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YEAR 2.
Thursday, November 6, 1806.
No. 2.
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Foreign News.
NORFOLK, Octo. 25.
Last night the letter-bag of the Ship Shepherdess , whose loss we announced in our paper of yesterday evening, was brought up to town. From our correspondent in London, we have received papers from the 30th of August to the 8th September, inclusive, and our mercantile friends have politely furnished us with other papers of cotemporaneous dates, and Lloyd's List to the 6th of September.
The contents of these papers are of the first interest, and induce us to issue an extra paper.
The circumstance which is deemed of most importance, is the refusal of the Emperor of Russia, to ratify the Treaty concluded with so much haste by his Minister at Paris. The utmost activity prevails throughout this monarch's dominions, & every thing announces the renewal of war. The King of Prussia has taken the alarm, and is arming with great activity, his dispute with Sweden is in a fair way of accommodation, and a northern confederacy of Germany with Russia, Sweden and Denmark is forming. The new king of Holland and the king of Prussia are at variance. The negotiations between France and England from what we perceive, have made no progress, the prevailing opinion appears to be against peace.
The British and French armies in Calabria, have met, and we give the official detail of an action which has crowned the British with immortal glory. Less than Five Thousand British, defeated Seven Thousand French with immense loss in slain and made prisoners. It does not appear that the consequences have corresponded with the brilliancy of the achievement. The proximity of Messina, with a powerful army, compelled the British to re-embark for Sicily.
The arrival of Jerome Buonaparte in France, is celebrated as
a naval triumph. Fortune and his heels, and not his courage, have given eclat to this young naval hero. The Gibraltar , of 80 guns, chased him for 48 hours, and having got very near to him, a shot from the stern chaser of Jerome, carried away the fore-topmast of the Gibraltar , and thus he escaped. It was Jerome who fell in with, and destroyed a large part of the Quebec fleet.
A detail of further victories of the British in Calabria, subsequent to the grand action, will be given in our next.
LONDON GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY,
September 5.
DOWNING STREET, Sept. 4, 1806.
A dispatch has been this day received by the right hon. William Windham, one of his majesty's principal secretaries of state, from major general Sir John Stuart, commanding his majesty's troops acting in Calabria, of which the following is a copy:—
Camp on the Plain of Maida, July 6, 1806.
SIR, It is with the most heartfelt satisfaction that I have the honor of reporting to you, for the information of his majesty, the particulars of an action, in which the French army quartered in this province have sustained a signal defeat by the troops under my command.
General Regnier, having been apprised of our disembarkation at St. Eufemia, appears to have made a rapid march from Reggio, uniting, as he advanced, his detached corps, for the purpose of attacking, and with his characteristic confidence of defeating us.
On the afternoon of the 3rd inst. I received intelligence that he had that day encamped near Maida, about ten miles distant from our position, that his force consisted at the moment of about 4000 infantry and 3000 cavalry, together with four pieces of artillery, and that he was in expectation of being joined within a day or two by 3000 more troops, who were marching after him in a second division.
I determined therefore to advance towards his position, and having left four companies of Waterville's regiment under major Fisher to protect the stores, and occupy a work which had been thrown up at our landing place, the body of the army marched the next morning according to the following detail.
Advanced Corps. —Lieut. colonel Kempt, with two four pounders. Light infantry battalion. Detachment removal Corsican rangers. Detachment royal Sicilian volunteers.
1st Brigade. —Brigadier general Cole, with three four-pounders. Grenadier battalion, 8th regiment.
2d Brigade. —Brigadier general Ackland, with three four-pounders. 78th regiment. 81st regiment.
3d Brigade. —Colonel Oswald, with two four-pounders. 58th regiment. Waterville's regiment, five companies.
20th regiment, lieutenant-colonel Ross, landing during the action.
Reserve of Artillery. —Major Lemoine. Four six-pounders & two howitzers.
Total. —Rank and file, including the Royal Artillery, 4795.
General Regnier was encamped on the side of a woody hill, below the village of Maida, sloping into the plain of St. Eufemia; his flanks were strengthened by a thick impervious underwood. The Amato, a river perfectly fordable, but of which the sides are
extremely marshy, ran along his front; my approach to him from the sea side (along the borders of which I directed my march, until I had nearly turned his left) was across a spacious plain, which gave him every opportunity of minutely observing my movements.
After some loose firing of the flankers to cover the deployments of the two armies, by nine o'clock in the morning the opposing fronts were warmly engaged, when the prowess of the rival nations seemed now fairly to be at trial before the world, and the superiority was greatly and gloriously decided to be our own.
The corps which formed the right of the advanced line was the battalion of light infantry commanded by lieutenant-colonel Kempt, consisting of the light companies of the 20th, 27th, 35th, 61st, 81st, and Waterville's, together with 150 chosen battalion men of the 35th regiment, under major Robinson. Directly opposed to them was the favourite French regiment of Premiere Legere. The two corps at the distance of about one hundred yards fired reciprocally a few rounds, when as if by mutual agreement, the firing was suspended, and in close compact order, and awful silence, they advanced towards each other, until their bayonets began to cross. At this momentous crisis the enemy became appalled. They broke, and endeavoured to fly, but it was too late; they were overtaken with the most dreadful slaughter.
Brigadier general Ackland, whose brigade was immediately on the left of the light infantry, with great spirit availed himself of this favourable moment to press instantly forward upon the corps in his front; the brave 78th regiment, commanded by lieutenant-colonel Macleod, and the 81st regiment, under major Plenderleath, both distinguished themselves on this occasion. The enemy fled with dismay and disorder before them, leaving the plain covered with their dead and wounded.
The enemy being thus completely discomfited on their left, began to make a new effort with their right, in hopes of recovering the day. They were resisted most gallantly by the brigade under brigadier general Cole. Nothing could shake the undaunted firmness of the grenadiers under lieut. colonel O'Callaghan, and of the 27th regiment under lieutenant-colonel Smith. The cavalry, successively repelled from before their front, made an effort to turn their left, when lieutenant-colonel Ross, who had that morning landed from Messina with the 20th regiment, and was coming up to the army during the action, having observed the movement, threw his regiment opportunely into a small cover upon their flank, and by a heavy and well directed fire, entirely disconcerted this attempt.
This was the last feeble struggle of the enemy, who now, astonished and dismayed by the intrepidity with which they were assailed, began precipitately to retire, leaving the field covered with carnage. Above 700 bodies of their dead have been buried upon the ground. The wounded and prisoners already in our hands (among which are general Compe, and an aid-de-camp, the lieutenant-colonel of the Swiss regiment, and a long list of officers of different rank,) amount to above 1000. There are also above 1000 men left in Montelone and the different posts between this and Reggio, who have mostly notified their readiness to surrender, whenever a British force shall be
sent to receive their submission, and to protect them from the fury of the people. The peasantry are hourly bringing in fugitives, who were dispersed in the woods and mountains after the battle. In short, never has the pride of our presumptuous enemy been more severely humbled, nor the superiority of British troops more gloriously proved than in the events of this memorable day.
