Virginia Argus (Richmond, Va.), 1805-02-02 00:00:00

VIRGINIA ARGUS
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[No. 1127.]
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Valuable Medicines.
PUBLIC confidence has never been more de- liberately and firmly reposed, and perhaps in no instance more justly, than it appears in the ef- ficiency of HAMILTON'S WORM LOZENGES, prepared and sold, wholesale and retail, by RICHARD LEE, No. 56, Maiden-lane, New York. And in Richmond, (only) at S. Pleasants' Print- ing-office.
The proprietor has lately presented to the public eye the testimony of the Hon. A. C. Hanson, Chancellor of Maryland, the Rev. Mr. Moulder, and of other distinguished and respectable charac- ters. The following cases, of more recent occur- rence, are now respectfully submitted.
Copy of a letter from Mr. Henry Ackerman, Brick- layer, Magazine-street, near Broadway, Jan. 23, 1804.
SIR—It would be ungrateful were I to with- hold my testimony in favor of Hamilton's Worm- Destroying Lozenges. I had been between five and six years past much indisposed, and latterly often tormented, with severe griping and pains of the bowels, troubled with offensive breath, and with violent feverish fits, and other obvious symp- toms of worms; but frequently hearing your Worm Lozenges recommended in cases similar to mine, I determined on a trial of them, as my last resource. The first dose evacuated twelve or thirteen feet of a tape worm; two other doses were taken which brought away a quantity of matter like broken glass; pieces of worms. I suppose the tape worm, varied at different times much have exceeded forty feet. The almost in- credible benefit I received from this medicine, induced me to give a dose to a child of mine who was pining and weakly; it produced the same good effect in childbed, expelling a worm of a dif- ferent kind, from nine to twelve inches long, and at the same time restoring a good state of health. I remain, Sir, yours, &c.
HENRY ACKERMAN.
To Mr. Richard Lee.
FOR SALE AS ABOVE.
Hamilton's Essence and Extract of Mustard.
A safe and effectual remedy for acute and chronic Rheumatism, Gout, Rheumatic Gout, Palsy, Lumbago, Numbness, White Swellings, Chilblains, St. Rains, Bruises, Pain in the Face and Neck, &c.
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE.
For the prevention and cure of Bilious and Ma- lignant Fever recommended.
Hahn's Anti-Bilious Pills.
The operation of these pills is perfectly mild, so as to be used with safety by persons in every situation, and of every age.
Hamilton's Elixir.
A sovereign remedy for Colds, Obstinate Coughs, Asthma, Sore Throats, and approaching Consumption.
To Parents who may have children afflicted with The Hooting Cough.
This disorder is of the first magnitude, as it affords immediate relief, checks the progress, and in a short time entirely removes the most cruel disorder to which children are liable. The Elixir is so perfectly agreeable, and the dose so small, that no difficulty arises in taking it. From LUTHER MARTIN, Esq. attorney ge- neral to the state of Maryland.
DENTISTRY—I comply with your request in stating my opinion of Hamilton's Elixir. It has been used in my family for two or three years past with uniform success, whenever colds, coughs, or similar complaints have rendered medi- cine necessary. I have myself found it an excel- lent and agreeable remedy for a very painful and troublesome affection of the breast, accompanied with forceps, a with obstructed and difficult breathing.
On these accounts, I do not hesitate to recom- mend Hamilton's Elixir as a valuable medicine, and deserving public attention.
LUTHER MARTIN.
HAMILTON'S Grand Restorative.
Is recommended as an invaluable medicine for the speedy relief and permanent cure of the vari- ous complaints which result from diffipated plea- sures—juvenile indiscretions—excessive indulgences unfavorable to the constitution—the immod- erate use of tea—frequent intoxication, or any o- ther destructive intemperance—the unwholesome or extensive use of mercury—the diseases peculiar to females at a certain period of life—bad lyings in, &c.
Hahn's true and genuine German Corn Plaster.
An infallible remedy for corns, speedily remov- ing them, root and branch without giving pain.
The Genuine Persian Lotion.
So celebrated among the fashionable through- out Europe, as an invaluable cosmetic, perfectly innocent and safe, free from corrosive and repel- lent materials (the basis of other lotions) and of un- paralleled efficacy in preventing and removing blisters in the face and skin, of every kind— particularly freckles, pimples, inflammatory red- ness, tans, tetter, ring worms, sun burns, prickly heat, &c. The Persian Lotion operates mildly, without impeding that natural, insensible perspiration, which is essential to health; yet its effects are speedy and permanent, rendering the skin delightfully soft and clear, improving the com- plexion, and restoring the bloom of youth—a ne- ver failing to render an ordinary countenance beautiful, and a handsome one more so.
The Restorative Powder for the Teeth and Gums.
HAHN'S GENUINE EYE WATER.
A favorite remedy for all diseases of the eyes whether the effect be natural weakness or of a dis- order, specifically removing inflammations, defici- encies of rheum, dulness, itching and films on the eye; never failing to cure those maladies which frequently succeed the small-pox, measles and fe- vers, and wonderfully strengthening to weak light. Hundreds have experienced its excellent virtues when nearly deprived of sight.
Tooth-Ache Drops.
The only remedy yet discovered, which gives immediate and lasting relief in the most severe in- tances.
The Anodyne Elixir.
For the cure of every kind of head-ache.
The Damask Lip-Salve.
Infallible Ague and Fever Drops.
For the cure of Agues, Remittant and Intermit- tant Fevers.
Thousands can testify their being cured by these drops after the bark and every other medi- cine has proved ineffectual; not one in a hundred has had occasion to take more than one, and num- bers not half a bottle.
The Sovereign Ointment for the Itch.
Which is warranted an infallible remedy at one application, and may be used with the most per- fect safety by pregnant women or on an infant a week old, not contain a particle of mercury or any dangerous ingredients whatever; and is not accompanied with that tormenting smart which attends the exhibition of other remedies.
For the cure of a certain deplorable Malady.
The Indian Vegetable Specific.
The Medicines prepared by Richard Lee, have been in high estimation and general use throughout the United States, for upwards of six years; many of them are sold for less than the drugs of which they are compounded could be purchased at a retail price.
It is no inconsiderable evidence of their utility, that during the above period, numerous imitatio- ns of every article (the production of ignorance and inexperience, urged by envy and pecuniary) have intruded on the public, seen a day and then perished; others now succeeded them, which in like manner are fast descending "to the tomb of the Capulets," while our remedies become more generally used, and acquire a daily accession of well earned celebrity.
To prevent the imposition of worthless or dan- gerous preparations, purchasers are requested to remember, that an engraved label, with the sig- nature of Richard Lee (to counterfeit which is fe- lony) is affixed to each of his genuine medicines.
Lee's Infallible Ague Drops.
Recent Cures. A child of Mr. William Lo- zier, grocer, corner of Hudson and Jay Streets, was sick about five or six weeks with ague and fe- ver, and in so violent a degree, as for the hot pa- roxysm to terminate frequently in most alarming convulsion fits. A variety of medicines, recom- mended by sympathizing neighbors, were adminis- tered, without alleviating the disease; at length hearing of the uniform efficacy of Lee's Ague Drops, a bottle was procured, of which three do- ses only were found necessary to perfect a cure. Five weeks have elapsed without any return of the complaint.
Mr. James Joyce, assistant in the warehouse of Mr. — Pearl-street, Pearl-street, was severely afflicted with an intermittent; but after taking Lee's Ague Drops, was cured in two days. At the recommendation of Mr. Joyce, a friend, Mr. Terence Tole, who had suffered much from an obstinate intermittent upwards of a year (with few and trifling intervals) was cured by a few doses of the same Medicine. At the recommen- dation of Mr. Joyce, a bottle was procured by M. P. Skouley, who was likewise harassed with an obstinate intermittent. A small portion complete- ly removed every symptom of the complaint (which may surprise those who regard the bark as the only specific)—Four portions of Mr. Skouley's acquaintance was by the remaining part of this single phial, cured of the prevailing mala- dy.
The above narrations may suffice to prove the efficacy of this medicine; but if the affection of the proprietor, and the fact of an annual demand for several thousand bottles have any weight, the public will believe that this preparation has ne- ver failed effecting a cure, and may without ef- frontery be termed INFALLIBLE.
Prepared and sold by Richard Lee, No. 50, Maiden-lane New York, and at S. Pleasants' Print- ing office, Richmond. Oct. 1, 1804.
THE PHILADELPHIA Medical and Physical Journal; Part I. Vol. 1.
Collected and arranged by BENJAMIN SMITH BARTRAM, M. D. Professor of Materia Me- dica, Natural History and Botany, in the University of Pennsylvania. Just published in Philadelphia, and for Sale by S. Pleasants, Jr. Richmond.
The general plan of this work will be that of "The Medical and Physical Journal," "The Medical Annals," "The Annals of Botany," and other similar books that are printed in Eu- rope and in the United States: It will contain, 1. Original communications relative to all the branches of Medicine, Natural History, and Physical Geography. 2. Biographical sketches of the lives of emi- nent Physicians and Naturalists. 3. Reviews of, and extracts from, new publica- tions in Medicine, natural history, & Geography. 4. Miscellaneous extracts of various kinds, all however relating to the expressed objects of the work.
The Philadelphia Medical and Physical Jour- nal will be published every six months, each No. will contain 200 pages, printed on a good type and paper—the 2d part of vol. I. will be publish- ed early in May—the annual subscription will be two dollars, or one dollar each No. in boards.
In concluding to this work the editor will have a constant eye to the pursuits of the physician, the naturalist, the philosophical geographer, and the agriculturalist. It will be his uniform en- deavor to bring together a mass of information, which may be useful not only to his countrymen, but to others, and honorable to himself. Also, Volney's View of the Soil and Climate of the United States of America Pinkerton's Modern Geography, 2 vols, and Atlas, containing 64 maps. Erskine's Defence of Stockdale. The Pennsylvania Farmer, a new and inte- resting work. The Virginia Magazine for Nov. 1804. Stephens's Wars of the French Revolution.
TO BE SOLD.
For ready money, in pursuance of a deed of trust from David Ross, Esq. in order to secure a sum of money, due from him to the trustees of James Dunlop, deceased, the following
Lands, Lots & Tenements.
Or such part of them as may be necessary to pay the said debt, with the charges and expenses of sale. An Estate or Plantation, all or the greater part of which is in the county of Fluvanna, known by the name of MOUNT PROSPECT, con- taining by estimation twelve hundred acres, more or less, adjoining the lands of James Quarles and Joseph Haden—Also, the following LOTS, in the town of Columbia, Fluvanna county, to wit: Lot No. 63, on which the warehouse is built—No. 73, on which is a store, now or late in the occupation of John Forbes—No. 75, now or late in the occupation of J. Strother. The sale will take place at John Napier's tavern, in the town of Columbia, on the first day of December next, and the lands and tenements aforesaid will be set up in that order which shall appear best to suit the purchasers and most beneficial to the parties interested.
John Wickham, Ben. Mosby, Geo. Greenhow, } Trustees. Richmond, 17th October, 1804.
The time of the sale above mentioned, having been postponed, and the place of sale altered, at the request of Mr. Ross, the public are hereby no- tified, that it will take place at the Eagle Ta- vern, in the city of Richmond, on the 19th day of February next.
Ben. Mosby. David Ross. 22d January, 1805.
FOR SALE.
By virtue of the power vested in me as trustee, by a deed of trust executed to me by Philip Day, for the purpose of securing a debt due from said Day to William Clarkson—I shall on the 22d of February next, proceed to sell, on the premises.
That Tract of Land.
Lying in Albemarle county, whereon Philip Day now resides, (on the right of the said Day therein) containing 400 acres, it being the land which said Day holds during the life of his wife, and the will of her former husband William Bark- dale. Also, a NEGRO MAN, named War- rick, about twenty-two years of age, and a BOY, named Wilson, about six years of age.
Thomas Jackson, trustee. January 29, 1805.
By virtue of a deed of trust executed to the subscriber, by Edward Galt Clarke, dec. and Molly, his wife, which deed bears date the 29th of October, 1799, and is recorded in Henrico office, to secure a sum of money, due to Byrd George, of Henrico county, will be exposed to SALE, to the highest bidder, for cash, on the premises, on Saturday the ninth day of March next, the
Tract of Land.
In Henrico county, on which the said Clarke re- sided for some time previous to his death. This land is situated below the city of Richmond on Boarswamp, immediately on the stage road, lead- ing to Williamsburg. The tract contains by sur- veys made by John Williamson, county surveyor of Henrico county, 337 acres, the land to be re- ceived by the purchaser, be the quantity more or less. About 45 acres of the land are cleared, and there are a tolerable dwelling house and out hous- es and a small orchard on the land. The sale will commence at 12 o'clock.
PHILIP NOLBORNE NICHOLAS, Trustee. January 23d, 1805.
Notice.
TO THE CREDITORS & DEBTORS OF Ross & Ford.
THAT on the first day of March, I shall make a dividend of the monies re- ceived from which those creditors who may not have come into the terms of assignment previous to that day, will be excluded, and from a supposition, that some of the debtors, who have not come forward to give notes for their accounts, may be expecting personal application, which cannot be made; they are again informed, that my duty compels me to commence suits, indiffer- entially to the next court, against those who shall not before have closed their accounts by notes.
Neil McCoull. Richmond, 23th Jan. 1805.
Congressional Register.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, January 7.
Debate on receding the District of Columbia.
Mr. DENNIS in continuation.
Then it may be problematical, at least, whether the states of Maryland and Vir- ginia, will consent to exercise powers, in consequence of this kind of legislative deputation, over a people, not within their territorial limits, and who form no more a portion of the citizens of those states than of any other section of the Union? Why should they expend their time and money, and encounter those difficulties as viceroy and mere tenants at will, which you are afraid to encounter your- selves? You might as well vest in Mary- land and Virginia the exclusive right of legislating for Louisiana.
