The enquirer (Richmond, Va.), 1809-10-27 00:00:00

The Enquirer.
Vol. 6.]
RICHMOND, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1809.
[No. 49.]
ON the 21st day of December next, if fair, if not the next fair day, will be sold, at the dwelling-house of the late George Garner, in the county of Westmoreland, about sixteen likely NEGROES, and the present year's crop of corn, &c. which property will be sold pursuant to a deed of trust, made by George Garner for the purpose of securing the payment of his debts. The sale will be on a credit of twelve months, the purchasers giving bond with approved security. If the negroes and crops do not sell for a sufficient sum to pay the debts of the said Garner, the subscribers will, on the day after the sale of the negroes and crops, sell all or so much of the land conveyed in trust for the above purpose, as will make a sum sufficient for the payment of the debts of the said George Garner. All such creditors as may exhibit their claims to the subscribers before the said 21st of December next, properly authenticated, and which the subscribers may consider legal and just, may purchase at the said sale, and shall be allowed a discount of their claims, against their purchase.
THOS. STOWERS, } Trustees. JAMES COX, } Westmoreland County, } October 24.
BY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE. A SCHEME OF A LOTTERY, To Enlarge and Improve THE BALTIMORE HOSPITAL.
   FIRST CLASS.   Prizes. Dollars.    1 Prize of 25,000  1 15,000  1 10,000  2 5,000  3 2,000  5 1,000  12 500  20 200  52 100  100 50  2,350 30  2,556 Prizes amounting to $160,000  5,444 Blanks  8,000 Tickets at $20 each is $160,000  Fifteen per cent discount, leaves for the institution and expenses $24,000  
   STATIONARY PRIZES OF THE ABOVE.   First drawn Ticket 1st day    " on the 1,000  2d do 500  3d do 500  4th do 500  5th do 1,000  6th do 500  7th do 500  8th do 500  9th do 5,000  10th do 500  11th do 500  12th do 2,000  13th do 500  14th do 500  15th do 500  16th do 15,000  
WHEN the highly interesting objects of the above Scheme of a Lottery, are taken into view, to wit—the erection of a suitable building for the reception and care of Maniacs , together with the flattering prospect it offers to every person disposed to contribute their aid to so laudable a purpose, it is hoped it will not fail to receive a prompt and liberal support. The prizes will be paid in sixty days after the drawing is completed. Such prizes as are not demanded within 12 months thereafter, will be considered as generous donations to the institution.
Band and security have been given by the Managers to the State of Maryland for the faithful performance of their duty.
 JAMES HINDMAN,  JAMES CALHOUN, Juror.  SAMUEL MIMM,  STEVEN T. BROWN,  NICHOLAS BRICE,  JAMES BOSLETT,  JOHN WALLATEN,  JAMES BUCATEL,  PETER CHATARD,  COLLIN MACKENZIE,  JAMES SMYTHE. 
Tickets to be had at John R. Jones's Book, Stationary and Fancy Store, N. W. corner of the Main Street, and that leading to the head of the basin; nearly opposite to the Eagle Tavern. Who has just received a considerable addition to his assortment, consisting of Cap Paper No. 1, 2, 3, Letter Paper 1 & 2, Folio Post, Royal Medium & Demy Writing Paper, Blank and Playing Cards by the gross doz. or single pack, red and black Morocco Pocket Books of every description, red Morocco Purse, Thread Cases and Note Cases, elegant Travelling Portfolios, a large assortment of fine Cutlery Sealing Wax, silver blade Fruit Knives & Hanging Paper. J. R. J. has a book of Patterns from a manufactory in Philadelphia from which he will procure any quantity or quality which may be wanted. Also many other fancy articles too numerous to particularize. October 24. 3w
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
RUN-AWAY, from the subscriber, on the 20th day of September last, an apprentice boy named MILLE ELLAM, (bound to me by the county court of Amelia,) by trade a saddler, about 15 years of age, 5 feet 2 inches high, has rather a sallow complexion, black hair, (which he sometimes wears tied,) full black eyes, a great gambler, and being detected in that vice, is the cause of his going off. The clothes he carried with him are a brown cloth coatee, a mixed Virginia cloth do. two pair of blue Virginia cloth pantaloons, and one do. of a brown ground, with a wide check stripe. It is supposed he will endeavor to get work at the above trade, as he carried on all his tools with him. I will give the above reward to any person who will return the said apprentice to me, or lodge him in jail, so that I get him again. I forewarn all persons from harboring or employing him, as I am determined to prosecute such as do. Masters of vessels and others, are cautioned against carrying him away. JOHN B. READ. Petersburg, October 24. 2m
CHARLES FREMON Respectfully informs the public, that he has opened a Night School, for the French Language, at Mr. Darou's next door below the Globe Tavern, where he will attend three nights every week, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday, from 6 in the evening to 9. He will also attend, those families, who wish to have their Children privately instructed in that branch of education, in their respective houses. His terms will be made known by applying at Mr. Darou's. October 24. 1m
THE Subscriber being licensed to practice the Law, will attend the Superior and Inferior Courts for Henrico, and the Hustings Court of Richmond—Persons trusting business to his management may rely on his best efforts for their interest. His Office is in the upper story of the Market House in Richmond. N. SHEPPARD. October 24. 1m
HAMPDEN SYDNEY COLLEGE.
A meeting of the Board of Trustees, on the 29th day of September, 1809. Whereas, it appears, That some misrepresentations have been circulated, and many misapprehensions entertained by the public, respecting a regulation lately adopted, prohibiting the students of this seminary, from attending at the court-house, on court days, and other public days; On motion, it was ordered, That the said law be published in one of the Gazettes printed in the city of Richmond. Resolved, That a report of the students of this seminary, to public meetings, at the court-house, on court days, Muster, &c. is a loss of time, generates vice and a corruption of morals, and ought not to be tolerated. It is therefore ordered, That after the commencement of the next session, no student shall be permitted to go to the court-house on court days, or on days of Muster, unless when compelled to attend by legal authority. Teste, DRURY LACY, Clerk. October 17. 4w
ADVERTISEMENT.—Will be sold to the highest bidder, on the 16th day of November next, if fair, if not, the next fair day, at the late dwelling house of John Carr, (L. U.) dec'd. The crop of Corn, Fodder, Oats, and Hay, plantation Tools, household and kitchen Furniture, a Wagon nearly new, two Ox-carts, Horse-cart and the stock consisting of Horses, Hogs, Sheep and Cattle including of a yoke of Steers.—On the same day, and at the same place, will be sold the tract of land on which Joel Bennett resides, about 4 miles above Charlottesville, containing about 500 acres—the tract called Johnson's tract adjoining Wm. Fitch, jr. about 2 or 3 miles north of Milton, containing about 400 acres—the tract called Hall's tract lying between Micajah Carr's and John Roth Wells, containing about 292 acres—and about 500 acres Oak-Land, a considerable part of which, from its fertility is adapted to the production of Tobacco, and which is opened, is fine for Corn and Wheat: this last mentioned tract adjoins the land on which the dec'd. lived, and in an excellent neighborhood—all of the aforesaid Tracts of Land, lie in the County of Albemarle, and will be sold on one and two years credit, equal installments—the other property on twelve months credit—It will be required of the purchaser of any of the above property, to give bond, with approved security, and if not punctually paid, to carry interest from the date for all sums above ten dollars; under that sum the money will be demanded. As I am anxious to close my executorship as soon as possible, I earnestly request all those who are indebted to the Estate to make payment—and all those to whom the Estate is indebted are solicited to come forward, and receive their due. THOMAS CARR, Ex'r. Albemarle, Oct. 17. 3w
THE subscribers offer for sale, a very general assortment of GROCERIES, which they will dispose of on moderate terms, for cash, country produce, or approved paper. Also, 62 Kegs F and FF Brandy Wine Gun-Powder. WHITE & SHELTON. October 10. tf
NINE DOLLARS REWARD.—Strayed or stolen from my lot in Farmville about the 1st of September last, two mules—One a bay & the other a black with long bob tails—The above reward will be given for taking them up and returning them to me. MAURICE LANGHORNE, jr. Oct. 17. 3w
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.—Runaway from the Subscriber, in the early part of April last, near South West Point, in Tennessee, a negro man, named MOSES: we suppose him to be about six feet high, well made, a little inclined to be knock-kneed, of a dark complexion, speaks slow when spoken to, and inclined to hiss a little: his clothes cannot be described, as he took off a number, and of various kinds. The said negro was purchased by the subscribers, (in February last,) of Merton Turner, of this City, and generally calls himself Moses Turner. He has a wife in this place, and it is supposed he is now lurking some where in this Town, as we have been informed he has been seen here, previous to our arrival. The above reward, besides legal charges, will be given to any person who will deliver the said Negro to Richard Tervel or J. A. Grant, or secure him in any Jail so that they get him again. R. TERREL, J. A. GRANT. Sept. 15. tf
All persons are strictly forbidden from harboring or employing the above Negro. Also, all Captains of Vessels, or any other person, are forbidden from taking the said fellow out of the State under the strictest penalty of the Law. R. T. & J. A. G.
