Virginia Argus (Richmond, Va.), 1805-02-13 00:00:00

VIRGINIA ARGUS
[VOL. XII.]
A FREE PRESS MAINTAINS THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE PEOPLE.
[No. 1130.]
RICHMOND:—PRINTED (ON WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS) BY SAMUEL PLEASANTS, JUNIOR, PRINTER TO THE COMMONWEALTH.
[Four Dollars Per Annum....paid in advance.]
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1805.
[12 1-2 Cents Single.]
At a court held for Washington county, the 18th day of December, 1804. William Brice, Complainant, AGAINST Michael Wise, Defendant. THE defendant 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 the defendant is not an inhabitant of the commonwealth, On the motion of the complainant by his counsel, It is ordered , That the said defendant do appear here on the third Tuesday in April next and answer the bill of the complainant, and that a copy of this order be inserted in a public newspaper published in this state for two months successively, and another copy posted at the front door of the courthouse of the said county. A copy—Attest. D. CAMPBELL, D. C.
Notice. ALL persons having claims against the estate of Edward Branch, sen. dec. of Chesterfield county, are earnestly requested to bring them forward, properly authenticated for settlement on or before the 15th day of April next, as I intend soon after that time to close my executorship. CHARLES BURTON, Ex'r. Chesterfield, Feb. 4, 1805.
Notice. ALL persons having any demands against the estate of John Cook, dec. of Henrico county, are requested to bring forward the same properly authenticated on or before the 23th inst., and those indebted to the said estate are earnestly requested to make immediate payment to HENRY RIGBY, Adm'r. Chesterfield, Feb. 4, 1805.
Scheme of a Lottery, For the benefit of WILLIAM & MARY COLLEGE FIRST CLASS. 8000 Tickets at 10 dolls. 80,000 2 Prizes, dolls. 10,000 20,000 60 of 500 30,000 2,000 of 15 30,000 80,000 Subject to a deduction of 15 per ct. 12,000 Expense of drawing, 2,000 Dollars, 10,000 First Ticket drawn, Dolls. 500 Last drawn, 10,000 1 other Prize of 10,000 10,000 50 other Prizes of 500 dolls. 25,000 2,000 of 15 dollars, 30,000 Dollars, 80,000 All tickets drawn blank may be renewed in the next class, at 10 dolls. each; the price of all others will be 15 dolls. All prizes of 15 dollars may be renewed for the next class, or paid, at the option of the person entitled. If they be not claimed within three months after the drawing commences, they will be considered as renewed in the second class. The drawing to commence in the city of Williamsburg, on the ____ day of ____, under the management of James Madison, John Bracken, William Nelson, Robert Greenhow, Burwell Bassett, Robert Saunders, Samuel Tyler, Champlion Travis, William Lightfoot, Littleton W. Tazewell, George Tucker and James Sempie. SECOND CLASS. 4,953 Tickets at 10 dolls. 49,530 4,685 ditto at 15 dolls. 70,275 130,310 Deduct loss on 2,052 tickets renewed at 2 1-2 5,155 Dolls. 125,155 2 Prizes of 20,000 dolls. 40,000 2 ditto of 10,000 dolls. 20,000 3 ditto of 5,000 15,000 50 ditto of 1,000 50,000 1 ditto 155 Dollars 125,155 Deduct 10 per cent. 12,500 Expenses of drawing, 2,500 Sum raised, Dolls. 10,000 Ticket first drawn, Dolls. 1,000 Ticket last drawn, 20,000 One other Prize of 20,000 20,000 Two ditto of 10,000 20,000 13 ditto of 5,000 dolls. 15,000 49 ditto of 1,000 49,000 ditto 155 Dollars 125,155
TICKETS May be had of George Tucker, Thomas Taylor, and Samuel Pleasants, jr. in Richmond; Robert Birchett, and Watkins Leigh, Petersburg; Thomas Newton, Dr. Barrand, & Littleton W. Tazewell, Norfolk; Hugh Mercer, Fredericksburg; Henry Tucker, Winchester; Chapman Johnson, Staunton; and in all the towns in Virginia, and in many places in the country. To John Magee, A person not residing within the commonwealth of Virginia, and having no known agent or attorney therein— TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of a commission issuing out of the court of chancery for the district of Richmond, in a suit depending in the said court, wherein I am plaintiff and you are defendant, the depositions of John Gray, John Woodson and Chapman Stewart and sundry other witnesses will be taken at the shop of Nathaniel Dandridge, near his dwelling house, in the county of Hanover, on the twentieth day of March next, and that if necessary, the said commission will be adjourned over to the 21st and 22d days of that month; the depositions so to be taken, to be read in evidence in the said case. John Harris. Feb. 7, 1805. By virtue of a deed of trust executed to us by Daniel Wilson, jr. to secure the payment of a debt due to John Chaffin, will be SOLD, to the highest bidder, for ready money, on the 30th day of February next, at the dwelling house of the said Daniel Wilson, jr. in the county of Amelia, near the courthouse. All the Property Contained in said trust, or as much thereof as will be sufficient to satisfy the debt therein mentioned, viz. About 35 negro slaves, 9 horses, the stock of every kind, and furniture, together with the last year's crop of corn, wheat, tobacco, &c. WM. T. EGGLESTON, JAS. P. COCKE, GEO. SCOTT, Trustees. Amelia Courthouse, Jan. 28, 1805. (tds)
(By Authority.)
AN ACT For the relief of Charlotte Hazen, widow and relict of the late Brigadier-general Moses Hazen. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be allowed to Charlotte Hazen, widow and relict of the late Brigadier-general Moses Hazen, for her support, the annual sum of two hundred dollars, during her life, to commence from the fourth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and three; and that the sum hereby granted be paid to her the said Charlotte, in the same manner, and under the same rules, regulations and restrictions, as pensions are paid to invalids who have heretofore been placed on the pension list of the United States. NATHL. MACON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOS. ANDERSON, President of the Senate pro-tempore. January 23, 1805.—APPROVED. TH. JEFFERSON.
AN ACT Making an appropriation for completing the South Wing of the Capitol at the City of Washington; and for other purposes. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a sum not exceeding one hundred and ten thousand dollars, shall be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to be applied under the direction of the President of the United States, towards completing the South Wing of the Capitol, at the city of Washington. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, shall be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to be applied under the direction of the President of the United States, to such necessary alterations and repairs, as he may deem requisite, in the North Wing of the Capitol, and other public buildings at the city of Washington; which said sums shall be paid out of any monies in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated. NATHL. MACON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOS. ANDERSON, President of the Senate pro-tempore. January 25, 1805.—APPROVED. TH. JEFFERSON.
AN ACT For the relief of Alexander of Murray. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting officers liquidate and adjust with Alexander Murray, the account of damages, interest and charges, in the case of the schooner Charming Betsey, captured by him, while commander of the frigate Constellation in the service of the United States, during the year one thousand eight hundred, and afterwards libelled in the district court of the United States, for the district of Pennsylvania, in which case judgment was ultimately rendered by the circuit court, in pursuance of a decision of the supreme court of the United States; and that so much as may be necessary for satisfying the same, be paid out of any monies in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated. NATHL. MACON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOS. ANDERSON, President of the Senate pro-tempore. January 31, 1805. APPROVED. TH. JEFFERSON.
AN ACT For the relief of John Steele. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting officers liquidate and settle the account of John Steele, for his services as secretary of the Mississippi Territory, from the seventh day of May, eighteen hundred and two to the second day of March one thousand eight hundred and three, inclusively; and that there be paid to him for his salary and official expenditures, such compensation as is, by law, allowed to persons acting in that capacity. NATHL. MACON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOS. ANDERSON, President of the Senate pro-tempore. January 31, 1805.—APPROVED. TH. JEFFERSON.
AN ACT To provide for completing the valuation of lands, and dwelling houses, and the enumeration of slaves in South Carolina; and for other purposes. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the secretary of the treasury, be, and he is hereby authorised and directed to employ clerks, for such compensation as he shall judge reasonable, to complete, register, and record, under the direction of the supervisor of the district of South Carolina, the lists and abstracts of the valuation of lands and dwelling houses, and of the enumeration of slaves within the state of South Carolina; and under the direction of the supervisor aforesaid, to add to or deduct from the valuations aforesaid, of each individual, such a rate per centum as has been determined by the commissioners appointed by the said state, under the act intitled "An act to provide for the valuation of lands and dwelling houses, and the enumeration of slaves, within the United States," agreeably to the provisions of the said act, of the act intitled "An act supplementary to the act intitled "An act to provide for the valuation of lands and dwelling houses, and the enumeration of slaves, within the United States," and of the act intitled, "An act to provide for equalising the valuation of unseated lands." Which lists and abstracts, thus completed in conformity with the provisions and equalizations made by the commissioners aforesaid, shall have the same force and effect as if they had been completed, registered and recorded, under the direction of the commissioners aforesaid, agreeably to the provisions of the above mentioned acts. The supervisor aforesaid, shall be allowed in addition to his annual compensation, at the rate of three dollars per diem, for each and every day employed by him, in completing or superintending the completion of the lists and abstracts aforesaid. Provided, that the whole amount of the said additional allowance, shall not exceed five hundred dollars, and the said allowance, as well as the compensation of the clerks employed by virtue of this section, shall be paid out of the monies appropriated, or which may hereafter be appropriated for defraying the expenses, incident to the valuation of houses and lands, and the enumeration of slaves, within the United States.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the supervisor of the district of South Carolina be, and he is hereby authorised and directed, as soon as the assessment of the direct tax to be levied, and collected in the state of South Carolina, by virtue of the act, intitled "An act to lay and collect a direct tax within the United States," shall have been completed, to appoint for the whole of the said state, one or more surveyors of the revenue; who shall be authorised to make out the lists containing the sums payable, according to such assessment, for every dwelling house, tract or lot of land and slave, within the said state. Which lists shall have the same force and effect as if they had been made for each assessment district, by a district surveyor of the revenue; the surveyor or surveyors of the revenue, thus appointed for the state of South Carolina, shall likewise perform all the other duties, exercise all the powers, and receive the same compensation, which by virtue of the provisions still in force of any former act or acts, were directed to be performed, exercised and received by the surveyors of the revenue for the several assessment districts; and so much of any act or acts, as directed the appointment of one surveyor of the revenue for each assessment district, is so far as relates to the state of South Carolina, hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the several supervisors, or officers acting as supervisors, may with the approbation of the secretary of the treasury, unite, whenever such measure shall be thought expedient for the better collection of the direct tax, one or more assessment districts into one district, and appoint only one collector of the said tax, for the assessment districts thus united, any thing in any former act or acts, to the contrary notwithstanding.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the accounting officers of the treasury be, and they are hereby authorised to settle the accounts of any of the commissioners, or assessors employed in making the valuations, and enumerations abovementioned, in the state of South Carolina, although the same may not have been presented to, and certified by the commissioners aforesaid, in conformity with the provisions of the act intitled "An act to provide for the valuation of lands, and dwelling houses, and the enumeration of slaves, within the United States."
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That any of the commissioners aforesaid, who shall on the request of the secretary of the treasury, attend for the purpose of assisting the supervisor of the district of South Carolina, in completing the lists and abstracts of valuations, and enumerations in the manner provided by the first section of this act, shall be allowed the same rate of compensation, as is provided by law, for attending a meeting of the board of commissioners.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That a sum not exceeding thirteen thousand five hundred and ninety three dollars, and twenty three cents to be paid out of any monies in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, be and the same is hereby appropriated, for defraying the further expenses, incident to the valuation of houses and lands, and the enumeration of slaves, within the United States. NATHL. MACON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOS. ANDERSON, President of the Senate pro-tempore. January 30, 1805.—APPROVED. TH. JEFFERSON.
Congressional Register.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Wednesday, January 30. Ordered, that Mr Nicholson be excused from serving on the committee appointed the fourth ultimo, on a memorial and petition of the directors and agents of the Ohio Company.
On motion, Resolved, that the President of the United States be requested to inform this house, whether Samuel Hammond, a member of this house has not accepted an executive appointment, and when?
Ordered, that Mr Bryan and Mr Eppes, be appointed a committee to present the foregoing resolution to the President of the United States.
Mr Crowninshield from the committee of Commerce and Manufactures, to whom was referred on the third ultimo, the petition of Walter Channing, surviving partner of the house of Gibbs and Channing, of New-Port, in the state of Rhode-Island, merchant, made a report thereon, which was read, and ordered to be referred to a committee of the whole house, on Monday, the eleventh of February next.
Mr Richards, from the joint committee for enrolled bills, reported that he committee did this day, present to the President of the United States, for his approbation, an enrolled bill, intitled "An Act for the relief of John Steele;" also, that the committee had examined an enrolled bill, intitled, "An Act for the relief of Alexander Murray," and found the same to be truly enrolled: whereupon, Mr Speaker signed the said enrolled bills.
Ordered, that the clerk of this house do acquaint the senate therewith.
A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr Coles, his secretary, notifying that the President did, this day, approve and sign an act which originated in this house, intitled "An act to provide for completing the valuation of lands and dwelling houses, and the enumeration of slaves in South Carolina; and for other purposes."
