Virginia Argus (Richmond, Va.), 1806-08-13 00:00:00

VIRGINIA ARGUS.
[XIVth YEAR.]
A FREE PRESS MAINTAINS THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE PEOPLE
[No. 1285.]
RICHMOND:—PRINTED (ON WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS) BY SAMUEL PLEASANTS, JUNIOR, PRINTER TO THE COMMONWEALTH.
[Four Dollars Per Annum...paid in advance.]
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1806.
[12 1-2 Cents Single.]
Treasury Department of the U. States, June 21, 1806.
WHEREAS the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, at a meeting held on the 28th day of April, 1806, did resolve, that the sum remaining to complete the expenditure of the annual appropriation of EIGHT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, should among other purposes be applied to the reimbursement of the NAVY SIX PER CENT STOCK, created in pursuance of an act of Congress, passed on the 30th day of June, 1798, and to the reimbursement of the FIVE AND A HALF PER CENT STOCK, created in pursuance of an act of Congress, passed on the 30th day of March, 1795.
This is therefore to give notice, that the principal of the said NAVY SIX PER CENT STOCK, with the interest due thereon, will, on surrender of the certificates, be paid the 1st day of October next ensuing the date hereof, to the respective stockholders or their lawful representatives or attorneys duly constituted and authorized, either at the Treasury or at the Loan Office, as the case may be, where credits have been given for the amount of stock, respectively held by them; and that the principal of the FIVE AND A HALF PER CENT STOCK, with the interest due thereon, will in like manner, and at the same place, be paid on the 1st day of January, 1807, to the respective stockholders, or their lawful representatives or attorneys duly constituted and authorized.
It is further made known, for the information of the parties concerned, that no transfers of the NAVY SIX PER CENT STOCK, either from or to the books of the Treasury, or from or to the books of a Commissioner of Loans, will be allowed after the 1st day of September ensuing, nor of the FIVE AND A HALF PER CENT STOCK, after the 1st day of December ensuing. And the interest on all certificates of said stocks, which shall not have been surrendered, in pursuance of this notification, will cease and determine, on the day preceding the day hereby fixed for the reimbursement thereof.
Albert Gallatin,
Secretary of the Treasury.
VALUABLE MILLS FOR SALE.
TO BE SOLD, to the highest bidder upon the premises, on Monday the 1st of September next, the EXETER MILLS, situated on the river Appomattox, 12 miles above Petersburg. The merchant mill is 70 feet long, has 3 pair of excellent Burr stones, with the necessary machinery, in complete order. The corn mill has two pair of good country stones, and was lately erected. There are about 8 acres of land attached to the mill, whereon is erected a very neat dwelling house, abundance of out houses for workmen, a store house, a cooper's shop, a black smith's shop, &c. The purchaser will be required to pay one third of the purchase money in cash, or approved notes, negotiable at the bank of Virginia, or any of its offices, and payable in 90 days, and granting bonds for the remainder, in equal amounts, payable in six and twelve months from the day of sale, with a deed of trust on the property, to secure the payment—immediate possession will be then given.
Campbell, Wheeler & Lewis.
Petersburg, July 19th, 1806. w6t
TO BE SOLD, at public auction, for cash, on the 18th day of September next, by virtue of deed of trust to me executed by Bartlett Deadman, for the purpose of discharging a debt due from the said Deadman, to William D. Hunt, as specified in said deed of trust, part of a LOT, designated in the plan of said town by the number 58, or so much thereof as will be sufficient to discharge the debt aforesaid, and charges attending said sale.
John Kelly,
Wm. W. Henings, } Trustees.
Charlottesville, July 5, 1806. wtds
MILLINERY.
MRS. S. PLEASANTS, in corner house next door below Jacob Johnson's Bookstore, has received a handsome assortment of BONNETS, HATS, &c. &c. of newest fashion, just from Philadelphia. A supply will be constantly kept on hand.
WILL BE SOLD,
For cash, in the town of Milton, at the tavern of Thomas Wills, on the fourth day of September next.
The Following Slaves, to wit:
Hannah, a negro woman; Patrick, a boy; Amy, a negro woman; Dick, a negro fellow, and the children of Hannah herein before named; also, the children of Amy herein before named, conveyed to me in trust by Edward Moore, to secure the payment of a debt due Brown, Rives & Co. merchants and partners, of the town of Milton. Being only interested as trustee, will only convey the title to aforesaid property vested in me as such.
Martin Dawson, Trustee.
August 2d, 1806. tds
A BARGAIN MAY BE HAD IN A Chariot, Harness and Pair of Excellent Horses. Enquire of the printer. Richmond August 2, 1806. tf
NOTICE.
THE partnership of Jesse Higginbotham & Co. is this day dissolved, by mutual consent. All persons who have accounts with the concern, are requested to come forward and settle them with Jesse Higginbotham.
Brown, Rives & Co.
Jesse Higginbotham.
Cairo, 1st August, 1806
THE business will be continued by James Brown of Richmond, Robert Rives of Amherst county and Henry Rives of this place, under the firm of HENRY RIVES & CO. who will pay all claims against the late concern of Jesse Higginbotham & Co.
James Brown.
Robert Rives.
Henry Rives.
Cairo, August 1st, 1806. 4w
THE subscribers, Brewers of Port-er and Ale, in Philadelphia, desirous of extending the consumption of their liquor in Richmond and the neighboring towns, will afford a complete supply of every article, and all the information necessary for carrying on a Porter Cellar, in the said place, on receiving sufficient security for final payment. Application to be made to them in Philadelphia, or to Messrs. Macmurdo and Fisher.
P. Hare & Son.
August 8th, 1806.
TRAN.
NOTICE.
SOME time in the month of October, 1804, I enclosed a parcel of papers in a letter, directed to Mr. John A. Robinson, of Amelia county, near Genito bridge, which letter, with its contents, have never reached Mr. Robinson. The subject of the letter related to a certain suit brought by me against Pleasant Roberts of said county, giving Mr. R. who I employed as my attorney, such directions as the case required. The papers were principally wheat receipts, some of which were signed by said P. Roberts, and others by Chas. and Wiley Roberts, for Pleasant Roberts, together with other vouchers. Any person who will be good enough to make enquiry, so as to get a knowledge of them, and convey, or cause them to be conveyed to me in this place, shall receive twenty dollars reward.
B. Dennis.
Manchester, August 6, 1806. 6t
FOR THE ARGUS.
Observations in opposition to the opinions and principles, contended for in a pamphlet called War in Disguise.
(CONTINUED.)
The sentence which will be first noticed, is in page 226 and as follows.
"The enmity of the usurper (meaning Bonaparte) then is rooted in a cause which, I trust will never be removed unless by the ruin of his power. He says 'there is room enough in the world both for himself and us' 'Tis false—there is not room enough in it for his own despotism, and the liberties of England."
Such is the language of the pamphlet. The writer seems altogether to have forgotten that France, or Europe, or the rest of the world have, or were entitled to have any rights or privileges, except such as England thought fit to permit. In what way or by what means does he show, that the declaration of Bonaparte is false? It is by a denial. Let the principles of the denial be examined, and what will be the result? The author of the pamphlet calls it the liberty of England. He might as well have called it the will, or the despotism, or the usurpation of England—He no doubt means the liberty which England assumes of enforcing by the wealth of her people, and the superiority of her fleets, a species of tyranny which she exercised upon the ocean finds its way at last into all the corners of Europe. He calls it "liberty" using his own language, "tis false"—It is a tyranny, it is oppression, it is an usurpation upon the whole civilized world.
It is an immediate and individual injury to all in the same way, that a family would be injured, if by the stronger power of a neighbor, a stream of water necessary to their comfort and subsistence, was directed into other channels.
But leaving this, it is false in other still more important views; it is false in the extreme even as it relates to England. By England is here understood the people of England. How does this liberty apply to them? Do they enjoy it? Do they grow rich and fatten throughout the realm, by the advantages which this liberty procures? While the blood of millions has been wantonly squandered by the contrivances of the Cabinet of England, do the millions in England who pay dearly for this blood, enjoy any new advantages? Year after year, war after war, battle after battle have passed away, and according to the doctrines contained in the pamphlet, the same or similar routines are to be kept up for ever. To any one who calls this English liberty except it be in delusion, the proper answer is, "tis false"—but if it be liberty where will it be found? Who are its beneficiaries, who are they who have fed and fattened upon the hecatombs of Russians, Austrians, Germans and Frenchmen, and even of Englishmen, who have fallen in the long and wide course of this general and disastrous contest? The people? No: the cultivators? No: the manufacturers? No: the merchants? No: the nobility? No: the gentry? No: the commonality? No: the parliament? No: the majority of parliament? No: now hear the answer. They who have enjoyed the benefits, are a parochial copartnership of three parts, formed by the king and certain persons called the cabinet, with opulent money lenders. The king and the cabinet who compose two of the parties by the means of the money or the influence of the throne; procure majorities in the house, who receive the price of their votes, and have no further interest in the consequences. Loans are obtained and guaranteed by acts of parliament, and by
other acts of the same copartnership; the continent of Europe has been forced into a war. This is the liberty of England, and the proper designation which ought to be given to the expressions which has been quoted from the pamphlet.
Bonaparte may be in heart and soul a tyrant, he may when the chance may happen exercise power by some other name; but it will not be possible to do more under any denomination or appellation which he may assume, or his enemies may ascribe to him, than is daily perpetrated under the appellation of English liberty. Away then with the deceptions sound! Let us no more be tantalized with the declarations and delusions of mad men, or with the visions of dreamers—Let us disregard the vocabulary of words; and if French tyranny as the English call it, be bottomed upon justice, and English liberty affords whips, scourges & scorpions—then let us cleave to the best. Words and their meaning are but arbitrary, and the term "liberty" will become a reproach to all who defend it upon such principles as those for which the cabinet of London have involved the world in war. Such principles as those which are justified and defended in the celebrated pamphlet entitled War in Disguise—the proper title of which would have been, usurpation and tyranny disguised under the term "English liberty."