His majesty may, perhaps, still deign to appreciate more highly the achievements of this little army, when it is known that the second division which the enemy were said to be expecting had all joined them the night before the action; no statement that I have heard of their numbers places them at a less calculation than 7000 men. Our victorious infantry continued the pursuit of the routed enemy so long as they were able; but as the latter dispersed in every direction, and we were under the necessity of preserving our order, the trial of speed became unequal.
The total loss occasioned to the enemy by this conflict cannot be less than 4000 men. When I oppose to the above our small comparative loss as underneath detailed, his majesty will, I hope, discern in the fact the happy effects of that established discipline to which we owe the triumphs by which our army has been lately so highly distinguished.
I am now beginning my march southward, preparatory to my return to Sicily, for which station I shall re-embark with the army, as soon as his Sicilian majesty shall have arranged a disposition of his own forces to secure those advantages which have been gained by the present expedition. There seldom has happened an action in which the zeal and personal exertions of individuals were so imperiously called for as the present; seldom an occasion where a general had a fairer opportunity of observing them. The general officers, and those who commanded regiments, will feel a stronger test of their merits in the circumstances that have been detailed of their conduct, than in any eulogium I could presume to pass upon them.
The 58th, and Waterville's regiment, commanded by lieutenant-colonels Johnson and Waterville, which formed the reserve under col. Oswald, were ably directed in their application to that essential duty. The judgement and effect with which our artillery was directed by Major Lemoine, was in our dearth of cavalry, of most essential use; and I have a pleasure in reporting the effective services of that valuable and distinguished corps.
To the several departments in the army every acknowledgment is due; but to no officer am I bound to express them so fully, on my part, as to lieutenant-colonel Bunbury, the deputy quartermaster general, to whose zeal and activity, and able arrangements in the important branch of service which he directs, the army, as well as myself are under every marked obligation.
From captain Tomlin, the acting head of the adjutant general's department, and from the officers of my own family, I have received much active assistance. Among the latter, I am to mention lieutenant-colonel Moore, of the 23d light dragoons, who being in Sicily for his health at the time of our departure, solicited permission to accompany me on the expedition; he was wounded in the execution of my orders.
From the medical department under the direction of Mr. Grievs the deputy inspector, I am to acknowledge much professional attention, the more so, as their la-
bors have been greatly accumulated by the number of wounded prisoners, who have become, equally with our own, the subject of their care. The scene of action was too far from the sea to enable us to derive any direct co-operation from the navy; but admiral Sir Sidney Smith, who had arrived in the bay in the evening before the action, had directed such a disposition of ships and gun-boats as would have greatly favoured us, had events obliged us to retire. The solicitude, however, of every part of the navy to be of use to us, the promptitude with which the seamen hastened on shore with our supplies, their anxiety to assist our wounded, and the tenderness with which they treated them, would have been an affecting circumstance to observers, even the most indifferent. To me it was particularly so. Captain Fellowes, of H. M's. ship Apollo , has been, specially attached to this expedition by the rear admiral; and, in every instance of professional service, I beg leave to mention our grateful obligations to this officer, as well as captains Cockett and Watson, agents of transports, who acted under his orders—Captain Bulkeley, my aid-de-camp, who will have the honor of presenting this letter to you, has attended me through the whole of the services in the Mediterranean, and will therefore be able to give you every additional information on the subject of my present communication. I have the honor to be &c.
J. Stuart, Maj. Gen. Return of the killed and wounded of the British Troops.
One officer, three sergeants, forty-one rank and file killed.—Eleven officers, eight sergeants, two drummers, two hundred and sixty-one rank and file wounded.
September 5.
Refusal of the Emperor Alexander to ratify the Peace with France—Answer sent off to Lord Lauderdale's dispatches—Operations in Calabria—Preparations of Prussia.
Intelligence pours upon us from all quarters.—Dutch papers arrived last night to the 31st ult.—Paris to the 2nd inst.—the Hamburg mails of Sunday and Wednesday—and Sicilian papers to the end of July. An extraordinary Gazette with the official details from our brave army in Calabria, was published this morning.
The most prominent and important fact is, the Emperor of Russia , has refused to ratify the treaty concluded at Paris by M. D'Oubril.
M. D'Oubril arrived at Petersburg, as we stated yesterday early in August, on the 5th. A grand council was immediately summoned, at which his imperial majesty presided in person. There were present besides—
The baron De Buberg minister for foreign affairs.
The prince Lapousckin, minister of justice.
The comte Ketchoubey, minister of the interior.
The comte Zavadosky, minister of public instruction.
The comte Vasilioff, minister of the finances.
The comte Romanzoff, minister of commerce—and
General Vasmittinoff, minister of the land forces.
The council, after having taken the treaty into consideration, M. D'Oubril being present, decided upon the rejection, which was immediately upon the breaking of the council, officially notified to all the foreign ministers resident at Petersburg. Couriers were immediately sent off in all directions—to all the Russian ministers at the different courts—

by all the foreign ministers at Petersburg to their respective courts. This most important intelligence was brought by Basilico from Lord Lauderdale, who sent him off after the arrival of the chevalier Groshowsky with the intelligence from Petersburg. It is said, however, that his lordship had a conference with M. Talleyrand, after the arrival of the chevalier Groshowsky, and that Basilico was not dispatched till after that conference. The intelligence of the refusal to ratify the treaty with France, was also received from Mr. Thornton at Hamburg, whilst the cabinet council was sitting yesterday upon the dispatches from Paris. Mr. Thornton received the information from the Russian consul at Hamburg, and instantly dispatched Donaldson the Messenger to London. The cabinet council sate yesterday from two to half past three. There was present Lord Grenville, Lord Spencer, Lord Howick, Lord Sidmouth, Lord Henry Petty, and Mr. Windham.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 17.
His Britannic majesty's consul general for the middle and southern states of America, publishes for the information of the merchants and traders whom it doth or may concern, the annexed proclamation, issued on the 20th of August last, by his majesty's lieutenant governor of the island of Jamaica.
P. BOND.
JAMAICA, ss.
By his honor lieutenant general Sir Eyre Coote, knight of the most honorable order of the Bath and of the Crescent, lieutenant governor and commander in chief in and over this his majesty's island of Jamaica, and other the territories thereon depending in America, chancellor and vice-admiral of the same,
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS I have thought fit by my proclamation, bearing date the first day of April last, to permit until the 31st day of December next, the free importation of sheep, hogs, poultry, small and live stock of all kinds, fruit and all sorts of fish, flour, corn, meal, bread, rice, peas, beans, and lumber of every description, in vessels belonging to neutral and other states in amity with Great Britain upon the like terms, charges and conditions, and subject to the same rules, regulations, visitations, and searches, as are observed with respect to British vessels in the like cases; and whereas, the exigency of the case appears to require that the free importation of the several articles therein and herein particularly enumerated should be further permitted until six months notice be given to the contrary: I do now therefore issue this my proclamation, permitting, until six months notice be given to the contrary, the free importation of sheep, hogs, poultry, small and live stock of all kinds, fruit and all sorts of fish, flour, corn, meal, bread, rice, peas, beans, and lumber of every description, in vessels belonging to neutral and other states in amity with Great Britain, upon the like terms, charges, and conditions, and subject to the same rules, regulations, visitations and searches, as are observed with respect to British vessels in the like cases:
And I do hereby permit all vessels importing the foregoing articles under the authority of this proclamation to export from this island molasses from a place or places, upon the like terms, charges and conditions, as are observed with respect to vessels in the like case any person or persons may have provision or cargo under this proclamation, to introduce any other goods herein enumerated, measures immediately adopted, for the use of the ship or vessel so contravening the law.