TO THE PUBLIC.—The subscribers, executors of John McRae, dec'd. will, on Tuesday, the seventh day of Nov. next, offer, at public sale, before the tavern of Mr. James Durrell, of this town, the following PROPERTY, viz: Twenty-five or thirty Slaves, among which are several good carpenters, distillers, bakers, coopers and house servants: Two brood Mares, one of which is the celebrated running mare Carolina, with a Florida colt by her side, and now in foal by Sir Harry: the other a high bred mare also in foal by Sir Harry, together with six or eight saddle and work horses, three Milch Cows, carpenter's tools, plantation utensils, &c. The terms of sale will be, for the slaves, a credit of one year, two and three years, and for the balance of the property, a credit of twelve months; in all cases, bonds with approved security will be required, to carry interest from the date if not punctually paid. RICHARD MERAE, and DANIEL EPPES, Ex'rs of John McRae, deceased. Petersburg, Sept. 29. 10d
All persons having claims against the estate of John McRae, dec'd. are requested to bring them forward for adjustment, and all who are indebted to the said estate, to make immediate payment for pay, as no indulgence can be given. R. WELL & D. E. COLUMBIAN MILLS.—The subscribers having purchased the Columbian Mills, beg leave to inform the public they are getting each for Wheat and Corn. P. HAZELL & Co. September 2. tf
LAND FOR SALE.—The subscriber offers for sale that valuable estate on which he formerly resided, lying on James River, near the Town of Warminster, in the County of Nelson, lately Amherst. This tract contains nearly two thousand acres. The low grounds are of the most valuable kind, and the high lands immediately adjacent there to are very fertile and commonly level. It might be divided into two plantations to advantage, or continued in one, as might suit the owner. The houses are new and amply sufficient for the comfortable accommodation of a family. A more minute description is deemed unnecessary, as it is presumed the purchaser will view and judge for himself. The subscriber will only observe that the place is very healthy, lies in a fine neighborhood, and commands, perhaps, as many advantages as any other situation that is offered for sale in the state. One fourth of the purchase money will be required on the first of January, when possession will be given; and the balance will be divided into nine equal annual installments, without any charge of interest if the principal be punctually paid. A large crop of small grain will be sown in good order, and the purchaser may be accommodated with corn &c. sufficient for a year's supply. Letters directed to Buckingham Court-House, or to Warminster, would be soon received and attended to. In my absence, my brother Mr. Joseph C. Cabell will show the land to any person desirous to purchase. WM. H. CABELL. September 1. tf
NOTICE.—All persons are concerned are required to take notice, that we have sold the debts due to the late concerns of Robert Pollock and Co. of Richmond, & Dunlop, Pollock and 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. 5.
THOSE indebted to the late concerns of Dunlop, Pollock and Co. of Manchester, and Robert Pollock and 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, Sept. 5. p3m
THE subscribers wish to purchase immediately, Black Walnut TIMBER, sufficient for the making of two thousand gun-stocks. Any person wishing to contract for furnishing the said timber, will apply to us at our shop, opposite the government house. STEWARD, QUARRIER & KERNES. October 10. tf
The above subscribers wish to employ six good Workmen at the gun-smith business, to whom liberal wages will be given: Also, five or six boys will be taken as apprentices. THE subscriber wishes to employ two good Workmen in the wheelwright business, to whom good wages will be given. The workmen may be at liberty to work by the piece. Also, two apprentices are wanted to the wheelwright business. A. QUARRIER. October 10. tf
Europe.
COBETT'S LETTER TO THE KING, On the Maritime War against France.
LETTER I.—(CONCLUDED.)
SIR, The Parliament has recently been told, in your majesty's name, that the aid you are giving to the enemies of France upon the Continent of Europe, is given with a view of keeping Napoleon from our own shores. The expressions are somewhat different but this is the substance, this is the real meaning of the words. Does it not then become me, if I have it in my power, to prove to you that this is not the way to keep the conqueror from the shores of England? That this is a waste of our means? That it has no further effect than that of augmenting at once our debts and our taxes, and of hastening the day when the cry of the widow and the orphan shall proclaim whether or not "a national debt be a national blessing?" In what way, I should like to ask of your Majesty's servants, their subsidies to the enemies of France upon the Continent are to keep Napoleon from our shores? Is it by giving him employment on the continent? That of course must keep him from our shores for a while; but the possibility at least is, that by all the means we can contrive, by all the wars we can excite, and by all the treasure we can squander, he cannot, for any long time be thus employed; and consequently, when he can no longer be so employed, we, upon the very principle on which this aid is given to his enemies, must be in imminent danger. Therefore, by our present line of politics, by our present system of defence, by our present explicit avowal, if Napoleon succeed in subduing all his enemies upon the continent, "we have very little hope of being able to resist him."
This, Sir, though neither very consoling nor very honorable to the country, is the conclusion to be drawn from the declarations as well as the acts of your Majesty's servants, who appear to have given up all hope of England being able, if left to herself, to provide even for her safety, leaving her honor totally out of the question. And this opinion is, indeed, very reasonable upon the supposition, that the present is the only system of naval warfare that can be adopted. Upon the supposition that we have it not in our power to prevent Napoleon from carrying on an unmitigated exchange of products, the most valuable of all commerce between all the countries from Naples to Marseilles, and from Rhone to Hamburg, that we are unable to prevent him from connecting all these countries, and consolidating them under his sway, by ties of convenience and of interest as well as by the power of his arms and of his civil and political establishment, that we are unable with all our endless list of ships, to counteract the operation of signal posts, defended each by a couple of invalids, that in spite of all we are able to do, France will teem with seamen, naval stores, and all the means of speedily creating a navy; upon this supposition, it is indeed perfectly reasonable to conclude, that when Napoleon has put down all his enemies upon the continent, when he has removed the possibility of their meeting with further hostility excited by our gold, we ourselves shall be unable to resist his power for any length of time. Upon such a supposition, this conclusion is material: but as I think I shall be able to show in my next letter such a supposition is not founded in truth, and that we have the ability to do all those things which are necessary to our safety, permanent as well as present, and with a comparatively small portion of expense. When one looks at the navy of England; at the quarter of a million of people whom in various ways it employs; at the 15 or 17 millions of money (a fifth part, I believe, of the rental of the whole kingdom) that it annually costs; when one looks at this wonderful fertility of our soil and of the industry, ingenuity, valour and patriotism of the nation; when one contemplates all this, and reads the history of the war for several years past, one cannot help being struck with the disparity between the means and the effects. For what purposes are all this preparation and all the sacrifices which it occasions? What does this immense navy accomplish? If, for many years past, all its prizes and all the mischief it has done the enemy were estimated, they would not amount to enough to pay the expense of finding the navy in water. The navy is our defence, it may be said; but that cannot be said, without acknowledging, that we are deficient either in strength or the courage or the will to defend our country by land. As the means of mere defence, either the army or the navy must be considered as superfluous, or else we acknowledge ourselves to be inferior to our enemy in point of valor or of disposition to defend our country. To consider the navy as the means of more defence, is, in fact, to acknowledge, at once, that Napoleon has it in his power to put us to an expense of 17 millions a year, without any other expense on his part than that of paper and ink, composing a paragraph in one of his Moniteurs. The navy should be made the means of annoyance, the means of distress through the empire of the enemy. The taking or destroying ships at sea, the capture of colonies will avail us nothing, while the ever fertile source of naval power exists unhurt in the dominions of France. In war, as well as in every thing else, those difficulties and dangers, of which we can foresee no end, are powerful in subduing the mind; in producing weariness, disgust, relaxation, effervescence, and finally, a disposition to give up the contest, and I beseech your Majesty to consider, what prospect there is, or can be, of an end to our difficulties and dangers, while Napoleon possesses, undisturbed, the means of building and manning ships of war, though England at the same time, maintain a navy at the expense of seventeen millions a year; what prospect can there be of peace and safety to England, while France, insensible of the calamities and almost of the existence of war, is able to impose upon your Majesty's subjects, burthens, such as were never before thought of, and which, with the duration of war, must necessarily increase. To me, therefore, it appears evident, that unless our mode of warfare be changed, unless our immense means be made use of to annoy and distress the enemy and particularly to cut off his naval resources, we shall fall in this contest, which is not only for honor but for independence.
The facts which I have stated relative to the commerce carried on in the dominions of Napoleon, are stated upon such authority that I have no scruple in vouching for their truth. So minute, indeed, is my information, that I could have named times and places, and other particulars, in confirmation of every fact relative to this commerce, that I have stated in general terms. That such a commerce so extensive, so beneficial to the parties concerned in it, forming so complete a chain of connection between the several countries whose means Napoleon must wish to unite and bring under his control, so fertile in all the means of restoring or creating a vast naval power; that such a commerce existed, I know that the people of England could not have supposed possible, and I verily believe, that your Majesty's servants were, in this respect, little better informed than the nation at large; for to believe otherwise, would be to suppose them guilty of a heinous offence against their master as well as against his people. To believe that they knew of the existence of a commerce carried on in the dominions of Napoleon, and employing, perhaps, 200,000 mariners; to believe that they knew of the existence of such a commerce while they were congratulating us upon the annihilation of the maritime power of France, would be to accuse them of hypocrisy unparallelled in the history of human depravity. Of this knowledge, therefore, I acquit them, and shall be well satisfied, if they now, though late, adopt measures to remove from us that danger, which, if their present system be adhered to, can, as far as I can perceive, never terminate but in the subjugation of our country and of course in the subversion of your Majesty's throne. In my next, I shall endeavor to show that the commerce of France may be destroyed, and of course, that her vast means of creating a naval force, may be cut off. The real causes of the inefficiency of our navy in this respect, will be found to lie much deeper than is generally imagined, and where I am sure your Majesty does not suspect; because, supported as your Majesty would be, by the unanimous voice of the people, you possess the power of removing for ever the most mischievous of those causes. The war upon the continent may prove very embarrassing to Napoleon; it may produce his overthrow; but it may produce exactly contrary effects; it may not only relieve him from all those embarrassments which he has hitherto experienced, but may end in the complete overthrow of every thing that calls itself our friend. This accomplished as far as relates to the East, how quickly will the wings of revenge, united with those of ambition, bear him to
the South! And if he once obtains possession of the whole of the coasts of Portugal and Spain, what, if we persevere, in our present mode of warfare, is to prevent him from sitting quietly down, and seeing us exhaust ourselves, wear out ourseives, torment ourselves with continual alarm, while his dominions have only to support a florilla at Boulogne and an army of England, at an expence, perhaps not greater than that which we are put to for the maintenance of our local militia? Where, then, should we look for an end of our danger? There, never more, while that state of things lasted, could be peace united with safety for England. If this paper should (which I greatly doubt) reach the ear of your Majesty, I hope, that by this concluding paragraph, I shall prevail upon you to distrust those who flatter you with prospect of seeing the people of France revolt against their Emperor, to do which there has not appeared in any shape the smallest inclination. I beseech your Majesty to consider, that all those persons in France and her dominions, who are now from 20 to 40 years of age—that is to say, all that part of the population which, in time of disturbance, decide the fate of governments have been reared up in principles which must make them hazar their lives a thousand times over, rather than see their country return to the ancient order of things, and that supposing principle and prejudice to have no weight, still self interest, that all powerful stimulus, will never suffer a nation consisting in great part of those who are scoured usurers of the soil to permit anything which shall expose them to the chance, however small, of being ousted from their usurpations. I trust, therefore, that your Majesty will be induced to place no reliance upon any such events; and of course, that you will be the more disposed to adopt such measures as shall tend to bring into fair operation the naval power of the country, and thereby to keep alive the hopes of your people. If there have always been some ground for hope, or the people have at least imagined such ground. But if Austria should fall—and if, which would be the almost certain consequence, the Southern Peninsula should follow, where then, if the means of suddenly forming a navy be still suffered to exist in France, will be our ground of hope? The gloom of despair will prevail, & must prevail the political horizon:—to submission alone we look for any alleviation of our burthens and though the thought will at first be accompanied with horror, to that submission we shall, in time, fashion our minds.