Let it be granted to the British Government, that they have a right to prescribe commercial principles as well as maritime regulations to all the world by prescribing their own, that after declaring what they will have all other nations may in all humanity and thankfulness take what remains—and that they are entitled upon principles of natural law, or self preservation to wage and provoke eternal wars in support of their assumed rights; then, and not otherwise, the doctrines contended for by the writer of the pamphlet may be defended; but take the converse of the picture & deny or refuse to grant either the right of prescribing, or of enforcing her principles by the sword, and what will be the result? It is indeed painful to make the proper answer. It will disgrace not only those to whom it relates but the civilized world. The pen approaches it with reluctance, and seems unwilling to record that this brave and enlightened people, (meaning the English) have been step after step, prevailed upon by their rulers to declare themselves the free booters of the ocean—the pirates of all seas—the Algerines & Tripolitans of the world; who attack, plunder, seize and condemn as enemy's property—or as the abettors of the enemy, ships & cargoes, equally harmless—because they belong to enterprises which conflict with British Rights.
Many readers will be surprised, and others will be angry when they read the last paragraph, but neither surprise nor anger can alter the force of truths. Facts as notorious as our own existence, rise every where both in testimony and in judgment. There is not a sea-port from the highest point on the Gulf of Finland, to the most remote on the Adriatic or the Levant, or in the Atlantic, Indian or Pacific oceans—or a merchant in either of the hemispheres, whereby something cannot be afforded to authenticate this unwelcome record.
It is not necessary to resort to a single one, to suit the present purpose. The pamphlet itself affords enough for its own condemnation. Let it then be tried, let its fate be decided by one of its own sentences—In the 18th page, the following extract will be found.
Hitherto, we (meaning the British) have suffered the grossest invasions of our rights unwarrantably if not wisely, for the coast was our own.
Reader, before you proceed, you are invited to ascertain what is understood by British Rights, are they particularly defined by any treaty, compact, convention or voluntary concession, which have been subscribed to, or surrendered by all, or a majority of all the commercial nations of the world? No.
Are they set forth, or reserved either in express words, or by implication in all, or any of those authorities which are supposed to contain the rules and principles of the laws of nations; search Pufendorf, Grotius, Vattel, Martens, or even many of the civilians or jurists of Great-Britain, and you will search in vain; you will be constrained again to answer in the negative.
Where then shall the enquiry be made? You must expect an answer from the British Cabinet—from the throne—from the stock jobbers, and money lenders of London—from those who enjoy or hope to taste of that splendor, which is derived by enormous wealth—by that capital which wields not only the high spirits of England, but has convulsed the world in the most destructive wars.
The answer of a British partizan to the enquiry is given in the few words
which have already been quoted. The answer of a British sailor, would be still more concise and emphatic: he would very promptly say, that the whole ocean is a part of the British Empire. The writer of the pamphlet, too, seems to have adopted the sailors idea, or else what can be understood or inferred from the few words, which have been spoken? The words "me" and "our" convey intelligible and positive meanings—they relate to the rights of property, in contradistinction to the interfering or conflicting rights of any or all others—and in the way in which they have been used, must have related to the pretended or usurped claim, which the British have set up to the dominion of the seas.
It would not require much candid, and serious reflection, to understand in the fullest sense, all which is claimed by the British, under the words "our rights." But it is well known, that in this country there are but few, who have the will, the talents, and the means to examine abstruse subjects to their source, and it is but rare indeed, that popular opinions, or deep rooted prejudices are dispelled, even by such as deny their justice, unless the feelings, passions, and enthusiasm of the people, can be roused by their immediate interests or perceptions.
Already the writer has rendered himself unpopular, because he has revealed certain truths which related to France—to its government—and to its chief. But now, when he is about to cross the British channel, when he proposes to speak of the inhabitants of the Queen of Isles, without reserve—when he proposes to show as well what they have been, and what they are, as to show the state which awaits them, he will not hope for toleration. Perhaps it will be too much to expect that many of those who are thus advertised, will read even what will follow. The writer disdains to take any reader by surprise, and if there be any either American, English, Scotch or Irish, who prefer to sleep in ignorance—to dream over those errors which they have long ago imbibed, and prefer to be misled by misrepresentations, prejudices and falsehoods, let them shut their eyes—let them turn away—let them lock up their understandings—so that when all around is enlightened and enlightened by the splendor of day or illustrated by irrefragable truths, with them, all may be darkness and stupidity. This is the way in which they may remain blind-folded, and become the humble advocates for injustice, oppression, usurpation and tyranny.
Having given this admonition, the writer will proceed to execute the necessary duties, without enquiring, knowing or caring, who will be, either most or least pleased, whose political pursuits will be either retarded or advanced. He will write only that which can be supported by authorities of established reputation, or by reasons and deductions, which have convinced his own mind.
In pursuing these designs, it will be necessary to examine and illustrate the distinction between the government and people of Great Britain, and to show that very little if any of the censure, which is due to the government, can be imputed, either to the temper, sentiments or conduct of the people. This is a distinction which has been often alluded to, is well understood by a few, but has not yet been so fully explained in this country, as to afford our citizens just ideas of the internal situation of a people, with whom we support so much useful intercourse.
PACIFICATOR.
(To be continued.)
FROM THE AMERICAN CITIZEN.
MIRANDA TRIAL.
No. 4.
JOHN FINKS DEPOSITION. District of New York, to wit:
John Fink, of the city of New York, butcher, deposes and says, that some time in the latter part of January last, he was requested by Wm. S. Smith to make an enlistment of a number of men, a sergeant, and a corporal for governmental service, and as he supposed, the service of the United States; that accordingly he did enlist twenty men, fifteen or seventeen of which were sent off; that the men were all enlisted for the service of America; that there being among them some uneasiness as to the kind of service, col. Smith gave a certificate that the men should not go into English or French service; that the men enlisted were spoken to by him, this deponent, and then sent to col. Smith's; that the enlistment was made by the sergeant principally; that it was often repeated by col. Smith that the men should not go out of the U. States; that they were to go on board of a vessel, and finally departed on board of the Leander; that col. Smith advanced a month's pay, fifteen dollars and fifty cents to each enlisted man; that the money was delivered to the deponent by col. Smith and was paid by this deponent to each of the men enlisted; that the rendezvous was at the house of this deponent in the Bowery; that the men so enlisted were to be horsemen constituting a general guard; that col. Smith's son was to be captain of the troop and had a commission from government as this deponent was informed by col. Smith; and that this deponent was shown a large bundle of papers which col. Smith said he had received from government; that captain Daniel R. Durning finally took command of the men when on board the Leander; that this deponent was informed that horses were prepared at the southward, and bridles and saddles were on board the Leander and that every other equipment and cloathing for the men should be shown to them on board the Leander; that col. Smith told this deponent that the expedition was a secret one set on foot by government; that all the men signed an article of enlistment; that they were several times on shore after they first went on board, and this deponent was informed by the enlisted men that there were about three hundred men on board the Leander; that col. Smith told this deponent that a like expedition was to go from the other states; that the men were enlisted to serve under captain Smith, son of col. Smith, but this deponent afterwards understood that col. Smith's son was to be an aid to the general, but what general this deponent does not know; that the young men after having come ashore refused to return on board the vessel, and that young Smith came up to this deponent's house with a paper from his father which he read to the men and told them that they should be discharged if they were unwilling to go; that finally they agreed to go and signed enlistments under capt. Daniel R. Durning on condition of receiving five dollars more of their monthly pay, which sum was paid to them by capt. Durning, and part of which was lent him by this deponent for that purpose; that capt. Durning gave this deponent an order upon col. Smith therefor, which was presented to col. Smith by this deponent and accepted by him but referred this deponent for the payment to Samuel G. Ogden; that this deponent went to Mr. Ogden and was offered his note at sixty days sight for the payment of it; that this deponent at first refused, but afterwards by the advice of col. Smith, who promised this deponent discount upon it, accepted it; that the note was for two hundred and sixty-four dollars and ninety-five cents, payable in sixty days from the 11th of February; that this deponent furnished at two several times, 100 weight of beef, one sheep and a few fowls on the order of Mr. Ogden for the use of the Leander, which sum was included in the amount of the note; that this deponent was informed by col. Smith at the time of enlisting the men, that he, col. Smith, was going in the spring, and was to take command of the expedition; and he this deponent farther says, that one of the original papers hereto annexed* is a list of some of the persons above mentioned who enlisted as aforesaid and is in the hand writing of John Burke, the first person named therein; that another original paper hereto annexed* is in the hand writing of col. Smith and was written by him in the presence of this deponent, and contains a statement of the terms upon which the men were to be enlisted.
JOHN FINK.
Sworn before me the first day of March, MDCCCVI.
MATTHIAS B. TALLMADGE.
* This paper shall be published in its order in the course of the testimony on the trial.
LONDON, June 14.
The foreign journals present a mass of incongruous rumors, from which it is hardly possible to collect an intelligible detail; but one thing is certain, that Germany is undergoing a complete change in its political constitutions which will transfer all the power and influence of the Germanic body to Bonaparte and his allies! What further objects are in view, it is impossible to guess; but so large an army as France now keeps up, cannot be long unemployed.
June 16.
We have received Paris papers to the 8th and Dutch to the 11th instant. The new form of the Dutch constitution is definitively pronounced. It is to be a constitutional monarchy, but in which the reigning sovereign will be as dependant upon whoever fills the throne of France as any of the perfets of that vast empire! Indeed, the authority delegated to king Louis is little more than that of a viceroy or lieutenant. He is established in Holland rather for the purpose of covering the northern frontiers of France, than for securing any one advantage to the Dutch nation. The conditions of the treaty, by

which the independence of Holland is laid at the feet of France, differ but little from those inserted in this paper on the 2d instant. In the first article, Bonaparte guarantees the integrity of the Dutch possessions in every part of the world. If this guarantee is to be retrospective in its effect it will necessarily imply that Demerara, Surinam, and the Cape, are to be restored to the Dutch, or in other words that they are to be put in possession of France. We do not suppose that he intends to be less peremptory upon this point than he was with respect to the integrity of the French possessions during the negotiation for the peace of Amiens. A commercial treaty between France and Holland is to be one of the leading features in the new arrangement. We may be assured that there will not be an article in it which will not be particularly aimed against the commercial prosperity of this country. The complete exclusion of British manufactures from every part of the continent, within the range of French despotism, is a favorite idea with Bonaparte. The experience of nearly seven years has not convinced him of its utter impracticability.
