Virginia Argus (Richmond, Va.), 1809-09-08 00:00:00

VIRGINIA ARGUS.
[XVIIIth YEAR.]
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[No. 1686.]
RICHMOND:—PRINTED (ON TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS,) BY SAMUEL PLEASANTS, JUNIOR, PRINTER TO THE COMMONWEALTH.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1809.
[12 1-2 Cents Single.]
VIRGINIA: At a superior court of chancery held at the Capitol in Richmond, June 20th, 1809. Phillip N. Nicholas, attorney general, on behalf of the commonwealth of Virginia, Plff.
AGAINST Lucy Price, relict of William Price, regis- ter, deceased, and William D. James A- lexander, John Harvie and Anne Price, Infant heirs of William Price, deceased, and by William Duval, their guardian, and the said William Duval, administra- tor of William Price, deceased, defts.
Phillip Duval, AGAINST The same, defts. The Mutual Assurance Society against Fire on Buildings, in the state of Virginia, plffs.
AGAINST The same, defts. And William Marshall and Thomas Taylor, guardians of Eleanor and Lavinia Dan- dridge, orphans of William Dandridge, deceased, plffs.
AGAINST The same, defts.
THESE causes by consent of parties, were this day heard together on the bill, answer, exhibits, and report of com- missioner Greenhow, made in the second suit, which is substituted by consent in the other causes, and were argued by counsel; On consideration whereof, the court, by consent of parties, doth adjudge, order and decree, that John Prosser and William Moncure, or either of them, who are ap- pointed commissioners for that purpose, af- ter having advertised the time and place of sale for thirty days in two of the news- papers printed in the city of Richmond, do expose to sale, at public auction, upon the premises, the following Lands of the In- testate William Price, late register, namely: two thirds of two lots in the city of Richmond, known and distinguished in the plan of the said city by the numbers five hundred and twenty seven, and five hun- dred and eight, lying on the main street, which were purchased of Alexander Quar- rier, and adjoining his present residence: nine vacant lots in the said city, near the tenement of Joseph Jackson, and distin- guished by the numbers
—a house and lot on the main street of Shockoe Hill, near the Brick building of Thomas White, commonly called the Bus- House, and which the intestate purchased of John Britain: three hundred and fifty acres of land (more or less,) in the county of Goochland, adjoining the lands of Robt. H. Saunders: 218 acres, more or less, and eighty acres of coal land, both lying on Deep-run, in the county of Henrico: three hundred and fifty acres of land on the Rich- mond Turnpike, situated about three and a half miles from Richmond, being the farm formerly occupied by the intestate, and now by Peter Wilkinson: and ten shares in the Richmond Turnpike Company, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy the plaintiffs in their respective claims, with interest thereon, from the day of sale, in the order, and on the terms following, to wit—To satisfy the commonwealth of Vir- ginia, two thousand eight hundred and for- ty-five dollars and ninety-two cents, with interest from the first day of October, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eight, with costs of suit and expenses of the sales hereby directed, which sales shall be made on twelve months credit, the pur- chaser or purchasers paying interest from the date and giving bond with sufficient se- curity, payable to the treasurer, for the time being, or his successors in office, which bond or bonds shall be delivered to the au- ditor of public accounts by the said com- missioners:—To satisfy in the next place, Phillip Duval the sum of twelve hundred dollars, with interest from the twentieth day of November, 1808, and costs of suit with the sales hereby directed, which shall be made on six months credit, the purcha- ser or purchasers executing a note or notes negotiable and payable in the Bank of Vir- ginia, with approved endorsers, and the note or notes so taken for such sum as shall be equal to the said Philip Duval's claim, with interest until such note or notes shall become due, be delivered to the said Philip Duval by the said commissioners. To sa- tisfy in the third place, the Mutual As- surance Society against fire on buildings in the state of Virginia, the sum of two thou- sand two hundred and seven dollars and fi- fty cents, with interest on two thousand and ninety-four dollars and five cents, from the first day of the present month, and costs of suit with expenses of sales hereby directed, which sale shall be made on a credit of two years, the purchaser or purchasers execut- ing bonds, with approved security, bearing interest from the date of the sale, the said bond or bonds to be delivered to the said Marshall and Taylor; And the court doth further adjudge, order and decree, that the said commissioners or the one who may act report their proceedings to the court; as
to the power of the defendant Lucy, in the property directed to be sold, the court will, if the parties consent, at a future day, pro- ceed to make compensation to her, out of the other lands of the estate of the Intes- tate; and liberty is reserved to the infant defendants to show cause against this de- cree at any time within six months after they shall severally attain the age of twen- ty-one years: And by consent of the par- ties in the last suit of the court, doth order the defendant William Duval, to make up the accounts of his intestate, as guardian of Lavinia and Eleanor Dandridge, now wards of the plaintiffs Taylor and Mar- shall, before one of the commissioners of the court, who is ordered to examine, state, settle and report the same to the court, with any matters required by the parties or deemed pertinent by himself.
A Copy—Teste, PETER TINSLEY, c. c.
IN conformity with the foregoing Decree, we shall or one of us, proceed to sell on the pre- mises under the dates as hereinafter stated, the whole of the Property embraced in the said De- cree, Viz:
On Friday the 15th day of September next, at 11 o'clock, A. M. The three hundred and fifty acres land more or less, in Goochland county ly- ing on both of the Branches of Tuckahoe creek, adjoining the land and residence of Col. Robt. H. Saunders. On the ensuing day, Saturday the 16th, in the City of Richmond, at 11 o'clock, A. M. Part of Lot No. 504, & the whole of Lot 527, as designated and known in the plan of the said City, which have been divided into eight hand- some Lots of 23 feet 9 in. 4-10 front each, on the main street, running back 163 feet four in. adjoining the present residence of Mr. Alexan- der Quarrier & separated from the residence of Mr. Joseph Jackson, only by sixth street—A survey of which lots, has been accurately made, and a plan of the same may be seen at any time at the Venue Office of Prosser & Mon- cure—The ten Richmond Turnpike shares im- mediately after these Lots are sold, and on the last of said Lots disposed of. On the same day immediately thereafter, the sale of the said 8 Lots, the nine Lots on Shockoe Hill, near the tenement and residence of Mr. Joseph Jackson, and the same which the intestate, William Price, late register purchased of Judge Wash- ington Nos. — On the ensuing Monday the 18th S. P. in Henrico county, at 11 o'clock A M. the 218 acres Land more or less and 80 acres coal land, lying on Deep Run. On the 19th same month, Tuesday, at 11 o'clock, A. M. in the city of Richmond, the House and Lot on the main-street of Shockoe-hill, near the Brick building of Mr. Thos. White, common- ly called the Blue-house, which the intestate purchased of John Britain and on the day af- ter, Wednesday the 20th Sept. in the county of Henrico, the truly desirable Estate, called Channilli, containing about three hundred and fifty acres land, with very good improvements thereon, situated about three and a half miles from the city of Richmond, being the farm formerly occupied by the intestate William Price, late Register, and now by Mr. Peter Wilkinson, or so much thereof as will be suf- ficient to satisfy the plaintiffs in their respective claims, with the interest thereon from the several days of sale in the order and on the terms stated in the foregoing decree.
JOHN PROSSER, } Commissioners. WM. MONCURE, } Richmond, August 12th. 1809.
LANDS FOR SALE. —The subscri- bers, attorneys in fact, for Col. John Simin Farley, and his sister, Mrs. Eliza- beth Morson, residents in Great Britain, offer for sale their remaining proportion of that valuable TRACT OF LAND , in the county of Rockingham and state of North Carolina, called the Sauratown Es- tate.
This land lying contiguous to one of the branches of Roanoke River, and in the midst of a wealthy country, is represented to be of great fertility, and to unite so ma- ny advantages as to be worth the at- tention of the purchasers; it contains from 10 to 12 000 acres, and will be sold in one whole, or in distinct parcels, at the option of those who may wish to buy; for which purpose it has been laid off in separate lots. A plot of the land is left in the pos- session of Wm. Edward Broadnax, esq., of Brunswick county, Virginia, who has purchased a part of it, and to whom, for more correct information as to its quality, situation and other advantages, purcha- sers are referred, as well as to Mr. Ira El- lis, who lives on the spot. Mr. Broadnax will also make known the terms of sale, and any contract entered into with him for the purchase of the above land, or any part thereof, will be obligatory on our- selves, and our principals.
G. K. TAYLOR, JOHN DUNLOP. Petersburg, Va. July 28. 6w
NOTICE. —All persons having claims against the estate of Robert Davis, dec'd. are informed that they need not ap- ply for payment, till I have an opportunity of ascertaining whether there will be assets sufficient in my hands to discharge a con- siderable debt due the Legatee of James Hughes, dec'd. from the estate of Robert Davis, dec'd. I am apprehensive that the estate of Robert Davis is not sufficient to pay the claims against it; therefore all persons indebted to that estate are once more requested to make immediate pay- ment, as no longer indulgence will be given. ISAAC DAVIS, Adm'r. With the will annexed of ROBERT DAVIS, dec'd. September 1, 1809.
Foreign.
SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE. TUESDAY, July 11.
An account of the Battle fought near Au- pern, on the Marchfeld, on the 21st and 22nd of May, 1809, between the Archduke Charles of Austria, Generalissimo of the Imperial Austrian armies, and the Emperor Napoleon, Commander in Chief of the French and allied armies.
The emperor Napoleon having, after some sanguine engagements near Abens- burgh, Hausen, and Dinzlinsen, in which the fortune of war favored the Austrians, so as to force the French Garrison at Ra- tiston to surrender, succeeded in cutting off the left wing of the Austrian army, and driving it back to Landshut, and after- wards in advancing by Eckmuhl with a superior corps of cavalry, taking the road of Eglfsheim, and forcing to retreat those Austrian corps that were posted on the heights of Leipepoint and Talmessing. The archduke on the 23rd of April crossed the Danube, near Ratisbon, and joined the corps of Bellegarde, who had opened the campaign by several successful affairs in the Upper Palatinate, had reached An- berg, Neumark, and H. man, and had by this time approached Stadtam Hof, in order to execute his immediate junction with the archduke.
The emperor Napoleon ordered the bombardment of Ratisbon, occupied by a few battalions who were to cover the pas- sage of the Danube. On the 23rd, in the evening, he became master of it, and im- mediately hastened along the right bank of the Danube to enter the Austrian states, in order as he openly declared, to dictate peace at Vienna.
The Austrian army had taken a posi- tion near Cham, behind the River Regen, which was watched by some of the ene- my's divisions, while the emperor Napo- leon called all the disposable forces, in for- ced marches from the North of Germany to the Danube, and considerably reinfor- ced his army with the troops of Wurtem- berg, Hesse, Baden, and some time after with those of Saxony.
Near Ken and Nutenau some affairs had happened between the out posts, which, however, had no influence upon the ar- mies.
However easy it would have been for the archduke to continue his offensive o- perations on the left bank of the Danube, without any material resistance, and how- ever gratifying it might have been to re- lieve provinces which were groaning be- neath the pressure of foreign dominion, the preservation of his native land did per- mit him to suffer the enemy to riot with impunity in the entrails of the monarchy, to give up the rich sources of its inde- pendence, and expose the welfare of the subject to the devastations of foreign con- querors.