Such, Sir, is my view of this subject. For the truth of my facts, I vouch with as much confidence as if they had come under my own eyes; and my reasoning is, as I believe, correct. I have sometimes been wrong in my opinions, but I have much oftener been right; and in this instance, the greatest favor I would presume to ask from your Majesty would be, that your War Ministers by sea and land, should be called on to prove the erroneousness either of my premises or my conclusions. The sending out of 40,000 men, the selecting of proper persons to command them, the planning of operations for such an army; this is of great consequence in itself, but it is nothing at all when compared to the object which I have submitted to the consideration of your Majesty; to the evil which I have pointed out, and to the remedy which I shall hereafter have the honor to submit—I am &c. &c. WILLIAM COBETT. Boiley, 12th, July 1809.
LATEST NEWS FROM ENGLAND.
BOSTON, Oct. 18. Since our paper was put to press last evening, the ship Packet, has arrived in 33 days from Liverpool, bringing London dates to the 5th September. At which time news had been received that peace was concluded between France and Austria—the emperor Francis, as might be expected, makes immense sacrifices to the conqueror—he is to relinquish his imperial title and the greater part of his dominions, and in future is to be styled King of Hungary and Bohemia—Bonaparte adds to his former title that of Archduke of Austria.
The Earl of Chatham had returned from the Walcheren expedition with the whole of the troops excepting 15,000, which are to remain to keep possession of the island. It was found impracticable to proceed up the river Scheldt, so as to get possession of the French fleet near Antwerp. Lord Wellington, late Sir Arthur Wellesley, was under the necessity of retreating before the French troops immediately after the battle at Talavera, and had taken his position at Deleyose, as appeared by his despatch, dated at that place Aug. 3. His situation was conceived very critical.
Passengers in the Packet, Messrs. Schofield Woolsey, Appleton, Byers, Fowler and Rice.—Patriot.
Centinel Office, Wednesday noon.
The Packet has just arrived from Liverpool; bringing London papers to the 6th Sept.
In a paper of the 5th, it is reported, that France and Austria had concluded a peace. That Austria surrenders a great part of her territory. That Francis is to lose his title of Emperor, and take that of King of Hungary and Bohemia, and that Napoleon adds to his other titles, that of Archduke of Austria. So far the report; and we think it a mere bubble. Paris Moniteurs to the 22d Aug. make no mention of any treaty being concluded, & that the negotiations of it were not to be opened in Hungary until the 15th of Aug. And a London paper of the 6th is silent on the subject.
The Expedition to the Scheldt was returned. A great number of the troops had arrived in England, principally cavalry, the horses of which had not been landed. Lord Chatham states as the cause of the abandonment of the ulterior objects, the impracticability of an attempt upon Antwerp from the great number of troops assembled to defend it; and from the sickness, the effect of the climate, which began to be felt in the army. A force (15,000) is to be left in the island of Walcheren sufficient to secure the important possession. The papers are loud in condemning the Earl of Chatham for

his dilatoriness and want of energy. It is stated that the army is to be employed on a fresh expedition; and that the orders were transmitted on the 4th from the Admiralty to Zealand, on the subject. The troops are to be provisioned for one month. Some accounts speak of great inundations in the country bordering on the Scheldt.
We have seen several letters from Lisbon to the last of August. One of them announces the very satisfactory information, that in consequence of representations on the subject of the Regency, the exorbitant duty of 30 per cent. on imports had been revoked, and the former regulation of 3 per cent. re-established.
EXTRACTS.
LISBON, July 29.
"The demand for flour, wheat, rice, &c. is very considerable, for supplying the provinces through which the armies pass, as the home harvest has been very unproductive."
LISBON, Aug. 23.
"Great hopes are entertained of succeeding in keeping the French forces in Spain, from repossessing this country. The accounts received these few days are of a very flattering nature; and it is sincerely wished the next intelligence from Germany may be equally satisfactory."—Boston Centinel.
ESTIMATE
Of the Austrian Territories in the possession of the French.
[From a French German paper]
The parts of the Austrian Monarchy possessed by French troops, are:
   German miles. Inhabitants.     Lower Austria 572 1,790,000   Stiria 398 812,000   Carinthia 190 280,000   Garniola, with the county of Gortz, and the territory of Monfalcone 251 422,000   Trieste 172 50,000   Saltsburg & Berchtesgaden 179 195,000   Tirol 6,600   Of Moravia, about 180 200,000   Of Galicia 200 500,000   Of Hungary  
The total number of inhabitants in the above countries, is about 8,475,000. The territory independent of the Hungarian Gasparshirts, the superficial extent of which is not accurately ascertained, contains 8,775 German square miles. Before the commencement of the war, the whole Austrian monarchy contained, according to Lichtenstein, only 10,926 square miles, and 24,900,000 inhabitants. It appears therefore, that the French possess more than one third of the Austrian States.
The most important towns in these provinces, are:
   Inhabitants.     Vienna 220,000   Lintz 18,700   Graz 50,000   Clagenfurt 10,000   Larbach 11,000   Trieste 14,600   Saltsburgh 9,200   Brunn 21,000   Lemberg 28,000   Cracow 25,000   Pressburg 26,000   Oedembourg 12,000   Raab 10,700  
With respect to Hungary, it ought to be observed, that the part of that kingdom in possession of the French, is that which is the most productive in corn, wine and cattle.
The defeat of Wagram has excited the greatest irritation and disorder among the Austrian Officers who blame each other for the misfortunes of that decisive day. Field Marshal Hutter has demanded and obtained leave to resign and general Bellegarde has obtained the same permission, it is said, without having required it.
The following order of the day was published on the day after the battle of Wagram:
ORDER OF THE DAY.
GOELLERSDORF, July 7.
In the battle of yesterday, the troops of the left wing in no respect answered the expectations which I had a right to cherish respecting them, nor the hopes I had formed, the importance of that day considered, from their strong and advantageous position.
The disastrous result of that battle must be ascribed to the conduct of these troops; for as the confusion was generally among them, the retreat was made with too great haste and disorder. I am also, with some exceptions, far from being satisfied with the injury. Several regiments marched forward too soon, and began to fire without any cause. They were besides so crowded together that they fired upon one another. The officers were not able to rally the larger bodies, which fled in disorder, and thus ground was lost. The confused cry which was heard among the troops, drowned the voice of the commanding officers.
Had the commanders accustomed their troops to silence, and taught them to attend to nothing but their orders, the separation of the left wing would not have produced such shameful consequences.
In every regiment which shall hereafter conduct itself in a similar manner, the tenth man shall be condemned to die, and the rest of the men shall be distributed among the other regiments. The commanding officer shall be cashiered, and the other Officers dismissed. Cries of alarm among the soldiers shall be punished with death. The troops must only act when orders are given to them, or on the signal of the drum. In most regiments, the drums are placed with the music, out of the reach of the fire, but the commanding officers shall see that all the drums return to their posts, and shall take care that the troops under their direction do not fire without orders or at too great a distance.
In the evening of the 4th the regiment of Argentier made such bad dispositions, that in the unforgotten retreat to Neusiedel, the 2d line fired on the first & occasioned great disorder. The regiment of Hesse Homburg did nothing but wander here & there, sometimes was heard the cry of "forward" where there was no enemy! Gen. Kiefe did not conduct himself well at Enzersdorf. On the 6th, in the evening, I did not find him at the head of his troops, and besides, he did not follow the orders which were given him respecting the attack. He shall be dismissed from the service of his Majesty.
The disorder which still prevails among the troops, proves that the officers of the staff know not how to apply a remedy. I shall, however, set an example myself. I shall, according to the circumstances, dismiss or cashier such officers of the grand
staff, whose troops are not again brought under proper discipline. It is the shame of the army that so many stragglers and plunderers are found on all the roads and in all the villages.
