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The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-07-07

American people, altio' !. is not doubted that
they axe fsithfal representatives of your esecu-
tive. The iltercfts of Americ: and Great Bri-
tain are deeply concerned in a continuance OF
their friendihip but fhould the preient war b.
prolonged, and fioa!d your prefent executive
hold his 6tuStion, do not forcfee a poi,ibility
ot avoiding rupture between the two coun-
tries; for contumely and iniuit are what no
Bntifh miniftry Can bear, and keep their places.
The ipirt of the nation will be routed at the foul
indgnty offered to their king and to his minii-
ters and they would drive from their places
any riniitry who ihould refuie to be the orsan
and inltruinent of general recruitment.
"The conduct of Mr.. Livingston at the cour:
Of France, in fanGtioning, by his official anfwer
to the communication of Talleyrand, the afro
cious calumnies fabricated againftt his country
by the pretended letters of MIR. Drake, has pro-
duced a feiiation here among all caiIes & par
ties, which am concerned to obicrye, but can
not difipprove. That Mr.. Drake had fornc in
tercourfe with the interior of France, there can
be no doubt-no perfon denies it, and none can
be furpriftd at it. But that Mr.. Drake had any
connection with any confpirators whole Object
was the afiaiiination of Bonaparte, or that he
wrote the letters now publihed as his, is an ao-
fou,e falfehood-and it is of a piece with a
thoufand fabrications which Bonapartc, and
the predeceiiors of Bonaparte in the calainitous
courfe of the French revolution have praetifed.
The conduct of Mr.. Livingston admits of 10
execute, as he has departed from the uilial form
or official communication, to crafty his own
feelings, and offer iniult to Great Britain-and
this has been the more noticed becaufe it has
been confdered as difcovery of the fentiments
Of himfelfan the executive ne reprefents. In
regard to Mr.. Monroe's mode of conducting bu-
ineis formerly wrote you, and as the man and
his prediction to France, (even in preference
to this country, and to his official duty when
an Ambaffador) are well known, you cannot be
iurPrifed at any thing unconciliatory or even
ofeniive which he may have done in this coun-
try. What all this will produce may be eaGiy
forefeen. But infult and indignity are feidom
forgotten; and they are never forgiven when
offered to party embarraIed, and at the mo-
ment unable to reient them"
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FROM SURIN4NI.

A respectable commercial friend has favored the
office of the Morning Chronicle, with the following
important official paper relative the trade o. the u
nited States with the colony of Surinan.
PROCLAMATION.
BY blJ exceAeney major general fir Cb0rleJ Green,
commanding bis majeRy'J land forces, and 60
1trnor oftbe coi0ny cf Surinan,, Sc.
WHEREAS it is expedient that regulations lhoud be
eiabhihed respecting the trade and from this colony
in neutral veels until his maeay pleaure ihoud be
known, have thought fit by virtue Of the power and
authority in me vsled to publii this my proclamati-
on, hereby declaring,
That it hall and may be lawful for the fpace of four
months from and after the publication hereof to i'm
port into this colony in American or neutral bottoms
belonging to the fubjects of any power in arny with
his maeiy tobacco, pitch, tar, turpentine hemp fax,
mats, YARDS bowiPrit, aves, heading boards, timber,
hinges and lumber of any Fort horfes cattle {,-op
hogs, poultry and live tcck of any fort, bread bcuit,
Hour peas beaDs potatoes, wheat, rice, oats barley
grain OF any fort, fated beef pork butter picked and
dry falt filth from the American do,ilions or frch
neutral powers aforefad upon payment of duty CT
per cent wei upon the commodities herein before
ipecied, upon fuch ifal hereafter be found ne
ceilary to be permitted upon emergency or otferw.
And whereas is ALTO expedent allow fuch Arne-
rcan and other neutral vees as are permitted to trade
under this proclamation export certain articles the
produce of the colony in return but which ff,a not
exceed in vapet the amount of the carsocs 70 imported
i do, therefore, declare, that it fall and may be
awful, topernt the expectation Of ugar rum and mo-
aes in finch American and other neutral veels as a.
foreiaid, upon payment of duty of per cent upon
iuch commodities as ihall be 70 exported
And do hereby direct that the duties herein i'm
poied upon imports and EXPORTS fha be levied and
collected according the regulations exiting on that
head previous the late frrener of the colony to h.
Inajelty's arms.
Done At PararnGrbo in the colony Of Surinatn, this
29th day of May 1904, and in the filth year Of his
majelty's reign.
CHARLES GREEN, Governor.
BY his excellency's command,
r. ROSS, Secretary.
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Extraa from THE Bo5ton Democrat.

