfy the balance of said debts. EDWARD DILLON, } Trustees. SAM. ALLEN, jun. } April 30th, 1804. 6w
Loyal Company. A MEETING is earnestly recommended to the members, and proposed to be held at the Swan Tavern in Richmond, on the fourth Monday in May. All persons interested, it is hoped, will be present themselves, or appoint some agent to represent them. May 3.
Mrs. Garraur, Has just arrived in this place, with a well-chosen assortment of Spring & Fancy Goods, Which she offers for sale on moderate terms, at the BELL TAVERN—amongst which are Callimacchi's Muslins, Handkerchiefs, Shawls, Checks, Dimities, Nankeens, Linen, Silk & Cotton Stockings, Ladies' and Gentlemen's Silk Gloves, Cotton Cambric, Bombazet, Striped Nankeen, Velvet, Fans of different kinds, Suspenders, Millinery, and a variety of other articles too tedious to enumerate. May 17, 1804. 2w
Ten Dollars Reward. STRAYED or stolen out of my pasture at Martins Hill near Richmond, Friday or Saturday 11th inst a GREY MARE, six years old, four feet nine or ten inches high, long tail and hanging mane, such as brood mares have generally rather low in flesh, has a scratch on the left side of her rump, occasioned by the shoe of a stallion this spring, narrow behind, reach back'd near the hips, has broad feet, trots and canters; she had a pale sorrel colt fill, by her side five weeks old, no white that I remember, delicately made—Whoever delivers the said mare and colt shall receive the above reward. WILTSHIRE M. LEWIS. Henrico, May 19th 1804. 4w
To Let—A HOUSE in the city of Richmond, on the west side of the Market Bridge and back of the house occupied by Mr. Joseph Joseph and Mr. John Miller, as dry good stores. Said house is constructed for the reception of two small families and nearly finished. For terms apply to the said John Miller, but if any person should think it necessary to see the subscriber, he resides at his plantation three miles above Gregory's tavern, upper end of Henrico county. JOHN WALKER. May 17, 1804. 3t
William Harper, SADDLE, CAP & HARNESS MAKER, Main Street, Richmond. RESPECTFULLY informs his friends, and the public in general, that he will continue to carry on the above business in all its various branches, in the house formerly occupied by Mr. Wm. Cook, and nearly opposite Col. Gamble's store. He also returns his sincere thanks to his friends and the public in general, for the encouragement he has met with during three years residence in this place, and he hopes for the continuance of the same. He now offers for sale, on the most reasonable terms, for cash, a variety of Saddles, Bridles, P. r. mantillas and Va. cases; Coach and Wagon Harness of various descriptions, Whips of various kinds, and other articles too tedious to mention. All orders from the country will be strictly attended to and work executed in the neatest manner, and at the shortest notice. 9w
I C E, For sale at the Falling Garden. Apply at the Brick house in said garden, where constant attendance will be given. May 20.
The Court of Hustings of the City of Richmond have established the following rules, concerning applications for licences to manufacture tobacco within the said city, viz: All applications to the said court for licences to manufacture tobacco, must be made one month at least previous to the time of granting thereof, and the name or names of the applicant or applicants entered on the records of the said court, and inserted in all the newspapers published in the city of Richmond. In pursuance whereof, public notice is hereby given, that from the records of the said Hustings Court, it appears that George Tate, means to apply to the next succeeding court for a licence to manufacture tobacco within this city. (By order of court) AND W. STEVENSON, D. C.
PROPOSALS For printing by subscription, the Life & Travels of LORENZO DOW, And some remarkable providences of God—Also, Thoughts on various religious opinions, &c. THE book shall contain 240 pages duodecimo, with a good type and paper, and nearly bound—price to subscribers one dollar, and for every 24 pages more than 240, one 16th of a dollar. The only design of the author in this publication, is the glory of God in the salvation of immortal souls, and the building of a Meeting House in the City of Washington, and no sinister motives.—Those printers who wish to promote the cause of religion, will oblige by giving the above a few insertions in their papers. HARDIN DAVIS, HAS FOR SALE, FLOUR, of a superior quality; a sample of which may be seen at Doctor Da-Val's.
Just received direct from the Patentee's and for Sale by SHAPARD & LUCKE, Richmond, The following Valuable Family Medicines, Which they are also forwarding to the following persons, viz: Virginia—Thomas H. Walton, Cartersville; Thomas Wyatt, Lynchburg; John Gilliam & Co. Cumberland; Thomas Miller, Bedford; Moses Norris, Columbia; Samuel Shelton & Co. Warren; Zachariah Hall, Powhatan; John Peyton, Milton; Isaac Caruthers & Co. Lexington; Benj. & Christopher Morris, Staunton; Richard Mankin, Augusta (Jennings' Gap); Peter Crawford, Louisa; Henry H. Dickinson, Caroline; Robert Warburton, Williamsburg; Barclay & Barclay, Aylett's Warehouse; Capt. Lewis Booker, Essex. North Carolina—Major James Vaughan, Williamsburg; Norwood & Blackwell, Granville; Thomas Webb, ditto.