(Signed) CHARLES, Generalissimo.
From the Boston Chronicle of the 19th Oct.
BY THE PACKET, IN 38 DAYS FROM LIVERPOOL.
From the London Gazette of Sept. 2.
A Dispatch of which the following is a Copy, was yesterday morning received at the Office of Lord Viscount Castlereagh, from Lieutenant General the Earl of Chatham, dated Head Quarters, Bathz, August 29, 1809.
MY LORD—Major Bradford delivered to me your Lordship's dispatch of the 21st inst. signifying to me his Majesty's commands that I should convey to Lieut. Gen. Sir E. Coote, the General and other officers and troops employed before Flushing, and particularly to those of the artillery and engineer departments, his Majesty's most gracious approbation of their conduct; and which I have obeyed with the most entire satisfaction. I had the honor in my last dispatch of acquainting your Lordship with my intention of proceeding to this place, and I should have been most happy to have been enabled to have announced to your Lordship the further progress of this army. Unfortunately however, it becomes my duty to state to your Lordship, that, from the concurrent testimony from so many quarters, as to leave no doubt of the truth of the information, the enemy appears to have collected so formidable a force, as so convinced me that the period was arrived, at which my instructions would have directed me to withdraw the army under my command, even if engaged in actual operation. I had certainly early understood on my arrival at Walcheren, that the enemy were assembling in considerable force on all points; but I was unwilling to give too much credit to these reports, and I was determined to persevere until I was satisfied, upon the fullest information, that all further attempts would be unavailable.
From all our intelligence, it appears that the force of the enemy in this quarter, distributed between the environs of Bergen op Zoom, Breda, Lillo, and Antwerp, and cantoned on the opposite coast, is not less than 35,000 men, and by some statements is estimated higher. Though a landing on the Continent might, I have no doubt, have been forced, yet, as the siege of Antwerp, the possession of which could alone have secured to us any of the ulterior objects of the Expedition, was, by this state of things, rendered utterly impracticable, such a measure, if successful, could have led to no solid advantage; and the retreat of the army, which must at an early period have been inevitable, would have been exposed to much hazard. The utmost force (and that daily decreasing) that I could have brought into the field, after providing for the occupation of Walcheren and South Beveland, would have amounted to about 23,000 infantry and 2000 cavalry. Your Lordship must at once see, even if the enemy's force had been less numerous than represented, after the necessary detachments to observe the garrisons of Bergen op Zoom and Breda, and securing our communications, how very inadequate a force must have remained for operations against Lillo, Liefkenshoek, and ultimately against Antwerp; which town, so far, from being in the state which had been reported, is, from very correct accounts, represented to be in a complete state of defence; and the enemy's ships had been brought up and placed in security, under the guns of the citadel.
Under these circumstances, however mortifying to me to see the progress arrested of an army, from whose good conduct and valor I had every thing to hope, I feel that my duty left me no other course than to close my operations here; and it will always be a satisfaction to me to think, that I have not been induced lightly to commit the safety of the army confided to me, or the reputation of his Majesty's arms. It was an additional satisfaction to me to find that the unanimous opinion of the Lieutenant Generals of this army, whom I thought it right to consult, more out of respect to them, than that I thought a doubt could be entertained on the subject, concurred entirely in the sentiments I have submitted to your Lordship. I am concerned to say, that the effect of the climate at this unhealthy period of the year is felt most seriously, and that the number of sick already is little short of 3000 men; it is my intention to withdraw gradually from the advanced position in this island, and sending into Walcheren such an additional force as may be necessary to secure that important possession, and to embark the remainder of the troops, and to hold them in readiness to avail his Majesty's further commands, which I shall most anxiously expect. I have the honor to be, &c.
(Signed) CHATHAM.
[The Copy of a Dispatch from Rear Admiral Sir R. Strachan, dated on board the St. Domingo, off Bathz, the 27th ult. follows. The Rear Admiral states, that having made the necessary naval arrangements for landing the army near Santief, without hearing from Lord Chatham, communicated with his Lordship on the 24th, and found him undecided. On the 26th, attended with Rear Admiral Sir R. Keates a meeting of the Lieutenant Generals of the army, when, for the reasons already stated in Lord Chatham's dispatch, the ulterior objects of the Expedition were abandoned. Having offered every naval assistance in reducing the fortresses, and conceiving the subject of the deliberation to be purely military, he withdrew with Sir R. Keates. The Rear Admiral then states, that the enemy's ships, which were five miles above Antwerp, have come down and are extended in a line fronting it, except two of the line, which are in the reach above Liefkenshoek, and four frigates gone to Lillo. An immense number of small gun-boats are on the boom, behind them a crescent of 60 guns, and mortar brigs, and the battery of 10 guns, between forts Lillo and Hendrich, is finished, though that on the Doel side is abandoned.]
THE EXPEDITION.—The delay of the British Expedition in the Scheldt, to proceed to the accomplishment of its final objects, has at length been unhappily accounted for, by the arrival of dispatches from the Earl of Chatham, stating that, from the information he had received of the increasing force of the enemy for the defence of Antwerp, and the extensive inundations which had been effected, his Lordship, in concurrence with the opinion of the Lt. Generals and other well informed professional men, had finally decided to abandon the meditated enterprise against the arsenal and the French ships altogether.
Such is the issue of an armament, the largest that ever left the British shores, and to whose operations so much importance has been attached, that it was considered nothing in comparison to the objects it was to accomplish; that the campaign in Spain was suffered to languish for want of troops, and the last opportunity afforded us of effectually aiding that country, was permitted to pass by unimproved.
Disapproving, as we from the first did, of the assignment of this formidable force to the Scheldt, we yet felt most anxious for its glory and success; and its failure has excited in us the bitterest regret. Again our military character is held up to the ridicule of the powers of Europe, and the jeers and tauntings of the enemy again fill the continental journals. Nor are we to suppose that they will fail of producing their effect. No concurrence more unfavorable could possibly have taken place at the present crisis.
NEW EXPEDITION.
September 3.
We are enabled to state, that our army is immediately to be employed on a fresh and we trust, a more successful expedition. Orders were last night dispatched from the Admiralty to Sir R. Strachan, and from Lord Castlereagh's Office, addressed "to the Commander in Chief of the British troops in Zealand," containing instructions on the subject of this new enterprise. We likewise find, that orders were yesterday given for providing provisions, &c. for 25,000 men for one month; so that we may conclude that the service in question is not very remote.
OF PEACE BETWEEN FRANCE & AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, Aug. 6.
Among other points which are to serve as the basis of the articles now negotiating, one is, that the emperor Francis shall cede the kingdom of Bohemia to his eldest Brother the Duke of Wurtemberg. The intelligence that the Archduke Charles has resigned the command of the army, has made a great impression on the public; he possesses the love and confidence of the soldiers in a very high degree. It is understood that the armistice has been prolonged for twenty-three days.
Aug. 9.—M. M. Champagny and Marshal Duroc are named Plenipotentiaries for France, & Count Metternich & Count St. Vincent for Austria.
Aug. 19.—We witness at present some arrangements which seem to indicate, that the Emperor of Austria means in future to reside at Buda, in Hungary. All the officers of the different public departments have received orders to proceed thither & the public archives are also to be removed to that place. This circumstance, and the resignation of the archduke Charles, have made here the most painful impression; the latter is generally considered as an event of the utmost importance for the Austrian Empire.—(Royal Amsterdam Gazette.)
PARIS, Aug. 24.
Letters from Vienna afford us reason to hope that peace will be speedily concluded. It is said that all the leading points were agreed upon, between Austria and France, before the negotiations at Altenburgh commenced. The party which so strenuously and absurdly asserted the necessity of continuing a ruinous war, is now, since the disgrace of the Archduke Charles, generally despised. The report of Russia having sent a Minister Plenipotentiary, to the Congress in Altenburgh, is confirmed—and the best understanding still prevails between the Emperors Napoleon and Alexander.—The Ministers of Justice, War, Finances, General of Police, and for Foreign affairs, and Marshals Oudinot and Macdonald, have been created Dukes. The Duke of Auerstadt has obtained the title of Prince of Eckmuhl; the Duke of Rivoli, that of Prince of Essling; and the Prince of Neufchatel has been nominated Prince of Wagram.—Royal Amsterdam Gazette of Aug. 10.
August 22.
Her Majesty the Empress continues in private since her return from the Baths of Malmaison, and it is believed that she will not make her appearance before the arrival of the Emperor, who according to the last advice from Vienna, is not expected to be long delayed. In fact, we learn that the House of Austria, after many tergiversations and much repugnance, seems at length to acquiesce in all the conditions on which the Emperor Napoleon consents to grant peace. The last obstacles to peace being thus removed, the Plenipotentiaries reciprocally appointed to conclude the treaty, have repaired to Altenburgh, and not to Raab, as was first said, where they will open their conferences. The official Journal announces this event in the following terms:—"M. de Champagny, Minister for Foreign Relations, has set out from Vienna for Altenburgh, in Hungary, where he will arrive on the 4th in the evening. On the 15th, the negotiations for peace will be opened. The Emperor of Austria has appointed Count Metternich and Count Nugent for his Plenipotentiaries."
LONDON, Sept. 5.
A letter of the 1st inst. states, that peace has been signed between Austria & France. The conditions, as was to be supposed, are sufficiently hard. The Emperor Francis, it is said, is to keep Hungary, Bohemia, and Moravia, and to cede Austria, including its capital Vienna, Galicia, and all his other territories. He is also to relinquish the Imperial title, and be styled King of Hungary and Bohemia. Bonaparte takes the title of Archduke of Austria. Bavaria gains a large succession of territory.
September 2.
