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WILL STAND the ensuing season at our stables, in Albemarle county, ten miles above Charlottesville, and will cover mares on the following terms—ten dollars the leap, to be paid in hand twenty dollars the season, payable the first of November next, thirty dollars to ensure a mare with foal, and in either case, one dollar with each mare to the groom. The following articles of produce will be received in payment; tobacco inspected at Warminster, Warren, Milton, or any other inspection below on James river, at 5 dols. per C—flour delivered at Milton or Warren at 5 dols. per bbl—whiskey, delivered at our house or in Charlottesville, at 30 cents per gallon, provided these articles are delivered by the first of November; or approved notes of hand (to be assigned) on any person living in any adjacent county to the amount of 20 dols. will be taken for the season, if offered before the expiration of the season. A deduction of 20 per cent. will be made for cash, if sent with the mares. The season will commence the first of March and expire the first of August. We are provided to furnish (gratis) extensive and excellent pasturage, consisting of red and white clover, blue grass, &c. well enclosed in separate fields, besides lots for mares and colts, or mares sent before they have foaled. Grain will be furnished at 2 3/4 per bushel, for which the money must be sent, and servants boarded at 9s per week. We assure gentlemen that the greatest attention will be paid to mares in every particular, left in our care, but cannot be liable for any accidents or escapes which may happen.
Sir Peter Teazle is a brown bay horse now in high health and vigor, full sixteen hands high, of the most favorite blood, for action in all his gaits, substance, bone, constitution, shape, gentleness and color, no horse can excel him. He never started, paid or received forfeit, being never in training. We only think it necessary further to observe for the information of those gentlemen who may not have an opportunity of seeing this fine horse, but have seen Knowlesley, that there is a very striking likeness in their form and general appearance, Sir Peter Teazle surpassing him in the eye, ear and sprightly carriage.
The well known superiority and high estimation of his stock, both in England in this country, will, it is presumed, entitle him to a liberal share of the public patronage. It will be seen from his pedigree annexed, that in him is united from his famous sire and dam, the most approved crosses in England—In short, we believe that this horse is as well calculated to produce as valuable a stock for any service whatever, as any other horse that has yet stood in this country. His superior size, elegance and blood justify the assertion. He covered last season in Frederick county, and proved himself a remarkable sure footed getter, as we have certificates in our hands to establish.
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Sir Peter Teazle was got by Lord Derby's Old Sir Peter Teazle, unquestionably the best stallion in England, his dam Lucy, by Conductor, S. B. pa. 178. His grandam by Spectator, his great grandam by Blank, his g g grandam by the Devonshire or Flying Childers, acknowledged to be the fleetest horse ever trained, his g g g grandam by True Blue, his g g g g grandam by Cyprus Arabian out of the Duke of Rutland's Bonny Black. Sir Peter Teazle his sire, was got by Highflyer, his dam Papilion, by Snap, English S. B. pa. 237. Highflyer, his grandsire, was got by Herod, his dam Rachel, see S. B. 261. Conductor was got by Matchem, out of a Snap mare, S. B. pa. 291. Spectator was got by Crab, out of a Partner mare, S. B. pa. 242. Matchem was got by Cade, Cade by the Gudolphia Arabian.
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HOUSE OF LORDS.
AMERICA.
(Continued from our last.)
The noble Lord also read the report made by Congress in answer to the President's address. He argued, both from the text of the speech and the comment upon it, with a view to prove that instead of any partiality towards France, the terms proposed were rather more favorable to England. The tenor of the instructions from the American government to their ministers at Paris and at London, the noble Lord likewise referred to as containing still stronger proofs of the impartiality of America, or rather, of her inclination to side sooner with England than with France. From all these documents, it appeared, and it was put in still a stronger light in a letter from Mr Canning to Mr Pinkney, which however, does not appear among the papers on the table, that America held out nearly the same terms, couched in nearly the same language to both governments. To France she observed, that if the French government did not repeal their decrees, while England revoked her orders in council, America must be forced into a contest with France; in the other passages of correspondence, the word "war" was expressly made use of. Indeed not only did a perfect impartiality respecting the two governments appear to guide the proceedings of America but a fair and full consideration of them would induce every unprejudiced mind to think, instead of much being offered to France and little to England, the reverse was the case, and that much had been offered to England and little to France.
By listening to the offer in August last, England might have secured two advantages—the repeal of the Embargo, and the next to a certainty, of having America as an ally in the war against France; while France, in the first instance, had the offer but of one advantage; these were considerations which he could not too strongly recommend to the serious attention of their lordships. Let the offer of America in August last, be candidly considered. Let the advantages of embracing it, and the evils that must result from rejecting it, be maturely weighed. This was the great object he had in view; and to which he must again implore the serious attention of their lordships. In order to attain that object, he should now move an humble address to his Majesty, the drift of which was to pray his Majesty would be graciously pleased, while the door for negotiation was still open, to adopt such measures as might tend to restore our wonted relations with America, and re-establish the former footing of our commercial intercourse with that country. The address moved by the noble lord, was very long, and refers to most of the transactions which have taken place between this country and America, for the last two years.
Lord Bathurst answered the noble mover, and went into a detail of all his arguments; he contended that the Orders in Council arose of necessity from the French decrees, and said, that so far from their being the cause of the American embargo, that in fact the orders in council were not known in America until the 26th December, and before that day the embargo had taken place. He next adverted to the accounts laid on the table, and insisted that they proved we had suffered no diminution in our revenue in consequence of the non-importation act, which was a thing totally distinct from the embargo; with respect to the want of flaxseed, the noble lord had stated, was an irremediable mischief for the linen manufacture of Ireland. It was true that at the present moment it might occasion inconvenience, but that would only be of a temporary pressure, for large quantities were raised in our own settlements in North America; but at present it was frozen up in the river St. Laurence, and could not arrive until June, which certainly would be too late for the present sowing season. It was, however, an evil not likely to recur, because, in addition to this supply large tracts in Ireland were now sown with seed designed purposely for future sowings. It would also appear, by reference to the papers before the House that although, in consequence of the embargo, and the ports being shut in the Baltic, the im-
portation from them had been but small; yet, to counterbalance it, we had imported from our own colony of Canada, more of timber, lumber, and all those articles which we usually obtain from the closed ports; than we had before imported from those states. This, he need not say, was one advantage arising from the embargo, as it led us to improve our own resources, & rendered us independent. His lordship then adverted to the justice and expediency of the orders, and argued, that they were perfectly according to the law of nations, and that it was the necessary consequence of the state of warfare, that neutrals must suffer in the enjoyment of their commerce, when their neighbours were engaged in warfare.
Lord Sidmouth defended the legality of the orders of the 7th of January, 1806, which related to the coasting trade, which he said a neutral had no right to carry on, for the benefit of one of the belligerents, at the expence of the other. For a neutral could acquire no new rights by the state of war; and that was a trade which in peace he could not pursue. But he insisted that a new era arose in the question when the Americans offered to rescind their embargo, with respect to us and continue it only with respect to France, if we would abandon our orders in council; he thought then it became the duty of this country to attempt conciliation, and to that pacific proposition, we ought to assume a suitable disposition to conciliation. He insisted that this was not done; ministers had shewn a hostile disposition, and, therefore, he concurred in the motion of his hon. friend.
Lord Melville said he should not intrude upon their lordships' time; but he wished to observe, that the question seemed to be wholly misunderstood both by the noble mover and the noble viscount (Sidmouth.) The one said that his object was to discuss the entire merits of the case; the other, that he was desirous of submitting to the notice of his majesty, the distrust he felt of the persons at the head of government; the former alluding to the transactions, and the latter to those who were concerned in conducting them. He (Lord Melville) should have thought it more manly to have taken a direct course, instead of attempting to pass a vote of censure thus blended, in which the real design was rendered obscure. He resisted this address, because it was an unnecessary interposition of the house, during a negotiation now pending with the U. States. Other motives he had for opposing the motion of the noble baron, which he would briefly explain: the origin of the orders in council was the edicts of Berlin, which violated all the maritime rights which had been recognized in Europe for centuries. The first proceeding in consequence of those edicts was on the 7th Jan. 1807, and the nature of it had been misapprehended. The rule of the war in 1756 was supposed to be the effect of the order in council; but if this were all, the order itself would have been unproductive and nugatory: if such were the whole result, it would have been incompetent to encounter with it the Berlin decree, which extended not only to France but to all nations dependant upon her authority. The rule of the war of 1756 might merely be considered as a coasting regulation; the orders of council were founded on the just principle of retaliation, and so they were correctly explained to Ld. Howick's admirable letter on the subject. He (Lord Melville) had stated that the Berlin edicts were a violation of all maritime and neutral rights. But there were neutral duties as well as neutral rights. A neutral state should hold the balance even between the belligerent powers; and if this duty were neglected, the neutral rights would be forfeited. Lord Howick properly contemplated these duties; and seeing the preference which must be given to France under the operation of the edict, he properly observed, that he could not rescind the orders in council until these edicts were revoked; and he added, as fitly, that under other circumstances, to abandon the orders in Council would be to resign the best principles of our maritime rights. Why should not these just maxims be regarded. Could
the flimsy correspondence between Gen. Armstrong and the French minister, at Paris, vindicate their surrender? It was no wonder that France was mortified and America disappointed; for before the salutary operation of the orders in council, the whole produce of the colonies of the former was conveyed to Europe by the shipping of the latter. The orders in council had undergone a long and laborious discussion; unless their lordships meant to abandon all that they before respected, they could not now repeal them, unless, admitting the measure to be correct, they had seen so much mischief in the mode of its execution, as to obstruct all its beneficial tendency. But no such objection had been mentioned, and he believed no such existed. It was said, that by the correspondence on the table, between Mr. Pinkney & Mr. Canning, it appeared that if the orders in council were rescinded the embargo would be withdrawn. Were we, on such a proposal, to desert what was considered so essential to the preservation of our maritime rights? Were we on such an obscure intimation, to resign what we and our predecessors in office deemed to be so important to our highest interests? He was no advocate for prejudicing America. God forbid that he should ever consider that the adversity of America was the prosperity of G. Britain; on the contrary he thought that the prosperity of the one was now, and would be for a long while, highly conducive to the welfare of the other. If all Asia and Africa and Europe, this kingdom excepted were with America, and this country against her, it would not be so advantageous a situation for her as if we were with her, and all the rest of the globe opposed to her, and he hoped she would so far understand her true interests, and shew her correct views of them by her future conduct towards us. Never was there a period more favorable to a close union between G. Britain and the American States than the present. (hear! hear!) but this desirable purpose was not to be attained by revoking the orders in council on the feeble grounds now stated. He could not coincide with the noble mover, because he could not on this occasion condemn ministers without applying the same condemnation to their lordships, who had deliberately sanctioned the measures represented in this address as unjust and impolitic.
