The Patowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]), 1796-04-28 00:00:00

and not influenced.]
WHERE LIBERTY DWELLS, THERE IS MY COUNTRY.
Franklin.
To be RENTED or SOLD. A Lot fronting on Queen and John's Streets...
A valuable Farm on Back-Creek, containing two hundred and eighty acres...
One other Farm on the Red Creek, containing three hundred and nine acres...
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia April 18. '96
A CONTRACT. Issued by the President and Directors of the Potomack Company...
JOHN FITZGERALD President. GEORGE GILPIN, JAMES KEITH, TOBIAS LEAR, J. TEMPLEMAN, Directors. Potomack Company.
A Meeting of the President and Directors, at John White's, in Alexandria, the 9th of March, 1796.
RESOLVED, That a second call of ten per cent, on the additional capital, be paid to the Treasurer...
JOHN FITZGERALD, President. GEORGE GILPIN, JAMES KEITH, TOBIAS LEAR, J. TEMPLEMAN, Directors. March 17. '96
A Com held for Berkeley County, the 23d day of November, 1795.
IN CHANCERY. Thomas Griggs, complainant. Robert Throckmorton and Marquis Calmes, defendants. THE defendant Marquis Calmes, not having entered his appearance agreeable to an act of assembly...
MOSES HUNTER, C.B.C. An Apprentice would be taken by the Printer hereof.
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD.
STOLEN out of the Subscriber's stable, living in Frederick County, near Grapes's ford, on the night of the 10th inst. an iron-grey Mare, four years old, fifteen hands high...
April 12. '96.
To be sold by PUBLIC VENDUE, On Wednesday, 25th of May next, At the Dwelling House of George Lamon, in Middle-town.
One Stone House and three Lots, with Kitchen, Stable, and an Orchard planted, the dwelling house 40 feet long, with good Stable and shed, with 5 Lots of good Ground...
GEORGE LAMON. April 14. '96.
TO BE SOLD, OR RENTED.
The Stone House, with a whole Lot, in John's Street, Martinsburg, adjoining the lot the new jail is built upon; convenient to mill and water.
MICHAEL McKEWAN. April 14. '96.
TO BE SOLD, A MERCHANT MILL,
With about 50 acres of good lime-stone land, equal to any in this county, situate on Opeckon creek, within two and half miles of Martinsburg...
IGNATIUS OFERRAL. April 14. '96.
IN pursuance of a Decree of the Court of Berkeley, will be exposed to public sale on the premises, in the afternoon of the first Monday after the third Tuesday in the month of May next...
JAMES WILSON, DAVID HUNTER, EPHRAIM GAITHER, Comm'rs. March 29. '96
I WILL give 4/6 cask, or one gallon of oil, for a bushel of clean Flax-Seed, delivered at the Oil-Mill in Martinsburg. CORNELIUS DEVENNEY. April 6. '96
Blank Deeds of Bargain and Sale, Common Bonds. For sale at the Printing-Office.
FOR SALE.
PURSUANT to the last will and testament of Richard Lee, of Lee-Hall, of Westmoreland County, deceased, the following tracts of Land, viz. one lying in Berkeley County, at the head of Dry-Run...
RICHARD BLOND LEE, Administrator. April 13. '96.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY.
An Apprentice to the Taylor's business; one of from 12 to 15 years of age would be taken. Apply to LUKE PENTENY, in Martinsburg. April 14. '96.
FLOUR STORE.
THE Subscribers beg leave to inform the Farmers, Millers, and Country Merchants, that they are provided with two large and commodious Ware-Houses, sufficient to contain Ten Thousand Barrels...
Joseph Riddle, and Co. Alexandria, Jan. 15. '96.
FLOUR STORES,
At the GREAT FALLS and in the CITY of WASHINGTON.
THE subscribers are prepared to receive FLOUR on storage, at the Great Falls and City of Washington. Their accommodations at those places are exceeded by none on the river Potomak...
LEAR and Co. City of Washington. March 18. '96.
THE Co Partnership of H Sherry & Starkey being dissolved, by mutual consent, on the 16th of March last, persons who have claims against them are requested to call for payment...
The business will be carried on by the Subscriber, who will endeavour to keep up a neat assortment of WET and DRY GOODS. JAMES STARKEY. April 6. '96.