In the debates, in that convention, which fra
med theie whoefome laws, Ms. WiDGEaYsf-
ked, ifa boy of fix years of age, was to be con-
Gdered as free perfos % to which Mr.. RUFUS
KING replied, (that fame FIR. KING who is,
when it fuits the purpoies of the monarchits
the political God of their idolatry) that call per-
fons born free were to be con!idered as freenen !;
and TO make the idea of taxation By Numbers
more ineligible, faid, that five negro children
OF South Carolina, are to pay as much tax, as
the three governors CT New Hamphire, Mah1-
chufetts and Connecticut" MIR. GoRHAm, in
purfuance, faid, that lie thought the propelled
fiction, much in favor of MaHachuietts and if
it operated againf any State, it was Pennfylva-
MIA, becauie, they have more white perfons
6oi.7d, than any other"--JUDGE DANA, fpcke
as follows " in reply to the remark of fome gen.
tlemen, that the Southern States were favored
i'm this mode of apporticnment, by having five
of their negroes fet aganlt three perfons in the
eaftern; can" afsed he " that land fourth ike
this, which is cultivated by the hands of free
men and are not tbrseof thefe independent free
men, of more real advantage to fate, than E1e
of thofe poor ilaves? AS friend to equal faxe-
tim, be rejoiced that an opportunity was pre-
tented in this Contribution, to change this uniut
mode of apportonment (auding to the for
mer mode of apportioning taXes) Indeed, con-
cluded he, from ftryey of every part ofthe
1OHtuutlOU1 IEVHR " me DcJI, EHHg EEe TpJg0kI
ej'men eOHid,figssR.''
MIR. DAWES, faid our own State laws and
contribution would lead us to conGder thofe
Blacks as fjeemen, and 70 indeed would our ideas
OF natural iuffce: (attend to this declaration Of
a true Chrifian, We proud and cruel advocates,
for the prefent meaiure, who openly drew pa
ralel between BLACK men and oeeA.) If then,
they are freemen, they might form IN equal ba-
hg for approximations az though they were, all
white inhabitants. In either view, therefore, he
could not fee, that the Northern States 4Uoula
JGsfcr, bm dire6J TO TIE contrary.
MeiIrs. GORE, PARSONS and JoNEs (of Bof-
toni fpoke of the advantage to the Northern
States, this rule of apportionment gave TO them
Here fellow citizens, are the foleinn authori-
ties of the very oraces of Federalifm, fairly quo
ted, TO prove the folly and mitchell of thofc am
Bilious men who would hurl their firebrands
abroad, and confu;ae that fabric of leginstion,
and governing harmony, which has hitherto
made our foes fear our reliance, and kept us
peaceful, nrong, enviabfe and independent.
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ing 70 fourteen hundred dollar. Or ti,ereaboute
which paper was fourG in the bed where he
fiept. Two days ai;srs..rds he called AID cl;;ro.
ca the money, faying it belonged 70 r.a:. III
Sainden, AID was tent on BY him from I n.an in
Fayettville.
Another poh-rider being pre- fent, he requels,d
HIM not TO ipraR CT this affair, ard threatens, 10
be revengcd of him if he did. Soon afterwards
Mcdonald quit the employment CT mail carr,-
er appeared in very sehteel apparel, and tuuh
up his lodging at one OF the LsR inns in TIL,
place. Before this time he WAS known TO D..
very INDECENT, and 10 one can tell bv what ho-
nett means, if any, he has il 10 iho,t time bssu
enabled to ihpPort h!uielf III tie ityis nc his
lately done.
1t is probable the mail was opened by him,
by means OF a faiie key, about the eff OF la
nuary Taft. The perfons who unprecedented him
requefted TO examine his trunk, which hp cor.
tented to, and gave up his key for that uer-
poie. Upon iearching ia mis- trunk. nine h,,,-
dred and thirty dollarsin bank bills tx half bauh
bills of one hundred dollars each, and fome
FLYER, were found.
~ The Printers throughout the United
States are requef6ed to putliih the above info.
nation in their teveral papers, in order THAI
tnofe interefsed in this ditcovery may have nc
tee, and may take fteps 70 redrefs theritlves.
Ihoie Perfons who may b. fufTerers b. the
maiis having been fraudulsntly opened, are de-
rrea TO make known the particulars Of Their
r:iPectrVe iofes to Duncan M'Rea, of Fayette-
viiie' the contractor for carrying the mai, orro
Joii'i "ihheid' eiq. of Marlborough eiitriGt.
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CHARLESTON, June l6.