Lord Aukland in reply to the last speaker observed, that the treaty to which he alluded was in point of fact concluded, though not formally published, before any question arose about the Berlin decree.
The lord Chancellor took a review of the history of the proceedings which led to the Berlin decree, the orders in council, and the embargo. He insisted that it was evident the whole was meant to destroy us, through the medium of our commerce, being found unassailable in other points.
Lord Erskine condemned the measures of administration, and argued, if we had adopted the offer made by Mr. Pinkney, we should have opened an amicable intercourse with America, and that France must either have recalled her decrees, or have been forced into a state of hostility with America.
Lord Liverpool went through the documents before the house, and argued that the Americans had acted with great partiality. He cited the instructions to the ambassadors in England & France, and agreed it was evident that they wished to aid the latter to pursue every hostile measure against us, provided only they would relax a little; but from us they demanded, nothing short of a peremptory recall of our orders. He then adverted to the state of our West Indies, and said the embargo had proved what before was never believed, namely, that our islands could subsist without any intercourse with America.
Lord Grenville replied at some length.
The question was then put on lord Grenville's address, upon which the house divided.
Contents, present, 81 Proxies, 39—70 Non Contents, present, 61 Proxies, 51—115 Majority, 45 Adjourned at half past 3 o'clock.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Tuesday, Jan. 31.
ERFURTH PAPERS.
Mr Canning said he rose for the purpose of proposing an address to his Majesty of thanks for the gracious communication he was pleased to make to Parliament, with respect to the proposition made for peace from Erfurth. The principle on which his majesty acted, in the transaction submitted to the consideration of the House, he had no doubt, would induce the House to resolve to support his Majesty in continuing the war, as it was impossible he could hear ken to a proposition in which Spain was at the time to be abandoned to the enemy. He did not conceive that there could be any opposition or diversity of opinion on the subject, and whatever might be said on the occasion, or whatever there might be of doubt or hesitation, as to the approval of the steps taken on the occasion, yet he was convinced that not an individual in the House would stand up and say, that there was any probability of the result of the negotiation ending in peace. In the overture from Erfurth the enemy could have no serious idea of peace, and yet though this was the case, he challenged any man to say that any fair object was omitted on the part of his Majesty's ministers to produce tranquility, or that any matter was wantonly introduced to render the chance of peace impossible on the fair grounds of criticism, if they were denied applause, they certainly did not incur either censure or blame. Every person must recollect, he observed, the feelings of the public with respect to the struggle of Spain at the time the overture was made for peace from Erfurth. If any blame was to be attached to ministers, so far from their being reprehensible for not protracting the negotiation, it was probable that they were not sufficiently quick in putting an end to it in the first instance, as there was no question but the object of the enemy was delay & delusion. It, however, behoved ministers, without the probability of doubt, to ascertain what the enemy really had in view; therefore it was equally important to examine into his object as it was to bring the overture to a speedy decision. After the unexampled delinquency and detestable atrocities of Bonaparte, on consulting political expediency, or a high moral principle, it might have been just to have rejected at once all overtures, unless he made some atonement for his perfidiousness and outrage, and that ministers would not treat with him until he had abandoned Spain, and restored the Spanish family to the throne, whom he had seized, as a prelude to a general pacification. Having however no precedent for such a proceeding, and ministers conceiving that if they acted on such a principle as atonement, they must also say, there must be a sponge to wipe out all his former transgressions, they required no such atonement, but received the overture from Erfurth, and their conduct was now before the House. After entering into an elaborate defence of government, he concluded by moving an humble address to his Majesty, for his gracious communication respecting the proposition made for peace from Erfurth, and the result thereof.
Sir Francis Burdett said, having a different view of the present question from any of the gentlemen who had that night delivered their opinions, and not having previously attended any of the meetings connected with the cause of the Spanish people, nor expressed what were his notions on that subject, he could not allow the question to go to a vote without shortly delivering his sentiments on the occasion.—On address proposed to be devoted to his Majesty, he understood it to be as a matter of right in any member to enter into any discussion of the general interests of the country. It might be disagreeable to the ears of Englishmen, to hear the perilous situation of their country described, to have enumerated a train of occurrences more calamitous and imprudent probably than had ever disgraced any nation on the face of the globe; but still, had he not been instructed by the superior judgment of the speaker, he should have been of opinion that the honorable member who spoke last, had not waved the right, was entitled to have proceeded, and might fairly have introduced any parallel instances of a atrocity, when told on the other side, that the act of the emperor of the French, by which his country was precluded from listening to his overtures for peace, was an instance of the most unparalleled atrocity which had ever disgraced any country. He felt no pleasure in recalling to the recollection of the house the calamities and burdens under which the people of this country groaned. He did not wish them to look back on what was past, but with the recollection of past occurrences in their minds to look forward to what yet remained, and to consider well that a continu-

ance in similar courses might ultimately prove fatal to this land. Whatever were the merits of Bonaparte, which unquestionably would not be fairly discussed in that house, it would, at least be allowed, that he knew the best means of accomplishing the objects he had in view.
Having, then, received from him a taunt as to an unprotected part of our dominions, let us take the hint, and by an act of our own render a repetition of the taunt unnecessary. It had been said, that beat a fool in a mortar with a pestle, he would never quit his folly; we had been beat in a mortar for many years, but what had we got but disgrace. If we were to assist the Spaniards it was the duty of ministers to see that there was a rational hope of attaining our end. In his opinion there was not any such rational expectation. The absurdity of acting on the divine right of Kings had been the misfortune of this reign. In support of it we had made an unavailing waste of blood and treasure, but we had never yet embarked in any legitimate object. We were now smarting under the effects of the war with America, and the burdens with which we were loaded by the correct ministers of those days. It suited the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Canning) to night to say, that the internal government of a country should not be interfered with. How did this doctrine accord with the idea of the contest in which for the last fifteen years, we had been engaged with the French, simply, because they chose to alter their internal form of government? Instead of a monument to the memory of the minister who involved us in such a war, he deserved to have lost his head on the scaffold.
In addition to the other losses our armies in Spain had sustained, he thought that the life of the gallant officer who commanded the expedition to have been too dearly sold for Ferdinand the VIIth. If he was right informed, there were Bulletins in town, in which, notwithstanding the acrimony of the French ruler, he does ample justice to the bravery of our army and its gallant commander. He could not believe that men who, like our present ministers, could see no merit in an enemy, were fit to rule over a generous people. He begged, however, to disclaim the idea of being the advocate of Bonaparte. As to the general state of the war in Spain, unless ministers proceeded on the fact of the known enthusiasm of the country—if they presumed to take that information on light grounds, they had been guilty of a crime of the deepest magnitude, being a course calculated above all others to produce the greatest calamities. In addition to accurate information on this subject, they should have been able to see that there would be 300,000 men in arms—that all the passes were secured—and that they would be able to fight with every advantage, not subject to want of food, and that they would only have to fall, if they did fall, in the field of glory. If these things could not be ensured, then their duty was not to have landed a single man, but to have supplied the Spaniards with arms and other necessaries, which might have produced a prolongation of the war. These were the only two rational plans of proceeding, instead of which ministers had contented themselves with sending only such a body of men as was sufficient to prevent disgrace to our arms, which the valor of our army could itself effect, but not enough to save the nation from an aching heart. They presumed, too, to trust the British character and honor on the rotten plank of the Spanish government, not excepting even the Inquisition.—They had no right to do so; there was no necessity for doing it.
With respect to the sending money to the Spaniards, it would have well become ministers, before they called for a supply from the exhausted pockets of the people, to have restored the millions of which Spain had been some years ago unjustly pillaged by the government of this country, and which had gone to his majesty under the name of Droits of the Admiralty. This would only have been a restitution of their own property, and while it aided the Spaniards, would have cleared the character of this country, and confirmed our former assertion, that we had seized on their money principally to prevent its going into the hands of Bonaparte. He confessed that he would prefer to the amendment now proposed, an address to his majesty, requesting that he would order an enquiry into the grievances of which the public had to complain, and that as an earnest of the reformation of abuses, he would dismiss his present ministers from his presence and councils. The House was called on for an address of thanks. He, for one, had no thanks to bestow; kings were
too much exposed to have adulation poured into their ear. It was the cause of the overthrow of too many of the thrones of Europe. We had not heard that any of the kings who had of late years fallen under the dominion of Bonaparte, were in want of courtiers. It was fit that the king of England should occasionally hear the truth from his Commons, and no better opportunity than the present could possibly present itself. The Secretary of State had objected to the idea of this being a sinking country. He (Mr. Canning) might be rising, but the country was sinking. He (Sir Francis Burdett) was of that opinion, and there was too much ground to believe it would sink still lower, if a reform did not speedily take place.
Mr. Whitbread replied to Mr. Canning, and after a conversation, in which several other members spoke, the address was agreed to, and was ordered to be presented to his majesty by such of the members as are of his majesty's most honorable privy council.—Adjourned.
NEW YORK, April 15.
LATEST SPANISH NEWS AND DIRECT FROM SPAIN.