These motives induced the archduke to conduct his army to Bohemia, by way of Klentsch and Neumarkt, to occupy the Bohemian Forest with light troops and part of the militia, and to direct his march towards Budweis, where he arrived on the 3d of May, hoping to join near Linz, his left wing, which had been separated from him, and which was under the com- mand of lieutenant general Baron Hill- er.
But the latter had been so closely pres- sed by the united force of the French ar- mies, that, after several spirited engage- ments, and even after a brilliant affair, in which the troops achieved all that was possible against the disproportionate su- periority of the enemy, he indeed was a- ble to reach Linz, but was incapable of crossing the Danube, and obliged to con- tent himself with destroying the commu- nication with the left bank, and taking up a position behind the Traun near Ebers- berg. This was the occasion of an ex- tremely murderous engagement, during which the enemy, in storming the bridge, lost near 4000 men:—Ebersberg was set on fire, and lieutenant gen. Hiller continued his retreat, till he got so much the start as to pass the Danube near Stain, with- out being disturbed by the enemy, and to wait the approach of the archduke, who, after having in vain attempted the junc- tion of the army near Linz, had marched from Budweis to Zwettel, still hoping by a quick passage of the Danube to arrest the enemy's progress towards the metropo- lis.
Meanwhile a corps of Württembergers had advanced from Passau along both the shores of the Danube, had occupied Linz, and the bank opposite to it; had restored the bridge, and signalized itself by des- troying the defenceless villages and cas- tles which could not be protected by the small advanced guard proceeding by the side of the main army.
The enemy, by marching through the valley of the Danube in the straightest line, had got so much ahead, that all hopes of coming up with him in front of Vienna vanished; still, however, if that city had been able to hold out for five days, it might have been relieved, and the arch- duke resolved on venturing the utmost to rescue that good city, which, by the ex- cellent disposition of its citizens, the faith- ful attachment to its sovereign and its noble devotion, has raised to itself an e- ternal monument in the annals of Austria. All his plans were now directed towards gaining the bridges across the Danube, near Vienna, and endeavouring to save the imperial residence, by a combat under its walls.
Vienna, formerly an important fortress, was in vain besieged by the Turks, and would even now from the solidity of its ram- parts, the strong profiles of its works, and the extensive systems of its mines, be ca- pable of making a protracted resistance, had not, for upwards of a century back, the luxury of a large metropolis, the wants of ease, the confux of all the magnates in the empire, and the pomp of a splen- did court, totally effaced every considera- tion of military defence. Palaces adorn the ramparts, the casements and ditches were converted into workshops of trades- men, plantations mark the counterscarps of the fortress, and avenues of trees tra- verses the glacis, uniting the most beauti- ful suburbs in the world to the Corps dela- Place.
Although under such circumstances, no obstinate resistance of the capital was ex- pected, yet, from the unexamined loyalty of the inhabitants, it was confidently ho- ped that Vienna might, for a few days, serve as a tete-de-pont to cover the pas- sage of the river, whence all preparations amounted to no more than to secure the place against a coup de main; and for this reason the archduke had some time before directed field marshal Hiller to send part of his corps along the right bank to- wards the capital, in the event of his (the archduke's) passage to the left shore.
Field-marshal Hiller now received or- ders to burn the bridge near Stain in his rear, to leave a small corps of observation near Krems, to hasten by forced marches with the bulk of his army to the environs of Vienna, and, as circumstances would permit, by occupying the small islands, to keep up the communication with the city and the debouche across the bridges.
The army of the archduke now advan- ced, without interruption, by Neumarkt, Horn, and Weikendorf, upon Stockerau; and, in order to overawe such enterprises as the enemy might project from the envi- rons of Linz, part of the corps of the gen- eral of artillery, count Kollowrath, which till then had remained near Pilsen with a view to secure the north and west frontier of Bohemia, was ordered to march to Budweis.
Napoleon had used so much expedition on his march to Vienna, that on the 9th of May his advanced troops appeared on the glacis of the fortress, whence they were driven by some cannon shot. From three to four thousand regular troops, as many armed citizens, and some battalions of country militia defended the city; ord- nance of various calibre was placed upon the ramparts; the suburbs were abandon- ed, on account of their great extent, and the numerous islands and low bushy ground behind the town were occupied by some light troops of the corps of Hiller, as well as by the militia.
The corps itself was posted on what is termed "the Point," on the left shore of the river, waiting the arrival of the army, which was advancing in haste.
The occupation of Vienna formed too essential a part in the extensive plans of the French emperor; its conquest had been announced by him with too much confidence, and was of too great impor- tance towards confirming the prejudice of his irresistible power, for him not to em- ploy every method of taking it before the assistance which was so near could arrive.
For the space of twenty-four hours the howitzers played upon the town; and though several houses were set on fire, the courage of the inhabitants remained un- shaken. But a general devastation threat- ened their valuable property, and when at length the enemy, availing himself of the numerous craft which he found there, crossed the smaller branches at the Dan- ube, dislodged the troops from the nearer islands, and menaced their communication with the left bank, the city was justified in capitulating, while the troops retreated by the great bridge of Tabor, which they afterwards set on fire.
The archduke received this intelligence in his head quarters, between Hain and Meissau, and though it was scarcely to be expected that the city, surrounded as it was, should continue its resistance, the archduke proceeded on his march without interruption, battering himself that he might be able to execute his favorite pro- ject by a bold attempt to pass the Danube near Vienna.
This city capitulated on the 13th May, so that there was no further occasion to ex- pose the army to hazard by crossing the Danube, for which no sufficient prepara- tion had been made, and which must have been effected in the face of the enemy, and under local circumstances of the greatest disadvantage. By the surrender of Vienna the army had also lost a point of support on which to rest its military operations.
In this situation of affairs the Archduke resolved to collect his army at the foot of the hill Bisamberg, and allow it a few days of rest, which, after so many forced marches, it urgently wanted. The cavalry, for the convenience of water, was posted along the Russ, a rivulet, which is con- cealed by ground covered with bushes and the advanced guards pushed forward to the Danube, in order to observe the move- ments of the enemy, & prevent his passing the river, which he had already attempted to do from Nussdorf, to what is called the Black Lake, but with so little success, that a battalion of his advanced guard was taken. The chain of the outposts extended on the left side as far as the March, and on the right to Krems, this place and Press- burg were occupied by some battalions; and the head quarters of the Archduke were, on the 16th May, at Ebersdorf near the high road leading to Brunn.
On the 19th the outpost reported, that the enemy had taken possession of the great island of Lobau, within about six English miles of Vienna; that his numbers increased there every hour, and that he seemed to be employed in throwing a bridge across the great arm of the Danube behind the island. From the top of the Bisamberg, the whole of the opposite country appeared to be enveloped in a cloud of dust, and the glitter of arms evin- ced a general movement of troops beyond Summering to towards Kaiser-Ebersdorf, whither, according to later accounts, the Emperor Napoleon had removed his head quarters, and was by his presence hasten- ing and promoting the preparations for crossing the river.
On the following morning at day break the Archduke resolved to reconnoitre the island, and employed for this purpose part of the advanced guard, under the command of Field Marshal Lieut. Col. Count Kien- au, supported by some regiments of cav- alry.
The isle of Lobau forms a convenient place of arms, which is about six English miles long, and four and a half broad, and being separated by a large arm of the Dan- ube from the right bank, nothing pre- vents the building of a bridge, which is concealed by ground covered with bushes; and the great extent of the island affords the advantage of sending troops and ord- nance from so many points of it, that the passage across the smaller arm to the large plain of Marchfeld, may be made good by force of arms.
It was soon perceived by the strength of the enemy's columns which advanced up- on the island, and placed their cannon so as to support the second passage, that he meditated a serious attack. The advanced guard sustained a tolerable warm engage- ment, and the cavalry routed the first di- vision of the enemy, which debouched from the low grounds on the edge of the river, late in the evening; upon which the Arch- duke, whose intention was not to prevent the passage of the enemy, but to attack him the following day, retreated with his cav- alry to Anderklay, and ordered the ad- vanced troops to fall back to Maas, accord- ing as the enemy should extend himself.
On the 21st at day break, the Archduke ordered his army under arms, and formed it in two lines on the rising ground behind Gerarsdorf and between the Bisam-hill and the rivulet Russ. The corps of Lieut. Gen. Hiller formed the right wing near Stammersdorf; on its left was the corps of the Gen. of Cavalry Count Bellegarde, and the next to that the corps of Lieut. Gen. Prince Hohenzollern. In the Allig- nement of Deutsch Wagram. The corps of Prince Rosenberg was posted by battal- ions in column on the Russbach on the rivulet Russ, kept Deutsch Wagram strongly occupied, having, for the security of the left wing placed on the heights beyond that place a division in reserve.— The whole cavalry, which the day before had advanced under the command of Prince Lichtenstein by Anderklay, was call- ed back into the line, filling, in two lines, the space intervening between the left wing of Prince Hohenzollern and the right of Prince Rosenberg.
The vast plain of Marchfeld spread like a carpet before the front of the line, and appeared, by the absence of every obstruc- tion, to be destined to form the theatre of great events. The grenadiers remained in reserve near Sciering, and the corps of the Gen. of artillery Prince of Reuss kept the Bisam-hill, and the low bushy ground along the Danube strongly occupied. Part of it was still left near Krems, the corps being most broke up by having so many of its divisions detached to so considerable a distance.

At 9 o'clock, the Archduke ordered the troops to be piled, and the troops to dine. The piquet of observation on the Bismarck reported that the bridge across the Danube, behind the isle of Lobau being now quite finished was plainly perceivable, and that troops were, without permission seen filing off over it, as well as passing in boats to the isle. The out posts, likewise, gave information, of the gradual augmentation of the enemy in the town of Enzersdorf, and in the villages of Esling and Aspern, and of his advancing towards Hirschstetten.
The Archduke Charles now thought that the moment for giving battle had arrived, and hastened to Gerasdorf, where the Chief, his Quarter Master General's Staff, Gen. Baron Wimpfen, sketched out the following plan.
Plan of attack upon the hostile army on its march between Esling and Aspern, and towards Hirschstetten.
The attack to be made in five columns. The first column, or the column of the right wing, formed by the corps of Lieut. General Hiller. It will advance from its present position in the direction between the point and Leopoldau along the near bank of the Danube, pass along the left bank towards Stadlau and Aspern, keep constantly near the Danube and the meadows bordering upon it; and is vigorously to repulse the enemy, who most likely will meet it on the same road, and to drive it from the left bank. This column must not suffer its progress to be impeded by the batteries which the enemy perhaps may have erected on the islands, but must endeavor to silence them by its cannon, and spiritedly continue to advance.
The second column consists of the corps of the Gen. of cavalry, Count Bellegarde; having Gerasdorf to the left, it will march towards Leopoldau, endeavor to join the first column on the right, advance upon Kagran, and then, conjointly with the third column, upon the left, push forwards towards Hirschstetten.
The third column is composed of the corps of Lieut. Gen. Prince Hohenlohe. It will march by Süssenbrunn to Brignanten, and from thence towards Aspern, and will endeavor to join on its right the second column, and on its left the fourth.
The fourth column under the command of Lieut. Gen. Prince Rosenberg, is made up of that part of his corps which is posted on the right bank of the rivulet Russ; it to advance, by Aderklaa and Raschaff, towards Esling.
The fifth column is formed by that part of the Prince of Rosenberg's corps which stands between Deutsch-Wagram and Baumersdorf. It will cross the Russ near Baumersdorf, leave Raschdorf and Bischofshof to the right, endeavor to pass to the left round the town of Enzersdorf, and secure its left flank by the Archduke Ferdinand's regiment of hussars.
