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BENJhlNIN DU-YNL,

AT THE SIGN OF THE GOLDEN MORTAR,
RICHMOND,
III AS juit received very large and extenfve al
u 4 iortment Of freih MEDICINES, SURGEON's
lNSl RuMENTS, DRUGS and DYE-STUFFS
PAiNlS OF all kinds, Oil, VARNiSHES, PUT
TY, &c.
fJo sozPlete a6;rfacnf IF
II a / I L IS MAT ERALS,
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FLFIr DOLLARS REM.4pD.

ID AN AWAY from the fu5f-riJcr. living near thc
~ Bowling Green, the 2Jd ina. a NEGRO mar,
named PETER between thirty and forty wears oil
abou; FIVE feett inches high, he black and rather
lpere made; had on when he went of, LIGHT Jour
ed d. ab coat, red Gripgd waiReoat, corduroy or
thic,ctt brecches and dark mixed Goct ngshas Ion
the greater part OF al his toes the left foot and
when ipot;n to, isaPt To appear furp-ifsd
will give the above reward If taken oit of tbe
lfHe of Virginia, and thirty dollars Il taken in the
rate and Of .s county aud ten doiIrs taken in
Iii county confined 10 any jail 70 tina, get him,
or il broUgh home al rrafonsble charges paid.
JOHN G. VOOLFOLK.
Who fometimcs sall, hrnisI Brandy
July 2. lst0
10Y virtue Of decree of tie county court Of EIey
will be fold Loyd's in the rlid colntv ON tic
z9ih day Of Augua next It fair If no, the next fair
day, the tra6t OF LAND now in the pofr. Hon 81
Caty, Molly aud William Lloyd, which wss the
properly q lie late Thomas lloyd, and lyjng in The
rlr;!h Of 81 Ann and fail county, 10 fti,y Arehi.
bald M CAL the 'ncrres decrecd 10 him thereby.
JOHN Y. LEE, :
JOHN J0SES.
E4ex, July IL. lcF5w0
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THEfublerberwill re atpublic aaion ,o.lelr l.
et bidderfcr ready money, at Zachar,ah Yrooh 4.
Tavern, in the town OF NIancheaer on SATURDAY the
81 d-y Of AuguG nest, two likely negro BOYS
Melon and Hlrron; conveyed in trua by the deed of
Andrew Scott deed to lecure the payment Of DEBT,
irtereN aud colt therein, acknowledged 20 be duo vie
and Nj Credie.
RICHARD y GooDE,
July .. ep4w.
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BROKERS OFFICE.

he Sa55yibs, bai opened Broler'J Office, o66e6te
> Ds Uaia0 Taoe,a, and ovu ne CsaaEeg-Gcajs al
Fborra, and Hn9s LaAL IN 51;fgeG s9aGitf 10 him,
tsU be hagjat7sd 7oitb Fritz fItiity.
THOJidS N0RVELL.
He HAS FOR SALE,
VIRGINIA BANK STOCK, on a cre3.t of 6
and months. M.rch 10 If
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NOTICE.

EAN the esd day of May Ian the co-partnerfhip of
~ VIM. IL. ALLEN = jaws Copy, under the
firm OF ALLEN y CODY, of Ca Ira, was diffoved
by mutual conenr.-All perlons indebted to Allen u
Coy dsired Come forward and clofe their ac-
Counts Ivy bond otherwifr--and all psrfons having
de,nanCs sgainit them, requcfed to make them
kno"n' thit they may be adjutcd for payment.
Either OF the partners at Ca Ira are authorized to fet-
tlt accounts make aud receive payments.
WILLIAM NJ. ALLEN
JAMES CODY.
Cumberland, Jily 9. (evst)
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NEAL lJELSON,

r An rs Boots * Shoes
~ to any pattern or faih-
ion, equal in point of MA
TERIALs and WORKMAN
SNIP to any in general ufe.
~ Imported Doors and
Sn oEs, Of the firft quality
aud newell fafhion, for fale.
-. Gentlemen at a diff.
lance, who are difpofed to
forward Ire their meaiure,
, by paying attention TO the
ANNEXED cut, can be fitted
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TO BE SOLD.