The Dutch Minister has formally intimated, that although "the Continental peace is about to be assured," yet all public rejoicings are to be suspended in Holland, until the whole of the province of Zealand shall be evacuated by the British troops.
GOVERNMENT OF MADRID—NEWS FROM THE ARMY.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
MADRID, Aug. 10.
The first and 5th corps overtook, beyond the bridge of Arzobispo, the rear guard of the English army, entirely destroyed it, and took from it 30 pieces of cannon, their caissons, a great part of their equipment, many horses and a great number of prisoners.
It is also in pursuit of the army of Venegas, and has made number of prisoners; it has retired into the mountains of Sierra Morena.
(Signed) A. BELLARD, Gov. Gen.
On the 10th, the army of Venegas stopped its retrograde movement, and formed at Almonacid. On the 10th the king united the 4th corps of the reserve at Danbroca; the 11th, the king marched towards the enemy, surrounded him, attacked and drove him from all his strong positions, and put him completely to the rout. This was an affair of three hours.
Thirty pieces of ordnance, 100 caissons, 200 wagons, 3000 killed, an infinite number of wounded, and several stands of colors are the result of this brilliant day. Our loss is very inconsiderable.
(Signed) AUGUSTE BELLARD.
Madrid, Aug. 14.—(Moniteur, Aug. 22.)
SANTA OLALA, Aug. 9.
We received this moment intelligence that the enemy's artillery which bombarded Toledo, has on a sudden ceased firing, and that the English and insurgents are retreating in the utmost confusion to the left bank of the Tagus. Thus a few days have been sufficient to confound and disconcert the absurd projects of people who carried the suggestions of insanity so far as to conceive that they should speedily render themselves masters of the capital, and now deem it extremely prudent to place the Tagus between them and the French army.—(Royal Amsterdam Gazette of Aug. 25.)
The General of Division Verdier, having the command of the troops employed in the siege of Gerona, has addressed the following dispatches, dated St. Madir, August 12, to the Minister of War, Count de Hunchburg: "I have the honor to send your Excellency reports of the operations of the siege of Gerona, from the 7th inst. to this day; from which your Excellency may judge of the patience and valor displayed by the troops which I have the honor to command. Majesty was pleased to put under my command."
"The fortress Mont-Jouj fell into our hands at six this evening. This important conquest of a position difficult to attack, & against an obstinate enemy whose blindness is so lamentable, gives us almost complete assurance, that eight or nine days more will suffice in order to subdue the remaining part of the town, as the outside is surrounded only by a weak wall, which may be destroyed with great facility. Within a short time Gerona shall be subdued."
"The fort Mont-Jouj, formerly one of the strongest and best situated forts in Europe, is now nothing but a heap of ruins; and it was not till after we had been obliged to go to the covered way, taken by storm in the half-moon on the side on which we made the attack, and made several breaches, that the enemy resolved to abandon that side, and retire into the town, on which side it was not in our power to effect our retreat."
"Your Excellency will bear in mind, that this is the first time, within fifteen years in the course of the war, so dangerous and laborious an enterprise has been undertaken. What rendered this more difficult was, that we were obliged to raise our works of art; and that the entrenchments were to be made in the presence of an embittered adversary. Generals Sanson & d'Awel commanded the Engineers and Artillery, and conducted their operations with zeal, foresight and courage."
"We have found in Mont-Jouj 18 pieces of cannon, which are for the greater part unserviceable, and some ammunition; the remains of their Artillery had been carried away, after having been rendered useless by our fire."
LONDON, Sep. 1.—The Ministerial papers state, that the sick and wounded of our army, which fell into the hands of the French, at Talavera, did not exceed 1500. Would that not one had shared that fate! We can, however, vouch upon undoubted authority, that the amount of the sick and wounded at Talavera, on the day after the battle, was not less than 4000!! And we have heard and fear, that of these none but the slightly effected made their escape!
We are informed that no more licences will be granted to import from, or export to, the coasts of Holland and France. Repeated applications supported by urgent remonstrances, have been made, to obtain such licences, particularly for the importation of grain; but we understand that they have been, and will continue to be at present, wholly ineffective.
Upwards of 130 wounded soldiers were landed at Deal, on Saturday last, from the Eng. man of war and carried to the hospital. About eight wounded officers have been landed; among them are colonel Petit of the 36th reg. in the hand, and maj. Thompson of the 80th, in the arm.
SEPT. 3.—Yesterday we received, via Heligoland, the Hamburg Correspondent's to the 24th ult. and Paris Papers to the 16th. The former state that a report prevailed at Vienna on the 6th, that the Armistice between Austria and France had been prolonged for 28 days; but there are, in the same Journals, accounts of three days later date from Vienna, and from Olmutz to the 15th, which are wholly silent on the subject.
The circumstance of the conquered parts of Galicia, having been occupied in the name of Napoleon, and the substitution of the French eagles for those of Austria, appears, as we anticipated, to have given offence to the Russians, who, in those districts occupied by their arms, maintain the Austrian eagles, in opposition to the orders of Bonaparte, as declared in the proclamations of the Polish Generals, Poniatowsky and Kamienski, and it is even stated in the Correspondent's of the 22d, that the whole of the Russian troops in Galicia were about to retire from that province.
The French papers do not furnish any information, their contents having been anticipated by the Dutch Journals previously received. They give the addresses of the Perfets of Brussels, Jemappe, the Seine and some other districts, on the occasion of calling out the National Guards, to oppose the invasion of the English; but there is nothing in these addresses worthy of remark, further than as they shew that Bonaparte had carried into action either on the Danube, or in Spain, the intire of his regular troops, leaving even his capital to the defence of its citizens.
The Emperor Napoleon has given to the Duke of Abrantes the military command of all the countries between the Rhine and Bohemia and Saxony. His authority extends over the circle of the Maine, the Grand Duchy of Wurtemberg and the territories of Hanau, Birkenfeld, Fulda and Erfurth.
The Austrian corps of the Prince of Rosenberg, which suffered much in the late battle, has been disbanded and distributed among the other corps.
The negotiations for peace are carried on at Raab, on the part of Austria, by Count Metternich and Baron Vincent.
NAPLES, August 3.—The Island of Procida, which has been evacuated by the English, has been again fortified, and put in a most formidable state of defence. Within these few days it has been generally reported here, that the English have taken possession of Sicily, in the name of the King of G. Britain, and that the court of Palermo is to go to London, and reside there on a pension from England.
WARSAW, August 14.—To-day the division of the Russian troops under gen. Sievers, will leave the town and vicinity of Cracow. The Russians it is said, will soon evacuate all Galicia, & move up for Turkey. A part of the Polish army will have likewise the same destination, and act in conjunction with the Russians.—Hamburg Cot. Aug. 23.
ZITTAU, July 31.—The following is the order of the day by which the Archduke Charles notified to the army his resignation of the command in chief:
"Very important reasons have induced me to request his majesty to accept my resignation of the command of the army entrusted to me. I yesterday received his consent, and at the same time his orders, to transfer the chief command to the General of Cavalry Prince of Liechtenstein. While I leave the army I take the most lively interest in its fate. The perfect conviction I have of its bravery, the confidence I place in it, and the constant habit of dedicating my exertions to its service, render this separation indescribably painful, I flatter myself that it participates in, and returns this sentiment."
(Signed) "CHARLES."
OLMUTZ, August 14.—The request of the Archduke Charles to be permitted to go to Teichen to Duke Albert, has been granted. The Field Marshal Lieutenants, Kienmayer, Hohenzollern, and Simschon, have been appointed Generals. Hillyer has taken the command of the army in Hungary, ad interim, on account of the indisposition of the Prince of Liechtenstein. The Archduke Ferdinand commands the army in Bohemia and Moravia.
ST. PETERSBURGH, Aug. 5.—Yesterday evening the Chamberlain, M. d'Aloupe, who was Russian Minister in Sweden at the breaking out of the war, set out for Frederikshamn, where it is understood that the negotiations for peace with Sweden will be carried on.
HAMBURGH, August 22.—It is understood that the Swedish embassy from Stockholm to the French Court is on the road, and is expected at Stralsund on the 21st or 22d; the Plenipotentiaries are the Count Von Essen and the Baron Langelbke.
TRAFALGAR, August 3.—Early this morning an English fleet of 10 ships of war, appeared off this port. Among them a three-decker, of 120 guns, on board of which is Admiral Collingwood. It is not yet known what the English intend with respect to Trieste. Our batteries are, however, in a respectable state of defence. The day before yesterday, an English frigate and a cutter came in sight of our harbor, and captured 32 ships and a bark destined here. They were under the convey of six small gun-boats, who maintained an obstinate action of an hour's duration. There were several killed and wounded on both sides.
Aug. 12.—Since the beginning of this month the English fleet in the Adriatic Gulf has been considerably reinforced. Admiral Collingwood has taken the command of the English fleet, in order, it is said, to bomb and take Trieste and the Russian fleet. General Schult, Governor of Trieste, is making the most vigorous preparations of defence in conjunction with the Russian Admiral.—Royal Amsterdam Gaz. of Aug. 23.
DOMESTIC.
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
EXTRACT
From the SPEECH of His Excellency JOSEPH GALLISON, Esq. at the opening of the present Session.
Gentlemen of the Council, and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives, Invited by the suffrages of a free and virtuous people to accept the office of Chief Magistrate of the state, I cannot, I ought not, to be insensible of the importance as well as the difficulties, which devolve upon me in the acceptance of so great a trust; and the high responsibility I am under to discharge those duties with faithfulness and impartiality, and in such a manner as shall tend to promote the best interests and general happiness of the citizens of this state, having at all times in view our intimate connections with the general government of the Union.