The cavalry reserve under the command of Gen. Prince Lichtenstein, to march by the way of Aderklaa, without coming in contact with the fourth column, between Raschdorf and Breitenlee, and strait on to the New Inn, keeping continually at such a distance between the heads of the third and fourth columns as, in case of necessity, to be near at hand for the purpose of repelling the main body of the enemy's cavalry.
The grenadier corps of reserve to march from Seiering into the position which the corps of Bellegarde has taken up behind Gerasdorf.
All the columns and corps will march at 4 o'clock at noon. Their second lines to follow them at a suitable distance. Every column to form its own advanced guard. The order of march, and the distribution of the field pieces, to be left to the judgment of the commanders of the respective corps. The whole will march by half divisions. Lieut. Gen. Klenau to form the advanced guard of the 4th and 5th columns, and before he advances, to suffer the heads of these columns to come quite up to him, in order that he may have at hand a sufficient support of infantry.
The principal object in view is to drive back the enemy entirely over the first arms of the Danube, destroy the bridges he has thrown over them, and occupying the bank of the Lobau with a numerous artillery, especially howitzers.
The infantry will form on the plain, in battalions, with half divisions from the centre.
His Imperial Highness the General in Chief recommends order, closeness during the advance, and a proper use of every species of arms. His station will be with the second column.
Gerasdorf, May 21, 1809.    The 1st Column consisted of  19 Bat.  22 Squ.    2d  20  16    3d  22  8    4th  13  8    5th  13  16    The Corps of Cavalry,  —  72    The Corps of Grenadiers,  16  —    Total  113 Bat.  148 Squ.    which amounted to 75,000 effective troops. Of artillery, there were 18 batteries of brigade, 15 of position, and 11 of horse artillery; in the aggregate 283 pieces of different calibres.
The enemy had availed himself extremely well of the advantage of the ground to cover his passage. The extensive villages of Esling and Aspern, mostly composed of brick houses, and encircled all round by heaps of earth, resembled two bastions, between which a double line of natural trenches, intended to draw off the water, served as the curtain, and afforded every possible security to the columns passing from the isle of Lobau. Esling had a granary furnished with loop holes, and whose three stories afforded room for several hundred men, while Aspern was provided with a strong Church yard. The left side of the latter village borders on an arm of the Danube. Both villages had a safe communication, with the bushy ground near the Danube, from which the enemy had it constantly in his power to dispatch unscen, fresh reinforcements. The isle of
Lobau served at once as a place of arms and a tete-de-pont, a bridge-head for the bridge, in the rear across the main arm of the river.
The enemy with the divisions of Gens. Molitor, Boudier, Nansouty, Legrand, Epagne, Lasalle, and Ferrand, under the Marshals Massena and Lannes, as well as Marshal Bessiers, together with the guards of the Wurtemberg, Hesse, Darmstadt & Baden auxiliaries, had already left this position, and was directing his march towards Hirschstetten, when the first Austrian advanced guards met him.
It is at all permitted in war, to indulge favourable presentiments, it was certainly excusable so to do at that great moment, when on the 21st of May, exactly at twelve o'clock, the columns began to put themselves in motion for the attack. A general enthusiasm had taken possession of the troops; joyful war songs, accompanied by Turkish music, resounded thro' the air, and were interrupted by shouts of "Long live our emperor! long live the Archduke Charles!" whenever the imperial guard appeared, who had placed himself at the head of the second column. Every breast panted with anxious desire and high confidence after the decisive moment, and the finest weather favored the awful scene.
BATTLE OF THE 21st MAY.
FIRST COLUMN.  The advanced guard under gen. Nordmann consisting of two battalions of Gnyulay and Lichtenstein hussars, had formed near the destroyed bridge of Tabor, and leaving the villages of Kaba and Hirschstetten to the left, and Stadlau to the right, marched in the plain towards Aspern.
It was followed by the column, which having left the road before the post-office at Stammersdorf, had marched from the right by half divisions. Its right flank along the Danube was covered by a battalion of St. Georgians, by the first battalion of Vienna volunteers, and by a battalion of militia, under the command of major count Collorido.
Within a cannon shot of Stadlau, the out posts met the enemy's piquets, which gradually retreated to their original divisions.
At this time gen. Nordmann ordered two battalions of Gnyulay to draw up en echelon , in order to favor the advance of the column. The enemy, drawn up in large divisions, stood immediately before Aspern, having to cover his front, occupied all the ditches of the fields, which afforded excellent breast-works. His right was covered by a battery, and his left by a broad and deep ditch, (one of those that carry off the waters of the Danube when it overflows) as well as by a bushy ground, which was likewise occupied by several bodies in close order.
Though the enemy had advantage of position all to himself, inasmuch as the freshest of the Danube were only passable by a small bridge, at which he kept up a vigorous fire from behind the ditches both with cannon and small arms, it did not prevent the second battalion of Gnyulay, immediately after the first had penetrated as far as the bushy meadows, to pass the bridge in a column, to form without delay, and with charged bayonets to attack the enemy, who precipitately retreated to Aspern, on which occasion that village, after a vigorous resistance, but not very obstinate resistance, was taken for the first time. It was, however, not long before the enemy had it in his power, by the arrival of a fresh reinforcement, to expel again the battalions of Gnyulay. By this time some battalions of the column had arrived, the chasseurs of major Schmederer, of the second column, joined the advanced guard of the first; Gnyulay formed again, and the enemy was a second time pushed to the lower end of the village, though he succeeded again in regaining what he lost.
Both parties were aware of the necessity of maintaining themselves in Aspern at any rate, which produced successively the most obstinate efforts both of attack & defence; the parties engaged each other in every street, in every house, and in every barn; carts, ploughs, and harrows were obliged to be removed during an uninterrupted fire, in order to get at the enemy; every individual was an impediment of the assailants, and a rampart of the attacked; the steep, lofty trees, the garrets and the cellars were to be conquered before either of the parties could be itself master of the place, and yet the possession was ever of short duration; for no sooner had we taken a street or a house, than the enemy gained another, forcing us to abandon the former. So this murderous conflict lasted for several hours; the German battalions were supported by Hungarians, who were again assisted by the Vienna volunteers, each rivaling the other in courage and perseverance. At the same time the second column combined its attacks with those of the first, having to overcome the same resistance, by reason of the enemy's constantly leading fresh reinforcements into the fire. At length general Vacquant, of the second column succeeded in becoming master of the upper part of the village, & maintaining himself there during the whole night.
By the shells of both parties, many houses had been set on fire, and illuminated the whole country round.
At the extremity of the right wing on the bushy meadow, the combat was not less severe. The left flank of the enemy was secured by an arm of the Danube; impene-trable underwood, intersected only by foot-paths, covered his front; and a broad ditch and palisades afforded him the advantage of a natural rampart.
Here fought at the beginning of the battle the first battalion of Gnyulay under col. Marlassy; and the battalion of chasseurs under major Schmederer; next the St. Georgians under major Viailovich; and finally, the two battalions of Vienna volunteers under Lieut. col. Seigentesch and St. Quentin. Here, also, the enemy was defeated; and the first day of this sanguinary engagement terminated by the occupation of Aspern by gen. Vacquant, at the head of eight battalions of the second column, while Lieut. field marshal Hiller drew the troops of his corps from the village, placed them again in order of battle, and passed the night under arms.
To be continued.
SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE AFFAIRS.
From Cork papers.
LONDON, July 8.  On Saturday dispatches were received from Admiral Bercoley, and Sir A. Wellesley, brought by the Entrepreneurs cutter of 10 guns, from Lisbon.
When the messenger who brought the General's dispatches left the army, Sir Arthur was within sight of the enemy's army, and intended to give him battle the following day. Victor's retreat was entirely cut off, and from the dispositions that were made there was every reason to hope that his army would be destroyed. Sir A. Wellesley had been joined by the 4th regiment.
By the Malta mail, we have received accounts from Smyrna, of the 24th of May, and from Constantinople to the 21st of April. The Grand Seignior is reported to be determined to carry on the war with vigour against the Russians, and was making great preparations for that purpose.
LISBON, June 20.
(Extracts of Letters.)  Yesterday a regiment of British troops sailed on the Tagus: and on Sunday two regiments of Infantry were landed here from Gibraltar.
A very large force is collecting in the north of Portugal. Within the last four days, one brigade and two regiments of the line, which had quartered here, have marched towards Braga. The whole of the forces in the north are under the command of the Portuguese general Silveira, who has eminently distinguished himself, & has the unqualified confidence of the troops under his command.
JUNE 17.  Gen. Beresford has been here for a few days to make arrangements; he quitted us on the 9th for Badajos. The armies are in motion, but they cannot march with great rapidity, being compelled to carry with them every necessary article of provision and stores, the country through which they pass affording nothing to their necessities.
Victor, it is now said, is between Talavera, Merida, and Truxillo; his army spreading to the margin of the Tagus. The allies are approaching to the same situation.
We are recruiting for men who are to compose new regiments. The Service is not attended with much difficulty. Towards payment of this and other extraordinary expenses a contribution has been levied on the opulent and middling classes of the inhabitants, which is not to exceed one million of crusades. The contributors pay cheerfully.
The weather has been very unseasonable, and unusually irregular; at the time I am writing, the rain falls in torrents.
LONDON GAZETTE OF SATURDAY NIGHT.
Admiralty Office, July 3, 1809.  The following particulars relative to the evacuation of Corunna and Ferrol by the French, are contained in a series of letters from capt. H. Hotham, of the Defence, to admiral lord Gambier, dated from the 23d to the 30th of last month.
In consequence of the defeat of the French army under Marshal Ney, in the action against the Spanish forces at the bridge of the Poyo, that general fell back on Corunna on the 19th June, and immediately prepared to relinquish that place and Ferrol, removing his forces by divisions to an encampment three leagues in advance from Betanzos towards Lugo. The last divisions of the French left Ferrol on the 21st and Corunna on the 23d, after having in both places spiked the guns, and destroyed the defences on the land side, together with the magazines and stores of every kind, & completely dismantled the places and their inhabitants.
On the 28th capt. Hotham entered the port of Corunna, where he was informed by the governor that he had received instructions from the marquis de la Romana, dated at Orense on the 27th, to proclaim his catholic majesty Ferdinand the seventh, with advice that he had dispatched a regiment from his army to attend the ceremony & garrison the place; the governor at the same time gave captain Hotham assurances that the port was from that hour to be considered under the control and authority of the lawful king of Spain; and the captain placed himself, and every assistance that the ships under his orders might be able to afford, at the governor's disposal.
On the 29th, major general the Conde de Norone, captain general of Galicia arrived at Corunna from St. Jago, and was followed on the next day by general Carrera with about 11,000 men, forming the Conde's division of the marquis of Romana's army.
The French army under marshal Ney, moved from its camp near Betanzos on the 22d, taking the road to Lugo and Astorga. It was reported that, previously to its breaking up the camp, it destroyed its baggage and heavy artillery.
On the 27th the marquis de la Romana was stated to be at Orense with general Mahi and 30,000 men. Marshal Soult's position on the 16th was said to have been at Monforte and Quiroga.
[A letter from George M'Kinley, Esq. capt. of his majesty's ship Lively, to the hon. W. W. Pole, dated Vigo, June 2, encloses a copy of a letter he had received from brigadier general Carrera, commanding a division of loyal Spanish troops, giving an account of his taking from the French the city of St. Jago Compostella. The loss of the Spaniards was trifling.]