Quite 50 day Of AaggF nest, at :faavls kezsi,s Ia
0er", i" Ike f'1e" Of CboriehsiviAe:
EofiN HENDERSON's intereA in the following
- Negroes, to wit; Ned, Ti.us, Harry, Cloc, and
her i've children, Gate, Annsky, Silva Ieany, Tor
Jennit,a), and Rache with their ncreafe or 10 ma
ny thereof as will be Efficient to iatsfy deb, due
ihon;as Garth ienr. Of E.555 l6C IoA with intereA
thereon from The l7th March, 1909, together with
the legal COTS attending the faIe
JAMES LEWIS, ?
TioS. GARTH, jr.5 1'y'''''
July l6. (epsv)
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TO BE SOLD.

- .--I| L y DE oNJIJIJ, =
To he Sist5a bdtr, on re trers ea 10. t Saturday
in 'Tnne next,
@ much of the LAND, whereon Tohr kelCo lives
- in the county of Cumberland, late me property
OF Peter Franeieo, will pay the bance claimed of
him, by Samuel G. Ad,ms, of L. 40, witt, its in
tereit, by virtue of deed of trua executed to me
by the fiid Peter Francifco, for that purpofe.
CREED TAYLOR, Truiee.
May II. (eptds)
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John PUMFREY returns bis n,oR grateful
, acknowledgement to bis tjieaGy for The IN
bondsd pafronage gVlieb be has obtained in the
line Of his Protsbfon: and he rna5 no exeyfioa
on his part GViH be zVaHting ~ merit a continual
tl9n .!beir ta7,0rJ. TNky 9. (en1.rl
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TO NENT.

I've HOUSE la'ely ooco,ied NY Thomas CHI.
= at, 4,d lunel,-ts po'icii,n given; apply 20
GILLIAN & KIRBY.
ply Gf)
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- From the badneis of the day, the he, has
oeen p0'Pohed OF the above proPer, until the fri
Saturday in Augutt next; when it will ccrtaiul,
take place, if fair if not, on the next air day.
July o.
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JnJ g..

He Ea5sjtrijer takes This method ofigfor,ging
: ais JrieHdj and tie puSiic, tbaf he infeudJ
earring OIL tie STATIONARY g BOOK
BINDING b4Ene9c5 in aNfbeir uorion5 branch
IS, as yiaai. JOHN PUMFREr.
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JUST RECEIVED,


AND FOR SALE BY THE SUBSCRIBER.
TOUR hundred pieces Houfe Paper Philadeiphia
: Beer by tie barrel, fp,aji quantity OF fri qua
E;y Ne"-E"g'and Cheeje; aio 400 blrrels Corn.
EDWARD HNIIAM.
ALSO-5JoO W. Salt Peire'd BACON and
a conlant iupply Of FRESH CORN MEAL.
June le.--.ep) LET
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NOTICE.

! HE PartneyNib nozv carryiag on ur9er tse
firm IF PUMFREY g FITzwHYLsoNy,
soiH6e GGoiusd BY mutual content, on tie 3!5t
dry OF tdi5 treient monfb. iii tbejf bavigg
tialaS agHii3R tie Jaid concern, are reqneyasa 10
6riHg t6eA" in TO jam Pumfrey far adjrRmenf,
and tboJt mde5tea thereto, to make immediate
payment to linn.
.JOEN PUNFRET,
h.. II. FITZJVHTLSONN
J"y 9. (ep4zVJ
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Juft received, AID for fale at Rircgir and
WoRsLEY's box ftore,
81 - T. ~ vi
MODERN CFOGRApt1y

