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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-02-06
wLLMINGToN. lpalI.n Is.

j
The Carnd Jury for The diiriet Of Lan.
rens, South Caro'ins, at late Gttine, r,e
ienied se grievance,
&c s'saf Haeria;a.y -ef 6e Pe,g-
This as grievance which f,eins genera
tl"hughoa, the Union, aud Of which 10.
Editor of this paper has daily szsle Of ecn
p!aint.
l'hs Editor Of the Nts5-. 216,i Dali, III
osri5sY, m notc received at this oficr.
confidently aEhrms, that his paper hos be-,
forwarded regularly, every 7-pgasy 4
Sa9nTday and we can ~ith equal co.
esnce declare, 'hat ne have received I'm,
's06 nuu.Sero os il in foe no5.is.
Nor is This sb- only paper of which W.
are depxsed, lhodgh 70 us of mof iinpcr.
tspce, as being vehicle of carly and Ger.
req Intelligence. Many country p,o.,,
which are PINNED land We have cye,y
rreaion TO believe are forwsfdedj weekly
are fsldom received c,ftener shan once I,
.wo or three mohlhoi and very few, Il any
are regularly 'eceiyedy
We do 10, preium. 10 point out n,
~ ""@"NS tt'V sFb HoWs, or 10 pre-.
icribe a remedy bat we f~iorlv lanqn,
tha, an lrai,ution of iuch immcnie ul;l;.
" az WIS misbs be, ihocld he fasisa to
tech freqtcFt and genessi sbufrs, and fal;
10 :al ihol, Of the end for which il vss eeab.
l''hed. Aud While We iev,rely feel The N
1aa1ot but hope that lone insaiures win n,
taken to remove il.
fsfraa 81 k:ier jiom Capt H0,,, Of g,
je10seer 2qgo BrOiA-rs, dated Ba,Sea,,,.
Derehabrr ~ 1900.
g eould make you laugh wi,h v.detv
OF ansedc'es but viii commerce with on.
OF raore iesious osturs, the psrticulars .
which would BE- 60 leng ny FOR the pref.5t.
Sufhae It ,tll yer have been arargea o.s
OF 10y sPn boat with one Of nv peo,is, bv
CAPT Miire, Of the Seine aoop of var, WHO
told me he would cool we with .wo dozen.
Tor no athsr rcsior shan my irving 10 pre-
vent his people rom taking the men out of
my boar however after beating me wh;,a
tw1 OF hls msp held me, aud his bos.r,an
truck ne ieseral times with ms boat hook,
the NOBLE captain ordered me 70 bs Ialhed
to the fcir's bowfpri', where tbey Ieft me
iaiasd on my back, and carried off Thomas
fAoody, citi2en of the II. States. who 80
INC lame time had bic senihca,e in ii;
pocket" 80
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-02-06
PApERS
Reiafi0e TO tie commencement Of
NEGOCIAIONS OF PEACE.
BETwGEm FRANCE AND
GREAT-BRTTAIN.
{ Cmfi7a'd from he Yi,giaa ,1rga If i5e
Esd M
No. IS.

Lord Greny.lle pyeienta his compliments
10 NJ. Otto, aed has ,hs honor to fend him
herewith Che oAiciSl anlwer 10 bic communi.
cation OF the zsd infant.
He rcqueas M. Otto to accept the anur-
snrcs Of his high confederation,
Drumming. frfe', SepiTabrr IS, 1900.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-01-27
LATEsT

The hip Three Siasrs, cspts Mlrph y,
has arrived at New-Yo,< from Liverpool 10
80 days--She LEFT Liverpool on The fourth
day OF December and has fur7iihed the
Editor of the Mercantile Advertiser with a
file of London papers. among which il
/" TIE Cowisr, an evening paper 81 the 3D.
They furaiih nothing 10 addition 10 our for.
ner Roek OF intelligence. excepting that INC
town Of Staade, htusted nesr the Elbe, is
occupied by Eve battali6rs Of Pruiian troops
cit appears to be the sbjea Of ME Pruiiian
Majeay to fecore the nsgigatiOn bo;h 81
the El5e ard WeEer he fsemed rsiolved "a
feize toe whole country betwsea the two
rigcrs and it is eKpeaed he will aIio occupy
Hamburgh. The eommercisl intcreas o.
the city Of London are mod icrior1y AHets.
ed OF ttii eireunlaase."
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-01-27
WASHING TON, January ID.