Ordered, that the clerk of this house do acquaint the senate therewith.
A petition of Jacob Greer of the state of North Carolina was presented to the house and read, praying compensation for services rendered, and expenses incurred by the petitioner in completing the collection of the tax on lands, dwelling houses & slaves, for the thirty-ninth collection district, composed of the county of Orange, in the state of North Carolina, aforesaid.
Ordered, that the said petition be referred to the committee of ways and means.
A petition of sundry inhabitants of the state of Pennsylvania, whose names are thereunto subscribed to the same effect with petitions presented on the tenth and fourteenth instant, from sundry other inhabitants of the said state, praying "that a post road may be established from Norristown, by a tavern known by the sign of the Bull, Pugh-town, Gwetry forge, Morgan town, Church-town, and New-Holland, to the town of Lancaster; and that post offices may be fixed at convenient places on the said road,"—was presented to the house and read.
Ordered, that the said petition be referred to the committee appointed on the 6th November last "to enquire whether any and what amendments are necessary to be made in the acts establishing a post-office and post-roads within the United States."
Thursday, January 31.
Mr Clopton, from the committee to whom was referred, on the twenty first ultimo, the petition of sundry British merchants and others, subject to his Britannic majesty within the United States made a report thereon, which was read, and ordered to be referred to a committee of the whole house, on Monday next.
Mr Richards, from the joint committee for enrolled bills, reported, that the committee did, this day, present to the President of the United States, for his approbation, an enrolled bill, intitled "An Act for the relief of Alexander Murray."
On a motion made, and leave given by the house,
FOR SALE, By Edward Hallam, At his Grocery Store, opposite the Swan Tavern 5000 Wt. excellent Salt Petre Bacon. Parent Shot, by the bag or 100. Madeira, Teneride and Sherry Wines. Antigua, Jamaica and New-England Rum. Cognac Brandy and Whiskey. Philadelphia Porter, by the bbl. 3 doz. each. Coffee by the bag—Molasses by the hid. Loaf & brown Sugar—Hyson & Imperial Teas. 9 by 11 and 10 by 12 Window Glass. Bar Iron, Irish Potatoes, &c. The above articles will be sold low for ready pay April 23, 1804. The subscriber has just received six thousand weight of first quality
New-England Cheese, Which he will dispose of on moderate terms.
W. W. RDLAW, Is now opening at his shop on the Ms. in street in Richmond, opposite Mr. Taylor's Vendue Office, a large importation of MEDICINES, Received directly from London, also a general assortment of SURGEON'S INSTRUMENTS, SHOP FURNITURE, MEXPHIC AIR MACHINES, PATENT MEDICINES, &c. &c. It is his intention to keep, at all times, a supply of Genuine Medicines, sufficient to answer the current demand; which will be sold low for cash or on the usual credit to those who will give him sufficient assurances of punctuality. November 20th, 1804. wtf
A Great Bargain, To be sold in a tract of LAND, lying in Halifax county, Virginia, within four miles of the courthouse, containing 637 1-2 acres. The land lies well, is well watered, and not inferior to any high land in said county, for the production of tobacco, corn, wheat, rye or anything that may be planted thereon; is a fine healthy situation, has on it a tolerable comfortable dwelling house, &c. a good granary, good peach and apple orchard, and is in a wealthy and agreeable neighbourhood. For terms apply to the subscriber, living on the said premises. Thomas Roberts. January 23, 1805. (wtf)
HART and SOUTHGATE, Grocers and Commission Merchants, In the store lately occupied by Mr. Douglass, opposite Mr. Pleasants' Printing Office, MAIN STREET, RICHMOND. Respectfully inform their friends and the public, that they have laid in a general assortment of Groceries and Liquors of the first qualities, which they are selling very low for ready money or produce at cash prices. Also, Queen's Ware, Patent Shot, Gunpowder, Indigo, &c. &c. and Hare's Philadelphia bottled Porter, of which they have a constant supply, by the dozen or single bottle. Then have for sale, on Commission, CUT NAILS (from 3d to 20d) by the cask or small quantities; also, a quantity of SOAP, LEATHER, FUR, CASK, or to be bartered for Wheat; and a pair of COUGAR MILLSTONES, 3 feet 11 ins. August 8, 1804.
Valuable Land for Sale. By virtue of a deed of trust from William Massie, dec. in order to secure and pay the following debts, viz:—the sum of £590 3 0 in specie, assigned by Nathaniel Massie to Arch'd. Bryce, jun. for the purposes mentioned in the said assignment, and the sum of £133 7 10, due to Arch'd. Bryce, with interest thereon from the 13th day of December, 1802, at six per cent. per annum, till paid: WILL BE SOLD, At the late residence of William Massie, on Friday the 1st day of March next, for ready money,
All that Tract of Land, In Goochland county, (whereon Mrs. Frances Massie now lives) containing by late survey, 268 1-4 acres, lying and being on the waters of the little Byrd creek, and bounded by the lands of Capt. Nathaniel Massie, dec. Mr. David Ross, Mr. John Matthews and others. This land is of the first rate quality of high land, pleasantly situated, within five or six miles (and a good road) of the town of Columbia, and from 7 to 8 miles of Lewis's mill on the Byrd creek. John Forbes, trustee. 14th January, 1805. vdc
NICHOLAS HALLAM, Two doors above the Swan Tavern, has just received from the Isle of Wight, and for sale on the most moderate terms. Three thousand wt. of excellent BACON Hams, and Middlings, and a supply of choice new and old Northern CHEESE; Also, IRISH POTATOES. Likewise, an assortment of well chosen GROCERIES, Consisting of Loaf & Brown Sugars; Coffee, Young Hyson and Imperial Tea; Chocolate, Rice, Indigo, Mace, Cloves, and other spices; Dry Sherry, Lisbon, and Malaga Wines; Cognac, Peach and Apple Brandy; Rum, Molasses and Country Gin; Whiskey, Molasses, &c.; Crockery and Stone Ware, and a variety of other articles in the Grocery line. wtf

Mr Nicholson, from the committee appointed the 29th of November last, on the message of the president of the United States, as relates to the "defence and security of our ports and harbors, and supporting within our waters the authority of the laws," reported a bill appropriating a sum of money for the purpose of building gun boats, which was received and read the first time. On motion, The said bill was read the second time, and ordered to be committed to a committee of the whole house to morrow. A message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Coles, his secretary, notifying that the President did to day, approve and sign two acts which originated in this house, to wit: "An Act for the relief of John Steele," and "An Act for the relief of Alexander Murray." Ordered, that the clerk of this house do request the Senate therewith.
Friday, February 1. The Speaker laid before the house a letter from Gideon Granger, post master general of the United States, stating that he had received information from various sources, that both his public and private character and conduct had been arraigned on the floor of this house by one of the members thereof in a debate of the 29th and in another of the 31st ultimo; and requesting that an investigation may be made into his official, and if it should be the pleasure of the house, into his private conduct, from the first moment that the post office department was committed to his charge, to the present period, in such manner as this house, in its wisdom and justice, shall deem proper. The said letter was read: whereupon, A motion was made by Gen. Varnum that the house do come to the following resolution: Resolved, That the letter of the post master general, of this day, be referred to a select committee, with instructions to enquire into the subject matter thereof, and report a statement of the facts thereon, to the house. Mr. Nelson opposed the reference. The yeas and nays were required by Mr. Bryan on agreeing to the resolution. Mr. Elliot advocated the reference. Mr. Nicholson opposed it, not as improper altogether to make the enquiry, but on account of the disrespectful language used by the writer. Mr. Holland thought the letter sufficiently respectful and was in favor of the reference. Mr. Gregg opposed the reference as particularly unreasonable at this advanced period of the session. Mr. Clark joined in the opposition to the reference. Mr. Lyon rose, and after uttering a few words, was called to order by Mr. Nicholson, for a breach of decorum, in debate, contrary to the rules of the house, by alleging, that "he had been belied by another member of the house;" Whereupon, Mr. Lyon sat down, and Mr. Speaker decided, "that he was out of order;" after which, Mr. Lyon again rose to proceed in the debate, and addressed the chair, which being excepted to, as not in order. Mr. Speaker decided, that he was in order, from which decision of the chair, An appeal was made to the house, by two members; on which appeal, The question being stated to wit: "Is the decision of the chair in order?" It was resolved in the affirmative, Yeas 61—Nays 34. The question on referring the post master general's letter recurred. It was again advocated by Mr. Elliot, and opposed by Mr. Nelson. Mr. Huger moved the postponement of the question to next Monday, in which he was seconded by Mr. Smith. The question of postponement was carried—92 members being in favor.
The unfinished business of yesterday on the Yazoo claims was resumed—the amendment offered by Mr. Clark, under consideration. Messrs. J. Clay, Bedinger and Holmes spoke in favor of it; and Messrs. Lyon and Duna, against it. Mr. Nelson observed that as the gentlemen on the right side of the house were getting warm, he feared the heat might encroach, and reach the south side; in order to furnish gentlemen with an opportunity of going, he would move an adjournment. On the question the house divided, 61 in favor, and 31 against it. The house then adjourned to meet at eleven o'clock to morrow.
Saturday, February 2. The consideration of the report of the committee of claims on the claims for Georgia lands was resumed. Mr. Clark's amendment still under consideration. Mr. Holland at some length went into an argument in favor of the report. Mr. Dawson considered it expedient to adopt the resolution, but not the amendment. Mr. Nelson spoke at length against the claims. Mr. Sloan followed on the same side. Mr. Findley explained more fully his observations made on a former day. Mr. J. Clay requested his friend Mr. Clark to withdraw his amendment, that the house might meet the question at once.
Mr. Clark thereupon withdrew the amendment. Gen. Varnum stated the reasons upon which he was induced to vote for the resolution reported by the committee. Gen. Stanton assigned his reasons for agreeing to the same. Gen. Van Cortland moved to add to the end of the resolution, after striking out the word "finally" the following, "that the compromise shall not be considered binding on the United States, until confirmed by congress." On the question of Mr. J. Randolph, to withdraw his amendment, Mr. Van Cortland acceded to it all, that related to the insertion of the latter part, retaining so much as related to striking out the word "finally." Mr. J. Randolph spoke against retaining even that part. Mr. Huger wished that part of the motion to obtain. Mr. Jackson opposed the amendment. Gen. Van Cortland withdrew the amendment. Mr. Huger immediately renewed the same in which he was seconded by Mr. Holland. On the amendment Mr. Huger requested to be indulged with the Yeas and Nays. Only five members rose in favor of their being called. The question on the amendment was then taken, and only six members rose in support thereof—of course it was lost. The main question on agreeing to the resolution proposed by the committee of the whole was then taken by Yeas and Nays—Yeas 63—Nays 58. The resolution was of consequence agreed to. Mr. Dana moved to refer the resolution to the committee of claims to report a bill. Mr. J. Randolph opposed the motion. On a division of the house, Mr. Dana's resolution was carried, when the house adjourned, at about 4 o'clock.
Monday, Feb. 4. Mr. J. Clay made a report in favor of authorizing the erection of a bridge over the Potomac, which was referred to a committee of the whole. Resolved, that during the trial of the impeachment now depending before the senate, this house will attend at 10 o'clock, A. M. and proceed on the legislative business before the house, until the hour at which the senate shall appoint, each day, to proceed on the trial; and that the house resolve itself into a committee of the whole, and attend the said trial. A message from the senate, by Mr. Otis, their secretary. Mr. Speaker. I am directed to inform this house, that the senate is ready to proceed upon the impeachment of Samuel Chase, one of the associate justices of the supreme court, in the senate chamber, which chamber is prepared with accommodations for the reception of the house of representatives. And then he withdrew. The house then, in pursuance of a resolution agreed to, this day, resolved itself into a committee of the whole house, & proceeded in that capacity to the senate chamber, to attend the trial by the senate, of the impeachment against Samuel Chase, one of the associate justices of the supreme court of the United States, and after some time spent therein, the committee returned into the chamber of the house, and Mr. Speaker having resumed the chair. Mr. Varnum, from the said committee of the whole house, reported, that the committee had according to order, attended the trial by the senate of the said impeachment, and that some progress had been made therein. The several orders of the day were further postponed until to morrow. And then the house adjourned until to morrow morning ten o'clock.