Educated a plain farmer, and consequently destitute of those literary attainments, which, by many, are esteemed so requisite to the due discharge of official duties, I enter upon a scene of new duties with peculiar diffidence. But, relying upon honest intentions on an habitual zeal for the public good, upon your great wisdom in the great business of legislation, and above all, upon that Providence, which has hitherto supported and protected me, I have concluded to accept the appointment. Under these impressions I shall, Gentlemen, endeavor, so far as my ability will admit, to discharge the duties of my office, with integrity and faithfulness, and hope to meet the approbation of a virtuous and discerning people.
It has, Gentlemen, fallen to our lot to be entrusted with the concerns of this state, at a period with the most critical; at a time when two of the greatest powers of Europe are agitated with all the dreadful passions incident to a state of war, who, regardless of the rights of neutrals, and the laws of nations, have interdicted the commerce of the United States, by embarrassing it with exactions hitherto unheard of, which, if submitted to by the General Government, would be to surrender one of our great national rights, and virtually our national independence.
Notwithstanding the most promising measures have been pursued by the Administration of the general government, to remove those embarrassments without resorting to arms, as yet they have proved unavailing—and what appears to me still more alarming is, that at a time when all the talents, wisdom and energies of the state ought to be united and pledged to support the honor, the interest and the independence of the nation, we find that a spirit of discord and disunion has been cherished by a number of the misguided citizens of the U. S. which has had a great tendency to weaken the bands of government, and prevent the effect of those wise measures adopted by the general Government to maintain our national, and particularly our commercial rights, & which has probably prevented our obtaining redress for injuries already suffered, and emboldened the belligerent powers to continue their wanton aggressions, and to insult us with delusive terms of adjustment.
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The following Accounts of the ACTIONS of the TALAVERA are more explicit, picturesque, and we suspect, more just, than even the Official Papers.
PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.
DUBLIN, Aug. 21. PLACENTIA, July 14, 1809.
My Dear Sir, "We arrived here to day, when we overlooked the army under Sir Arthur Wellesley, after a fatiguing march of 14 days; in which time, we completed a march of 260 miles, halting only two days on the road. The enemy is said to be at Talavera, strongly posted, wishing our arrival."
"TALAVERA, July 25, 1809. "We marched on the 17th from Placentia—nothing particular till the 20th—when within 4 miles of Oropesa, with orders to be under arms before daylight, the Spanish army about eight miles in our rear, on a different road. We halted there on the 21st for want of bread. The Spanish army, at least forty-five thousand men, pushed on ahead: and the whole of our line was seen by Gen. Cuesta."
"The Spaniards kept a head on the 22d; and at 8 o'clock A.M. at a small village at this side of Talavera, we heard skirmishing, which we afterwards learned, to be French advanced posts attacked by the Spaniards, which they drove in, and proceeded beyond Talavera, when they halted. Shortly after we passed several dead Frenchmen on the road; but so bereft of clothes, &c. that were we not told they were so, we might as soon have taken them for English or Spaniards. In their retreat, the enemy set fire to all the corn fields, which is not perfectly ripe; so that at our approach to the town, we could see nothing but fire and smoke! The evening of this day was taken up in reconnoitering the enemy—the result of which was, a report from the Officers employed in this service, (I cannot say English or Spaniards,) that they were strongly posted with a river in their front, about 4 miles distant from Talavera."
"We now made every arrangement for a morning's attack—we received orders to parade at two o'clock in the afternoon, without drum or noise of any kind. The plan of attack, I cannot say any thing of—nor the formation of any of our columns, except one under Gen. Hill, consisting of six regiments of Infantry and one of Cavalry, with six field pieces, but understood our army was to attack the right of the enemy. We arrived within about a mile, or less, of this post, a little after day light, and formed a line of each regiment, one in rear of the other, (I mean Gen. Hill's)—this was done in order to give support to any point in need of it, as his was the reserve. Here conceive us without a morsel or bread, about to commence an action, which we had little doubt would not terminate before night—and if it did, we were ready to follow up the victory, which we did not doubt would terminate in our favor—Here we remained in awful suspense for about an hour—in momentary expectation of a cannonade commencing on one of our flanks, when word ran down the lines, "that they were at it!"—In fact, the evening before, they made every preparation, and seemed determined to oppose our passage; but marched out silently during the night—so that when we arrived, there was not a man to be seen."
"It was found impossible to proceed without provisions—so after remaining till 12 o'clock in line, we retired back to Talavera, where we still remain for want of bread; sometimes getting half and at other times not more than quarter allowance—men and officers are at times glad to go to a field and shell wheat for their soup; the allowance is 1 lb. meat, and 1 1/2 of bread, the former has been served out pretty regularly. The unfortunate result of this is not the sufferings of the men, but the time given to the enemy to receive reinforcements, which they are said to be drawing from Saragossa, which will make the whole strength about 40,000. This force we are not afraid to meet single handed, though with not more than 22,000, but the possibility is we must remain here one or two days more, by which time we expect the light brigade consisting of the 43d, 52d, and 95th, with Cavalry; and it is whispered that Sir Arthur will proceed to Madrid, and no farther, on account of the alarming consequences that might result from the insufficient supply of provisions, for really it is with difficulty we can procure a cart or two, now and then to carry our sick. This place is about nine miles from Placentia—in that short march we leave upwards of 300 sick in the hospitals here. Those distances I calculate by the hours we took to march, otherwise it would be impossible to determine; for instance, they say in Portugal such a place is so many leguas or Grande leguas ; the former generally under 4 miles, but the latter I'm sure sometimes exceed 7 or 8 though understood to be 5 1/2—many a heavy curse have I given some of their Grande leguas !"
"As for the country along the banks of the Tagus, which was our route, nothing could be more beautiful for upwards of one hundred miles. After leaving the river the country becomes as barren as possible—the frontier towns plundered, and for the most part destroyed, and nothing but the most miserable wretches to be seen; most of whom deserted their houses on our approach. So that on our march to the army we have often been obliged to force the doors, in order to get a place to cover the men. As for the officers, we generally preferred pitching our tents. On our entering Spain, we had orders not to go into any town, except to purchase provisions—so that since that time the men have always built huts for the night; but often, after a fatiguing march, would not take that trouble, but prefer sleeping under trees."
"This town is shockingly despoiled by the enemy—at least two out of three of every house in town is destroyed! As for the population of the country destroying the enemy in their retreat, I don't look for it; and my reason I think you will account a good one—I cannot see any population: if there is, I don't know where it is concealed, as we have often traveled ten or fifteen miles without seeing a house except it be the walls. I believe the people are, for the most part, gone to the sea coast or joined the army."
"The Spanish soldiers might fight well—but they are a set of miserable looking fellows. However, I believe Cuesta insisted on commencing the attack, and am not sure but he has followed the French, which is generally now supposed not to exceed 18,000 men, this side of Madrid. We are all vexed at this disappointment. Had we attacked them on the evening we came up, there is not a man would have escaped. I am confident they never supposed the English force to be near what it is, or they never would have waited so long—it is evident they went off in great haste, as they have left in their huts, beyond the river, a number of tables, plates, dishes, &c. which they could not convey with them."
I am sorry to say, there is no likelihood of our pushing forward to-morrow, as we have this moment received a part of yesterday's allowance of bread 3lb. to six, and more to be purchased: and the Commissaries are obliged to have the corn cut, ground, and then baked. I am confident a number of Sir A's enemies will speak of this business, at the same time I do not think any have cause to be attached to him. I believe he had every reason to expect large supplies from the Junta in this neighborhood. One thing assists in keeping the men from complaining—that is a regular supply of wine (a pint each man for the last two days) which the Commissaries had not been able to get for some time before. I am sorry to write so long about grievances which I hope will not increase. I am &c. "T. C."
"TALAVERA, July 29. My Dear Sir, "Instead of receiving a letter, dated Madrid, you find one dated same as last, and now hope Sir Arthur will be content with dating his from the Plains of Talavera, become famous for the actions of the 27th and 28th inst. at least for some time."
"My last was dated, and I believe forwarded, the 23d, at which time it was every one's opinion that the enemy retreated; however it appears our advanced guard kept pace with them till they received reinforcements of several thousands. Sir Arthur, in the morning of the 27th, put himself at the head of our advance (Gen. Mackenzie's brigade) and as it is said, induced them to turn about and attack him."
"The brunt of this business was sustained by the Spaniards and this Brigade consisting of about 6,000 men, till about one o'clock, P.M. when the Spaniards, by a concerted plan, began to give way, which they did in excellent order, and concealed the greater part of their force behind the town. But by the time the enemy came up, they had taken a position in a wood, with their right, to the Tagus, two miles, advanced from Talavera opposite the enemy's left, while our whole force turned out of the wood they were halted in, and occupied a most excellent position, with our left on a steep hill, but easy of access, extending to the Spanish lines, covering a part of the enemy from the right to their centre. The enemy from the rapidity of their movements, got hold of some commanding hills opposite our left."