LONDON, July 5.  Sir A. Wellesley is said to be raising a Portuguese army, which, when united with the English, will produce in the whole a force not less than 70,000 men. With this it was expected that he would proceed towards Madrid; from whence, according to some accounts, Joseph Bonaparte had already retired; according to others he was fortifying himself in the capital, in the expectation of being attacked.
SEVILLE, June 2.  The inhabitants of Monzon, finding it impossible any longer to bear the enemy's numberless and oppressive vexations, took the generous resolution to rise upon them without any more fire arms than seven muskets; but their loyalty and bravery supplied other weapons with which they drove them out of the town. This insult the latter attempted to avenge by sending a division of 1500 men against the inhabitants; but they were all either killed or taken. They afterwards collected all their troops in Aragon, and proceeded to attack general Blake. On the 23d of last month they offered him battle; and this general proved himself worthy of the high reputation which he has acquired, and assisted by his brave, though less numerous troops, beat them completely, compelling the whole of their army to betake itself to flight.
VALENCIA, June 27.  The painful impression on the public mind
produced by the defeat of the army of Aragon, on the 18th, is considerably lessened by the advice that our loss is not so great as was at first thought. The dispersion has not been of any consequence, and the troops dispersed by that accident, are reuniting in various important points. Our loss is calculated at from 5 to 6000 of all ranks, and 9 pieces of cannon.
We have seen letters from Tarragona, (Catalonia) to the 10th June. The following are Extracts.
TARRAGONA, June 20.  The siege of Girona goes on smartly; but the Spaniards are marching to relieve it.
Every Catalan destroyed by the French is worse than an hydra to them; an hundred more start up to supply his place.
We keep on here, cutting off heads, hands, quartering, hanging, &c. Last week the French in Barcelona, executed two Priests, & a number of other people. As no harangue could be obtained to perform the sacrilegious office two galley slaves were offered their liberty to do it. Being admitted into office, they of course took the oath to Joseph Napoleon the first. They however made their escape from Barcelona, were taken up, brought here, and this day dragged from prison to the gallows by jackasses, and hanged; and their heads and hands now grace the gate of this city.
The Valencia Gazette contains details of the proceeding of a French Court Martial held in Barcelona, by which a number of Spaniards, of whom were Joaquin Pore, and Father Juan Gallifa, two Clergymen, were convicted of a conspiracy against the French army, & were sentenced to be hanged in 24 hours.
PLYMOUTH, July 10.
Came in, from the coast of Spain, Co-runna, and Ferrol, the Goldfinch of 14 guns, capt. Skinner. She brought over capt. Rudd, of the indefatigable, passenger, with dispatches of great importance to the cause of Spain, no less than the total defeat of marshal Ney's army, near Corunna, by the Marquis de Romana, in which Ney lost 700 cavalry and 3000 infantry, in killed, wounded and prisoners, and had evacuated Corunna and Ferrol (which ports were again open,) and were retreating towards the frontiers, pursued by Romana with 18,000 troops, in good order and discipline. The Spaniards succeeded in blowing up a bridge near Corunna, by which a great number of Frenchmen were blown up and drowned.
Came in the Cadmus of 18, from Vigo. Capt. Winter landed at Falmouth with dispatches, and went off to London express. It is said, that Sir Arthur Wellesley was in full pursuit of Victor's army, of which we may soon hope to have a good account. It appears from all quarters, that Soult, Ney, and Victor, were trying to get out of Spain as fast as possible.
The following article is contained in a letter from Stoke, near Plymouth. I send you the following intelligence, having arrived at Yealm river, a port a few miles to the eastward of this place, this morning.
June 19th, off Cork harbor, I was boarded by his majesty's ship Seine, capt. Atkins, with her prize the El Cassamero, of 28 guns and 180 men, from Buenos Ayres, bound to any port in France, having on board an immense quantity of specie, sent by Liniers for the use of the Spanish government under Joseph Bonaparte. There were also on board a Spanish nobleman and two gentlemen, as prisoners; these persons were sent out by the general Junta of Madrid, they having become popular in the province of Buenos Ayres. Liniers finding himself on the decline, and he being decidedly in the French interest, had them seized in the middle of the night in their beds, and sent upwards of thirty miles down the river in a boat on board the Cassamero. Linier's aide-de-camp and secretary are also on board, being charged with the dispatches for king Joseph. Party spirit runs high at Buenos Ayres; the principal people are for their being independent; the lower order for King Ferdinand; while Liniers and the principal officers of the revenue, are for Bonaparte. The revenue and taxes were all collected at Buenos Ayres, and intended to be shipped, they say, for Spain, for the use of the patriots, but would be ordered for France as this ship was. The capt. and officers French, the crew Spaniards.
ARMY OF GALICIA.
Our troops under the command of brigadier D. Martin de la Carrera, are masters of Santiago, which they occupied after a pitched battle, in which they defeated the enemy, killed numbers of them, took a great many prisoners, and captured a quantity of stores, arms, &c. The French general received two wounds and the second in command was killed.
The Geree sloop of war, which has arrived in Halifax from Lisbon, brings the latest news from that quarter. The united Spanish, English and Portuguese forces had advanced to the frontier of New Castile.
The French corps under Marshal Victor, which had menaced Seville, had fallen back on the Tagus, to Talavera de la Reyna; to which point King Joseph and Gen. Sebastiani were marching with a reinforcement of 14,000 men of the corps which had been operating in La Mancha. The situation of the combatants made an early battle highly probable. We know not the force of the opposing armies. That under Victor must, we think, have been reinforced from all the French corps in Spain, and we doubt not will be found, on the day of battle, to have been from 50,000 to 70,000 strong. Gen. Cuesta, our Spanish accounts say, had 70,000 men with him; but a great proportion of those were yeomanry, of whom 20,000 we have learnt were without muskets; and that a great part of his cavalry were destitute of saddles. Supplies of arms and saddles may have been received from England. The English troops under Gen. Wellesley, were estimated at 30,000; and the Portuguese under Gen. Beresford, at an equal number; only one third of whom, however, were regulars. There was a Spanish army in La Carolina, which had been opposed to Sebastiani, and which would pro-
bably unite with Cuesta. The superiority of numbers must therefore, we think, be on the part of the allied arms; but the French were principally veterans of the line. The next arrivals from Spain or Portugal must bring accounts of great interest.—Bost. Cent.
ITALY.
Extract of a letter from Capt. Currie, of the Ruby, dated Hoyle Lake, July 7, to a Mercantile house in Liverpool.
"GENTLEMEN—I left Palermo on the 1st ult. honored with the charge of dispatches from Lord Amherst, British Minister Plenipotentiary, and Gen. Sir John Stewart, whom I left at Melazzo embarking an army of 23,000 men, British and Sicilians, under his command, destined to attack Naples, and which were intended to sail three days after my departure."
NAPLES, June 14.
The Emperor Napoleon has confided to his Neapolitan Majesty the charge of taking possession for France of the Papal States. It is believed that his Majesty will shortly set out for Rome, for the purpose of organizing the new Administration, and of establishing a system of defence. Several equipages of the Court are already set out.
The King reviewed on the 11th inst. at Chija, 15,000 superb troops, and was highly satisfied with their appearance and discipline. Gen. Regnier proceeded yesterday for the head quarters of the Emperor Napoleon. Gen. Camp Reid is charged with the Port-folio of the War Department. INTERIM. The whole kingdom enjoys perfect tranquility.
LIVERPOOL, July 9.
Messrs. M. D'ough & Co. of this city received last evening the following letter from the Ruby, Capt. Currie, dated Hoyle Lake, (Quarantine Ground, ab. 14 miles from this place,) July 8.—viz.
"I have arrived here after a winterlike passage of 37 days from Palermo, which I left on the 1st ult. honoured with dispatches from Lord Amherst, and General Sir John Stewart, whom I left at Melazzo embarking an army of 23,000 men, British and Sicilian, under his command, destined to attack Naples, and which were intended to sail 3 days after my departure—the particulars of this, and the action of the Austrians, composed my dispatches."
FRANCE AND AUSTRIA.
STRASBURG, June 10.
The French troops now united in the Austrian states amount to 200,000 men, exclusive of the troops of the Confederation of the Rhine. The Austrian H. Q. are as soon as 20 miles from Vienna.
PRAGUE, June 7.
The Archduke's army, among other reinforcements, has received 16,000 Hungarian Cavalry. He has sent the Archduke John 20,000 men. It is officially announced, that 60,000 men of the Hungarian levy, will join the Archduke Charles the 9th inst.
STATE OF THE ENGLISH FINANCES.
FINANCE. —The total amount of the public expenditure of G. Britain, exclusive of the charge of loans raised for the service of Ireland, for ten years, ending the 5th January, 1803, comprising the whole period of the war terminated by the peace of Amiens, is about 503,378,540/. whereof 178,520,454 arose from the charge of the public funded and unfunded debt, and 324,858,085/ from all other services; and about 241,909,953/ was raised by the ordinary revenue and incidental payments of different kinds; about 32,679,000/. by extraordinary war taxes—220,093,607/. by additions to the public funded debt, 3,000,000/. by an advance from the bank without interest, in consideration of the renewal of the charter, and an advance of 3,000,000/ from the bank in 1798, of which 1,500,000/ was repaid in 1803.
The total amount of the public expenditure of Great Britain, exclusive of the charge of loans raised for the service of Ireland, for six years ending the 5th of January, 1809, being the six first years of the present war, is about 395,945,599/. whereof 166,445,052/ arose from the charge of public funded and unfunded debt, and 239,701,647/ from all other services; and that about 224,403,232/. has been raised by the ordinary revenue and incidental payments of various kinds; 92,240,000/. by extraordinary war taxes; 81,168,418/. by additions to the public funded debt; and 3,500,000/. by an advance without interest from the bank.
NEW YORK, August 26.
FROM CARTHAGENA.
In the Mercury, captain Barnard, from Cartagena, came passengers Messrs. Henry Sperry and Samuel Cook, two of the unfortunate men who were taken prisoners in Miranda's abortive expedition. Mr. Sperry sailed from New York in the ship Leander, designed, as he understood, to New Orleans, where he expected to have served in the corps of the engineers; but at Jacquetel he discovered something of the object of the voyage, and engaged with others in resistance to being carried on such an expedition; they were however overpowered, and the consequence has been what is well known to the public.—Three years has he worn the chains and performed the labors of slavery, in Cartagena, under the most distressing circumstances. At length Mr. Sperry having received some money from his friends at New York and Philadelphia he made use of it to effect his own escape and that of three more of his fellow sufferers, leav-

ving from 25 to 30 still enduring the horrors of slavery. These men, Mr. S informs us, could easily do as he has done, with only a small sum of money. From what he could understand of the disposition of the Spaniards, they would probably release every American if our government would only ask it, as they repeatedly inquired with astonishment, why this was not done? And when any one was reported to the Governor as having escaped, he ordered no search after them; and to his connivance it was owing that Mr. Sperry and his companion got clear off.
GLOUCESTER, August 21. Arrived yesterday, schr. Lucretia, Williams, 21 days from Barbadoes. Left a great number of American vessels, among which were the ship Thomas, Whittemore, of Portland; schr. Frances, Johnson, of Baltimore; ship Argo of Bos. on. The markets were much glutted at Barbadoes. Flour 8 dols. fish 2 50. lumber 3, and no sales to be effected even at that price. Produce of the island high, Rum 50 cents. Molasses 40.