By a passenger in the ship Thomas Jefferson, captain Morrison, from Spain, we have received intelligence from that quarter to the 28th February. We are sorry to say they are such as leave but little doubt that ere now the whole of that divided country is in possession of the French excepting Cadiz, and probably some other places in Andalusia and Granada. The Thomas Jefferson left the coast of Catalonia the 18th of February, at which time the French were advancing by the coast. The advanced guards were within an hour and a half's march of Reus, when she got under way. The following is a sketch of the operations carried on in Catalonia during the winter. In the latter part of December, the Spanish troops amounting to about 15,000 men under command of Gen. Vives, advanced by the mountains to the easternmost of Barcelona, to cut off the supplies the French might receive from France. A few leagues from Barcelona, they were attacked by a French division of very inferior force. Vives ordered a retreat, and by his conduct so panick-struck the soldiers, that they threw down their arms and retreated in the most shameful and confused manner, even as far as Tarragona on the banks of Ebro. Gen. Reding, the second in command, with the regiment of Swiss troops, made an orderly retreat to Tarragona, which they immediately put in a state of defence, in order to withstand a siege. As the conduct of Gen. Vives afforded strong suspicion of his being in favour of the French, Gen. Reding assumed the chief command, and putting Vives under arrest, sent him to the General Junta at Seville to be tried. The French followed Gen. Reding to Tarragona, and had three advanced guards within a few miles of the walls; they were constantly engaged skirmishing. In the beginning of February the French attacked one of the out posts, which perfectly commands Tarragona; the Spaniards however were prepared, and compelled them to retreat. They were in hourly expectation of a grand attack, but as they had sufficient troops to protect the country between the mountains and the coast, they were under no great apprehensions, until the French, by some sudden & well concerted movement got possession of the mountains, and were beyond Tarragona before they were aware of it. It was reported and currently believed, that a part of the French army, which had been besieging Saragossa, had proceeded down the Ebro, and as far as Quenca—from this circumstance there is little doubt Saragossa had fallen. Prodigies of valour have been performed by Palafox, and the inhabitants of that city...but the French was so very superior, that its fall had been expected for some time. If there had not been so much treachery among the Spanish officers, France would not have found Spain so easy a conquest. Tarragona could not hold out any time—the British had sent them several ships loaded with arms and ammunition, and there were four or five frigates cruising off the coast; one of them the Impereux Lord Cochrane, attacked the French army, as they were on the mount by the river side towards Tarragona, the French returned the fire from their flying artillery, and shot away the Impereux's bow-sprit; it was understood she killed a number of French. A great number of deserters from the French army came to Tarragona in January, they were chiefly Italians, and represented the French army to be very much distressed by sickness; they also represented France and its dependencies to be suffering immensely by the total destruction of commerce.
It was reported at Gibraltar that the Austrian Minister at Seville had informed the Junta officially, that Austria was to declare war against France the 20th of February. Reports from the Adriatic, brought to Gibraltar, stating that the Arch Duke Charles had actually advanced with a large army in the Tyrol, seemed to confirm the report.
It was also reported that Sweden had shut her ports against England.
Turkey had actually made peace with England, a sloop of war carrying home the ratified treaty, was at Gibraltar when the Thomas Jefferson touched there.
The people of Russia, it was said, had become much dissatisfied with their government, and a revolution in that country was looked for.
An insurrection had taken place at Cadiz about the 24th of February, in consequence of the Junta having proposed to garrison the city with Poles and Italians, said to be deserters from the French army. This circumstance excited a suspicion of the purity of the Junta's intentions, and the people assembled before the house of the Governor and demanded information, they proceeded to acts of violence and killed
one or two general officers who were suspected of being French partisans—the populace have chosen a Capuchin Friar for their leader.
A most mysterious silence has been preserved by the General Junta, (and indeed all the provincial ones) respecting the actual state of the Country, and it appeared to be their policy to keep the people as ignorant as possible. So completely were they in the dark, that in one province they knew not what was passing in the other. This conduct had for some time excited strong suspicion of their patriotism, and the people of Cadiz have demanded an account of their proceedings, and the Governor has promised that they should be satisfied.
Evening Post.
The votes for Governor of Massachusetts, as given in the Boston Centinel of Wednesday from 399 towns, were,
For Mr. Gore, 44 849 Mr. Lincoln, 41 906
Majority for Mr. Gore 2,943
April 17.
LATEST NEWS FROM ENGLAND.
The ship Dean, captain Vibbert, arrived at this port yesterday in 40 days from Bristol. She left there on the second of March, and has furnished the Editor of the Mercantile Advertiser with London papers to the 28th of February, (seven days later than by the Packet) from which the subsequent articles are copied. An arrival at Salem from Valencia has brought on Spanish accounts to a later date than we have received by way of England.
From the extracts we have made it will be seen that Bonaparte is in Germany, regarding with a jealous eye the movements of Austria; and that Russia is reported to have exhibited some symptoms of a hostile disposition against the Conqueror of Europe.
LONDON, February 23.
We understand that G. V. has agreed to make a Loan to the Prince Regent of Portugal, of the sum of 600 000. The mode of repayment to be by consignments of Brazilian commodities to Portuguese agents here, and the produce, when converted into money, to be delivered over to the treasury. The sum of 80 000 had been advanced at the time of the departure of the Bagnaza family for the Western Continent.
The concurring reports both from the North and South of Europe, of Bonaparte having set out for Germany, seem by no means destitute of probability. We do not, however, believe the accompanying rumor, of Austria having declared war against France. It is not likely that such a step would be taken by the Cabinet of Vienna, without some communication with the British Government. We should not wonder, however, if Bonaparte foreseeing a rupture with that Power to be inevitable, has determined to anticipate the hostility of Austria, by attacking her before her military preparations are perfected and matured. He has already called out the conscription for the year 1810, and such a measure could hardly have been necessary if his views were not directed to something beyond the conquests of Spain. That he has been very much displeased with the warlike attitude of Austria, as well as with some recent measures of the Prussian Government, is abundantly obvious, from a variety of expressions in his last Message to the Senate in the official Exposé of his Minister, and from the denunciation launched against M. de Sacken in one of the Bulletins published in Spain, and if he thinks it likely that the elements of another confederacy against him are collecting, he will naturally be anxious to dissipate them before they are so far digested as to produce an explosion.
The inquiry into the charges against the Duke of York was resumed last night, and the evidence was at length closed. It has been rumored that his Royal Highness had been advised to address a letter to the Honorable the Speaker, "expressive of the annoyance with which he heard of the charges brought against him in that house, where with all deference to its authority, they had not the means of investigating the charges upon oath! That he felt it due to his own honor and to the character of the army, that those charges should be brought in a parliamentary form before his Peers; and he accordingly demanded that this course should be pursued; for which purpose he had made application to his majesty for his gracious permission to resign the office of Commander in Chief."
February 24.
It is with great pleasure that we acquaint our readers that government have received dispatches from Admiral Keats, and that the apprehensions which were entertained for the safety of our fleet in the sound were unfounded. The dispatches from Admiral Keats are dated off Gottenburgh; they state that the whole of our squadron was in safety, with the exception of the Magnet sloop, which was lost; but the whole of the crew were saved. The sound is now completely open.
We yesterday mentioned the arrival of the Princess Charlotte Packet from Lisbon; by this vessel government have received dispatches from M. Villiers. If we may give credit to the Portuguese papers, the greatest enthusiasm pervades every part of Portugal, and the greatest exertions have been made by all classes of people, to enable them to resist the French, who, it appears, have not yet entered Portugal.
The following very interesting account from Spain, is extracted from a Portuguese paper. "Capt. Walker of the 71st regiment, effected his escape from Madrid on the 24th ult. It was positively believed at Madrid, that the garrison under the command of general Behard, intended speedily to evacuate that city. The French were firmly holding the contiguous heights. The soldiers were extremely discontented; for, notwithstanding the order of the governor, prohibiting the carrying of arms and knives, or the wearing of cloaks after sun set, numbers of them were assassinated every night. To such a pitch was the resentment of the people carried, that Gen. Penque was assassinated by a woman; General Grand Maison was found dead on the 31st of Decem-
ber; General Berthier, the prince of Neashatel, died of a wound received in one of his arms, which it was found necessary to amputate. It was the general opinion among the French officers that Bonaparte had set off for France. There were various conjectures as to the cause; the most generally credited was, that a rupture between the cabinet of the Thuillieries and the northern powers occasioned his abrupt departure from Spain. Joseph Bonaparte, at his solemn entry into Madrid, on the 22d of Dec. was received with a gloomy silence, he was not greeted with a single acclamation in any part of the city. It was currently reported in Madrid, that the duke of Infantado's army consisted of 50 000 men; but nothing was positively known of his position. Gen. Cuesta has routed the enemy at the bridge of Almaraz; every thing proves the weakness of the enemy; and the Spaniards continue to display the greatest enthusiasm."
February 25.
The dispatches received on Thursday by the Spanish Ambassador announce, it is said the result of another battle in Arragon. The letter with the particulars, is of the date of the 27th ult. The action was near Saragossa, was obstinately contested and terminated in favor of the Patriots. Seven thousand French troops were left dead on the field of battle.
It is remarkable that the first intimation of the departure of the Austrian Minister from Paris to Vienna, should have been given in a letter from Valencia of the 16th ult. The silence of the French, Dutch and German papers on this event, given countenance to the report that the departure of Napoleon to the East of the Rhine, was in consequence of an unexpected rupture with Austria. It is also remarkable that the report of a war between France and Bonaparte prevailed by the last advices, both in the shores of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Letters of the 13th inst. were received yesterday from the Dutch coast. They strongly assert, that a war between France and Austria is inevitable. The writer also requests, that the goods he had ordered might not be sent him, as their price would be affected by the Continental war. Yesterday a messenger arrived from Gottemburgh, with dispatches from Stockholm. The contents have not transpired, but one fact is stated on the Messenger's authority, which is of importance, at least as indicating the state of the public mind at St. Petersburg. The disgust which has been felt at the conduct of the Grand Duke Constantine, has at length occasioned an attempt upon his life. The accounts are not exactly consistent concerning the mode of the attack.
Some say that the duke was shot at, and that the ball passed over his head, and killed his Aide Camp. Others that a plot was formed to kill him in his bed, and that in being mistak'n, his Aide Camp was slain in his place; but all accords agree that the Aide Camp lost his life contrary to the intention of the conspirators. In consequence of this attempt, the Emperor, it is added, offed a reward of 200,000 roubles, on the discovery of the offender. This was announced by placards on the walls of the city. The following day an advertisement was posted about the streets, offering 400,000 roubles to any person who should assassinate CONSTANTINE.