List of Letters remaining in the Post-Office, Shepherd's Town, which if not taken up before the first day of July next, will be sent to the General Post-Office as dead letters.
B. Richard Baylor. F. Silas Fletcher. H. Rev. Thomas Herbert, Charlestown. K. William Kerlin, Buildin. L. Thomas Leathem, Charlestown. P. John Potts, near Keyes's Ferry. R. Elizabeth Riley. S. John Steel, school-master. Jacob Shope, Sharpsburg.
W. Michael White. John Wilson. James Wormley. Where no place of residence is mentioned, Shepherd's Town is intended. HENRY BEDINGER, P. M. Shepherd's Town, April 1. '96.
THE TAYLORS in the town of Charles Town and its vicinity, inform their customers and the Public in general, that they have raised the price of their work to Five Dollars a ton; this regulation they flatter themselves will not be deemed exorbitant, when the general rise of every necessary of life is considered. April 6. '96.

WHAT I would recommend to my fellow citizens, is, seriously, impartially and immediately to consider the advantages and disadvantages of peace and war, and if peace should be their choice, to exercise a right which we undoubtedly have of instructing our Representative in Congress: what evils might this not prevent? It would tie down his hands and be a check to the other Virginia members, who are all for breaking the treaty and consequently for war. What may we not promise ourselves from a continuation of peace and our present prosperity; blessings which Heaven appears to woo us to accept, and we appear to spurn them from us. The treaty, which in the opinion of our wisest and best men, is a very beneficial one for us, has been solemnly and constitutionally ratified on both sides, and now wantonly and without the least pretext to break it, would be equal to a declaration of war, and worse than Algerine perfidy. What benefit could we promise ourselves from such a measure? Is war an object so desirable? are not the English preparing to give up the western posts? an object of greater importance to us than every supposed concession on our part. Can the treaty be ever more binding on us than it now is? Why not then—give it a trial for one or two years? But a trial of the treaty is what its enemies dread above all things; they know that all their predictions have hitherto failed, and I think (if you will allow me to predict) will continue to fail. Are we in a situation to go to war? Have we not found the Indians alone a heavy burden on our hands?—of which we have been relieved under the prospective view of the treaty, which will return with double weight if it should be broken. It is said the English cannot spare men to fight us; I believe if they could, they are not so disposed, perhaps it might be better for us if they were, as it would employ the great numbers who would be thrown out of business, by the check given to industry and the stop put to agriculture, trade and every useful employment; but it is most probable (as they now have in the West-Indies ten times the force necessary for the purpose) that they would immediately plunder our coasts, take all the ships in our rivers and harbours, and block up our ports, and thereby get our flour for nothing, for which they are now willing to give us 20 Dollars per barrel; they can also without the loss of a man burn the chief of our seaport towns, perhaps Philadelphia and Charleston might stand it out a while if they had ammunition, but I doubt much if all the powder in America is sufficient for that single purpose. Where then shall we get it? the nations of Europe have it not to spare. It is said the French will send us aid to our relief; but whoever supposes this, must indeed be ignorant of the present situation of their navy, which is not sufficient to guard their own coast and in no respect a match for the British; it is true their privateers have sometimes fallen in with the English merchantmen and taken some of them, but repeated brave and deliberate trials, have convinced them they are not able to meet the British men of war. What would become of our bank notes and paper money in case of war? In short civil war and every evil that we can conceive appear to threaten us on the one side, and every good our hearts can wish, to court us on the other. But suppose war really necessary and inevitable, all this good ought to be sacrificed with cheerfulness and every evil encountered with firmness and unshaken perseverance.