By my hand and seal
at arms, at St. Jago de la Vega, this 20th day of August, in the year of our Lord 1806, and of his majesty's reign the forty-sixth.
E. COOTE.
By his honor's command, W. CATHCART, sec'y ry. GOD SAVE THE KING.
From the Ledger.
NORFOLK, October 20.
Captain Chace, who arrived in Hampton Roads on Saturday last from Liverpool, on the 12th instant spoke the brig Fame from Rotterdam, bound to Providence, R. I. which she left the 10th September. The capt. of the Fame informed captain C. that for some time before he sailed, the strongest expectations of peace were entertained, but that a few days before he sailed, the prospect was entirely changed; accounts from Paris had been received which banished every hope of peace, and nothing but a continuation of the war was calculated upon.
Domestic Summary.
ABINGDON, Oct. 11, 1806.
During the present sitting of the District court, for the District of Washington, two men have been sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment in the Jail and Penitentiary house—one for stealing a rifle, and the other for stealing dry Goods from a Pedlar.
SPANISH AFFAIRS.
Extract of a Letter, dated Natchitoches, August 30, 1806.
"On Sunday last his Excellency Governor Claiborne arrived at this place, accompanied by col. Henry Hopkins, adjutant general of the territory of Orleans, and a handsome escort of gentlemen of the county of Rapides; no intelligence of his Excellency's coming was received at Natchitoches, until a few minutes before his arrival, which was announced by a federal salute salute from Fort Claiborne. The governor's arrival has the most favorable impression on the minds of all those of the inhabitants who are attached to the interest of the United States; who saw a large armed force advancing within five leagues of Natchitoches, evincing a hostile disposition, already imprisoning and transporting into the dominions of Spain, no less than five citizens of the United States, who had never offended them; cutting down and taking away the flag of the United States from the Cadod nation, which country was acknowledged to be within the our jurisdiction, and carrying the flag through the country, exhibiting it as a trophy of victory and superiority; an armed party of upwards of three hundred cavalry and mounted infantry, opposing and turning back a scientific exploring party, ascending Red River by order of the president of the United States, under the direction of Major Freeman and Captain Sparks; harboring and protecting slaves absconding from their masters, together with reports of still large reinforcements advancing to join them.
"This situation of affairs will probably prolong for some time his Excellency's stay here, for the purpose of organising and putting himself at the head of such of his militia as may be proper to call in on the occasion."
We have the pleasure to state, that a domestic manufacture of flannel from American wool is commenced, and that the produce of this new branch of manufacture will soon be for sale at the Warehouse for the sale of domestic manufactures, in south Third street.
Several southern gentlemen have entered into engagements for the clothing of their laborers with American manufactured coarse linens, woolens, and stripes.
It is remarkable that the colors of our American printed calicoes, are so much superior to the English, as almost to exclude the latter from the market.
The colors of American calicoes are all fixed, and will wash, and the patterns are equal to foreign manufacture.
A considerable supply of American linens of excellent quality has been lately deposited at the domestic warehouse—it is the produce of the soil and industry of Pennsylvania from beyond the Allegheny ridge, and they are cheaper in quality and quantity, than any German or other foreign goods imported. Aurora.
New-York, Oct. 17.
An ingenious project of fortifying the harbor of New-York at the Narrows, between Long Island and Staten Island, by Mr. Archibald Robertson of New-York, has been forwarded to gen. Dearborn, the secretary of war. The mode proposed is by a chain and boom, anchored at a salient angle between Signal Hill and the shoal opposite Denise's: the chain to be defended by batteries and gun-boats. It is reported that the proposal of Mr. Robertson has been very favorably spoken of by col. Williams.
FROM THE LITCHFIELD WITNESS.
50,000,000 Dollars Reward.
Ran away from the subscriber, at 12 o'clock of the night following the 3d of March, 1801, One Standing Army—one Navy—one Sedition Act—one Stamp Act—one Land Tax—with a great number of other taxes, too numerous to mention in an advertisement. Also—sixteen newly constructed Patent Fudges—one Eight per cent Loan—and one "stupendous Fabric of Human Invention,"—newly built, upon an approved model, with improvements.
All of which domestics, together with a great number of an inferior rank, were dressed in uniform, and had on when they went away, home-made piety-cloth, outside coats, British manufactured close bodied ditto, with vests and pantalettes of the same; British hats decorated with American Eagles for cockades, and Swarow boots, completely finished from the original model. Took with them when they went away 200 bales of National Debts, with the same quantity of National Blessings; 2000 bales of British Systems of Taxation; 2000 superfluous Royal Expectations; one partly finished King's Crown; a large number of unfinished Mirres copied from approved models, by the hand of a consummate artist. Together with a large number of titles of honor, such as Lords, Dukes, Marquis, Viscounts, &c. &c. And almost an innumerable quantity of Coronets, Stars, and Garters—all finished by the hand of a master. Whoever will return said deserters, and the before mentioned articles, to ourself shall receive the above reward, in approved bills of exchange upon the state of Connecticut, America—and John Bull & Co. in Europe.
Given under our hand at ***** this ninth year of our intended reign, and first day of the month Shebeth.
Doctor Wilson,
Of the city of Richmond having regularly qualified himself to practice Physic has engaged in the Apothecary business in that place. He has just received at his shop opposite the stores of Messrs. John & Robert Gamble and Neel M'Cooll his full supply of Medicines, which embraces a general variety. Experience has too often proved that Physicians are disappointed and their patients injured or lost by using adulterated medicines, or from the ignorance of Apothecaries—Knowing that it is of the first importance his object will be to prepare his medicines genuine and according to principles which regulate the practice of Physicians.
Physicians who live in or visit Lynchburg as well as retailers of medicines may be enabled to judge of his very low price by calling at the Office of the Lynchburg Star.
Families can be served with medicines at any article of medicine accompanied with proper directions as to its use.
Richmond, 10th September, 1806.
The Star.
Lynchburg.
Thursday, November 6.
To the politeness of a merchant of this place are we indebted for the mass of important Foreign Intelligence contained in the first columns of this day's paper. The news appeared in Noriolk, in an Extra half sheet, on the 25th ult. and was dispatched hither.
At a considerable expence, for the future publication of this paper, an excellent new type has been procured.—Other improvements are contemplated, both in materials & management, so as to render the establishment worthy of the patronage already received.
The most enlightened and independent Editors of Newspapers throughout the United States have, from nearly the commencement of this establishment, sent their papers in exchange.—For this spirited treatment we are grateful: and shall, on every future and fit occasion, manifest the sense we entertain of this service.
In a country where Books are enormously dear, the Terms proposed by Mr. Prichard of Richmond, must be acceptable to a community devoted to Literature; with a view to aid the interests of which, we give Mr. P's. advertisement a place to day.