Wednesday, February 6. Mr. John Randolph, from the managers appointed to conduct the impeachment against Samuel Chase, one of the associate justices of the supreme court of the United States, to whom was this day referred the copy of an answer of the said Samuel Chase, to the articles of impeachment exhibited to the senate against him by this house, made a report, which he delivered in at the clerk's table, where the same was read, and is as follows: "That they have considered the said answer, and do find, that the said Samuel Chase, hath endeavored to cover the crimes & misdemeanors laid to his charge, by evasive insinuations, and misrepresentation of facts; and that the said answer does give a gloss and coloring, utterly false and untrue to the various criminal matters contained in the said articles; and do submit to the judgment of the house, their opinion, that for avoiding any imputation of delay to the house of representatives, in a case of so great moment, a replication be, forthwith, sent to the senate, maintaining the charge of this house; and that the committee had prepared a replication, accordingly, which they herewith report to the house," as follows: "The house of representatives of the United States have considered the answer of Samuel Chase one of the associate justices of the supreme court of the United States to the articles of impeachment against him by them exhibited in the name of themselves and of all the people of the United States, and observe: "That the said Samuel Chase hath endeavored to cover the high crimes and misdemeanors laid to his charge, by evasive insinuations, and misrepresentation of facts; that the said answer does give a gloss and coloring utterly false and untrue,
to the various criminal matters contained in the said articles; that the said Samuel Chase did, in fact, commit the numerous acts of oppression, persecution and injustice, of which he stands accused; and that the house of representatives, in full confidence of the truth and justice of their accusation, and of the necessity of bringing the said Samuel Chase to a speedy and exemplary punishment, and not doubting that the senate will use all becoming diligence to do justice to the proceedings of the house of representatives, and to vindicate the honor of the nation, do aver their charges against the said Samuel Chase to be true; and that the said Samuel Chase is guilty in such manner as he stands impeached; and that the house of representatives will be ready to prove their charges against him, at such convenient time and place, as shall be appointed for that purpose." On motion of Mr. J. Randolph the house took the said replication into consideration. Mr. R. Griswold moved to commit the same to a committee of the whole house. Mr. Elliot supported, and Mr. J. Randolph opposed the motion. The question being put, the same was rejected. Mr. Dennis moved to amend the replication by striking out therefrom after the words "and observe"—the following words—"that the said Samuel Chase hath endeavored to cover the high crimes and misdemeanors, laid to his charge, by evasive insinuations, and misrepresentation of facts; that the said answer does give a gloss and coloring, utterly false and untrue, to the various criminal matters, contained in the said articles." The question was taken on this motion, by yeas and nays, and lost—Yeas 41—Nays 70. The main question was then taken on agreeing to the replication, and carried in the affirmative—Yeas 77—Nays 54. It was then resolved, that the replication annexed to the report of the managers, be put in to the answer and pleas of the aforesaid Samuel Chase, on behalf of this House; and that the managers be instructed to proceed to maintain the said replication at the bar of the senate, at such time as shall be appointed by the senate. Ordered, that a message be sent to the senate, to inform them, that this house have agreed to a replication, on their part to the answer of Sam. Chase, one of the associate justices of the supreme court of the United States to the articles of impeachment exhibited to the senate against him by this house, and have directed the managers appointed to conduct the said impeachment, to carry the said replication to the senate, and to proceed to maintain the same at the bar of the senate, at such time as shall be appointed by the senate.
Ten days later from Europe. At a late hour last evening, (says the New-York Daily Advertiser of the 7th inst.) Dublin papers to the 10th Dec. containing London dates to the 5th were received. We have only time to note the most prominent articles. Bonaparte is stated to have been accepted as mediator, both by America & Spain to settle their differences. Gen. Armstrong, our minister to France, has arrived at Paris with the acknowledgment, by his government, of Bonaparte as emperor of the French. More outrages it appears have been committed by the divisions of Bonaparte, in seizing official characters and private respectable characters. The Venerable of 74 guns, the vessel which carried the gallant Duncan to victory at Camperdown, was totally wrecked on the night of the 24th Nov. going out of Turkey; a few lives were lost on the occasion. An extract or two from these papers are all we can give to day, but copious selections shall appear on Monday. LONDON, November 27. We received last night some small French papers up to the 14th inst. or one day later than any possessed by our contemporaries; and this morning, the Monitor of the 13th.—Bonaparte is said to have been accepted as mediator, both by Spain and America, to settle their differences. Gen. Armstrong the new American minister in France is arrived at Paris, with the acknowledgments of the usurper as an emperor of the French, by his government. The Spanish commander at St. Roche is reported to have asked for reinforcements of troops to strengthen his cordon round Gibraltar. Among other persons in general Bouronneville's suite, on his return, as an ambassador to the court of Madrid, are wo da camps, and one of Talleyrand's secretaries. A paragraph by the Journal de Paris states that general Moreau, his wife and child, have died of the yellow fever at Cadiz. This is however, contradicted by another paper on the supposition that this general had sailed for Majorca. It is curious enough, and shews both the jealousy and malice of the usurper against this rival, that this is the first time, for the last four months, that any notice is taken in the Paris papers, even of the name of this great and unfortunate general, to whom France owes more than to the Corsican. December 1. We are concerned to announce that the Venerable, of 74 guns, capt. Hunter, in turning out of Torbay on Saturday night, was driven on shore by the violence of the gale, and entirely lost. Our correspondent states that several of the crew were missing. The account received at Lloyds says, three of them were drowned. The Venerable was lord Duncan's ship in the battle off Camperdown, and bore the brunt
of the battle upon that glorious day. She did not long outlive her gallant commander. December 4. The answer of the Spanish government has been received. From the accounts that have reach us (Star) we have reason to believe that French intrigue has prevailed at that court, and that the answer is unfavourable to the hopes of peace being maintained with that state. Since the receipt of the dispatches, a more than usual bustle has taken place in the different departments of government. NEW-YORK, Feb. 2. By the ship Guardian, Duplex, which arrived last evening from Dublin, the editor of the Mercantile Advertiser has received a regular file of papers to the 10th Dec. containing London dates to the 6th, 10 days later than by any previous arrival. The late hour at which they were received, would not allow us to do more than give the leading articles from papers of the latest dates. We shall continue our extracts in our next.
LONDON, Nov. 28. Last night Moniteurs and smaller Paris papers arrived to the 17th inst. and Dutch papers to the 22d. The chief article of intelligence they contain, is the departure of his holiness the pope from Rome on the 2d of Nov. One of the most important of the articles in these journals is the following, published in the Schiedam Courant of the 15th inst. the Rotterdam Courant of the same date, and which is also mentioned in the Mercury of the 14th. A private letter from the harbour of Batavia, dated the 7th of Feb. 1804, says, "intelligence has been received here, that the king of Candia has driven the English from Ceylon, and put the whole garrison to the sword." Business of every kind is at a stand in Holland. December 3. Parliament will certainly meet on the 15th of January, but we understand that, after voting the customary address of thanks to the king for his speech from the throne, both houses will adjourn to the 22d of the same month. December 5. We have received the Moniteurs to the 18th inst. It appears from them that the day of coronation has not been deferred, as has been stated in some papers. They speak positively of its being settled to take place on last Sunday. The pope reached Paris on the 25th.—Bonaparte made haste to pay his respects to him. The papers of which Sir George Rumbold was robbed, as also those of two persons confined in the temple (more Thum's!) whom the French government is pleased to call emissaries of his, are now undergoing examination, and copies of them are to be sent to all the courts in Europe. The king of Prussia has again expressed his dissatisfaction at the conduct of Bonaparte in the seizure of Sir George Rumbold—he has replied to the representations made to him by the senate of Hamburg, of whose efforts to procure the release of that minister, he expresses his strongest approbation, condemning, at the same time, in the most unqualified terms, the outrage offered to the independence of a neutral state, and to the law of nations. The answer of his Prussian majesty has been communicated to the diet of Ratisbon by the count Guertz, the Prussian minister. The diet, of course, must approve highly of the spirited interference of Prussia, but it dare not at present manifest its displeasure at the conduct of Bonaparte. The emperor of Russia is collecting an immense army upon the frontiers of Russian Poland, and the emperor of the French is drawing troops from the interior of France to the banks of the Rhine, but the two powers must confine themselves to mere preparations till the spring. But the winter, we may be sure, will not be passed solely in taking the necessary steps for commencing warlike operations in the spring. Every Cabinet in Europe will be the scene of active diplomatic negotiation. Russia will endeavour to effect a closer connexion with Prussia; and France whilst on the one hand, she will endeavour to prevent Prussia from throwing her weight and influence into the scale of Russia, will attempt to form a close alliance with the court of Vienna. There is, we are sorry to say, but too much reason to suppose that such an attempt will be effectual, if it has not succeeded already.
December 6. The letters brought by the Prince of Wales packet, from Lisbon, were delivered out this morning. Mr. Frere has left Madrid as appears by the following extract of a private letter from Lisbon, dated November 21. "Mr. Frere and Mr. Hunter have certainly left Madrid, and no hope now remains that a war with Spain can be avoided; the dispatches sent home by the Diana were, it is said, very warm and hostile; as yet there are no movements here demonstrative of any change of system, but we cannot indulge the hope of being permitted to remain neutral, as on former occasions." The answer of the Spanish government was sent by the Diana which left Lisbon on the 14th ult. nine days before the Prince of Wales; but she is not yet arrived. No doubt of a war with Spain now remains—indeed we have long ceased to entertain any doubt on the subject.
THE LATEST. NEW-YORK, Feb. 2. On Saturday evening arrived here two British Packets, both of them from Falmouth, Eng. One is the Eliza, capt. Paterson, with the November mail; the other is the Leicester, capt. Bell, with the December mail. The latter had a passage of 40 days, and brings London papers to the evening of the 12th December.
PARIS, November 25. This day at half after 12 in the forenoon, his holiness arrived at Fontainebleau. His majesty, the emperor, who had gone out to hunt on horseback, being informed of the approach of the pope, proceeded to meet his holiness, and met him at la Croix de St. Hermin. The emperor, and the pope, alighted both at the same time; they approached & embraced each other. The emperor entered first into the carriage to place his holiness on the right. They arrived at the castle through two lines of troops and the noise of artillery. His eminence, cardinal Caprara, and the great officers of his majesty's household, received them at the bottom of the stair case. The emperor and the pope proceeded together by the gilt stair case, as far as the place which separates their apartments. His holiness having there quitted the emperor, was conducted by the grand chamberlain, the grand master of the palace, and the grand master of the ceremonies, to the apartments prepared for him.
Having rested some time, his holiness paid a visit to the emperor; he was conducted into his closet by the great officers of his majesty. The emperor re-conducted the pope to the hall of the great officers. His holiness immediately after paid a visit to the empress. The lady of honor who went to meet his holiness, introduced him into the closet of the empress. Her majesty re-conducted the pope as far as the second room of her apartments. The pope having returned to his own apartment, the minister and great officers of the empire had the honor of being presented to his holiness. At 4 o'clock the emperor sent notice to the pope, that he intended to pay him a visit and repaired to the closet of his holiness, preceded by the great officers of his household. The same ceremonies were observed in regard to the visit of the pope to the emperor. At each of these visits the pope and the emperor remained together alone for half an hour. Prince Louis, who was at Fontainebleau, paid a visit to his holiness. The emperor presented to the pope the arch-chancellor and arch-treasurer. His eminence cardinal Fesch was presented to the emperor the same day. His holiness will take some days rest at Fontainebleau, and repair to Paris before the consecration, which will take place next Sunday. The elector arch-chancellor of the empire arrived this day at Fontainebleau, at 5 o'clock; he occupies in the castle the apartments destined for him. The same day he was presented to their majesties. LONDON, Nov. 22. The following extraordinary paragraph appeared in a second edition of the Cork Mercantile Chronicle of yesterday se'nite night: "We have just received information, communicated by the master of a vessel who arrived in our harbor from Morlaix, that orders had been issued by the French government to the commissioners at that port, and similar orders to the commissioners of all the ports, that in the event of the arrival of any Russian ships, all possible assistance and accommodation should be given them; this was said to be the result of a treaty of amity between the French and Russian governments. By the same source we are informed, that a great number of troops had marched from the neighborhood of Morlaix, for Brest, said to be destined for a secret expedition." "Poor Mary of Buttermere" was married, on Sunday se'nite night, at the parish church of Buttermere, to a young farmer of the Vale of Keswick. AGRICULTURE.—The eccentric frolic of the celebrated Jerusalem Whale, in his trip to the capital of Judea, has been productive of an advantage to the agriculture of his country, never expected to have resulted from an adventure so whimsical; and which may fairly be enumerated in the list of "great events from little causes." A small sheaf of Jerusalem wheat, bro't home by the servant who accompanied Mr Whale to Judea, and afterwards used as a sign at an obscure alehouse in Dublin opened by his servant, by the merest chance, attracted the notice of an experimental farmer. After so many years absence from its indigenous soil, and hanging above three, exposed to the weather, the sheaf was examined, and only three ears were found in a sound state. The grains of those were sown in the garden of the farmer, and their produce, in the following year, evinced the most astonishing prolificness; the culture has been carefully continued for the last four years, and there are now actually some hundreds of Irish acres planted with this invaluable grain. The mode of culture is by drill and dibble. The straw is a strong reed not hollow, but filled with a nutritious sap or pith which renders it as a provender for horses, or neat cattle, equal to oats. This straw bears not, like European wheat, a single ear, but a clump of many ears; and the grain, large and full, yields an unusual quantity of the finest flour; and so much is the seed in demand thro' Ireland, that the original cultivator has actually sold it at the rate of ten guineas the stone.
On Saturday evening arrived here two British Packets, both of them from Falmouth, Eng. One is the Eliza, capt. Paterson, with the November mail; the other is the Leicester, capt. Bell, with the December mail. The latter had a passage of 40 days, and brings London papers to the evening of the 12th December.