February 27.
On Sunday evening the Admiralty received a telegraphic communication, announcing the sailing of the Brest Fleet. The Lyra looked into Brest last Tuesday, and found the enemy had put to sea. She sailed immediately for Plymouth, and off the Lizard fell in with the channel fleet, to which she communicated the information. Lord Gambier will of course proceed immediately after them, and we trust will come up with them. If he should, another victory will of course adorn our naval annals. Lord Gambier's force is as follows; Caledonian, 110, Admiral Lord Gambier, Captain Sir H. Burrard Neale, (Captain of the fleet) Captain Bedford; Royal George, 100, Vice Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, Captain Dunn, St. George, 98, Rear Admiral Elias Harvey, Captain dilley, Dreadnought, 98, Rear Admiral Somersby, Captain Salt; Temeraire, 98, Sir C. Hamilton; Acule, 74, Sir R. R. King; Imogeneux, 74, Captain Lawford; Christian VIIIth, Captain J. Hancock, acting; War SPITE, 74, Hon. Captain Blackwood; Indefatigable, 74—Captain Newman looked out for the station off Ushant, to join his Lordship. The Brest Fleet is believed to consist of nine or ten sail of the line and some frigates.
We alluded on Saturday to an action before Saragossa, in which the French were defeated. The Spanish papers to the 10th, contain the official account of it, it took place on the 21st of last month. The enemy are stated to have advanced with seven columns of infantry, a large body of cavalry, and a considerable train of artillery, to invest the suburb on the other side of the river. After a hard fought action, which lasted 5 hours, the main body of the enemy fell back, and the reverse advanced with great impetuosity. The Spanish troops were for a short time thrown into disorder, but soon recovered themselves, and finally defeated the enemy, who left under the walls and in front of the batteries 4 000 men killed and as many wounded. The loss of the Spaniards is not mentioned. On the same day an attack was made by about 800 French, on the fortress of San Josef, but they were also put to flight. Several skirmishes took place on the 22d, 23d, and 24th, in the environs of San Josef, in which the Spaniards were equally successful.
Drury-lane Theatre, London, took fire on the evening of the 24th of Feb. and was burnt to the ground.
From the Salem Gazette.
LATE AND DIRECT FROM SPAIN. Yesterday arrived at this port the ship Catharine, Capt. Thomas Beckford, in 45 days from Valencia, on the Mediterranean. He brought printed papers to the 17th of February, for the hon. Mr. Gray, the owner, who favored us with the loan of them for a few hours, and from which translations have been made for this paper. We do not find in them any official
accounts of any one great and decisive action, but there is ample evidence that the Spaniards continue the war with the same zeal and patriotism with which they began it, and strong appearances that that patriotic spirit has been rewarded with greater success than could have been expected from raw undisciplined troops over their veteran invaders. The accounts of the English army are, that on their march to the sea coast of Galicia on the 2d and 6th January they had successful encounters with the French, but we find nothing of an official nature respecting them; and they are said afterwards to have with Romana, formed a junction with the Portuguese, combining a force of 120 000 men of the three nations.
It was said that Napoleon was quitting Spain in great haste, and Marshal Lannes with his army returning also by forced marches. It could be no common cause that should produce such a movement, when affairs of Spain were in such a critical state, and a crown for the head of Napoleon's brother was at stake; but we find by the papers, that England and Turkey had concluded a peace—that both Austria and Turkey assumed a threatening position with regard to France, that the Archduke Charles had entered Bivaria with a large army, and the noble resistance of the Spaniards was likely to rouse a spirit in other nations which might yet wreak Europe from the hands of the conqueror, and restore it to itself.
Since the translations of the papers have been made, we have conversed with Capt. Beckford, who informs us that the day before he sailed a paper was received at Valencia from the supreme Junta, from which he heard read the important account, that Austria and Turkey had both actually declared war against France, the probability of which event is repeatedly mentioned in the papers we have seen. The gentleman who read it to him, expressed a desire that he should bring the paper to America; but the eagerness to see it occasioned its being lent from one to another, till it could not be recovered before he sailed. It was considered as a fact, and gave great spirits to the Spaniards.
He further informs us, that a French army of 18 000 men from Roses in January, attacked the Spanish army besieging Barcelona, and defeated it, through the treachery of their general, Vivas, who endeavored to escape, but was seized and sent prisoner to Seville, that the French had been repulsed in fifteen assaults on Saragossa, where they had lost great numbers, and that they were said to have already lost as many as 200 000 men in Spain. At Valencia, the patriotic spirit was at the highest pitch; and to doubt of their success against the tyrant was almost treason.
The day before Capt. Beckford sailed from Valencia, news was received from the Junta, that Austria and Turkey had declared war against France—and that the force of the Austrians were 350 000 men and the Turks, 150 000 men in arms.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 14.
"All the talents of the country"—Every day produces some new evidence in support of this motto to unknown fact. The sensations of federal genius succeed each other so rapidly as to envelope our astonished senses in a continued maze. If our federal friends improve in this ratio, to wit a sum of money of conception and brilliancy of expression may they not at length arrive! Does any one wish to detract from the character of federal talents? Let him read the following toast, drank by the federalists of the New York Legislature at "a elegant entertainment," and be done for ever!
"The new patent state Carriage—The skeleton of a Mammoth drawn by Ferris, pass-harness by Proclamations—and driven by a monkey—a pleasant ride to the across the hog swamps of Louisiana, to the safe hotel in Carter's mountain—where embargo perpetual—and all the people say amen."
INSANITY.
QUEM DEUS VULT PERDERE PRITS DE MANENT.
From the New York Evening Post. There are thousands every day denouncing the claims made upon that nation (the English) as unjust and unreasonable, and openly declaring that it is our true policy to receive those claims, take protection under the British navy and unite with her against the Emperor of France!!!
From the Boston Gazette.
"It is better to suffer the amputation of a limb, than to lose the whole body. We must prepare for the operation."
From ditto.
"Wherefore then is New England asleep? Wherefore does she submit to oppression of enemies in the South, who are themselves slaves, and would make us so? Have we no Moses, who inspired by the God, of our fathers, will lead us out of Egypt?"
From the Repository.
"It behoves us to speak, for strike we must, if speaking do not answer."
April 17.
We have the pleasure of announcing to the public, that the Washington Bridge was on Saturday passed by the Directors and a number of citizens invited on the occasion. On reaching the further section of the Bridge, three cheers were given by the Company, who partook of a frugal repast that was prepared, and drank several appropriate toasts, which were received with the same cordiality. Thus is this important work brought nearly to a termination. The whole of the under work is done and the foot-way nearly completed. All that remains to be accomplished will, we are assured, be effected by the 20th of May.
Olmstead's Case. The Marshal for Pennsylvania is preparing to organize on the 18th inst. the posse to the number of 2,000 persons to execute the process in this case.
PETERSBURG, APRIL 18.
SHIP SALLY!
Intelligence is said to have been received of the arrival at Liverpool of the ship

SALT , which sailed from City-Point last fall, loaded with Tobacco, in contravention of the Embargo laws. It is supposed the net proceeds of the Sully's cargo, after the payment of duties, forfeited bonds, &c. &c. &c. will be at least $50,000. Messrs. Tilton, M'Adam, Farquhar & Co. will therefore not have sinned in vain!
From the Aurora. WHO ARE THE CULPRITS. There is no man in the community, who more heartily condemns the little, mean & envious taunts, that every day we hear cast out against foreigners, who have fixed their residence amongst us, and are amalgamated in our community.
When a man of talents, industry, & morality, makes choice of this happy country, instead of that of his nativity—when he deems himself with becoming decency and respect to our institutions, perhaps he is even a greater acquisition to the state, than if he had been born in the country. He generally brings some improvements with him—he has reflected, and having adopted this government as the result of reflection, and no because he happened to be born under it—he becomes by every motive its supporter.
But far different is the case with those foreigners, who came out here avowedly for the purpose of acquiring fortunes, and then returning home to spend them. They are the very bane of our political welfare—in order to attain their objects, there is no deception which they will not practice—no falsehood that they will not propagate—no law which they will not find means to evade.
The capital with which they are invested by their principals, by being applied to the accommodation of our overtraded necessitous merchants, makes them their abject slaves, their subservient echoes. Let one of these momed agents make his appearance on exchange, and happy is the man who can catch his eye, or touch the hem of his garment—he is absolutely an oracle—he knows the secrets of the British cabinet—of the cabinet of St. Cloud—and he has a pretty good idea of what is to happen at Washington. A London paper of the 18th of February states, "that no less than 23 ships had, within a few days, arrived from America, giving them a reasonable supply of cotton, grain, and many other valuable commodities—that on enquiry it had been found that all those ships were consigned to Francis Baring & Co.—that they had come on like their precursors, with the stigma of violating the embargo, but under the licence and authority of the republican government."
Whatever announcement the fact of the 23 ships in question, having violated the embargo laws, and the London editorial remarks on it, may afford the Tories and the British agents resident amongst us—it is a fact that must, in the eyes of foreign nations prove highly injurious to the public and private interests of our country, and it must bear most heavily on the feelings of every honest merchant, who, in submission to the laws and necessities of his country, has borne every privation with patience, to persevere our object frustrated, and our nation depressed by a few unprincipled intriguers. That our government had any concern in, or knowledge of, the transaction, does not even deserve the remark.—Who then are the culprits? Is it possible that Sir Francis Baring & Co. the bankers for the republic of the United States, the bankers for the bank of the United States, can have any concern, directly or indirectly, in this business; and yet how does it happen that all those cargoes should be consigned to Sir Francis Baring & Co. And why is it asserted in New York and elsewhere, that the agent of Baring & Co. in this country, supplied Mr. George M. Woolsey of New York with the funds to load fourteen vessels which cleared out at Perth Amboy for Boston, &c. and sailed a few days before the passing of the enforcing law, with the aforesaid Mr. Woolsey on board, and which vessel composed a part of the 23 ships stated to have arrived in England. This is an affair that ought to undergo the strictest investigation. Every individual merchant and trader is interested in it. If we suffer foreigners and runaways to violate the laws, and to make fortunes by monopolising our trade and degrading our national character, nothing but the contempt of foreign nations awaits us—the consequence will be an exclusion from all trade with the continent of Europe—then poverty and ruin will be the result to our merchants. LOOK OUT.