But, Mr. Chairman, I should be glad if the gentleman who proposed the resolu- tions, and who by the term recession and some kind of magical operation is to pro- duce a re-annexation of this district to the states from which it has been severed, would inform me precisely what he un- derstands by the term, and what is to be the result of the measure on the rights of the
people of the district. I presume how- ever, he expects, by the adoption of these resolutions to reinstate them in all their former rights. Will this be thereby ef- fected? Having been cut off completely by the constitution, the acts of cession on the part of the states, and by the acts of acceptance in 1790, from their parent states, they will be in the same situation as a purchased or conquered people, and entitled to no other rights and privileges but such as their new masters may think proper to concede. They were, before you separated them from their parent states, a part of the sovereignty of those states, and their rights secured to them by their respective constitutions.
But it will be said, you may annex a condition to the retrocession compelling Maryland and Virginia to reincorporate them into their respective political sys- tems, with all the immunities and priv- ileges they formerly enjoyed. Even then they are dependent for their rights, not on the constitution of those states respec- tively, but on compact and legislative pro- mises. But you have already made one legislative promise, which you are about to violate, and where is the security that the legislative promises now to be made will not be violated again, especially as the very act which makes the new one, vio- lates a former one, accompanied with greater solemnity. Sir, we have had some experience as to the difference between a people who have their rights secured by a constitution, and one who depends for that security, on compact, in the people of Louisiana. By the treaty they were to be incorporated into the Union with all the rights, immunities and privileges of American citizens. We have the testi- tude of discretion, and the various con- structions which have prevailed, to de- termine these people of the rights stipulated by the treaty. Suppose the states to whom you propose the retrocession to be made should assume a similar latitude, to whom are these people to apply for red- dress? They must invoke the aid of con- gress, instead of appealing as before, to the constitution of the states as the guaran- tee of their rights.
But, Mr. Chairman, are the people of the territory unworthy of a moment's con- sideration, and will their remonstrances against the measure be altogether disre- garded? Let us take a retrospective view of the circumstances under which they were seduced from their parent states, & the manner in which they consent- ed to dissolve the civil and political bonds by which they were formerly connected: what induced them to alienate their na- tive soil, and with a generous con- fidence to submit themselves to your au- thority. First, the constitution held out the pledge and formed the basis of the contract, involving a promise, that if the people living in the district of country, which should be fixed upon for the seat of government, would give up the rights pos- sessed under the government of the states to which they belonged, they should for- ever remain under the exclusive jurisdic- tion of congress. By the act of congress accepting the cession, the territory received is declared to be the place fixed on for the permanent seat of the government, and the states cede forever the jurisdiction of the persons and soil within the same to congress, for the purpose of exercising therein exclusive legislation. Finally, you assume the government, establish your own systems, and annul those of the states. Contending in these promises, they gave up the control of their persons, and some of them divested you with their property. They came to you with one con- sent, and hoped your arrival here as the most fortunate epoch in the annals of their country—and now, will you use them adrift without deigning to listen to their prayers?
But all this is to be done to restore them to their lost liberty; to emancipate them from the shackles of despotism with which they are encumbered, and to ele- vate them from their degraded condition to the rank of freemen. These are very pretty theories, but like many other the- ories on the subject of the abstract rights of man, when pushed to their extent and every thing made to bend to them in or- der to give them complete effect, are found to be in their practical operation oppressive and unjust. I deny, sir, that the people of this district are in that de- plorable state of slavery which some the- orists imagine. They are entitled to, and are in the enjoyment of all the rights se- cured to the people of this country by the various restrictions on the powers of their governors. No man in this territory can be deprived of life, liberty, or property, but through the medium of the judiciary department, operating in the same way, & under the same circumstances as in every other part of the Union. The clause re- lative to the independency of the judicial power, applies itself to the courts here as well as to any other court of the Union. But if it should not be so considered, since the new doctrine has been established, that the tenure of good behaviour in your
judges is no bar to the omnipotency of the legislative power, the people here in this respect have the same security for the independency of their judges as their fellow citizens in other parts of the Union. The principal difference between the people of this district and of the dif- ferent states is, that they have no imme- diate and actual representation; but not- withstanding the importance of the right of representation, to a people generally speaking, and however correct may be the general principle, that the people cannot enjoy perfect freedom without it, yet in a place situated as is this district, there is more of theory than of fact, in the assertion that the people who are without it, are in a state of civil and political despo- tism.
This being the seat of government where all the representatives of the nation are collected, and who from the respon- sibility which they owe to their respective constituents and to the whole people of the United States, are under every moral and political tie to do justice, and to pro- tect the rights and interests of the people here. Here every citizen of the district has access to every member, and he may personally communicate his wants, his wishes, and solicit his particular patronage of his interest; and instead of being con- fined like a district of country in the re- mote parts of the Union to a single mem- ber who may not possess the talents to explain its interests to the legislative body, the citizens of this place may make a se- lection out of the whole, of the member or members to whom he may choose to con- fide his application. Like the seat of go- vernment in all other places, without hav- ing any actual representation, this district will have more than its equal share of in- fluence, and its weight will always be felt more sensibly in the legislative councils of the nation than the remote parts of the union. Our theoretical philosophers however not only contend that in order to make these people free and happy, we must force li- berty upon them whether they will have it or not, and that even with respect to the convenience or inconvenience of being governed by this body and the states of Maryland and Virginia, they are incapa- ble of judging for themselves.
But is there no convenience resulting to them from having all their concerns bro't within the narrow limits of ten miles square? Is there no convenience in having their own courts of justice at their very doors, instead of travelling to Richmond and Annapolis? It is an old fashioned idea perhaps, but it is one which very general- ly prevails, even at the present day, that to bring justice home to every man's door, is a great political and civil blessing; and to respect the people of this place en- joy an advantage, which is unknown to a- ny other people in the world.
The great advantages contemplated as likely to result from being represented in the legislature of Maryland and Virginia, and the powers of self government which it is supposed may result from the mea- sure is merely ideal—What weight will the district on the Virginia side of the Po- tomac, have, in the large body of the le- gislative of that state; when they will on- ly form a part of the county of Fairfax, and have a share in choosing two mem- bers to the Assembly? The same question may be asked in relation to the district of country formerly comprehended within the counties of Prince George and Montgomery, in Maryland: They would be regarded with a jealous eye, a sort of Aliens, who were forced contrary to their remonstrances, to submit to their respective jurisdictions.
But the trouble of governing these peo- ple is urged as a serious objection—we certainly have had sundry applications and some legislation has been necessary to ac- commodate our laws and political systems to this situation: But this has been in a great degree already accomplished; & I believe little more is now necessary to be done: And with respect to the imaginary wants which have sometimes constituted the ba- sis of troublesome applications, I believ- ed there is now prevailing a very general disposition to suppress them in future. This resolution however proposes to retain the city and the same objection applies and nearly to the same extent, to its gov- ernment, as to the whole. The laws of this territory have been enacted; its sys- tems established, and the officers appoint- ed with reference to the whole; and it will require nearly as much legislation to ac- commodate your laws to the city alone as will probably be requisite if the whole be retained—Lastly. I have another objec- tion to these resolutions. Because they go to dismember the plan of the territory which was the favorite child of that illus- trious man who may justly be denominated the political father of his country. This great and patriotic statesman whose energetic and comprehensive mind viewed things on a grand, liberal, national scale, foresaw the necessity of bringing nearer together the Atlantic and western divisions of his country. He considered

place from the continuity of its position to the western waters, seemed to be a very important object of national policy...
Wednesday, January 23. On motion of Mr. Thomas it was resolved that the secretary of state be directed to lay before the house a list of those persons who have obtained patents for new inventions or improvements in the arts and sciences...
Mr. Stewart presented a petition from a number of the inhabitants of York county in Pennsylvania, complaining of the conduct of the post master-general for changing the route of the western mail from the legal establishment by the way of Elizabeth town and Harrisburg to Fort Pitt.
A letter received from the secretary of state was read, giving a statement of the American seamen impressed by the British navy. The documents accompanying them were voluminous, and contained the names of 1533 seamen impressed since the commencement of the present war in Europe.
It was moved to print the documents, with the letter from the secretary of state; but the motion was withdrawn on the suggestion of a gentleman that it would be very expensive.
Mr. Hager called up the unfinished business of yesterday relative to calling on the secretary of the treasury for a return of foreign shipping paying additional duties and the produce of the light money paid into the treasury. Agreed to.
A message from the senate by Mr. Otis its secretary, informing that they had passed the bill for completing the south wing of the capitol and other purposes with an amendment, which on motion of Mr. Thomas, was concurred in by the house.
The amendment was to strike out the words "for the accommodation of the house of representatives." The bill is consequently passed, and appropriates 150,000 dollars. Also a bill for carrying into more complete effect the 10th article of the treaty with Spain, with an amendment, which was on motion of Mr. Crowninshield, referred to the committee of commerce and manufactures.
Mr. R. Griswold moved to resolve, that the secretary of war be directed to lay before the house a report of the situation of the public buildings on the bank of the Schuylkill near Philadelphia, what would be the probable expense of completing them, and whether in his opinion the public interest will not be promoted thereby.
On motion of Mr. Nicholson, the latter part respecting the opinion of the secretary was struck out.
Gen. Varnum then moved to add, "and a statement of the quantity of public stores deposited in the same building." This motion was lost, 38 being in its favor and 42 against it.
Mr. Gregg thought such an amendment as the last suggested was necessary, he therefore varied the language and offered a motion in this shape, "and a statement of the military stores deposited in said buildings." This amendment being agreed to.
The question was taken on the original motion as amended, and carried, 61 voting in its favor.
Mr. Crowninshield observed, that he was not in his place at the time the letter of the secretary of state was read; but he understood the report contained the names of more than 1500 seamen, impressed chiefly by the British. He hoped the house would not regard the expense of printing the United States ought to know that a great number of its citizens were detained by a foreign government, and he had almost said in a state of slavery, certainly contrary to their inclination.
Mr. Jackson supported the propriety of printing the whole documents, and the house accordingly agreed to it by a large majority.
Gen. Varnum in the chair. After some time spent in considering and debating the same, the committee rose and reported the bill without any amendment, it was then ordered by the house that the bill be engrossed for a 3d reading to-morrow.
Mr. Crowninshield said the house would recollect, that a list of impressed seamen was furnished this morning from the department of state, which exceeded in number anything he had expected. He thought these impressments ought to be prevented, and that the subject demanded investigation.
He had drafted a resolution which he would submit to the house having in view to connect this with another very important subject. Many gentlemen must have observed that some late proclamations had been issued by the governors of the several British West India islands, interdicting the American trade after May next. The proclamations bore date in October or November, and were to take effect in six months.
Resolved, That the committee of commerce and manufactures be instructed to enquire if any, and what further provision be necessary for the protection of the commerce and seamen of the United States; and to enquire whether any foreign country has made any late regulations with a view to monopolize any branch of the American carrying trade, to the exclusive benefit of such foreign country, or which in their operation may be injurious to the agricultural or commercial interest of the United States.
Mr. Randolph wished the resolution to be considered a few days. He would mention Monday; the gentleman had said it was an important subject, if he had no objection it would be as well to allow the resolution to remain unacted upon for a little time.
Mr. Crowninshield replied that he was perfectly willing the resolution should remain for consideration agreeable to the desire of the gentleman from Virginia, and he would consent to any reasonable delay; but he would not consent to its remaining unacted upon till a period so late as to preclude any measures from being adopted this session because the proclamations would take effect in the month of May.
A motion was made to refer the resolution to a committee of the whole on Monday next, which was agreed to, and the resolution ordered to be printed.
NEW-YORK, January 21. By a letter received from Port-au-Prince, per the ship Leander, dated the 27th of December, we learn, that the Emperor Dessalines has appropriated the produce of the three departments of the islands to the fulfilment of three contracts, for powder, salt, and oil.
Capt. Richard, arrived yesterday from Port-au-Prince, informs, that an American vessel had been captured by a French privateer, and the crew put to death. The vessel was retaken by an English cruiser, and the Frenchmen, who were on board were given to the negroes, who in retaliation massacred every soul of them.
The Southern Mail of Saturday, which should have left this city at 1 o'clock, could not cross the river till after sunset, in consequence of the high wind and heavy swell.
One of the Powles-Hook ferry boats, with a quantity of wood and 25 passengers, had nearly been lost on Saturday at noon. She was coming before the wind, when a sea struck her, and went over her fore and aft and filled her nearly half full of water.
Since our last, a return of extreme cold weather has been experienced, and the channel through which a supply of fuel was expected being closed with the ice, the price of wood has again risen.
newal of the distresses from which the poorer class of inhabitants have already suffered during this inclement season; and require an active perseverance in the various efforts indicated for their relief.
PHILADELPHIA, January 24.
FROM LANCASTER: January 21, 1805. The court of impeachment met to-day at ten o'clock as usual, and adjourned at six; met again punctually at three and sat till six.
January 22. The court met this day at ten: Mr. Rodney spoke until five o'clock in the evening; he will continue to-morrow evening, and probably close this part of his argument to-morrow afternoon.
Mr. Burr arrived in this city a day or two ago from Washington, and yet remains here.
January 26. We are happy to be able to mention, that there is every probability of an ample contribution being raised for the relief of the poor—it is believed that about ten thousand dollars will be furnished by the collecting committees, such is the liberality of the citizens generally.
During the last forty-eight hours we have had southerly, and south westerly winds, accompanied with much rain; the consequence has been a very considerable thaw of the immense quantities of snow and ice in our streets, and in the surrounding country.
We are credibly informed that the present prospect of damage to mills, &c. by the dissolution of the snow and ice, is more threatening than it had been since 1780 or '83.
PETERSBURG, Jan. 29. On Saturday last, the directors of the branch bank for this town, met and made the following appointment:
Robert Burchett, President, Benjamin Ragsdale, Teller, John G. Heslop, Book-keeper, Gregory Johnson, Discount Clerk, Henry Elliott, Runner, David Organ, Porter.