On Friday morniog the Editor waited
upon the Speaker OF the Houie of Repre-
Ieutstiyes, and Informed him, that he had
called upon him TO know the precilr ex-
tent OF the order delivered from him,
through the Seyjeant at Arms, che preceding
day.
For the purpofe of more coneile aud
clear hatement of the couverfation that en-
lued, the narrative will be made in the form
of q dialogue between the Speaker and the
Editor.
Editor. Il is my win to know whether
the exclation from the gallery was iutend--
cd 20 apply 20 the day Oh which she excIu-
son took place, or to the whole ofths SET
hop
Speaker. Undoubtedly, to the whole Of
the Sellio1.
-E4Itor. would then ak, whether the
prohibition applies TO me IN the character
Of taking the debates aud proceedings OF
the Houle; or whether it applies to me in
toe character of a citizen of the United
States
Speaker. I viii intern you Of the
grounds OF my order, can have no
doub, that either through incompe,eucy,
or Intentionally. Tou groisly mifrePrelest-
ed my conduct as well az that of the
HouGe.
Editor. With refpee 10 the faa Of
INTERPRETATION, can only Fay, that in
my opinion il does not exit ia which o.
pirdon an GOT only fupported by my own
Iecolle3ior, bu. by the declarations Of gen.
ileneu, Whole correctness and veraeity
rsfpeGt as highly az thofe OF any othey men
(though do not win to be underftood az
ii.fiuatiug want Of relpea for any other)
10 have explicitly declared my ealemelt
so be eorrea - With rsfpea to iaisafio1ai
-aifreprefentaiion, no lnch charge can be
iniai1ed.--Wih refpea 20 iaeomprfe7ey,
Gail be altogether flent, truaiug without
scar @ thc dec.iop Of others,
Sb-qts,. IL mua be evident TO you
that ever fnce have held the Office Of
Speaker, certain dslcription OF men have
done every th;ng in theiy power by MIL
seo,efeasstiou AID abuie, 20 throw me icto
esn;enpt, and to difgraee the govern
rcnt.
Editor. With rsfpea to the a6ious
81 aay particular defsrip,ion Of men, 1t
soss 0os become nc on ,his 0ssabsa to
~--s
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-01-27
January "a.
h'ga the National inselIieencer
From tie CABzNkr.

On Tuelday evening LAD, few minutes
alter tan-lst the City of WsiAi,gtoO was
again illuminated with the documents Of a
public Office. We underRand ,h,r the Ere
broke out in the S L. corner Of lie Trea-
fury Ohcs. in one of the rooms occupied
by the auditor, on the lower aoer.
Ii IS but few weeks fuce, hat under
very extraordinary circumGspces,l abe build
Jog occup'ed by the War Ofice, was con-
.uIncG. Oar iuiPieions, tba. twas done
y dehsu, were very !roug bm fearing,
that in fome meafure, they might be the
fruits OF our prejudice, for the Injuries rcceiv
ed from now desperate faction, nd an oh.
iervance OF their pa& viliainie;, viewers eau
tious in communicating them 70 tie public,
Such circuuaRances. however, bad tcea nea-
toned, before ihis Iaft iiiumiuatitn, se had
ripened tbcfe fulpic;ous into coEiAion1.
The unsccountabie manner 10 which the
preient FIRE originated, and the extraordinary
circumstances attending il, induced irrr be.
lief. that il IS the work Of foms naarincipIed
iucendiary.
II Is faid, that the FIRE originatsdin room
where no fire had been kept for fome days
That thoie who fra entered the apart
menis, difcovsred mutual qaan,itiss of loofe
paperS upon ihc floor: And we have the
names of three gentlsmeh, who went TO the
door of an apartment, 10 which III, fire had
not communicated, Nith an intention TO re-
move any furniture or papers which might
be depotited 10 it I; they found the door
ioekeds and taw a light through The ny.
hole; they Immediately forced the door, and
let the reader Judge what was their afonila-
meni, to Gnd three men quietly cloieted dur
ing the connection, and ready at nioment,
to open the door, and Join in the battle the
trio e&tinguiihed The light before their per-
ions were recognized.
We ihould be glad to know how This FIRE
will affect the loiicited investigation OF Oil
yer Workouts official condua.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-01-27