PARIS, November 25. This day at half after 12 in the forenoon, his holiness arrived at Fontainebleau. His majesty, the emperor, who had gone out to hunt on horseback, being informed of the approach of the pope, proceeded to meet his holiness, and met him at la Croix de St. Hermin. The emperor, and the pope, alighted both at the same time; they approached & embraced each other. The emperor entered first into the carriage to place his holiness on the right. They arrived at the castle through two lines of troops and the noise of artillery. His eminence, cardinal Caprara, and the great officers of his majesty's household, received them at the bottom of the stair case. The emperor and the pope proceeded together by the gilt stair case, as far as the place which separates their apartments. His holiness having there quitted the emperor, was conducted by the grand chamberlain, the grand master of the palace, and the grand master of the ceremonies, to the apartments prepared for him.
Having rested some time, his holiness paid a visit to the emperor; he was conducted into his closet by the great officers of his majesty. The emperor re-conducted the pope to the hall of the great officers. His holiness immediately after paid a visit to the empress. The lady of honor who went to meet his holiness, introduced him into the closet of the empress. Her majesty re-conducted the pope as far as the second room of her apartments. The pope having returned to his own apartment, the minister and great officers of the empire had the honor of being presented to his holiness. At 4 o'clock the emperor sent notice to the pope, that he intended to pay him a visit and repaired to the closet of his holiness, preceded by the great officers of his household. The same ceremonies were observed in regard to the visit of the pope to the emperor. At each of these visits the pope and the emperor remained together alone for half an hour. Prince Louis, who was at Fontainebleau, paid a visit to his holiness. The emperor presented to the pope the arch-chancellor and arch-treasurer. His eminence cardinal Fesch was presented to the emperor the same day. His holiness will take some days rest at Fontainebleau, and repair to Paris before the consecration, which will take place next Sunday. The elector arch-chancellor of the empire arrived this day at Fontainebleau, at 5 o'clock; he occupies in the castle the apartments destined for him. The same day he was presented to their majesties. LONDON, Nov. 22. The following extraordinary paragraph appeared in a second edition of the Cork Mercantile Chronicle of yesterday se'nite night: "We have just received information, communicated by the master of a vessel who arrived in our harbor from Morlaix, that orders had been issued by the French government to the commissioners at that port, and similar orders to the commissioners of all the ports, that in the event of the arrival of any Russian ships, all possible assistance and accommodation should be given them; this was said to be the result of a treaty of amity between the French and Russian governments. By the same source we are informed, that a great number of troops had marched from the neighborhood of Morlaix, for Brest, said to be destined for a secret expedition." "Poor Mary of Buttermere" was married, on Sunday se'nite night, at the parish church of Buttermere, to a young farmer of the Vale of Keswick. AGRICULTURE.—The eccentric frolic of the celebrated Jerusalem Whale, in his trip to the capital of Judea, has been productive of an advantage to the agriculture of his country, never expected to have resulted from an adventure so whimsical; and which may fairly be enumerated in the list of "great events from little causes." A small sheaf of Jerusalem wheat, bro't home by the servant who accompanied Mr Whale to Judea, and afterwards used as a sign at an obscure alehouse in Dublin opened by his servant, by the merest chance, attracted the notice of an experimental farmer. After so many years absence from its indigenous soil, and hanging above three, exposed to the weather, the sheaf was examined, and only three ears were found in a sound state. The grains of those were sown in the garden of the farmer, and their produce, in the following year, evinced the most astonishing prolificness; the culture has been carefully continued for the last four years, and there are now actually some hundreds of Irish acres planted with this invaluable grain. The mode of culture is by drill and dibble. The straw is a strong reed not hollow, but filled with a nutritious sap or pith which renders it as a provender for horses, or neat cattle, equal to oats. This straw bears not, like European wheat, a single ear, but a clump of many ears; and the grain, large and full, yields an unusual quantity of the finest flour; and so much is the seed in demand thro' Ireland, that the original cultivator has actually sold it at the rate of ten guineas the stone.
THE LATEST. NEW-YORK, Feb. 2. On Saturday evening arrived here two British Packets, both of them from Falmouth, Eng. One is the Eliza, capt. Paterson, with the November mail; the other is the Leicester, capt. Bell, with the December mail. The latter had a passage of 40 days, and brings London papers to the evening of the 12th December.
PARIS, November 25. This day at half after 12 in the forenoon, his holiness arrived at Fontainebleau. His majesty, the emperor, who had gone out to hunt on horseback, being informed of the approach of the pope, proceeded to meet his holiness, and met him at la Croix de St. Hermin. The emperor, and the pope, alighted both at the same time; they approached & embraced each other. The emperor entered first into the carriage to place his holiness on the right. They arrived at the castle through two lines of troops and the noise of artillery. His eminence, cardinal Caprara, and the great officers of his majesty's household, received them at the bottom of the stair case. The emperor and the pope proceeded together by the gilt stair case, as far as the place which separates their apartments. His holiness having there quitted the emperor, was conducted by the grand chamberlain, the grand master of the palace, and the grand master of the ceremonies, to the apartments prepared for him.
Having rested some time, his holiness paid a visit to the emperor; he was conducted into his closet by the great officers of his majesty. The emperor re-conducted the pope to the hall of the great officers. His holiness immediately after paid a visit to the empress. The lady of honor who went to meet his holiness, introduced him into the closet of the empress. Her majesty re-conducted the pope as far as the second room of her apartments. The pope having returned to his own apartment, the minister and great officers of the empire had the honor of being presented to his holiness. At 4 o'clock the emperor sent notice to the pope, that he intended to pay him a visit and repaired to the closet of his holiness, preceded by the great officers of his household. The same ceremonies were observed in regard to the visit of the pope to the emperor. At each of these visits the pope and the emperor remained together alone for half an hour. Prince Louis, who was at Fontainebleau, paid a visit to his holiness. The emperor presented to the pope the arch-chancellor and arch-treasurer. His eminence cardinal Fesch was presented to the emperor the same day. His holiness will take some days rest at Fontainebleau, and repair to Paris before the consecration, which will take place next Sunday. The elector arch-chancellor of the empire arrived this day at Fontainebleau, at 5 o'clock; he occupies in the castle the apartments destined for him. The same day he was presented to their majesties. LONDON, Nov. 22. The following extraordinary paragraph appeared in a second edition of the Cork Mercantile Chronicle of yesterday se'nite night: "We have just received information, communicated by the master of a vessel who arrived in our harbor from Morlaix, that orders had been issued by the French government to the commissioners at that port, and similar orders to the commissioners of all the ports, that in the event of the arrival of any Russian ships, all possible assistance and accommodation should be given them; this was said to be the result of a treaty of amity between the French and Russian governments. By the same source we are informed, that a great number of troops had marched from the neighborhood of Morlaix, for Brest, said to be destined for a secret expedition." "Poor Mary of Buttermere" was married, on Sunday se'nite night, at the parish church of Buttermere, to a young farmer of the Vale of Keswick. AGRICULTURE.—The eccentric frolic of the celebrated Jerusalem Whale, in his trip to the capital of Judea, has been productive of an advantage to the agriculture of his country, never expected to have resulted from an adventure so whimsical; and which may fairly be enumerated in the list of "great events from little causes." A small sheaf of Jerusalem wheat, bro't home by the servant who accompanied Mr Whale to Judea, and afterwards used as a sign at an obscure alehouse in Dublin opened by his servant, by the merest chance, attracted the notice of an experimental farmer. After so many years absence from its indigenous soil, and hanging above three, exposed to the weather, the sheaf was examined, and only three ears were found in a sound state. The grains of those were sown in the garden of the farmer, and their produce, in the following year, evinced the most astonishing prolificness; the culture has been carefully continued for the last four years, and there are now actually some hundreds of Irish acres planted with this invaluable grain. The mode of culture is by drill and dibble. The straw is a strong reed not hollow, but filled with a nutritious sap or pith which renders it as a provender for horses, or neat cattle, equal to oats. This straw bears not, like European wheat, a single ear, but a clump of many ears; and the grain, large and full, yields an unusual quantity of the finest flour; and so much is the seed in demand thro' Ireland, that the original cultivator has actually sold it at the rate of ten guineas the stone.
THE LATEST. NEW-YORK, Feb. 2. On Saturday evening arrived here two British Packets, both of them from Falmouth, Eng. One is the Eliza, capt. Paterson, with the November mail; the other is the Leicester, capt. Bell, with the December mail. The latter had a passage of 40 days, and brings London papers to the evening of the 12th December.
PARIS, November 25. This day at half after 12 in the forenoon, his holiness arrived at Fontainebleau. His majesty, the emperor, who had gone out to hunt on horseback, being informed of the approach of the pope, proceeded to meet his holiness, and met him at la Croix de St. Hermin. The emperor, and the pope, alighted both at the same time; they approached & embraced each other. The emperor entered first into the carriage to place his holiness on the right. They arrived at the castle through two lines of troops and the noise of artillery. His eminence, cardinal Caprara, and the great officers of his majesty's household, received them at the bottom of the stair case. The emperor and the pope proceeded together by the gilt stair case, as far as the place which separates their apartments. His holiness having there quitted the emperor, was conducted by the grand chamberlain, the grand master of the palace, and the grand master of the ceremonies, to the apartments prepared for him.
Having rested some time, his holiness paid a visit to the emperor; he was conducted into his closet by the great officers of his majesty. The emperor re-conducted the pope to the hall of the great officers. His holiness immediately after paid a visit to the empress. The lady of honor who went to meet his holiness, introduced him into the closet of the empress. Her majesty re-conducted the pope as far as the second room of her apartments. The pope having returned to his own apartment, the minister and great officers of the empire had the honor of being presented to his holiness. At 4 o'clock the emperor sent notice to the pope, that he intended to pay him a visit and repaired to the closet of his holiness, preceded by the great officers of his household. The same ceremonies were observed in regard to the visit of the pope to the emperor. At each of these visits the pope and the emperor remained together alone for half an hour. Prince Louis, who was at Fontainebleau, paid a visit to his holiness. The emperor presented to the pope the arch-chancellor and arch-treasurer. His eminence cardinal Fesch was presented to the emperor the same day. His holiness will take some days rest at Fontainebleau, and repair to Paris before the consecration, which will take place next Sunday. The elector arch-chancellor of the empire arrived this day at Fontainebleau, at 5 o'clock; he occupies in the castle the apartments destined for him. The same day he was presented to their majesties. LONDON, Nov. 22. The following extraordinary paragraph appeared in a second edition of the Cork Mercantile Chronicle of yesterday se'nite night: "We have just received information, communicated by the master of a vessel who arrived in our harbor from Morlaix, that orders had been issued by the French government to the commissioners at that port, and similar orders to the commissioners of all the ports, that in the event of the arrival of any Russian ships, all possible assistance and accommodation should be given them; this was said to be the result of a treaty of amity between the French and Russian governments. By the same source we are informed, that a great number of troops had marched from the neighborhood of Morlaix, for Brest, said to be destined for a secret expedition." "Poor Mary of Buttermere" was married, on Sunday se'nite night, at the parish church of Buttermere, to a young farmer of the Vale of Keswick. AGRICULTURE.—The eccentric frolic of the celebrated Jerusalem Whale, in his trip to the capital of Judea, has been productive of an advantage to the agriculture of his country, never expected to have resulted from an adventure so whimsical; and which may fairly be enumerated in the list of "great events from little causes." A small sheaf of Jerusalem wheat, bro't home by the servant who accompanied Mr Whale to Judea, and afterwards used as a sign at an obscure alehouse in Dublin opened by his servant, by the merest chance, attracted the notice of an experimental farmer. After so many years absence from its indigenous soil, and hanging above three, exposed to the weather, the sheaf was examined, and only three ears were found in a sound state. The grains of those were sown in the garden of the farmer, and their produce, in the following year, evinced the most astonishing prolificness; the culture has been carefully continued for the last four years, and there are now actually some hundreds of Irish acres planted with this invaluable grain. The mode of culture is by drill and dibble. The straw is a strong reed not hollow, but filled with a nutritious sap or pith which renders it as a provender for horses, or neat cattle, equal to oats. This straw bears not, like European wheat, a single ear, but a clump of many ears; and the grain, large and full, yields an unusual quantity of the finest flour; and so much is the seed in demand thro' Ireland, that the original cultivator has actually sold it at the rate of ten guineas the stone.
THE LATEST. NEW-YORK, Feb. 2. On Saturday evening arrived here two British Packets, both of them from Falmouth, Eng. One is the Eliza, capt. Paterson, with the November mail; the other is the Leicester, capt. Bell, with the December mail. The latter had a passage of 40 days, and brings London papers to the evening of the 12th December.
PARIS, November 25. This day at half after 12 in the forenoon, his holiness arrived at Fontainebleau. His majesty, the emperor, who had gone out to hunt on horseback, being informed of the approach of the pope, proceeded to meet his holiness, and met him at la Croix de St. Hermin. The emperor, and the pope, alighted both at the same time; they approached & embraced each other. The emperor entered first into the carriage to place his holiness on the right. They arrived at the castle through two lines of troops and the noise of artillery. His eminence, cardinal Caprara, and the great officers of his majesty's household, received them at the bottom of the stair case. The emperor and the pope proceeded together by the gilt stair case, as far as the place which separates their apartments. His holiness having there quitted the emperor, was conducted by the grand chamberlain, the grand master of the palace, and the grand master of the ceremonies, to the apartments prepared for him.