Capt. Torrey, of the Pilot Boat fct,I. Virginia,
arrived mere on Thuriday night from Savannah.
In his paiiage from tnis port TO 81. jago dc Gu
ba, he was boarded OF the Wet Caicos by
French privateer, naire unknown, the capt. re-
fufed to give either his or that OF his veHel, who
brought him to anchor, brokeopen the matches,
hoifted out the cargo, ard otherwiie raniacked
the vefel, fent for his papers, and broke open
ali bis letters ;-the officer on boaru then pro-
ceeded to plumber the cargo Of one barrel of
beef, one barrel Of pork, two cafes of gin, and
ham; iaying, in an irfuiting manner g I he Lord
knows when You'll get paid for tnefe, for we
don't !" and then permitted him TO proceed.
The two iucceeding days proving calm, he
made but little way, and on the third day he
was again brought too by a French privateer,
called the Petite Eacile, Armand, OF Martinique,
moving Englilh colcurs, who fent on board a
boat with five armed men, and took potieiiion
of the Virginia, tending captain Tory and mate
on board the privateer, paying TO attention to
the papers whatever, but faying that he wanted
juit fuch vei!el for privateer, as his own did
not fail faft enough, and that ihe was very
good prize for him. he had at that time fch'r r.
and lloop in CO. which had aio been captur-
ed. They proceeded with the Virginia to the
Spaniih Hand of Porto Rico, and came to an
Choir on the goth of April IN the Bay of Meari-
quarry, where the VirsInia'S cargo without even
the ihadow oflegal procets, was landed during
the courie OF the two following nights, and the
fch'r before capt. T. left the Hand was fitting
out for privateer.
Capt. Torrey, and his people were turned a.
ihore in ftrange country, without dollar, or
any means, but fuch as chance or humanity of
fered. of procuring inhflfance. or OF returning
to America being 70 totally deftitute of mo-
ney he was unable to get his people away, and
With difficulty procured for himiefa pagage up
to St. Thomas, in fnali tinugs!er, where he
had nearly died of ickneiS contracted by his i'll
treatment on board the privateer. Capt. T..
was 70 fortunate as to obtain paiiage gratis, to
HAVANA, and again from thence to Savannah,
in Georgia. His crew, he believes are till in
Porto-Rico, without the means of returning, or
of communicating with their frisnds AID fani-
lies.
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Domestic intelligence.
AMHERST, IN. H. June 90.