Dr. RAWSON'S Anti-Bilious and Stomachic Bitters, Prepared by Thomas H. Rawson, New London, Member of the Connecticut Medical Society, for which discovery he obtained a Patent, signed by the President of the United States, July 24th, 1802, agreeably to an Act of congress. THE celebrity and demand for these Bitters, and unqualified letters and certificates of their singular virtues and effects, as well from eminent Physicians as others of the first respectability, daily received by the Patentee, from all parts of the union, proves them experimentally the greatest discovery ever yet made in the healing art. The following are some of the most prominent complaints in which these Bitters are efficacious and to universal admiration, viz: Indigestion, Dysenteries, Debility, Gravel, Head-ache, Dropsies, Lowness of spirits, Worms, Bilious complaints, Acnes, Jaundice, Rheumatism, Female complaints. And all that train of complicated complaints so common in the fall and spring seasons. They remove by their stimulating effects the two extremes of colic and relaxed habits of body, procure a strong appetite and digestion, dispel to briskest and liveliest those persons who before taking them were melancholy, low spirited, and trembling, and remove those dull, unpleasant sensations, so disagreeable to be borne. —Price 50 cents.
Dr. RAWSON'S Patent Anti-Bilious Pills, or Family Physic. THESE Pills produce the most sensible and surprising effects on the Bilious passages, and discharge with facility and ease all kinds of Bilious Congestions, and experience proves them superior to any other physick for Bilious & Yellow Fevers, Cholics, Cholic's, Dysenteries, Pains in the Stomach & Bowels, In great Colds and sudden attacks of disorders, an early use of these Pills often produce the happiest effects. Families living remote from skillful Physicians ought always to be provided with my Pills and Bitters, as their reasonable application by discharging congestions and giving tone to the first passages, often prevents the most serious and formidable maladies, and when taken agreeably to directions have produced wonders in the cure of Fevers and Acnes, so prevalent in new countries and in low and marshy villages.—Price 25 and 37 1/2 cents a box.
Dr. RAWSON'S Itch Ointment. THIS Ointment has a remarkable ascendancy over every other composition heretofore discovered, for cleaning and beautifying the skin. Pimples and all kinds of Eruptions on the Face and elsewhere, and Cutaneous distempers of almost every kind, are radically cured by this Ointment. It cures the Itch in a short time with safety, and ease. This Ointment is very agreeable in smell, it leaves the skin smooth and beautiful, and may at all times and on all occasions be used agreeably to directions, without in the least endangering the patient's health.—Price 42 cents a box. Tyde's Ditto, price 50 cents.
Dr. RAWSON'S Worm Powders, A Medicine which for efficacy and safety in its operation stands unrivaled. The most authentic proofs and respectable authorities of its astonishing virtues and surprising effects in extreme and alarming cases of Worms, may be seen at the place of sale.—Price 50 cents a package.
Genuine Aromatic PASTE, For the Teeth and Scurvy in the Gums. Prepared only by J. THOMPSON, New-London, Connecticut. THE only Medicine in the world that will with certainty, and certainly, cure the Scurvy in the Teeth and Gums. This Paste cleanses the Teeth and purifies the Gums of any foulness, or acid corroding humors; it braces and strengthens the fibres of the Gums, so that they adhere close to the Teeth; it likewise makes the Teeth appear white and beautiful, and takes off all disagreeable smells from the breath, which generally arise from Scurfy Gums and bad Teeth. The Public are cautioned to be on their guard against purchasing a spurious kind of Paste, made by one S. H. P. Lee, of New-London; his spurious kind is of a dirty brown colour in rough tin boxes. The genuine kind is of a lively red colour, in neat pewter boxes, and each direction paper signed by J. Thompson the only Proprietor, in his own hand writing. Where also may be had, Dr. RAWSON'S Anti-Bilious Patent Pills.
Lee's Genuine Windham Bilious Pills, PREPARED by Samuel Lee, jun. of Windham, in the State of Connecticut; for which discovery he obtained a Patent signed by the President of the United States, April 30, 1796, agreeable to an Act of Congress. The numerous puffing impositions upon the public, and statement of remarkable cures never made, yet certified by leigned names, or by persons unacquainted with the nature of diseases and the effect of particular medicine, render it difficult to do justice to the Public, in offering sufficient motives to make trial of the virtues of this invaluable medicine. W. W. W.
BANK BILL. THE act passed by the General Assembly of Virginia, for establishing a Bank in the City of Richmond, is just published and for Sale at this office.