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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-03-31

7 ~ teter f-0m Deacon JoSEPH CORN
dI'cf tHher Loul~i0Ha, ~. IHaries' dis
f'''cf. Juis '7fh, 1903 ,sto 0igYafsd fran,
J ma eek. ia fde State 0f Vermont, IN the
! yea SOL
" When ride or walk out. and behold
the beautiful appearance OF these uunev-
Gus and extensive meadows, I am ~ pr;s-
ed aad astoni,hed am .eiJ as 1t were, in
wonder AID tzement aud ere am
aware my soul asceuds To God IN devout
ex'acies. 1t IS impos ibie to descr be the
beauties that surround me bet viii
make an aiiemp, "a, it. The most ro-
mantle description OF a Shakespeare or
katc' are here realized. - About one
hal. of th's country consists OF hume ous
ana extensive meadows, agceeably inter-
spsrsed win copscs, glades and groves, Of
the best Of timber, and fruit trees. No
rough broken land 30 II some NEARLY le-
vel-other gaItle swels and $ KS Snclly
right-exccediHg rich AID Sertile. some
clothed with grass at different k',.is, and
of good qualities; others i;l-d 4it1 herbs
and weeds, and The whole ,b puDdilg with
iiii-s. roses, and hundreds of Other beat
tiful flowers, which IN succ> ssion adorn
earth's lap frosH 4 ri 10 December, he
ground affords manv yic1 roots, both 10,
food and phyeic. AID Zoe fruit, Ers, ,he
strawberry, large ans sweet. ripe the d.s
Of May: the bllck and dew berries. = large
kind Of black berries. raspberres, goose
berries on shrub black haws, service Der
riss very sweet. black cherries, plunhs Of
various kinds and crab apples in ahun
dance. The paw-p0w, or custard apple,
on a small tree. and OF The sizr and shape
of a kidney and is like mandr-ke, which
grows on an herb resembling the ginseng,
the bignsss Of small apple, yellow as
gold, and sweet. The muiperfies very
sweet. The honey locust aboInding eve
ny where. The locust tree grows very
large and strait, is durable for rails, Slc,
The prIscimm, which exceeds all the rest
for richness and sweetness they grow on
small trees, are the bguess OF small apples
pf deep yellow, soft as plumb; their
nice makes excellent liquor, very goot 20
put in buildings, &c. Various kinds Of
gra pes, they are good 20 wake wine, vine
gar, sc. The hazelnut, black waloul bot
| ternut, hickorynut, and va"'ous kinds e
peroDs. The forest timber IS various
kinds of OAK, hickory, ash, elm, black wal
| nut--very large and swat, busternu-, linn
and bass wood, cherry, ho"ey locust, null
berry, maple, sugar tee, sycamore and
| cotton tree.
have Just been vie~ing my corn,
which is rising of SIX fee, in height We
have one dist'liery in our neigh5orhood.
There IS great merchant from Germa-
ny, WHO'S building mills on the Derd n
r'ver--he builds on large stale Gale ala,-
ed to cost $4,000 dollars. with i ship and
boat yard on the Missouri"
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-03-31