I shall trouble you with but one observation more, which is, that I really believe we are under a very unjustifiable French influence. As this is a matter of a very serious nature, I hope I shall be indulged in giving my reasons for thus thinking. And my first is, that there exists a party, which for distinction's sake I shall call a French faction, who have on all occasions made use of all means in their power to calumniate the best of characters that ever lived, and have cast out insinuations which none but the guilty could have thought of. 2d. When the French undertook the glorious cause of liberty, although every heart was racked with anxious suspence for their success, and every bosom glowed with pleasure at the news of their repeated victories, yet even then a while justice and humanity were featured in their government, I never heard of a party in this country who were for relinquishing every thing dear to us by engaging in an uncertain and ruinous war. But when the most absolute despotism marked with the most horrid murder, injustice and cruelty that ever disgraced the human race, commenced under the bloody reign of Robespierre, when a General arrived (no doubt furnished with every necessary charm) what a change in the politics of America! nothing now will do but war; hardly can these sons of Mars be restrained by the most exertions of the supreme Executive. What a change in some of our leading characters, from Republicans (rather too much inclined to add energy to government) to Democrats! 3d. The immense treasures of France put it more in their power to use unjust influence, than any nation in the world; they not only seized on the usual treasures of the nation, but added to this the immense funds which the superstition of ages had laid up in their churches and monasteries, the guillotine also supplied them with inexhaustible sums by decapitating all the rich whose estates they confiscated; add to all this the wealth of the Clergy, the plunder of conquered countries, and the money raised by requisition. 4th. The intercepted letter of Fauchet, and the notes taken to keep it out of public view. In this letter the author in one place, complains of the want of pecuniary aid, in another, he says that "with some thousands" of dollars the (French) Republic could have decided on civil war or peace (he is
there speaking of the western insurrection); again he says "Thus the consciences of the pretended Patriots of America have their prices" &c. &c. That many have joined the above mentioned faction who possess the most generous and laudable principles, I doubt not, being misinformed of its true nature and consequences, but for the above reasons as well as one more which I shall add, I cannot believe they are all actuated by pure motives. My 5th and last reason is, the difficulty of accounting for the different sentiments of the state and constitutional representatives; they both represent the same people and it is but natural to suppose that they would both have the same sentiments, but how different the state legislatures have all to the north of Potomac and (I believe all to the south except Virginia) expressed with an unanimous vote their approbation of the ratification of the treaty, and I suppose the British debts will explain the conduct of Virginia. If these reasons are well founded, and the dangers I have held forth to view are real, they certainly deserve your serious and speedy attention; but if they should prove only imaginary, it will give more pleasure to no one than to
A FRIEND to PEACE
(In transcribing the above piece from the original the following errors took place. In the 4th line of 1st section, these words omitted for claiming your attention. In the 2nd line, same section read concessions, instead of commissions. In 6th line of 2nd section, read near instead of have. In 25th line of same section read detection instead of disaffection. In 18th line of 3rd section, read where instead of when.)
To Mr. PUBLIC. A PIECE with your signature, has appeared in Mr. Will's paper, including an address, the production of those who wish to encourage a seminary of learning at Shepherd's Town.
You know it is customary to give public notice when such establishments are on foot, and it is common to say as favourable things of the situation as possible: such has been the practice of others as well as those of Shepherd's Town.
If the people generally, did not know the want of grammar, they would perhaps be less anxious to encourage those establishments for the benefit of the rising generation, therefore in my opinion, you have been too liberal in pointing out the defects of the address, and shewing as you think your own abilities.
I assure you Mr. Public, that I should not have troubled myself with your remarks, had you not called at my house after I was gone to rest.
I have endeavoured to be a peaceable citizen have never meddled with the affairs of church or state, of course do not like to be thus unseasonably interrupted by the busy ramblings of you gentlemen of letters—you called also on my cousin gameter—he is a bold fellow I assure you; he will tell you sir, that you would be a gameter too, if you were sure of winning.
Permit me Mr. Public, to invite you to Shepherd's Town, I am of opinion, that your grammatical abilities would recommend you to the trustees as one of their teachers, and although I think (from your acquaintance with cousin gameter and myself) that you have a propensity for gaming and keeping company, yet those few veins of the heart, may only tend to brighten your better qualifications.
I am your friend and well wisher BEEF STAKE CLUB.
April 23, '96.
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
BARCELONA, January 18.
On the 14th, a courier from Madrid embarked here for Genoa. We are assured he carries dispatches of the utmost consequence from our monarch to the emperor, relative to overtures for a general peace, as Great Britain is disposed to accede to some conditions already proposed.
L O N D O N,
March 2. Last night a vessel arrived at Dover from Calais from which a foreign gentleman and another were landed, the former of whom took a post chaise for London. The conjecture was, how true we cannot say, that he was charged with dispatches from Paris for our ministers.