N1'h; next mall" fsy. the corneroF The
I'd Of December, I" 30 expelled % bring in
tsRigenco of the FrolGsus having eoIeced
Hamburger aud it is polIible ,iiat in,Srrsp.
ton may be giren to commercial ,raolaeti-
obs With that city. Prnfia is looking Gu, 10.
accefiion OF territory in tae North o Ger
unanT, md Ruflia in Turkey Tie Ro.iian
Admiral refuyes to quit the DartaneYss ;ili
PsG's maritime exPeuies are paid Fleets
o! Rui'ian traofports, and Gecta Of Ruaian
men ct war are horesins about Conaantiro.
pie and it Is probable ,aas Buoospart has
pinned with the court OF St. Pster(burgh
the overthrow Of the Turkiih Empire.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-01-27
GIN CRACK.
5S,..,
Ms,

The Noisd Cover!hg HIRE 2
XTTmL Rand q, my aab'A in Amelia, or Aps
w pons..oK River, 20 be iei r0arss the en-
fuiug fealon Nc Biz Dollars the zap, ~ be paid
down or Fifteen Dollars the laloDl with One
Shilling and SIR Psae, fer the Geon. The mo-
ney fos the lesfon may be ddshaEed ~ the pay
ment Of twelve dollar, a. any tine beipse the fro
Of Nogerlbcr next.
Gentlemen that ctoo@ to have
tbcir mares FED, ihail have cornst tie neighbours
hood price, fctvan,s board graz
nave provided good 4nd extern
fvc taaursgs, veil idsiof.3, h.; Vii no, nc sne
iwerab'c for sfeaPes or aeeidenb.
Gin Cracks pedigree and per.
formancsi arc wei Known, 10 ih4 touig rems,us
for me 10 fty that bic colts are uocarnrr1n.y ar,e
and very teiutifu, and TIA, hc = IN r inc oa4i5.
on, sod Of grea, vigos.
Ludwell Bracket.
zi4ei;a, Jsrsls,y ,sfJ, 1907. (o4o0g1
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-01-27