Nicholas T. Perkins, Esquire, a member of the Legislature of Tennessee in a circular letter under date 18th September, addressed to his constituents, states that—An Act is passed for the division of the State into 6 Surveyors districts, exclusive of the country south of French Broad and Holston, to each of which there is appointed a Surveyor General.—That An Act is passed for the division of the State into Sections, each six miles square, and for the maintenance of Schools—Two Registers of the Land-Office are appointed, one for East, another for West Tennessee—Also Commissioners to examine and ascertain the validity of Land Claims—An Act for laying out two Roads which will connect Tennessee with Georgia.—A College is to be established at Nashville, now incorporated—A resolution was passed fixing the seat of Government at Kingston, near S. W. Point.
Col. Burr arrived at Nashville on the 25th of September.
(From the Farmer's Cabinet.)
THE MEDLEY.
By Messrs. Ramble & Plodwell.
NOBLE DEEDS.
Moore in his Journal in France at the beginning of the revolution in that country, mentions several instances of disinterestedness and magnanimity in some of the soldiers, who might have enriched themselves with plunder after the palace of the king was taken.—"Some poor fellows, who had not clothes on their backs, brought little sacks of gold and silver coin, and deposited them, unopened, in the hall of the national assembly."—"It is in the time of great political struggles and revolutions, that the minds of men are apt to be excited above the selfish considerations of ordinary life; those are the epochs of great virtues and great vices. It is an error to imagine that men in the lowest ranks of life are unsusceptible of heroic and generous sentiments. All who are susceptible of enthusiasm, are capable of being actuated by them. It is the minions of fortune; those who have been pampered from their infancy by the hand of luxury, and early accustomed to every kind of profusion, whose minds sink into torpor for want of exertion; it is such as those, that are most likely to be unsusceptible of generous sentiments, and incapable of heroic efforts."
ANIMATION RESTORED.
The following instance of suspended animation is perhaps one of the most remarkable in the annals of the Humane Society.
Mr. H. Crowfoot, surgeon, of Beccles, was called professionally to Kessingland on Tuesday, the 27th ult. and met accidentally a cart containing, as he was told, the body of a soldier. The history of the supposed deceased man was briefly this, that on the preceding day, about 11 o'clock, (after suffering shipwreck with a part of the 28th regiment of foot) he sunk in a state of insensibility upon the deck of the ship, where he remained during the night, and was said to have perished through the inclemency of the weather. He was brought ashore between 10 and 11 the next day, and was left upon the beach for more than an hour, under a conviction that he was as represented by the bystanders, a lifeless corpse. Mr. C. desired to examine the body, and perceiving, he thought, some remaining warmth about the heart, he resolved to use his endeavours to restore the man. To the astonishment of those present he very fortunately succeeded, after three hours unwearied application by the means usually employed by the London Humane Society.—The person saved is Serjeant Bubb.
From the recital of the above, the reflection naturally arises, that too many are consigned to an untimely and premature interment, and that the serjeant would have added to the number, but for the active skill of Mr. H. Crowfoot. May the promulgation of this fact serve, as it is intended, the cause of humanity, and incite others to follow the example! The Managers of the Royal Humane Society, at their monthly meeting, unanimously voted the Honorary Medallion to Mr. Crowfoot, as a permanent memorial of his professional ability and abundant humanity— Exegit monumentum are perennius. His beneficent exertions have been attested by the Rev. Mr. Maurice, of Normanstone and Captain Reed, a Member of the Trinity Corporation. The Medal will be presented by the noble Chairman on the day of the Anniversary Festival; the ingenious practitioner having promised his attendance on so interesting an occasion.
Yours, &c.
W. HAWES.
An account of Cayenne, by a Gentleman who went there the beginning of the year 1802.
Cayenne has nearly 500 miles of the sea-coast; the soil is in general of a very superior quality, but it is better adapted for the cultivation of cotton, cocoa, annate, and spice, than for sugar or coffee. The almost continual rains which fall there prevent them procuring fuel for the manufacture of sugar or preserving coffee.
Negroes, formerly slaves, who were emancipated by the late system of government established in France in 1793, exceeded 13,000; but owing to their late bad habits are reduced to 11,000, although there were 1500 captured and carried in there since; of the 11,000 about 5,000 work as labourers, & the able women and men get 7d. the boys and girls 5d. sterling per day; bank days regularly stopped and no allowance more of any kind is given to them; if sick, no medical attendance or nourishment whatever is afforded; but they are treated in that indifferent manner which laborers are in Europe, but without the advantage of relief from charitable institutions. About 5,000 negroes, who were formerly slaves, live, in the vicinity of the town, and have given encouragement to 30 additional billiard tables (there are 40 in all, in the town and suburbs.) These people plant cassava near to the town where there is a very extensive tract of unoccupied land, & are employed in this way and in taking cat and other bad soft fish in the mud near the town, about three hours daily. They make a dish which is the farina (cassava flour) of the fish mentioned, and country pepper; this is called pimentelle , and on this they make

their repast daily, contriving on all occasions to get taff (low wines or rum only once distilled), with which they are daily intoxicated. The clothing on the 11,000 people before-mentioned, at a fair valuation, is not worth so many pence. Intoxication, want of cloaths, nourishment, medical attendance, &c. account for the decrease. The old well disposed negroes are disconsolate, and earnestly wish for the old system.
Religion, none; there are two churches in town, the field artillery is in one, and the oxen for the army in the other; only one clergyman remained in the colony.
Produce, about 1150 bales cotton; 800 hds. rocou, or annatto; 100,000 lbs. cocoa; 80,000 lbs. cloves.
There is a great variety of beautiful and valuable wood furniture: there was a Swedish ship taking in a load of it for London, making a second voyage with it.
White inhabitants not employed in the government or administration, 1000—a great number of old military men, mostly very respectable, many very old, but all chagrined and poor, in consequence of their being deprived of their former resources.
Government—Victor Hughes is not only supreme, but is without council, comptroller, or any check whatever on his conduct; he has augmented the imposts ten fold; he is carrying on an extensive mercantile business, and with the authority he possesses to relax or insist on the duties, he procures every thing that is desirable. His measures, as formerly, are rude and arbitrary; he will not allow a planter to kill his own cattle, but insists on their being sent to his butcher, who accounts to the planter as he pleases, and if he spares him five or six pounds of his ox it is a favor. Hogheads of fish, barrels of herrings, &c. are opened on the quay and inspected, before a planter can convey it to his plantation: this is a precaution to get the ten per cent. import duty. Planters by this delay are often detained one and sometimes two tides. Duties on imports and exports ten per cent. even on lumber and provisions.
Fortification,—has been strong; the old town is walled round, and has a deep ditch; nothing has been done to the works during the late war, and they are now in a ruinous state, most of the guns dismounted; they depend on the want of water, there being only two and a half fathom within cannon shot of it.
Garrison—consists of about 1200 men, of whom 800 are Europeans, 400 black—they are badly clothed and fed; the black troops get salt fish and farina, sometimes herrings, and corn roasted in the ears.—There is a chief of division there, but Victor is at the head of every thing.
Cloves are very much cultivated, and do not require more care than coffee, are very productive; a garden 200 yards by 150, produced 400 lbs. last year, and was the first time of their bearing; it was expected to make 600 lbs. this year. The republic has a very extensive clove walk, which will, it is expected, produce 50,000 lbs. this year.