" Good lord 10 see the various ways of dres-
sing a calves head 3"
10 TIE BEAUX or NEW-IORK.
GENTLEMEN
Being one of those VINO lrs
friends to style and fashion, presums,
have right to oppose any unwarrant40e
cncroachments on the present ton. An at.
tempt is made to introduce again, custom
long since exploded as too barbarous for
this enlightened age; mean no tered
heaI0 and large qteus custom establish
ed contrary to reason, and which, am bold
to say, has no foundation in nature. Who
could have attempted % introduce so quiz
zical a fashion. but some old, wolld-be
beaux, who is determined to- hide his grey
hairs under a load ofpomatum * powder I!
Can any man of taste compare the beauty
and convenience OF a brutus crop, to the
stiffness and F,rrnaity of powdered pate ?
and a gilcn 100 Of all tnings in the world
the most ungraceful. If men are deter
mined 20 assjmila,e themselves 70 acertdin
contemplate animal, by wearing his dang
linz appendsge, shall think, hey deserve
the stigma long since fixed on tie beeuX Of
the old school b. mpcriiucn' naturalI is !;
6 that they arc but one ltuk in the chain
Of animal creation, above the monkey
tribe"
If men Of STYLE will wear rails, think,
with my cousin 7jm S1ritch. that they
should be scwed in the rear, to the bottom
Of their shencers.
Should this detestable mode, in spite Of
all reason, be adopted, it IS to be hoped
that our bellies, as a counterpart, viii re
vive all the horrors Of the ancient mode ;
the huge unshaDen hoop; the formal stays
tie horse shoe roll and the u1slghtiy ca
lash. Besides gentlemen, although like
10 be in the ahhy, honestly confess, that
I wish 20 be so, at as cheap rate as possi-
Die. In our present mode Of crofs, what
trouble or expense have we No BARRIERS
| fees, no disbursements fpr powder, poma-
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American Cl.rI,s w,~,zi,. ,,,.r., ,,,,t,l;.t,.I
A,exaodr, F"'''''-|A 60
American Rs,,,I,.;o,, o ,.ci.
Bonaparr.. rf. &c
B.isish Spy
Durns' Iynrke 4 viola
Blunenbacb,s FIe--.,,s or ,3L...;.,..-
Sims on the ns. Of - oc y.
Daptis, Church t...,;-l;,- - Vi
/ Gorllev's gus,,,j.y
B!oomfeld's fRore'I, po.-,s
I Cowper', Posr,.. ,.c,,- ,,;..o. :,....,r-,
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4 Demons rr,,..ls. IA, ~.
/ Daryi,,s pb;,,l r. 80 -'@'F'
/ DIsraePs Poem aud p ,,,,,oc,s
the pa,. or the tJr;.o 6, 80 ".'
! 'o7, 'os. 90 anil mar. ,r ,99-c' ~, 80.
! theb,uTda-v line .,ss, ,,,.' I1";,,i g. ~,
! the possessions of nj C,s.b -, -. ~,
mssica; contairi,r or.as;o,.' 80. ~, ,,,.
I situation sail -, - W" '.'S
diseases or IN, liz. ,, -
Mississi,r,i and c,,.,I, ~ 49, ,.,;.t ~.
mans oon,Dreha on I,,ast. 10, 80
from shc 1,,uta ,f Fine fl,,.., ~ III :
M,s;co. the v.ho,, Of -, -,,-.t, y,
East or.ds 70 ,-..--,, So
Efsme1 IF p,.ife E5uc, 80,
Z G,s9a.t EDis.e.
Features of p, ,,srllisrn, a nanp,1et
Friend aG EVomen--l,,,,e,,e-- r,.,r, IF ,,o-,e,
in ,o.,,r.-.f rho s,n.;;ss,.,, .. -,
OF ne ,r,.,-s. rs 400, ,., -. e
! the luxury IS ,,o,,e,,- If ,ls ~, ,r .-.,.,
-of,,e clarast.- anil .iis,,eidSn If y.,,so a..
of I'VE ami -4ii,, -, ;--e .j,,,-..o,
ofca,rir-o--,-.l-.... b.. -..,..;,,. -.
| of WOMB --c,,eI,...
J Forsyths ON Pr, r.ess
G;isanings On .us,tu,rv
Hami,on fMr5( o, E4ncst;,n
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-03-31
FROM rHE NArlovAL lN1ELLIcsNcrR.
To rte Members Of 6of4 Houses u Congress

To rte Members Of 6ott H2uses II Congress,
AMI Of the lgeUe .lsie,s generally.
PETER MILLER, BAKER, residing
near the NAVY Yard. on the Anna COST
River, respectfully invites them to taste
OF MAMMOTH LOAF, of the Wash
ington manufacture Of between nine and
ten feet dimensions-which will be offer
cd Cor their entertainment on Monday
next, at twelve o'clock, at the Capitol.
March 90, 1904.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-03-31