The Turkish ambassador had his introductory audience on the same day that prince Louis was hailed king of Holland. The address which he delivered on the occasion, is published in the official paper, in the original Turkish characters. Could we place much reliance upon the translation annexed to it, we should be apprehensive that the port was anxious for an immediate renewal of his former connection with France. Bonaparte hints at something of this kind in his answer. The safety and advantages of an intimate alliance with him are suggested in such a way, that it is to be feared, a closer relation than that which binds the two countries at present is not only meditated, but in progress.
The long, and it must be admitted, important services of Talleyrand have been rewarded with a principality. Two Italian duchies, it seems, were in dispute between the courts of Rome and Naples. Bonaparte put an end to the difference by seizing on the disputed territory, and conferring one of the principalities upon Talleyrand, and the other upon Bernadotte. The former is now prince and duke of Benevento—the latter prince and duke of Ponte Carlo.
HAGUE, June 10. Yesterday Messrs. Verhuel and Van Stuyven returned hither from Paris. The other deputies will shortly follow; and our new sovereign is also expected in the course of a very few days.
His excellency Mr. Verhuel, after paying a visit to the acting Pensionary, held conferences with the secretary of State, and opened the special mission entrusted to him by his Imperial Highness prince Louis Napoleon, as King of Holland, as the result of several resolutions for the organization of the Government, and communicating that his Majesty the king had appointed M. Verhuel Minister of the Marine, and M. Gogel, Minister of the Finances, the other Secretaries of State being charged to continue in their posts till the king's arrival which they accepted.
The same Gentleman repaired in person to the assembly of their High Mightinesses, where also, in pursuance of his commission, he expressed his majesty's charge, and made the necessary communication—he also repaired to the Council of State; after which his excellency assumed the executive Power, in name and by authority of his majesty, while the Pensionary, had acted ad interim , resigned that post, and resumed that of President of their High Mightinesses.
The following is a copy of the proclamation which was read this day to the military, and announced to the people. "Louis Napoleon, by the Grace of God and the constitutional Laws of the State, King of Holland, to all who shall see and read this Greeting! Make known to all and every one, that We, with the approbation of his majesty the emperor and King Napoleon, our illustrious brother have accepted and do accept the Royal dignity of Holland, in conformity to the wish of the country, with the constitutional laws, and with the treaty presented to us to day, and the reciprocal ratification, by the Deputies of the Dutch Nation. On our accession to the throne, it shall be our most sacred care to be alive to the interests of our people—it shall be our constant wish to give them incessant and manifold instances of our love and of our solicitude; to that end maintaining the liberties of all our subjects, and their rights, and continually employing ourselves to their welfare. The independence of the kingdom is guaranteed by his majesty the Emperor & King—the constitutional Laws, which form will, serve no less for every one as a pledge to the creditors of the state, to personal security, and to liberty of conscience. Conformably to this declaration, we have decreed and do decree as follows:—"
1. Our ministers of the Marine and Finances, appointed this day, shall immediately enter upon their functions—the other ministers shall continue in the discharge of their functions till further orders. II. All the constituted authorities civil and military, shall continue in their functions till further orders, or till other appointments shall take place. III. The constitutional laws of the state, with the treaty concluded at Paris, on the 24th of May, 1806, between his Majesty the Emperor and King, and the Batavian Republic, with the present decree, shall be immediately announced in the most public manner.
choice of his successor shall take place in the manner determined by the constitution of 1806.
4. The legislative body shall chuse a recorder out of its own body, by a plurality of votes.
5. The legislative body shall assemble in ordinary twice in the year, viz. from the 15th of April to the 1st of June, from 15th of November to the 15th of January. On the 15th of Nov. a fifth of the oldest members shall go out from the body. The first members shall go out on the 15th November, 1807—Such members, notwithstanding, may be re-elected.
OF JUDICIARY POWER.
The judiciary institutions shall be preserved in the mode they have been established by the constitution of 1805.
2. Relative to the judiciary power, the King shall exercise all the rights and all the authority vested in the Grand Pensionary by virtue of the constitution of 1805.
3. Every thing that relates to the exercise of military criminal justice shall be separately regulated by an ulterior law.
PARIS, June 6.
This day Mouhib Effendi Ambassador extraordinary of the Sublime Porte, had his first audience of his majesty the Emperor and King, being introduced according to the usual forms. The Emperor was upon his throne, surrounded by the Princes, Ministers and the officers of the household, and the members of the council of state. The Ambassador having entered the hall, made three profound reverences; the first when he entered, the second when he was about the middle of the hall, and the third at the foot of the throne. The Emperor then saluted him by taking off his hat, which he afterwards replaced. The Ambassador addressed his compliments to his majesty in the Turkish language, which was translated by the French interpreter as follows:
"Sire, The Emperor of all the Turks, Master of both Continents and both Seas, faithful Servant to the two Holy Cities, the Sultan Selim Han, whose reign be eternal, has sent me to his majesty the Emperor and King Napoleon the first, the greatest of the Sovereigns in the Christian faith; the bright Star of Glory of the western nations; he who firmly grasps in one hand the sword of valor and the sceptre of justice; to deliver to him the present imperial letter, containing solicitations upon his accession to the imperial and royal throne, and assurances of pure and perfect attachment."
"The Sublime Porte has never ceased to offer up its prayers for the prosperity of France, and for the glory which its sublime and immortal emperor has acquired; it has therefore resolved to make a public acknowledgment of the joy which it has experienced. It is with this view, sire, that my sovereign has ordered me to approach the throne of your majesty, and to say that the ordinary communications would not be adequate to the present circumstances; he therefore wished to send a special ambassador, to distinguish the sentiments of attachment, confidence and admiration, with which he is penetrated, for a prince whom he regards as the most ancient, the most faithful and the most necessary friend of the Turkish Empire."
His Majesty answered in the following manner:—
"M. l'Ambassadeur, your mission is agreeable to me. The assurances you have given me of the sentiments of the Sultan Selim, your master, touch me to the heart. One of the greatest and most precious advantages that I wish to derive from the success of my army, is to support and assist the most useful as well as most ancient of my allies. I am happy in giving you this public and solemn assurance of this disposition. Every thing that may occur, either of good or bad fortune to the Ottoman Empire, will render France happy or unhappy."
"Ambassador transmit these words to Sultan Selim; let him recollect at all times that my enemies, who are his enemies also, wish to approach him. From me he can never have anything to fear; united with me, he never need to dread the powerful arms of any of his enemies."
This answer was also translated by the French interpreter. The Ambassador, having kissed the letter of his Highness presented it to the Emperor, who delivered it to his Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He then retired with the same ceremony used at his entrance, to an adjoining apartment, where the presents sent by the Grand Seigneur, were displayed upon a table. The Emperor, informed of this circumstance by the grand master of the ceremonies, proceeded to this apartment; when the Ambassador, with a profound bow presented him with an aigrette of diamonds, and a rich snuff box ornamented with the same, and bearing the Sultan's cypher. The Ambassador, at the same time, shewed his majesty the presents intended for the Empress consisting of a necklace of pearls, a quantity of rich perfumes, and some rich stuffs. His majesty, after examining these presents, went to a window that looked into the court, to view the splendid harness worn by the Arabian horses, which were also presented to the Empress.
OF THE KING.
1. The King shall have exclusively and without restriction, the complete exercise of the Government, & all the power necessary to secure the execution of the laws, and to cause them to be respected. He has the nomination to all the Charges and offices, civil and military, which according to anterior laws, were vested in the Grand Pensionary. He likewise enjoys the pre eminence and the prerogatives hitherto attached to that dignity. The coin of the state shall bear his image. Justice shall be administered in his name. He has the right of granting pardon, abolition, or the mitigation of the pains produced by judicial awards; nevertheless, he shall not be authorised to exercise this right, but after having heard the Members of the National Court in his Privy council.
2. Upon the death of the King, the office of guardian to the minor king shall be vested in the queen dowager, and in case of her death, in that person who shall be nominated for the purpose by the Emperor of the French.
3. The regent shall be assisted by a council of natives, the qualifications and privileges of whom shall be determined by a particular law. The regent shall not be personally responsible for the acts of his government.
The government of the colonies, and every thing relative to their internal regulation, belong exclusively to the King. The general administration of the kingdom is confided to the immediate direction of four ministers of state nominated by the King, viz. The minister of foreign affairs, the minister of war and marine, a minister of the finances, and a minister of the interior.
OF THE LAW
1. The law is established in Holland by the concurrence of the legislative body, formed by the assembly of their high mightinesses, and by the King. The legislative body is composed of 38 members, elected for five years, and nominated as follows: for the department of Holland, 17 members; Guelderland, four; Brabant, four; Friesland, four; Overijssel, three; Zealand, two; Groningen, two; Utrecht, two; Drenthe, one. But the number of their High Mightinesses may be augmented by a law, in case of aggrandizement of territory.
2. To complete the number of members authorized by the foregoing article their high mightinesses shall present to his majesty, a list of two candidates for each of the vacant places. The King shall make the election out of the candidates proposed?
3. The present Grand Pensionary shall take the title of President of their high mightinesses, and exercise his function in this quality during life. The
OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW.
GENERAL DEPOSITS.
Article 1. The constitutional laws actually in force, especially the constitution of 1805, as the civil, political, and religious laws, the exercise of which is conformable to the regulations of the treaty concluded on the 24th of May of the present year, shall be preserved inviolate, with the exception of those only which shall be abolished by the present constitutional laws.
2. The administration of the Dutch Colonies is regulated by particular laws, and the expenses of the colonies shall be estimated as a part of the revenues of the state.
3. The public debt is guaranteed by the present law.
4. The dutch language shall continue to be employed exclusively in the laws, the publications, ordinances, judgments, & all the public acts, without distinction.
5. There shall be no changes made in the name of the present current coin unless it shall be authorised by a particular law.
6. The ancient colours of the state shall be preserved.
7. The council of state shall be composed of thirteen members. The ministers shall hold their rank, their sitting and their votes of deliberation in the said council.