Having rested some time, his holiness paid a visit to the emperor; he was conducted into his closet by the great officers of his majesty. The emperor re-conducted the pope to the hall of the great officers. His holiness immediately after paid a visit to the empress. The lady of honor who went to meet his holiness, introduced him into the closet of the empress. Her majesty re-conducted the pope as far as the second room of her apartments. The pope having returned to his own apartment, the minister and great officers of the empire had the honor of being presented to his holiness. At 4 o'clock the emperor sent notice to the pope, that he intended to pay him a visit and repaired to the closet of his holiness, preceded by the great officers of his household. The same ceremonies were observed in regard to the visit of the pope to the emperor. At each of these visits the pope and the emperor remained together alone for half an hour. Prince Louis, who was at Fontainebleau, paid a visit to his holiness. The emperor presented to the pope the arch-chancellor and arch-treasurer. His eminence cardinal Fesch was presented to the emperor the same day. His holiness will take some days rest at Fontainebleau, and repair to Paris before the consecration, which will take place next Sunday. The elector arch-chancellor of the empire arrived this day at Fontainebleau, at 5 o'clock; he occupies in the castle the apartments destined for him. The same day he was presented to their majesties. LONDON, Nov. 22. The following extraordinary paragraph appeared in a second edition of the Cork Mercantile Chronicle of yesterday se'nite night: "We have just received information, communicated by the master of a vessel who arrived in our harbor from Morlaix, that orders had been issued by the French government to the commissioners at that port, and similar orders to the commissioners of all the ports, that in the event of the arrival of any Russian ships, all possible assistance and accommodation should be given them; this was said to be the result of a treaty of amity between the French and Russian governments. By the same source we are informed, that a great number of troops had marched from the neighborhood of Morlaix, for Brest, said to be destined for a secret expedition." <

From these papers it appears that Mr Pitt had publicly declared, that War with Spain was inevitable, and that he feared Portugal would be obliged to become a party in the war against England. The presumption, therefore, is, that as soon as Parliament assembles War will be immediately declared.
One of the papers contains an account of the loss of the British ship Romney, of 50 guns, on the coast of Holland, laden with bullocks, and vegetables for the Texel fleet. Crew saved. This disaster took place on the South Hawk Sand, five miles west of the Texel. All the masts went overboard, and the officers and crew quitted her on rafts and in the boats. A few of the men were picked up by a British ship of war; all the officers and the rest of the crew were made prisoners by the boats of the Dutch fleet, and this valuable ship soon after went to pieces. This accident is said to have originated by the Romney mistaking three American ships wrecked the night before on the Hawk Sand, for part of the Texel fleet at anchor. Several merchant vessels went ashore about the same time. The gales on the coast of Holland are stated to have been dreadful.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 6.
Yesterday the SUPREME COURT of the United States was opened—Present, Chief Justice Marshall, and Justices Cushing, Paterson, Chas. and Washington.
The senate have, we understand rejected the treaty for extinguishing the Indian title to certain lands within the limits of the state of Georgia; twelve votes being given in its favor, and nineteen against it. The treaty provided for extinguishing the Indian title to a tract of land not exceeding two millions of acres, and for the payment by the United States, of two hundred thousand dollars, by the creation of an irredeemable stock to that amount, and the payment of a perpetual interest thereon of twelve thousand dollars.
A TAN-YARD, TO LET.
ON a lease of 5 years, that very valuable TAN-YARD, situated on the main street of this city, between the Capitol and the Basin of the Canal, in an eligible and well accustomed stand for the Tanning and Currying business, having been long occupied by the late Mr. Jacob Bockius, and possessing conveniences superior to any in this city, viz:—
A large Currying Shop, Cellar and Drying Loft, adjoining the main street; a spacious Bark House on a street that leads from the main street to the basin of the canal; two Bark Mills and Houses; a large Beam House and Pools, Lines, Dears, Handlers and Vats, sufficient for the tanning of from 300 to 3000 hides a year, exclusive of skins—Also, on same tenement, a convenient dwelling, house, smoke house, stable, carriage house and garden, all in good repair—This lease may be accompanied with about six cords of excellent Red and Black Oak Bark now in the bark house, at a fair price.
Proposals for the above will be received by either of the subscribers in all this month, and if not leased within the same, will be let at Public Auction, at the Vendue Office of Messrs. Prosser & Moncure, on the 15th of March next, to the highest bidder. Bond and approved security will be required (of the lessee) and possession given on or before the first day of April next, of the bark house, bark mills, beam house, lines, pools, beats, handlers, and a part of the vats; and of the dwelling house and residue of the tenement, on the first day of June.
BENJAMIN TATE, } Executors. JOHN PROSSER, } Richmond, February 9th, 1805.
Government Security.
NEW-YORK LOTTERY.
No. III. for the encouragement of Literature, Begins Drawing on the EIGHTH DAY of APRIL next.
25,000 DOLLARS, 10,000 DOLLARS, 5,000 DOLLARS, HIGHEST PRIZES. The Scheme contains 38,000 Tickets, of which 9,013 are Prizes, less than two and a half blanks to a prize—Deduction fifteen per cent.
At the session of the Legislature of the state of New York, on Monday the 12th Nov. 1804, a Resolution passed the Senate, and was concurred in by the House of Assembly, that the drawing of the said Lottery be postponed until the Second Monday in April next, in consequence of the dislocation of one of the managers, and that the Legislature will GUARANTEE the PAYMENT of ALL the PRIZES in said Lottery.
TICKETS And Halves, Quarters & Eighths,
ARE TO BE HAD AT C. & R. WAITE'S PERMANENT LOTTERY OFFICE, No. 64, MAIDEN LANE, (at No. 38, Maiden Lane), AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES.
Whole Tickets Dols. 7 50 | Quarters, Dols. 2 00 Halves, " 3 75 | Eighths, " 1 12 But as the tickets and shares, have met with such an extraordinary rapid sale throughout every part of the United States, they will speedily advance in price.
* * * Distant Adventurers, by inclosing BANK NOTES of ANY DESCRIPTION, may have tickets forwarded them by post, to any part of the Union, by C. & R. WAITE, with the utmost punctuality; and the earliest intelligence sent of their success—CASH advanced for prizes as soon as drawn, or warranted undrawn tickets exchanged for prizes during the drawing.
For the satisfaction of Adventurers in Richmond and its vicinity, C. & R. Waite will forward to the printer of this paper, the Managers Official List of Prizes, as soon as printed, where any gentleman can examine his own number.—Lerret (root profit) will be duly attended to, New York, Nov. 23, 1804.
* * * A few Tickets in the RICHMOND ACADEMY LOTTERY, (now drawing) for sale at this office—price $1.
VIRGINIA ARGUS.
RICHMOND:
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1805.
RICHMOND PRICE CURRENT.
Table with 2 columns: Item, Price. Items include Tobacco, Wheat, Flour, Corn, Hemp, Iron, Bacon, Whiskey, Pork, Butter. Prices are listed in Cash, do., do., do., do., do., do., do., do., do.
The Editor of the Argus by inserting the following in his paper, will oblige A FRIEND.
Mr. PLEASANTS.
IT will be recollected that some time since, a publication appeared in the Washington Federalist, purporting to be a report of a law case tried in the district court of Charlottesville, between Thomas Jefferson, (quitam, &c.) plaintiff, and Richard Johnson, defendant, for buying a pretended title to lands. A concise statement was soon after published in your paper, detecting the infidelity of this report, and developing the whole case by a detail not only of the facts which appeared on the trial in Charlottesville, but of others also drawn from the records of the Richmond chancery court, where Johnson had instituted a suit against Jefferson, to try the title to the same land. It was added, that this last suit was still depending before Mr. Wythe, whose sound judgment and incorruptible integrity were acknowledged by all. The perusal of these conflicting statements excited my curiosity, and being in Richmond some time after, I determined, having a leisure hour, to satisfy myself by an examination of the chancery records; to which all those doubting the accuracy of the second statement had been referred. I found that statement correct, so far as those records spoke on the subject. I also found, that a decree had since been pronounced by the chancellor; of this decree I took a copy, and presuming that others may, like myself, have felt a wish to know the issue of the case, I request that you will give it a place in your paper.
VIRGINIA:
At a superior court of chancery held in Richmond, the 15th day of September, 1804.
BETWEEN
Richard Johnson, plaintiff.
AND
Thomas Jefferson and William Spears, defendants.
In this cause held the 15th day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four, on the bill, answer, exhibits and examinations of witnesses, and argued by counsel, the court adjudgeth and decreeth, that the bill of the plaintiff, claiming the land now in controversy, by virtue of a conveyance thereof to John Sneed by William Spears, who long before had given and conveyed the same land to his son, John Spears, be dismissed, and it is accordingly hereby dismissed, and that the plaintiff pay to the said defendant Thomas Jefferson, the costs expended by him in his defence.
A Copy—Teste,
PETER TINSLEY.
From Washington City, Feb. 6.
TRIAL OF JUDGE CHASE.
On Monday the trial of judge Chase commenced before the high court of impeachments.
About a quarter before one o'clock, the senate took their seats, every member of the body being present. Immediately after the managers, viz. Messrs. J. Randolph, Nicholson, Rodney, Boyle, Early, G. W. Campbell, and Clark, appointed to conduct the impeachment, entered, accompanied by the Speaker and members of the house of representatives, to whom seats were assigned. As soon as they were seated, Samuel Chase, being called upon to appear, entered, attended by his counsel, Messrs. Martin, Harper and Hopkinson, to whom seats were likewise assigned on the left of the chair, the managers being accommodated with seats on the right of the chair in the same line.
The President (Mr. Burr) after stating to Mr. Chase the indulgence of time which had been allowed, enquired if he were prepared to give in his answer.
Judge Chase, said he had prepared, as well as circumstances would permit, his answer, which he begged permission to read by himself or counsel; this being granted he commenced the reading of his answer about one o'clock, in which he was relieved by Messrs. Harper and Hopkinson, and which occupied the court till half after four.
Mr. J. Randolph, in behalf of the managers, requested time to consult the house of representatives, and likewise to be furnished with a copy of the answer of judge Chase, for the purpose of making a replication thereto.
The President said the senate would take the request into consideration, and make known to the house of representatives the order taken thereon.
Whereupon the senate retired, at the suggestion of the President to their legislative apartment. [Nat. Intel.]
From Washington City, Feb. 8.
HIGH COURT OF IMPEACHMENT.
Thursday, February 7.
The court was opened about 2 o'clock, Present, the managers—and Mr. Hopkinson, counsel for Mr. Chase.
Mr. J. Randolph, on behalf of the managers, read the replication of the house of representatives to the answer of Samuel Chase. [For the replication, see the proceedings of the house of the 6th inst. in the preceding page of this day's Argus.]
Mr. Hopkinson requested a copy of the replication, which, the president replied, would be furnished by the secretary.
Mr. Breckenridge moved a resolution to the following effect:
That the secretary be directed to inform the house of representatives that the senate will to-morrow at 12 o'clock, proceed with the trial of Samuel Chase; which was agreed to without a dissenting voice—34 members voting for it.
Whereupon the senate withdrew to their legislative apartment.
Conclusion of Judge Chase's plea, or answer, to the articles of impeachment, exhibited against him.
This Respondent has now laid before this honorable court, as well as the time allowed him would permit, all the circumstances of his case. With an humble trust in Providence and a consciousness that he hath discharged all his official duties with justice and impartiality, to the best of his knowledge and abilities; and that intentionally he hath committed no crime or misdemeanor, or any violation of the constitution or laws of his country—confiding in the impartiality, independence and integrity of his judges, and that they will patiently hear and conscientiously determine this case, without being influenced by the spirit of party, by popular prejudice or political motives, he cheerfully submits himself to their decision.
"If it shall appear to this honorable court from the evidence produced, that he hath acted in his judicial character with wilful injustice or partiality, he doth not wish any favor, but expects that the whole extent of the punishment permitted in the constitution will be inflicted upon him.
"If any part of his official conduct, shall appear to this honorable court, stricti juris , to have been illegal, or to have proceeded from ignorance or error in judgment; or if any part of his conduct shall appear although illegal, to have been irregular or improper, but not to have flowed from a depravity of heart, or any unworthy motive, he feels confident that this court will make allowance for the infirmities and frailties incident to man. He is satisfied that every member of this tribunal will observe the principles of humanity and justice, will presume him innocent until his guilt shall be established by legal and credible witnesses; and will be governed in his decision, by the moral and christian rule, of rendering that justice to this respondent which he would wish to receive.
"This respondent now stands not merely before an earthly tribunal, but also before that awful Being, whose presence fills all space, and whose all-seeing eye more especially surveys the temples of justice and religion. In a little time, his accusers, his judges and himself must appear at the Bar of Omnipotence, where the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed, and every human being shall answer for his deeds done in the body, and shall be compelled to give evidence against himself in the presence of an assembled universe. To his omniscient judge, at that awful hour, he now appeals for the rectitude and purity of his conduct as to all the matters of which he is this day accused.