March 7. The Frenchman who arrived the other day from Paris, at the office of the Secretary of State for the Foreign Department, brought dispatches to Lord Grenville, sealed with the national seal of France. Their contents, of course, have not transpired.
March 8. We yesterday stated the receipt of a Paris journal of the 3d inst.—last night we received a series of them from the 29th ultimo to the 4th inst. inclusive. The most interesting article is the execution of Stofflet, the Chouan Chief, with some of his associates in arms.
March 9. Several articles which the Hamburg mail arrived this morning, brings, revive the hopes of effective negotiation; but upon the information and authority of such articles, which so often prove fallacious and contradictory, we forbear to speculate. We have the highest and most unquestionable authority in this country, for saying, that things are in a train for negotiation, if the French are sincere in their wishes for peace, and we hope to state the effect of such negotiations upon better authority than the vague rumours as they generally prove to be of foreign journals.
UNITED STATES. C O N G R E S S. H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S.
April 14.
Mr. Hillhouse wished to bring forward out of four resolutions which he had proposed some time before, but which were then not attended to: the three were (for the fourth being for carrying into effect the Spanish treaty, was already in force)
"Resolved, That it is expedient to pass the laws necessary for carrying into effect the treaty lately concluded with certain tribes North-West of the Ohio."
The other two were in the same words, only for carrying into effect the treaty with the Dey and Regency of Algiers, and the King of Great Britain. The resolution for carrying into effect the treaty with the Indians and Dey and Regency of Algiers, were put and carried without opposition; when the one being put for carrying into effect the treaty with Great Britain, Mr. Mackay spoke at considerable length against carrying the treaty into effect, and concluded by proposing the following proposition and resolution to the committee:
"The house having taken into consideration the treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation between the United States and Great Britain, communicated by the President in his message of the first day of March last, are of opinion, that it is in many respects highly injurious to the interest of the United States; yet were they possessed of any information which would justify the great sacrifices, contained in the treaty, their sincere desire to cherish harmony and amicable intercourse with all nations, and their earnest wish to co-operate in hastening a final adjustment of the differences subsisting between the United States and Great Britain, might have induced them to waive their objections to the treaty; but, when they contemplate the conduct of Great Britain in persevering since the treaty was signed, in the impressment of American Seamen and interference of American vessels laden with provisions contrary to the sacred rights of neutral nations, whether this be viewed as the construction meant to be given to any articles in the treaty, or as contrary to any interpretation of the true meaning and spirit thereof, the House cannot but regard it as incumbent on them, to forbear, under such circumstances, taking at present any active measures on the subject, therefore, "Resolved, "That, under the circumstances aforesaid, and with such information as the House possesses, it is not expedient at this time to concur in passing the laws necessary for carrying the said treaty into effect."
Some observations were made upon the propriety of admitting this proposition to be laid on the table and it was allowed not to be in order to introduce it, until the question before the committee was disposed of.
A deliberatory debate then took place. Those gentlemen who were opposed to the British treaty wished the committee to rise, as they were not prepared, and as there would not be time to go into discussion of the subject. Other gentlemen, who were in favour of the treaty, wished the committee not to rise, but the discussion might be entered upon or the question then taken. This was objected to, as it was said to be necessary the subject should undergo full discussion. The committee at length rose and had leave to sit again.
The chairman having made his report, Mr. Mackay moved to lay his proposition before the House, which being read was referred to the committee of the whole on the state of the Union.
Mr. Jackson moved that the yeas and nays should be taken upon the resolutions for carrying into effect the treaties. They were then upon the Spanish treaty; but every voice being in favour of it, the yeas and nays were dispensed with, &c. on the Indian treaty, as that resolution seemed also to pass unanimously.
April 15.
The house then resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the state of the Union, Mr. Mackay in the chair, when, having read the resolution for carrying the British treaty into effect, Mr. Buck rose, and wished the question to be taken upon Mr. Mackay's resolution. Mr. Mackay went at great length into the merits of the British treaty, and against the resolution for carrying it into effect; he was followed by Mr. S. Lyman in favour of it; and the sitting was concluded by Mr. Swanwick's speech against the resolution. The committee rose and the house adjourned till to-morrow.
April 18.
Mr. Hillhouse presented bills for carrying into effect the treaties with Spain and with certain Indian tribes, which were twice read and committed to a committee of the whole to-morrow.