"With a mountain on their right, and the Tagus on their left, the occupation of this hill, where our left was posted, seemed to be the great object of the enemy, during the whole business. The action commenced about half past 6 o'clock, P.M. by a vigorous attack of the enemy on this post, which was defended by General Hill's division. They continued their exertions to get possession of this hill, till eleven at night, when, after being repulsed and drove down every time they attempted to ascend, they withdrew for the night. I could not see their attack on our right, but was happy to find they did not succeed better in that point, and could not boast of having gained an inch of ground either on us or the Spaniards. We lay on our arms the whole night, and was in hopes they had retired; however, at day light, we were much disappointed at finding them within half gun shot of us, determined to gain the hill, the attack on which commenced at 5 o'clock, A.M. with the most dreadful cannonade of round, grape and shell, from a numerous artillery. This destructive fire was so well directed, that notwithstanding every means we could think of to conceal ourselves on the side of the hill, and lying down on our arms, the ranks were thinned very much without a shot in return, except from three or four pieces of ill directed Spanish artillery. They now renewed their attempt to take it by storm; their infantry advanced up the hill for this purpose, and met with no opposition, except from our field pieces, till they arrived near the top, when they were charged by the 29th, 24th, 48th, and I believe 60th Regiments, who drove them much quicker down, than they came up. This division now retired to the foot of the mountain, and dispatched a column of about 2000, to take possession of a tower on top, which I thought ought to be occupied by us before, as by the means of the easy descent on the other side we could with ease be cut off, in case of a reverse of fortune, from the road leading from Oropesa to Talavera, which was the same we came to the latter by. The 23d L. Dragoons and Dragoon Guards now came round the hill, in a valley between the hill and mountain, which kept this French division from attempting anything further till reinforced by two other strong columns; they now advanced, and commenced forming a line of one of those, while the other remained in column ready to receive our cavalry. The 23d were then ordered to advance, and did so very regularly, though under a very heavy fire of musketry. On commencing the charge, the column which had succeeded by double quick time in getting into column, before the Dragoons came up. The 23d, not without standing, came up to the point of the bayonet, in hopes the enemy would show some symptoms of breaking; but quite the contrary—they remained as steady as a wall, though I saw several shields fall in the centre of them, and kept up such a brisk fire that they soon compelled the 23d to retire in disorder. The Guards now came up but very prudently declined charging. The loss of the 23d must have been very great; I went over the field this morning, and saw more than I could imagine—horses and men completely burned to ashes!"
"This certainly was one of these views in action which seldom occur, and indeed one of the finest I ever saw, or that could be imagined: the 23d advancing, under repeated shouts, and buzzers from the troops on the hill—the enemy's line running to get into column, as a place of security—the steadiness of those columns which looked more like buildings than men—and the persevering bravery of the 23d, in charging, and actually going round one of the columns. I do not think any painter or pen capable of picturing it in half its beauties."
"Before the charge, 4 or 5,000 of the Spaniards got up the mountain, in rear of our cavalry, and in a short time commenced a very spirited attack on the French, who had the top for near a mile completely lined with Infantry. They kept up quick fire, and seemed so determined to carry their point, that in about two hours, the enemy began to give way in that quarter; but continued disputing it for several hours after—when near sun set they left in quiet possession of this column of Spaniards, who certainly behaved nobly."
"About 3 o'clock, I was glad to find that the enemy had gained no ground on the right of the centre, though I could not, for the forest of trees, distinguish how matters went on in that quarter. About four o'clock, our battalion was called from its lurking place on top of the hill—when we were exposed to a heavy fire of shells, by which we lost at least 100 men, without a shot in return; and were ordered to proceed singly down the hill, to check a column that was again advancing to storm the other side (towards the right and centre) of the hill. After forming line, our commanding officer wounded, and standing the fire of this column, supported by a heavy discharge of artillery, for about five minutes, we fired a volley and instantaneously came to the charge—halted, fired once more, advanced and charged a second time; when the enemy went to the right about and retired. Although they did not wait the point of our bayonets, we succeeded in the grand object of making them retire. On returning, we received the thanks of Sir Arthur on the spot, and understand we had the same repeated to us in this day's Public Orders. In fact, nothing could be steadier or more determined than our conduct. After this, they retired to some distance, and again commenced with their shells, which they continued till seven in the evening—when they began to form their columns of Infantry and Cavalry, as if intending to keep it up during the night. However, after remaining under arms the whole night, expecting, if possible, a more dreadful havoc this day; to our great joy and satisfaction we found they had retired—not a man was to be seen."
"Our light Infantry Brigade, with some guns, arrived this morning, and have pursued in order to keep them in view. Their number could not be less than 50,000 men, having been joined by Joseph and the army from Toledo. Joseph was present, it is said, during the whole time. Their loss is very great—but I am afraid not in proportion to ours which cannot be less in killed and wounded than 5,000 men, out of not more than 22,000. We lost about 100 privates and 6 officers—for which we had no more satisfaction than six rounds per man; the officers' wounds, I believe, are not dangerous."
"The town and field of battle, at this moment, present the most dreadful scene you can imagine, some of the wounded have remained two days unrelieved, for want of medical assistance, and numbers who could not be carried off in time, have been burnt: this was occasioned by the enemy's shells, which set fire to every field that had the least herbage; what venture does appear at this time of the year quite parched, and consequently setting fire to their pouches and blowing them up. This at the moment could not be helped—sometimes whole fields were on fire at once, which often covered their advance. Want of time and fatigue prevents me continuing a detail which any moderate man might fill pages on; however, one thing we were much deceived in the enemy's number: really it was doubtful at a late hour yesterday, what would be the result—All we can boast of after 17 or 18 hours hard fighting, is possession of the field of battle, and, I believe, 19 pieces of artillery. I have often heard of the great superiority of the management of their great guns, which I must say was far short of what it really is. Provisions are still very scarce. The army is a number of men by the mistakes occasioned by the darkness of the night of the 27th—several times one line has been fired upon upon another. The regiment Henry's Shepard is attached to (83d) suffered very much; however he has escaped, but rather sick, fighting so long at a time, as well as others. I remain, &c. "T. C."
Miscellaneous.
EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY.
FROM THE LONDON TRAVELLER, A LONDON PAPER OF AUGUST 29, 1809.
Of the following singular case no doubt can be entertained. It is copied from the Dublin papers, and has been duly authenticated:— On Thursday last, at 7 o'clock in the evening, as a man was passing by the lime-kiln of D. Gussou, near Pineslas, he saw in a hollow below the wall of the kiln, a person in a grey coat, lying on his face on the ground. At first he supposed him to be asleep, or intoxicated; but after some time, perceiving he did not stir, he was induced to examine him more closely, when he found him apparently dead. On turning him on his back, to ascertain what he might be, a sight the most awful and horrid, presented itself to his view.
The person was not dead, but on removing his coat, the whole surface of his body seemed a moving mass of worms; his face was much disfigured, apparently from some bruises inflicted either by blows or by a fall; and from every aperture of his head, his eyes, ears, mouth and nose, poured out innumerable worms, as if the interior of the skull were entirely filled with them. His eyes were dissolved, and their cavities, as well as those of his ears, mouth and nose, were filled with a white moving mass, more horrid and disgusting than it is possible for imagination to conceive without ocular inspection. After some time, the miserable man having recovered sufficient strength to walk, and so far recovered his recollection and voice, that he distantly answered several questions put to him, he told who he was, where he lived, &c. that he was returning home on a day, the evening before, and having drank too much, he fell off and lay stunned with the fall till he was discovered. He could not account for the wounds in his head, nor for his being so far off the road; but it is probable he had received the contusions on his face from the fall, or perhaps the car had gone over him, and he had insensibly crawled to the place where he lay. The humidity of the air and heat of the weather had rapidly brought on a solution of the solids, in those bruised parts already predisposed to putrescency, and now lying in contact with the moist earth. In these were speedily deposited the eggs of innumerable insects, whose generation was as rapid as the predisposing causes were favorable; and thus, while the vital powers rallied at the centre, and the blood, vital principle round the heart, preserved the vital principle, the extremities, in which all vital power had ceased, were dissolving into their primitive elements, and the whole surface of the body exhibited a mass of animated corruption."
"He was brought into an out-house, and laid on some hay; the loathsome objects were removed, as far as that could be done; he was washed with spirit and vinegar, had cordials poured down his throat, which he swallowed, though with some difficulty. In fact, every precaution was taken by the worthy people by whom he was discovered, but without effect—the putrescency rapidly increased; in a very short time the spasms in his throat prevented his swallowing: he gradually became insensible, & at 12 o'clock the next day, he died in a state of total putrid solution, having lived in that dreadful situation seventeen hours from the time he was first discovered, and the greater part of that period, in full possession of his senses; so much so, that he at several times enquired eagerly for his pocket, in which he recollected he had put some money, and which to a small amount was found. That Hered, Sylla, &c. were devoured by worms while yet alive, are facts recorded by ancient historians, and that worms engender in the flesh, and ulcer, &c. is just as true; but those are not parallel cases, as they were the effects of morbid pendentes and specific disorders. The only case in modern times, perhaps, of human beings living under such circumstances, is recorded in the romantic adventures of Iscere Viani; and even here the incident throws a degree of discredit on the authenticity of the work, although it was attested by the annexed affidavits of persons who had seen it. Yet in that case, the worms had engendered in the lower extremities, while the head and the viscera necessary to animal life were free, but here the most essential organ of the animal economy was dissolved, while yet the living being walked and talked."
"The worms they crept in, & the worms they crept out, And sported his eyes and his temples about;" exhibiting an appearance even more awful than the ghastly spectre of poetic imagination."
EXTRAORDINARY ANIMAL.
The following account is translated from the French Monitor of the 9th August.—It is dated Grenoble, August 1, and contains interesting particulars respecting the passage of an unknown animal, supposed to be a reptile, but of tremendous size, through the common of Berrien. The account was written by the Mayor of Grenoble:
"During the night of the 14th July last, the dogs in the village of Berrien were heard to bark in an extraordinary manner. Those of the lower part of the common began, and successively those belonging to the houses on the upper part betraying the same sign of anxiety, at more than half a mile distance. The next morning the trace of an enormous animal, of which no one could form a just idea, was observed, and led to a supposition of its being of the serpent kind. It seemed to have issued from the banks of the Iser, and directed its course towards the mountains, crossing a space of two miles in extent, along which its path was plainly visible through the meadows, corn and hemp fields, ploughed grounds, and even the public roads."