Domestic.
NORFOLK, Sept. 1. People of America—Attend to the following extract of a letter from a gentleman in Boston to his friend in this place, stating an outrage, that saving the affair of the Chesapeake, is the most violent and atrocious of any the American flag has been subjected to.
"The ship Eliza, captain Farley, arrived at this port on Saturday last, every piece of intelligence brought by him, as it respects foreign affairs, has been very generally published, except that in which this nation is more particularly interested; I mean the fact of the American flag's being taken down on the fourth of July last from the mast heads of every ship in the harbor of Liverpool, by the inhabitants of that place; some of them burnt, others torn to pieces, and then trampled under foot, besides the outrage committed on their hulls and their rigging."
"I have every reason to believe, it was never intended that these facts should meet the public eye."
"If necessary they can be attested by the most respectable men."
"We sincerely hope that our rulers will not temporise longer, but come to some decision that may place the interest and the honor of the nation above, at least, the contempt of the world."
"The preceding communication was handed us for publication, which we most readily give, in the hope that it will lead to an investigation of the subject to which it alludes. We rely on our friends in Boston to enquire into this affair, as one interesting to the feelings of every American, and that through their papers, they will communicate the information they may acquire; we should have suspected such an outrage less in Liverpool than any part of England, for in that port the Americans have acquired influence and are more respected than in any port in Great Britain."
NEW-ORLEANS, July 16, 1809. To anticipate the misrepresentations which Don Daniel and his friend Bradford may circulate, although they have been actively employed in acting sedition among the troops, from their earliest arrival, I offer you the following brief sketch of a transaction, which occurred when on a late visit at the camp of Terre-au-Bœuf.
On the 10th inst. a Lieut. Christian of the 7th Regiment, reported to Lieut. Blue of the same corps, that a general revolt was intended as soon as the men had received their pay, and that the plan extended from right to left. He mentioned several names, and among them are Corporal Donaldson of the 5th Regiment, and a private by the name of Arbuckle of the 7th Regiment, and particularized Hogan the Sergeant-Major of Dragons, as the proposed leader, who is said to be a British deserter. This report reached the General's ear the morning of the 11th, and measures were immediately adopted to ascertain the grounds on which it rested.
In the course of the day and night, satisfactory evidence was obtained, that a revolt was in agitation, and that a paper had been circulated for signers. The General had heard that an overt act was necessary to constitute treason and to justify accusation; but he reflected that if he should in this instance wait for the act, the actors might perhaps enter the plea of justification, and put his authority and the law at defiance; he therefore resolved, as on a former occasion, to anticipate the conspirators.
On the morning of the 12th, the ball-cartridges were returned by the troops, and the guards were strengthened. The line paraded in the evening, the light artillery on the right, loaded with canister and lighted matches—the rolls being called and the orders read, three Sergeants, one Corporal and four Privates, were drawn out and committed to the front guard, under an impressive silence, and a scene of obvious alarm from right to left. Pickets of confidential men were turned out in the course of the evening, and the officers emulated each other in vigilance, determined to lose their lives or extinguish the combination in its dawn.
On the 13th the enclosed order was issued, and a general Court Martial was ordered, to try the offenders. I left camp this morning, where everything is tranquil. In short, this little excitement operating like a zonic on all ranks, has produced an unprecedented display of zeal and action, and will no doubt have the best effect.
EXTRACT OF GENERAL ORDERS. Head Quarters, Camp Terre au-Bœuf, July 13th, 1809. "It is with extreme pain, the General has heard of much licentious conversation in this camp, subversive of every principle
of subordination and discipline; of patriotism and honor, and tending to dissolve those high and solemn obligations, by which every military man is bound to the service of his country."
"He is fully apprized of the acts which have been employed to seduce the incautious and innocent from their duty, to obtain their signatures to a bond of infamy, and to involve them in utter disgrace and ruin. He knows that his life has been menaced by a traitor, but he is persuaded, a great majority of the troops he commands, Americans by birth and in principle, will sooner suffer martyrdom, than attach an eternal stigma to their names and families, or raise their hands against the country which gave them birth. He knows also that this camp, like all others of equal extent, comprehends every species of human depravity, and on strict scrutiny will exhibit the various traits of character, from the patriot and the hero, to the coward and the villain—men of profligate lives, fugitives from justice and deserters from foreign service."
"But were the General assured that every man of his camp had combined to violate their oaths, to abandon their duty, and defy the government and the laws, by an act of desperation as foolish as it would be cowardly, wicked, and perfidious; they should march to the gibbet over his body, because his life, compared to the faithful discharge of the high trust confided to him, would be but a feather in the balance; in such a disgraceful extremity, the General would save his own honor by shooting the first man who resisted his orders, in which he can have no doubt, he would be gallantly seconded by every gentleman who wears a commission, and by every soldier of courage and honor."
"The officers of this Army are commanded, to exact the most prompt obedience from their inferiors, and to punish on the spot any man who may pause over an order, or utter a seditious expression."
THEATRE.
THE public are respectfully informed that during the season no play will be repeated, nor will there be any postponement on account of weather.
On Friday evening, eighth September, will be presented (never performed here) a celebrated Comedy written by Moreton, called THE TOWN AND COUNTRY; or WHICH DO YOU LIKE BEST? After the play A HORNIPIE by Miss Sally. To which will be added, the favorite Farce of FORTUNE'S FROLIC; Or, THE TRUE USE OF RICHES.
Box one dollar—Gentry 75 cents—Children half price.—Tickets to be had at the Theatre, and from Mr. Davis at his printing office.—Doors to be opened at 6 o'clock—Curtain to rise at 7 o'clock precisely.
MR. CLEMENT REESE, SIR,
As you have absconded from the County of Charlotte, and I know not the place of your present residence, I adopt this method of giving you notice that I shall on Saturday the 23d instant, at Mrs. Moore's in Lunenburg County, and on Saturday the 30th instant, at Mr. Samuel Puryear's in Mecklenburg County, proceed to take the affidavit of Col. Thomas A. Jones, Capt. Mack. Good, Capt. Thos. Good, William Pettus, Burwell Moss, Freeman Reese, William Brown and others, to be read as evidence against you in the Court of Charlotte, wherein I obtained a judgment against you which judgment has since by you been enjoined; when and where you may attend if you think proper.
Wm. W. MASON. 7th September 1809. 2p.
NOTICE is hereby given, that I shall petition the next General Assembly to pass a law to divorce me from Benjamin Dumass, to whom I was lawfully married about 16 years ago, and which is abandoned me during the period of more than 12 years last past.
SALLY DUMASS. August 30th, 1809. wt
NOTICE —Once more, it is hereby requested that those who are indebted to the trustees of the Richmond Academy, do make payment to the subscriber, as the work is now begun, and it is expected that there will be laid from one hundred to one hundred and fifty thousand bricks in the walls of the Academy this fall. He has undertaken the collection by agreement with John Brockenbrough and William W. Hening, the other members of the committee, appointed by a board of trustees: Therefore, it is absolutely necessary that the collector may have as little trouble as possible in the collection, in order to have money in hand, to carry on so laudable an undertaking.
ROBT. MITCHELL. City of Richmond, Sept. 7th, 1809. tf
THOSE Commissioners of the Revenue who have failed to return to this office the list of Land tax and taxable property for the year 1809, are requested to forward them as soon as possible, together with the list of licences granted to merchants to the first instant. A speedy compliance will prevent the disagreeable necessity of proceeding against them for the fine imposed by law for this failure.
SAML. SHEPARD, Auditor. Auditor's Office, 5th Sept. 1809. 3t
PUBLIC SALE —By virtue of a deed of trust executed by Root and Geo: Turner, and Ann the wife of the said Geo: I shall on Tuesday the 20th of this present month (Sept.) at the Eagle Tavern in the city of Richmond, expose for sale to the highest bidder, all that lot, piece or parcel of ground, situate, lying and being in the said City, on the east side of the cross street, leading from the Bell Tavern to the river, (subject to a ground rent of £10 per annum forever,) with its appurtenances and improvements; also the following slaves, viz: George (he cook) Peter (the barber) and Aggy; or so much of said property as will be sufficient to raise the sum of $750, with all costs attending the execution of the said trust.
The said Sale will be made agreeably to the directions in a provision of the act of Assembly in such cases, passed in January 1809, entitled an act concerning executions and for other purposes.
ANDREW V. STEVENSON, Trustee. September, 3 1809. (tds)
Virginia Argus.
RICHMOND.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1809.
LATE AND IMPORTANT.
A postscript to a letter from a respectable merchant in Baltimore to his friend in this city, received by yesterday's mail, says—
"This moment the ship Inca has arrived here, after a passage of 35 days, from Tonningen, in ballast. She brings the disagreeable news, that a great battle was fought between the main Austrian and French armies, which continued from the 4th till the 8th of July, and terminated in the defeat of the former, who lost 60,000 men. The Archduke Charles was retreating into Bohemia, with 40,000 men, the remains of his army."
Extract of a letter from Washington City, to the Editor of the Argus, dated September 5, 1809.
"Mr. Smith, Secretary of State, arrived here yesterday from Baltimore; Mr. Erskine is also here; and Mr. Jackson, the new Envoy is daily expected. The negotiation will, it is probable, be opened as soon as the new English envoy is prepared for it; but it is generally believed here that our administration have a sine qua non for him. It is said Mr. Jackson has arrived at Annapolis; but of this there is no certainty at the moment I am writing."
MR. JACKSON.
IT has become matter of speculation for the public what can be the object of the mission of Mr. Francis James Jackson? Does he come, like a comet, bringing in his train war and pestilence; or is he the gentle minister of peace? We say nothing of good will, because there is no good will in the hearts of the present English ministers towards the U. States. If it be only the business of this new envoy to crown down our throats the three propositions made in Congress's celebrated "despatch" to Mr. Erskine, that is to say, 1st. To raise the non-intercourse with respect to Great Britain; and, as connected therewith, 2d. To relinquish the carrying-trade; 3d. To permit the British navy to execute the laws of the United States:—If such be the points in the instructions of Mr. Jackson, the said Mr. Jackson might as well have gone any where else with a project of conciliation. It is true, the United States would, doubtless, be willing enough to rescind the non-intercourse with respect to Great Britain if Great Britain would adhere to the terms of the arrangement made by England through Mr. Erskine; but that America should surrender the very source of her prosperity; a source as legitimate as it is lucrative; that she should transfer to her ancient tyrant the executive power of her government; there is not a madman in the country that can believe. The diplomatic character of Mr. Jackson affords much room to believe that he brings some arrogant demand. The Norfolk Ledger has attempted to smooth the gentleman's reputation, by shewing us that he was not Drake, the assassin at Munich; a strange defence of character, indeed! When, to screen him from the crime of cowardly murder, the Ledger is obliged to admit that Mr. Jackson was the British minister at Copenhagen who demanded the surrender of the Danish fleet. And, to this point, we suppose, it will be replied that it was not the fault of Mr. Jackson, but that of his government; that he was bound to obey, &c. Weak, contemptible subterfuge! No ambassador is obliged to obey a government which commands him to violate the law of nations. Why did he not resign; or, at least, shew as much spirit as the Russian prince Prosorofsky, who, when the ferocious Potemkin sent him orders to massacre the Tartars in the Crimea, nobly answered that he was not qualified to perform the office of an assassin. The cabinet of London, it seems, knew their man better. We wish always to respect the ministers of foreign powers who land as the heralds of amity on our shores; but, it must be confessed, the history of Mr. Jackson renders him too much suspected for American confidence.