( - ~ JS'4 "a no NSi4!'J W CO. FSf-'
alton and the rlsG;arste 20 COM
hitting nall forthwith siy@ notice
10 the governor Of his proceedings /,
who with the advice of council Ina {
take luch ijeps for rhe rem: val and
transportation out ofthis common
wealth, of theGave or iiayes 10 COM
ioItted al the public cxpenie, az
| they IN their diicrericn may think
FroPcr, and the cxpenfes 60 IN.
CURED fhall be paid by the perfon
importing or holding fuch Gave ii
removed, and lhaH be recoverable
againG any fuch perGon as afore-
iald, his or her executors and nd.
mlniltrators in the name ofrhe 90
vernon of the commonwealth for
the time being. by motion or fuit,
IN which every Guch perfon may
be held TO bail in any conrt of re-
cord OF this commonwealth, provi-
ded ten days previous notice BE-
gwen OF loch motlcn 10 the perions
TO De affected thereby; provided al
10, that the governor (haIl have
power 10 order iuch fave TO be fold
and traniported without the limits
OF this commonwealth, if the per
Ion holding orimporting laid fave
De unable 20 rc;mburfe the com
monwealth, the expenra Of COM
m'tment, removal and traniportati.
on--Proyided alto. that nothing
herein contained fhall be confrue3
to repeal the fourth fe6tion OF the
act entituied an act 10 reduce into
! enc the feveral acts concerning
HaveS, free negroes and mulattoes.
Sea 3. And be ii further eaaG7sd,
That 1t fall be the dury Of every
commillioner Of The revenue, an
nuaily TO return 10 the court of his
county or corporation, at the time
OF returning other lies Of taxable
property, a ccmpiete lit of all free
negroes or mula,toes within big
dlitrict, together with their names.
iex, places OF abode, and particular
trades, occupation or calling; 2 Coz
! ply Of which lit fhail be fixed by the
clerk OF the laid county or corpora
ton at the courthoufe door, and the
original be dspolited for fate keep
ing In has Office. Every -commiIi>
oner OF the revenue or clerk of a
court failing "a laid duty, ihail Tor.
telt and pay the FUN OF twenty
, dollars, to be recovered by motion
or information, one half to the ule
, OF the county or corporation, ana
, therefdue TO any perlon who haIl
t fue for the fame.
If any free nero or mulatto 70
regiltered lhaIi remove into another
county, it Gail and may be lawful
for any nlagifra,e of the county or
corporation in which he or lbe mar
intrude, to ifue warrant TO appre-
hend faid free negro or mulatto ::
andifupon examination it be found
| that he or fhe has no honef en-
Ployment by which 10 maintain
him or herielf, fuch free negro or
muhtto ihall be deemed and treatA
ed as vagfant.
all the courts of law within this
commonwealth fhall confantly give
thiS aet III charge TO the grand
junes Of their courts at the times
when fuch grand iuries lhall be
Gworn.
AL a6s and parts of acts contra
ry TO this act, ihallibe, and the fame
are hereby repealed.
This act Glali commence in force
from the firit day Of Iune next.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-01-27

jsuua-y 20.
The CAoinet lome Days fuee ussnt:oaed,
that the I'd and 81 articles Of the Convent.
on With France, wete rejected in the Ssoste
OF toe United Stascs-we learn thsr the re.
.jeeslon was effected BY minority OF three.
We underaand, tha, the Courbi,tce in
the Senate, 10 whom ygss referred thc Mr..
yoseDH Bib have reported sgsin6 it.
January zts .t
From fbs Warrington FederSlia.
Yeiserdsy evening abou, dssk, tie Bald.
Tug appropriated to the Treafury Depart
meat was diicoyered To be on fire. Il sp-
Peared to have commenced in ore of the
rooms attached to the Auditors eiilc very
fortunately titunted in The eatt vsing ofthe
building, as there was very ftIop, north
weH wing blowing az the time, witch from
the accidental circumstance, had no eifeet
upon the Same. The FIRE for lcme timc
threatened the moa dearu6tive ri,eas-but
through the exer,ions Of the citizens, ami
mated bY the example the Prelaent of the
United Statea (who on this occsiiop fell iato
me ranks and aided IN pai.iog the buckeis)
wasat ieug.h fptdued.
January "a.
hrHa the National lnselligencer.
Ineldsy evening about duik, Ere was
diicoveTed in the 7rsqfl.y Desznneat.--
When ditcovcred one OF the rooms of The
Accountant was IN full blaze. The pa
Pers in this room are faid TO be rnsreiy de-
tIoyed, and thoic in an upper and 40 ada
| cent room, TO which the Gamss extcnded
are laid to be coniderably injured. Fhs
| IRE was e&tiDguilLed in about an hour aud
half,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-01-27
III GINI a.