"Sire, The representatives of the people distinguished by their patience in times of difficulty, and we dare to say, celebrated for the solidity of their judgment, and their fidelity in fulfilling the engagements they have contracted, have confided to us the honorable mission of presenting ourselves before the throne of your majesty. This people have suffered a long time under its own agitations and those of Europe. Witnesses of the catastrophes that have overthrown some states; victims of the disorders by which the whole have been shaken; they have been made sensible, that the force of interests and connections, by which the great powers are at present united or divided, has rendered it indispensably necessary for them to place themselves under the first political safe guard of Europe. They have felt, that even their weakness has prescribed the necessity of reducing their own institutions into harmony with those of that state whose protection alone can guarantee them against the danger of servitude or ruin."
"These representatives have maturely and solemnly deliberated upon the circumstances of the present times, and the dreadful probabilities of the future; they have seen even in the term of the calamities with which Europe has been so long afflicted, both the causes of their own evils, and the remedy to which it is necessary they should have recourse."
"Sire! We are charged to express to your majesty the wishes of the representatives of our people. We pray that you will grant us as the supreme chief of our republic, prince Louis Napoleon, your majesty's brother, to whom we deliver, in full and respectful confidence, the guarantee of our laws, the defence of our political rights, and all the interests of our dear country. Under the sacred auspices of Providence—under the glorious protection of your majesty—and in fine, under the power of the paternal government which we require of him, Sire, we dare to hope, that Holland, assured in future of the unchangeable affection of the greatest of monarchs, and strictly allied even by its destiny to that of your immense and immortal empire, will see the renewal of its ancient glory and prosperity, and repose it has so long been deprived of. Its losses, then, will no longer be considered as irreparable, and will only leave behind them a future remembrance."
His majesty answered in the following terms:—
"Gentlemen, Representatives of the Batavian People."
"I have always looked upon the protection of your country as the first interest of my crown. Every time I have been called upon to interfere in your internal affairs, I have been struck, from the first, with the inconvenience attached to the uncertain form of your government. Governed by a popular assembly, it had been under the influence of intrigues, and agitated by neighboring governments."
"Governed by an elective magistracy, every time this magistracy was renewed, produced a crisis of alarm to the rest of Europe, and the signal of new maritime wars. None of these inconveniences can be guarded against otherwise than by an hereditary government. This I recommended to your country by my councils, when the last constitution was established; and the offer that you have made of the crown of Holland to prince Louis, is consistent with your true interests, and with my own; and it is adapted to secure the general tranquility of Europe. France has been sufficiently generous, in renouncing all the rights which the events of war had given her over Holland; but I cannot trust the strong places which cover my northern frontier, to the keeping of an unfaithful, or even to a doubtful hand."
"Gentlemen, I agree to the request of their high mightinesses I proclaim prince Louis king of Holland. You, prince! reign over this people. Their forefathers only acquired their independence by the constant assistance of France. Holland afterwards became allied to England; she has been conquered; still she owes her existence to France. Let them then owe to you, their king, the protection of their laws and their religion, but never cease to be a Frenchman. You and your heirs will possess the dignity of constable of the empire; you will recollect the duties you have to fulfil towards me, and the importance that I have attached to the safe keeping of the strong places upon my northern frontier, and which I confide to you. Prince! maintain among your troops that spirit which I have observed among them in the field of battle. Cherish the sentiments of union and love for France among your new subjects. Be a terror to the wicked, and a father to the good; this is the character of great kings."
His highness prince Louis then advancing to the foot of the throne, said,
"Sire,"
"I had placed all my ambition in sacrificing my life in your service. I made my happiness consist in a close inspection into all those qualities that, equally dear to myself and others, have so often testified the power and effects of your genius. Permit me then to express my regret in separating from you; but my life and my wishes belong to you. I go to reign in Holland, because it is the desire of the people, and because it is your majesty's order."
"Sire, when your majesty quitted France to go and conquer Europe, which had conspired against you, you intrusted to me the defence of Holland against the invasion that threatened it. On this occasion I appreciated the character of the people, and the qualities which distinguished them."
"Yes, sire, I shall be proud of reigning over them; but however glorious the career may be that presents itself, the assurance of your majesty's constant protection, the love and patriotism of my new subjects, will give me the hopes of healing those wounds occasioned by so many wars, and the events that have accumulated within the course of a few years."
"Sire! when your majesty shall put the last seal to your glory, in giving peace to the world, the places which you shall then entrust to my care, to that of my children, to the Dutch troops that have fought at Austerlitz under your inspection, shall be well guarded. United by interest, my people shall at the same time be attached by the sentiments of love and gratitude of their king, to your majesty and to France."
The Dutch representatives had an audience of the empress, and were afterwards conducted to their hotel in the same manner in which they left it.
NEW YORK, August 4.
The United States gunboats No 6 and 8 arrived here on Saturday in six days from Charleston, we understand that a considerable part of the public force recently arrived from the Mediterranean is to be stationed at this port.
Among the articles of foreign intelligence in this morning's paper, will be found the Bargain which has at length been concluded by the august Napoleon and the Batavian deputies who were sent to Paris to remonstrate against the measure in agitation. And notwithstanding the honorable efforts of some independent and patriotic members of the government, and the general indignation of the people, Lewis Bonaparte, has been proclaimed King of Holland. At the date of our advice, although
he had been proclaimed at the Hague, he had not yet made his TRIUMPHANT ENTRY. Daily Adv.
August 5.
We learn by the schooner Sincerity, in 11 days from St. Croix, that Sir J. B. Warren passed through the Keys on the 15th of July in pursuit of Jerome's fleet.
Capt. Richard Gaul, late master of the ship Louisa, of Philadelphia, came passenger in the Emperor, from Port au-Prince. He informs that the Louisa, with 230 hhds. of sugar on board, was on the 20th of June cut out of Leogane Roads by a French privateer; that the mate John Robinson, & a seaman John Stavbridge were both shot by the French after the ship struck her colors. They were firing at the captain when the mate was killed; but the captain fortunately made his escape. The ship Louisa, was afterwards chased by a British brig, into Cuba, where she was burnt by the captors.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5.
On Sunday arrived, schr. Dolphin, Labree, 77 days from Leghorn, and — days from Malaga. — [Vessels left at Leghorn, the same as reported by capt. Coffin of the brig Adair, who arrived at Newburyport, and whose list appeared in our paper of Saturday] May 13 an English frigate appeared this day before the port, which had captured several French vessels—in capturing one with her boat, the French took the vessel and boat, and brought them both into this port; the frigate sent a boat in with a flag of truce in order to recover her boat and men, but was refused.
Sailed from Leghorn, May 15, in company with schr. Enterprise, 111, for Baltimore. On the 29th May, parted co. in thick weather, strong gale. May 29, spoke brig Eliza, Williams, from Baltimore for Leghorn, out 35 days, Minorca in sight. June 1, was brought to and boarded by a French privateer of 6 guns, admitted to pass, and on the 2d June, was brought to and boarded by an English privateer of 12 guns, who behaved very politely—Same day, spoke the brig Adair, Coffin, of Newburyport, from Barcelona, bound home—He informed me that he had been boarded by an Algerine ship of 18 guns, two days before, in a gale of wind; the Algerine detained him 4 hours, and robbed him of sundry valuable articles, threatened to seize him to a gun, and in short used him very shamefully indeed, he was then in sight of Cape De Gate—the Algerine informed capt. Coffin that they had picked up a Danish brig, with no one on board—for the crew had left the brig before the Algerine took charge of her, but capt. Coffin is of opinion and has reason to believe that the crew were either on board in concealment, or else executed by the Algerines—the ship with her prize, shaped their course for Algiers.
On the 9th June, came to in the Bay of Malaga, in company with the Adair, Coffin, in order to procure a supply of water—on our arrival, capt. Coffin immediately acquainted the American Consul, of the usage he had received from the Algerine, and the Consul dispatched letters accordingly—At the same time informing us, that 10 days previous to our arrival, an American capt had made a complaint to him in like manner, and had received from the Algerines two dozen lashes, the scars of which he had to shew.
On the 10th June left Malaga—and on the 11th parted co. with the Adair, Coffin, Cape Spain, bearing East, 12 leagues.
Left at Malaga, the U. S. brig Hornet, from France, bound by the Mediterranean, on a cruise; ship Victory, Bickman, for Boston; brig South Carolina, Beinton, for Charleston, in 10 days.
Stopped in the Bay to water, a Swedish convoy, consisting of two frigates and 17 sail of merchantmen, bound to Lyons.
June 11, in passing Gibraltar, was brought to by a Portuguese man of war brig, who inquired if we had seen any Algerine cruizers—intimated them as above—A Portuguese ship in company; was informed by them that the American frigate Constitution, lay in Algiers Roads—Saw a large fleet of merchantmen, laying in Gibraltar Bay. In passing through the Gut, was brought to by a Spanish privateer from Algiers, who suffered us to pass unmolested.
On the 16th July, spoke the schr. Mary, Peasey, from Boston for St. Thomas, out 10 days.
On the 18th July, in lat. 35, N. long. 64, W. fell in with an English convoy, consisting of one 64 gun ship, 2 frigates and 33 merchantmen, from St. Kitts for England.
On the 24th July, spoke the ship Ann, Bradford, from Alexandria for the Isle of Wight, out 5 days.
On the 28th July, spoke the schr. Julian, Blanchard, from Newburyport for Baltimore, out 8 days, in lat. 40, long. 70, W. all well.
An article from Algiers, dated March 10, says, "At this moment the cries of death are resounding from different quarters of this city. The prime minister, the master, of the horse, the secretary of state, the chief inspector of slaves, and four other persons have been strangled."
BALTIMORE, August 6.
Capt. Low, arrived at Salem, from Leghorn, rep'd that
"About the 13th of May an English frigate of 44 guns appeared off the harbor of Leghorn, and was seen to take several small craft of the French coasters from Corsica, bound to Leghorn—the frigate sent her boat in a calm and took one Corsican coaster; it happened that the Englishman drank too freely of the Corsican wine that was on board the coaster, the Corsicans retook their own vessel, and the Englishmen's boat with ten men, and carried them into Leghorn. The frigate the same day sent a flag of truce wishing to exchange prisoners, which was not granted. Dispatches were immediately sent on to Florence to government. The Corsicans and Englishman's boats were ordered to the Lazaretto to perform quarantine. The frigate was cruising off the Gulf of Genoa the day before I left Leghorn—A report was in town that the frigate had taken a boat of the French bound from Genoa to Leghorn, with 8000 dollars on board.—It was daily expected that the English would blockade Leghorn."