nK general DGi7ibfion effbe mn tr,yayfe-
- ne e'ppfFieJ FbfsHe5om Tire kro7m 7gorjd
beir rsIoedGreFtaiieHJ, ettenf5, diqiEo0t. r;l;st
ti7'ert, mor!feirS, ./oiL and brodaf5iont; t6ejS
commerce, macr.~J, CHqomJ and rellgio.5, foos
fbe,' qviib'f5eir b,iaty.H bj9oyicaI cqr7it Gnd
J'ohhfnl Importance in Tire Fr~.. eo,n@oaqOc4Hb
r. "6hontj campbell fran the mar tern M
ir'7i otGeqgr6pRy, and tbeLaie6 qsaq- p ,,..i
fra7,eh', nm ro0!a!1iI2 udnr i1ybotf0yfn dd;,,,,
to fbe Geo2rdPbr Of ne Uni'ed Stair ,5ct b,,.s
ne7er HppedredI IA o5rofbcrz"c,{ er!tr k;sI NM
frafea StiIb eig1f Dfgbt, cortriEte ibs H,Al2 ali.
eogerief. n7d ea9ra7cd b. :5s mi H,,lyico, az
fjP5, @ckg2sd bGrticnjari, r.. fhcn E scrEcajl
BTBEWJfiiI.v DAFYEg.
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10y virtue Of , deed Of Truh, executed bV Mr.
- Rufus Soue, to the fubfcrbers for the bes.af
OF Alexander M'Rae, efq. they vii. on sa,p-dav
the third day ofnext month (AuguN) at ore o'cl,et
r. M on the premiies, proceed 10 fell for ,eadv
money to the higheR bidder, for the purpocs in ,be
deed exPreiled) the Lot and improvements fbersrr
at preient occupied by the faid Soule near Mr.
Crouehe', old Tavern, or the Areet leading ty the
governors UP ShockG Hil--Tmmedate pcGeHinn
viii be given, ard ndiiputabie title will be r,sJs
by Alexander M'Rae who fold the lot 10 so,,l, a,I
the Iruisees will Join in the conveyance
WILLIAM DU-VAL.
MAURICE L. MILLER. { 7tsleo.
July 8. Gau,a,,,
leo receiveI 81 e. ~. -
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July
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-05-28

! ole of Ilayt, G,ould fall into fuch excence,
when we oblerve that tine inhabitants of civil
| I'D and 'e,t!e6 Rates, with mitch amp!sr means
" acquiring wealth by honoufable ndraty, and
with regular government to controui their ex-
cenes, DO not slifli at penetrating the very
| Lame enormities! An Engliii or a French tra-
der may isek his fortune by equitable commerce.
In time OF war, theports of his own ifland are
| open to mott foreign merchants, and the ports
OF mott other countries are open TO his otvn yei.
tets. If he wifhes to engage in privateeting, he
mutt previcuily apply to his own government
tor letter of marquc, who exaGss fccurity for
MS legitimate department: his prizes when
they are made, are tnbiect to the examination Of
a regular court of admiralty and their ianteuce
of condemnation nun always be 10 conforma-
Die to treaties or the law of nations, as that the
government which appoints then, iilall never b.
Obliged to make reaitution. How different
from this is the condition of the people of Hay
Il Their agricultural labours interrupted By
the ravages OF war. Their refources for carr,-
ing on lawful trade abridged: Their own
vehe!s prevented from WHITING foreign ports !.
fore'gn Veheis that Witt their own ports, chars-
Ell with piracy and threatened with confifcati-
on, by an arrete Of the mother country: No
c'v'i or regular government citabihed for the
iupPreihon of piracy: No letters of marque re-
qu'red NO courts of admiralty deciding with
itrict luitice upon prizes: The government,
nor refPonhble from its peculiar fituation for
,uch exceties, nor liable to the expence of ma
KING an indemnihcaton to the foreign country.
which is liable to fuch fpoliations. Is il then
wonderful, that ieveral of our veffels fhouid
have been already attacked and captured bv
theie f'ia,gene cruifers, as they are called? Or
is t not even matter of comfortable probab;
lity, that thefe depredations will continue, s. will
even continually increafe during the pretcnt
war; and that when the period of peace ar
rlves, 10 far from feeling this nef of pirates
dIr,ln,ihed in numbers or in yirulence. we
man fee it gradually peopled by the lawlefs crui-
iers, who tight at prefent under French, Spaniih
or Engih commflons, and who at the conclu
non OF the war would otherwife find themfelves
without the means of privateering, and without
receptacle for their booty? Pnrfi,ipq IFS DreA
tent courie is IT not in fact fated TO become the
Alglers or the Trpoli of the Gulph of nIex;co
! Three deitinies are before the people ef Hay.
/. They will be once more fubdred bv ,bs
arms OF the French and compelled TO obferve 70
the differentiation and rules of A civilized ooye,,,.
ment: eo'e''-
| 2. Civilized countries by maintaining with
them an equal and equitable commerce. nun
convince them that the profits of a peaceful in
dnitry, are more abundant and cielightfil than
the fpoils of piracy:
5. Or they NUT become like the pirates of
the Mediterranean, the fcourge of all civilized +
nations.
Stat tenn bo,-te MS
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SaIes at aurtin,i.