"It has become an object of serious enquiry to ascertain which of the American Secretaries it was that told Mr. Erskine that the United States would relinquish the carrying-trade of the colonies? Whichsoever it was, he could not have possessed American feelings or American sentiments. Time will show."
FOR THE ARGUS.
TAXATION OF LUXURIES, CAUSE OF PHYSICAL AND MORAL IMPROVEMENTS AMONG A PEOPLE.
THOUGH luxuries are said to encourage manufactures, yet regard ought to be had to the ratios of their expense, and their general use. Such as are purchased at a high price, and consequently, only by the rich, should be taxed heavily.
As they subtract a considerable sum from the stock of national wealth; so far they are detrimental to a country; since the amount thus thrown away in their expenditure, might otherwise be used more profitably in things of general use, of more permanent duration, and of wider circulation. This would prevent, or at least diminish the expenditure of others in the like fopperies and vanities; and this policy of necessity would have with many, all the effects of a well-directed economy.
This would tend to assimilate the different degrees of the rich and industrious poor, by amalgamating both characters into one equally distant from the extremes of enormous wealth, or excessive penury; into the only one which is adapted to republican governments—that of the substantial and independent citizen.
It is true that such a measure as this, would be heavily felt by all those who wish to distinguish themselves from the mass of the people; by pompous equipages, splendid entertainments, gaudy and expensive clothing, and by their numerous servants, with drawn from agriculture or mechanism to minister to their gratification.
As such persons are detrimental to a republic from the attraction that pomp has upon weak minds, and from the imaginary opinion of personal worth, which is supposed to be consequent on the acquisition of wealth; a wise government should, by taxation, make the expenditure of this class of men contribute to the maintenance of that civil order which it has a tendency to derange. A heavy taxation on the rich, will draw them towards that medium from which they would ascend, and like a counterpoise in the political machine, will reduce the aberrancy of any part, to the equal and correspondent movements of the whole. Perhaps even a direct taxation of property, increasing in certain proportions, until from the accumulation of some extreme term, it should act as an effectual prohibition to the acquisition of enormous wealth, might be the only and proper expedient.
Nor can it be replied that such a measure would have a tendency to produce avaricious and selfish characters. By no means. There is no derangement in the moral as well as the physical order of nature, for which a wise providence has not already prepared a remedy.
The ambition of being distinguished acts too-powerfully on the mass of the rich, ever to allow them to accumulate money in a manner undistinguished from the poor, whom they consider as an inferior order of mankind. Butterflies, formed of mud, and fitted only to bask in sunshine, will expand their painted wings and flutter to inhale those warm vapours to which they owe their being, and upon which they continue to be supported.
We see the nabs of India, sprung from the sweepings of hospitals, alleys and kitchens, frequent the Bristol and Bath wells, the race-courses and jockey-clubs of England; keep equipages, liveries and mistresses; or at least of such among them who possess the more than ordinary stability, of not being made giddy by their elevation, at least take care to sport the dirty acres and rascally counters, their fathers had been so long a-gathering. If providence, from the convulsions of the elements, establishes that equilibrium by which they are governed; Why, from the vices and follies of individuals, should society derive no advantage?
The number of carriages, coachmen and horses of pleasure in our country, are enormous for a republic.
Were one of our young misses to make a visit on a damp morning without a coach, she would probably catch a cold. * Were madam to walk, as the ways are so bad, it might probably cost her her life: and were our gentlemen to walk on foot, they would not be distinguished by having a horse.
But a sufficient tax on carriages and horses would work a miracle on all three; and that too in things the least expected. It would force miss to stay at home or brave the weather; and fit her better to add to the population of the country. It would restore madam to the use of her legs, which she lost some twenty years ago; and would fit monsieur for the plough, or to march in the ranks of his country.
It would have one other effect. It would make our roads and streets better. The rich will have their ease some how or other; and when they shall be obliged to walk or pay for riding; they will be the first to clamor for roads, pavements and foot-ways.
At present, whilst they are either mounted on another animal, or sung in a moveable house, what use have they for better than what will serve their horses?
"Why," says a Scotsman to a Dutchman, "are the herrings in Germany caught in the same water, better than ours?"
"Because," says the Dutchman, "Princes and not Scotsmen, eat them."
The Dutchman was right: though perhaps not well enough mannered. Let our grandees but walk our streets in the month of December; and instead of dams of coal-dust, which we two-legged beaver use to render them passable, we shall have pavements and foot-ways.
POPULICOLA.
* A doctor at my elbow tells me that the proper expression is "constipation, or defluxion of the lungs;" but as I know that less luxury and more exercise would not increase his bills, I shook my head and kept in my own word, lest, perhaps, he was prescribing "alieno consilio," with an eye to the trade.
FOR THE ARGUS.
Names of Streets for Richmond.
It is worthy of notice that this town has not been properly described by streets. Its extent is now so great as to afford much trouble to find the residence of the inhabitants. These reflections have induced me to submit the following proposition to consideration.
To begin at the Canal and designate that street, quite to Rocketts, by the name of Water Street.
So on the Northern extremity. I would next begin with the street which leads from the Bell Tavern to the river, and call it Rock-Landing Street.
The next Market Street. The next High Street. The next Capitol Street. The next Broad Street. The next Walnut Street. The next Poplar Street. The next Locust Street. The next Mulberry Street. The next Cherry Street. The next Pine Street, &c.
According to this plan, the Washington Tavern would be at the corner of Capitol
Street and Third Street. The Swan Tavern would be at the corner of Broad Street and Third Street. Mr. Davis's printing office will be at the corner of Market Street and First Street.
Prosser and Moncure's Vendue Office at the corner of Shockoe Street and Market Street.
Unless something better shall be suggested, let these names be adopted by common consent.
A CITIZEN.
The interesting Austrian official account of the Battles of the 21st and 22nd of May, commenced in this day's Argus, will be concluded in our next.
E. W. TRENT, Esq. is authorized to receive payment from subscribers and others indebted to the printer hereof, for the counties of Chesterfield, Powhatan, Goochland and Cumberland.
LOUISA COUNTY.
August Court, 1809.
William Ragland, Pleasant Hackett and Lucy his wife, late Lucy Ragland, Thomas Poindexter and Sarah his wife late Sarah Ragland, Thomas B. Watkins and Ann his wife, late Ann Ragland, John Graves and Mary his wife, late Mary Ragland, James Michie and Henrietta his wife, late Henrietta Ragland, and Nicholas J. Poindexter and Rebecca his wife, late Rebecca Ragland.
AGAINST
Samuel Overton, adm'r. with the will annexed of Samuel Ragland, dec'd. William Cooke, James Nelson, James Michie, Wm. G. Poindexter, ex'rs of Warner H. Broadus, dec'd. Overton Harris, Edward Ragland, Elizabeth Lawrence, adm'x of William Lawrence, dec'd. Thomas Holladay, Thornton Gibson, Nicholas Meriwether and Barnett Moore and James Michie, adm'r, de bonis non of Samuel Ragland dec'd.
Defendants.
THE defendants Samuel Overton jr. adm'r. with the will annexed of Samuel Ragland, dec'd. Edward Ragland, Nicholas Meriwether and Burne Moore, not having entered their appearance and given security according to the act of Assembly and the rules of this court and appearing to the satisfaction of the court that they are not inhabitants of this state; On the motion of the plaintiffs by their counsel, It is ordered, that the said defendants, Samuel Overton, jr. adm'r. Edward Ragland and Barnett Moore, do appear here on the second Monday in November next and answer the plaintiff's bill; and a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in some one of the newspapers printed in the City of Richmond for eight weeks successively, and published at the front door of the court house of this county on some court day.
A Copy.
JN: POINDEXTER, C. L. C.
FOR SALE —A handsome, second hand, London built CHARIOT, which has been but little used and is in a good state of preservation. Apply to the printer, or to Mr. HUGHES, coach maker, opposite the Old City Tavern, where the carriage may be seen.
FALLING GARDEN LOTS FOR SALE.
THE Subscriber intends offering for sale on the premises, a public Auction to begin at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, on the 14th day of this present month, sundry valuable LOTS, situated in the Falling Garden, in the city of Richmond. The conditions will be one third Cash or negotiable indorsed Notes, payable in the Bank of Virginia, with the discount of said notes added; one other third in one year, and the other third in two years from the day of sale.
The lots will be sold by the foot, measuring across the front, that each purchaser may have a lot of a size to suit himself; and to secure the two last payments negotiable notes, with a deed of trust will be required. At the same time and place, one or more lots will be sold for cash.
JAMES LOWNES. 9th Month, 6th 1809. tds.
A CARD.
THE following plan of instruction will commence to-morrow, September 6th, at H. GIRARDIN'S ACADEMY. Penmanship, Mercantile Arithmetics, Book Keeping, English Grammar, & English Literature generally, Latin, Greek, Classics, will be taught by D. DOYLE. French & Italian, Rhetoric, Logic, Moral Philosophy, Polity, Natural & Civil History, by L. H. GIRARDIN.
The various branches of the Mathematics, in their fullest extent, Natural Philosophy, Geography, Drawing, Landscape Painting, &c by JOHN WOOD, (Lately Instructor of youth at Manchester)
The advantages of the above comprehensive plan speak for themselves. The terms are not enhanced. On the contrary, they are, in many instances, reduced, chiefly with a view to a wider diffusion of useful knowledge. Besides the respective duties stated above, the instructors will occasionally interchange branches, in order to ascertain the proficiency of the pupils in each department, and to cherish a laudable spirit of emulation. For further particulars apply to the undersigned.
L. H. GIRARDIN. Richmond, Sept. 5th, 1809. 3t
THE Proprietor of this paper would as an apprentice to the printing business, a youth of respectable character, about 14 or 15 years of age, who has received a good English education.

REMOVAL. The subscriber has removed near the Basin, where he continues to keep a house of Private Entertainment. He has also for sale, a general assortment of GROCERIES. Likewise sells all kinds of country produce on commission. HEZEKIAH PURYEAR. Richmond, May 17th, 1809. N. B. The highest price given for wheat. H. P.
LAND FOR SALE. —THE GLEBE LANDS in the occupancy of the Rev. Matthew Maury, dec. and now occupied by Nathaniel Ragsdale, will be sold, on the premises, to the highest bidder, on Friday the fifteenth September next, on a credit of twelve months, the purchaser giving bond with approved security. By order of the Ove seers of the Poor. JOHN WINN, Jr. Clk. Abermarle, August 4th, 1809.
One Thousand Pounds WANTED, FOR the interest of which, a plantation of 500 acres of valuable land will be given, until the money is refunded. Nearly 100 acres are rich low grounds, now in cultivation, lying on navigable water, the improvements new and very good, in a healthy and desirable country. Enquire of the Printer. September 8 1808.
City Hotel to Let. THAT spacious convenient HOUSE and LOT with out Houses, Stables &c. situated on the street that leads from the main street by the Governor's to the Capitol, which was lately in the occupancy of Messrs. Vaughan, as a Tavern. It will be let for one or more years, and possession given immediately. For terms apply to Benjamin Mosby of Powhatan, or B. Tate of this City, who are authorised by me to let the same. RICHARD CROUCH. Richmond, June 1st. 1809.