NASHVILLE, (Ten) July 19.
A gentleman lately through the Indian Nation informs, that he passed there the 17th ult. the day after the Eclipse of Sun, that the Indians were assembled in large bodies, with a view [they said] to shoot away the Eclipse. He observes that he

VIRGINIA ARGUS.
RICHMOND:
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1806.
RICHMOND PRICE CURRENT.
Table with 2 columns: Item, Price. Items include Tobacco, Wheat, Flour, Corn, Hemp, Iron, Bacon, Whiskey.
Extract of a letter from the commanding officer at Michilimackinac to his friend in Middlebury, Vermont.
"We have had alarm from the Indians... they have assumed in some instances a menacing tone; in short, such has been our apprehensions, that for several nights we have slept (if slept at all) on our arms."
EUROPEAN POLITICS.
The arrivals for some time past from England, have teemed with reports of peace... The plain meaning of this word, peace—now is—the situation of Britain is daily growing more desperate.
Holland is formally annexed to France and Louis Bonaparte declared king... that is Louis will register the edicts of Napoleon, as the former stadtholder did the edicts of George III.
The reader will observe that we take no interest in the disputes of these antagonists—we state the facts—and those who choose to draw conclusions from them may do so.
The commercial greatness, The naval greatness, The pacific policy, The opulence, The industry, Of Holland, have all been destroyed by England—from the accession of the Stuarts to the British throne, Holland has been constantly the object of envy, jealousy, oppression, plunder, intrigue, or treachery of England.
By means of England she was dragged into the war—she was conquered—and now the actual dependence of Holland on France is publicly avowed. The nephew or the cousin of the king of England, reigned in Holland at the commencement of the revolutionary war, and acted, in fact, the same part that the Irish vice roy or the East India governor general acts—the name of king was not given; but more than royal powers were exercised.
A new plan of a Germanic constitution is also announced by these advices, and this measure places all the powers of Germany at the disposal of France.—The imperial limits of Charlemagne will be overstepped—for this is only a step preparatory to Bonaparte being declared king of the Romans (which the German emperors never were) and emperor of Germany, which the emperor of Austria no longer is.
How different is this despatched Corsican from the hereditary races of kings and emperors.
Many monarchs seized upon the empty titles to kingdoms—we have seen kings of France without a shadow of territory or occupation—kings of Jerusalem, Cyprus, and of Corsica, all disappear from the catalogue of courts—but Bonaparte proceeded by a different course—he possesses the power in reality first and then he assumes the title—who can forget that there was a king called George the III. of Great Britain; France, Corsica, and Hanover! what a pity the humility of this Solomon persuaded him to abandon his anointed title to the royalty of France—since Bonaparte, by becoming emperor, left room for him, as king of little Britain, to become a member of the federal empire—without losing his title—or deteriorating from that of his chief—more extraordinary anticipations have been realized.
The plain meaning of all this cry out for peace, is that the British nation, we mean the commercial part, are debased in sentiment and patriotism below the meanest slaves in the universe. Not a spark of the old English spirit remains, which formerly mantled high in the bosom of a true Englishman—which increased with the dangers which threatened, which invigorated as his enemy was successful—all is now commercial gasconading, caricaturing, burlesquing the enemy whom they sought to destroy, whom they cannot conquer, and from fear of whom they inwardly tremble! This is solemn sober truth—there is use in telling it—for those who will be wounded by its force, must learn to act with prudence from its irresistible conviction.
In her greatest dangers, Rome made it the punishment of death to mention the word peace. In the greatest dangers of the French revolution, from the combined nations of Europe, the national convention offered for sale, and found ready purchasers for the estates of those who, in the words of Governor M c Kean may be called the " Tories, traitors, and apostate whigs of France" —at the moment when the foreign invader covered the very soil—such was the confidence of the people, that the soil upon which the combatants fought, found eager purchasers.
But while France is collecting all Europe into one body—France absorbing in her federal government all that constitutes power on the European continent, the mercantile class of Britain continually whine peace! peace!
A nation which has had in her day a French conqueror, king—and which, within a few years, has sent first to Scotland for a Stuart—then to Holland for a Nassau—then to Hanover for a Guelph—can find but little difficulty in swearing allegiance to a king from Corsica. Indeed we believe, from reflection, that were a French army to land, and but once victorious, that there is not a nation in the universe, notwithstanding all their gasconades, which would more readily transfer their oaths of allegiance to Napoleon, than would the present virtuous race of Britons! What avails it when such villains as Dundas, and such stupendous robbers as Hastings, escape punishment—what avails it to the mass of the people—who is their ruler or tyrant—Talleyrand or Pitt.
They have been preparing for it for years of their own accord, exactly as the state of Pennsylvania has been duped by falsehood and deceit to elect M c Kean; when the English submitted to a gagging bill, to their excise laws, in their income taxes, and to supporting spies, informers, and every species of domestic tyranny at home—and abroad assisting to rivet the fetters of other nations; how could they expect a different fate?
The cry is for peace—the war should never have commenced; they should have reformed their parliament, and circumscribed the power of the crown; the people would never have consented to the breach of the peace of Amiens; and upon what foundations do they now calculate on peace.
Look at the policy pointed out by Le Brun when he left Genoa—the interior trade of France is given to Genoa in exchange for that of her naval commerce. Holland will possess the same.
On the other hand—Look at the armaments in Austria—will France not find in these armaments only new grounds for maintaining and augmenting her ascendancy in Germany?
Look at Malta—held by England in violation of the treaty of Amiens—will France abandon arms, and make peace, while the most important trade in the universe, that of the Mediterranean and Levant, is thus kept open to molestation? miserable are the politicians indeed, who indulge in the idea of peace—when the only foundations of that hope are that England will be wise or moderate—and France foolish to the depth of folly!
If Britain submits to peace now, if the British nation, generally call for peace—then there never will be another war between Britain and France—Britain will submit tamely and silently to the nose of Napoleon—they will not bargain about names, but about the power and profit to be obtained by the leaders—the Argyles and Hamiltons that were superadded by the Bentincks and Kettleby will only be superadded by the Kellermans or the Berthiers—the Oudinots or the Durocs—and the yoke of the Corsican, may be found to fit as easy as that of the Dutchman, or
Hanoverian. The English are fond of being ruled by foreigners!
Indeed we cannot conclude this hasty sketch better than with a quotation from Hume, who speaking of the despotism of the British nation in the reign of that defender of the faith, and christian king, Henry VIII.—has drawn an exact picture of the British nation, under the present reign of the present defender of the faith, and christian king, George III.—Henry VIII.—and George III.! how apropos.
"And it may be said with truth, that the English in that age were so thoroughly subdued, that like Eastern slaves they were inclined to admire these acts of violence and tyranny which were executed over themselves, and at their own expense."
The pamphlet of which lord Holland has the credit, entitled an "enquiry into the state of the British nation," is written with the ability of a statesman. If it is really the production of his lordship, we have no doubt it had been previous to publication submitted to, and most probably received, the finishing stroke of a master—Should Charles Fox, really have put the last pencilling, to such a just description of the blundering political incapacity of the late British ministry;—let him beware that M c Kean like, when painting the likeness of Tories, traitors, and apostate whigs—he does not draw the perfect image of himself, and exhibit to the ridicule of France and the world, the equally political stupidity of the new ministry.
These ideas arise from the consideration that we have seen speeches attributed to some of the leading characters of the new ministry—which afford no evidence that they have profited by political experience, and as repugnant to sound policy as any of the former ministers, their predecessors.—ib.
The following is an extract of a letter from a young gentleman, to his father (a magistrate) in this city, dated Halifax, July 5, 1806.
PEACE AND AMITY, OR NEUTRALITY AND INDEPENDENCE.
I embrace this opportunity, via New York, of informing you that since writing you from the Island of Samana, I have been trading in the West India islands, and was very fortunate until returning home in the ship Hope, off Sandy Hook light house, it bearing N. W. by W. 11-2 leagues, was boarded and captured by the 50 gun British ship of war Leander, the infamous Henry Whitby, commander. When I with the crew was sent on board her as prisoners of war, and our ship ordered to Halifax; thank Heaven my stay on board a British ship was short, owing to her cruise being nearly expired; but during the short time my unpropitious fate compelled me to remain on our coast, language is too weak to paint the poignancy of my feelings at the frequent view of the degradation our countrymen where compelled to submit to, frequently after our vessels had hove to, would he order shot after shot to be fired into them, with directions to the gunner to sink the damn'd Yankee vessels, and in some case, where an American captain being within the limits or jurisdiction of our country did not think proper to heave to, "till the frigate came within gun shot, the British villain would open fire at them 'til he came along side, when he would order the cap. on board and make sail and run to sea keeping him on the poop exposed to the decision and contemptible insignificant remarks of the British officers and crew. ib.
FROM THE AMERICAN CITIZEN. Marshal Swartwout—It is reported, but we know nothing of the truth of the report, that the president of the United States has removed Mr Swartwout from the office of marshal of this district.
It is sneeringly intimated in the Evening Post of Saturday last, that the removal ought to have been made, if made at all, previous to the late trials of Smith and Ogden, in which case Mr. Coleman seems to intimate that the marshal would not have had in his power to select a jury to answer certain purposes. As Mr. Coleman, and the heads of the federal party & the friends of our excellent & uncorrupt governor, and the marshal have acted together on this occasion, he may be presumed to know something about it. There never was on any occasion, or at any time a more profligate, a more audacious, or a more unprincipled combination to calumniate the national executive, and embarrass the operations of government.
Our fellow citizens of other states will be pleased to hear, that Crops in New Jersey have this season been uncommonly abundant. Of Wheat, particularly, there has not, in many years past, been so much or so good. Indian Corn is highly promising in its appearance, and the season is at present very favorable to its perfection.—Trenton paper
CUSTOM HOUSE—RICHMOND. ENTERED.
Table with 2 columns: Ship, Port. Ships include Sloop Lark, Rachel and Mary, Sally, Benjamin, Providence, Trott, Resolution, Nutting, Mary Ann, White, Ark, Marvel.