Birds—more different species here than in any place I ever was in; a collection of 420 was lately sent by Victor to madame Bonaparte, and another of the same kind remains; they are beautiful.
Quadrupeds—a great number of different species; small deer in abundance.
FROM A PARIS PAPER. THIRD ADDRESS. TO THE BRITISH NATION
A pamphlet has lately appeared from one of your presses, said to be written under the sanction of your ministry, and which, from the notice taken of it in the journals devoted to your administration, must at least be countenanced by them. Far be it from me to impute to a whole nation, the infamy which attaches to the author and supporters of this work. Mankind are seldom corrupt and profligate in great masses. A wayward, short-sighted, perfidious policy may disgrace a Cabinet composed of a few individuals, yet indeed are the examples of whole
nations giving way to the debasing influence of selfish, dishonorable, and disgraceful motives.
The history of the political relations of all nations had taught us, that interrelated considerations, too often entered into the discussions of cabinets, and decided the fate of empires. Still there had been always preferred some regard to those moral principles which ought to form the basis of the intercourse of nations—and amidst all the struggles of ambition or avarice, every sovereign had hitherto endeavoured to cloak his defalcation under the specious appearance of justice. Hence modern history scarcely furnishes us an example of war, which has not been preceded by manifestoes, in which the justice of the war on the part of the affiant has been attempted to be supported. It was referred for your ministry to offer the first example of a shameless avowal of a contempt for justice, and of a determination to regulate its conduct, not by a regard either to its own rights or the rights of neutral nations, but by the simple measures of its supposed, its imaginary, and I believe it will prove, its fallacious interests.
The most bitter aspersions of your enemies have been mild, compared to the infamous calumnies of your friends. No nation had conceived against your ministry opinions so unfavorable. No one had ascribed to them sentiments so unprincipled as this ministerial agent has dated to avow.
Leaving as untenable ground, the question of rights, knowing, as he well did, that neutrals had already submitted to more than he could maintain on this point, he enters into a cool and infamous calculation of interest, and treats of the right and privileges of neutrals and independent nations, as he would for a pecuniary consideration in sugar or coffee—as a mere question of expediency, in which the amount to be gained was to be coolly weighed against the quantity to be hazarded or lost. It is upon this ground of expediency alone, that one can meet this atrocious enemy, because he has not designed to give us a single argument to prove that Great Britain had a right to extend her principles against the neutral trade. Setting out therefore upon the basis, that it is a mere question of plunder and profit which your government is now agitating, you will find it difficult to throw a few ideas into the scale, to show that plunder may be in one side of the balance, and real profit in the other.
The only argument of any moment advanced to show that it is the interest of Great Britain to shake off the shackles of justice, public faith and morality, is, that the neutrals (that is, the Americans; for they alone are intended) bring the produce of their enemy's colonies to market to much cheaper, that they under sell the West India merchants of Great Britain, and thus ruin the planters in their Caribee islands. Thus then, it is to preserve the Caribee islands from destruction, that Great Britain would force America into a war. And have your ministry so soon forgotten, the distress which prevailed in the Caribee islands last year, when the American trade was only for one moment suspended? Is it possible to supply your islands with the necessaries of life, without the aid of the U. S.? There is not an island in the West Indies but depreciates the idea of a war with the U. S. But a war with the U. S. states will not be the consequence, you say, and you found yourselves on the extended and defencelss nature of their commerce—on their intestine divisions; and on the state of their revenue (1).
As to the first, let me assure you, that you know little of the American character, and very little of their temper towards Great Britain, if you suppose the property they have at sea exposed to your rapacity will defer them from asserting their rights. They know well that before your cruisers can get advices of the war, a large part of their vessels will be at home, and you will find from this moment they will be extremely careful how they begin new enterprises. But the people of America know too, that they have offensive as well as defencelss means, and the experience of eight years war with you has taught them, that in a contest of mere plunder; if you chuse to resort to it, they have the advantage of you, with all your 700 ships of war. If in the war of 1775, poor, miserable, unprovided, with only 15,000 leaven, they could strike a deep blow at your commerce, could supply themselves with all the articles of foreign produce at a cheaper rate than you had them yourselves, what could they now do, with an increased capital five times greater than at that period, with 80,000 seamen, with a small but excellent marine, and with the capacity to equip 20 ships of the line in one year for the defence of their sea coasts. Recollect that the American coast is not the coast of blockades, that for six months it is not possible to watch their harbors, and that during that period, their hardy seamen, accustomed to those dangers, would seek their entry to their ports. Let it be recollected too that your Canadian possessions which produce you more than one million per annum, would not again be in vain attacked by them. Seven millions of people, rich, provided with every article necessary to war, united under one government, are not to be compared with 1,500,000 poor colonies, divided between loyalty and liberty, and totally unprovided with the implements of war.
Massachusetts alone can bring into the field in three days 56,000 disciplined militia, armed and equipped, and capable of doing service not like the volunteers of St. James's, but hardy yeomanry, accustomed to labor and hardships such men as the duke of Northumberland saw at Bunkerhill, and such heroes as surrounded Burgoyne at Saratoga. New Eng and counts at present 200,000 men actually bearing arms.
But we are said to be divided (—W.
are so, as to internal politics, but as to resistance to foreign inroads we have but one sentiment. Mr. Jefferson bears the national sword, and if it be once drawn in defence of our commercial rights, his internal political enemies will be the first to support him.—Battles, a man who should notice our internal divisions as an obstacle to a contest with G. Britain, knows nothing of your internal politics. He should know, that the majority who support Mr. Jefferson have always been violently anti-Britannic. It is the party opposed to Mr. Jefferson who are the most largely concerned in trade, who will be the most affected by these measures, who have already called loudly upon the government to redress their injuries, and who are ready to stake their lives and fortunes in support of their national rights.
We are then united on this question, and G. Britain will soon see that a nation who as feeble colonies dared (alone for 3 years) to brave her powers, will not long hesitate to avenge their injured rights against a government, who in defence of every sacred principle, should openly attack them.
But it is said we have not much revenue.—To be sure we are not burdened and crushed with taxes as the people of G. Britain; but a nation is not rich in proportion to her revenue, but in proportion to her capacity to raise them. Let us examine our comparative strength. First, G. Britain has 1,000,000 of subjects. We have 7,000,000 of citizens. Her national debt is 2,000,000,000 of dollars, ours is 80,000,000, or in other words hers is 12 times greater than ours in proportion to numbers. Her exports are about double the amount of ours, though ours are as great as hers were at the beginning of our war with her. We have more than half the number of tons of shipping that she has and more than half the number of seamen. Our ordinary revenue is about 2,000,000, and her ordinary revenue is but about 70,000,000.—In other words her revenue or exports, shipping nor any thing else is as great a ratio to her debt as ours is to ours. We are therefore richer. We have no direct tax, nor any excise of any nature whatever. Let us tax ourselves (and we should do it cheerfully, to preserve our rights) as much as the British tax themselves, and we can support a war against her for half a century. We can take Canada, Nova-Scotia, and have her W. India Islands.
AN AMERICAN.