Government Security.
NEW-YORK LOTTERY. No. III. for the encouragement of Literature, Begins Drawing on the EIGHTH DAY of APRIL next.
25,000 DOLLARS, 10,000 DOLLARS, 5,000 DOLLARS, HIGHEST PRIZES.
The Scheme contains 33,000 Tickets, of which 9,375 are Prizes, less than two and a half blanks to a prize—Deduction five per cent.
At the session of the Legislature of the state of New York, on Monday the 12th Nov 1804, a resolution passed the Senate, and was concurred in by the House of Assembly, that the drawing of the said Lottery be postponed until the Second Monday in April next.
TICKETS And Halves, Quarters & Eighths, ARE TO BE HAD AT G. & R. WAITE'S PERMANENT LOTTERY OFFICES, No. 64, MAIDEN-LANE, & No. 38, MADDEN-LANE.
AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES. Whole Tickets Dols. 7 50 | Quarters, Dols. 2 00 Halves, - 3 75 | Eighths, - 1 12
For the satisfaction of adventurers in Richmond and its vicinity, G. & R. Waite will forward to the printer of this paper, the Managers' Official List of Prizes, as soon as printed, where any gentleman can examine his own number.
Notice. I WILL not be liable for damages that may be sustained by any person or persons putting loading on board of my boat without my approbation. Richard Clarke. Bent Creek, 25th Jan 1805.
Notice. I WILL not be liable for damages that may be sustained by any person or persons putting loading on board of my boat without my approbation. Robert Horsley. Amherst, 25th Jan. 1805.
SAML. BROOKS, ENGRAVER, SEAL CUTTER, AND FANCY-WORKMAN. OFFERS his services to the public in the above branches. His shop is at present next door to Doct. Williams', opposite the Bell Tavern. February 21 1805.
A few Tickets in the RICHMOND ACADEMY LOTTERY. (now drawing) for sale at this Office, - price $10.
VIRGINIA ARGUS.
RICHMOND: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1805.
The General Assembly of this Commonwealth closed their session yesterday.
Pennsylvania Judges. As many of our readers probably know not the causes which have induced the Legislature to investigate the official conduct of Judges Shippen, Yeates and Smith, we think a brief history of them will not be uninteresting.
The circumstances which led to it, as far as we are able to judge from documents published, are these. A certain Thomas Passmore, merchant of Philadelphia city, brought an action against Messrs. Pettit and Bayard, in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, in the year 1802, on a policy of insurance.
We have been thus circumstantially minute, because the subject is likely to excite much public attention; and without a history of facts our readers would be unable to judge whether the Legislature of Pennsylvania did their duty or not.
(Newark Centinel.)
Prospect of News. Letters of the 20th of November from London, are received in town, by an arrival at Newbedford—they contain no political information, but speak favorably of the markets for American produce—flour 63s.
Since the above, we have been favored by a commercial friend with the perusal of two letters received by this arrival. The ship proves to be the Kingston, bound to New-York, and must have left England late in November. Phil. Gaz.
FROM THE AURORA. LATEST FROM EUROPE.
The arrival at New Bedford has furnished advices from London to the 24th November, twenty days later than former intelligence. The following articles are copied from the Boston Centinel, and if the summary appears partial to the British, the reader must remember the details were in English prints, and the following is given in an Anglo American print.
The question of peace or war between
England and Spain, was not settled; although the Spanish minister continued in London, and transacted business at the secretary of state's office, the 20th Nov, and though at the last dates no orders had been issued for the detention of Spanish merchant vessels, yet a war was generally considered as unavoidable.
The following paragraphs are copied from the summary of the New Bedford Courier:
New Bedford, Jan. 18. The editor is indebted to the attention of capt. Stevens, arrived here from Cowes, for a file of the London "Morning Chronicle," from the 15th to the 24th inclusive.
Sir George Rumbold, the British minister to the circle of Lower Saxony, who was lately seized by an armed French force at his house near Hamburg, in pursuance of an order from the minister of police, at Paris, has been liberated through the interference of Prussia, and has arrived at London.
The Porte, it appears, has refused to acknowledge Bonaparte's imperial dignity. In consequence of which, General Brune, the French Ambassador at Constantinople demanded his passports on the 6th, and left that city on the 12th Oct. on his return to France.
The relations between the cabinet of St. Cloud and that of Vienna, appear to be intimate and friendly. Denmark and Sweden remain inactive.
A reconciliation has been effected between the English king and the prince of Wales. The latter dined with the king on the 16th November, and was to remain some days in the family.
The subject of the invasion is scarcely noticed in our London papers. At the last dates, admiral Cornwallis had resumed his station off Brest.
Summary of all the Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, of a public nature, passed at the December session, 1804.
1. An act to amend the act directing the mode of appointing a public printer, prescribing his duties, &c. This act provides that the public printer shall enter into bond, in the penalty of 5,000 dollars, with sufficient security, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office.
2. An act authorising the introduction of Dearborn's patent balance into the warehouses of this commonwealth, upon certain conditions. This act merely establishes that in the warehouses already established, which may require new scales and weights, and in those which may hereafter be established, the commissioners appointed to superintend them, may introduce Dearborn's patent balance for weighing tobacco, if they think proper.
3. An act to amend and explain an act, further declaring what shall be deemed unlawful meetings of slaves. The object of this law, is to explain and amend an act of the last session, which had excited considerable alarm in the minds of many of the citizens of this commonwealth, who apprehended that their religious rights might be infringed.

ter; not to affect any white person who may happen to be at any place of religious worship so conducted by a white minister, at which there may be such a number of slaves, as would, as the law has heretofore been construed, constitute an unlawful assembly of slaves.  4. An act to explain and amend the act providing for the poor, and declaring who shall be deemed vagrants.—The provisions of this act are, that the courts may alter the districts heretofore laid off or heretofore established, for choosing overseers of the poor;—If ten of the freeholders and housekeepers, do not attend in any district and vote for overseers of the poor, no election shall take place; but the superintendent shall return the truth of the case to the next court, who shall proceed, as soon thereafter as possible, to elect for such district. The recognizance for appearance at court, of the reputed father of a bastard child, shall be in a sum not less than 50 nor more than 200 dollars; and if the same be forfeited, the recovery thereon shall be paid to the overseers of the poor, for the use of the poor.  5. An act for the relief of special bail in certain cases.—Where the principal debtor is in jail, in any county, the special bail may obtain a certified copy of the recognizance from the clerk, judge or justice, as the case may be, and deliver it to the jailor where the principal is imprisoned, who shall give a receipt therefor, expressing that the special bail had rendered up to the jailor, the body of the principal, in discharge of his recognizance, and the principal debtor shall be held in custody in the same manner, as if the surrender had been made in the court of the county, where the suit was brought, and an exoneratur shall be rendered on record, in the court where the undertaking was made, and the special bail shall be discharged: Provided, that the special bail shall give immediate notice thereof to the creditor, his agent, or attorney at law, if living in the district or county where the suit was brought; if not, then the jailor's receipt shall be filed with the clerk of the court, and a receipt taken therefor, which shall be deemed sufficient notice. Nothing in this act contained shall prevent any person so surrendered, from giving other special bail as heretofore.  6. An act to amend an act, entitled "An act to amend and reduce into one, the several acts of the General Assembly for regulating the militia of this commonwealth." The commanding officer of each brigade, shall direct the training the officers, and regimental musters, to be held in each regiment, in October and November, and the regimental muster shall immediately succeed, the training of the officers, which shall last three days, except where there are more regiments than one in a county, in which case the training and musters shall be as heretofore.—The brigade inspector shall charge mileage only for one circuit, and the brigadier general shall so arrange the training and musters, as to make only one circuit necessary: Provided, that no inspector or officer shall receive less than 100 dollars.—Any officer removing from his county, or the bounds of his regiment, or failing to perform the duties of his office for eight months, shall be considered as having resigned, and the vacancy filled as in other cases; unless such officer is employed abroad in the service of this state, or the U. States.—The adjutant shall be allowed not exceeding 6 dollars for each day's attendance at the regimental and battalion musters, and training the officers;—The clerks of the courts of enquiry not exceeding 8 dollars, for each day's attendance on said courts, and 4 dollars for each list of fines made out as required by law;—the provost marshal not exceeding 3 dollars, for each day's attendance on the courts of enquiry.—The commanding officer of each troop of cavalry and company of artillery shall hereafter report his delinquents to the commanding officer of the battalion, in which such delinquent resides.—The executive are no longer empowered to issue commissions for more than one troop of cavalry to each regiment. The clerks of the courts of enquiry shall transmit to the auditor, a certified copy of the sheriff's receipt for each list of militia fines, with a copy of such list; and such certified copy of the sheriff's receipt shall be evidence on a motion against him, for such fines.  7. An act concerning seamen.—Altho' this law is of a general nature, yet its operation must necessarily be confined to particular parts of the state. It is in conformity with the law of congress, and merely authorises a magistrate to apprehend any seaman, not being a citizen of this state, or any of the United States, who deserts from the vessel on board of which he had contracted to perform service; and restore him to the commander thereof. From the general tenor of the act of 1800, (passed in consequence of a seaman having been sent from Norfolk to be tried in a foreign court, on suspicion of being an accomplice in a mutiny on board of a British vessel of war,) the magistrates had refused to issue warrants to apprehend deserters, even from a merchant vessel. There is a provision in this act in favor of those seamen who may be in danger of their life or person, on account of ill treatment from the commander of the vessel requiring their apprehension.  8. An act to amend the act to prevent the circulation of private bank notes.—In the year 1785, an act passed prohibiting the circulation of private bank notes, payable to bearer, under certain penalties. A private association in Alexandria, without any charter, under the name of the Bank of Potomac, have evaded the law,
by issuing their notes payable to the cashier of the bank, by whom they are endorsed, and thrown into circulation. As all the evils which the act of 1785 meant to remedy, are produced by this evasion, the present law was passed, imitating the same penalty on those offering or payment a note issued by a company having no charter, as if it was made payable to bearer.  9. An act to amend the act entitled "An act directing the registering the names, ages, and sexes of slaves in certain cases." The act under the above title is declared to extend to all cases where slaves are allowed to a widow for her dower, or devised to her in lieu thereof; or held by any person for his, or her life only, or the life of any other person. A copy of this act is to be posted up by the clerks of the county and corporation courts, at the front door of their court houses, in the months of July and August next.—This act to commence the 1st of September next.  10. An act allowing compensation to certain persons for carrying lunatics to the Williamsburg hospital, and for other purposes.—In this act there is a general provision, declaring that when the board of directors shall refuse to receive any lunatic, for want of room, he shall be carried back to the magistrates before whom the examinations were had, who are to give to the officer conducting such lunatic, a certificate of the services performed by him and the guard; whereupon the Auditor is to grant a warrant for the same allowance as if the lunatic had been regularly received.—And in case of a lunatic so returned, if it shall be necessary to confine him in jail, the jailor shall receive him, and be paid for each day's maintenance, in the same manner as jailors are now paid for prisoners, in confinement for offences committed by them; which expenses shall be reimbursed out of the estate of the lunatic, if sufficient.  11. An act further to amend the penal laws of this commonwealth.  The 34th section of the act of 1792, which limited prosecutions for offences against penal laws to one year is repealed.—Prosecutions for offences not punishable with death or confinement in the penitentiary, are to be sued in one year, except where otherwise provided; perjury, subornation of perjury or such forgeries or publications thereof as are not punishable with death or confinement in the penitentiary, must be commenced within three years. To slit the ear or lip of another, with intent to disfigure, is punishable by confinement in the penitentiary, not less than 2 nor more than 10 years. Hog stealers are to be tried and punished for petit larceny. Counterfeiting or passing counterfeit notes of the Virginia bank, declared to be felony, and punishable by confinement in the penitentiary for not less than 10 nor more than 20 years. To burn or set fire to any house in a town or to advise it to be done, and arson at common law are punishable with death: To burn a barn, stable, corn house or tobacco house, stack of wheat, fodder &c. is punishable by confinement in the penitentiary, not less than two nor more than five years; A slave attempting to ravish a white woman, to be adjudged guilty of felony, and to be punished as heretofore. Those are to be let to bail who are apprehended for a crime not punishable with death or confinement in the penitentiary, if so punishable and a slight suspicion of guilt fail on the party, he shall be bailable, but if there be good cause to believe him guilty he shall not be bailed.  12. An act to reform the practice in the district courts and corporation courts in certain cases.—Where an office judgment is entered up in action of debt founded on a single bill, promissory note, or other writing, for the payment of money or tobacco, execution may issue thereon after the next succeeding quarterly court, for principal, interest from the time the bill, &c. became due till paid, and costs, unless the said office judgment shall have been set aside as other office judgments may now be.—Nothing in the fifth section of the act "concerning proceedings in chancery," shall be so construed as to allow interest on costs, or compound interest in any case; and hereafter in all actions founded on contracts, the jury shall ascertain the principal sum due, and fix the period at which interest shall commence (if allowed by them) and judgment shall be entered accordingly, to carry on interest till paid.—Upon an injunction obtained in any county or corporation court, or a bill filed in such court, to foreclose the equity of redemption in mortgaged lands, process may be directed to the sheriff of any county, or sergeant of any corporation in the state.—Fifty cents are to be taxed for giving notices on motions in district courts, and courts of chancery.—This act to commence the 1st day of April next.  (Remainder in our next.)  THE above Acts are in force from the passing thereof except where otherwise noted.  Acts of a Private or Local nature.  1. Appropriating a sum of money for the purpose of opening the navigation of Holstein river.  2. Incorporating a Library company in the county of Prince Edward.  3. Authorising William Bentley and Edward Moseley to erect a toll bridge over Staunton river.  4. Releasing to Lodowick McCarrol the right of the commonwealth to certain lands.  5. Concerning the pension of William Shepherd.  6. Authorising Benjamin Wilson, jr. to erect a dam across the west fork of Monongalia river.