No vote, in either of the houses Of con
gress, has more strongly marked the pre-
valence OF party passions and preiudi ces,
than that given in the senate y. States,
on the question of Judge Pickerng's &C.
moval. The evidence of the immoralt'
of that Judge was 81 strong and Imposing
that we have seen no attempt nl.l,by he
federal prints to excuse o. Dailiite the
fault, or to nvalidale the testimony the
witnesses, of deterrent political sentiments,
all concurred in the assertion dat the
Judge had been, from ) 10 - wears past,
known 10 be frequently intoxlcated, to
have such a Goodness for run as to carry
bottle To bed with him. \ far as test
mony on oath can Be credited, Judge Pick
eriug must have been p0e pf the nos, de-
PRAYED individuals in the country, vet the
six senators from he New Egg md states,
the land Of Steaiy habits ton, voted against
the removal of this sober in lge; we con-
fess we cannot conceive how their votes
could be reconciled % their judgements
or their oaths. II may be said the Judge
was insane, granted-0Ut we humbly con
ceive q mailman is as unfit fnr 4 Judge as
a druukard-it is true the individual who is
either, is 20 b, pited Dat pity would r..
Their incline one to wish his removal from
the bench the New EngIand senators
thought otherwise, anil no doubt voted a.
gainst the removal Of NJ. Pickering be-
cause he was cftheir party, totally regard
less Of the dement's or inirmity of the
man--thejr vote certainly proved their
own political intoXicaIion or insanity, and
If it can be reconciled TO their consciences
so much the better for them.
f \
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-03-31
The Celebrated Enriish S.alii9n,
w Ii [ p,

main road Leading from D.nyille 20 Carter
J terry and Richmond. at Six Guiueas Oh,
ieaion, but which may be tiicharged bI
! rive, provided the money is paid ~ the led
day OF July. at which lime the ieafon vii
expire Nine Guiaeas TO in1ure mare n
ioai, and Three Gu;neas the iinele leap, and
10 either cafe one dollar 20 the groom. to be
paid when the mare is f;f coveted A note
leu; with each mare for the featon money
viii be exp, ctrd.
WHIP is beau'iFul bay horfe, zen years
s'5 nex' fpring, oE grea; ize an Rrenc-h,
beiug IS hands inchea high Let il now
lnticc to faY, it is geoersy though, By sll
that have ieen him, his equal for beauty has
fel5om it evec been feen in America. His
dam was got by King Hcrod, which was
alio the Ian OF Mr. G4isay's A ciel. Mr viii
ion Duchefa AID NJ Dmand's Ki,y Gu
d Dadh. all very fpsedv mares---his grandaa.
by Ofoosoko. his g,eal grsndam by Car
touch gu, Of an Arahian mar Or .arok5
vas 20 bY Crab, Il, ot Mifs Slamerkin bv
:'rre Blue, La Oxfotd'e Dan Arahiar
D'A'cY, Black egged rsga! mare o, 90
uoka ia the ige OF the graudem o Putoos &,
full hro' her 70 Bag md all Black, tbs
FIRE of rc;iua'a Poi, Who was the dam Of
KIM Fu,gvs, Csr,ou.b Nv MA r,,Ioa'.v
Q ME B@rh a, I.n,,,n -, go
Place. Wn;.e in,k N-4.-o..h -"
Bar -Cs,,oort 4. ,be ,t,b., ~"
Of q. .oeo and Fio-,zrl III. AZ, o.. 49,
bv -l,,fr. yh, ?. .ls,,1.- -. s.
rc-for b;, dam V. - bv h;o
dar ~ Reg..,s.r. ols fu G9s, 80 BI'ai.
and sH Black Saloon ~. f1,,,srj., .l,e
prooer y -, hi. ,ov &, birbner, 49,. p.;1oo ~" g
NJ les. and sss no., % h. he a rnn,e.
o his nme re uon Cev--si l,-,.s az.
among which wa ne Dem, , ~, 49,
i.q Drnuaroo1. Voion,ee,, pb..'. y
Conzale, snd eersl o,her.-.H. e.. he
OF Wh,l,ev. Uho yoo ., .h.-- 80. -,
1850 guinea M, of VIII a,r,lia .
o'or ON. General. Com, ,,.ob g.,
.s,njine YT,r,. aw.,f;,, <, r.,
,5n.htiy. On e Sbeba co.oh,.,.,.
Role Gg.eener Clvtns c. 49,.
Piak Pa-k-, O'car, Am5.of pew p,
~, aod .ey-r.i o,bers. al s-a r.,e ,,,,a.
WFf2 w., he fra f.,.,;,..s g., II.
- " ""''- 'dFS won
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-03-31