(1) The English government has in the same manner, ever calculated upon reducing France by means of her intestine divisions and the exhaustion of her revenue. In March 1795, Lord Auckland and declared in the House of Lords, that the Committee of Public Safety in France had expended more in two months than the whole amount of the national debt of England! From this his lordship boldly concluded, that it was utterly impossible for France to hold out but a single year longer against the powerful arms (that is, the long purse) of England. In the same spirit of conquering the world by calculation, Sir Francis D'Ivernois has published for these ten years past, under the sanction of the British government ten successive pamphlets to prove arithmetically, that France must perish the year after—by her finances.
THE ARGUS.
NOTICE.
THE Public is cautioned against purchasing from Uriah Bobbet, ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE BUSHELS AND TWENTY-FOUR POUNDS OF WHEAT which the said Bobbet has delivered from my plantation in Amherst, at Lynch's Mills, and receipted for the same in his own name, and refuses to deliver the receipts to the subscriber, being the rightful owner thereof. The Miller is forwarded and forbid to deliver the said wheat to Bobbet's receipts—one bearing date, September 16th, 1806, for 146 bushels, and 24 pounds—the other the 20th of the same month and year for 45 bushels.
SAMUEL HILL.
Oct. 16, 1806. [3w1]
To be Sold
AT public auction, on the premises, on Saturday the 22d day of November next, for Cash, for the purpose of satisfying sundry claims of William Fenwick, surviving partner of William Fenwick, & Co. A Tract of LAND, situated in the county of Campbell, a few miles below the Court house, containing four hundred acres, more or less, conveyed to me in Trust by James Miller; which tract is composed of three parcels—one purchased by James Miller of William McKinney, another of Thomas Wheat, and the third of William Green—Acting only as trustee I shall only sell the title acquired under the conveyance from Miller; It is therefore presumed that those disposed to purchase will inform themselves of the validity of the title, and of the quality of the Land.
JOHN DABNEY, Trustee.
Oct. 28th, 1806. 600t.
NOW READY FOR PRESS,
And will be published immediately after the next session of the General Assembly,
BY SAMUEL PLEASANTS, JUN
VOLUME SECOND of the
Revised Code;
CONTAINING
A COLLECTION of all the Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, of a public and permanent nature, as have been passed since the session of 1804; to which will be added, such acts of the same nature, as may be passed at the session of 1806.
TOGETHER WITH AN APPENDIX
IN WHICH WILL BE INSERTED
I. Such Public Acts as have been omitted in the last edition of the Revised Code.
II. A compilation of the several laws for the establishment of the James
River, Potomac, Appomattox, and Dinwiddie Swamp Canal Companies; in all of which the state has an interest.
III. Acts for the establishment of the Mutual Assurance Society against fire on buildings of the state or Virginia.
IV. Laws concerning the Northern Neck.
V. A Table of Fines, Forfeitures, Penalties and Amercements, designating such as are to the use of the
Commonwealth; such as go towards lessening the county levy; such as belong to individuals; and such as are appropriated to any particular object.
VI. Acts for establishing Turnpike roads.
VII. Acts authorizing the erection of Toll Bridges.
All the acts comprised in this volume have been carefully corrected by a gentleman of the bar—Notes of reference to former and subsequent statutes, are annexed to each chapter, and a copious INDEX will be given at the end of the work.
Prices.
I. It shall be printed on an entire new type, of a size larger than that used in the last edition of the Revised Code, published in 1803.
II. The paper shall be of good quality, and the book when bound, will form a volume in large octavo, to match the first volume of the same work.
The number of pages cannot be ascertained, though it is expected, from the matter of which the book will be composed, (there being ninety five new chapters in the continuation from 1801 to 1805, and upwards of one hundred omitted acts) that it will contain nearly as many pages as the last edition.
III. The price to subscribers will be Five Dollars, to be paid on delivery of the book—to non-subscribers the price will be considerably enhanced.
** Subscriptions are received by the Subscriber, in Richmond.
Oct. 24.
TAVERN.
THE subscriber takes the liberty of informing his friends and the public, that he has opened the Tavern formerly occupied by Mr. John Thompson, in New London, in the East end of the town, near the Court house and opposite Dr. Jennings's.
It is not unusual on these occasions to set forth pompous advertisements, filled with spacious promises, few, and sometimes none are complied with; on the contrary, he will only say that he will do every thing in his power to render his House and Stable comfortable.
THOMAS LAWTON.
New-London, Nov. 4. if.
To be Rented,
THAT noted stand in Liberty, Bedford County, (occupied by Mr. William B. Anthony) for one or more years, and possession given on the first of December next—For terms apply to WILLIAM PORTER Agt.
FOR
ROBERT LONG.
3rd Nov. 1806. 4w3
AN APPRENTICE.
WANTED to the Coach making business an apprentice, a lad of about 14 or 15 years of age. He must be smart, active, and industrious—None else need apply.
MILBY COTTINGHAM.
Lynchburg, 15th September, 1806
School books &c. Bibles, of all sizes, and best editions.
STATIONARY.
Paper, of various sizes and qualities. Blank Books, ruled and plain, of different sizes.
Parchment—Plain and playing Cards. Slates, Pencils, Wafers, Ink-powder, Penknives, Scissors, Razors, Spectacles, Plotting instruments—Drawing paper Letter Files, Tape, Shot bags, Inkstands.
Tooth brushes, Pounce-boxes, Ivory cutlers.
Quills, Morocco port folios, and Chamber Lamps.
Ladies and Gentlemen's Morocco Pocket Books.
Maps, Charts, Prints of every form and quality.
A general assortment of MUSIC, and MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
All new publications will be constantly received, during the time the proprietor continues in business, and sold at a discount of 5 per cent.
Richmond, October 18th, 1806.
WILLIAM WORD, TAYLOR.
RESPECTFULLY informs the citizens of Lynchburg and the public generally, that he is carrying on the above business on the main street, one door above Mr. Watt's store, and opposite Mr. Wm. Heath's, where all those who think proper to favor him with their custom, may rely on having their work done in the neatest and most fashionable manner—Ladies Dresses, &c. will be made on very reasonable terms.—He wishes to employ one or two JOURNEYMEN.
6th Nov. 1806.
AN APPRENTICE.
WANTED at the Star-Office a Lad between 11 and 15 years of age—The better his education, the more suitable and acceptable will he be.
To Rent,
FOR a year or term of years, and possession given on the first of January next, the
STONE TAVERN
in the Town of Warren, in Albemarle County, which is at present occupied by the subscriber; the tenement is in good repair, and there is attached to it, about fifteen acres of excellent land inclosed and in cultivation; it is an eligible stand, there being no other tavern in the place, and terms will be made easy.
JOHN STAPLES.
NOTICE.
I SHALL Petition the next General Assembly of Virginia, for leave to build a WAREHOUSE, for the reception and inspection of Tobacco, on my lots in the Town of Lynchburg.
ROWLAND JONES.
30th July, 1806.

LAND FOR SALE.
Acres in Kentucky, fork of Licking, in Bourbon, lying from Lexington about nine miles, and from Paris ten miles, all flourishing land, at a Court House; of this Land is of the first quality, with considerable improvements, Orchards, &c. Also a house, which will answer every purpose of a Dry Well, for saving water, &c. in summer; situated convenient to a beautiful emmigrant to build on; and the Title is clear. At the reduced price of EIGHT DOLLARS per Acre, in Cash, if January 1807.