THE Legislature OF this State adjourned on
Thuriday laf, to meet again OH the third We'd
neiday of November next, at Concord. But Ii.
tie bu6nefs of importance was tranfaaed the
preient feiiion. A law, directing that electors of
PRECEDENT and Vice-Pre6dent of the United
States ihoald be choien by General Ticket,
Pafed. The Bill, directing the State for the
choice of Representatives. to Congrefs, was re-
turned by the Governor, with objections, as was
alto that for ratifying tee propofed amendment
to the Contribution, and the Refolves compli-
menting the preient administration, publilhed
IN our lait. Thefe bllsa are therefore LOFT, as two
thirds of both branches of the Legislature did
not appear to fuppon them.
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BOSTON, Iune Is.
AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION

AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION.
The Senate on Tuefday and "Wednesday were
occupied by the motion of Dir. Ely. poft-
ponement of the fubjett was moved by MIR. Hull
which was rejected, % to ID. An amendment
was then offered by the hon. Mr.. Bidwell,
which was aifo rsjettecd by ike majority. lie
then made motion to ftrike out the whole of
the preamble of MIR. Ely's motion; on which
an animated and fpirited difcufiion of the prin-
ciples and tendency of the refolve propofed,
took place: the motion was loft, 2l to II. The
final queftion was then called for, put, and car
ried by like majority.
A Court-Martial convened in this town On
"Wednesday lait, for the trial of Col. Robert
Gardner, and Majors Harris, Hatch and Stetion.
Two members being abfent, the court was ad-
journed to O'Clock yeferday morning.
Yesterday the Court was formed and COM
menced the buinefs for which it vas called.
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Totbe ygenerouJ and humane Ladie5 and Gentle.
men oftbe city Of Baltimore.

Ffe''
BY the mott unparalleled cruelty, and con-
trsry to every principle of humanity and
iuftce, we have been driven from our homes and
forced to feek refuge in foreign land many
of our Inflated kinfrnen have been puriuel. with
unrelenting malice, robbed, and then put to
death in the mott barbarous manner our con-
forts have been murdered and even our inuo-
cent children, fome of whom were hanging at
the breaf, have fallen victims 10 the mercilcls
fury of inhuman aiiafins. Unfortunate people !
No more, alas lhall we enjoy the plealure of
beholding thofe whom we once loved, and who
are Till dear to our memories No more ihall
we experience the.afedion of thofe who were
our friends and mpanions--whowere wontto
foothe us in our fonows, and relieve us in our
diRrelIes--who were endeared to us by every
tie which can render life blefIing alas they
are numbered amongf the dead /; they have fall
len facrifces to the rage of lawlefs monitors
In this ftuation we landed upon your flores,
and uuRcd TO tLc bounty Of trangcrs, in whole
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MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.

PROTEST OF TIKI HOUSE.
We Whole na,Ies are hereto fubfcribsd, Members
Of the Houfe OF Representatives do prote agsinit <
think proper and necofary TO align to our conliau-
EMS and the ref. Of the good people of this commons
wealth ;he reaons which influenced our votes again
dIe reiolvs which Preferibes the mode Of appointing
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libei-,lity NC have found refuge from orr mi
ttry. Had ii not been ior .yoar timely aiiiftance
what, alas . would have become CT us Craci-
Gus God J we ihudder at thc thought for we
Were deititute of every th!ng-even ofthe ccm-
mon neceiiaries OF life. language is too feeble
40 expreis the great obligations we are under,
and the high ienfe we entertain of your kind
nCiS.
Receive, Ladies and Gentlemen, this fnall
but hnceTe tribute of cur gratitude and attach
ment ; and be aiiured that we are, and ihall SCI.
remain,
Your devoted humble frryants,
Tie Rcti;sce5 from ST. Domingo.
O K T X, July 6.
The iquadron under the command of Com
modore BARRoN, defined for the Mediterrane-
an, and which has been for fome time lying in
Hampton Roads, is now ready for fea and will
iai the tir1t fair wind. 1t coniits of the follow
PRESIDENT, Commodore Barron.
Constellation, Capt. Campbell.
ESSEX, - ]. Barron.
CONGRESS-, Rogers.
The JOHN ADAMS, Capt. Chauucey, (tore-
ihip) failed laft Tuefday. Nor. Her.
SMITH who was fufpeeted of being accenary
IL the murder Of L Orient, was examined on the
esd ut. aud after a full bearing OF all the wit
nei'es, not the leait fufpicon of guilt, could,
IRON the evidence, be attached to him he
therefore was acquitted. We are happy to
make this publicly known. i6iA.
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Gapernnr'I OLie9iont.