7. For adding part of the county of Ohio to the county of Harrison.  8. Increasing the salary of the surgeon of the public guard and prisoners confined in the penitentiary.  9. Increasing the tolls at Mason's bridge, over Occoquan river.  10. Confirming certain elections of overseers of the poor, in King George county.  11. For raising by lottery, a sum of money, for improving the navigation of Quantico creek.  12. Authorising the court of Mason county, to appoint one or more persons to solemnize the rights of matrimony.  13. Repealing so much of the act, entitled "An act to increase the reward, for killing Wolves," as relates to the county of Lee.  14. Compelling Andrew and James Crockett, to erect a slope thro' their dam over Reed creek.  15. Authorising the Auditor to receive the delinquent list of Robert Settlington.  16. Establishing several new feries and increasing the rates of former ones.  17. Authorising the sale of the Glebe of the parish of St. Mary, for the purpose therein mentioned.  18. To establish a toll bridge over the south branch of Potomac river.  19. Releasing to Frederick Gauder, the right of the commonwealth to a certain lot of land.  20. Remitting a fine to the heirs of Thomas Anderson, decd.  21. To increase the reward for killing Wolves, in the county of Wood.  22. Refunding to Charles Carter, a certain sum of money, with the interest.  23. Divorcing Robert Campbell, from his wife Anne.  24. Releasing to James Crawson, the right of the commonwealth to a lot of land.  25. Authorising the Auditor to receive the delinquent list of John Allen and Charles Brown.  26. Allowing the owners of lots in certain towns, a further time to improve the same.  27. Granting to William Bentley, the duplicate of a lost certificate.  28. Authorising Adam Hickman, to erect a dam across the west fork of Monongalia river.  29. Authorising John Beale, to build a toll bridge over James river.  30. Authorising improvements and repairs on the road of Haymarket District court.  31. Concerning Charleston in the county of Jefferson.  32. Making compensation to certain commissioners.  33. Authorising certain regimental and battalion courts of enquiry, to be held in the counties of Berkeley and Hampshire.  34. To raise by lottery a sum of money for erecting a seminary of learning at the Hot Springs.  35. To amend an act, intitled an act to authorise the opening a turnpike road over the South Mountains.  36. Reviving several inspections of tobacco.  37. Authorising the appointment of a mathematical surveyor in the city of Richmond and for other purposes.  38. To amend the act for incorporating the trustees of Washington Henry academy.  39. Declaring Powell's river a highway.  40. Authorising Talbot Godwin, to erect a toll bridge from the town of Suffolk, over the eastern branch of Nansemond river.  41. Adding other trustees to the town of Charlestown, in the county of Brooke; and increasing their powers.  42. Authorising the sale of certain lots in the town of Hillsborough.  43. To raise by lottery, a sum of money for the benefit of Stevensburg academy in the county of Culpeper.  44. Making an appropriation for the payment of a public debt to L. A. Pauly.  45. For incorporating the town of Lynchburg, and enlarging the same.  46. To incorporate two companies, for the purpose of cutting a navigable canal, from Roanoke river to Meherrin river; and another navigable canal, from Nansemond river, to Bennett's creek, in the state of North Carolina.  47. Authorising the Auditor to give credit to Francis White for his list of insolvents and delinquents for the year 1803, upon certain conditions.  48. Making provision for improving and keeping in repair, the road from Mockerson Gap to Powell's Valley, in the county of Lee.  49. Concerning certain free school lands in the county of Elizabeth City.  50. Giving further time to the owners of certain lots in the town of Moorfield, and Ca-Ira, to build thereon and for other purposes.  51. Establishing a town on the land of Richard Ratcliffe, at the court-house of Fairfax county.  52. Allowing to Nathaniel Fox and Leonard Hill, further time to discharge certain judgments.  53. Concerning Vincent Fortune.  54. To amend and carry into effect the several acts providing for the opening a road from the upper navigation of James River, to the upper navigation of Kanawha.  55. Establishing an inspection of tobacco, on the land of William Mayo, in the county of Henrico.  56. Concerning Filmer W. Montford.  57. Concerning the bridge erected by Alexander Wells and others over Buffalo creek.  58. Establishing several towns.  59. For killing crows in certain counties.  60. Allowing a claim to Edward Burgess and for other purposes.  61. To prevent the hauling of seins, at
certain places within certain periods annually.  62. Authorising the Auditor to issue a warrant to Mary Cox, administratrix of Abner Cox, decd.  63. Concerning Samuel Selden.  64. Authorising the trustees of Portsmouth to lease certain lands therein mentioned.  65. To appropriate the muster fines of certain counties, and for other purposes.  66. To amend an act for raising by lottery a sum of money for the benefit of the University of William and Mary.  67. To carry into execution the constitution of the Mutual Assurance Society against fire on buildings in the state Virginia, lately adopted at a general meeting.  68. To make compensation to certain commissioners from this state to the state of North Carolina.  69. Appointing other trustees of the town of Charlestown, in the county of Kanawha, in the room of those formerly appointed, and for other purposes.  70. To amend an act, for more effectually preventing the obstructions to the passage of fish in James river and its navigable branches.  71. To amend the acts, to establish a draw bridge across the eastern branch of Elizabeth river, in the county of Norfolk, and for other purposes.  72. For paying the officers of the General Assembly for their services during the present session.  73. Authorising a conveyance of certain land to be made to John Bracken.  74. Allowing further compensation to the commissioners of the revenue for the county of Frederick.  75. Concerning the James River Company.  76. To amend and explain an act to establish a turnpike between Manchester & Falling creek on the Buckingham road.  77. To amend an act concerning the clearing of the north fork of James river.  78. To alter the days for holding courts in the counties of Tazewell and Russell.  79. To ascertain and establish the limits of the city of Richmond.  80. To provide for the support of government by the imposition of taxes. of taxes. 81. To incorporate the Virginia Marine insurance company.  82. To appropriate the public revenue.  83. To amend and explain the act for improving James River.  EDUCATION  An extraordinary spirit appears to have taken possession at the minds of governors and leading men in those states where the political controversy is well set on, in respect to the general dissemination of knowledge. Earnest and handsome recommendations on this subject have appeared in executive communications to the legislatures of New York, Virginia, South Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio, and we believe other states. In our last, we published a letter of James Monroe from London, to Gov. Pyle, displaying an anxious solicitude and truly meritorious zeal on the same topic. And we may add, that many respectable newspapers in the states mentioned, are taking a deep interest in it, laboring with earnestness and diligence to impress a becoming sense of it upon the community.  The cause of this laudable spirit is obvious—every reflecting mind knows that the life and soul of a republic is INFORMATION: it is absolutely the condition of its existence. Without information among the mass of the citizens, we might as well expect a repetition of the greatest miracles recorded in the sacred scriptures, as that a people can repel the encroachments of despotism and retain their freedom. The elective franchise is the immediate instrument to ward off tyranny—but of what avail is this, unless it be exercised with discrimination? and how can discrimination be had without knowledge? If letters sufficient to read public laws and measure of figures to calculate, of history to compare, of geography and various sciences involved in a full understanding of the proceedings of the government of an extensive country? If people depend wholly on demagogues to direct their votes, (as they must without their own individual information) they might as well resign their election wholly to demagogues, and save themselves the trouble, expense and time of a formal exercise of their franchise.  General information among the people forms the only hope, the solitary basis of expectation, in respect to American freedom. In nothing else, as means of continuing our freedom, can we be distinguished from the nations which have gone before us, both ancient and modern, whose liberties existed but for a day, and without one exception have been whelmed by the overbearing torrent of domination. Our virtue is not greater than theirs—our religion is the same which many of them enjoyed—but in the press and in schools we are already gloriously distinguished; by encouraging these, we may become still more so, and by the extensive diffusion of knowledge, we may escape their fate, and our liberties flourish for ever.  We are now in the course of an experiment with a free government: we have not existed long enough as a nation to determine any thing in relation to the result—The experiment commenced under the happiest auspices; it has proceeded the short space it has advanced, in a manner calculated to excite extreme solicitude—awful doubt! Our liberties now hang trembling over the dark untried scene of approaching years—It remains to be determined, whether by obtaining and promoting KNOWLEDGE, the people will pass from an honorable probation to a permanent establishment in freedom; or whether, by neglecting this grand, this ONLY MEAN of their political salvation, they will sink into vassalage, and become another inglorious example on the records of humbled, enslaved man.  [Political Observatory]  RICHMOND ACADEMY LOTTERY.  Sixth Day—January 29, 1805.  Prize of 300 dollars—No. 3183.  Prizes of 100 dollars—Nos. 2946 1982 3075 555 1231 2954.  Prizes of 12 dollars—Nos. 180 3066 2846 825 269 1285 1642 1167 165 934 3141 634 5292 2510 2396 487 1502 3534 1474 3055 1122 2047 2456 1806 9332 239 1974 2081 436 126 3041 250 2488 149 5053 3388 914 72 3154 1424 727 1962 198 2293 2039 1252 1936 1079 3358 40 1843 2173 2909 3510 2298 5256 1233 1150 1835 2678 1514 3427 1082 459 3620 2284 435 3137 1146
2589 1556 1347 953 2731 521 1639 3108 2286 3721 3023 2710 2756 1037 1091 3275 2481 2350 2446 1663 292 1695 2930 2562 336 963 3307 716 509. Gain of the wheel 2224 dollars.  CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL CHURCH LOTTERY, BALTIMORE.  Twenty-fourth day's drawing.  300 tickets were drawn this day.  Prize of Five hundred dollars—No. 3 486.  Prizes of One hundred dollars—Nos. 5 353 5 873 9 687 10 180 16 249 12 648.  Prizes of Fifty dollars—Nos. 1 476 6 195 9 432 15 170 15 989.  Prizes of Twenty five dollars—Nos. 5 822 8 717 10 932.  Prizes of Twenty dollars—Nos. 31 293 2 816 2 829 2 844 4 042 4 044 4 213 3 059 5 182 3 436 5 947 6 781 6 788 6 805 7 055 8 304 8 390 8 786 9 161 9 295 9 651 9 687 9 805 9 900 10 236 10 562 11 240 11 236 11 694 12 033 12 419 13 272 14 5 16 967 17 228 17 402 18 479 19 532 19 151 19 336 19 699 20 253 20 340.  Forty eight Prizes of Fifteen dollars.
Twenty-fifth Day's Drawing.  300 tickets drawn this day.  Prizes of 100 dollars—Nos. 12793 14102 15253 17688 20551.  Prizes of 50 dollars—Nos. 833 12512 15378.  Prizes of 25 dollars—Nos. 8756 10943.  Prizes of 20 dollars—Nos. 39 298 266 708 908 1100 1200 1809 1910 1989 2547 3421 2746 3794 4279 4905 6139 7466 8319 8667 10147 10316 11104 11993 11607 12549 12392 13386 14238 14815 15526 15426 16154 16379 16723 17058 17690 18176 18872 20065 20147 20544 20667.  And 50 of 15 dollars:  To the inhabitants of York, Elizabeth City, Warwick, James City, Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex, Accomack and Northampton.  FELLOW CITIZENS,  THE period is nearly arrived, when you will have to exercise the invaluable privilege of selecting one of your number, to represent you in the Congress of the United States. The importance of this act, surely need not be insisted on to those who feel daily the blest effects that flow from a government of laws; unless indeed, that circumstance itself be made the ground of caution. Familiarized to happiness, we may not cease to know its value, but we may become negligent when it is presumed danger is not nigh.  Let us take the warning voice of History, which tells us, that the moment of prosperity, is often the fatal moment; that individual passions, and personal aggrandizement, the enemies of general happiness, with heads like the Hydra, neither sleep or slumber.—If in subverting the liberties of his country, one Cesar fell, another rose from his ashes, and so from the scaffold of Charles, rose a Cromwell.  The limits of an Address, will not permit me farther to pursue this subject, and a hint will suffice to convince you, of the necessity in this day of prosperity, to be guarded and jealous, to secure to your children's children the blessings you yourselves enjoy. To that end, rely not alone on the form of your government; but be equally attentive to its administration, in it seek for practical Republicanism, and be careful that those to whom you entrust power, will be ever mindful, that they are but your agents and accountable to you; that all their acts and doings be singly with a view to the public happiness. The individual who invites the public attention to himself, in this important point of view, must indeed feel numberless difficulties; but the extensive and respectable patronage I received at the last election, raises me above those difficulties; and confident in my attachment to Republican principles, I am prompted to offer myself as a Candidate for the District, at the ensuing election.  On a former occasion, I illustrated the Republicanism to which I was devoted, by reference to the present Administration. The result to the public happiness, after two years farther trial, gives cause of exultation to those, who then, or even now, avers attachment to like principles. Should I be fortunate enough to be selected by the major part of the district, my best exertions shall be, to keep the political course already set, and which is so well tested by experience, as to assure us, the result will be a continuance of public and private happiness.
BURWELL BASSETT.  FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD.  RUN away on the 24th instat. BILLY , a stout black man, aged about 50 years, has rather short, and thick lips; he is the same fellow that has attended me as a servant for a number of years; he was clad in home made clothes, of coarse and pantalettes; I suspect he is possessed of a considerable sum of money, having recently robbed me and been in the habit of doing so for a length of time before I found him out; he is being as quick as all confidence with me is lost, he will endeavor to make off either to Norfolk or the N. river; he is a sensible cunning villain, full of plausibility, I doubt not but he will possess a large sum. Ten dollars reward will be given to any one that will deliver him to me, or lodge him in any jail in the state, or fifty dollars if taken out of the state & lodged in jail, in either case I own to no fee to that I get him again.  D. TRUEHEART.  Hanover, Meadow Bridge Jan. 10 1835  The present year, as a Wet Nurse, A likely Young Woman, With her first child. February 1, 1805.