M aCf 10 redRce i1f6 one tire e.
Oerai ats e0reerni&g Skaves, free
Negroes and Mu'aft0eJ.
sse blE il enacted BY The Ge-
ID neral AR9Mbiy, That if |
any PerGon lhsll permit his or her
fave, or any fave hired by hin, OF
her TO go at large or hire him or her |
ielf ou,, it fhall be lawful for any |
Perion, and il fhall be the duty of
every iherif, deputy lheriff, coroner
and ferjeant of corporation, to
apprehend and carry fuch ilaye be-
fore a magiltrate of the county or
corporation where apprehended,
and If II ihall appear to the magif, !
trate that fach fave comes within
the purview Of this a6t, he lnall
order him or her to the jail Of the
county or corporation, there 10 be
iately kept until the next court.
when if it fhall appear TO the court
that the fave 70 ordered TO iail hath
been permitted or iuHered to hire
him or herGelf out contrary to the
meaning Of this act, it fhall be law.
frl FOR faid court, 4 they are here.
by required to order the iher;f or
other officer, to fell every fuch fave
for ready money at the next court
held for the laid county or corpo-
ration; notice being given az sthe
contribute door at leat twenty
days before fuch fale. PrauIded al
7oay5, that no fale purfuant to this
act ihall convey greater ihteref in
luch ilaye than the perion himlelf
orherlelfhad who commits breach
Of this law, unlefs it lhah appear
TO the court that the owner of fuch
fave was privy to or connived at
fuch breach.
Any perGon who fhall tuEFer a
fave held by him or her as trulfee,
guardian, executor or executrix,
administrator or adminiGratrix, to
hire him or herfelf out contrary 70
The meaning of this a6 fhall forfeit
and pay forty dollars, TO be reco-
vered by any Perion who will fue
for the fame by action of debt or
information insany court OF record
within this commonwealth.
One third OF the amount of the
faleof every Guch fave fhall be appli-
ed by the court ordering fuch faie
towards leGeningthe county or cor
poration levy, and the reidue ihall
be paid by the lieriF or other Off
Ger, after dedu6ting fix per centum
on the whole amount forhis trouble,
and The jailors fees, to the parton
who hall inform thereof, and Gsufe
the fact to be eitabIilhed, And
where there fhall be no infofner,
then the whole proceeds of theCale,
after deduEting the commiiIion of
the iherif and other officers, the
jailors fees, as aforefaid, lhall be
applied towards leGening the coun-
ty or corporation levy.
Any negro or mulatto bond 81
free ihall be good witnefs in pleas
of the commonwealth for or againn
negroes or mulattoes bond or free,
or:in civil pleas where free negroes
or mulattoes 1hall alone be parties.
And whereas experience has eyinc-
ed that the fourth fe6tion Of the act |
entituled an aSt to prevent the nj |
grafton Of free negroes and mulat-
toes into this commonwealth, is |
defcftive-~-for remedy whereof, Be
it enaasd, that if any fave ihall
hereafter be brought or come into
this fate from any place without
the limits Of the fame, Il ihall be
the duty of any magiltrate Of the
county or corporation where fuch
Q,ue 0,,It he fo,,nd ,,r,r,r sr,f..r,,,.,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-01-27

"s'HVJt ,J"'""'J III 40 |A'
-~------Fost--sle
The General AfembIy of this State ad-
journed on Friday lat.
The Judiciary Bill has paGed the Houfe
of Representatives Of the United S.stes,--.
Aye sI--Noe' 43'
The Mayor of New-Yorl has IL
fued a Proclamation fubjeaing all
vedeIs from the ports Of Spain to
quarantine.
JosS MAssHAEJ, Efq. has 6een nomi-
minated by the Pref A,nt "a Chef Juaice of
!he United States.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-01-27
gHH VIRGINIA ARGUS.
RICIiMoNB:

Tuesday, January ~, 1891.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-01-27

THE E4itof is psfGehcd Of the names OF
only II cfthis Club, viii De Obliged By be
ing favored with complete lit.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1801-01-27

E!r.ra6 Of iei,.r fran Mr.. James Atiam,,
az Po,i Repu5GrGa, 10 q rstpedabls Merean-
siie Hone ia fbil Cay, dated DeeSmser I'd.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-02-28
HAMBURG, December. ,6