IN COUNCIL, January 20, 1809. PROPOSALS will be received by the Executive for manufacturing three hundred and ninety Rifles during the present year, being the number directed by law to be provided annually, including the deficiency of last year. Extract from the minutes. DANL. L. HYLTON, Clerk of the Council
NOTICE is hereby given, that I shall petition the general assembly of Virginia at their next session for a divorce from Bernard Florence Hantelman , to whom I was married on the 17th day of November last, for reasons which will be then and there made known. MARY HANTELMAN. July 24th, 1809
THE Subscriber will sell the HOUSE & LOT at present occupied by himself—and also, an unfinished HOUSE with a half acre LOT of LAND attached to it, near his residence. If not previously disposed of by private contract, this property will be sold at public auction, upon the premises, on the fourteenth day of September ensuing. The improvements on the lot occupied by the subscriber are plain, neat, comfortable and in good repair. If required, some time will be given for a part of the purchase money. The situation of this property is eligible, both as it regards health and good neighborhood. SAMUEL GREENHOW Richmond, August 16th, 1809.
FOR RENT, and immediate possession given, a LUMBER HOUSE that will hold from 50 to 100 bds. of tobacco, (either with or without a large loft over it) It will answer well for a Tobacco Manufactory, or a Wheelwright's or Coachmaker's shop, as it has a good inclosed yard attached to it—also a small Brick house with but one room on a floor—also a Store on the Main Street opposite the Bell Tavern, and formerly occupied as a Printing Office and latterly as a Bookbinder's shop. Enquire of the subscriber, living at this Falling Garden. James Lownes. Richmond, 8th month 1st, 1809.
WILL BE SOLD on Monday 4th December next, if fair, otherwise the next fair day, at the late dwelling house of Nathaniel Pope, decd. in Hanover county, several likely slaves, consisting of men, women and children, the stock of horses, cattle, sheep and hogs, one coach and single chair, household and kitchen furniture, plantation utensils, the crop of corn, wheat, oats, blades, and top fodder, &c. Twelve months credit will be allowed the purchaser for all sums above ten dollars on their giving bond with approved security, to carry interest from the date, if not punctually paid. PHILIP DUVAL, Administrator. August 1st 1809.
AT the same time and place, by virtue of a deed of trust executed to the subscriber by Nathaniel Pope, decd. bearing date 28th day of Oct. 1808, will be sold (in conformity to the provisions of an act of the last session of Assembly of Virginia, entitled "An act concerning executions & for other purposes") the following slaves, to wit; Milly and her children, York, Betty, Kitty, Daniel and Ben, or so many of the slaves above named, as will be sufficient to satisfy the debt in said deed expressed, together with the charges of executing the same. THOMAS PRICE, Trustee. 1st August, 1809.
LOST on Saturday evening last, between the Rock Landing and Main Street, a RED MOROCCO MEMORANDUM BOOK , containing sundry papers, among which were a note drawn in favor of Jno. Cook by Saml. Southwick. A reward will be given for the book and papers upon delivery to the subscribers, next door to S. Pleasant's printing office. J. & W. Cook. Richmond, August 30th, 1809.
THE WORKS OF THE LATE FISHER AMES, Esq. ARE FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE.
20 Dollars Reward, IS offered for apprehending ANDREW , a negro slave, who about the beginning of this month RUN AWAY from the subscriber residing in the neighborhood of Amelia Court House. Andrew is about thirty years old, an intelligent, active, small man, a good house and stable servant, drives a Carriage well, understands a little of Shoemaking, and readily performs any kind of plantation labor. Some years ago he was in the service of Mr. Turner at the Bell Tavern in Richmond, where I believe he generally acted as hostler and afterwards till last Christmas, was employed by Mr. Henry L. Biscoe of Manchester in his tobacco steamer. He has a wife living at the Manchester coal yard, a free mulatto woman named Suley Hollinger, by whom I have reason to believe he is secreted. I will pay the above reward to any person who will deliver to me the above mentioned slave, or secure him in Jail, so that I get him again. James Henderson. 20th June, 1809.
COMMITTED to the jail of Montgomery county, on the 27th day of April, a negro man who calls himself MOSES ; says he is about twenty two years of age; he is near six feet high, stout built, and says he is the property of Richard Terrell. The owner is requested to come forward, pay all charges and take him away, otherwise he will be dealt with as the law requires. H. GIBSON, Jailor. June 22nd, 1809.
A BANK NOTE of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, was taken from a black boy who called himself James Smith, & says he found it in the street—Not thinking it proper to let the boy keep it, I detained it for the proper owner, who may have it, on giving satisfactory evidence of his or their right to it, and paying the expense of this advertisement. JOHN McDONALD. Richmond, March 10th, 1809.
BY virtue of a deed of trust, from Andrew Lewis, of the county of Montgomery, WILL BE SOLD by the subscribers, to the highest bidder, at the Eagle Tavern in the city of Richmond, upon the 28th day of September next, the following
Tracts of Land With their appurtenances, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay certain debts in the said deed of trust mentioned, that is to say; one tract situate in the county of Montgomery, containing eight hundred acres being that tract on which the said Andrew Lewis now lives; one other tract adjoining the last mentioned on the north, containing ten thousand acres; one other tract adjoining the first mentioned, being an inclusive survey, containing seven thousand seven hundred acres; one other tract adjoining the last mentioned at the west end, containing four hundred and fourteen acres; one other tract called the Chestnut Neck , containing three hundred and sixty six acres; one other tract called Sevens tract on Bottom Creek, adjoining the first mentioned tract of eight hundred acres, and containing one hundred and fifty acres; one other tract also adjoining the first mentioned tract called Prothous Garden , containing one hundred and twenty eight acres; one other tract adjoining the last mentioned, containing one hundred and thirty acres; one other tract adjoining the inclusive survey of seven thousand seven hundred acres aforesaid, containing eighty acres; one other tract adjoining the same inclusive survey and containing one hundred acres; one other tract lying on both sides of Little River, containing one hundred and fifty acres, on which is situate Hope-well Forge —one other tract adjoining thereto, containing one hundred and forty acres—one other tract adjoining the same, called the Saw mill tract , containing four hundred and thirty eight acres—and one other tract adjoining the last mentioned tract, containing one hundred acres—which said several tracts of land are situate in the county of Montgomery. The said sale will be made agreeably to the directions in such cases, of the act of Assembly passed the 31st day of January, 1809, entitled "An act concerning executions, and for other purposes." EDWARD JOHNSTON, } Trustees JOHN PROSSER, } N. B. The above mentioned property is situate on and about what is generally called the BENT MOUNTAIN , and considered a very valuable estate, particularly for grazing. Any one wishing for more particular information, may apply to Charles Johnston, residing in Campbell County, near Lynchburg, or to Robert Pollard, George Pickett, or Gallego, Richard & Co. in the city of Richmond. Richmond, July 11, 1809.
NEW MEDICINE STORE. THE Subscribers have recently taken a store, near the Market Bridge, opposite Messrs. White and Shelton's, where they offer for sale a very general assortment of DRUGS & MEDICINES ; a few of which are enumerated viz: Gum Aloes                      Patent Medicine. Ammon                      Snee's Chemical Opodeldoc Asa Foetida                Bateman's Drops Arabic                        British Oil Guarac                      Essence Peppermint Gamboge                    Hurlington's Balsam of Life Myrrh                        Dr. Rawson's Celebrated Ich or Beauty-ing Ointment Opium                      Do. do. Genuine Copal                        Anti bilious and Stomachic Bitters Shell Lac                    Do. do. Worm Powders Tragacanth              Wheaton's Ich Ointment Aqua Fortis              Doct. Lee's Genuine Annatto                    Windham Bileous Pills Arrow Root              Anderson's do. Camphor                  Hooper's do. Cochage                    Dr. Thompson's Aromatic Tooth Paste Red and Pale Bark    Do. Eye Water Cream Tartar            Febri-fuge Electary Chamomile Flowers    for Age and Fever Magnesia                  Hinkle's Infallible Remedy for the Piles Jalap                        Dr. Cooley's Vegetable Elixir or Cough Drops Ipecac                      Genuine Spice Bitters Carmel                      ALSO Tart Emet                A general assortment of PAINTS & DYEING DRUGS —all of which will be sold as low as at any other store in this city. Medical practitioners and gentlemen who are in the habit of selling medicine in the country, will do well to call. VAIL & ROGERS, Richmond, 29th Aug. 1809.
COLUMBIAN MILLS. The subscribers having purchased the Columbian Mills , beg leave to inform the public, they are giving CASH for WHEAT and CORN . P. HAXALL, & Co. Richmond, August 30th, 1809.
VALUABLE LANDS FOR SALE. The Subscribers wish to dispose of that valuable tract of LAND called FORT LEWIS , lying in the Counties of Botetourt and Montgomery, and containing about 2,600 acres. They also wish to sell 3,180 acres of Land lying in the County of Fluvanna, on the south side of the Rivanna river, extending from Col. Cary's line down the river, to within about a mile of Columbia. This last mentioned Land , being in five distinct tracts, will be sold separately or together, as may best suit any person desirous of purchasing. One fourth of the amount being paid in hand, any reasonable credit will be given for the balance. GIBSON & JEFFERSON. Richmond, July 28.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD Stolen from me about the 12th of Nov. 1807, a negro man slave, named Cesar , the property of the subscriber—He formerly belonged to Mr. Robert Alexander, of Campbell county, and was bought from him a small boy, in the year 1789. He is now above 5 feet high, one of his big toes is very remarkable, being split with an axe through the nail and nearly as high as the second joint, by that it is much broader and larger than the other. He was accustomed to run James river above the falls. I was informed that he went over the mountains in a battery owned by one Breezy. On delivering him to me or securing him in some jail so that I get him again, shall be paid by me the reward of twenty Dollars. This is to forewarn any person or persons from harboring or concealing him, as they may depend on it that I will prosecute such violators of the law to its fullest extent. ROBERT MITCHELL. City of Richmond, July 27th, 1809.
FOR SALE , in the town of Cartersville, upon James River, Lo's No. 6 and 24 , being the same formerly owned by Messrs. Deanes—On the first is a good dwelling HOUSE , store and other improvements, and on the last, a good lumber house. A credit of one, two, and three years will be given: Bonds with approved security, to bear interest from the date, if not punctually paid, will be required—For further particulars, apply to Messrs. John & E. Cunningham, at Cartersville, who will show the premises, or to JAMES & JOHN DUNLOP. Petersburg, July 28.
M. R. JOSEPH BROWN , late of Notoway County, or his Agent or Attorney. Take notice, that I shall on the third Monday of September next, at the Master Armourer's office, in the public armory, proceed to take depositions in my suit against you, Joseph Brown, depending in said Notoway Court, and shall continue in my proceedings, from day to day, by adjournments, until every deposition in said suit is taken. LUMAN BISHOP. Manchester, Aug. 26th, 1809.
P. S. I have 2 or 3 excellent TENEMENTS in Manchester, to rent immediately. L. B.
NOTICE. —All persons having legal claims against Abner Crump, decd. are requested to make them known to the subscriber on or before the first of December next, after which this notice will be plead in bar. RICHARD CRUMP, Admr. with the will annexed of ABNER CRUMP, decd. Powhatan County, August 31, 1809.
TAKEN on my plantation, December, 1808, one RED COW , four years old, marked with a hole in the right, and underlined in the left ear. Appraised to thirteen dollars. Has since had a calf. Francis Smith. August 25th, 1809.