The Governor Of oouth-C4rouna, in
consequence of a comm unicaiion received
from the President of the United States,
has convoked the Legislature OF tha. state
en- the 10th day Of May next.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-03-31

and murmurs against the government
were loudly uttered at every cornvr.
Dispatches 10. our government we're
brought out III the Eagle. (D.)
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-03-31
CAurora.)

On the 18th inst. an election was held
in Salem, Massachusetts,, for officers OF
the corporation, SC. The republican and
federal parties had formed each ticket :;
the formcr succeeded by an ,yerage ma
iority ofIIo. This town for,ns part ofthe
district which refused to return Timothy
Pickering a member of the house of re
presentatives of the y. States, to compen-
safe for which the legislature put HIM IL
the senate. We hope the general cleo
ton of Massachusetts will terminate in an
equally honorable msuler with that IF one
of the most respectable parts of the State.
10,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-03-31
DE. ATiiS.-

Departed this lie, at G. hnderson's OF
N"w'ngton, on Friday the l6th INST. Mrs.
ktBECCA L. TUCKER, in the 77,b
year OF Der age, aiter painful illness oC
near three weeks, which she bore with a.
""I'ng torii;ude. No pen can describe
praise equalto her merit let it suffice then
I" say, that the exemplary and unspotted
HE she spent, deserves I'm unrial C1me,
and iha, II IS Justly believed she ,,ligh, have
well said, " ,nye Fought l good fight,
" ! have finished oy course, henceC.ai
" there - iaid.up for me cr1t;n Of RICH
" teousless."
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-03-31
LIST ofoffccrs and Nm 9lartered at !ht
american Consular housc ~ TIfhyH--Uiz.

american Consular housc at TSfhDH--Uiz.
William cambridge. captain, David
Porter, lieut.. Theodore Hunt, BENJAMIN
Smith, lient. W.n ). Osborn, lieut. ma,
rines, John RiIeely, SURGEON, Keith
Spence, purser, William Knight, sailing
master, iona han Co wdery, surgeons mate,
Nicholas Hsrvpol, do. George Hodge,
boatswain, Bernard Henry, m;dshipman,
d. r patt.son- do. James GibbOn, do.
Benz. 2. Reed, 30. William Cutbush, do.
Wallace WorneIcy, do. Robert Ca nble,
do. RicharA 3, jones', do. James Renshaw,
do James 3ildle, do. Simon Smith, do.
JOSEPH Douglass sail maker, Richard Ste
pensor gunner. William Carpenter, Viii
lia,n Anderson, captains clerk, Minor
Foreman, masters mate, James G. Morris,
ships stewart, OTIS Hun, serieant ma
rines, David Irvine. do. William Leith,
cook, James Casey, master al arms, Peter
Williams, corporal, John Babtist, Lewis
Bscksener, Frederick Lewis, Charles
Mitchell. Peter Cook, Leonard Foster,
William James, William Gardner. vii.
liam Kcrnper6il- 264 Men and bows
in the Bashaws' palace, 3o7 Total IF Crew.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-03-31