T"6f loIA at the Ls17brr- zogs aftt. (5eyl.,, 7o.
MoRROEr, tie 29fb izR at II ollolk.
~ nhds; prime old Antigua Rum, Sd proof,
~ DO. very good Sd proof Windward Hand Pu-,
pPe' 4th proof French Brandy, of ftp. quality.
no. MADEIRA Wine, Of hyperion quality-for
approved endoried negotiable notes in
the Bank of Virginia, at months.
trunk Morocco Slippers,
bales Calcutta Goods,
90 tons Swedifh Iron,
go hhds MoaHes,
10 barrels and hhd' Loaf Sugar,
S hhds Brown Sugar,
APpl@ Brandy, Whfkey & Northern Rum in BIZ.
,o,o. S I1Its, exc. exc. For approved endoried
notes. negocablei in tbe Bank, at 90 aavs.
May %. 4'4 i'
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from Bref for, according latca accounts IT,:
fleet had once more fought an ayun in its own h:r
bour This enterprise, therefore. mar have been
dertaken by the fluadron from Toulon; yet we have
London accounts down TO the 9Th Of April and a Pa
ris paper to the 3Oth Of March, which do nos once
mention its leaving port. IL is worthy of ren,a k
that the fleet which Capt. 5arraden reports TO have
arrived before Jamaica, con6ing of IL fail of the line
and fgates, Is precely The fame in number & force
wi.h the actual equipment which is Gated in late lii
of the French navy have been itaoned in the har
bour of roulOn. 1t is Gill more worthy of remark
that any attempt upon the iiand Of Jamaica might
have appearedto the Freuch governcn, as lefs likely
TO excite the jealous reGance Of the inhabitants at
ths cris, when their clanours and indignation have
been 70 jply provoked by the reiou,on ofthe Br,:i
cabinet to ftpepd their trade with the United State,
after the 2 Il ct May.
The capture OF Jamaica by the Toulon fleet would
certainly be mott valuable dederaiu to the French
and mott ferrous misfortune to Great Britain They
would at once oie colony which fuppies them with
mott OF their tugar and rum which exported feveral
years iipce upwards of millions fferling; contains
Britsh property to the amount Of 80 millions; and
Imports one f,he richei places to that of Ire
land, IN the diiPoisl # the crown. From this iland
the French fleet might extend their expeditions 70 al
mott every Englih colony, and aganit every branch
oil their trade in the Wen-Indies for let the whole
naval force under admrals Coehrane and Dacres be
combined together, it would be Insufficient to arren
this career of cnnquel and depreciation.
In this manner, before Brith reinforcement could
arrive in the WeR-ndies the French sht have made
ieveral aequous Of which woald be difficult after
wards to dpoiies them, and Eome Of them of 70 much
Importance to the Brlh would induce them to sc-
eelerate the Termination of hoiies, and would give
the French comfortable advantage in adiutng the
prelin,inar;e s of peace.
will obierve, en- paDanf, that article from the
Nat Int which appeared in lat paper, announcing
the probable continuation of our trade with Jamaica
gtfrr the SIN init is derived from the mott autberti.
iource. II appears in the form of note dated Phil
May 2, and couched in the very words of our paper
lddrefed by Pheneas Bond his Britannia niaiely'.
Coniul General of America to the traders and n,er-
chants whom j. may concern."1
| - See nezrs BY Lap Eveaizg's Mail
The Editor ofthe Bahama Royal Gazette in
his paper of the Sd inf. informs that the Cap
tain of an American veiIel, which had been de.
tanned at Barracoa by French privateer. arri-
we'd ut Principe on the 18th ult. with the intel.
l'gence that day or two previous to his having
made the windward Hands he had been sc
hours in company with an Englfh fcuadron,
coniiftng of twenty-ve fail of the line, frigates
and briggs, defined for the Weft-Indies.
~. z. Mere. Iddz
HENRY Hill, jun Efq OF New-Yorl,, has been
lapPointed Conul Cor the United States at the port
Of Havanaa.
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FIFTY DOLLARs REwARn-