The house resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the state of the Union; when the resolution for carrying the British treaty into effect came under consideration. Mr. Giles delivered a speech against, and Mr. Goodhue, one in favour of the resolution. The committee then rose and had leave to sit again.
The house then resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the state of the Union, when Mr. Heath having spoken against the resolution for carrying into effect the British treaty, and Mr. Williams in favour of it, Mr. Hillhouse entered upon a discussion in support of the resolution also; but after having spoken upon the subject about an hour, the usual time of adjournment being at hand, and there appearing an uneasiness in the committee, on

action, the committee rose and had leave to sit again. The house resolved itself into a committee of the whole, first on the bill for carrying into effect the treaty with Spain, and afterwards on that for carrying into effect the treaty with the Indian tribes West of the river Ohio, which having gone through, the house took them into consideration, and ordered them to be engrossed and read a third time to-morrow.
April 22. Mr. Hartley this day presented sundry petitions from 650 citizens of York county, Pennsylvania, praying that the necessary provisions be made to carry the Treaty made between the United States and Great Britain, and the other Treaties lately made, into effect. Mr. Swanwick presented another petition against the British treaty, which, he informed the House, was signed by 300 citizens of Philadelphia.
NEW YORK, April 16. Should the British go a few steps farther than they have already done, in the work of devastation and defalcation—Should they burn, sink and destroy all our seamen, even then they would find among us who would not blush to annihilate their enormities, and declare that they acted perfectly consistent with the strictest principles of honor. Who can doubt this, when he sees it affirmed in the Minerva, that our vessels are used by the British in the West-Indies better than by the French? This assertion is to notoriously false, that we shall pay no regard to it. Some other parts of the same piece deserves attention—it says, that the British captains, being authorized to take British women out of American vessels, are apt, in doing this duty, to commit mistakes, and impress Americans. Our vindicator probably forgot, that a considerable part of our citizens that were entered, had protections. He forgot likewise, that hundreds of American vessels, with neutral flags, could not possibly, even by the British themselves, be mistook for the subjects of the king of Great-Britain. He, however, confesses, that these (strolling) evils cannot be prevented but by negotiation. I hope he does not mean negotiation with Great Britain as has lately been concluded. If he does, the remedy may be made than the disease, as one more treaty of the nature of the late one would plunge America into the lowest abjects of infamy.
PHILADELPHIA, April 20. Perhaps at no period of the late war did our country for a more solemn crisis than the present. Indeed we were then invincible. The "die at this moment is as doubtful," as to peace, liberty, and safety. Are we woken to lat that we must kick our bles- soms? What a gloom covers our countenance. The pile of bullets is almost ready to top—Confidence shakes in the wind!—A redoubt thinking no her strong box. Still less the instincts of earth will soon succeed the music of the dray, the plough, the hammer and the ax. And why all this?—Because GEORGE WASHINGTON says PEACE , and somebody else says WAR . Capt. Crownfield, of the ship America , arrived from the Isle of France, brought home an ELLE-HANT , from Bengal, in perfect health. It is the first ever seen in America, and a very great curiosity. It is a female, two years old, and of a species that grow to an enormous size. This animal sold for ten thousand dollars, being supposed to be the best price ever given for an animal in Europe or America.
BALTIMORE, April 22. Extract of a Letter from a merchant of New York, to his friend in Philadelphia, dated April 18. DEAR SIR, Yours of the 16th I received, requesting to know our premium our underwriters would ask on your ship Milanar . Owing to the resolutions in Congress brought forward by Mr. Galatin, all insurance and other business is at a stand: nothing doing. The merchants from the country, who came for a supply of goods, all going back without any, as our merchants decline selling at present. Produce has amazingly since Saturday. Superfine flour at 11 dollars. Beef at 9 dollars. Pork, 14. Wheat 18 3/4. Bushel, and other things in proportion; indeed there is no sale for any thing. Our banks, I understand, have got alarmed: very little they will do, they seem to have lost confidence in the government, lay the majority of the House of Representatives. The consequence I fear will be fatal to a number of our merchants and speculators here, if they do not alter in Congress: but I hope in they will, if they do not, I am afraid our government will be afloat. Accounts from Bermuda say, that their privateers continue to take every American vessel they meet with, coming from French and Dutch ports.