TO be sold by auction at the store of the subscribers, on Wednesday, the 20th day of September next, THEIR STOCK OF GOODS . Terms will be made known and time and place of sale. Jno. R. D. Payne & Co. Goochland County, 29th Aug. 1809.
ON the 30th day of September next, will be dissolved by mutual consent, the copartnership of John R. D. Payne, & Co. All persons indebted to Archibald Bryce, & Co. Archibald Bryce, or John R. D. Payne, & Co. will please to come forward immediately & settle their respective balances with ARCHIBALD BRYCE , who alone is empowered to receive and grant discharges for the same; and all those to whom they are indebted, will apply to him for settlement. John R. D. Payne. Archibald Bryce. The business of the store will be carried on as formerly by Archibald Bryce. Goochland County, 29th Aug. 1809.
FOR SALE or RENT. —The TENEMENT on shockoe hill, lately occupied by Mr. Samuel Pleafants on which is a Dwelling house with six rooms, besides two dry cellar rooms with fire places also a Kitchen, smoke house, and Stable. The Situation is healthy and pleasant and very convenient to the Capitol—Possession may be had the first of October next when Mr. Pleafants' lease will expire. For terms apply to A. BLAIR, Richmond, July 12, 1809.
General Assembly , begun and held at the Capitol in the city of Richmond, on Monday the second day of December, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and five, and of the Commonwealth, the thirtieth. AN ACT giving further time to the proprietors of certain lands, forfeited for the non-payment of taxes, to redeem the same. [Passed February 1st, 1806.]
BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That the proprietors of lands forfeited to, and vested in the commonwealth, by the non payment of taxes, agreeably to the act, entitled, "An act more effectually to provide for the payment of taxes upon lands within this commonwealth," may redeem the same by paying into the treasury of this commonwealth, on or before the first day of March, in the year eighteen hundred and seven, all arrears of taxes due thereon. This act shall commence and be in force from and after the passing thereof. A Copy from the Roll—Teste, J. PLEASANTS, Jr. Keeper of the Rolls.
General Assembly , begun and held at the Capitol in the city of Richmond, on Monday the first day of December, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and six, and of the commonwealth, the thirty-first. AN ACT to amend an act, entitled, "An act more effectually to provide for the payment of taxes upon lands within this commonwealth." [Passed 20th January, 1807.]
BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That when the taxes on any tract or parcel of land shall have heretofore remained, or shall hereafter remain unpaid for the space of two years, such tract or parcel of land shall be forfeited to the commonwealth, and shall not be subject to location. Provided nevertheless, That the tract or parcel of land so as aforesaid forfeited, shall be subject to the redemption of the former rightful and proper owner at any time within three years after such forfeiture shall have accrued, upon payment of the taxes due thereupon, according to the following rules, to wit: That if the said taxes shall be paid in the first year after such forfeiture shall have accrued, there shall be paid an interest of twenty-five per centum per annum on the amount of the said taxes from the time they became due till paid. If the said taxes shall be paid in the second year after such forfeiture shall have accrued, there shall be paid an interest of fifty per centum per annum on the amount of taxes due as aforesaid; If the said taxes shall be paid in the third year after such forfeiture shall have accrued, there shall be paid an interest of one hundred per centum per annum, as aforesaid; Provided also, That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to affect the rights of infants, termers, covert, or persons of unsound mind, until one year after the disabilities shall have ceased, on their paying all taxes due, with an interest thereupon at the rate of ten per centum per annum on the amount due as aforesaid. All acts and parts of acts coming within the purview of this act, are hereby repealed. This act shall commence and be in force from and after the first day of March next. A Copy from the Roll—Teste, J. PLEASANTS, Jr. Keeper of the Rolls.
General Assembly , begun and held at the Capitol in the city of Richmond, on Monday the fifth day of December, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eight, and of the commonwealth, the thirty-third. AN ACT providing for the redemption of certain lands forfeited for the non-payment of the taxes thereon. [Passed February 6th, 1809.]
BE it enacted by the General Assembly, That all lands heretofore forfeited or hereafter to be forfeited to the commonwealth for the non-payment of taxes, by virtue of the laws now in force, shall be redeemable at any time within three years from the time when such forfeiture hath heretofore accrued, or when hereafter accrues, and until the first day of March next succeeding the expiration of the said term of three years, on payment of the taxes due thereon, with an interest of ten per centum per annum on each year's tax, from the time when the same became or shall become due, until the time of such redemption. Provided, nevertheless, That all lands heretofore forfeited, shall be redeemable in like manner, and on payment of the like interest, on or before the first day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and ten. Be it further enacted, That the auditor of public accounts, shall on or before the first day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eleven, and on or before the first day of March in every year thereafter, deliver to the collector of the taxes of each county, a list of all such forfeited lands therein, as on the first day of March preceding, had become irredeemable, which list shall be forthwith posted or hung up in the most public place in the courthouse of the county. Be it further enacted, That on the first Monday in August, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eleven, and on the first Monday of August in every year thereafter, the collectors shall proceed, by public auction, at the door of the courthouse of each county to sell to the highest bidder, each tract of land contained within the list of such forfeited lands, as were irredeemable on the first day of March in the preceding year, for ready money. Be it further enacted, That if at any such sale, the former owner or owners of any forfeited tract of land so about to be sold, or any person for him, her or them, or in his, her or their behalf, with or without any authority or direction for that purpose, shall appear and pay the taxes due thereon, with interest as aforesaid, until the time of such sale, such tract shall not be sold, but an entry of such payment shall be made by the collector on the list aforesaid, and a receipt for such payment given to the person making the same in the name of the former owner or owners, and thereupon such land shall be taken to be redeemed, and the forfeiture accrued thereon, shall be, and the same is hereby fully waived and remitted.
Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the commissioner or commissioners of the revenue, annually, on the first Monday in August to attend at the courthouse of their respective counties, and to take and make out a list of all the sales so to be made by the collector, specifying the name or names of the former owner or owners, the sums paid and to whom sold; which list the commissioner or commissioners shall forthwith transmit to the auditor of public accounts, who shall charge the collector with the amount of sales appearing thereon. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of every collector to pay annually, into the public treasury, all such sums or sums of money as he shall receive by virtue of this act, deducting a commission of five per centum thereon, which payment shall annually be made on the same day in which the taxes collected in the same year shall be payable. Be it further enacted, That the lists of sale so certified and taken by the commissioners, or either of them, shall be sufficient to charge the collector or his security or securities, his, her or their heirs, executors or administrators thereon on any motion to be made to recover the same by the auditor of public accounts. And if
any collector shall make default in the payment of any monies by him received, by virtue of this act, at the time hereby required, such collector and his security or securities, his, her or their heirs, executors or administrators, shall be liable to all such fines, interest, damages and costs, and be recovered in the same manner as in case of a default in the payment of the commonwealth's revenue. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of every collector making a sale by virtue of this act, to make and execute to the purchaser a deed in fee simple for the lands purchased, reciting the cause of sale, and in every action or suit at law or in equity, in which a former owner or owners or their heirs, devisee, or other person or persons claiming under him, her or them, shall contest the validity of the sale so made, the onus probandi shall lie on the party so contesting. Be it further enacted, That the commissioner or commissioners for discharging the duties required of them by this act, shall be entitled to receive from the public treasury a commission of one and a half per centum on the amount of sales, on a warrant from the auditor of public accounts. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the auditor of public accounts, at the public expense, to cause a copy of this act, and of an act passed the first day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and six, entitled, "An act giving further time to the proprietors of certain lands forfeited for the non payment of taxes, to redeem the same, and also of an act passed on the twentieth day of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seven, entitled, "An act to amend an act entitled, "An act more effectually to provide for the payment of taxes within this commonwealth," to be published for six months successively in the present year, and for three months successively preceding the first Monday in August, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eleven, to be published in each of the United States, if any such there be. And be it further enacted, That the duties enjoined by this act to be performed by the collectors, shall, where the sheriff is collector, be performed by the high sheriff in person, and every purchase made, wholly or in part, by the sheriff or his deputy, or by any other person being a collector, or by any other person wholly or in part for the use of such sheriff, deputy sheriff or other person being collector, shall be void; and every sheriff, deputy sheriff or other person being a collector, making any purchase, either wholly or in part, for himself, or procuring any other person to make such purchase, wholly or in part, for he as aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay the sum of $500 to the use of the public, to be recovered by bill, plaint or information, in any court of record having jurisdiction thereof. This act shall be in force from the passing thereof. A Copy from the Roll—Teste, J. PLEASANTS, Jr. Keeper of the Rolls.
NOTICE. —All persons concerned are required to take notice, that we have sold the debts due to the late concerns of Robert Pollak & Co. of Richmond, and of Dunlop, Pollak & Co. of Manchester, to Messrs. Tompkins and Murray, of Richmond, and that payments hereafter are to be made to them alone or to those whom they may empower to collect. James & John Dunlop. Petersburg, Sept. 1st. 1809.
THOSE indebted to the late concerns of Dunlop, Pollak & Co. of Manchester, and Robert Pollak & Co. of Richmond, are now requested to come forward and settle their respective balances, as longer indulgence cannot be granted. Lawyers and agents having the collection or settlement of debts due either of the above concerns, will be pleased to forward us statements of the business in their hands. Tompkins & Murray. Richmond, 1st September, 1809.
JACOB JOHNSON, Bookseller and stationer, respectfully acquaints his friends and the public, that he has taken Benjamin Warner into a copartnership in his business; and that in future their trade will be carried on under the firm of JOHNSON and WARNER , who have for sale at their stores in Richmond, Vir. in Philadelphia, and in Lexington, Kentucky, a general assortment of Books and Stationery, on the most reasonable terms.—They think it not improper to mention, that they have long been engaged in the book & paper business, with which they are perfectly acquainted, and having a large capital employed in the trade, are enabled to purchase the raw materials, to manufacture their goods, at the smallest possible expense, and that they are therefore justified in giving the public every expectation of being served to advantage. The highest price will be given in cash or books, for clean linen and cotton RAGS, at the book store adjoining the Market bridge Richmond. September 4, 1809.
BY the Governor in Council of Virginia, A PROCLAMATION. Whereas it appears to the Executive, that a certain William Strother, indicted for felony at the District Court held in the county of Hardy, in September, 1807, hath escaped from the jail of the said District Court; I have therefore, thought fit, with the advice of the Council of State, to issue this Proclamation, hereby offering a reward of $500, to any person or persons who shall apprehend and conduct the said William Strother to the jail of the Superior Court of the county of Hardy, that he may be dealt with as the law directs: And I do moreover enjoin all officers, civil and military, and exhort the good people of the commonwealth, to use their best endeavors to apprehend and convey to the jail of the Superior Court of the county of Hardy aforesaid, the said William Strother , in such proceedings as may be had thereupon as in such cases the law directs. Given under my hand with the seal of the L. S. Commonwealth annexed, at Richmond, this 29th day of Aug. 1809. JOHN TYLER.
The said William Strother is supposed to be about 38 or 40 years of age, light hair, blue eyes, fair complexion, about 5 feet 8 inches high, well made and active, with a smiling countenance when spoken to, and very talkative. He is a native of this state.
For Sale at this office, HENNING'S New Virginia Justice, CONTAINING The Duties of a Justice of Peace, &c. together with a variety of useful precedents adapted to the laws now in force. Also, forms of conveyancing, such as deeds of bargain and sale, lease and re-lease, mortgage, trust, &c.