CLEARED. Sch te Dolphin, Jacobs, Sloop Ranger, Lewis, Majestic, Smith.
Snow Brothers, Chisholm, Sch te Three Friends, Fisher, Sloop Lark, Sommers, Sch te Polly, Dorsey, Sloop Fanny and Lydia, Estell, Independence, Sommers, White Haven, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Philadelphia.
Ticket No. 28205 highest prize (25000 dollars) in Literature Lottery No. 4, after being repeatedly offered for sale the morning previous to its being drawn, was drawn by James Arden, Esq. and others. (Mercantile Adv.)
At the Eagle Tavern.
LAST NIGHT BUT ONE.
MR. MANFREDI, And his Company, consisting of five Performers, three Ladies and two Gentlemen, respectfully inform the public, that their next performance will be on
THIS EVENING, AUGUST 13, (IN THE EAGLE TAVERN LONG ROOM)
The Performance will commence with A SPANISH DANCE, By the little American
DANCING ON THE TIGHT ROPE, A Dance in character with the Balance Pole, by Miss Louisa.
Miss Catherine will dance a Hornpipe on the Rope, after which a serious dance.
A GROTESQUE DANCE, By Madam Manfredi—The Moving Board.—She will dance without putting her feet on the Rope, with the Balance Pole; and play a handsome air on the Mandoline, on the Rope, without the Balance Pole.
After which the Combat of the two Flags, by Mr. and Mrs. Manfredi, on the Rope.
THE COSSAC DANCE, Mr. Manfredi will dance with two Baskets tied to his feet, after which he will dance with two Boys in the same manner without the Balance Pole.—He will beat the Drum; perform the curious feat of the Cloak; play the French Horn; and jump backward and forward over a Handkerchief.
Tumbling Agility of the Children, Who will perform several feats on the Carpet, in the Italian style. Extraordinary feats of the Tumblers, who will throw backward and forward Somersets over Tables and Chairs.—Ground Tumbling, with English and Spanish dances.
THE EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS, Mr. Manfredi will balance several persons on his Arms, Legs, &c. shewing several perspectives in the Roman style. He will dance a Spanish Fandango over several Legs.
The whole to conclude with a HORNPIPE, by Miss Catherine. Admittance one dollar, Children half price. The doors to open at 7 o'clock, and the curtain rises at 8 o'clock.
NO SEGARS TO BE SMOKED. The days of performance will be on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
FOR SALE, At public auction, by PROSSER and MONGURE, Seven HOUSES and LOTS
IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND. One house and lot between the bank and barracks, 50 by 50 feet, with 9 rooms, a complete cellar the size of the house—one story of house, dairy, a two story kitchen, fowl house, and necessary, all built of brick during the last fall—a stable for eighteen horses, built of wood. The lot is walled in with brick, with piling of the best materials on the wall. This stand is inferior to none in the city of Richmond as a boarding house, public house, or for a private family. I lived in the house for 3 years, and during the assembly was crowded with company. The above desirable house will be sold, on Wednesday the 20th of August, at twelve o'clock—one fourth of the purchase money in 60 days, one fourth in 120 days, for negotiable notes in the bank of Virginia well indorsed, the balance in three annual payments, with a deed of trust on the property to secure the payments; possession given immediately. At the same time and place will be sold, about twelve or fifteen hundred dollars worth of FURNITURE, at 60 days, for negotiable notes well endorsed.
The other six houses are on the hill, near Dr. Greenhew's and Mr. Nico's property. There is a two story brick house 42 by 30 feet, completely finished. One other house 32 by 18 feet, built of wood. Four other houses 16 by 18 feet, with good brick chimneys, all of which will be in complete order by the day of sale, and well painted; the lot to every house is well included with pailings; necessary to every house, and handsome gardening spots. These houses will be sold, on the tenth day of September next; the sale will take place at twelve o'clock—one fourth of the purchase money in 90 days, with negotiable notes in the bank of Virginia, one fourth the first of June next, and the balance in one, two and three years, with a deed of trust on the property to secure the payments. Any bonds, notes or accounts which I just owe, that are now due, will be received in either payment—any that are not due, will be received in either of the payments nearest the time of their becoming due, if presented on the day of sale. My principal reason for selling the above property is, I have purchased an estate in the lower country and intend moving to it at Christmas next; all claims against me I hope will shortly be made known, that I may settle them to the wish of my creditors, and all those indebted to me, I trust, will without delay, come forward and pay off what is due me, as I feel a desire to close accounts with every person as speedily as possible.
John P. Shields. August 12th, 1806.
STONE LIME.
A CARGO OF STONE LIME, In excellent order, is just arrived and for SALE, by SAM. PAINE. August 12th, 1806.
THE SECOND VOLUME OF CHASE'S TRIAL,
BY SAM l . H. SMITH. Is just received, and ready for delivery to subscribers at this office. A few copies of the work complete, for sale as above.
Supposes that the number of guns fired on that occasion exceeded one thousand.—This shews what degree of superstition prevails among them.
We learn that Mr. Hammond who killed the Indian who attempted to assassinate judge Meigs at St. Louis, has stood his trial and was acquitted.
Monday the 28th of this month, is the day mentioned in the Governor's proclamation on which the legislature of this state commences its session. We entertain the pleasing hope that the business relative to the session act, will be completely and satisfactorily settled—We also rejoice that our legislature have it in their power [through this medium] to erect universities, Academies and schools throughout the state.
ALEXANDRIA, August 8.
FRENCH FRATERNITY!!!
Extract of a letter from Capt. John Hand, jun. of the schooner Caroline, of this port, dated
"PORT SPAIN, (Trinidad,)"
July 8, 1806.
"On the 21st of June, in lat. 14, long. 58, was boarded by two French line of battle ships, who took from us about 140 barrels of flour, all the beans and cheese and the greater part of the hams, and never gave us the scrap of a pen for it."
FROM THE PROVIDENCE GAZETTE.
Testis in speculum—tunc dicit. HORACE.
Comedy, as Aristotle observed, cannot be traced to its origin. Writers have generally blended with Tragedy in their treatises on the Drama—but some have supposed, that as Tragedy took its rise from the ceremonies performed at the end of the vintage. Comedy must have arisen from those innocent gambols which are performed in Asia and Europe in May, and at the end of the grain harvest. As many of my readers are doubtless unacquainted with those diversions, it will be amusing to read an account of one or two of them.
Since the Europeans have become acquainted with the Hindus, they have discovered, that most of the pastimes of Europe have been practised in Hindostan from time immemorial. The erecting a Maypole, on May day, is a Hindu custom—but the Europeans have made some additions and alterations. They erect the pole at Whituntide, and have added the Morris dance or Moorish dance, now corrupted into the morrice dance. A set of morrice dancers consist of six young men, who are handsomely decorated with silk sashes and ribbons of various colors. They have also super badges, with several dozens of small Moorish bells attached to them—these are loosely tied to each leg. When the Maypole is erected and crowned with garlands the groups of dancers, as they arrive, dance round it to the music of the pipe and tabor, or tambour, according to the Moorish custom. The day is spent in feasting and rural sports—and during the remainder of the week the dancers exhibit at the houses of the neighboring gentry, where they are well regaled with cake and ale. Some of these groups dance to the sound of the bandone or tabor, the most ancient of stringed instruments, and which indicates the great antiquity of this custom.
20 DOLLARS REWARD.
FOR apprehending ROBERT, a mulatto man, about 31 years of age, 5 feet 10 or 11 inches high, very stout made—he is a shoe maker by trade, though capable of other business. He was formerly the property of David Anderson, of Petersburg, where it is probably he will make to; he is an artful fellow, and can write a tolerable good hand, and I have no doubt but that he has procured a forged pass, or free papers. His clothing is a blue cloth coat and a roundabout ozanburgs coat and trousers—he is apt to drink to excess. I will give the above reward to any person who will deliver the said Robert to me, or secure him in any jail in this commonwealth, so that I get him again.
DAVID LOGAN.
Richmond, August 10th, 1806. N B All masters of vessels and others are forewarned harboring or carrying off said fellow at their peril. D. L.
FOR SALE.
A MULATTO FEMALE SERVANT, who has been accustomed to plain cooking, washing and ironing. Apply to the printer. Aug 14 1806
REMOVAL.
H. DABNEY has removed to the house on the Main Street, ready opposite Mr. J. Darmstadt's and next door to Mr. W. Mitchell's brick building. Where he offers for SALE a general assortment of GROCERIES, on reasonable terms, for cash, or produce only. A consignment of snuff in packages of any size, from 15 to 60 lbs., will be sold below the usual price of that article. Richmond, August 11. 1806.
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.
STRAYED or stolen from the subscriber, in the county of Albemarle, some time last spring, a likely BAY MARE, about four feet nine or ten inches high, nine or ten years old, sway backed, and has the scar of a fistula on her right shoulder. I will give the above reward of TEN DOLLARS to any person who will deliver the mare to me, or give such information so that I get her again. Nicholas Crenshaw. August 4th 1806.
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IN consequence of a resolution of the General Assembly, passed at their late session, I am instructed by the Executive to make enquiry respecting the situation of all Ordnance and Military Stores, belonging to the state (not including those in the service of the United States or of this State) and make report thereof to the Governor.
In obedience to this instruction, and as the most probable mean of effecting the object contemplated by the Executive, I have thought proper thus publicly to request of such of the citizens of the commonwealth as may have any knowledge of the situation, number, quality and size or weight of any cannon or other ordnance, and muskets; cannon balls, shells or other military stores, supposed to belong to the state, and not in immediate use, to communicate a particular report thereof to me as soon as convenient.
[SAMUEL COLEMAN, Clerk to the Executive. Richmond, Feb. 7, 1806. (tf)]
TO BE RENTED, THE TENEMENT where I now reside, and possession given in June. April 9th, 1806. J. PENN.