WINCHESTER, April 22. Sunday the 10th inst. a dreadful fire happened in the town of Lexington, Rockbridge county, which destroyed sixty houses, including an elegant brick house and good, eight stores, and two of the best taverns. We are informed it was occasioned by the burning of corn stalks in Mr. Windle's barn. The wind blowing hard, carried sparks of the fire, which was instantly in flames; and the sparks were carried, in like manner, to other parts of the town; and so rapid was the
progress of the devouring element, that, in the space of three hours, the number of houses above mentioned were reduced to ashes. The property saved was very inconsiderable, and many of the unfortunate sufferers are reduced to a state really pitiable.
On the night of Tuesday, the 12th inst. the stable and corn house, belonging to John Holker, Esq. on Shenandoah river, were consumed by fire. Eleven valuable horses (one of which was a stud worth 100 guineas) perished in the flames; an elegant coach, a plough, sundry implements of husbandry, about ten tons of hay, and 250 barrels of corn were also destroyed. There is great reason to believe the fire was wilfully communicated, as the roofs of both the stable and corn house, though upwards of forty yards apart, fell in at nearly the same time.
MARTINSBURG, April 28.
A most savage murder was committed last Sunday night, on the body of Mr. Nicholas Young, an honest, aged citizen, living in the borders of Shepherd's Town. About twelve o'clock on that night, Mr. Young discovered attempts making to enter his house by a back window; he immediately rose from his bed, went out of the door to the back of the house, where he was instantly seized, a pistol put to his body, discharged, and the contents lodged in his breast;—he, after walking two or three paces, fell and expired;—his unhappy wife, on hearing the report of the pistol, ran to his relief, when she no sooner saw the partner of all the held dear lying a corps, but an immediate attempt was made at her life by the discharge of another pistol, which, fortunately, only burnt the priming in the pan, and she escaped.—From her best recollection, the law two persons, who were necessary in the horrid act, and heard her husband speak to the one who shot him, previous to his fall:—the villain's name was mentioned but she disremembers it.—The cause of this daring attempt appears to have been from the unfortunate Mr. Young's having received a large payment the evening before, for a plantation he had sold, and the villains apprehending the money to be in the house, determined on the murder, with a view to obtain it;—however it was left in Shepherd's Town the evening it was received, but the aged proprietor lost his life by its means.—No discovery has as yet been made of the perpetrators of the horrid deed.
An election was held in this town on Monday last, for two legislative persons to represent this County in the General Assembly, the ensuing year. At the close of the poll, the votes stood as follows.
  Eliza Boyd, Esq. 452   Capt. Wm. Lemen, 371   Mr. George Washington 210 
The two former gentlemen were then declared duly elected.
A gentleman who arrived here last evening, and left Baltimore on Monday, informed us, that by the last accounts from Philadelphia, respecting the motion in the House of Representatives, for making provision to carry the British treaty into execution, it still met with the same opposition experienced on the 14th, 15th, and 18th inst. and that nearly all hopes of accomplishing that object, were given up for the present session;—trade, consequently, began to discover a stagnation.
Addresses and Petitions from the merchants and traders of New-York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Alexandria, have been presented to Congress, praying that provision may be made for carrying into effect the treaty lately concluded between the United States and Great-Britain.
Counter Resolutions, Addresses, &c. have been forwarded, stating a full confidence in the House of Representatives, in their legislative capacity, to whom they look up as the supporters of the honor of their country, the guardians of her independence, and the avengers of her wrongs.
His Excellency Samuel Adams , Esq. has been re-elected Governor, and the Hon. Moses Gill , Esq. Lieutenant-Governor, for the State of Massachusetts.
From the hostile preparations making by the different European powers, we have yet reason to believe that the coalition of despots will once more make a desperate effort to weaken the power, and extinguish the liberty of France. Another campaign, most likely, with blood the already desolated plains of Europe. Through the enormous expenditures that war occasions, money is drained from the people by increase of taxes, and enormous loans are made, for the payment of which future generations are mortgaged. It is a painful consideration that the pride and folly of princes should be tolerated, thus wantonly to sport with the happiness and property of man.
Died on the 10th inst. at the dwelling house of Mr. James M'Carraick, in Bullskin, Mr. CHARLES ROBERTS aged 116 years.