Sales at Auction. On Thursday next the 23d inst will positively be sold without reserve, a number of house of the subscribers on 90 days credit, for notes negotiable and payable at the Bank of Virginia, with approved endorser; 15 hhd. Prime Sugar 10 Hhds Green Coffee 6 hds Loaf Sugar 6 do. Molasses 6 Bags Pepper 4 do. Peanuts 5 Hhds Almonds 20 Barrels Brown Sugar, and 20 Bags Coffee, and about 800 Barrels of Liverpool Fine Salt. ON HAND FOR PRIVATE SALE. 50 Barrels Pennington's Best Labelled Loaf Sugar 50 Barrels do. not Labelled, of different refigery, and of very excellent quality 100 Bags Coffee, part Prime Green 15 Barrels do. 50 hds Brown Sugar 100 Barrels do. 500 Barrels Allan Salt 100 Sacks Liverpool Filled, do. A few pipes choice Old Cognac Brandy A few Boxes Excellent Spanish Segars And in hourly expectation of receiving from Philadelphia 5 Boxes India Cotton and 25 Casks Choice Imperial Tea, all of which will be sold low for cash or approved endorsed negotiable notes at 50 and 90 days. Also for sale, an excellent FEMALE COOK. PROSSER & MONCURE, Auctions. Richmond, April 20th, 1809.
Virginia Act.
RICHMOND. FRIDAY, April 21, 1809.
AMONG the great variety of excuses which are offered in justification of the conduct of Great Britain, there is perhaps none more ridiculous than the common assertion, "that the orders of council were unknown in this country at the time the embargo was laid." Hence inferring that this measure of our government was wanton and unnecessary, and entirely directed to the injury of British commerce. This contemptible process of reasoning is no less despicable for the sedateness of its indices, than the evident untruth of its foundation. It has been frequently proven to the satisfaction of every impartial mind in this country, and has indeed been demonstrated before the British Parliament, that information was received by our executive, relative to the existence and tendency of those orders. It was an event anticipated by every person, in consequence of the instructions which were issued to her ships of war and privateers, to warn all neutral vessels coming from, or going to any of the ports of France or her allies, to discontinue their voyage under the penalty of being condemned as lawful prize. But it seems from the speech of Lord Melville that he attaches great importance to the supposition that they were unknown. And insinuates that the object of the embargo was to injure the commercial prosperity of Britain. If this statement were admitted to be true, it would certainly be more fair and correct to infer that as the orders of council were unknown, the embargo was produced by the anti-commercial edicts of France, and that its object was to counteract their influence and to preserve our property, &c. from destruction. This construction would appear evident to every liberal mind. But instead of this, it is basely suggested without the least plausible appearance of reason, that it was entirely dictated by a temper of hostility to Britain and partiality to France. This is the artifice used by the sanguinary ministers of Britain to irritate the feelings of the people against this country, as it will induce them to bear with patience and silence the distress attendant upon the orders of council. Some scheme of this description was necessary to conciliate the temper of irritation and to reconcile the people if possible to the severe and unportunate cravings of want.
The same artifice which has been used in Britain to soothe unquiet feelings, has been likewise used here, but for the different purpose of exciting disaffection and disunion. Great Britain ought to consider herself under the most grateful obligations to John Randolph, and we should say to Timothy Pickering, but that we consider him to all intents and purposes a loyal subject to his Britannic majesty. The stratagem of charging the republican party with French influence and partiality had so long been practiced by the federalists, that it was viewed by every person as the trick of a party, and almost excited rid care whenever it was mentioned. But when it came forth to the world from the lips of John Randolph, who once stood high in the republican ranks, the federalists listened to the sound with rapture, and our enemies in Great Britain proclaimed the foul accusation as true, and availed themselves of every advantage which it was susceptible of affording. It served to enlist the feelings of the nation in favor of any system of perfidy and injustice which the ministry should think proper to adopt in relation to the United States. In consequence of this the parliamentary advocates of British supremacy spoke of our national rights in a style of mockery and insult, and even went so far as to speculate (to use their own language) with the hope of destroying the American Republic. Such are the consequences of the enlightened and adroit policy of the Randolph party. After Great Britain hears of our abandonment of the embargo, the progress of this anti-republican party, and the success of her partisans in the eastern states, no one can presume for a moment, that she feels the smallest inclination to revoke her decrees. But yet she continues, to amuse us with messengers and dispatches, and perhaps money and directions for her adherents. Under these circumstances we can never expect that the flag of our republic will wave upon the waters without being insulted and abused by the pirates of Britain. We can never expect our seamen to be protected from impressment. We may in vain look for atonement to the names of our murdered citizens. Our harbors will not be considered as sacred from rapacity and violence. Our shipping always in danger even in our own ports, so long as the crying blood of the Chesapeake remains unanswered. This act itself ought to inspire every bosom with the liveliest vengeance, and ought to nerve every arm with a determination for redress. The recollection of this unuttered and almost unacknowledged atrocity ought to make us view every effort at conciliation with contempt as the most ample justice is offered in the most unequivocal terms. But it seems that the memory of the public is prepared to suffer this even, to pass away into forgetfulness. Instead of our compelling them to make some atonement for the death of our fellow citizens and the violation of every right that is dear to a nation, we have wasted almost two years with abortive attempts to bring about conciliation and refined discussions upon the British doctrine in regard to neutrals. What have they done? They have continued to insult our nation, to detain our minister, to deny our rights, to exclude us from the high seas, and to light the torch of anarchy among us. And what have we done? We have laid an embargo, and we have taken it off. In these new words is contained the history of the resistance of the American republic to the most unrelenting series of insults and injuries that ever were offered by one nation, and endured by another. How long shall we deserve the reproach of the poet— "To fight, In a just cause and for our country's safety Is the best office of the best of men;"
But to decline it when these motives urge, Is infamy beneath a coward's hand." What is the prospect before us? A continuation of submission. There are some persons credulous enough to believe that the dispatches now before the executive contain fair and honorable propositions. We are not of this description. But if it should be the case, there can be no doubt but that the object is more to involve us in a war with France than to grant us justice from motives of pure honesty. Under these circumstances we can but hope that instead of relaxing in our demands, we ought to be more rigid and inflexible.
THE TENTH CONGRESS. We are satisfied that the advocates for the alternative of the embargo or war were thrown into a minority by the shameful defection of some of the party. But we are inclined to fear, and the occurrences which daily break upon our view increase it, that the conduct of the tenth congress will be a source of infinite mischief, if not the destruction of our political happiness. In the estimation of the world, our character has unquestionably sunk, and to the charges of inconsistency and the want of firmness we are forced to plead guilty. How applicable are the observations of Demosthenes, "When I compare, Athenians, the speeches of some amongst us, with their actions, I am at a loss to reconcile what I see with what I hear. Their professions are a full of zeal against the public enemy; but their measures are so inconsistent, that all their professions become suspected. By confounding you with a variety of projects, they perplex your resolutions; and lead you from executing what is in your power, by engaging you in schemes not reliable to practice." The non in enforce law we entertain no doubt will be violated without the least fear of detection and punishment, and Great Britain will consequently feel less inducement to revoke her destructive orders against neutral commerce. The most foolhardy and inveterate opponent to the embargo, must now be convinced from the political aspect of Europe, that its continuance for a little time longer would have confined the wisdom of its opponents, and ensured its success. We have always thought that it was the natural weapon of the country, of which we are now most thoroughly convinced. It will almost be out of the power of the next Congress, even if they should feel the disposition to retrace their fatal steps. The only gleam which hope sheds upon the prospect is, that every member will go to his post with the most immovable determination upon war.
We not only think it necessary unavailingly to persist in our foreign policy, but equally so, to unite the good people of the United States, to destroy the many nests of corruption, and to purify the country. Convulsions in the natural world are said to be attended with salutary consequences, so they may be in the political.
CONFESSIONS. The minority gentry have hitherto affected to be asverse to the success of federalism as they are before their heresy. The late elections have elicited the truth, and now we are told that if the contest be as even a Republican and a Federalist, they will seek the preference of the latter. The election in the Norfolk district excites their warmest solicitude in favor of Mr. Tyson, who has been an inveterate Federalist, and who opposes Mr. Newton, an inveterate republican. This is confirmation soon. That the two parties are united by the closest ties of sympathy, and policy, there is not a hope on which to hang a doubt. These confessions shall not be forgotten. They shall be dug home when the occasion calls, and if it is as clear as the light of day can make an officer tremble in his post, we shall be very apt to give the argu before long.
Virginia Elections.
JEFFERSON COUNTY. FOR CONGRESS. James Stephenson, (fed.) 236 John Morrow, (dems.) 204 32 PRINCE EDWARD DISTRICT. Charlotte County. For J. H. Randolph, 332 Jermain B. Kerr, 70 BUCKINGHAM. John Randolph, 379 Jermain B. Kerr, 192 ROCKBRIDGE DISTRICT. Wilson. Breckenridge. Rockbridge, 338 314 Bissett, 78 351 LOUDON DISTRICT. Loudon Co. P. William. Lewis, 523 86 Tyler, 143 197 DINWIDDIE DISTRICT. Nottoway Co. Greeneville. P. George. Godwyn, 109 169 157 Pegram, 93 61 23 NORFOLK DISTRICT. Princess Ann. Nansemond Newton, 135 339 Taylor, 193 68 SURRY DISTRICT. Isle of Wight. Surry. Richard Byrd, 384 79 Edwin Gray, 79 187 Wm. Massinburg, 3 144 CAROLINE DISTRICT. (Lately represented by Mr. Garnett.) Caroline county. Major J. T. Woodford, 314 John Roane, 155 FOR THE GEN. ASSEMBLY. Jefferson county, A. Mooga, W. Tate. Isle of Wight, Thomas Purdie, John Johnson. Rockbridge, Thomas L. Preston, John M. Campbell. Bath, Samuel Blackburn, Sampson Matthews.