"He hath now only to adjure each member of this honorable court, by the living God, and in his holy name, to render impartial justice to him according to the constitution and laws of the United States; he makes this solemn demand of each member, by all his hopes of happiness in the world to come, which he will have voluntarily renounced by the oath he has taken, if he shall wilfully do him injustice, or disregard the constitution or laws of the United States, which he has solemnly sworn to make the rule and standard of his judgment and decision.
SAMUEL CHASE."
A New-York paper states that Mr. Nathan Sandford, of the city of New-York, and one of the district attorneys, has been appointed attorney general U. S. in the room of Mr. Lincoln, resigned.
On Tuesday last the Directors of the Petersburg Branch Bank of Virginia proceeded to fill up the vacancies occasioned by the resignation of Messrs. Stitt and Colquhoun—when Messrs. Christian and Strang were elected. A correspondent observes that the Directors have religiously discharged their duty in appointing a Christian which is Strange! considering that a majority of them are decided deists. (Refus)
January 28th, 1805.
The storm at present prevailing will be found so far, to have been productive of lamentable effects. Not only have several of the vessels arrived off the Hook gone ashore, but some of those that had got into the bay have been forced from their anchorage, and it is apprehended, have either shipped the same fate or been driven out to sea. The heavy snow, which has continued now for two days and three nights, and the great quantity of drifting ice has rendered navigation at once difficult and dangerous; and the northerly gale it is more than probable has done serious injury to the weather-worn vessels and hapless seamen exposed to its fury. S. T. Daily Adv.
MAP OF VIRGINIA.
From the Petersburg Intelligencer.
Messrs. Dickson & Pease,
THE object of the enclosed letter will be answered by publishing it; I have therefore to request that you will insert it in your next paper. A rough draught of the MAP therein referred to, has been submitted to the inspection of the members of the General Assembly, who have generally expressed their approbation of the work, and offered their friendly interposition to insure its publication. In consequence of which an ingenious and competent artist has been engaged to engrave the map, which I flatter myself will be executed in a style not inferior to any similar work in the United States.
Proposals will be handed you in a few days.
I am your's, &c. &c.
WILLIAM PRENTIS.
Petersburg, Feb. 6, 1804.
DEAR SIR,
THE MAP of VIRGINIA, to which you have lent so considerable assistance in the collection of some of the necessary materials, is nearly completed. For the forwardness of the work, I am indebted to Mr. William Davis, whom I have found to be a neat, correct and intelligent draughtsman.
In making to our countrymen your proposals for the publication of this Map, it will be proper to mention, in a few words, the date upon which it is founded. These ought to be known, in order that some previous judgment may be formed of its pretensions to public attention and encouragement; and also, that it may not be supposed, a greater degree of accuracy is assumed, than the information possessed will warrant. For this purpose, it may be stated.
1st. That the latitude and longitude of several important points, unascertained till of late, afford so many essential requisites in the formation of a Map, and can not fail, as far as they extend, to conduct to greater accuracy.
2dly. That plots of counties furnished by their surveyors, particularly by those of the trans-mountain and middle parts of the state, have been collected with much labor, and very considerable success;—that surveys also, which have been made of the boundaries of counties, of the courses of rivers, of the bearings of mountains, and of the distance of places, have been sought for with the greatest diligence, and obtained except in a few instances.
3dly. That the exposure of the first delineation to the animadversion of the Representatives in Richmond, whose local information may be presumed to be correct, has afforded the means of rectifying many errors, and of supplying a deficiency in materials.
Lastly. The completion of the boundaries of the state, together with the labors of those who have proceeded in the same work, furnish principles for geographical combination, which lead, in some cases, to useful results.
Such is the ground work of the Map.—Its size, which will be 5 feet 6 inches in length, and 3 feet 8 inches in breadth, will be found, I think, sufficiently suited to the magnitude of the state.
With respect to the delineation, it is observed, that accuracy, so far as the present state of the geographical knowledge of this country could be obtained, and will permit, has been studiously aimed at. The degree of correctness of which the Map may boast, is probably short of that which might be obtained by the interposition of the legislature of Virginia. It is only her fiat, which can give existence to a perfectly just picture of herself. In the mean time, I flatter myself, that the representation which is now proposed to be exhibited, imperfect as it may be in some respects, will still be found more satisfactory, than any which hath hitherto appeared; and will aid in the promotion of that geographical knowledge, which is the most interesting to every Virginian.
I am, dear Sir,
Yours, very respectfully,
J. MADISON.
Williamsburg, Feb. 1, 1805.
Mr. WILLIAM PRENTIS.
Petersburg.
We venture to give a general statement from the accurate papers of the Treasury, respecting the importations of the year ending 30th September, 1803. As it cannot be within the compass of our paper to afford the whole document, we shall confine ourselves to such articles as exceed the highest denomination given, and to the general denomination only. We shall unite the statements of importations into the United States, in American and foreign vessels, when the sums amount to that denomination. The goods ad valorem in American vessels, were above thirty seven millions of Dollars; in foreign above six millions. Wines in American vessels, 2 millions of gallons; in foreign vessels, not half a million. Foreign Spirits in American vessels, 3 millions of gallons; in foreign vessels above half a million. Of Molasses in American Vessels nearly six millions. Of Beer, Ale and Porter, one and a half million. Tea six millions of pounds. Coffee, in American Vessels, 15 millions; in foreign, three millions. Cocoa about half a million. Sugar, in American Vessels, 56 millions; in foreign, 17 and an half millions. Pepper in American Vessels, nearly 5 millions. Cotton, above 2 millions. Nails and Spikes, nearly 4 millions. Lead, above 2 millions. Salt, 69 millions, and one and an half million of bushels. In foreign Vessels, 23 millions of pounds. Other articles do not amount to a million. [Salem Register.]
A very useful hint—John Sloverly often comes to my house on errands; but let the weather be ever so cold, John must stand with the door half way open until he
has delivered his message and received an answer—so if we are comfortably warm when John makes his appearance, we are sure to be uncomfortably cold ere he leaves the house. Solomon Bashful is another plague in winter weather. He too must always stand with the door open till his business is accomplished evidently for the purpose of securing a retreat in case of attack. Ask Solomon to come to the fire and shut the door.—No thank y; I ain't cold, I'm going in a minute." is all you can get out of Solomon; and as for Betty Glab tongue, she always begins her longest tale when she is going, and with the door half open talks us into a fit of theague before the latch is brought to the latch and her tongue between her teeth. Jack Lazy has a moral aversion to shutting any door after him. He must do his business and then if it be not too much trouble, when he goes out Jack will "shut the door"—or you, may shut it after him—plague on such folks in cold weather.
CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL CHURCH LOTTERY, BALTIMORE.
Twenty-Eighth Day's Drawing.
300 tickets drawn this day. Prizes of 100 dols.—Nos 20953 13229 20249. Prize of 50 dollars—No 19832. Prizes of 25 dols.—Nos. 16038 11477 1882. Prizes of 20 dols.—Nos. 314 20360 12040 18300 17983 15676 17449 8567 10187 7010 1728 19763 15934 8156 3949 15032 15014 17545 9284 10949 8741 23239 7961 10374 11635 1747 271 18109 10101 15810 3599. And 62 of 15 dollars.
Twenty-Ninth Day's Drawing.
300 Tickets were drawn this day. Prize of 200 dols.—No 932. Prize of 100 dollars—No 1310. Prizes of 50 dols.—Nos. 5573 12765 13734. Prize of 25 dollars—No 1649. Prizes of 20 dols.—Nos 922 13073 19613 12921 8996 6339 3032 5517 1701 16335 196 11351 12919 12019 20528 17106 11520 15528 17001 8625 17163 14914 2043 1296 15588 3599 4645 4488 60 805 19233 2654 16596 7311 14527 4507 20358 8826 8203 19757. And 53 of 15 dollars.
MARRIED—In Amelia County, on Thursday the 7th inst. Mr. HENRY P. HANES, to Miss NANCY C. BOOKER.
THE TOKEN, FROM BIRDEN'S "CASTLES IN THE AIR."
THE breeze was fresh, the ship in stays, Each breaker hush'd, the shore a haze, When Jack, no more on duty call'd, His true love's tokens o'er-haul'd— The broken gold—the braid hair— The tender morsel written fair Upon his 'bacco box he view'd— Nancy the poet, love the muse; "If you loves I, as I loves you, No pair so happy as we two."
The storm—that like a shapeless wreck, Had strew'd with runs all the deck! That ravis for a while had giv'n a feast, And left the ship a hulk—had ceas'd! When Jack, as with his messmates dear, He chard the grog their hearts to cheer, Took from his 'bacco box a quid, And sped with comfort on the lid. "If you loves I, &c."
The battle—that with horror grim, Had madly ravis'd life and limb, Had scuppers drench'd with human gore, And wou'dn't many wife—was o'er! When Jack to his companions dear First paid the tribute of a tear; Then, as his 'bacco box he held, Restor'd his comfort as he spell'd, "If you loves I, &c."
The voyage—that had been long and hard, But that had yielded full reward, That brought each sailor to his friend Happy and rich—was at an end; When Jack, his toils and perils o'er, Beheld his Nancy on the shore; He then his 'bacco box display'd, And cry'd and seiz'd the yielding maid, "If you loves I, as I loves you, No pair so happy as we two."
NOTICE.
IN pursuance of the act of the General Assembly, passed on the 24th day of January, 1803, for more effectually preventing the obstructions to the passage of Fish in the great Falls of James river, from West ham downwards, are to be rety required to conform to the provisions of the said act, on or before the 1st day of March ensuing, otherwise they will be dealt with as the ad directors. I shall proceed to view the falls immediately.
JOHN MOOD, Surveyor.
Richmond, Feb 11th, 1805.
For Sale for Cash.
BY virtue of a deed of trust executed to the subscriber by Achilles Rogers, for the purpose of securing a debt due from said Rogers to Brown, Watson & Co. as also a debt due to William Brown & Co. will be exposed to PUBLIC SALE, at William Alcock's Tavern, in the town of Charlottesville, on the first Monday in March next, it being Albemarle court day.
A certain Tract of Land,
Belonging to said Rogers, lying in said county, situate on both sides of Piney run, and adjoining to the foot of the south side of Buck mountain, being part of the land sold agreeable to last will and testament of Giles Rogers, dec. and containing by estimation 234 3-4 acres. Also, one other TRACT OF LAND, adjoining the above said on the north side, containing by survey 135 acres, it being a tract which said Rogers had some time since had taken up and surveyed, the whole of which are lodged with the Register of the Land-Office, but no patent as yet taken out. D. CARR, Trustee. Charlottesville, 1st Feb. 1805.
FOR SALE.
On a credit of 18 months, at the Eagle Tavern, on the 28th of March ensuing.
A certain Tract or Parcel of Land,
Lying in Fauquier county, on May's river, containing 550 acres more or less; being that tract lately owned by John Spencer, and sold by virtue of a deed of trust, for the benefit of Dunlop, Pollok, & Co. Col. George Peter of Fauquier, will show the land to any person disposed to purchase. An undisputed title with general warrantee, will be made the purchaser, on payment of the money. Undoubled security will be required. PROSSER & MONCURE, V. M. Richmond, Feb. 13th, 1805.

GIMCRACK WILL stand next season at my stable about 12 miles from Howells Ferry, ten from Sims's Ferry, and seven miles from the court-house. Herbert C. Cooke. Halifax, November 19th, 1804. 5m
BECKER'S OFFICE. THE SUBSCRIBER HAS Opened a Broker's Office, Opposite the Union Tavern, and over the Court-house of Thomas and Amos Ladd. All business confided to him will be transacted with strict fidelity. THOMAS NORVELL. Richmond, October 3, 1804. tf
NOTICE. We the undersigned, partners in the late concerns of Buchanan, Dunlop & Co. at Petersburg, Robert Pollok & Co. at Richmond and of Dunlop, Pollok & Co. at Manchester, have sold to Mr. James Dunlop, our late partner in said concerns, the debts now due to and outstanding at these different establishments—those interested will therefore please to take notice, that hereafter payments are to be made only to the said Mr. James Dunlop, his attorney or attorneys, and to whom alone having claims against these concerns will apply for payment. David Buchanan, By Robert Pollok his attorney. Robert Pollok. Virginia, Petersburg, Dec. 6, 1804.
J. Tompkins Respectfully informs those concerned, that he has removed the books and papers of the late concerns of Robert Pollok & Co. and Dunlop, Pollok & Co. to a new brick house near the basin and directly opposite to the scale house, where he has for SALE, a few pipes of  Old Cogniac Brandy, Of superior quality. CASH will be given for  Twelve or Fifteen BOYS, From 7 to 15 years old.—Enquire of the Printer. NOTICE.