G I M E R A C K WILL stand next season at my stable about 12 miles from Howel's Ferry, ten from Sims's Ferry, and seven miles from the courthouse. Herbert C. Cocke. Hanover, November 19th, 1804. 3m
BROKER'S OFFICE. THE SUBSCRIBER HAS Opened a Broker's Office, opposite the Union Tavern, and over the Court-house of Thomas and Amos Ladd. All business confided to him will be transacted with strict fidelity. THOMAS NORVELL. Richmond, October 3, 1804. tf
NOTICE. WE the undersigned, partners in the late concerns of Buchanan, Dunlop & Co. at Petersburg, Robert Pollok & Co. at Richmond and of Dunlop, Pollok & Co. at Manchester, have sold to Mr. James Dunlop, our late partner in said concerns, the debt now due to and outstanding at these different establishments—those interested will therefore please to take notice, that hereafter payments are to be made only to the said Mr. James Dunlop, his attorney or attorneys, and to whom those having claims against these concerns will apply for payment. David Buchanan, (3m) By Robert Pollok his attorney, Robert Pollok. Virginia, Petersburg, Dec. 6, 1804.
J. Tompkins RESPECTFULLY informs those concerned, that he has removed the books and papers of the late concerns of Robert Pollok & Co. and Dunlop, Pollok & Co. to a new brick house near the basin, and directly opposite to the scale house, where he has for SALE, a few pipes of  Old Cogniac Brandy, Of superior quality. Cash will be given for Twelve or Fifteen BOYS, From 7 to 15 years old.—Enquire of the Printer.
NOTICE. ALL persons indebted to the late firm of Buchanan, Dunlop & Co. Of Petersburg; Robert Pollok & Co. Of Richmond; and Dunlop, Pollok & Co. Of Manchester, Are hereby notified that James Dunlop, late a partner in the above concerns, has become purchaser of the outstanding debts; they will therefore be pleased to make payment to Mr. John Tompkins, residing in Richmond, or the subscriber, residing in Petersburg; who alone are authorized to make collections and grant discharges. Sums will be indiscriminately commenced against all who do not make payment before the first of February next. JOHN DUNLOP, Attorney for James Dunlop. Petersburg, Nov. 15, 1804. (tf)
TO BE SOLD. For ready money, pursuant to a decree of the Federal Circuit Court, for the district of Virginia in a suit between Phineas Bond, Attorney for the creditors of Ezekiel Edwards, plaintiff, and David Ross and others defendants—two undivided parts, out of three, of forty-two acres of LAND, in the county of Henrico, upon Four Mile Creek, with the MILLS & HOUSES thereon, known by the name of the Norwichtown Mills. ALSO: A Tract or Parcel of LAND, situated in the county of Henrico, about seven miles below the City of Richmond, commonly called and known by the name of the Seven Pines, thought to contain one thousand acres, but Mr. Ross undertakes, that an accurate survey and plot shall be produced on the day of sale. The sale will positively take place at the Eagle Tavern in the City of Richmond, on Thursday the 21st day of February next. BEN. MOSBY, D.M. for JOSEPH SCOTT, M. V. D. Jan. 8. (tdc.)
At the same time and place, I will dispose of the other undivided third part of the said Norwichtown Mills, and will also dispose of a valuable tract of LAND adjoining thereto, which contains about five hundred acres, with various improvements—The whole is a valuable estate—Mr. Hemen will show the Mills and the Land. The terms of payment for the said Land and the other third part of the Mills will be half ready money, and twelve months credit for the other half. DAVID ROSS
RICHMOND ACADEMY LOTTERY. NOTICE is hereby given, that the drawing of the said Lottery will commence on this day, and be continued on Tuesdays and Saturdays, until the whole is completed. All tickets not sold and delivered before this day will be considered as held on account of the Trustees of the Academy; and the agents for selling them are earnestly requested to remit either the money or the tickets committed to their disposal, to the commissioner from whom they were received. Those who have purchased tickets on a credit, will be pleased to reckon on this day. If the days of drawing and the number to be drawn shall be increased, public notice will be given of the same. The prizes to be paid in sixty days after the drawing is completed. It is hoped that the tickets remaining in the hands of the commissioners will be readily bought, by those who are well wishes to the proposed Academy, or who wish to see in the neighbourhood of this city the beginning of a great National University. The committee appointed for that purpose have already purchased about 12 acres of ground, a little more than a mile from town, in an eligible situation, and the necessary buildings will be begun in the ensuing spring. On behalf of the trustees, Robert Mitchell, Robert Pollard, Asst. Steward, Wm. Price, G. T. T. 3 intended the drawing. Richmond, January 14, 1805.
BLANK BONDS For sale at this office.
The subscriber wishes to sell for cash, or on credit till the first day of January next, the  Two Brick Tenements, Adjoining the house of Mr. Benjamin Mosby. JOHN PENDLETON. City of Richmond, Nov. 10th, 1804. 2w
THE Subscriber has removed his SCHOOL from the Falling Garden over to the white house near the Courthouse, where Messrs. Cohen & Isaacs formerly kept store. He will continue to teach Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Grammar and Geography ; he will also teach Book-Keeping , and several branches of the Mathematics , if required.—The price of tuition will be made known on application. J. S. PLEASANTS. 13th Nov. 1804. *** All kinds of MATTRESSES for Sale—Also, old ones worked over. I. S. P.
THE IMPORTED HORSE, PRECIPITATE, WILL stand at my house to be let to mares the next season. THOMAS GOODE. Chesterfield county, Appomattox River, Nov. 27, 1804. tf
FOUND IN THE STREET IN THIS CITY, A red Morocco Pocket Book. The owner may have it by applying at this office. December 12.
FOR SALE, YARMOUTH, LYING in James City county, on Chickahominy river, ten miles from Williamsburg. The improvements are, a two-story brick house with two rooms and a passage above and below, porticoes on each side, a large and capacious barn, and 3 other out houses. The whole tract including an island in view of the house, high and low land, with marshes, contains about 2700 acres, scarcely one third of which is cleared. Two thirds of the island is arable, which, with the land adjoining the houses, is of superior quality. Adjacent to the island are two bold and navigable creeks with a convenient landing to each. The range for cattle is very extensive and the marshes and meadows will supply an abundance of hay. Fish and fowl, in their respective seasons, may with ease be obtained at your door. The orchards, consisting of the greatest variety of all kinds of fruit selected with care, are now in their prime. The terms will be made known by William Berkeley of Richmond, William Randolph of Wilson, or the subscriber. PEYTON RANDOLPH, Jr. For ELIZ. INNIS. Nov. 4th, 1804. own 2w aft tf
WILL BE SOLD. BY virtue of a deed of trust executed by James Burnley, to secure a debt therein mentioned, originally to James Barbour, and by him transferred to Austin Shelton, will be sold, for ready money, at Charlottesville, on Monday the 4th day of February next (being Albemarle court day),  A TRACT OF LAND, Lying about two miles above Charlottesville, where Mrs. Burnley now resides, or so much thereof as will be sufficient to satisfy and pay the sum of two hundred and seventy four pounds six shillings and eight pence, with interest and cost. Hardin Davis, trustee. Richmond, 8th Jan. 1805. tf
N. B. I have a few barrels of SUPERFINE FLOUR, for sale, suitable for family use. H. D.
NOTICE. THE Stockholders in the Bank of Virginia, are hereby notified, that the third instalment on their shares will become due on Tuesday, the 5th of February. By a regulation of the Stockholders at a general meeting, no Stock will be transferable or assignable, after the 8th day of February next, except at the Bank, in person or by attorney. J. BROCKENBROUGH, Cashr. January 14th, 1805.
FOR RENT, The large white House, At Rocketts, formerly occupied by Mr. William Fenwick, and afterwards by Mr. Braxton Craddock. For terms apply to Gallego, Richard & Co.
IN pursuance of a deed of trust from Thos. H. Drew, to Carter H. Harrison, bearing date the 10th Dec. 1787, Will be Sold, at public auction, at Fowler's Tavern in Cartersville, for ready money, on the 5th February next,  A TRACT OF LAND Containing 1500 acres, be the same more or less, lying in the county of Campbell, on the branches of Hill's Creek, now in the possession of Mr. Philip Payne, who will show the land to any person disposed to purchase. Under an impression that those who wish to purchase will view the premises, it is deemed unnecessary to say much of the quality; it suffices it to say, that it is esteemed a very valuable tract, great part of it capable of producing excellent tobacco. ROBERT C. HARRISON, PEYTON HARRISON, Ex'rs of C. H. HARRISON. January 9th, 1805. tds
NOTICE. THOSE indebted to the late firm of Shankle & MacRae, either by bond or open account, are desired to make payment, before the first of March—All failing to comply, will find their accounts in the hands of an attorney. Colin MacRae. Manchester, Jan. 8, 1805. (ep1M)
NEW PUBLICATION. Just received at S. PLEASANTS' Printing-Office and Book-Store, [PRICE ONE DOLLAR,]  A FAMILY TOUR THROUGH THE BRITISH EMPIRE; CONTAINING SOME ACCOUNT OF ITS Natural and Artificial Curiosities, History and Antiquities, INTERPERSED WITH BIOGRAPHICAL ANECDOTES, Particularly adapted to the amusement and instruction of Youth, (with a large Map of the British Empire.) BY PRISCILLA WAKEFIELD.
Blank Notes, and Checks, Either by the single quire, or bound up in books, FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE.
Land for Sale. BY virtue of a deed of trust executed to the subscribers by Wm. Fortin, will be SOLD, to the highest bidder, for ready money, on the premises, on the 15th day of February next, a TRACT OF LAND, lying in Louisa county, on the waters of Fork creek, containing 100 acres, being the land whereon said Fortin now resides—The land is of good quality; has a small plantation in good order and convenient houses, &c. for a small family. (tds) John Edwards, } Trustees. Chas. Smith, } Louisa, January 3, 1805.
FOR SALE, At Louisa Courthouse, on the 12th day of February next, THIRTY SEVEN  Valuable Slaves, Belonging to the estate of Christopher Smith, deceased, consisting of men, women and children; it is believed that they are as likely a parcel of slaves as was ever offered for sale in the state. Bonds with approved security, bearing interest from the date, payable the 10th of February next, will be expected from the purchasers; the interest will be remitted if the principal is punctually paid. CHARLES SMITH, acting Ex'r. of Christopher Smith, dec. Louisa, 19th Jan. 1805. HOF
THE SUBSCRIBER IS YET DESIROUS TO SELL  HIS PLANTATION, On Deep creek, in Powhatan county, and give possession immediately, with a hire of four hands thereon, for the present year and every thing prepared for a crop. For terms apply to Capt. Ludwell Bracket of Amelia, or the subscriber. Wm. MAYO. Richmond, Jan. 13th, 1805. 3w
BY virtue of a deed of trust executed to the subscriber by James Rind, dec. Will be exposed to Public Sale, On Monday the 4th day of February next, for ready money,  A TWO-STORY WOODEN HOUSE, Near the Market house, now occupied by Thomas Cowles and Scott. WILLIAM MARSHALL, Trustee. Jan. 17, 1805. tds
BY virtue of a deed of trust executed to the subscriber by James Ferguson, of the county of Buckingham, for the purpose of securing a debt due to Brown, Murphy & Co. for the sum of seventy-five pounds five shillings and eight pence, with interest thereon from the twenty-third day of April, eighteen hundred and three, and the expenses attending the execution of this trust—Will certainly be SOLD, to the highest bidder, for ready money, on Saturday the twenty-third day of February next, on the premises, at the house of the above named James Ferguson, in the aforesaid county of Buckingham, A CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF  LAND,
Containing six hundred and seventy-four acres, and bounded by the lands of George Burke, sen. Joseph C. Miggleson, Joseph Cahell, and Col. Smith—Also, a bay Mare, a yoke of Oxen, nine head of Cattle, and a Feather Bed, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to discharge the above debt, &c. Will also be sold, at the above mentioned time and place, to the highest bidder, for the best price that can be obtained, in ready money,  One Negro Woman Slave, Named Pat, and her increase, if any, since the execution of this trust—by virtue of a deed of trust executed to the subscriber by George Burke, Jr. for the purpose of securing a debt due to Brown, Murphy & Co. for the sum of one hundred and forty-seven pounds two shillings and two pence, with interest thereon from the twenty-fifth day of April, eighteen hundred and three, or so much thereof as may be found due. John Higginbotham, trustee. Amherst, 16th Jan. 1805. 6w
BY virtue of a deed of trust executed to the subscriber by Benjamin Burton, of the county of Buckingham, for the purpose of securing a debt due to Rives, Murphy & Co. for one hundred and sixteen pounds three shillings, with interest thereon at the rate of six per cent. per annum, from the twenty fourth day of December, eighteen hundred and two, and the expenses attending the execution of this trust—Will certainly be SOLD, to the highest bidder, for ready money, on Monday the eleventh day of March next, at Buckingham Courthouse, it being court day, A CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF  LAND,
Lying in the county aforesaid, on the waters of Muddy creek, and bounded by the lands of Nathaniel Burton, Jesse Burton, Matthew Robertson and Edward Maxey, containing by estimation three hundred and fifteen acres. Daniel Higginbotham, trustee. Amher>
  Amherst, 16th Jan. 1805. 6w
1200 Bushels Barley. Will positively be sold, by Procter & Maurice, at the Lumber house of the late George Nicholson, at Rocketts, on Monday the 4th of February, at 12 o'clock. TWELVE hundred bushels of good clean BARLEY, for the benefit of Wm. Forrester & Co. of the city of Richmond, they having refused to receive the said Barley when tendered to them at Rocketts, agreeable to contract. It is universally allowed, by those who are acquainted with Barley, that it is the best food for horses (except Indian corn) that can be given them; and many people prefer it even to that. This Barley will be sold in small lots; one half at 60 and the other half at 90 days, for approved notes negotiable at the Bank of Virginia—the notes to be made payable to JOHN ELLIS. January 25. tds
A NEGRO MAN. HE is an excellent gardner and seylesman, and would be a valuable servant at a distance from the town. Also for hire a GIRL, about 14 years of age, accustomed to the nursery and other domestic business; and a WOMAN, who is a good cook. Apply at the office of the Virginia Argus. January 23
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 & release, mortgage, trust, &c. FOR SALE AT S. PLEASANTS' BOOK-STORE.