F>HE public ave hereby 'ut,im.d W. -
scTir"~i is prepared with an exec ert 3, me,
which wi BE employed The whole ofthis s-agan,
Al rhe well known ,IAD x HERRING FISH.
bRf at Nari7a, twelve n1ilcs below az, i-.-ont.
! he rad that leads 70 this ashery, is palmer and
setter 'ha' the road leading 10 an, oio.r ;sh--y
on James river below ths CITY. Ills pric-s for
tsa will De rs follow: Thirty three shil!ir,s and
tour pence per hundred for shad, -r a. ner e 4
peace Tor smaller quantity. For acrriu.s ven
" 5 Hing per thousand He vii Aocro g, (. AZ
supply Of salt and barrels for me a-ccrir "a ION
OF hose that may be disposed 10 pur-h. bv
the quantity.
MOSES Es res.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-03-31
RICHMOND:

SATURDAY. MARCH 81 1904.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-03-31
FOR TIE VIRGINIA.
TIT yEHr.

IN beds oi snow, The muon-ry n slept,
And chilly was the midnight gloom;
When IN The grove, fond Ellca wcpt,
Sweet maid, 1t wa, her lovers ,oao.
a warm tear gnsh'd, the win,'ry air,
Cong 1t, as it low d ava,
al a..-ht it lay, an ice drop there,
At morn, it gh;ter'd in The Wy.
An Angel, waad'ring from the sphere,
Who saw his bright, tins lioe-n sem;
10 dove-ey'd pity, brought Ike tear,
And hung it on her diadrn.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-03-31

Ceuifef'e. At fre request Of Er Edv'l Tos-
dan. wgo ms !ats. .Hlcn.seJ the imp1r.edhofss
Whip ~ certify .nlf Jhe .aid h.rre has stood
FIR ths -~C last seasons vi.a,n 2 ora or q mile
Of M, reside nee, th1tt h1v. seen w tse pasture.
attached to h.i s''1d, during tine lass season, So
ver>i colts 70 lilies at time Cat feast o. dozen in
'uo"r) ctby him, --3-', and my 'gimou su
reurr 'u point &C f1rm and size 10 any eql4,
nuwber l1ve ever seen, E)t bv other hor41 ~
also believe i'm f1 be as sure Ia.i aeuet as .ny
H0-. 10 America Any gentleman VA this mel 81.
.c-heod who my accord with me IN opinion.
VIII DO ne more t'ar Justice to- the reputation
Of tne worse and also o5dge ~ lo,dsn, by aad-
irg heir gngture CEopCE 8rFr1v.
Prince George county, Dec. IL, 1903.
Ffua-d Ruin. Pete, Ebos. 7 igry, q omas
Grti Peace roHms, Briss P.4c.-, Vtg L.riyd.
.3re r Hgbbuh, Eaul'a 1Iavtes 9.se IL tb.
rtf .fmcs. I'm Gale. T55H 1Elrles. P1scy fi.ir-
.er. Zt1' GHy Wm Ely.r. 7bs. Hui.sp, .f3iu
! "1He. sterling Gmy,T ares CwoOa. lo5fI Hca5
/ ej.b Cres Tls. F7rf, G,o C1-te. Laac MIL.
| /Gmc. Coc@c,W. LRb,, Red. 4. Bute.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-03-31
From the .mv York Morning Chronicle.
COMMUNLC

w " - ~ WA i'itNs
{" Good lord - see the various ways of DIRE
sing a calves head 90
10 TIE BEAUX or NEW-lORK.
SNTLgMKN
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-07-14
BURR MILESTONE
nrNkfFrE fCI'O