Acres on both sides of the fork of Salt River, in Spencer County, One Third Low Land, the remainder Second and Third rate high Land, with Three improvements; is excellent for Stock, being contiguous to the river, which afford an extensive and good range; and it includes that part of the Jump Lick on which good water has been made, and which serves as a rock instead of giving them Salt, will be sold very low for Cash as above.
400 Acres on Grealy Creek, in Montgomery County, Virginia; a considerable part of which is good Flat Land, affording plenty of fine MEADOW GROUND, a good MILL SEAT, and an excellent Range for Stock of all kinds—Very low for Cash, as above.
138 Acres in Patrick County, on Widgeon Creek, rented by Mr. Brice and improved by him, where he has lived many years.—Price not exceeding THREE DOLLARS.
300 Acres in Bedford County, adjoining Randolph's old Order line on Stanton River, near Mr. Mark Anthony's—At TWENTY SHILLINGS per Acre.
1400 Acres in Campbell County, on Otter River, and on both sides of Flat Creek, including the Seat whereon the subscriber now lives, (which is a beautiful one, situated in the fork, and commanding a delightful prospect of both streams, and of one hundred acres of Low Grounds, there being upwards of two on the tract.) There are several PLANTATIONS on this Tract, sufficient to work Twenty Hands to advantage; Dwelling Houses, Orchards of Apple, Peach, &c. A MILL SEAT viewed by order of Court, and free privilege of building; in a good neighbourhood, and plenty of water for merchant's work, &c. &c. and this land affords plenty of fine Meadow Ground and Lime Stone—Is distant from Lynchburg eighteen, from New-London eight, and from Campbell Court-house ten miles, and is generally acknowledged, on account of soil, situation and convenience, to be equal to any in this part of the country; and will bare dividing into Four good Seats, with a good Plantation on each; on each is proper land for ORCHARDS, of the right height to avoid killing Frosts; and on which is an ORCHARD of Apple and Peach Trees that has not failed of Fruit for upwards of thirty years last past—This Tract altogether may be bought at TWELVE DOLLARS per Acre, to be paid in Four equal half yearly payments, commencing on the first day of January, 1807, &c. at which time possession will be given, and a sufficient Title will be made, on giving Bonds with satisfactory Security, bearing Interest from the date it is not punctually paid.
502 Acres, (part of the Above) called Arthur's old Tract, a large PLANTATION, Dwelling House Overseer's House, some Fruit Trees, and the soil is well known to be equal to any in this part of the country for Tobacco, Corn, and all sorts of Grain; is well watered, some Good Meadow ground, and a plenty of Lime-Stone on it—At SEVEN DOLLARS per Acre, payable on the first of January 1807.
About 20,000 Acres lying in Franklin, Patrick and Botetourt Counties, including several Surveys; one of which (being large) may be divided into Large or Small tracts, so as to accommodate the purchasers—The price will be from ONE SHILLING to FOUR DOLLARS per Acre, according to the Quality and Quantity taken.
Cash, Tobacco at the market price, or principal Merchant's Acceptances, either at Lynchburg, Richmond or Manchester, will be received in payment for the above. JOHN CALLAWAY. October 27th, 1806. tf.
Notice,
BY VIRTUE of a Deed of Trust, executed to me by Thomas Thorp to secure the payment of a certain sum of money therein mentioned,—will be sold to the highest bidder for cash, before the Court-house door in the town of Liberty, on the 10th day of November next—the following Negroes, to wit: GRACEY, and JINNEY, and Jinney's youngest and only child a boy—or so many thereof as will raise the sum mentioned in the said Deed, together with the interest and all charges &c.
SAM. READ, Trustee. Bedford, September 30,—1806.
FOR SALE
A valuable Tract of LAND
OR A HOUSE & LOT
In this place—For terms apply to the subscriber
WILSON DAVENPORT. Oct. 7, 1806. tf.
Just received and for sale at the Star-Office—Price 50 cents—a PAMPHLET entitled
SKETCHES
of the History of France
FROM THE EARLIEST HISTORICAL ACCOUNTS To the present time...1806 With some remarks concerning the Life and Achievements of the celebrated NAPOLEON BO-NAPARTE, now Emperor of France.
[By an American.]
Of this very interesting Pamphlet, notice has already been taken in the Star.—It contains a correct and succinct detail of the principal facts and occurrences during the period specified, and the greater and most important part of Bonaparte's official communications, as French General, Consul, and Emperor. The style is energetic, concise, and classical.
Black Smith
FROM the pressure of employment in the HORSE SHOEING line, and from the encouragement of my friends and the public in general in the BLACKSMITH'S BUSINESS I would wish to employ a sober, well disposed and good Journeyman to the said trade.
TWO brisk apprentices will be taken to the above business.
GEORGE ROBERTS. Lynchburg, August 26th, 1806.
THE Planter's and Farmer's ALMANACK For the year
1807,
IS now published and for sale, by Retail or otherwise, at the Star Office. Besides the Calendar pages, Eclipses, &c. &c. this Almanack contains a List of the County, Quarterly, Superior and Chancery Courts in the commonwealth of Virginia—The Executive and the members of the Privy Council of State—The Judges of the High Courts of Appeals—of the Chancery Courts—the General Courts—and of the other officers of the Government—The members of the Senate, and of the House of Delegates—Also the Civil establishment of the United States, with the amount of Salaries, (not found in any other Almanack, for the ensuing year, that we have seen)—The List of members of the Senate of the U. States, and of the House of Representatives—The Supreme Judiciary—District Judges—Clerks to the U. S. Supreme, Circuit, and District Courts—District Attorneys, Marshals, Commissioners of Loans—Times and terms of holding the Federal U. S. Courts of Law—Department of the Federal Government, with the Salaries of the several Secretaries—Territorial Governors, Secretaries, and Judges—The amount of the salaries of each, with a variety of other matter, Agricultural, Moral, Useful and Entertaining.
A generous allowance will be made to merchants itinerant or stationary, or to others, who purchase to sell again.
For Sale,
ONE NEGRO WOMAN and her two CHILDREN. For particulars enquire at the Star Office. tf.
WHEREAS that portion of the funds, of the Mutual Assurance Society against fire on Buildings of the State of Virginia, which belongs to the Country, is inadequate to the payment of the losses by fire, which have actually occurred, and which are exclusively chargeable on the Country funds, whence, has arisen the indispensable necessity, of calling for the payment of part of a quota, from the persons who have insured in the country, which requisition ought properly to be limited to those members who had insured prior to the happening of the great fire in Norfolk, on the 24th of February 1804, by which fire the joint funds of the Society were nearly exhausted.
And whereas common principles of justice obviously require, that the part of a quota to be called for, would place all the members (new and old subscribers) of the country part of the said Society on an equal footing, which can only be done by requiring from those who had insured before the said 24th of February 1804, such part of a quota or quotas, as being added to the amount of the country funds, at the date of the division of the joint-funds between the towns and country would make a sum equal, or nearly equal, to the aggregate of the premiums originally paid, by those who had insured anterior to the 24th of February 1804.