ALMANACKS. Bates's and Carey's Franklin Almanacks, for 1805, are for sale at this office, by the gross, or dozen.
Lexington Lottery. By Authority of the Legislature of Virginia for raising $5,000 Dollars.  S C H E M E. Of the first Class. The drawing positively to commence on the 12th of February next. The managers are now making up the numbers and prizes for the purpose. 1 Prize of 4000 Dols. is dols. 4,000 1 do. 2000 2,000 1 do. 1000 1,000 4 do. 500 are 2,000 10 do. 200 2,000 20 do. 100 2,000 25 do. 50 1,250 100 do. 30 3,000 4327 do. 6 25,962 The first drawn number on the first day, 500 First do. 7th day, 100 First do. 8th day, 150 First do. 9th day, 200 First do. 10th day, 250 First do. 11th day, 300 First do. 12th day, 350 First do. 13th day, 400 First do. 14th day, 500 First do. 15th day, being the last day of drawing, 600 Last number drawn 453 Dollars 50,000 Five thousand Tickets, at 10 dollars each, is 50,000 There are to be no blanks in this Lottery, and the prizes will be subject to no more than 15 per cent discount. Tickets will be sold at 10 dollars each, five of which are to be paid in hand, and the remaining five when the prize money is applied for. The law authorizing this Lottery, was passed in the year 1796, for the relief of the sufferers by fire in Lexington, all of whom, except Orphans have assigned and transferred their interest and claim to the managers thereof, to be by them applied to opening a good Carriage Road over the North and South Mountains, and across the Valley through Lexington. This road will be in a direct line with the New State Road to the Western waters, and so far a continuation thereof toward Richmond, which will shorten and greatly improve the passage from every part of James River between the Blue Ridge and Richmond to the Sweet and other mineral Springs, and from thence towards Greenbrier, Kenhawa, &c. The Managers flatter themselves, that the object of this Lottery being so laudable, in which a great part of the State is interested, and from the sales that have been already made of Tickets, that upon the day above mentioned a sufficient number of Tickets, if not all, will be sold to warrant the drawing, and that no farther postponement will take place. When the drawing is finished a list of the fortunate numbers will be published.—All prize money, not applied for within one year after the drawing, will be presumed to have been relinquished for the benefit of the Lottery. William H. Cabell, } Philip Grimes, } David S. Garland, } John Leyburn, } John Coulter, } Thos. S. M'Clanahan, } Andrew Moore, } Andrew Alexander, } James M'Donell, } William Wilson, } James Gambrill, } John Carothers, Treasurer. Wm. Carothers, Secretary. Tickets are to be had of the Managers, and of Ellis and Allan, Robert Gamble, Jun. and Wm. McKenzie. Jan. 24, 1805.—Wtf.
A PROPOSAL, BY WILLIAM YOUNG BIRCH & ABRAHAM SMALL, OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA: FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION, THAT CELEBRATED WORK,  GIBBON'S HISTORY OF THE  DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE: Together with MEMOIRS of the LIFE and WRITINGS of the AUTHOR. No book could be offered, which stands in less need of encomium and recommendation.—It has been read in almost every European language.—The history of the long and interesting period from the reign of Augustus to the taking of Constantinople, and the death of Mahomet the II. is no where else to be found in the shape of regular and well-arranged history.—The Publishers presume to hope, that they do a service to their country in giving an Edition of it from the American press.—They will briefly speak of their intentions, and the superiority of this edition. 1. It will be the most complete Edition of Gibbon extant.—Because it will be enriched with the Memoirs of his Life and Writings, written by himself.—This will be an addition to the London copy of nearly 200 pages. 2. It will be about one-third cheaper than the London Copy. 3. It will be executed in the best style.—The Publishers, with confidence, recommend to the public an inspection of the books, published by them within the last three years.—They are, Russell's Ancient and Modern Europe, 7 Volumes; The Domestic Encyclopaedia, 5 Volumes, and Tucker's Blackstone, 5 Volumes.—They promise not to degenerate.  CONDITIONS. 1. It shall be printed from the last London edition, and be published in Eight Octavo Volumes, during the year 1804. 2. It shall be delivered to those Subscribers who take it in Volumes, at Two Dollars per Volume, in boards. Those who wait for the completion of the Work, may have it either at Sixteen Dollars in boards; or in a good and handsome binding, at Twenty Dollars; payable on delivery. It will be enriched with Two whole sheet Maps—one of the Eastern, the other of the Western part of the Roman Empire—A Map of the parts of Europe and Asia adjacent to Constantinople, and an elegantly engraved Head of the Author. Subscription received by SAMUEL PLEASANTS, Jr. Richmond.
THE subscriber having rented the new BRICK HOUSE on the main street, near Major Du-Val's, will be happy in accommodating a few gentlemen with BOARD on reasonable terms. Peter Moseley. Shockoe Hill, Jan. 5, 1805. wtf
Foolscap & Letter Paper For sale at this office.
Prince-Edward, November, 1804. Huriah Willard, plaintiff. Against, Henry Nixon & Pugh W. Price, defendants. In Chancery. THE defendant Nixon, not having entered his appearance and given security according to an act of the general assembly and the rules of this court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that he is an inhabitant of this state: On the motion of the plaintiff by his counsel, it is ordered, that the said defendant Nixon do appear here on the first day of March court next and answer the plaintiff's bill; and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in some one of the newspapers printed in the city of Richmond, for two months successively; and also posted at the front door of the courthouse of this county. A copy—Teste. Ben. Watkins, d. c.
BY virtue of a deed of trust executed to us by the Rev. Elkanah Talley, late of Hanover County, dec. for the purpose of securing to his late ward Benja. Anderson, whatever might be due to him the said Benjamin, from him the said Elkanah, either as administrator of the estate of John Anderson, dec. or as guardian of the said Benjamin,  WILL BE SOLD, By us, or either of us, on the 25th day of February next, for ready money, at the dwelling house of Mrs. Mary Talley in the County of Hanover, about 3 miles from the Courthouse, two likely negro men slaves, four horses, and all the other estate of which the said Elkanah, died seized, consisting of stock, furniture and plantation utensils. Thomas Pollard, Patrick Anderson, John Anderson, jun. January 8, 1805. 4to.
WHEATMAN & WOVEN WIRE MANUFACTORY, No. 7, Bridge street, four doors north of Griffith's Bridge, Baltimore. WHERE are made and sold, WHEAT FANS, first quality; ROLLING and other SCREENS, for wheat, barley, flax-seed, &c.; HAND RIDDLES and SLAVES, for coal, corn, barley, wheat, rye, oats, meal, brick-dust, flax seed, clover, &c. cockle, lime, sand, &c.; SHAKES for Indian meal; WIRE SAFES; WOVEN WIRE for windows, &c. &c. AMOS SMITH, (Formerly WEST & SMITH.) N. B. A good assortment on hand. Any of the above articles will be delivered in Richmond, (on short notice) at the same prices as at the manufactory (exclusive of freight) on the orders being left with SAMUEL PARSONS & SON, Near the Basin, of whom the prices may be known—who have now on hand, Wheat Fans; Wheat and Lime Sieves, and Meal Sieves, &c. of a superior quality. P. S. WIRE SAFES, and a few tons IRON on hand. 11th Mo. 1st, 1804. wtf
Land for Sale. BY virtue of a deed of trust executed to the subscriber by John Burnley, to answer the purposes therein specified, will be sold, on the premises, to the highest bidder, for ready money, on the 10th day of February next, three hundred and eighty two and one half ACRES OF LAND, lying in the lower end of Louisa, immediately on the Richmond road, leading from Louisa Courthouse, adjoining the lands of Jesse Hoggard, Seth Burnley, John Diggs, Mrs. Christopher, &c. On this land there is a small plantation, orchards, a tolerable good dwelling house, barn and outbuildings, immediately on the road. Wm. G. POINDEXTER, Trustee. January 24, 1805. wtf.
ON Monday the eleventh of February, if fair, if not the next fair day, will be SOLD, to the highest bidder, pursuant to the will of the late Capt. Thomas Nelson, and to a decree in Chancery of the worshipful Court of King William county, five hundred acres of  Valuable Land, Being part of the tract whereon the said Thomas Nelson resided. The sale will take place on the premises, when the terms will be made known; in the mean time, the land may be viewed by applying to WM. NELSON, Trustee. King William, Jan. 25th, 1805. w3*
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES, live for sale at Dr. Wilson's Apothecary Shop, opposite the Bell Tavern, to wit: RED and white Lead, Verdigris, Spanish Whiting, Spanish Brown, Umber, Naples Yellow, Blue Smalt, Brown Pink, Rose Pink, Flake White, Gold Leaf, Liquid Gold Size, Copal and Spirit Varnish, Camel's Hair Pencils, Yellow Ochre, Litharge, Sugar of Lead, &c. &c. Also a quantity of St. Peter's. He wishes to rent a stand for an Apothecary's Shop in the neighbourhood of the cross street leading to Mayo's bridge. 26th Dec. 1804. wtf
HUGH J. CRAWFORD, Has just received per the ship Alexander, from London, a general assortment of genuine  Drugs and Medicines, Which he will dispose of on moderate terms. Richmond, Dec. 24th, 1804. w2m
FOR SALE,  A valuable Tract of Land, Lying on Beaver creek, containing 300 acres, with a good dwelling house 38 feet by 28, two stories high, with 4 rooms on the lower floor and 2 above, with a very large peach orchard and a small apple orchard, with about 100 acres of cleared land, now in good order for corn, wheat and tobacco—This tract is well watered, well timbered and lies remarkably level, for this part of the country, it being in 2 miles of the courthouse. As I would wish to move to Kentucky next fall, I would give possession then, and the purchaser be furnished with corn and stock of all kinds, at the market price. For terms apply to me, living on the premises. John S. Woodson. Henry county, Nov 29, 1804.
FIVE DOLLARS REWARD. ON or about the 21st of December last, I gave permission to Benjamin Hurt (who is an apprentice to me) to go into the country to spend the holidays with his friends; my orders to him were to return on the Monday after new year's day at farthest, & as he has not yet returned I think it my duty to advertise him; therefore will give the above Reward to any person who will deliver him to me in Richmond, or secure him in any jail so that I get him again. It is probable he is lurking about in the neighbourhood of his father William Hurt, in New Kent county. All persons are cautioned against harbouring or employing the said Apprentice. Wm. M. KIM. Richmond, January 24th, 1805. 3t

Resources and Expenditures of the Commonwealth.
   Dolls. Cts.     Expenses of General Assembly 43,332   Officers Civil Government 58,000   Officers militia 3,408   Contingent fund 11,000   Criminal charges, including expense of guards 41,230   Slaves executed 3,020   Slaves transported 2,900   Lunatic Hospital 6,500   Pensioners 5,300   Guard in the city of Richmond 15,510   To complete the manufactory of arms, including arrearages 10,000   Expense of the operations of the manufactory of arms, including the officers' salaries 40,000   Removing criminals to the penitentiary and their confinement therein 10,550   Public warehouses for the inspection of tobacco 3,200   For completing the James river canal warehouse 2,300   Public services of clerks of district courts 1,700   For interest due those who paid money into the treasury on account of British debts 23,700 50   For interest on public debt registered 5,450 40   Debt due Duncan Ross's executors, by a decree of the court of appeals 8,021 84   Do. to L. A. Pauly 5,177 41   First instalment on the state's shares in the Bank of Virginia 30,000   State shares in Appomattox canal company 625   Expense of election of senators and delegates to congress 490   Expense of election of President and Vice-President 1,142 98   Commissioners of the revenue 12,060   Expense of clearing Holstein river 490   For completing the road from the head navigation of James river to the head navigation of Kanawha, including former appropriations 8,400   Total amount of expenditures 352,250 00  
Revenue of the Commonwealth to meet the foregoing expenditures.
   Dolls. Cts.     Net amount of tax on land, lots and other property, 274,594 dollars and 17 cents, of which will probably be received at the treasury by the 1st day of October next. 200,000   Amount of surplus on tobacco 19,574 57   Net tax on law process 15,000   Do. register's fees 2,418 93   Interest on shares in the James river canal company 4,500   Amount of sale of slaves transported 3,513 82   Money in the treasury on the 1st October, 1804. 121,948 58   To which add arrearages on taxes, including 1802, 195,916 dollars and 67 cents, estimated to produce 20,000   Balance of taxes for 1803, 98,995 dollars and 30 cents, estimated to produce 20,000   Total amount of revenue 474,850 20   352,250 00   Surplus 122,591 86  
The Taxes remain as heretofore, and are as follows, viz.
   Dolls. Cts.     On lands, for every 100 dollars value according to the equalizing law, 0 48   On every slave above 12 years old, except those exempted as heretofore, 0 44   On every stud horse and jack ass, twice the price of the season. 0 13   On all other horses, mules, asses and colts, for each, 0 13   On every ordinary licence, 12 50   On every four-wheeled riding carriage, except phaetons and stage wagons, per wheel, 1 25   On every phaeton and stage waggon, per wheel, 0 84   On every other riding carriage, with two wheels, per wheel, 0 45   On lots and houses in town, for every 100 dollars of the rent, 1 15   On every merchant selling by wholesale and retail, for each store, 40 0   On every retail merchant, for each store, 13 0   On every hawker and pedlar, 20 0    The act to impose taxes is the same in every respect, with that passed at the last session, except that planters and farmers are permitted to sell sugar, coffee, tea and spices, to their neighbors, which are purchased as a return load, in addition to salt, iron and steel, allowed by the former act.
Penitentiary System.