hEf.NITF fCTO Ky.
SHG subscriber takes this mode of returning his
Thanks 70 his former patrons, I'd informing tae
public IN general, thar nc has (by desire of his
t-iends) Recommended the MANUFACTURE
ING OF BURR MiI.L.-STONES; and having
furnished himself wi;h supply of the best ma
teri@'a, and having had sixteen years experience
III the business, in Baltimore, Petersburg and
Richmond, hopes TO be able to give xatistaaion
TO his employors.
The stones he Will warrant to be as good rs a.
ny in the United States.
Any orders lefs with Capt WILLIAM FEN
MOCK, Norfolk Capt. W,LLiAM CHAMBEUs,
Staunton; MIR. WtLLIhn HAY, Wyihe county,
or EIr. RoBnRT MOORE, Petersburg, Shall BE du-
ly attended TO, and country produce received in
payment, at toe customary prices.
sEe TWO APPRENTICES will be taken
10 the above business, and short time &c iuired.
WILLIAM DAVIDSON.
Richmond, Jan. 10Th, 1905 (tf)
BIB. FOR SALE, PL4LS7ER ofPAPKS,
in stone or groand FOR the Improvement OF land,
with directions Tor the use thereof.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-07-14

virtue of Decree of the Court of the u
49 nited S,ates Tor the 5h Circui, in the Virgi-
MIA Distrld, bearing date she 81 day of DeceT,
Der. 1903. in behalf OF john Classeil against VII
liam Walker, ]ames Walker, Merry Walker and
John Waller. viii be sold, TO the highest bidde:.
tor ready money. ~ henhawa courthouse, on the
2Ath day OF d ugust next, the following TRACTS
of LAND, viz One granted to VIM. Walker
on the 81 OF Mag 1896 coniai..ing ll2 1 acres,
on Elk river, . branch of the Great Nenhawa, a.
bout miles from the mouth, opposite 10 a survey
made for Leonard Cooper and " m Morris al the
mouth OF ihe Sciona creek that efsptes into Elk
en- the south side-One other tiatt Sfanted to said
VIM Walker en- the 20th NAV 1888, containing
SEQ acres on the head waIers OF the left hand fork
ct a creek empyng into iii, river on the north
west side at the shallow ford, about q or 5 mics
from the mouth of said Iyer adjoining survev
made for said Walker-One other tract granted IN
the said WIN. Walker or the Goth MAY 1888, con.
tanning no acres, on ELI river, on the south eas,
side about a mile from Its mou:h-One other traa
granted to the said WIN Walker on the 9Th or
May 1883, containing 200 acres, on the north side
OF E.k river, the third bottom above the mouih Of
Sandy creek-Ouc other tgal granted TO TIE said
VIM Walker on the 9Th of May 1888, contain.
ing 100 acres. on the north side Of Elk river. the
fourth bottom above The u,oush or Sandy creek
on the same side Of the river--Cne OTHER traa
granted to the said WIN Walker on the 26th Nav
1888, containing 1000 acres, ona lef, hand branch
of creel; empYiog into Ell, river, o., the north
west side opposite TO the frsisand on said riycr-
One other tract granted to the said VIM. Walker
on the 26th of May 1888, containing 600 acres,
on the south side Of Elk river the third bottom on
the river above VIM Arbuc&Ie's land, Opposite
the m nth of Sandy creek.
The whole OF the above mentioned land at the
time it was surveyed lay in the county of Green
bfier, all &c which will be sold, or so much there.
Of as shall be sufficient to raise The sum OF four
thousand one hundred and ten dollars So cents.
with interest or dolls 9799 70, At s per centurn
per annum, from The 22d March, 179o--the COSTS
of suit and carrying this decree into effect
fds BEN. MCSBY, Aetdg Cypt,rissi.ner.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-07-14