Yefterday FIVE Ruilian mails arrived ber.
together. The intelligence which thew
have brought is extremely unintcreAing.
except In 70 far as it confirms the ,nelan,
choly accounts respecting the fufferings Of
the Englifh failors. None ofthe Letter.
received by this conveyanc taken any no.
tice OF the reception his Dan;lh maeay
has metwith at Petersburg, nor of the OF.
jeet which induced him to repair TO that
capital. The ilence may indeed be &C.
counted for by the extremely rigid in
ipection to which private CORRESPONDENCE
ofevery kind is now fubjeAed before paa-
ing the frontiers of Ruflia.
Generals Herman and d'Efen, difprac.
ed on account Of their conduct in Holland,
have been reinitated in the emperor's favor
and their former rank in the army.
A letter from Munich, dated the 9Th,
received here this evening, nates, that on
the evening of the 18th an Auhrian officer
had arrived at Trayenitein with difpatches
from the emperor to gen. Moreau /; but
the latter refuled to open them, deiring
the bearer to proceed directly with them
to the French ambaGador at Luneville.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-02-28
NEW. YORK, February ~

Arrived, brig Echo, Webb, Charlef.
ton: fch'rs Nabby, Cobb, Savannah;
Flying Fifth, Leach, Niyes; loop In
dufry, Diamond, Warrington, N. c.
Cleared, brig Harriet, Rand, Halifax;
Thomas Pinckney, M'Fall, Jamaica; Ju-
Llama, Higbee, Martinique; Mo1es Gill,
Fits, Greenock fch'r Charlotte, White,
Alicant.
Sailed from this port on Thurlday, 4
fhips, 6 brigs, 8 fchooners, and floops.
February Is.
Arrived, brig William, Rowland, Hon
duras fch'r Hannah, -, New-Or-
leans; Mary, Burwell, do. Fox, For
ref, Martinique /; Ann and Sufan, Rip
ley, St. Kits; Sarah, Smith, Curacao;
Daphne, Mafon, St. Bartholomew; Hoop
Sylvia, -, Demarara; John, ---'
St. Croix.
Cleared, brig Aurora, 49,, Cape OF
Good Hope; ichooner Rambler, Toulon'
Jamaica.
The brig Barbara, Clay, has arrived at
Wilmington, N. c.. from Jamaica. I@
fchooner Clara, Thomas, arrived at De-
marara from this port in 81 days. Inc
loop Minerva, Bell, arrived at Curraooa
in 10 days. The brig Georgia Packer,
Drummond, has arrived at New Orlean'
from Jamaica. The fch'r Juno, Morton,
has arrived at Port Republican. 4 ne cl's
Enterprise, Creed, arrived at Maftin'au'
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-02-28
MUNICH, December -

The movements of the French army
'eem to have for their objects to pats the
right wing of the imperial army, and to
8 alarm It Tor Its magazines in Upper Au-
ttria. 1t was by Gmilar nancy.
that Moreau, in the month of Nav. fore
ed general Kray to retreat behind the ID
nube. Ia
We are ailured that the cannonade h..
been heard to-day, in the environs of and
thut' and 1t is prefumed that the rigln
wing OF the Imperial army has made an
tack at that point on the left wing sof ,he
French army.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-02-28
RATISBON. December 70.

he intelligence that the archduke
Charles will take the command of the ar
my In Germany, has occafioned the great
eft Joy throughout the army, and all the
Auitrian troops. That prince has already
arrived at the head quarters Of the Auitrian
army. 1t is the opinion of many, that if
the amy OF Moreau fhould attempt to Pc
netrate further, it will be takenin flank by
the troops from Bohemia.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-02-28
NUREMBERG, December Il.

Yeiferday the third part of the French
garrifon here forming a column of 100
men marched out at the gate towards
the Upper Palatinate. To-day, however,
the fame column returned, followed by
IS Wagons laden with wounded. An ac-
ton has takenplace near Lauf& Altdorf,
to the disadvantage Of the French; the Auf-
rians will now frenou1y defend the Up
per Palatinate. Angefeau has paGed thIo'