   Offenders Received: Number Crimes for which the Offenders are now confined: Number     In the year 1800, 21 For murder in the second degree, 10   1801, 33 Grand larceny, 17   1802, 44 Forgery and passing counterfeit money, 4   1803, 55 Burglary, 9   1804, *41 Horse stealing, 28   Manslaughter, 4   Rape, 1   Highway robbery, 1   Insurrection, 1   Felony, 14   Stabbing, 1   Total 194 Total, 83   Discharged, 95   Escape 1, 4   Died, 6   105   Remaining, 89    * The act of January 29th, 1803, for trying smaller offences in the county courts, has probably diminished the number this year.  Of whom 2 are committed a second time, for new offences. There are 18 black men, 1 black woman, and 1 white woman, now in confinement; the rest are white men. 80 of the convicts are Americans, and 9 foreigners.
   Dolls. Cts.     Balance against the institution, last year, 1,813 82   Expense of guards for conveying 34 prisoners from the District jails to the penitentiary in the year 1804, 3,132 9   Loss to the state, in one year, 4,945 71  
Operations of the Armory.
   Dolls. Cts.     Sum expended of the appropriation of last year in manufacturing arms 38,997 10   Manufactory of arms, buildings, &c. 8,453 60    Within the last twelve months have been manufactured 2,307 muskets with bayonets complete, 56 swords for cavalry, besides various other parts of fire arms, which are not yet completed.
Summary of all the Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, of a public nature, passed at the December session, 1804.
1. An act to amend the act directing the mode of appointing a public printer, prescribing his duties, &c. This act provides that the public printer shall enter into bond, in the penalty of 5,000 dollars, with sufficient security, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. His duties are the same as those prescribed by the act of 1796, except that instead of printing only 2,300 copies of the acts of each session, (which has heretofore been considered as within his official duties,) he is now compelled to furnish 3,200; for which, and all the duties of his office, he receives a salary of 2,500 dollars annually. Thus by reducing the stated salary from 2,700 dollars, and including within the official duties of the public printer, the thousand extra copies of the laws, (which cost the state, last year, 1,350 dollars,) a saving to the commonwealth of nearly 1,500 dollars, per annum, has been effected.
2. An act authorizing the introduction of Deareau's patent balances into the warehouses of this commonwealth, upon certain conditions. This act merely prescribes that in the warehouses already established, which may require new scales and weights, and in those which may hereafter be established, the commissioners appointed to superintend them, may introduce Deareau's patent balance for weighing tobacco, if they think proper.
3. An act to amend and explain an act, further declaring what shall be deemed unlawful meetings of slaves. The object of this law, is to explain and amend an act of the last session, which had excited considerable alarm in the minds of many of the citizens of this commonwealth, who apprehended that their religious rights might be infringed. It declares that nothing in that act contained, shall be construed to prevent any master or owner of slaves from carrying, or permitting their slaves to go with any part of their white family to any place of religious worship, provided that such worship be conducted by an ordained or licensed white minister; nor to affect any white person who may happen to be at any place of religious worship so conducted, by a white minister; at which there may be such a number of slaves, as would, as it has heretofore been construed, constitute an unlawful assembly of slaves.
4. An act to explain and amend the act providing for the poor, and declaring who shall be deemed vagrants. The provisions of this law are, that the courts may alter the districts heretofore laid off or heretofore established, for choosing overseers of the poor. If ten of the freeholders and housekeepers, or not attend in any district and vote for overseers of the poor, no election shall take place, but the superintendent shall return the truth of the case to the next court, who shall proceed, as soon thereafter as possible, to elect for such district. The recognizance for appearance at court, of the reputed father of a bastard child, shall be in a sum not less than 50 nor more than 200 dollars; and if the same be forfeited, the treasury thereon shall be paid to the overseers of the poor, for the use of the poor.
5. An act for the relief of special bail in certain cases. Where the principal debtor is in jail in any county, the special bail may obtain a certified copy of the recognizance from the Clerk, Judge or Justice, as the case may be, and deliver it to the jailer where the principal is imprisoned, who shall give a receipt therefor, expressing that the special bail had rendered up to the jailer, the body of the principal, in discharge of his recognizance, and the principal shall be held in custody in the same manner, as if the surrender had been made in the court of the county, where the suit was brought, and an exonerata, and the special bail shall be discharged: Provided, that the special bail shall give immediate notice thereof to the creditor, his agent, or attorney at law, if living in the district or county where the suit was brought; if not, then the jailer's receipt shall be filed with the clerk of the court, and a receipt taken therefor, which shall be deemed sufficient notice. Nothing in this act contained shall prevent any person so surrendered, from giving other special bail as heretofore.
6. An act to amend an act, entitled "An act to amend and reduce into one, the several acts of the General Assembly for regulating the Militia of this Commonwealth." The commanding officer of each brigade, shall direct the training the officers, and regimental masters, to be held in each regiment, in October and November, and the regimental master shall immediately thereon, the training of the officers, which shall last three days, except where there are more regiments than one in a county, in which case the training and musters shall be as heretofore. The brigade inspector shall charge mileage only for one circuit, and the Brigadier General shall so arrange the training & musters, as to make only one circuit necessary: Provided, that no inspector shall receive less than 100 dollars. Any officer removing from his county, or the bounds of his regiment, or failing to perform the duties of his office for 6 months, shall be considered as having resigned, and the vacancy filled as in other cases; unless such officer is employed abroad in the service of this state, or the U. States. The adjutant shall be allowed not exceeding 6 dollars, for each day's attendance at the regimental and battalion musters, and training each day's attendance on said courts, & 4 dollars for each list of fines made out as required by law; the Provost marshall not exceeding 3 dollars, for each day's attendance on the courts of enquiry. The commanding officer of each troop of cavalry and company of artillery shall hereafter report his delinquents to the commanding officer of the battalion, in which such delinquent resides. The executive are no longer empowered to issue commissions for more than one troop of cavalry to each regiment. The clerks of the courts of enquiry shall transmit to the auditor, a certified copy of the sheriff's receipt for each list of militia fines, with a copy of such list; and such certified copy of the sheriff's receipt shall be evidence on a motion against him, for such fines.
7. An act concerning seamen. Although this law is of a general nature, yet its operation must necessarily be confined to particular parts of the state. It is in conformity with the law of Congress, and merely authorises a magistrate to apprehend any seaman, not being a citizen of this state, or any of the United States, who deserts from the vessel on board of which he had contracted to perform service; and restore him to the commander thereof. From the general tenor of the act of 1800, (passed in consequence of a seaman having been sent from Norfolk to be tried in a foreign court, on suspicion of being an accomplice in a mutiny on board of a British vessel of war,) the magistrates had refused to issue warrants to apprehend deserters, even from a merchant vessel. There is a provision in this act in favor of those seamen who may be in danger of their life or person, on account of ill treatment from the commander of the vessel requiring their apprehension.
8. An act to amend the act to prevent the circulation of private Bank Notes. In the year 1785, an act passed prohibiting the circulation of private bank notes, payable to bearer, under certain penalties. A private association, in Alexandria, without any charter, under the name of the Bank of Potomac, have evaded the law, by issuing their notes payable to the cashier of the bank, by whom they are endorsed, and thrown into circulation. As all the evils which the act of 1785 meant to remedy, are produced by this evasion, the present law was passed, inflicting the same penalty on those offering in payment a note issued by a company having no charter, as if it was made payable to bearer.
9. An act to amend the act entitled "An act directing the registering the names, ages, & sexes of slaves in certain cases." The act under the above title is declared to extend to all cases where slaves are allotted to a widow for her dower, or devised to her in lieu thereof; or held by any person for his, or her life only, or the life of any other person. A copy of this act is to be produced up by the clerks of the county & corporation courts, at the front door of their court houses, in the months of July & August next. This act to commence the 1st of September next.
10. An act allowing compensation to certain persons for carrying lunatics to the Williamsburg hospital, and for other purposes. In this act there is a general provision, declaring that when the board of directors shall refuse to receive any lunatic, for want of room, he shall be carried back to the magistrates before whom the examinations were had, who are to give to the officer conducting such lunatic, a certificate of the services performed by him and the guard; whereupon the Auditor is to grant a warrant for the same allowance as if the lunatic had been regularly received. And in case of a lunatic so returned, if it shall be necessary to confine him in jail, the jailer shall receive him, and be paid for each day's maintenance, in the same manner as jailers are now paid for prisoners, in confinement for offences committed by them; which expenses shall be reimbursed out of the estate of the lunatic, if sufficient.
11. An act further to amend the penal laws of this commonwealth. The 34th section of the act of 1796, which limited prosecutions for offences against penal laws to one year, is repealed. Prosecutions for offences against the penal laws, are to be sued in one year, except where other provisions are made; perjury, subornation of perjury, or such forgery or publication of perjury as are not punishable with death or confinement in the penitentiary, must be commenced within one year. To prevent the evasion of this law, with intent to disfigure, is punishable by confinement in the penitentiary, not less than 2 nor more than 10 years. Hogs, steers are to be tried and punished for petit larceny. Counterfeiting, or passing counterfeit notes of the Virginia bank, declared to be felony, & punishable by confinement in the penitentiary for not less than 10 nor more than 20 years. To burn or set fire to a house in a town or to advise it to be done, and arson at common law are punishable with death. To burn a barn, stable, corn house or tobacco house, or stack of wheat, fodder, &c. is punishable by confinement in the penitentiary not less than two nor more than five years. A slave attempting to ravish a white woman, to be adjudged guilty of felony, and to be punished as heretofore. Those who are to be hanged, who are apprehended for a crime not punishable with death or confinement in the penitentiary, if so punishable, and a slight suspicion of guilt fall on the party, he shall be bailed, but if there be good cause to believe him guilty he shall not be bailed.
12. An act to reform the practice in the district, county and corporation courts in certain cases. Where an office judgment is entered up in an action of debt founded on a single bill, promissory note, or other writing, for the payment of money or tobacco, execution may issue thereon after the next succeeding quarterly court, for principal, interest from the time the bill became due till paid, and costs, and the said office judgment shall have been set aside, as other office judgments may now be. Nothing in this section of the act, concerning proceedings in chancery, shall be so construed as to allow interest on costs, or compound interest in any case; & heretofore, in all actions founded on a bill, the jury shall ascertain the principal sum due, and fix the period, at which interest shall commence (if allowed by them) and judgment shall be entered accordingly, on interest from that period. Upon an injunction obtained in any county or corporation court, or a bill filed in such court, to foreclose the equity of redemption in mortgaged lands, process may be directed to the sheriff of any county, or sergeant of any corporation in the state, to levy the sum of money to be raised for giving notice of the sale of the mortgaged lands, and costs of foreclosure. This act to commence the 1st of April next.
13. An act to class the counties, and for other purposes. This object of this law is to reduce the number of commissioners of the revenue in some of the counties. The fee for a return for 30 counties.
14. An act to amend the act, reducing into one the several acts for the inspection of Tobacco. When tobacco is refused at a warehouse, as at present, or may have it picked, as at present, or shall ship or otherwise send out of the state refused tobacco, shall forfeit 200 dollars for each hogshead. This act to commence the 1st of April next.
15. An act to explain and amend an act concerning the fees of certain officers, &c. The several clerks shall be allowed the same fees as heretofore for entering on the rule docket all rules to declare, plead, &c. entering a non est return order, &c. or filing a pleading at law, bill, answer, &c. in chancery; but as for entering a continuance of a cause or rule on his rule docket, but he shall continue the cause monthly, when necessary, on the rule docket, and for all which continuances, he shall receive 25 cents quarterly, in lieu of all fees heretofore allowed for continuances, and no more. Separate and distinct rules and order dockets shall be kept for chancery causes, in the county and corporation courts. No clerk shall place a fee bill in the hands of any sheriff, or demand or receive any fee for a copy of any writ, declaration, bill or other pleading, or proceeding, or of a judgment or decree, or of costs, unless a copy hath been actually made and delivered; nor shall he be entitled to a fee for making up a complete set. [Continued in last col. opposite page.]

Population of the different States in the Union, according to the last Census of 1800.
   States. Whites. Free Blacks. Slaves. Total.     New-Hampshire 182,998 858 8 183,858   Massachusetts, including the district of Maine. 567,294 7,270 none 574,564   Connecticut 244,721 3,380 951 251,052   Vermont 153,908 557 none 154,465   Rhode-Island 65,438 3,304 380 69,122   New-York 335,053 10,374 20,613 366,040   New-Jersey 194,335 4,402 12,422 211,149   Pennsylvania 586,175 14,584 1,706 602,445   Delaware 49,832 8,268 6,153 64,253   Maryland 221,998 19,987 107,707 349,692   Virginia 518,674 20,507 346,968 886,149   North-Carolina 337,764 7,043 133,296 478,103   South-Carolina 196,259 8,181 146,151 345,591   Georgia 101,036 1,919 59,599 162,554   Kentucky 179,875 741 40,343 220,959   Tennessee 91,709 809 13,584 105,592   Ohio 45,028 337 none 45,365   Indiana Territory 6,109 163 135 6,407   Mississippi Territory 5,159 182 3,489 8,830  
Population of the State of Virginia, in 1800.