Yesterday died in this town, from the kick of a stud horse during the election of Monday last, Mr. Conrad Rozey —an aged, honest man.
TAKE NOTICE.
THAT on Saturday next, at 10 o'clock, in the morning, the company under my command are to meet at Shepherd's Town , completely uniformed, &c. The members are requested to be punctual in their attendance.
ABRAHAM MORGAN, Capt.
April 28, '96.
THE Rev. Joseph Wilson will preach at Morgan's Chapel , on Mill Creek , on Sunday the 15th of May. April 28, '96.
150 Dollars reward.
ON Sunday night the 23d inst. a ROBBERY was attempted at the dwelling-house of Nicholas Young, near this town, and an atrocious murder committed on a venerable old man. Nicholas Young was shot dead near his house, when attempting to defend his property from lawless plunderers. The circumstances attending this murder are peculiarly barbarous and shocking. It is hoped all good citizens, lovers of order, and all who detest crimes of such magnitude, will lend their aid in bringing to justice the perpetrators of such a crime. The above reward will be given to any person or persons, who shall make discovery of the guilty and secure the offender; and all information which may tend to a discovery, shall meet a fair and suitable reward.
 JOHN KEARSLEY,  CATO M. ORE.  JOSEPH WEARINGEN.  ABRAHAM SHEPHERD,  HENRY BEDINGER. 
Shepherd's Town, April 26, '96.
On Thursday, the 12th of May next, Will be sold by Public Vendue, at the Plantation of the late John Hendricks , near Shepherd's Town , Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Waggons, farming Utensils, &c. &c. Six months credit will be given on bond with approved security. The sale will begin at nine o'clock.
WILLIAM DARKE, Administrator.
TWO DOLLARS REWARD.
STRAYED from my plantation, on Saturday evening last, a small dark brown Horse, about 14 hands high, 8 or 9 years old, no brand perceptible, some small white marks, long mane and bushy tail, the mane formerly trim'd behind the ears but grown out about 3 inches, he is marked with the breech band, was trim'd all round, one of the fore hoofs feet road, the other not, and the hair middling long about his feet. Whoever takes up said horse and returns him to me, near Martinsburg, shall have Two Dollars reward.
HENRY SNIDER.
April 28, '96.
NOTICE.
THAT whereas many idle people, under pretence of fishing, &c. do great injury to our meadows and fences, too much indeed to be suffered, we therefore entreat all our good neighbours to forbear such practices in future, as we are determined to put the laws in force against all offenders who shall be found trespassing within our enclosures on Mill-Creek, without respect to persons.
 GILBERT M'KOWN,  JAMES WILSON,  SAMUEL M'KOWN. 
April 28, '96.
To be sold, and possession given immediately, A two-story frame HOUSE & LOT , Situate in Shepherd's-Town , in Washington-Street , near the corner where the Winchester road leads into said town. The house has a good brick chimney, with three fire places, a good kitchen and cellar under the house. The lot is well pailed in, and a good yard with board fence. Any person willing to purchase, may know the terms by applying to the subscriber, living at William Lucas's , or to Joseph M'Mullan , who will shew the premises.
JOSEPH LUCAS.
April 28, '96.
Messrs. David and Evan Watkins ,
Gentlemen,
PLEASE to take notice, that on Saturday, the 28th day of May next, I shall proceed to make the deposition of William Porterfield and others, at the house of Nicholas Orrick , Esq. in Berkeley County , and State of Virginia , between the hours of eight in the morning and six in the evening of the same day, in the suit I brought against you in the High Court of Chancery, when you may attend if you please.
JAMES WILSON.
April 26, '96.
CROSS-KEYS TAVERN.
JOHN ROHR,
INFORMS his Friends and the Public, that he has opened TAVERN , at his new brick house in Queen-Street, Martinsburg , where he is provided with suitable accommodations for travellers and others, who may please to call on him; all favors will be gratefully acknowledged.
April 28, '96.
STRAYED or stolen on the 22d inst. a fleabitten grey Mare, about 14 1/2 hands high, long sided or rather low on the fore part of her back, and heavy about the head. Any person that will bring the said mare to me, or give information to that I get her again, shall have Five Dollars reward. ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG. Harp and Liberty Cap, Martinsburg, April 26, '96.