y UN away from tie ubrcribcr, Oh gin. infant 2
~ mulaito man named JOHN, alias John
KHNGE' lie is rather of iina Aature well fet
has round and remarkably peafng v;Caqe and !. ~
excellent hcue-iervant, hotter, and drivsr He CARR
ed but few tloaths with him, bat ezpe will -ead;,
procure fone, as alto free pals. It is probably lie
mas gone TO Richmond, where he has aequantances
and from thence will attempt to 20, y water to Nor.
ioIk' Alexandra, or Baltimore have been lately in
ioTHed, that lie eaped to one Of thof places, before
Purchaied him. He has wife at Mr. Mann PAGES
near f!a"overtown' where he may probably ui for
Tome time. II Unprecedented, great care hou;d he Ia
Ken to iecurs him, as expect he is Desperate, as well
vicious
htaken within this County, CTIanover) and brought
70 me or fecured in goal, viii pay 20 Dollars III n
Richmond at any place 20 miles fror, NV refdencc
and iecured III goal, 80 Dollars and SO Dollars 4
taken, in Norfolk, Alexandra, Baltimore or snv otba,
place 81 miles dGant, and brought 70 me or fe-,-sd
N goal in Norfolk SPENCER ROANE
Spring Garden, near Hanover,
town, May %, 1905. lePZ"%law4w
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Gliret-3 noirs.
JAMAICA TAKEN.

NETWORK, May 81.
a gentleman who came palfenger in the fchr.
Venena, from Martinique, informs MS that a
report prevailed there of the TouIon fleet. I'M
der Admiral Gantheaume, having arrived in the
Welt-lndies, with 5000 troops on hoard
defined to make an attack on the idand OF IA.
maIca. Captain Harraden, who arrived At Sa
lem on Wednefday in twelve DAYS from the
Havanna, land is Represented in the Salem Re-
glitter as Perfon of undoubted veracity) corro-
borates this account and adds, that the fleet
conlifed of eleven fail of the line and e;cbt 81.
gates that they had landed troops at the north
ilde or the Hand of Jamaica that they had
taken two or three of the ports, or potts and
that they were on their way to Kinpilon. Can
tain HarradeD on the 9Th infant fpoke an En-
gun Hoop OF war, out one day from New Pro-
violence, the commander of which Informed him
thin Jamaica had been taken by the French.
Mere. Adz.
Capt. FairchiId, ofthe Aurora from Havan-
IA, informs Thai an cxprefs had arrived overland
from st. Jago with information that French
and Spdniii llset Of 81 fail of the line was off
jamaica, and had iummoned it TO furrender,
allowing 81 hours to confder the propofal.
Capt. Bennett, Of fch'r Venelia from M1r,i-
n'que, tags 4 ichooner had arrived in rs DAYS
from France with dispatches, Rating that Come
fhips of the line from Toulon and fo,ne fror,
Brett had formed junction and failed for Ia
maica, and 1t was reported that they had beer,
joined by the Rochefort fquadron, and attack
cd Jamaica.
The Hoop Little Rebecca from Jamaica
brings no intelligence refpe6ting thefe fuua.
dron7. We know not what credit TO attach
to the reports. Our readers NUT Judge for
'ne'n'eves' Daiiy A44.
Though the report Of the capture Of Iamai.a an
pears to come to W through h5e. different channels
two from the Havana and one from Msttiniqne. vet
neither Of then, is 70 direct or well corroborstsd Inv
ipeeious eireumiances, to mprer, rs with anv con-
tdence in It's truth. IF Jamaica Iias been taken h.,
the French, it could not have been efeaed by the
iIuadfan from chiort, for that was much too weak
ever to undertake iuch an Enterprise by the dee;
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PHILADELPHIA, May 81.
cHHvAL1ER DE FoRoNDA.

cHEvAL1ER DE FoRoNDA,
CogjiH Genera. from bis CatboHe lNajejay TO lie
United StateJ,
Announces to the Merchants & Traders there
OF, his having this day received official infor-
nation from the Intendant of the Havana. of
the admfiion there of Dry Goods, Liquors and
Provliions, in neutral veffes, under iin,ilsr re-
ltrietIons as thofe impoied on the commerce of
Spain-obferving as an indifpenfble circum-
ttance, IN order to be admitted to an entry, that
iIch vef1els mutt have their clearances lireF for
faid port.
Conlillar O1Eee, May IL, 1905.
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1t is iaid to be fact that Commodore PRrs..
who declines an appointment to the Secretary fhip Of
the Navy, is loon TO be CONDITIONED by adn,inihra
ton to make tour Of Great Britain, and Witt the fe
Verai navy-yards, for the Purpofc of collecting accu
rate and uieful information all frbje9s connected
WIN tne art OF naval architecture that of maritime
warfare. The character of Commodore prebIo ;o.
us aurance that ne will execute the tru with abiitv
and fidelity, and that whether in the backwards Of
Europe, or fighting the foes of his country his whole
efforts will tend to its welfare and aggrandizement
Farmers l1ufuu
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H'bzt migbt bave bem tsbe67ea.