   Counties. Whites. Free Blacks, &c. Slaves. Total.     1. Accomack 9,725 1,541 4,429 15,695   2. Albemarle 8,796 207 7,436 16,439   3. Amelia 2,819 32 6,585 9,436   4. Amherst 9,205 134 7,463 16,801   5. Augusta 9,671 95 1,946 11,712   6. Bath 4,830 17 661 5,508   7. Bedford 9,880 302 4,097 14,125   8. Berkeley, and 9. Jefferson 18,832 306 3,971 23,005   10. Botetourt 8,773 135 1,510 10,427   11. Brooke 4,403 16 322 4,708   12. Brunswick 6,647 270 9,422 16,349   13. Buckingham 6,824 220 6,236 13,389   14. Campbell 5,393 802 3,671 9,866   15. Caroline 6,492 885 10,381 17,438   16. Charles City 1,954 392 6,018 8,365   17. Charlotte 5,506 123 6,288 11,912   18. Chesterfield 6,317 819 7,332 14,238   19. Culpeper 9,479 272 7,348 18,100   20. Cumberland 3,945 183 5,711 9,839   21. Dinwiddie 4,741 216 6,340 11,293   22. Elizabeth City 1,238 12 1,522 2,772   23. Essex 3,465 275 5,767 9,508   24. Fairfax 7,035 204 6,070 13,317   25. Fauquier 12,444 131 8,744 21,329   26. Fluvanna 2,559 44 1,980 4,623   27. Franklin 7,701 27 1,574 9,302   28. Frederick 12,522 453 8,660 24,644   29. Gloucester 5,237 83 4,909 10,129   30. Goochland 4,803 415 4,903 9,566   31. Grayson 3,731 1 170 3,912   32. Greenbrier 4,046 9 207 4,345   33. Greeneville 2,398 212 4,116 6,727   34. Halifax 11,168 292 7,911 19,377   35. Hampshire 7,501 120 8,251 15,727   36. Hanover 5,932 250 8,192 14,403   37. Hardy 5,892 111 622 6,527   38. Harrison 4,598 5 245 4,848   39. Henrico 8,998 842 4,602 14,149   40. Henry 8,713 120 1,415 10,259   41. Isle of Wight 4,735 873 4,020 9,342   42. James City 1,374 158 2,380 3,912   43. Kanawha 5,001 7 231 5,239   44. King & Queen 4,635 164 5,380 9,879   45. King George 2,538 164 3,987 6,749   46. King William 3,139 172 6,744 9,955   47. Lancaster 2,090 159 6,120 8,375   48. Lee 3,292 3 243 3,538   49. Loudoun 15,206 233 4,990 20,583   50. Louisa 5,768 132 5,992 11,892   51. Lunenburg 4,372 138 5,976 10,381   52. Madison 4,836 50 3,436 8,322   53. Mathews 2,985 17 2,804 5,806   54. Mecklenburg 7,779 553 8,876 17,008   55. Middlesex 1,603 84 2,516 4,203   56. Monongalia 8,359 18 163 8,540   57. Monroe 3,999 12 189 4,188   58. Montgomery 8,037 39 968 9,044   59. Nansemond 5,209 210 4,402 11,127   60. New-Kent 2,523 212 3,622 6,363   61. Norfolk county 7,551 207 4,735 12,493   62. Northampton 2,931 454 3,172 6,763   63. Northumberland 3,679 221 3,903 7,803   64. Nottoway 3,311 107 5,983 9,401   65. Ohio 4,468 15 257 4,725   66. Orange 6,160 47 5,242 11,449   67. Patrick 3,552 190 647 4,349   68. Pittsylvania 8,503 61 4,133 12,697   69. Powhatan 2,639 144 5,031 7,814   70. Prince Edward 4,764 277 5,921 10,962   71. Pendleton 3,816 14 132 3,962   72. Prince George 2,795 250 4,380 7,425   73. Prince William 6,975 842 5,416 12,733   74. Princess Anne 5,200 85 3,574 8,859   75. Randolph 1,739 2 83 1,826   76. Richmond, and 77. Westmoreland 5,334 584 8,226 13,744   78. Rockbridge 7,778 97 1,070 8,945   79. Rockingham 9,260 56 1,052 10,374   80. Russell 4,443 12 352 4,808   81. Shenandoah 12,947 85 781 13,814   82. Southampton 6,461 839 6,625 13,925   83. Spotsylvania 5,875 297 6,850 13,002   84. Stafford 5,435 193 4,343 9,973   85. Surry 2,777 500 3,258 6,535   86. Sussex 4,532 542 5,928 11,062   87. Tazewell 1,895 13 219 2,127   88. Warwick 614 21 1,024 1,659   89. Washington 8,250 386 900 10,536   90. Wood 1,135 1 61 1,217   91. Wythe 5,538 11 831 6,380   92. York 1,166 45 2,020 3,231   Towns.   Norfolk Foreign 3,850 352 2,724 6,574   Petersburg 1,606 428 1,428 3,521   Richmond City 2,837 607 2,293 5,737  
Acts of a Private or Local Nature.
 Appropriating a sum of money for the purpose of opening the navigation of Holstein river.  Incorporating a Library Company in the county of Prince Edward.  Authorising William Bentley and Edward Mosely to erect a toll bridge over Staunton river.  Releasing to Ludewick McCarrol the right of the commonwealth to certain lands.  Concerning the pension of William Shepherd.  Authorising Benjamin Wilson, jr. to erect a dam across the west fork of Monongalia river.  For adding part of the county of Ohio to the county of Harrison.  Increasing the salary of the surgeon of the public guard and prisoners confined in the penitentiary.  Increasing the tolls at Mason's bridge, over Occoquan river.  Confirming certain elections of overseers of the poor, in King George county.  For raising by lottery, a sum of money, for improving the navigation of Gauntico creek.  Authorising the court of Mason county, to appoint one or more persons to solemnize the rights of matrimony.  Repealing so much of the act, intitled "An act to increase the reward, for killing Wolves," as relates to the county of Lee.  Compelling Andrew and James Crockett, to erect a slope through their dam over Reed creek.  Authorising the Auditor to receive the delinquent list of Robert Settlement.  Establishing several new ferries and increasing the rates of former ones.  Authorising the sale of the Glebe of the parish of St. Mary, for the purpose therein mentioned.  To establish a toll bridge, over the South branch of Potomack river.  Releasing to Frederick Gauder, the right of the commonwealth to a certain lot of land.  Remitting a fine to the heirs of Thomas Anderson, dec.  To increase the reward for killing Wolves, in the county of Wood.  Refunding to Charles Carter, a certain sum of money, with the interest.  Divorcing Robert Campbell, from his wife Anne.  Releasing to James Crawson, the right of the commonwealth to a lot of land.  Authorising the Auditor to receive the delinquent list of John Allen and Charles Brown.  Allowing the owners of lots in certain towns, a further time to improve the same.  Granting to William Bentley, the duplicate of a lost certificate.  Authorising Adam Hickman, to erect a dam across the West fork of Monongalia river.  Authorising John Beale, to build a toll bridge over James river.  Authorising improvements and repairs on the lot of Haymarket District court.  Concerning Charleston, in the county of Jefferson.  Making compensation to certain commissioners.  Authorising certain regimental and Battalion courts of enquiry, to be held in the counties of Berkeley and Hampshire.  To raise by lottery a sum of money for erecting a seminary of learning at the Hot Springs.  To amend an act, intitled an act to authorise the opening a turnpike road over the South Mountains.  Reviving several inspections of tobacco.  Authorising the appointment of a mathematical surveyor in the city of Richmond and for other purposes.  To amend the act for incorporating the trustees of Washington Henry academy.  Declaring Powell's river a highway.  Authorising Talbot Godwin, to erect a toll bridge from the town of Suffolk, over the Eastern branch of Nansemond river.  Adding other trustees to the town of Charlestown, in the county of Brooke, and increasing their powers.  Authorising the sale of certain lots in the town of Hillsborough.  To raise by lottery, a sum of money for the benefit of Stevensburg academy, in the county of Culpeper.  Making an appropriation for the payment of a public debt to L. A. Pauly.  For incorporating the town of Lynchburg, and enlarging the same.  To incorporate two companies, for the purpose of cutting a navigable canal, from Roanoke river to Meherrin river; and another navigable canal, from Nansemond river, to Bennett's creek, in the state of North Carolina.  Authorising the Auditor to give credit to Francis White, for his list of insolvents and delinquents for the year 1803, upon certain conditions.  Making provision for improving and keeping in repair, the road from Mockerson Gap to Powell's valley, in the county of Lee.  Concerning certain free school lands in the county of Elizabeth city.  Giving further time to the owners of certain lots in the town of Meersfield, and Ca. fra, to build thereon and for other purposes.  Establishing a town on the land of Richard Ratcliffe, at the court-house of Fairfax county.  Allowing to Nathaniel Fox and Leonard Hill, further time to discharge certain judgments.  Concerning Vincent Fortune.  To amend and carry into effect the several acts providing for the opening a road from the upper navigation of James River, to the upper navigation of Kanawha.  Establishing an inspection of Tobacco, on the land of William Mayo, in the county of Henrico.  Concerning Filmer W. Montford.  Concerning the bridge erected by Alexander Wells and others over Buffalo creek.  Establishing several towns.  For killing crows in certain counties.  Allowing a claim to Edward Burgess and for other purposes.  To prevent the hazing of ships, at certain places within certain periods annually.  Authorising the Auditor to issue a warrant to Mary Cox, administratrix of Abner Cox dec'd.  Concerning Samuel Selden.  Authorising the trustees of Portsmouth to lease certain lands therein mentioned.  To appropriate the muster fines of certain counties, and for other purposes.  To amend an act for raising by lottery a sum of money for the benefit of the University of William and Mary.  To carry into execution the constitution of the Mutual Assurance Society against fire on buildings of the state of Virginia, lately adopted at a general meeting.  To make compensation to certain commissioners from this state to the state of North Carolina.  Appointing other trustees of the town of Charlestown, in the county of Kanawha, in the room of those formerly appointed, and for other purposes.  To amend an act, for more effectually preventing the passage of fish in James river and its navigable branches.  To amend the act, to establish a draw bridge across the Eastern branch of Elizabeth river, in the county of Norfolk, and for other purposes.  For paying the officers of the General Assembly for their services during the present session.  Authorising a conveyance of certain land to be made to John Bracken.  Allowing further compensation to the commissioners of the revenue for the county of Frederick.  Concerning the James River Company.  To amend and explain an act to establish a turnpike between Manchester and Falling Creek, on the Buckingham road.  To amend an act concerning the clearing of the North fork of James river.  To alter the days for holding courts in the counties of Tazewell and Russell.  To ascertain and establish the limits of the city of Richmond.  To provide for the support of government by imposing taxes.  To incorporate the Virginia marine insurance company.  To appropriate the public revenue.  To amend and explain the act for improving James River. 
Continued from last col. opposite page.  card in any cause wherein it may be necessary, till he shall actually be made up such record; Provided, that this shall not be construed to prevent witnesses from getting copies of any of their attendance, or to prevent clerks from taking in the bill of costs or execution, to be recovered by the successful party, the fee for making up records herefore due to copies of records necessary in cases of appeal, writ of error or supersedeas. If any clerk knowingly and fraudulently charge, demand, take, &c. fees for business actually done, he shall be guilty of extortion and on conviction in the general court, by indictment or information, shall be amerced and imprisoned at the discretion of a jury, and discharged from his office forever. Lawyers practising in any court may freely inspect the papers and records without being compelled to take copies. In future, shall not be the duty of the clerk of any court to make up a complete record in any cause therein decided, except where the title or bounds of land shall be determined, and in the case of appeal, writ of error or supersedeas. An annual allowance, not exceeding 25 dollars, shall be allowed by the county and corporation courts for the public services of their clerks. Any clerk at the end of every 3 months, may demand of the creditor or his agent, where by law the creditor is now liable the amount of his account for the maintenance of his debtor; and if the creditor fails to make immediate payment, the clerk may recover the amount on ten days notice; and upon execution on such judgment, shall be entitled to "No security to be taken" and if the sheriff or other shall return on two executions that he cannot reach the debtor; but the creditor shall be compelled to maintain his debtor, or the clerk to support him, if he takes the prison bonds. This act to commence the first day of July next.  15. An act making compensation to witnesses attending on the part of the commonwealth, in civil cases, and for other purposes. Witnesses attending any court, on behalf of the commonwealth in civil cases, shall be allowed the same compensation as if they were attending for individuals; and on a certificate of the clerk, the auditor shall issue his warrant for the amount. And in civil cases where the commonwealth prevails, all costs, which it is liable to pay, shall be taxed and recovered as in the case of individuals. Constables shall be allowed for arrests and summoning witnesses in criminal cases, the same fees as sheriffs, and constables and guards, for conveying prisoners to the county jail, shall have the same fees as are allowed for removing prisoners to the penitentiary, to be paid out of the public treasury.  17. An act further to amend the act concerning slaves, free negroes, &c. To carry a slave out of the state, or from one county to another, without the consent of the owner, and with intention to defraud or deprive the owner of such slave, subjects the offender to a fine not less than 100 nor more than 500 dollars, also to imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than 2 nor more than 4 years, to be ascertained by a jury; and moreover the offender shall pay to the owner double the value of the slave, and damages incurred in regaining or attempting to regain such slave, to be recovered by an action on the case, in which half shall be required of right. Not only those so carrying away slaves, but masters of vessels having a slave on board, and sailing beyond the limits of any county with such slave, shall be considered as carrying him off; and any person travelling by land who shall give protection or assistance to a slave to prevent his being stopped, shall also be considered guilty of carrying off. Masters of vessels permitting slaves to come on board, or buying anything of them, without consent of their owner, shall forfeit their claim to the slave, and be subject to the penalties now imposed. 200 dollars, one third to the master or owner, one third to the informer, and one third to the officers of the poor. In actions against masters of vessels, under this act, the defendant may be held to bail. Overseers of the poor binding out black or mulatto orphans, shall not require them to be taught reading, writing or arithmetic.  18. An act concerning the Land Office. The fees for services in the land office are increased; but not to affect locations made before the passing of the law. The Register hereafter, to be appointed annually by joint ballot of both houses of the General Assembly. The state lost upwards of 1,300 dollars, by this institution last year. It is expected, that by making the fees barely adequate to the services, no loss will, in future, be sustained.  The amendment proposed to the federal constitution, by the state of Massachusetts was unanimously rejected.  The following resolution passed the House of Delegates, by 135 to 11 votes. Resolved, that the treasurer and his deputy be instructed, to use his utmost influence in the next election of directors of the bank of Virginia and its branches, to procure a complete preponderance of persons of sound republican principles.  THE above Acts are in force from the passing thereof, except where otherwise noted.