Hampshire, Alexander King, Francis White. Nansemond, Leuel Riddick, Fisher Dashiell. Prince George, Charles Gee, Allen Temple. Sussex, George Dillard, John Jarrott. M'ckenburg, James Jones, Francis E. Walker. Pendleton, Peter Hill, John Davis.
RICHMOND, Tuesday, April 18, 1809. The Poor of the city are hereby notified that they may attend at our respective shops at 12 o'clock to-morrow and every day after, at the same hour, where they may be vaccinated gratis. William Foushee, James Lyon, James Greenhow, Jos. Trent, J. H. Foushee, William Foushee, junr. John Adams, J. D. M'Gaw. Absence at the time the above was sent to me for some time is the reason of my name not appearing on Tuesday. Desirous of contributing as much as may be in my power, toward forwarding the benevolent intentions of the city magistrates, I shall attend daily at my usual residence between the hours of two and three in the afternoon, for the purpose of vaccinating gratis those who may apply. J. Worrall. April 20, 1809. From Bell's Weekly Messenger of Feb. 17.
AMERICAN CONNECTIONS. The investigation which is at present carried on in the House of Commons, has so much unavailingly fixed the public attention, as to have little curiosity for any other subject. In our present article therefore, it is necessary to be short in order to be read. If we except the late intelligence from America, little of importance has occurred since our last. But America must now be considered as the only power of any great importance to us in political consideration, as the only power which we can really and substantially make a friend, and the only power, with the exception of France, whom we have reason to fear as an enemy. It appears by the late intelligence, that the Embargo, and Non-Intercourse acts have passed; and the new election having seated Mr. Madison in the President's chair, America will continue to be administered on the same principles of government as during the power of Mr. Jefferson. America, however, does not hesitate to hold out her hand to conciliate. Repeal your orders of council, she says, and trade with me as you will. As this subject is to undergo a solemn debate in Parliament during the present week, we shall offer a few remarks upon it. What is the policy of these orders of council. Are they useful to us or mischievous. Do they promote or counteract our proposed ends. Do they produce greater mischief to the enemy or to ourselves. But the worst effect of these orders of council is, that in shutting you from the ports of America, it has made your decrees of proscription and search a mere mockery. Your marine tyranny can have now no object of gratification; your arbitrary statutes are self repealed. The exclusion from America co-operating with the exclusion from the Continent, you are left to enjoy all the command of the sea, but not of its trade.
NEW YORK STATE LOTTERY POSITIVELY COMMENCES DRAWING THE 12th day of April Inst. HIGHEST PRIZES. 30,000 Dollars, 20,000 Dollars, 10,000 Dollars, 5,000 Dollars. TICKETS in the above Grand Lottery, from G and R. Wai's truly fortunate lottery office, may be had at S. Pleafants' Bookstore, in Richmond, where a regular check book of the drawings will be kept, and adventurers in the lottery may obtain the earliest information, gratis.
Irish Linen & Window Glass, &c. WE offer for sale, on reasonable terms, an assortment of IRISH LINEN, from 14 pence to 5s 6 Sterling per yard. English Window Glass 10 by 12—7 by 9—and 9 by 11. Five ton of PATENT SHOT, assorted sizes. Tompkins & Murray. April 20, 1809. 3w.
LAND for sale. BY virtue of a decree of the county court of Louisa, will be sold to the highest bidder, on a credit of twelve months, on the premises the 19th day of May next if fair, if not, the next fair day, (Sunday excepted) that valuable Tract of Land, on the South Anna river, whereof John Perkins died seized, (subject to the dower of Mary Perkins, widow of said John, deceased,) supposed to contain three hundred and eighty acres. This land is well adapted to the culture of corn, wheat, and tobacco. Any further description is deemed unnecessary as it is presumed that no person will purchase without first having viewed the premises, which will be shown by Henry Chiles, Esq. adjacent to the etc, or by the subscriber on Roundabout creek. JOHN PERKINS, acting ex'r. of JOHN PERKINS dec'd. The above sale is postponed until the 29th of May. JOHN PERKINS.
FOR RENT, In a central part of this city, a few GENTEEL ROOMS, With a kitchen, stable smoke-house, &c and an elegant pump of water. Enquire of the printer. if
Advertisement.
FINDING considerable difficulty as well as inconvenience, in obtaining justice either for myself or the public, in regard to the discussions relating to the manufacture of arms, and particularly in the privilege of replying to the personalities which have appeared under the signature "John Clarke," I have resolved to publish in the pamphlet form. The following title page and commencement will enable the public to anticipate what the work will be. COMPENDIOUS VIEW OF THE Establishment and Operations OF THE Manufactory of Arms, AND OF THE LATE PUBLIC INVESTIGATION, FROM THE COMMENCEMENT TO THE Expulsion of the Officers In February, 1809. BY HENRY BANKS. I presume there will be from 150 to 200 pages of quarto size. It will be agreeable to me to receive subscriptions to pay the expense of the publication; but whether or not, I shall not be deterred from proceeding.—The price will be one dollar each. HENRY BANKS. 12 April, 1809.
NEW BOOK STORE.
JOHN R. JONES, Has this day opened a Book and Stationary Store, at the north west corner of the main street, and the leading one of the city, in the house lately occupied by the late Mr. Taven. He has a complete assortment of books, stationery, &c. He hopes by assiduity and attention, to give satisfaction to those who may favor him with their commands. Such articles as he may not have on hand, will be procured, if he be ordered, either from Philadelphia or New York. April 21. 3
Sales at Auction.
At the Store of Mr. Burch H. Judah, on Monday the 24th inst. at 10 o'clock, Will be Sold without reserve, HIS ENTIRE STOCK IN TRADE. CONSISTING OF Dry Goods, Hardware, and Cutlery, AMONG WHICH ARE Calicoes & Chints, 20 pieces Fine Humhams, Irish Linens, Ginghams, 500 Sets of Knives & Forks, Striped Holland, Dimities, 20 Dozen Shoemakers' Hammers, Cotton & Wood Hoisery, 10 Dozen Drawing Knives, Tambour Cambricks, HL & Cut Hinges, Black, do. Locks, Book & Jacobet Muslins, Pocket Knives, Cotton Casimeres, Saws, Durants, Winters and many other articles. Handkerchiefs, Cotton Velvet, 8000 lbs. Castings. Broadcloths, & Casimeres. The sale will be continued from day to day until all the goods are sold. TERMS. For purchases not amounting to 50 dollars, cash; above 50 dollars, and not exceeding 400 dollars, ninety days credit; and above 400 dollars, a credit until the 1st of January, 1810. Negotiable notes with approved endorsers will be expected from every purchaser. The store and counting room will be rented out for six months, and possession given as soon as the stock of goods are sold and delivered. JAMES BROWN, jr. V. M. April 17th, 1809. tds
Public Sale.
ON Saturday the 21st of the present month WILL BE SOLD to the highest bidder, at the late dwelling house of Elisha Price, deceased; all the contents of HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE STOCK OF CORN FODDER AND BACON A MILCH COW, A GIG AND HARNESS, A CART & TWO LIKELY HORSES. Terms of sale—On all sums under twenty dollars cash, and on all sums over twenty dollars six months credit, the purchasers giving bond with approved security, bearing interest from the day of sale, which interests will be remitted if punctual payment is made. Also, on the same day, will be RENTED until Christmas next, NINE LIKELY NEGROES; and rented for one year, or a longer term, the HOUSE wherein the decedent lived, which is commodious, and in an airy situation, with the necessary offices and a good garden attached to it—Also, an half acre LOT in front of the house well inclosed, and sowed in Clover and Oats. EDWD C. DAVIS, Adm'r. Richmond, April 11th, 1809. tds
ALL persons having claims against the estate of Elisha Price, dec'd. are hereby respectively notified to bring them in, properly authenticated, to the subscriber, for adjustment; and those indebted to the estate are also respectively notified to make immediate payment.—As the subscriber is desirous of closing his administration as soon as possible, this notification will be plead in bar of the claims of those who neglect giving it proper attention. EDWD C. DAVIS, Adm'r.

One Thousand Pounds WANTED, FOR the interest of which, a plantation of 500 acres of valuable land will be given, until the money is refunded. Nearly 160 acres are rich low grasses, now in cultivation, lying on navigable water: the improvements new and very good, in a healthy and desirable country. Enquire of the Printer. September 8, 1808. tf
IN COUNCIL, January 20, 1809. PROPOSALS will be received by the Executive for manufacturing three hundred an ninety Rifles during the present year, being the number directed by law to be provided annually, including the deficiency of last year. Extract from the minutes. DANL. L. HYLTON, Clerk of the Council.
MAITRESSES OF ALL SIZES AND KINDS, MADE and repaired, agreeably to order, in the large wooden house opposite the Old City Tavern, two squares below the market bridge, Richmond. J. S. Pleasants. May 31, 1808 tf
NOTICE.
By virtue of the last will and testament of Pleasant Younghusband, decd. WILL BE SOLD, To the highest bidder, on Tuesday the 13th of June next, at the courthouse of Botetourt county, being court day, One Tract of Land, Containing 254 acres, more or less, it being the same tract of land deeded to Pleasant Younghusband by Thomas M'George and Judith his wife, as by indenture bearing date the 2d day of July, 1800, on the following terms, to wit: one third cash, one third in twelve months, and the remaining third in two years. Bonds with security, to carry interest from the date if not paid in three months after they become due, and a deed of trust on the land to secure the two last payments, will be required. ELIZA T. YOUNGHUSBAND, Administratrix. SAMUEL P. PARSONS, Adm'r. With the will annexed. 2d mo. 17th. 1809. tds
WANTED TO PURCHASE, 10 or 15 Young Negroes. Enquire of the Printer. November 20. 1808. tf
NOTICE
It is hereby given that I forewarn any person or persons from trespassing on the shore from the upper lock gates belonging to the Columbia Mills, and from thence below, to where the water from the basin comes into the river. Any person offending herein will be dealt with according to law. SAMUEL LEECH, Acting for John Granbery. Columbian Mills, Jan. 27, 1809. tf
A Bank Note OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, taken from a black boy, who calls himself James Smith, and says he found it in the street—not thinking it proper to let the boy keep it. I detained it for the proper owner, who may have it, on giving satisfactory evidence of his or their right to it and paying the expense of this advertisement. JOHN McDONALD. Richmond, March 10th, 1809. tf
For sale or Rent, AN eligible situation for a Tavern and Store, situated 17 miles above Manchester on the Buckingham road—known by the name of Halls-Borough—the survey contains 114 acres, with a good dwelling house, store house and out house. For terms apply to Jacob Fackler. Richmond 17 Jan. 1809. tf
For sale at S. Pleasants's printing office, HENING'S New Virginia Justice, CONTAINING The Duties of a Justice of Peace, &c. together with a variety of useful precedents, adapted to the laws now in force. Also, forms of conveyancing, such as deeds of bargain and sale, lease and re-lease, mortgage, trust, &c.