The Governor having received certain Pefo-
buttons of the Honorable the Senate ard Houle
or Representatives, exprefiive of their opinion
respecting difogganizing sentiments inculcated
through the medium of the Preis-congratuia-
ting their fellow citizens upon the refult of GER
tain reaiures ofthe General Government-and
declaring their full confidence in the prelent ad-
ninIitration OF the General Government, and in
the jultice, benevolence and wifdom of the Pre-
hdept of the United StateS-returns thofe Re-
folutions to the Honourable the Senate, in which
they originated, with the following obfcrvati-
ons -
If it had been the pleafure of the Legislature
to have expreffed the fsntiments contained in
thofe REGULATIONS, in any other mode than that
by Bill or Reiolves, the opinion of the Governor
would not have been necefiary; but the Con-
ftituton having made it his duty TO iign iuch
Bills or Rcfolves as he approves, ard to return
1uch as he does not approve, his taft on this
location, however unpleaflnt, is unavoidable
While he declares his readiness TO co.ope-
rate with the Legislature in all conititutiona
meatures for preventing the licentiouincfs ofthe
Prcfs, and is ready to do all in his power for the
preieryation of our Union, and for supporting
fuch meatilres as may be bef calculated to pro-
mote the general welfare; he is compelled TO
Fay, that if the fecond ofthofe Revolutions refers
TO the purchafe of Louiiana, he is no. fuffcient-
ly informed respecting the probable advantages
OF that purchate to enable him to congratulate
his fellow citizens thereon; more Especially, rs
IL is faid to have been purchafed at great ex
penfe: And fuch has been his opinion refpeet-
ing fome neaflires of the Administration, that
he is net prepared to exprefs that unlimited
confidence which the Refoutions feem to pur-
port.
JOHN TAYLOR GILMAN.
June istb, 1904.
We have not been able to obtain COPY of
the Governors objections TO the other two bills,
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JOHN TAYLOR GILMAN

We have not been able TO obtain ] copv Of
the Governors objections to the othertwobills,
which were returned. AS foon as we do we
fhall prefent them to our readers.
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A respectable commercial friend has favored ii
office of the Morning Chronicle, with the folowir
important official paper relative the trade o. the
nited States with the colony of Surinanl.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-04-14
FOR Sale,
EHE TATE, A L L z ID
v A Rim A,