pointed by the late aa of Assembly, 10 supern-
tend the Lottery, for the benefit of the University
OF William Il haary, feel themselves greatly NOR
titled. III being Obliged 10 inform the public, that
impefious necessity has compelled them to post.
pone, for the present, the drawing, notwithSJand-
ing the assurances which they have given. both
collectively and individually, that il would com.
mence on She 2d.ot this month IL will doubtless
b. expected that the reasons inducing this post
ponement, should be stated and after such expla
nation, they uust, they viii stand excupated by 4
generous public, of every other charge, than that
oil Precipitancy TO which they acknowledge, their
s2nguine hope ct success in the sale of tickets, &
thus, oil speedily accomplishing.the truly laudable
end, which they have had in view, has subjected
them As the days FIRST contemplated approach
ed, on which the drawing was TO commence. mea-
sureS were taken TO acquire satisfactory informal
ton OF the number of tickets which had been sold
Satisfactory information, however, was re- eiyed
only from u few--Sull TOO sangune in their cxpec.
tatons reietng, that with The prospect of ad.
vantage offered TO purchasers, the interests of sci
ence were combined; and judging OF the distan,
sales, by what lad been, and would be made in
this place and its vicinity, they conceived them
selves authorised TO promise. most decidedly, i
commencement at the period last notihed-Bu,
adVices recently received, convince them that the
sales, tho considerable are sill not such as would
justify = commencement OF the drawing The
Commissioners will not again go far commit
themselves. TO state positively, the time when
the drawing shall commence; but this they have
in their power, fully and uneqinvocaliy TO promise;
that nothing shall be wanting, on their paris, to
hasten the drawing. THIS is fully evinced by the
mode they have adopted, and are mo,y pursuing
OF giving to the purchaser with such security as
may be approved OF, ON his taking not less than
ten tickets, credit OF ninety days thereby hold
ing out 10 individuals, the prospect of ADVANTAGE
torl the prizes, without the advance Of a single
cent Gentlemen, who have been 60 obliong as
10 assist IN the disposition of tickets, are an hori
zedto assure those holding them b. purchase on
credit, thai no payment of iheir respective bonds
viii be required, until 90 days shall expire from
the tiine of beginning 10 draw aud hey are
hereby requested to regulate their subsequent sales
ottcke's ON credit, by this principe.
I July 3d. 1904. 4,y
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-07-14
FOR SIZE,
A Tract of / and

Lying i'll the North Gardsn, in Albeinarle consty,
containing 1000 acres. adjoining the Lands of
Stephen Moore, William Wood, and the Ia,e
" lian Cole, dec within eighteen miles of War.
rem, anc the same distance Of Milton There is
on this Land anew Barn. IS by 81 feet, 4 good
Oversser's House, and Houses fer the accorino.
dation of fifteen or twenty Negroes. The Over
seer's House, with liide expense, may be rem.
dc'ed very comfortable tor small family. A.
bont half the Land is cleared, the gu part Of
which IS in good order cor cultivation, and con.
siderable PARK of it fresh and sEeli adapted to he
culture OF corn, wheat and tobacco.
Any person inclined to purchase, oy Applicant
on TO the overScer on the premises, wilt be shevn
the Land The terms of sale =, Ill be one fourth
Parr of the purchase money paid on the FIRST 5ay
of June, 1905, and thc balance in three equal AN
nual payments from thag day, each iustalnent to
carry interest from the day of sale If not iu6iu.
ally pad. Bond with approved security, toge-
ther with deed of trust on the Land, viii be
required OF the purchaser, to secure the pa, nent
For further particulars apply 10 the subscriber
living At Scotch-Town, in Hanover county.
If the above Land is not sold before il will be
offered at Public Sale, to the highest bidder. or
49, terms before mentioned. on the Esd dav of
August next, If fair, if nor, the next fair day
In either case, the purchaser will have leave 70
seed wheat as soon after that time as he nay
choose, and may be furnished wi:h The cfop Of
Corn, &c. that may be made on the. plantation
this year-Say from two 10 three hundl ed barrels
JOHN ". SHEPPARD.
Scotch-Town, May 3Oth, 1904 ids
The survey by which the turnpike road from,
StauntOn TO the Point Of York is run. goes inne
dlately through the land above mentioned, conve
nieut to handsome situation for building and
good water. ]. Els