EARLY FRAME AND MARROWFAT PEAS, Of the last year's growth, for sale at this office. March 1, 1809. tf
Notice. ALL persons indebted to the estate of the late John Strobia are desired to make immediate payment; and those who have claims against the estate are requested to make them known to the subscriber, properly authenticated, that they may be instantly discharged. JOHN H. STROBIA, Adm'r. April, 12th 1809. 2w
LEWIS WERCOQ, RESPECTFULLY informs his customers, and the public in general, that in consequence of the late fire in this city, he has removed his shop to the Old Post Office, adjoining the City Tavern where he will carry on his business as usual. Richmond, April 11th, 1809. tf
A Stock of Dry Goods, from 3 to 4000 dollars worth, are offered for sale on advantageous terms, for cash, produce, or on credit. Apply at this office. Richmond, March 16th, 1809. (tf)
THE IMPORTED HORSE PAUL, Formerly S. Paul, is a beautiful sorrel, 15 hands 3 inches high, remarkable for his elegance, beauty, strength and fine bone. WILL STAND the ensuing season at my plantation, in Powhatan county, on James river, 3 miles above the Manakin Town ferry, and about the same distance below Judd's ferry, to cover mares at twenty-five dollars the season, but may be discharged by the payment of eighteen dollars, or the price of eighteen bushels of wheat at Dover mill in Goochland county, if paid by the first day of December next, with half a dollar to the groom. A good and extensive pasture as any in Virginia, gratis, and mares fed with corn at the market price, if the money is sent with them, and the greatest attention paid to the mares, but no liability for escapes or other accidents. The season will commence the first day of March, and end the first day of August. This beautiful horse Paul, was raised by the Prince of Wales, and got by his horse Saltram, who was got by Kelly's Eclipse, his dam Virginia, by Snap; Paul's dam Purity, was got by Matchem; her dam the Old Squirt mare, of as great fame as any mare in the kingdom. Paul's colts are equal to any in Virginia, and he is a sure foal getter. Several of his colts may be seen at his stand. Tao's Harris, Jr. Millwood. Powhatan county, Feb. 28 1809. tf
IN COUNCIL, Feb. 21, 1809. The Lieutenant Governor laid before the board a letter from Samuel Coleman, assistant clerk to the council, stating that the requisition of the advice of council on the 1st of January, 1808, and of the 19th of February of the same year, have not been sufficiently attended to and have failed to produce the contemplated effects, and proposing that the subject of the said advice be reconsidered, and that the result of such reconsideration be published in the Virginia Argus, for the information of all concerned. Whereupon, it is advised, that extracts of the said advice, to wit: "In Council, January 1, 1809." "That no commissions will be hereafter issued for the organization of any troop of cavalry or company of artillery, or of grenadiers, light infantry or riflemen of the respective battalions of the several regiments until a muster roll of such troop or company, as the case may be, shall be certified by the commanding officer of the regiment or of the battalion to which such troop or company may be attached or belonging." "In Council, February 19, 1808." "That no commission shall be hereafter issued to fill any vacancy in any troop of cavalry or in any volunteer company whatsoever, until a certified roll of the said troop or company shall have been received from the commandant of the regiment to which the same may be attached, or of which it may form a part, showing that the said troop or company contains, at the time when it is proposed to fill such vacancy, at least the smallest number which by law it is directed to contain," be published in the Virginia Argus for two months. "It is further advised, That to enable the Executive completely to carry into effect the fourth section of the act, "respecting the militia of this commonwealth," passed the 20th of January, 1807, the Lieutenant Governor be requested to direct the Adjutant General to so change the form of the regimental and brigade returns, as that the strength and equipments of any troop of cavalry, or company of artillery, light infantry, grenadiers or riflemen attached to, or forming a part of, any regiment of the militia of this commonwealth, appear in such regimental and brigade returns; and that the commandants of such troops and companies be required to make duplicate of the returns required of them by law, to the commandants of the regiments to which they are respectively attached or belonging, as the case may be." Extra from the Minutes, Attest, DANL. L. HYLTON, Clerk of the Executive.
IN COUNCIL, April 7th, 1809. PROPOSALS will be received by the Executive for building a chimney for the Auditor and Clerk of the General Court Office in the Capitol. Extract from the minutes. DANIEL L. HYLTON, Clerk of the Council.
REMOVAL. THE subscribers (in consequence of the late fire) have removed to a brick tenement belonging to Messrs. J. & R. Gamble, on the cross street leading to May's bridge, opposite Messrs Brown & Rives's compting house, where they have for Sale a general assortment of German Goods, Consisting of Osnaburgs & Ticklenburgs, Bed Tyke, Dantzic Rolls, Damask Table Cloths, Brown Rolls, Looking Glasses, Sheeting, Liquor Casks, Dowlas, Quart, Pint and Half Platiillas, Pint Decanters, ALSO Fresh Red Clover Seed. BOHN & HUBNER. April 3d, 1809. 6w
Select Speeches. Just received by S. Pleasants, jr. SELECT SPEECHES, FORENSICK AND PARLIAMENTARY, With Prefatory Remarks. By N. CHAPMAN, M. D.
In this selection will be found the most celebrated speeches of Lord Chatham, Edmund Burke, Lord Mansfield, William Pitt, the elder and younger, Sir Robt. Walpole, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Fox, Mr. Curran, Mr. Thomas Erskine, Mr. Wilberforce, H. Grattan, &c. &c. The work is adorned with handsomely engraved portraits of Burke, Curran, Sheridan, Fox, and Pitt. tf
New Law Books. THE 8th vol. of East's Reports, and the 5th vol. of Espinasse's Reports are just received and for sale by S. Pleasants.
LANDS for Sale. By virtue of a deed of trust executed by John Bibb, of the county of Charlotte, to the subscribers, to secure the payment of a debt due to Messrs. Buchanan and Pollock, of the town of Petersburg; WILL BE SOLD, on Thursday the 4th day of May next, at the house of the said John Bibb, to the highest bidder, for ready money, Two Tracts of Land, Lying and being in the county of Charlotte, one containing one hundred and sixty-five acres, it being the tract on which the said Bibb resides, and the other one hundred and fifty acres, it being the tract purchased by him of Benjamin Sublitt, Senr. lying on the waters of Cub Creek. Henry A. Watkins. Wm. M. Watkins. Thos. B. Manlove. March 23d, 1809. 4w
RAGS. THE SUBSCRIBER WILL PAY THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR LINNEN or COTTON RAGS; (For the VIRGINIA MANUFACTORY.) AND will contract with country Storekeepers for all they may be able to collect, which will be paid for in cash, on delivery at my store, near the Courthouse; where may be had a general assortment of GROCERIES, BOOTS, SHOES, & PATENT NAILS. WILLIAM FARR. Richmond, 22d Jan. 1809. w12m
NICHOLAS HALLAM, (NEAR THE SWAN TAVERN,) Is in hourly expectation of a further supply of the Best Philadelphia Leather, Which will be continued and for sale on equally good terms as heretofore. Wax and fair Calf Skins First quality Cossack boot legs } do. do. Long, three quarter and half, draft, calf skin and Cordovan, do. } Calf and Cordovan roundings } and binding skins Bridle and seat leather, &c. & Boots and Shoes. Nails of all kinds. A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF WELL CHOSEN GROCERIES. Boots and Shoes made to measures at short notice, and rips mended gratis. A few thousand wt. of Hams and Middling BACON. The above articles may be had low for cash, produce, or approved paper at short credit. THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED, And may be had at Jacob Johnson's book store, adjoining the Market Bridge, PART 3, OF VOL. 1, OF HENING AND MUNFORD'S REPORTS, CONTAINING The Decisions of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, at the October Term, 1807, and completing the first volume. At the same place may be had the said volume (of 656 pages) elegantly bound, in calf. Price to subscribers $5—to non-subscribers $6. The size of the volume having far exceeded the limits at first contemplated, (which were 500 pages only) the authors have been induced to furnish it to subscribers at the above price, which is considerably less, in proportion, than that mentioned in the prospectus. Gentlemen who take these Reports, in numbers, will be permitted to return them at any time within six months, and receive a volume, for which numbers they will be allowed the original cost in part payment for the volume. Richmond, Oct. 29, 1808. wtf
Mr. Benjamin Maxcy, Of the state of Kentucky. BE pleased to take notice, that I shall on the second Monday in May next, take depositions at the tavern at Buckingham court house, in my suit in the superior court of Chancery, held at the City of Richmond for the Richmond District, wherein I am plaintiff and you, Benjamin Maxcy, are defendant, & that I shall continue to take the depositions on the said day of May next, and to adjourn from day to day for three days, until the whole are taken. John Pankey. February 8, 1809. w2m
By virtue of a deed of trust executed to the subscribers by the trustee of the estate of Elizabeth Mary Ann M. Brooking, to secure the payment of the sum of £270, with interest thereon from the 20th of November, 1803, being the first installment due from the said estate to William Cheatham; will be SOLD, to the highest bidder, for ready money, at Zachariah Brooks's tavern, in the town of Manchester, on Friday the 12th day of May next, four hundred and eighty nine acres of LAND, or so much thereof as will be sufficient to pay the aforesaid sum of £270 and the interest thereon. The above mentioned land lies in the county of Chesterfield, about eight miles from the town of Manchester, and a part thereof was formerly of the Ampthill tract of land. The deed of trust is of record in the County Court of Chesterfield, and the subscribers will convey to the purchaser the title only which they have received by that deed. DANIEL GORDON, JOHN BRANCH, Surviving Trustees. April 13th, 1809. tds
Fifa & Casa Executions, For sale at this office.