And whereas the Board of the Directors of the said Society, have accordingly deemed it necessary and just, in conformity to a statement and estimate prepared and to them submitted by the principal Agent, to demand from each member who had insured a building or buildings in the country, prior to the 24th day of February 1804, part of a quota or quotas, equal to two thirds of a premium or premiums originally advanced by such member, to be paid on or before the 10th day of December next.
I do now therefore in pursuance of a resolution adopted by the said Board of Directors, hereby make known to all persons whom it may concern, that the said requisition of two thirds of a quota, on each building insured in the country as aforesaid, before the said 24th day of February 1804, to be paid on or before the 10th day of December next, hath been made for the causes aforesaid, by virtue of the authority vested in the President and Directors, by an act of the General Assembly, entitled, "an act for carrying into execution the constitution of the Mutual Assurance Society against fire on buildings of the State of Virginia, lately adopted at a general meeting;" and by the rules and regulations of the said Society.—And I do further hereby, in pursuance also of the resolution aforesaid, notify to all persons concerned, That every enrolment on which the said two thirds of a quota shall be payable, under the foregoing requisition, will be forfeited, unless payment thereof, that is, of a sum equal to two-thirds of the premium mentioned in the policy, be made on or before the said 10th day of December next; and such insurance will remain forfeited, until the payment of two thirds of a quota to withhold and interest thereon, shall afterwards be either voluntarily made, or coerced in the mode prescribed by law.
ALEX: MCRAE, President M. A. S. General Office of Assurance, 7 Richmond, 12th Sept. 1806. 3w
Notice.
A PETITION will be presented to the next general Assembly of Virginia praying for the division of Amherst County.
A FREEHOLDER of Amherst.
Notice.
THAT a petition will be presented to the next general Assembly of Virginia, for leave to add the ground between first street and Black water creek to the town of Lynchburg.
JOHN LYNCH.
10th month, 1st. 1806 tf.
NOTICE.
THAT a Petition will be presented to the next general Assembly of Virginia, praying that an act may pass establishing an Inspection of Tobacco on the lots of Wm. Davis senr. in the town of Lynchburg.
10th mo. 7th, 1806. tf.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Mutual Assurance Society, against Fire on Buildings of the State of Virginia, held at the General Office, on the 30th of September, 1806. The following Resolution was adopted, which is by order of the Board published for the information of all persons concerned, Viz.
A GREAT variety of causes having concurred to render it inconvenient & impracticable to complete the revaluation of those Buildings, in the Towns and in the country, which had been insured prior to the 30th of January 1805, at the period limited by the last resolution of that Board on the subject.
Resolved, therefore, that the special agents of this Society be allowed till the first day of December next inclusive, to complete the revaluation of all buildings which have been insured as aforesaid, within the districts and towns for which they may have been severally appointed; and that no further indulgence, hereafter, will be extended to those members of the Society, who shall fail to have their buildings revalued, on or before the said 1st day of December next.
ALEXANDER MCRAE, P.M.A.S. Telle, Lewis M. Rivaulain, C.B.D. October 3, 1806. oooow.
Runaway in Jail.
WAS committed to the jail in this place, as a Runaway, on Thursday the 16th instant, a negro man who calls his name NATT, and says he belongs to a certain Richard Herd, in the state of Georgia, Albert or Elbert county—he is between 30 and 40 years of age, a very dark skin, lost some of his upper fore teeth, has remarkable small hands and feet, was but badly clothed when taken, he had an old green plains round Jacket, an ozanburgs shirt, an old pair of home spun yarn Breeches, striped with yellow, and an old felt Hat, is mild spoken and appears humble when spoken to—He says he was endeavouring to make his way to Maryland, where he was entitled to freedom by devise—The owner of said negro is requested to come forward immediately, prove property, pay charges and take him away, or he will be dealt with as the law directs.
JOHN DAVIS, jun. J. C. L. Lynchburg, 20th Oct. 1806. oooow.
ADVERTISEMENT.
TO be rented for One, Three, or Five years, and possession given on the first day of January next, the House and Lot occupied during the last three years by William Blake on the main Street, opposite Lynch's ware house. The excellence of the stand is sufficiently known. The garden is good, and now in fine order.—The terms may be known on application to JAMES GRAHAM. October, 1806.
Notice,
I hereby given that I shall petition the next general Assembly of Virginia, for the establishment of a Town on my land lying in the fork formed by the junction of Black water creek and James river—and also to establish a ferry from my said land to the land of John Lynch senr. on the opposite side of James river—likewise another ferry from my said land to the land of the said John Lynch senr. on the fourth side of Black water creek?
GEO: CABELL. October 13th, 1806. 2m.
Notice.
THAT a Petition will be presented to the next general Assembly of Virginia, for an Inspection of Tobacco to be established on the lands of Meredith Lambeth in the town of Lynchburg.
October 7th—1806. tf.
HYMNS.
Just published and for sale at the Star Office, (Price, Twenty-Five Cents,) A choice selection of Hymns:
This first part, contains the newest and to much admired Spiritual Songs practised with such beneficial effects, during the late Camp, and other Meetings, in the counties of Amherst, and Bedford, and in the vicinity of Lynchburg.
GAMUTS
ALSO for sale at this Office.
Madam Catalini.
The celebrated Madam Catalini has appeared in public, and has submitted to the most difficult trial imposed upon a performer preceded by so much reputation. She has sung at Paris, before a most numerous and brilliant assembly, judges the most familiarized with the prodigies of the musical art, the most severe, but without doubt the most just, and she has gained in her first appearance, the distinction which we cheerfully acknowledge her entitled to, and which foreigners universally decree to her.
Madam Catalini is, without contradiction the most astonishing vocal performer that has ever been heard at Paris. Her voice, one of the finest instruments nature ever formed, is clear, loud, and sonorous, its compass prodigious, its elevation beyond conception. The extraordinary excellence of her manner adds undeniable charms to her admirable powers. The peculiar characteristics of her talents are boldness and ease, and she is remarkable for attempting what seems impossible, and of succeeding with scarcely an effort. She sang three arias, all serious; the first from Mithridates , the second the Horaces of Cimarosa, the third from Semiramis . It was in the first and last of these, that, electrified by the demonstrations of interest, which her appearance excited and which her first accents redoubled, she displayed all the powers which she received from nature, and all the resources which art can afford.
Madam Catalini's superiority is as incontestable as her boldness, we may say her temerity, is astonishing. From the first moment she takes possession of her subject, she governs and moulds it at her will—she is a thorough mistress, an absolute foreigner. She astonishes the orchestra that accompanies her, leads it at her pleasure, stops it at will, and sometimes disconcerts it; she rises in the clouds and again descends to earth, with unequalled ease and grace.
But this instrument, whose clearness & compass nothing can restrain, endowed with such exquisite judgment and skill, can it bestow likewise on the musician the empire which is peculiarly his; can it give to this art, its highest privileges, its noblest faculty! Can it paint, express, soften, agitate? Madam Catalini had a fine opportunity to prove this in the second aria. Yes, she could easily have done this, she could easily have enchanted those whom she had so astonished. But she preferred exciting wonder and admiration, to calling forth tenderness and delight.
NOTICE.
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