ALL persons indebted to the late firm of  Buchanan, Dunlop & Co. Of Petersburg;  Robert Pollok & Co. Of Richmond; and  Dunlop, Pollok & Co. Of Manchester. Are hereby notified that James Dunlop, late a partner in the above concerns, has become purchaser of the outstanding debts; they will therefore be pleased to make payment to Mr. John Tompkins, residing in Richmond, or the subscriber, residing in Petersburg; who alone are authorized to make collections and grant discharges. Sales will be indiscriminately commenced as soon as all who do not make payment before the first of February next. JOHN DUNLOP. Attorney for James Dunlop. Petersburg, Nov. 15, 1804. (tds)
TO BE SOLD. For ready money, pursuant to a decree of the Federal Circuit Court, for the district of Virginia, in a suit between Phineas Boyd, Attorney for the creditors of Ezekiel Edwards, plaintiff, and David Ross and others defendants. Two undivided parts, out of three, of forty-two acres of LAND, in the county of Henrico, upon Four Mile Creek, with the MILLS & HOUSES thereon, known by the name of the Norweth Mills. ALSO, a Tract of Parcel of LAND, situate in the county of Henrico, about seven miles below the City of Richmond, commonly called and known by the name of the Seven Pines, thought to contain one thousand acres, but Mr. Ross understands, that an accurate survey and plot shall be pronounced on the day of sale. The sale will positively take place at the Eagle Tavern in the City of Richmond, on Thursday the 21st day of February next. BEN. MOSBY, D. M. for JOSEPH SCOTT, M. V. D. (tds.) Jan. 8.
RICHMOND ACADEMY LOTTERY. NOTICE is hereby given, that the drawing of the said Lottery will commence on this day, and be continued on Tuesdays and Saturdays, by drawing from fifty to five hundred numbers, until the whole is completed. All tickets not sold and delivered before this day will be considered as held on account of the Trustees of the Academy; and the agents for selling them are earnestly requested to remit either the money or the tickets committed to their disposal, to the Commissioner from whom they were received. Those who have purchased tickets on a credit, will be pleased to reckon from this day. If the day of drawing and the number to be drawn shall be encased, public notice will be given of the same. The prizes to be paid in sixty days after the drawing is completed. It is hoped that the tickets remaining in the hands of the commissioners will be readily bought, by those who are well wishers to the proposed Academy, or who wish to see in the neighborhood of this city the beginning of a great National University. The committee appointed for that purpose have already purchased about 12 acres of ground, a little more than a mile from town, in an eligible situation, and the necessary buildings will be begun in the ensuing spring. On behalf of the trustees, Robert Mitchell, Robert Pollard, } appointed Alex. Stuart, } to super- Wm. Price, } intend the G. Tucker, } drawing. Richmond, January 16, 1805.
NOTICE. THAT on the 1st day of March, I shall make a dividend of the monies received, from which those creditors who may not have come into the terms of assignment previous to that day, will be excluded, and from a supposition, that some of the debtors, who have not come forward to give notes for their accounts, may be expecting personal application, which cannot be made; they are again informed, that my duty compels me to commence suits, indiscriminately to the next courts, against those who shall not before have closed their accounts by notes. Neil McCoull. Richmond, 23rd Jan. 1805. 3w
LAND FOR SALE. BY virtue of a deed of trust executed to the subscribers by Wm. Fortune, to be SOLD, to the highest bidder, for ready money, on the premises, on the 15th day of February next, a TRACT OF LAND, lying in Louisa county, on the waters of Fork creek, containing 100 acres, being the land whereon said Fortune now resides—The land is of good quality; has a small plantation in good order and convenient houses, &c. for a small family. (tds) John Edwards, } Trustees. Chs. Smith, } Louisa, January 3, 1805.
The subscriber wishes to sell for cash, or on credit till the first day of January next, the  Two Brick Tenements, Adjoining the house of Mr. Benjamin Mosby. JOHN PENDLETON. City of Richmond, Nov. 10th, 1804. 2w
THE Subscriber hath removed his SCHOOL from the Falling Garden to the white house near the Courthouse, where Messrs. Cohen & Isaac formerly kept store. He will continue to teach Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Grammar and Geography ; he will also teach Book-Keeping , and several branches of the Mathematics , if required. The price of tuition will be made known on application. JNO. S. PLEASANTS. 13th Nov. 1804.
THE IMPORTED HORSE, PRECIPITATE, Will stand at my house to be let to mares the next season. THOMAS GOODE. Chesterfield county, Appomattox river, Nov. 27, 1804. tf
FOR SALE, YARMOUTH, Lying in James City county, on Chickahominy river, ten miles from Williamsburg. The improvements are, a two-story brick house with two rooms and a passage above and below, portions on each side, a large and capacious barn, and three other out houses. The whole tract including an island in view of the house, high and low land, with marshes, contains about 200 acres, scarcely one third of which is cleared. Two thirds of the island is arable, which, with the land adjoining the houses, is of superior quality. Adjacent to the island are two bold and navigable creeks with a convenient landing to each. The range for cattle is very extensive and the marshes and meadows will supply an abundance of hay. Fish and fowl, in their respective seasons, may with ease be obtained at your door. The orchards, consisting of the greatest variety of all kinds of fruit selected with care, are now in their prime. The terms will be made known by William Berkeley of Richmond, William Randolph of Wilton, or the subscriber. PEYTON RANDOLPH, Jr. For ELIZ: INNIS. Nov 4th, 1804. GAVN 2aw aft tf
FOR RENT. The large white House, At Rocketts, formerly occupied by Mr. William Benwick, and afterwards by Mr. Branton Graddock. For terms apply to Gallego, Richard & Co.
TO BE SOLD. For ready money, in pursuance of a deed of trust from David Ross, Esq. in order to secure a sum of money, due from him to the trustees of James Dunlop, deceased, the following  Lands, Lots & Tenements, Or such part of them as may be necessary to pay the said debts with the charges and expenses of sale. An Estate or Plantation, all or the greater part of which is in the county of Fluvanna, known by the name of MOUNT PROSPECT, containing by estimation two hundred acres, more or less, adjoining the lands of James Quarles and Joseph Harden. Also, the following LOTS, in the town of Columbia, Fluvanna county, to wit: Lot No. 63, on which the warehouse is built—No. 75, on which is a store, now or late in the occupation of John Forbes—No. 74, now or late in the occupation of J. Strother. The sale will take place at John Napier's tavern, in the town of Columbia, on the first day of December next, and the lands and tenements aforesaid will be set up in that order which shall appear best to suit the purchasers and most beneficial to the parties interested. John Wickham, } Trustees. Ben. Mosby, } Geo. Greenhow, } Richmond, 17th October, 1804.
The time of the sale above mentioned, having been postponed, and the place of sale altered, at the request of Mr. Ross, the public are hereby notified, that it will take place at the Eagle Tavern in the city of Richmond, on the 19th day of February next. E. N. Mosby. David Ross. 22d January, 1805. tds
FOR SALE. BY virtue of the power vested in me as trustee, by a deed of trust executed to me by Philip Day, for the purpose of securing a debt due from said Day to William Clarkson—I shall on the 22nd of February next, proceed to sell, on the premises, That Tract of Land, Lying in Albemarle county, whereon Philip Day now resides, (or the right of the said Day therein) containing 400 acres, it being the land which said Day holds during the life of his wife, under the will of her former husband William Barkdale. Also, a NEGRO MAN, named Warfick, about twenty-two years of age, and a BOY, named Wilson, about six years of age. Thomas Jackson, trustee. January 29, 1805. tds
Notice, TO THE CREDITORS & DEBTORS OF Ross & Ford. THAT on the 1st day of March, I shall make a dividend of the monies received, from which those creditors who may not have come into the terms of assignment previous to that day, will be excluded, and from a supposition, that some of the debtors, who have not come forward to give notes for their accounts, may be expecting personal application, which cannot be made; they are again informed, that my duty compels me to commence suits, indiscriminately to the next courts, against those who shall not before have closed their accounts by notes. Neil McCoull. Richmond, 23rd Jan. 1805. 3w
LAND FOR SALE. BY virtue of a deed of trust executed to the subscribers by Wm. Fortune, to be SOLD, to the highest bidder, for ready money, on the premises, on the 15th day of February next, a TRACT OF LAND, lying in Louisa county, on the waters of Fork creek, containing 100 acres, being the land whereon said Fortune now resides—The land is of good quality; has a small plantation in good order and convenient houses, &c. for a small family. (tds) John Edwards, } Trustees. Chs. Smith, } Louisa, January 3, 1805.
BY virtue of a deed of trust executed to the subscriber by James Ferguson, of the county of Buckingham, for the purpose of securing a debt due to Brown, Murphy & Co. for the sum of seventy-five pounds five shillings and eight pence, with interest thereon from the twenty-third day of April, eighteen hundred & three, and the expenses attending the execution of this trust—Will certainly be SOLD, to the highest bidder, for ready money, on Saturday the twenty-third day of February next, on the premises, at the house of the above named James Ferguson, in the aforesaid county of Buckingham, A CERTAIN TRACT OF PARCEL OF LAND,
Containing six hundred and seventy-four acres, and bounded by the lands of George Burks, sen. Joseph C. Mugginson, Joseph Caell, and Col. Smith—Also, a bay Mare, a year of Oxen, nine head of Cattle, and a Feather Bed, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to discharge the above debt, &c. Will also be sold, at the abovenamed time and place, to the highest bidder, for the best price that can be obtained, in ready money, One Negro Woman Slave,
Named Pat, and her increase, if any, since the executing this trust—by virtue of a deed of trust executed to the subscriber by George Burks, Jr. for the purpose of securing a debt due to Brown, Murphy & Co. for the sum of one hundred and forty-seven pounds two shillings and two pence, with interest thereon from the twenty-fifth day of April, eighteen hundred and three, or so much thereof as may be found due. John Higginbotham, trustee. Amherst, 16th Jan. 1805. Gw
BY virtue of a deed of trust executed to the subscriber by Benjamin Burton, of the county of Buckingham, for the purpose of securing a debt due to Rivers, Murphy & Co. for one hundred and fifteen pounds three shillings, with interest thereon at the rate of six per cent per annum, from the twenty-fourth day of December, eighteen hundred and two, and the expenses attending the execution of this trust—Will certainly be SOLD, to the highest bidder, for ready money, on Monday the eleventh day of March next, at Buckingham Courthouse, it being court day, A CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND,
Lying in the county aforesaid, on the waters of Nuddy creek, and bounded by the lands of Nathaniel Burton, Jesse Burton, Matthew Robertson and Edward Maxcey, containing by estimation three hundred and fifteen acres. Daniel Higginbotham, trustee. Amherst, 16th Jan. 1805. Gw
BY virtue of a deed of trust executed to the subscriber, by Edward Gaither Clarke, dec. and Molly his wife, which deed bears date the 29th of October, 1799, and is recorded in Henrico office, to secure a sum of money, due to Byrd George, of Henrico county, will be exposed to SALE, to the highest bidder, for cash, on the premises, on Saturday the ninth day of March next, the Tract of Land,
In Henrico county, on which the said Clarke resided for some time previous to his death. This land is situated below the city of Richmond, on Boar swamp, immediately on the side road, leading to Williamsburg. The tract contains by survey made by John Williamson, county surveyor of Henrico county, 327 acres, the land to be received by the purchaser, be the quantity more or less. About 45 acres of the land are cleared, there are a tolerable dwelling house and out houses and a small orchard on the land. The sale will commence at 12 o'clock. PHILIP NORBORNE NICHOLAS, January 23rd, 1805. Trustee.
IN THE PRESS, And speedily will be published, price three dollars and fifty cents, in one large quarto vol. on good paper, well bound; A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: In which the words are deduced from their originals, explained in their different meanings, and Authorised by the names of the writers in whose works they are found. Abstracted from the 4th edition, by the Author, SAMUEL JOHNSON, A. M. To which are prefixed, A GRAMMAR OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, AND THE PREFACE TO THE FOLIO EDITION. The whole improved by the STANDARD OF PRONUNCIATION, established in the CRITICAL PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY OF JOHN WALKER. Author of Elements of Elocution, Rhyming Dictionary, &c. &c. ADVERTISEMENT. The Improved edition of Johnson's Dictionary which is now offered to the public, has some advantages over every other that has heretofore appeared; which, the Editor hopes, will ensure it a just and general preference. In union of critical notices of pronunciation with Johnson's simple definitions and authorities, is a form in which the 4th edition has never appeared; and is sufficient, the Editor presumes, to found his pretensions to originality and improvement. In noting the pronunciation, Walker's Critical Pronouncing Dictionary has been the general guide; but where words occurred not to be found in that (of which the instances were numerous) other sources have been investigated, particularly Marchant's quarto edition of 1798, and the pronunciation of those words carefully regulated by Walker's directions. In point of correctness, the Editor considers himself justified, from the unremitting attention bestowed upon the work, to claim for it a pre-eminence over every edition which has come within his notice. In the course of the work, different editions of Johnson's Dictionary were often consulted; and that the derivations might be as correct as possible, frequent recourse was had to the most approved Dictionaries of the foreign languages, in which the original words are found, especially the Greek, Latin, French and German. That it is entirely faultless is not to be expected; but it is certainly free from many inaccuracies which appear in various editions with which it was compared. * Subscriptions are received at this office.
Tickets in the Wil- ham & Mary College Lottery are for sale at this office. Purchasers to the number of ten tickets may be accommodated with a credit of sixty days from the commencement of drawing.