THE IMPORTED HORSE GOUTY, WILL STAND the ensuing season at Buckingham court house, and will cover mares at Twenty-five dollars the season. Thirteen Dollars the leap, and Forty Dollars insurance, with one dollar to the groom in either case; the leap to be paid for at the time of service, the season on the first day of August, and the insurance on the first of March, 1810.—Crop Tobacco inspected at any of the inspections on James River from Lynchburg to Richmond, will be received in payment at five dollars per cwt. if tendered on or before it becomes due. No es agreeable to the above terms must accompany the mares. Good and extensive pasture in separate inclosures, (gratis,) and the greatest attention to mares, but no liability for accidents or escapes. Gouty is a beautiful bay, twelve years old, five feet three inches high, and by good judges thought to be one of the handsomest and highest formed horses in Virginia; he is in high health and vigor, and has proved himself a sure foal getter. He was got by Sir Peter Teazle, who has so long ranked as the best stallion in England, and came out of the famous Yellow Mare, who was so distinguished as a racer in her day; thus descending on both sides from the very best stock in Great Britain as may be traced from the earliest accounts by a reference to the General Stud Book in my possession. His colts that were dropped last spring (which were his first in this country) are uncommonly likely, and in England for the number that have run are uncommonly successful.—In 1807, only 8 started 5 of which won the following races viz: Ascot Heath, June 9th. The second and last year of a renewed sweep stake of 10 guineas each, with 25 guineas added, for 4 years old, 7 stone 9 lbs. 5 years old, 8 stone 5 lbs. 6 years old, 8 stone 11 lbs. and aged 9 stone. Mares allowed 4 lbs.—About two miles and a half (14 subscribers.) Mr Lake's Gaiety, by Gouty, 5 years old, 1 Mr Baisou's Handicap, by Whiskey, 4 years old, 2 Mr Abby's Orangeade, by Whiskey, 4 years old, 3 H. R. H. the Duke of York's Rosabella, by Whiskey, 4 years old, 4 Sir J. Maubey's Candidate, by Guilford, 4 years old, 5 Mr Butler's Eunich, by Pegasus, 6 years old, 6 June 11th. The Swinly Stakes, 25 guineas each, for two years old 7 stone 4 lbs. for 4 years old, 8 stone 10 lbs. one mile and a half (4 subscribers.) Mr Lake's Humility, by Gouty, 4 years old, 1 Mr Butler's Colt, by Ambrosio, 3 years old, 2 Mr Blanchford's Tony Lumpkin, by Ambrosio, 3 June 12th. Mr Lake's Nymphina, by Gouty, 3 years old, beat Sir J. Shelley's Woodnymph by Trumpaton, 3 years old, 8 stone each, the new mile 100 guineas. Canterbury, 26th August. A Maiden Plate of 50L for 3 years old, 6 stone, for 4 years old, 7 stone 7 lbs. 5 years old, 8 stone 2 lbs. 6 years old, 8 stone 10 lbs. and aged 9 stone, 4 mile heats. Mr Hyde's Canterbury, by Gouty, 4 years old, 1 Mr Peicher's Tippoo, 5 years old 2 Captain Spedding's Agamemnon, 3 3 August 27th. A plate of 50L for 8 years old, 6 stone 12 lbs. four years old, 8 stone 7 lbs. Filles allowed 2 lbs. two mile heats. Mr Hyde's Filly, by Gouty, 3 years old, 1 Mr Hyde's Filly Augusta, by Buzzard, 3 years old, 2 Mr Embden's Pantaloon, by Buzzard, 4 years old, 3 New Market, October 29. Handicap sweep stake of 30 guineas each, dash mile, (7 subscribers.) Mr Lake's Nymphina, by Gouty, 3 years, 7 stone 6 lbs. 1 Lord G. H. Cavendish's Pagado, by Sir Peter, 4 years, 8 stone 10 lbs. 2 Duke of Grafton's Barbarian, by Worthy, 3 years 7 stone 13 lbs. 3 Mr C. Brown's Woodman, by Worthy, 3 years, 6 stone 13 lbs. 4 I have (as yet) only a partial account of the racing of 1808, but in that, I discover the following success of Gouty's get, viz. New Market, April 18. The first class of the Oatland Stakes of 50 guineas each, a little upwards of two miles, (11 subscribers.) Mr Lake's Nymphina, by Gouty, 3 years old, 6 stone 12 lbs. 1 Sir J. Honeywood's Hawk, by Buzzard, 3 years old, 6 stone 12 lbs. 2 Mr Ferrier's Cerberus, by Gouhanna, 5 years old, 9 stone, 3 Mr Shakespeare's Camdinal, Beaufort, by Gouhanna, 5 years old, 8 stone 5 lbs. 4 Lord Foley's Captain Absolute, by John Bull, aged, 8 stone, 5 Lord Grosvenor's Olive Branch, by Sir Peter Teazle, 3 years old, 7 stone 1 lb. 6 Mr Kellerman's Streatlamhap, by Pegasus, 4 years old, 8 stone 2 lbs. 7 May 6. Lord G. K. Cavendish's Filly Gouty 3 years old, 7 stone, beat the
Duke Ft. Alban's Prodiga! 5 years old, 8 stone 12 lbs. two years old, course 100 guineas. May 18. The Jockey Club Plate of 50 guineas, for horses, the property of members, 4 years old, 7 stone 2 lbs. 5 years old, 8 stone 3 lbs. 6 years old, 8 stone 9 lbs. and aged, 9 stone 11 lbs. 4 miles 1 furlong and 138 yards. Mr Lake's Nymphina, by Gouty, four years old, 1 Gen. Gowas's Felipe, by Whiskey, aged, 2 Lord Sackville's Prospero, by Whiskey, aged, 3 Lord Lowther's Brown Horse, Lot. 6 years old, 4 Lord Foley's Captain Absolute, by John Bull, aged, 5 Ascot Heath, June 24. Sweep Stake of 30 guineas each, 20 forfeit, for two year old colts, 8 stone 5 lbs. Fillies, 8 stone 2 lbs. half a mile. H. R. H. the Duke of York's Silvermore by Gouty, 1 Mr. Farnon's B. Filly, sister to Baniam, by Gouhanna, 2 Mr Embden's Miss Sedling, by Toteridge, (2 lbs. extra,) 3 Mr. Ladbrooke's sister to Election, who won the Derby Stakes in 1807, 4 The season will commence on the 1st of March, and end the 1st of August. ARCHIBALD BRANCH. Feb. 20th 1809 tf
The famous high blooded Horse, Admiral Nelson,
A BEAUTIFUL dark bay, 16 hands high, full of strength, health & vigor, and inferior to no horse either for speed or bottom, of fine bone and muscle. This horse was purchased by me when in London of Lord Grosvenor, he was then in training; will stand the ensuing season at Sandy Point, Charles City county. The scarcity of money induces the subscriber to let him cover mares this season at 10 dollars the single leap, 20 dollars the season, thirty dollars to insure a mare in foal, the insurance money to be paid by the gentleman who insured if changed, the season money may be discharged by the payment of fifteen dollars by the tenth of August, at which time the season will expire, with half a dollar to the groom for each mare. Large and extensive pasture of the best white clover gratis; the greatest care and attention paid the mares, but will not be answerable for accidents or escapes. This horse has not run many races, but his performance will sufficiently justify the opinion of Lord Grosvenor & his Son, who certify that they consider him the best three year old here in England, and challenging any 4 year old, which was not accepted. In October 1798, at New Market, he won a sweepstake of 1400 guineas, 12 subscribers, at 200 guineas each, half forfeit, colts carrying 8 stone 3 lbs. fillies 8 stone, beating Sir Harry, Mr. Cookson's b. c. by Sir Peter, Mr. Perrin's b. c. Young Javelin, Sir Francis S. Sandish's ch. c. Split Pigeon—5 to 4 against Admiral Nelson, 7 to 4 against Sir Harry, 6 to 1 against Split Pigeon, and 10 to 1 against Young Javelin. In 1799 he won a sweepstake of 1600 guineas, 14 subscribers at 200 guineas each, beating Lord Egremont's b. c. by Preceptor, out of Bob Tail, Mr. Perrin's b. c. Javelin, and Mr. Goding's Boaster. 3 to 1 on Admiral Nelson. In 1800 he got so much injured in his practice that he did not come on the turf again until 1803, when he won a purse of 50 pounds, 4 mile heats, beating several fine horses. See Sporting Magazine for this year. PEDIGREE. ADMIRAL NELSON was bred by Lord Grosvenor, got by John Bull and foaled in 1795; his dam Olivia, by Justice; her, dam Cypher by Squire out of Fribble's dam, by Regulus. See Supplement to the Stud Book, page 15. WILLIAM LIGHTFOOT. N. B. Notes for the twenty dollar must be sent with the mares.
ANNA GOODWIN WILL rent, or sell, on reasonable terms, and give possession of, on, or before the 21st of June, her
House and Lot, On Shockoe Hill, and bordering on Shockoe Creek, near the Baptist Meeting House: the situation is healthy, pleasant and convenient both to the Capitol and the Market, with a garden inclosed around the building, and a number of other conveniences. She flatters herself that he will have applications from some of her respectable families; and such may depend on having the advantage of a very good bargain, either by rent or purchase. Richmond, April 14, 1809. w3t
LATELY PUBLISHED, And for sale by Samuel Pleasants, jr. THE VIRGINIAN ORATOR, BEING A VARIETY OF ORIGINAL AND SELECTED POEMS, ORATIONS AND DRAMATIC SCENES; To improve the American Youth in the ornamental and useful art of Eloquence and Gesture. BY THOMAS E. BIRCH.
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