"It slightly waved its movements, and was from 12 to 15 inches in breadth. At its arrival in the neighbourhood of the first village, it met with a hedge of dead wood, and chose, at a middle height, the place where the branches were least entangled, to effect its passage. It crumbled every twig as completely as if they had been intentionally destroyed. At a short distance
from this spot it seemed to have rested itself under a tree, as a circular space 7 feet and a half in diameter was observed, where the ground had sunk a little under its weight. On resuming its course, it altered its direction, which, however, still pointed towards the heights.—On reaching the public road it was compelled to pass through a quick hedge, the branches of which were found broken. Its pace was perfectly visible in the middle of the road, and on its sides. It proceeded as far as the most elevated part of the common, where its trace was suddenly lost in a torrent. Till then it had followed the inequalities of the ground, and in the corn and hemp fields which it had crossed, the blades were found completely crushed, without any trampling on the left or on the right, which might have induced a belief that men had occasioned the devastation. According to the width of its path, which gives pretty accurately the diameter of its size, the animal must be upwards of 3 feet in circumference. It has not been seen by any person, but its trace has been observed again on the common of Crelles, from which it may be thought that it has once more descended towards the river."
In Council, September 19th, 1809. It is advised, that from and after the first day of January next, the Auditor be instructed, in every case, where any claim by virtue of an order or certificate of court, is presented to him by a person whose name is not mentioned therein, to require such person to produce, also, an order or power of attorney from the individual in whose favor such order or certificate of court was made, together with an affidavit of one witness at least, certifying that the said order or certificate was issued by the said Auditor or by his predecessor at the same time. It is advised, that a copy thereof be published in the Virginia Argus, Enquirer, Petersburg Intelligencer, Norfolk Herald, Lynchburg Star, Staunton Eagle and Winchester Gazette, once a week until the first day of January next.
Extract from the Journals, DANIEL L. BYLTON, Clerk of the Council, September 23, 1809.
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REMOVAL. —The subscriber has removed his Coach-Maker's Shop about three squares north-east, on the same street he resided on, and nearly opposite the office formerly kept by Adam Craig, dec'd. where he carries on the coach-making business, in all its branches. He begs leave to return his thanks to his friends and the public in general for their past support, & hopes by his attention and punctuality, to merit a continuation of their patronage. JOSHUA WEST. w6w
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD —Ranaway from the subscriber, last Wednesday evening, about 9 o'clock, at Richmond, a negro woman, by the name of LEAH. She is about 28 years of age, stout and strong made, full and round featured, of black complexion, and walks lame in her left hip, occasioned by an old wound 15 or 20 years ago, which has left a very visible scar directly back of her left hip joint. She is very artful, talkative and plausible in speech, and pretends to be a strict Methodist. Had on when she went away, a home-spun woolen petticoat and jacket, with an ozanburg shift, but carried other clothes with her. She was brought from the northern side of the river Rappahannock, over Hobbs's Hole ferry, thro' Dunkirk and New-Castle, to this place; and no doubt, will make the best of her way back again. The above reward, and all necessary expenses will be paid to any person, who will apprehend said woman and deliver her as soon as possible to Capt. Hugh Davis, in Richmond. J. FARRINGTON. w6w
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A CARD—DOCTOR LEWIS , lately from the West-Indies, has opened his Office, at Manchester, in the house of Mr. L. Bishop, for the practice of Physic, Surgery, and Midwifery . He hopes from his success and experience, to merit the patronage of a liberal public. N. D. Private families may be supplied with Medicines, with suitable directions. Advice for the poor, gratis. September 20. tf
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NEW LEATHER STORE —Opposite the Eagle Tavern—John McPherson respectfully informs the citizens of Richmond, his vicinity, and the public generally, that he has opened a general assortment of the best Northern Leather, in the store formerly occupied by Mr. Simpson Morris; consisting of— Upper and Sole Leather—Hess and Skirting do.—Black and Russet Bridle do.—Black & Russet Baging do.—Brown Upper and Bellows Hides do.—Brown & white Sheep Skins—Panned and dressed Buck Skins—Wool and grained Calf Skins—Russet ditto and Goat Skins—Hog Skins and Roundings—Black and Brown Deer and Dog Skins—Black, green, red and yellow Morocco Skins. Also, a great quantity of coarse NEGRO & WELTED SHOES, all of which will be sold uncommonly low, for cash, or near Dryed Hides. September 8. w6w
BATTESEA PAPER MILLS —Those who wish to encourage the manufactures of their own state are informed, that they can be supplied with Paper Manufactured in Petersburg, in any quantities. PRICES AS FOLLOWS: Fine Letter Paper Vellum, 5 4 75 Do do. Load, 4 50 Fools Cap No. 1. 4 37 1/2 Do No. 2. 3 37 1/2 Do No. 3. 3 12 1/2 Folio Post Vellum, 9 50 Do Load, 9 50 Fine Printing Medium, 5 50 Do 4 50 Excellent Wrapping Paper, 1 12 1/2 A liberal discount made to wholesale purchasers. Orders for any of the above qualities, addressed to the subscribers, executed at the shortest notice. BANISTER & Co. wif August 4.
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FOR SALE —325 ACRES JAMES RIVER LAND—On the 10th December next, (if fair, or otherwise the next fair day,) the Subscriber will offer for sale on the premises, a Tract of LAND situate in Buckingham county, immediately opposite the mouth of Rockfish river—Thirty acres of which are prime low ground, & the residue strong, finely timbered upland, well adapted to the culture of Tobacco, Corn, and Wheat. A credit of one, two and three years will be given, payable at equal installments, with interest from date, to be remitted if the payments be punctually made. Bonds with approved security will be required. A clear title made, & possession given on the day of sale. The above Tract of Land has been conveyed to me by Patrick Rose, Jun. of Buckingham, to be sold for the payment of his debts. ALEX. & ADSE, Trustee. 1-95m June 23.
TO all whom it may concern—RICHARD SMYTH, a native of Ireland, departed this life on the 13th of June, 1809, without leaving this State, or in the United States, any relation by consanguinity, and possessed of some Estate in Lands within this Commonwealth, of which, as well as of the United States he had long been a Citizen. His intent was to give the whole to the subscriber, as his Nuncupative Will; now of Record, will sufficiently prove; but the Subscriber hath been advised, that a Will of that kind cannot effect a conveyance of Lands, how far soever it may prove the intent of the Testator, and that the Lands late of the said Richard Smyth do of consequence, escheat to the Commonwealth, though contrary to his intent of bequeathing them on a citizen thereof. For that reason, the subscriber shall request the General Assembly, at its ensuing session, by Petition, to carry the intent of the said Smyth into execution, by releasing the interest of the Commonwealth in the Lands whereof he was possessed, or entitled to within the same, to the Subscriber. DAVID DOTLE. tf
FOR SALE —As I intend to move to the Western Country, I will sell my plantation in Henrico county, called HALF SINK , lying on Chickahominy Swamp, and on the stage road, leading from Richmond to Fredericksburg, about 11 miles from the former place. This tract contains about 500 acres, a large portion of which is equal to any land on the Swamp, having between 50 and 100 acres of prime meadow Land, which may be reclaimed at very moderate expense. As this Land is so generally known, I consider any other description unnecessary. I will take, in part, aged stock of Land, in the state of Kentucky, Apply to Thomas Norvell, in Richmond, or to the subscriber, near Half Sink, WILLIAM WINSTON. Hanover, Oct. 17.
NOTICE. —The partnership of Saylor & King , Tanners, near Prince Edward Court house, is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All those indebted to the concern, are requested to make immediate payment to George King, who is authorised to receive payments and settle all accounts of the company. MARTIN SAYLOR, GEORGE KING. October 17. 4w
HOUSES FOR SALE. By virtue of a decree of the honorable Superior Court of Chancery, for the Richmond District; in a suit between George Pickett, plff. and the subscriber deft. will be sold to the highest bidder, at public auction, on the 24th day of November next: Two brick HOUSES, with the out-houses belonging to them, situate on the cross-street, leading to Shockoe Warehouse, in the city of Richmond. The sale will take place, on the premises; and the terms, agreeable to the said decree, will be twelve months credit; the purchaser to give bond with approved security, for the payment of the purchase money, and the title to be retained until the money is paid. DANIEL CALL, Executor Of the last Will and Testament of ROBERT MEANS, deceased. October 17. tds
A HOUSE —( Upon the Basin )—FOR SALE. By virtue of the last will and testament of Robert Means, dec'd. will be sold, on the premises, on Saturday, the 4th day of November next, to the highest bidder, a rentment upon the basin, adjoining the tenement of John Purse. The terms of sale will be, twelve months credit, the purchaser to give bond and security, and a deed of trust upon the property to secure the payment of the purchase money. DANIEL CALL, Executor Of the last Will and Testament of ROBERT MEANS, deceased. October 17. tds
GEORGE WATT has just received, and offers FOR SALE, Sicily, Madeira, and Sherry WINE, by the Hhd and Gr. case, Green Coffee, Orleans Sugar by the Hhd; German Platinum by the piece or case, half pint Glass Tumblers in cases of 1000 each, and New York Soap & Candles.
ON HAND , Madeira Wine, Oranges and Marcecorado Sugar, Green Coffee, Molasses, Prime Pork, Liverpool and Stone Ware, Souchong, Hyssope, Skin and Gunpowder Tea, Spanish Sagar, Raisins, Almonds, Nutmegs, Window Glass, Men's & Women's Shoes, which he will dispose of by wholesale on reasonable terms. July 22. tf