JUST PUBLISHED, AND FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE, A PAMPHLET, Containing Sketches of the History of France and England—And an account of NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, Emperor of France, from his birth to the battle of Austerlitz—price 3s. April 23, 1806 (tf)
WHEAT FANS, FOR SALE, BY C. & T. SAUNDERS, Near the Basin of the Canal. May 23, 1806. (tf)
RICHMOND BATH, Adjoining the lower part of the Falling Garden, and immediately back of the Bell Tavern, is now in readiness to receive customers. It is supplied with Hot and Cold Waters, and a careful attentive boy to attend. For the convenience of small parties who may wish to bathe at the same time, the house is divided into four different apartments, with every requisite convenience in each. The house will be kept open from day light till nine o'clock in the evening of each day; and the baths kept exclusively for the use of females from nine till twelve o'clock in the forenoon. Price for a single bath 2s. 3d. or three tickets for one dollar. Children half price. No people of color admitted. Richmond, 7th mo 24, 1806. (tf)
FOR SALE, THAT well known and very valuable farm belonging to the estate of Samuel Cook, dec. lying on James River, near Goodland court house, containing about
900 Acres of LAND, about half of which is well-timbered wood-land; about 200 acres of River Low Grounds and from 50 to 100 acres of valuable Creek Bottom. The cleared land is well enclosed and improved, with convenient dwelling and out houses in good repair, with a commodious Store, a valuable Mill, and a choice collection of about 1,500 bearing fruit trees. The terms of sale may be known on application to Daniel Coughen on the premises (who will show the land to any person inclined to purchase) or to Micajah Crew in Hanover. The above tract of land contains improvements and accommodations for two families, and, if more agreeable to the purchasers, they may be divided and sold separately.
MICAJAH CREW, ANN COUCH, Ex'rs. & Ex'rs. of S. Cook. P. S. If the above property is not sold before the 18th of August next, it will on that day, at Goodland courthouse, being court day, be set up to the highest bidder.
TO BE SOLD, for cash, at John Farfar's, on Rockfish river, in Amherst county, on Monday the 25th day of August next, by virtue of a deed of trust, to me executed, by John Farfar. For the purpose of discharging his debt due to Messrs. Murphy & Co. therein specified, ONE NEGRO WOMAN, named Milley, and her child, named Henley, and the increase of the said Milley, if any, since the executing the said trust; one SET of BLACK SMITH'S TOOLS, and one SORREL MARE and COLT. Daniel Higginbotham, Trustee. Amherst, 16th July, 1806. (4w)
TO BE SOLD, for cash, at New Market, on Friday the 22d day of August next, by virtue of a deed of trust, to me executed, by Silvanus Bryant, sr. for the purpose of discharging his debt due to James Murphy & Co. therein specified, one NEGRO WOMAN, named Chloe, and her two children, Sarah & Fanny; and one NEGRO BOY, named Ned; two head of Horses, and five head of Cattle. Also, will be sold, for cash, at the same time and place, as above, by virtue of a deed of trust, to me executed, by John Wright, for the purpose of discharging his debt, due to James Murphy & Co. therein specified, one NEGRO WOMAN, named Pat, and her four children, Isham, Dick, Charles and Edmund. John Higginbotham, Trustee. Amherst, July 16, 1806. (4w)
TO BE RENTED, And possession given the 15th of September, THE TENEMENT Now in the occupancy of Messrs. Shepard and Lucke. For terms apply to William Mitchell. June 23, 1805 (tf)
IN COUNCIL, 29th March, 1806.
IT is advised, that it be advertised in the public paper that PROPOSALS will be received by the Executive from any person willing to contract, to furnish the necessary Clothing for the State Guard for the present year. Dan. L. Hylton, Clerk of the Council.
Bail and Delivery Bonds For sale at this office. 265
A. HEWES & CO.
Have for sale, at their store, opposite the Market, Salt in Sacks Jamaica and Antigua Rum New England Rum Port & Sherry Wine Old Cogniac Brandy Loaf and Brown Sugar Molasses Coffee of superior quality Alexandria Crackers Rhode Island Cheese A general assortment of CROCKERY and STONE WARE, and Rhode Island LIME. Richmond, July 4th, 1806. (tf)
*** TICKETS in the Second Class of the William and Mary College Lottery are for sale at this office.
"Discoveries of Lewis and his Party, in Louisiana."
A few copies of the above interesting work, just received, and for SALE at the Post Office, Williamsburg, and at this office. May 5, 1806
MATTRESSES. CAN be had on very short notice, MATTRESSES of all sizes & kinds, agreeably to order, in the corner house, same square, below Mr. Jos. Darnstadt's, near the market, and next door to Mr. Jacob Johnson's book store—Also, BEDS furnished, and old mattresses worked over. Jno. S. Pleasants. June 5, 1806.
FOR SALE, THAT valuable TRACT of LAND, on which Cumberland Courthouse stands—It contains about TWO HUNDRED and FIFTY ACRES, one half of which is yet uncultivated. Besides the advantage of being the Courthouse on this tract of Land, it is situated on one of the most public roads in Virginia; as a public stand there are none that can surpass it. The buildings, with some repairing, may be made sufficiently extensive and comfortable. Part cash will be expected of the purchaser, when possession is given; a reasonable credit will be allowed for the balance or if it suits the purchaser better, landed property will be received in part. Creed Taylor and Blake B. Woodson, both of Cumberland county, are authorized to sell the above tract of land. Or the same may be purchased of the subscriber in Buckingham county, near Allen's Mill. BEVERLY LANGHORNE. June 10th, 1806. (4w)
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS the Uniform established by the Executive for the Militia of this Commonwealth and declared by Proclamation bearing date the first day of March last, in pursuance of the eighth section of the act of the General Assembly, passed at the last session, "Further to amend the several acts concerning the Militia of this Commonwealth," hath, in some particulars, been considered inconvenient by the people generally, and repeated applications have been presented to the Executive in behalf of the Militia in various and numerous parts of the state, representing that very few, if any, of the Militia, have as yet, provided themselves with the uniform lately established, and praying certain alterations therein: I have therefore thought fit, with the advice of the Council of State, to issue this Proclamation, hereby declaring that the uniform of the Militia of this Commonwealth shall be as follows, to wit:
For the General Officers. A dark blue coat, skirts lined with buff, cape, lapels and cuffs buff, yellow buttons, gold epaulets (one on each shoulder) black cocked hat with black cockade, and black stock. For the Artillery. A blue coat, skirts lined with red, cape, lapels and cuffs red, vest buff, overall's blue, edged with red, black gaiters, yellow buttons, a cocked black hat with red cockade. For the Light Infantry. A dark blue short coat with half lapels, cape and cuffs white, white lining, and buttons, vest and overall's white, with black gaiters, black half boots, black stock, a round hat cocked on the left side, with black cockade. For the Grenadiers. A dark blue coat, cape, lapels and cuffs white, white lining and buttons, vest and overall's white, with black gaiters, black half boots, black stock, cocked hat with black cockade. For the Riflemen. A linen hunting shirt of purple color, with overall's of the same, leather moccasins or shoes, round hat cocked on the left side, with black cockade and black stock. For the main body of the Militia. A blue hunting shirt trimmed with red fringe, white overall's and black gaiters, round hat cocked on the left side with black cockade and black and red plume, black gaiters or half boots. The officers' uniform to be a dark blue coat, cape, lapels and cuffs red, white lining and buttons, vest and pantaloons white, with black gaiters, black stock, cocked hat with black cockade. For the Cavalry. A short dark blue coat, with yellow buttons, white lining, half lapels, cuffs and cape red, white vest & leather breeches, jack boots, spurs, black stock and black leather cap dressed on the crown with bearskin and decorated with a light blue sash and red and white plume. The officers of the main body of the Militia, of the Light Infantry, Grenadiers, Riflemen and Cavalry, to be distinguished by epaulets of silver: the officers of the Artillery to be distinguished by epaulets of gold. The field officers to wear two epaulets, the captains one on the right and the subalterns one on the left shoulder. All officers to wear side arms and boots. Provided however That where any troop of cavalry, company of artillery, grenadiers, light infantry, riflemen, or of the main body of the militia, shall have provided themselves with an uniform different from that herein prescribed, they are respectively permitted to wear the same for three years from and after the date hereof. Given under my hand as Governor, with the Seal of the Commonwealth annexed, L. s. at Richmond, this 14th day of June, 1806. (Signed) WM. H. CABELL.
THE price of TUCKER'S BLACK STONE after the first of January, 1807, will be twenty two dollars and fifty cents. The subscribers to that work who have not yet taken their copies, will not after that time be entitled to a subscription terms. Philadelphia, July, 1806. 1st Jan
NOTICE. BLANK BONDS For sale at this Office.
TO RENT.
THE TENEMENTS opposite the Market, now occupied by the subscriber. Possession may be had at a short period. For terms apply to Mr. JOHN SEABROOK, or to
M. DAENEY. July 22, 1806.
FOR SALE, AN ELEGANT
Marble Chimney Piece, With HEARTH, &c. complete. Apply to the Printer. July 7, 1806
Valuable Medicines.
PUBLIC confidence has never been more deliberately and firmly reposed, and perhaps in no instance more justly, than it appears in the efficacy 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' Printing-office.
The proprietor has lately presented to the public eye the testimony of the Hon. A. C. Hanson, Chancellor of Maryland, the Rev. Mr. Moltner, and of other distinguished and respectable characters. The following cases, of more recent occurrence, are now respectfully submitted.
Copy of a letter from Mr. Henry Ackerman, Brick-layer, Magazine-street, near Broadway, Jan. 24, 1804.
SIR—It would be ungrateful were I to withhold my testimony in favor of Hamilton's Worm Destroying Lozenges. I had been between five and six years with much indisposition, and latterly often tormented with severe griping and pains of the bowels, troubled with offensive breath, and with violent feverish fits, and other obvious symptoms of wormes; 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 twice or three times a quantity of tape worms, two other doses were taken which brought away a quantity of matter like broken skins and pieces of worms. I suppose the tape worms voided at different times must have exceeded forty feet. The almost incredible benefit I received from this medicine, induced me to give a dose to a child of mine who was pining and sickly: it produced the same good effect in this instance, expelling a worm of a different 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, Sprains, 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 Malignant Fevers recommended
Hahn's Anti-Bilious Pills. The operation of these pills is perfectly mild, & is to be used with safety by persons in every situation, and of every age.
Hamilton's Elixir, A sovereign remedy for Colds, Obsolete Coughs, Asthma, Sore Throats, and approaching Consumption. To Parents who may have children afflicted with
The Hooping Cough. This discovery is of the first magnitude, as it affords immediate relief, checks the progress, and in a short time entirely removes the most critical 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 general of the state of Maryland.