Y WING on lanes river, in Henrico county.
Il 4 twelve miles from Richmond, and about the
same distance from Petersburg. The qunmicy OF
land about 500 acres, Of which 500 are OF thebcs'
quality in the state for wheat, lying III n gentle
and uniform slope entirely above foods, complete
" free from stu-nps ana all distractions 20 the
plough, vet continuing in strong hear. The re-
p,ainder is mostly, rather mconmoniy high and
finn idle march, about one fourth cleared 10 Or
Is acres completely surrounded by good bank of
clay. which has been extended, with the view ct
retaining the whclc, as far about two thirds
of the requisite distance. The wood which car
be carrie, almost from the stump on board large
sea vestels upon two splrs, for rho distance of
three fourths ne lie along the skirts OF the TO-
rest will paw all the expenses of reclaiusinS MA
ny times over A part which was formerly re-
claimed fror the tide, proved dry enough for to-
bacco. and brought several immense crops OF IT
without showing possibility ofexhaustion. The
marsh abounds with that tall and fine natural
grass the nav of which is thought by numbers
preferable TO tmothy.--A few valuable Negroes
raised on fireplace viz. three men and Il woman,
also about score of cows and oxen OF the
Annthiil and Boynton breed mixed, some other
stock, about score and hale of Spanish ewes
very nearly pure Merino's b!ocd, and 100 barrels
OF corn, will be lief; thc place The tenant is
bound to furnish seed and sow fulicrop ofwhcat,
about 100 acres, in due time. The eet.te will bc
shewn 10 visitants. by Mr.. Moses Bates and Mr..
W.Radford, living upon it. M. George Jeaer-
son of Richmond, or Mr.. Thomas Estor Ram
doirh, will make known the terms to applicant,
and will either of them conclude bargain, which
IF December so. 1903
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-04-14
Juvenile Instruction.

THE. Senior Class in ]. ogive's school have
commenced the study of Criticism. Ethics
and Metaphy sics: an ANALYSIS Of the principles
OF Political Economy and Government will con-
clude this part OF the course. Young men who
have not had an opportunity of Studying these
branches of science, (of all u,heis the most i'm
porsant to such as aspire toairsry, legal orFosi-
cal erinence,) viii probaSsy hnd the Eanner in
which they taught in this school, peculiarly
calculated to facilitate and expedite their pro-
gress. The senior class is at present composed
of seventeen young men but as J. o. commune
Gates ms.rutoion these subjects entirely thro'
the medium of Lectures, eightor ten additional
studeI,,s, would extend >h;s-u utility and encreaso
\his emolumen,s, without imposing upon him
much more labor than he at present undergoes.
Richmond, March 9Th, 1901.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-04-14
The Broad Rock jockey

Club Races vii commence on Tuesday The 9Th
day Of May mex, and viii continue for days
the 1st day the Jockey Club purse Of dolls 400.
four mile heats-2d day the Proprietor OF the
Fields purse Of dolls. 200, three mile heats
Sd day the Jockey Cub Cup Of dolls. 100 value,
two mile heats, free for al ages, no person per-
rnitted to start for the cup but members Of the
club. and for their only beneit--4,h day Sweep
Stakes for years old colts and FLIES two mile
heats, entrance dolls 100, half forfeit subscrip.
lion to close on the 18Th day Of a prii 4 srbserl-
bcrs or no race the weights and rules for those
races ave agreeable to nc Richmond Jockey Club
Tules--wcieh,s as follows: aged horses l33 lbs
6yea1s Old 12S lbs; ye1rs Old liz lbs q years
old los lbs 3 wears old 30 lbs. Mares and Gsl.
diups allowed 3 ils.
The Treasurer for the club reouea.s the mem
bers to be ponieiin paying up Their subscription
on or before thc day of unnirc
THOMAS CHkATHAM T'r.
Maven %, 1904. 2M.1
THE MEMBERS or TIE CLUE
are requested to meet al the Broad Rock course
tho day preceding the Jockey Club Purse, q, 4
o'clock in the evening" hr the purpose Of making
some regulations for the different days running.
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DC IublcTibeT offers 20 tel great bargain
;hat
VaLEabie Pr0berfv,

Living in The city OF Richmond and oprof.c syrd's
wareh0p:eJ az pref.nt ocougied ny Mr.. Thomas
Burgefs-there 10 near an acre cf land, a good
dwelling houte, ktchsn, &c. 1t ia eoniii.red to
be one Of tho BEE hand, IN the city fo- a tavern
grocery fore. ANY rsrf5n ireliced to rurchafe
will in my a5f-nee, app to Mr.. Thomas Bar
gefs, or Mr. Louis Ffuehssrt. who vili Aicw the
pTemiles. G.. w. TRUEHEART.
Hanover county, MUcb7 1904. 3y