we nave If from undoubted authority tina. c,n.
'ain 6raaE:y who was lately d;fpaced from tbe com.
and OF the Britifh frgate Cambrian on the An,er;-
Fan na'ior mas got the command of fine feyentv.
four gun hip, one oft the Channel feet
NoyfoH Herald.
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PHILADELPHIA MAJ 90

E*tnS3 afa Aeftr from -LjSon, dsiad Orb I6,aiso5,
our nation is not the only one at war with IN.
Isroary Powers the Aigyiaet, have lately done much
canage 10 the P0rDgHef in taking 81 veels, in con-
lequence OF which fquadron competed of two ID
gun ipS. and fix frgates of d GUNS. fet fs; III. ~
70 bloekade the port of Algi, q" ;S'e
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F,0m The Mc7vbaryboyt Hcraia, lzav -.

we are confirmed in the belief that there is M
foundation in the fforv from, S,en, of 20 ny
Jamaica, as captain ierrck whom, ~. b,,, IN -,
veried with, failed in company with capt. Harr;5,n
and heard nothing of the report when he le, the Fla.
wanna go s ZIG i-"~
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WILL Re SnIn

By 7dyfRe Of a dec,ee If NE Sase,i,r C,yy, RI
o, Rie5nood Di9ril7, on Be I5b Yg7, s. ~. ~
azz#fjs s,.a;i, o., s5s eyeujjct. '''''' 20 -
a VALUABLE MILL SEAT, and ten aero. IS
LAND, on Powhite creek, abont two p s'b.Ia
mites from James river and eight from MsncbeGe1.
on tns lsat was formerly MILL it is in good neob
B1' THE Commissioned
May %. (ot q Nv HN0'
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-05-28

of the union itfrf with Great Britain are not c.
ven yet perfectly developed, yet there is not
man III This country who does not perceive
the great deieS's attendant upon Lic6 an union.
Firtt II has caued the deitruSiio of it's local L.
g'ilatrre, 10 neceiisry TO keep alive the indie
pendent ipirit OF the people, and 70 well fitted
TO manage IFS local concerns aud arreR many
petty opprcfions. Next it has thrown the
whole huiine's of making laws for the ifand it,
to- the hands of an imperial parliament and
what cteetual refonrce have they againlt the
improper abufe of This power, IF a teftrn live
law is about to be pafied, they can:io, arrrH it
by their equal influence in the houte of Lords ;
Tor that body does not reprefent the fovereign-
ty o. the component parts of the empire. As
to the Houte of commons, their numbers and
influence IN that houie are not in proportion to
the number OF their people. Ireland is fad to
contain 100000 inhabitants and has 100 re-
prefentatives, while England which contains
at the largeit calculation 1000, 900 of inhabi
tants Us entitled to not lefs than 4S9 repre- ienta
hves. lt 1uffrage were proportioned to popula-
ton and IT vt were intended to be equal the COM
moners of England according to thefc data
ihould not exceed 2sO
When avowed my hoftility 70 Gscb an mi
on With England, ] did not mean TO iniip.
uate that 1 was an enemy to any union
whatever. 1t is on the contrary my decided
~NuNN'oii, mat III Tue ETtlcnt tdte or civilized
nations, the interefts of ireland would he brf
promoted by "a combination with Britain. Sun
pole Ireland were to compofe an independent
iovere'erty, is there no danger that fhe would
be continually involved in alterations and wars
with her filter ifland ? Is there no dancer too
that Ireland would become the victim of CON.
tlnnal 'nvaions, and that like ancient Sicily ,be
ibould become the fighting ground and the
ipoll OF the modern Romans s. Carthaeiniaps
Is there no danger too, LEFT their want of an ef.
hclent navy fhoud expofe their commerce and
vetelS to innumerable inful.s and depredations.
and is IT not clear that the expence of fuppor..
my fuch navy would too much enfceble tse
pubic treafury and the refources of the nation
VIII 1t not then be bef for Great Britain and Ire.
land to initiate the policy of the Hanfeatic
league and byjoining together their forces and
the~ nations remove every probable fource OF
{. attack and internal didention But
If they do unite. let them adopt the plan of =
oonfederacy: Let them attach all the conno.
nent members of the empire, not by force bu,
by Affection, & let that affection forne from the
acknowledged fovereignty of the fates and
from far proportion of elective influence