GENTLEMEN—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 medicine necessary. I have myself found it an excellent and agreeable remedy for a very painful and troublesome affection of the breast, accompanied with foreheat, and with obstructed and difficult breathing. On these accounts, I do not hesitate to recommend 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 various complaints which result from dissipated pleasures—juvenile indiscretions—residence in climates unfavourable to the constitution—the immoderate use of tea—frequent intoxication, or any other 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 removing them, rent and branch without giving pain. The Genuine Persian Lotion. So celebrated among the fashionable throughout Europe, as an invaluable cosmetic, perfectly innocent and safe, free from corrosive and repellant minerals (the basis of other lotions) and of unparalleled efficacy in preventing and removing blemishes in the face and skin, of every kind—particularly freckles, pimples, inflammatory redness, scurf, 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 delicately soft and clear, improving the complexion, and restoring the bloom of youth—never 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 sovereign remedy for all diseases of the eyes whether the effect be natural weakness or of accident, speedily removing inflammations, defluxions of rheum, dullness, itching and films on the eye; never failing to cure those maladies which frequently succeed the small-pox, measles and fevers, and wonderfully strengthening to weak sight. Hundreds have experienced its excellent virtues when nearly deprived of sight. Toad-Ache Drops, The only remedy yet discovered, which gives immediate and lasting relief in the most severe instances.
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, Remittants and Intermitting Fevers.
Thousands can testify their being cured by these drops after the bark and every other medicine has proved ineffectual: not one in a hundred has had occasion to take more than once, and numbers 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 perfect 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 store. It is no inconsiderable evidence of their utility, that during the above period, numerous imitations 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 there, which in like manner are fast defending "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 dangerous preparations, purchasers are requested to remember, that an engraved label, with the signature of Richard Lee's (to counterfeit which is felony) is affixed to each of his genuine medicines. Lee's Infallible Ague Drops. Recent Cures. A child of Mr. William Lozier, grocer, corner of Hudson and Jay Streets, was sick about five or six weeks with ague and fever, and in so violent a degree, as for the hot paroxysm to terminate frequently in soft alarming convulsion fits. A variety of medicines, recommended by sympathising neighbors, were administered, without alleviating the disease: at length hearing of the uniform efficacy of Lee's Ague Drops, a bottle was procured, of which three doses 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. — Pearlhill, Pearl-street, was severely afflicted with an intermitting fever; but after taking Lee's Ague Drops, was cured in two days. At the recommendation of Mr. Joyce, a friend, Mr. Laurence Tole, who had suffered much from an obdurate intermitting fever upwards of a year (with few and trifling intervals) was cured by a few doses of the same medicine. At the recommendation of Mr. Joyce, a bottle was procured by M. P. Skooley, who was likewise harassed with an obdurate intermitting fever. A small portion completely removed every symptom of the complaint (which may surprise those who regard the bark as the only specific.)—Four persons of Mr. Skooley's acquaintance was by the remaining part of this single phial, cured of the prevailing malady.
The above narrations may suffice to prove the usefulness of this medicine; but it is the attention 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 never failed effecting a cure, and may without difficulty be termed INFALLIBLE. Prepared and sold by Richard Lee, No. 56 Maidenlane New York, and at S. Pleasants' Printing office, Richmond. Q. 1804.
Richmond Academy Lottery.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the Trustees have appointed the first day of August next, for the payment of the prizes drawn in the 2d class of the above Lottery, at which time they will be paid by the subscriber on application.
All persons holding money on account of the said Lottery, are requested to make immediate payment to one of the trustees, or deposit the same in the Bank of Virginia. George Tucker, acting trustee. June 20. wt4thA
RICHMOND ACADEMY LOTTERY, CLASS III. SCHEME.
Table with 4 columns: Prize Amount, Number of Prizes, Total Amount, Tickets at 10 dollars. Rows include: 4000 tickets at 10 dollars (40,000 total), 1 prize of 10,000 (10,000 total), 10 do of 500 (5,000 total), 50 do of 100 (5,000 total), 40 do of 50 (2,000 total), 1200 do of 15 (18,000 total), 1301 prizes (40,000 total), 2699 blanks, 4000 total.
The following prizes are stationary, to wit: The first ticket after 1000 are drawn 500 do do 1500 500 do do 2000 500 do do 2500 500 do do 3000 500 do do 3950 10,000
Tickets may be had of the members of the committee, at the treasury office, the bank, Samuel Pleasants' book store, and at the office of the Enquirer. George Hay, George Tucker, Wm. Moatly, Robert Mitchell, William Du Val, Committee. The drawing will take place in December in this city, and the prizes paid sixty days after its completion. Richmond, August 1, 1806. w2m
NOTICE. APPREHENSIONS for the health of his family having disabled the subscriber from abiding permanently at Norfolk, he has removed to the city of Richmond, and fixed his office in the house, near the capitol, lately occupied by the commissioner of loans. He proposes to practice law in the federal court, court of appeals and chancery court in Richmond, and will continue also to practice in the chancery district court of Williamsburg, and district court of Suffolk. WM. WIRT. Richmond, Aug. 4, 1806. wt10
FAMILY GUIDE, TO AVOID INFECTIOUS DISEASES. PROPOSAL, FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION A NEW WORK, On the discovery of a Specific for the cure and prevention of
The Yellow Malignant Fever, And disorders of the Bilious, Putrid and Malignant kind, Followed by a Dissertation on the Cholera Infantum, the Cynanche Trachealis, or Croup, and a new Method for the certain cure of it. Adapted to persons of every capacity. Addressed to the citizens of the United States of America. BY DR. JOHN J. GIRAUD. THE basis of the specific remedy, is simply Soap—universally acknowledged to be a great preserver of health. That without the use of Soap, there can be no cleanliness, and without cleanliness no health, admits of no doubt. Soap has been acknowledged in medicine, for many centuries past, to be a powerful mitigator of the bile, and an antidote containing a most sovereign and pestilential quality, which has been confirmed by a long series of success; and by a well-tried experience, it possesses an eminent antiphlogistic virtue, which renders it wonderful in all fevers, and diseases produced by a fermented and acid bile.
CONTENTS.
Article 1. Of the Yellow Fever in general. 2. A new method of treatment for the Yellow Fever, adapted to the capacity of every one. 3. The receipt to compose the specific remedy. 4. The use of it as a preventive of the disease. 5. A list of cures effected by the use of it in divers epidemics. 6. The treatment adapted to bilious, putrid and malignant fevers, cholics, and other affections of the same nature, and those which are produced by an obstructed perspiration. 7. The means of preserving health in the critical season of summer. 8. An address to the public, with a view to guard them against the dangerous and common abuse of some means generally adopted, as well to prevent sickness as to cure it. This advice is of the last importance, because it corrects a popular opinion often productive of injurious consequences. 9. On disorders the most prevalent and fatal among children. A dissertation on the Croup followed by a new method equally secure and easy for curing it. And also, on the means to prevent and cure the Cholera Infantum. This will render the treatise of immense utility, as well to private families in town, as to those in the country, removed from the succors and assistance which the faculty usually afford. 10. Lastly, will be proved to demonstration, the necessity of assistance promptly administered in the Yellow Fever; without which there follows a total dissolution of our fluids, which nothing can stop. And this will more forcibly evince the advantage of a remedy easy to be found, prepared and taken, which exposes no danger and containing the means of preventing the disorder in the predisposition to it, and of removing it after it has made its appearance. No person can be a father of a family, or other person, can be indifferent to the use of a similar remedy, which assures his well being and that of his children and neighbors.
CONDITIONS.
1. The work shall be put to press with all possible speed. 2. It shall be handsomely printed in one volume 8vo, on good paper, and will be delivered to subscribers neatly bound, at two Dollars fifty Cents each copy, payable on delivery. 3. At present the number of pages that the work will contain cannot be ascertained, the probability is it will exceed three hundred. 4. Proposals for receiving subscriptions, are left with the principal booksellers in Baltimore. 5. Printers of newspapers who choose to obtain subscribers to the foregoing work are requested to give the proposal a few insertions in their papers. They will be allowed a discount of 50 per cent on as many copies as they may see proper to take. 6. Of upwards of 141 persons cured by means of this remedy, in one epidemic, I have obtained and published the certificates of more than 100, merely with a view to establish and prove the period of my discovery; and in my work I will make mention of a great number cured in like manner in other epidemics. For the details of this, see the American and evening post of June 12, 1806. 7. ROBERT TROUSON No. 57 south Second street, Philadelphia, being appointed agent, will receive subscriptions for the above work. July 5. (caw)
THE subscriber has for sale, a large quantity of old CIDER VINEGAR, from three to four years old, of an excellent quality, fit for pickling, and about 15 dozen of excellent CRAB CLIER, bottled in February. Also a quantity of New Eng and CHEESE, of the first quality. Samuel White. July 32th, 1806. N. B. Wanlei, a young Lad, about fourteen years of age, as an assistant in a grocery. S. White.
TO RENT, THE TENEMENT formerly occupied by Messrs. James and Alexander Dunlap, and lately by William T. Stone, at the west end of the market bridge, and adjoining the house in which an extensive vendue store is about to be established. If more agreeable, I would sell, on reasonable terms, a lease of about seven and a half years in the said tenement. William McKim. Richmond, July 28th, 1806. wtf
In Hanover County Court, 28th April 1806. Burnley and Brackemidge, Pits. Against Phoebe Jirvas, admx. of John Tyler, dec and David Tyler, heir at law of the said John Tyler, deceased. Defts. This day came the plaintiffs by their counsel, and the defendant David Tyler, not having entered his appearance, and given security according to the act of Assembly, and the rules of this court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court, that he is not an inhabitant of this country: On the motion of the plaintiffs, It is ordered, That the defendant David Tyler do appear here on the first day of the next term, and answer the bill of the plaintiffs and that a copy of this order be forthwith published in some public newspaper printed in the city of Richmond for two months successively, and that another copy be posted at the front door of the courthouse of this county. A copy—Teste. THOS POLLARD, D. O. C. Just received, and ready for delivery to Subscribers at this office, VOLUME I—PART II. DR. REES'S NEW CYCLOPEDIA.