AN ACT, More effectually to provide for the payment of taxes upon lands within this commonwealth. [PASSED JANUARY 29, 1803.] Sec. 1. WHEREAS numerous inconveniences and losses have accrued to this commonwealth, from the want of an adequate mode for the subjection of lands to the payment of taxes: And whereas it is a principle in well organized governments, that property should be held subservient to the purpose thereof. Sec. 2. Be it enacted, That when the taxes upon any tract or survey of land, shall have remained unpaid for the space of two years, such tract or survey of land, shall be forfeited to the commonwealth, and subject to location, according to the terms prescribed by an act, entitled "an act, for reducing into one, the several acts concerning the land office, ascertaining the terms and manner of granting waste and unappropriated lands, for settling the title and bounties of lands, directing the mode of proceeding, and prescribing the duty of surveyors" so far as the said act applies to waste and unappropriated land, and not to forfeited lands; and title thereto shall be acquired by the said location, and by the payment of the taxes due upon such tract or survey of land: Provided, nevertheless, that the tract or survey of land so as aforesaid forfeited, shall be subject to the redemption of the former rightful and proper owner, at any time within one year after such forfeiture shall have accrued, upon the payment of the taxes due thereupon, with interest upon the same from the time they became payable. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That at any time within six months after the annual return of the list of inventories or delinquents for the non-payment of the taxes upon land into his office, the auditor of this commonwealth shall cause this act to be published for three several times in the gazette of the printer of this commonwealth, and in some newspaper of general circulation, published at the seat of the general government, provided always, that nothing in this act shall be so construed as to authorise the location of any lands within the purview of this act, before the expiration of the time limited for the redemption thereof: nor to affect the rights of infants, femes covert, or persons of unsound mind, until one year after the disabilities shall have ceased. Sec. 4. All acts and parts of acts within the purview of this act, are hereby repealed. Sec. 5. This act shall commence and be in force from and after the first day of March next. (A Copy) Teste, (S) James Pleasants, jr. c. h. d.
THE Sheriffs of the counties of Princess Anne, Norfolk and Nansemond, composing a district of the counties of Buckingham, Albemarle, Amherst and Fluvanna, composing another district; of the counties of Elizabeth City, Warwick and York, composing another district; of the counties of Bedford, Campbell, Henry, Pittsylvania, Patrick and Franklin, composing another district; of the counties of Westmoreland, Stafford, and King Geo., composing another district; and of the counties of Accomack and Northampton, composing another district; which several districts constitute the Class No. 4, of the Senate of Virginia, will please to take notice, that an election in rotation is to be held, on the several court days of the said counties, in the month of April next, for the choice of a Senator to represent each of the districts above mentioned, in the General Assembly, for four years next ensuing. THEO: HANSFORD, C. S. February 1st. 1805. 4w
Sales at Auction. Will be SOLD, at Public Auction, on Tuesday the 19th inst. on the premises, the well improved Half-Acre Lot, Lying in that part of this city called Rocketts, No. 207, formerly the property of Robert Ombersom, dec. the lot will admit of a partition into three tenements. The terms of sale, for negotiable notes in the Bank of Virginia at 90 days; an inalienable title will be made, except an encumbrance of the widow's dower. PROSSER & MONCURE, v. m. February 1804. tds
SAML. BROOKS, ENGRAVER, SEAL CUTTER, AND FANCY WORKMAN. OFFERS his services to the public in the above branches. His shop is at present next door to Doct. Wilson's, opposite the Bell Tavern. February 24, 1805. tf
THE SUBSCRIBER OFFERS FOR SALE, The Property, On which he now resides, consisting of two acres (town measure) of highly improved Land, on which is situated a good brick dwelling, with all the necessary offices. JAMES DEBB M'CAW. Feb. 5th, 1805.
Notice. THE subscribers having put an end to their retail business, request the debtors to this firm to come forward, without loss of time, to have their accounts adjusted, and to pay what may be due; as great indulgence has been already given, further cannot, reasonably be expected—George M'Crede will attend at this place, for the purposes of settling the accounts, and receiving payment. Those who do not pay, or give satisfactory assurance of paying soon, must blame themselves if suits are instituted against them. LYLE & M'CREDE. Manchester, Feb. 4th, 1805. 2m
Private Entertainment. THE subscriber has taken a lease of five years, for the well known and commodious house in the city of Richmond, long occupied by Mr. Richmond Crouch, which is situate on the street leading from the main street by the Governors, and is near the warehouse store of Prosser and Moncure. He is provided with an excellent stable, which shall be constantly supplied with forage of the best quality, where he will receive Horses at Liberty, and the utmost attention shall be paid to those horses which may be committed to his care. The long experience which the subscriber has had in this kind of business, and the general satisfaction which he has given to those who have favored him with their custom at Manchester and other places, authorises him to hope, that he will not only continue to receive the patronage of his former friends, but likewise the countenance and favor of the public at large. He also proposes to take in about 20 BOARDERS, on reasonable terms, and begs leave to assure those who may favor him with their patronage, that every attention and exertion shall be used to give entire satisfaction. And the subscriber also offers his services to sell horses on commission—in all cases where he may be employed to do so, he will charge the owner no more than the actual cost for the support of such Horses. PETER MOSELEY.
ALMANACKS. Bates's and Carey's Franklin Almanacks, for 1805, are for sale at this office by the gross, or dozen.
Lands, Lots, and Canal Shares FOR SALE. ON Monday, the twenty fifth day of March next, will be exposed to public sale, at the Eagle Tavern, in the city of Richmond, in order to close the mercantile concern of Buchanan, Dunlop & Co.; the following tracts of Land, &c. viz. A certain tract of Land, situated in the county of Campbell, on the branches of Cub creek and Falling river, containing 2,300 acres, bounded by the lands of Hughes and M'Reynolds. Also, another tract of Land in the same county, on the waters of Beaver and Possum creeks, containing 405 acres, by a late and accurate survey, and including part of what is called Cooper's mountain. Also, Another tract of Land in the said county, on the branches of Possum, Rockcastle and Flat creeks, containing 350 acres, and bounded by Stevenson's, Chandler's and Martin's lands. Also, Another tract of Land in said county, containing 670 acres, on the head branches of the south fork of Falling river, and on the south east side of Long mountain and bounded by Onby's, Forbes's and Smith's lands. Also, Another tract of Land in said county, containing 90 acres, on the head branches of the south fork of Falling river, on both sides of the main road, and bounded by the Long mountain and Richard Smith's land. Also, Another tract of Land, situated on the west end branches of Buffalo creek, in the county of Campbell, containing 360 acres, and commonly known by the name of Turner's place, deeded in the hands of John Dunlop. Also, A tract of Land, situated in Pursy county, North Carolina, as per deed to John Tompkins, made by the marshal, recorded in Person county court, and remains in the office. Also, A tract of Land in Patrick county, Virginia, on the head waters of South Mayo river, containing 1020 acres, more or less, as per deed from John Hughes, to Buchanan, Dunlop & Co. recorded in the county court of Patrick, at February court, 1800. A considerable part of this tract is rich low grounds. Also, Lots No 4 and 5, each half acres, situated on the main street in the town of New London, on which are a store and dwelling house. Also, Lots No. 45 and 46 in said town, containing 5 acres, adjoining the above half acres, whereon a barn and other out houses now stand. Also, Lot No. 41, situated in said town, containing 11 acres, and No 42 and 43, containing each 8 acres. Also, A tract of Land adjoining the above lots, containing 200 acres, which land Thomas Reid purchased of Pamela Crump, and will appear by the deed of indenture, recorded in the district court of New London; a deed of the lots and that mentioned tract of land in the hands of John Dunlop.
AT THE SAME TIME & PLACE WILL BE SOLD, 5 Shares in the Upper Appomattox Canal Company.
A further description of the lands and lots is deemed unnecessary as those inclined to purchase will of course view them. Mr. Thomas Read will show the lands in Campbell county and the lots in New London—Mr. Duncan Rose, Jr. the lands in Patrick county; and Mr. Samuel Staples that in North Carolina; and the deeds may be seen on application to Messrs. Prosser and Moncure of Richmond. On the lands and lots a credit of 18 months will be given, and on the Canal shares a credit of 12 months, the purchaser giving bond with approved security to carry interest from the date, if not pointedly paid. David Buchanan, By Robert Pollok his Attorney, John Dunlop, Attorney for James Dunlop Robert Pollok.
Valuable Property for sale. WILL be SOLD, to the highest bidder, on the premises, on the third day of April next, at 12 o'clock, an undivided moiety in the two LOTS OF GROUND, formerly the property of Andrew Ronald, dec. fronting the basin of the James River Canal, near the centre of the city of Richmond, with an undivided moiety of all the valuable buildings thereon, consisting of a large three story brick building, eighty feet in length, with four separate tenements, twenty feet wide and forty-five feet in length, with five places on the first and second floors, roomy garrets in each, with large wheels fixed for hoisting and lowering packages, &c. with dispatch and ease, good dry cellars with fire places in each; this house has been lately built and in good repair; adjoining is a well finished two story framed dwelling house, thirty eight feet square, with two good cellars, with fire places in each for cooking—in this house on the first and second floors are eight rooms and six fire places—also, a small two story Brick House with four rooms, with fire places in each, convenient for a store or small family—Likewise a small Wooden Building with a cellar built for a kitchen, and may be used as a shop—Also, two Stables and a Carriage House. The buildings except the kitchen, stables and carriage house are insured in the mutual insurance company against fire in the state of Virginia, and the premiums paid the loss from the basin on one side, and are bounded by Cary's street and the cross street leading to shoe-cord warehouse on two other sides of them, and are as convenient for commercial or other business as any in the city. The terms of sale will be seventeen thousand dollars in ready money, for the residue payable the fifth day of August next, for which residue bond with approved security will be required. It is deemed unnecessary to state the great value of the above property to those who reside in this city, but for the information of strangers, the subscriber begs leave to state, that the aforesaid property is immediately opposite the lower part of the basin of the James river canal, where all the produce of the upper country is landed, and to any person desirous of carrying on the commission business extensively, perhaps is superior to any other place in this city. William Austin. Richmond, 4th February, 1805.
WHEREAS I gave to Richard Spehn an unrecordable note, dated 29th of October last, for £15. 8s. 8d. payable in twelve months, which he has since deprived me of receiving any valuable consideration for—these are to notify all persons concerned, that I shall not discharge the same by payment. Luman Bishop. February 5th, 1805.
TO BE RENT. I have a convenient TENEMENT for a family, to be RENT, near the courthouse—where will be sold on Wednesday next, Beds, house-hold and kitchen Furniture for cash or credit. Prince Edward County, Feb. 20, 1805.
Committed to the jail of this county, about the 27th of November last, a Negro, L. appears to be about 16 or 17 years of age, 5 ft. 7 or 8 in. high, stout and well made, says his master is JOE, but on when he was taken, up, a negro cotton coat and overalls and a pair of new strong shoes, and says he belongs to Mrs. Brackett, of Powhatan, but from information obtained since he was committed, I find she owns no such negro. The owner is requested to come forward, pay charges and take him away, or else he will be dealt with according to law. WILLIAM WORSHAM. Keeper of the jail.
Committed to the jail of this county, about the 27th of November last, a Negro, L. appears to be about 16 or 17 years of age, 5 ft. 7 or 8 in. high, stout and well made, says his master is JOE, but on when he was taken, up, a negro cotton coat and overalls and a pair of new strong shoes, and says he belongs to Mrs. Brackett, of Powhatan, but from information obtained since he was committed, I find she owns no such negro. The owner is requested to come forward, pay charges and take him away, or else he will be dealt with according to law. WILLIAM WORSHAM. Keeper of the jail.
Committed to the jail of this county, about the 27th of November last, a Negro, L. appears to be about 16 or 17 years of age, 5 ft. 7 or 8 in. high, stout and well made, says his master is JOE, but on when he was taken, up, a negro cotton coat and overalls and a pair of new strong shoes, and says he belongs to Mrs. Brackett, of Powhatan, but from information obtained since he was committed, I find she owns no such negro. The owner is requested to come forward, pay charges and take him away, or else he will be dealt with according to law. WILLIAM WORSHAM. Keeper of the jail.
Committed to the jail of this county, about the 27th of November last, a Negro, L. appears to be about 16 or 17 years of age, 5 ft. 7 or 8 in. high, stout and well made, says his master is JOE, but on when he was taken, up, a negro cotton coat and overalls and a pair of new strong shoes, and says he belongs to Mrs. Brackett, of Powhatan, but from information obtained since he was committed, I find she owns no such negro. The owner is requested to come forward, pay charges and take him away, or else he will be dealt with according to law. WILLIAM WORSHAM. Keeper of the jail.
Committed to the jail of this county, about the 27th of November last, a Negro, L. appears to be about 16 or 17 years of age, 5 ft. 7 or 8 in. high, stout and well made, says his master is JOE, but on when he was taken, up, a negro cotton coat and overalls and a pair of new strong shoes, and says he belongs to Mrs. Brackett, of Powhatan, but from information obtained since he was committed, I find she owns no such negro. The owner is requested to come forward, pay charges and take him away, or else he will be dealt with according to law. WILLIAM WORSHAM. Keeper of the jail.