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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-07
FREDERICKSBURG, Jan. 2.

On Monday last agreeable to previous
arrangements, an entertainment was Civ
Ell by number Of respe Gable citizens of
THIS town 10 our worthy and respectable
citizen, Col, JOHN MERCER, as testimo-
ny OF our esteem and regard for him, and
of our satisfaction at his safe return from
Europe to his native country. AT 8 O'Clock
the company sat down to AN elegant din
ner, prepared by Mr.. William Herndon.
pr. George French, the Mayor, AGED as
president, and DIR. David c. Ker, as vice
president; after the cloth was removed,
the ioi'owiug toasts were drank, in,erspers-
CT with anllrnber OF patriotic songs:
The people of the United States.
Free, United and prosperous.
2Thos. Jefferson-his administration,
the ample illustration of the superiority of
republican institutions over the corrupt
and despolic governments of europe.
5 Congress of the United States-we
rely anon the wisdom and tirmness their
measures for honorable peace or success
full war.
The Vice President of the u. States
the fios, of age has not abated the fer
yor Of his revolutionary zeal, nor deprived
us of the benefits of his public services.
James Monroe, an illustrious exam
PIE of The union of private virtue and pub.
lie spirit.
6 The state of Virginia-irst to assert
the rights OF America, may she be the las,
TO abandon them.
William II. Cabeil, our present goA
vernor--mav his administration be as cor
re6t as his, prlvete'lifc is irreproachable.
8 The memory Of our brave patriots of
re, may we, like them, preserve our coun-
try's rights.
VOLUNTEERS.
By Col Mercer. Oar country-Faih.
ful to itself, il has nothing to fear from the
open hos,li'ies or ,reacherous friendship
ofthe governments of Europe.
Col, Mercer having retired-By the
Prcsidcst. Our worthy friend and fellow
citizen, Col. John Mercer.
BY the Vice President. The eloquent
and patriotic John Randolph.
By Mir. Kuhn. The fair tree of Anne.
rican liberty, may it be nurtured by the
blood of lis enemies.
BY K. Slanard. Samuel Adams, in
whom the prescriptions of tyrant could
rot subdue The hoIv enthusiasm Of liberty.
Let the present and future generations c.
mplate his example.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-07

O fortunate natl, sua ST bona norirt!
" happy VirSinians, If they knew their ewn
coed
INHABlTlNG country, rich in the
variety of lis productions, possessing the
utmost exuberance of soil, added 10 mild
and delightful climate, embracing a consi.
dcrable. extent OF sea coast, inierspersed
with innumerable streams, and happily
placed too remote a distance from sa.
wage and ambitious Europe, to endanger
your being embroiled in her mad and san
culinary strifes. With government, too,
founded on the freest principles, guided
by the wisest policy, and animated with
the noblcst sentiments, to what an un-
bounded degree Irrational prosperity may
you no. aspire by wise and prudent line
OF condGct Such, citizens OF Virginia,
are the fascinating prospects that lie be-
fore you; such the means of rendering
yourselves happy. Is it not then enough
TO excite the establishment OF all the world
to behold a people thus fortunately situat-
ed, wantonly risquing the loss Of this al
most more than human felicity, by bIindly
cherishInga fatal error in their policy, cal.
culsted TO destroy their most hattering
hopes, and TO envelope N clouds and dark
ness the brightest prospects that ever
dawned upon the rising destinies Of an in
FAINT patton?
hyarice first conceived, end the merce-
nary genius of the British government,
lost to all sense Of justice and humanity,
first adopted the infamous projea of
tFampling on the rights of human beings
and dragging into distant slavery, amidst
her infant colonies, the sable sons of Afri.
ca--Or was Il, that like Lucifer amone
the fallen Angels, she saw and envisd the
growing lustre of these rising states, and
determined to abridge the period OF their
happiness by throwing destructive ternpla
ton ~ your way. For this your warriors
grit themselves for bai,le--your bayonsts
Ihickened DER the ensanguined plain, & by
a happy effort of courage and OF virtue,
The bands Of her tyrahn.c power were
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-07


bALLAD--by Oibd;n.
The worlds strange world, it must be
contest,
We all of distress have our share
but since must struggle to live with
the rest,
BY my tFoth It's no great matter where.
We all must put up with what fortuna
has sent,
BE therefore, ones lot poor or rich,
So there is but portion of ease aud CON.
tent,
BY my troth It's no great matter which.
A living's living, and so there's an end;
If one honestly gets jus, enow,
And something 10 spare tor the wants Of
friend,
BY my troih Ills no great matter how.
In this world about nothing we'd b6sy
appear
And I've said it again and again,
Since quit it we must, if ones conscience
be clear,
By my 'troth lis no great matter when.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-07

| Virginia, and that $4,000 aunuaIIy transs
ported would remove them crom all the
states in the same spaceof time, and thai
The same vessels which. carried them out.
could, by spreading over Europe, soon
return with as many white persons, come
posed Of useful artlzaps, laborers, &c, all
which would not cost the u. States over
half a million OF dollars Il year, including
every expense but the facl is thu, there
is little hopes of all the states holding
slaves coming into he measure al once,
although 1t would rebound very much
TO the general interest il they were. foe
so long as any state continues to hold
slaves, just SO lo0g will the general tran.
guilty be kept st hazard and it is conf
IDENTITY believed that The expense Of trans-
poriation at this time, would not be near
equal to what the United States would
have to encounter at some future and dis.
tant period, should any serious commo,i.
on then arise. In short, as TO the OBJ
Egation, there is no dou6; as Ia the cx-
pense, 1t will be trifing, and 1.-THE present
opportunity is Suffered 10 pass away, such
another may never again return. By
The gradual manner in which they would
be sent away, they would run 30 ,isk Of
suffering by famine, their minds would
be accustomed by degrees 10 The change,
and we, filling up with whites in nearly
the same proportion in which we parted
with the blacks, would only become SEM
slble ei it by the irnumerSble advanta.
gcs VIC should daily derive. .
AS to the blacks, possessed Of all the
useful arts, we should soon behold them,
under the fostering genius of America,
springing up into great nation, traver-
sing every ocean with their ships, and
gladly assisting us in the humane unier-
laki"g Of transporting to q land of liber.
ty. their friends and coulrymen. AS to
the country itself; nothing need be said,
every one knows that il embraces all the
most delightful climates, is composed OF
the richest soil aud needs only The hand
OF industry to make it yield almost every
thing that grows upon the habitable globe.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-07
FOR SALE,


an Wednesday, the Goth day of February
next (being court day for the county of
Hanover) at the courthou:c of that county, q
TRACT or LIND. heretofore under mort.
gage to Christopher Tompkins and others, and
b. him purchs sed under a decree of the honora.
bic superior court of chapcery, by law diFeaed to
be holden atthe capitol in the city Of Richmond,
subietl to the dover Of Nancy Burras. who was
the widow &c Richard Liite2age, on a foreclo-
sure Of the mortgage from whom, the same was
decreed co be sold IN and by the same decree.
Four hundred and sixty.four acres are the es.
tinlated conten, Of the said land 1t afforded =
residence fot the said Richard Tit;lepage and his
family al the time of his death, and among o.her
advantages was the seat of well accustomed
giist mil, now dsczyed for want of repairs, tho
the dam may be repaired at 4 small expense but
as purchasers or those inclining 10 be such, will
probably view The premises, 4 description az
greater length IS purposoiy avoided.
TIE iucnirbrance arising from the dover ofthe
said Nancy Bnrras is not yet removed; but with
hat ircunlbranes only, a good title will be con.
viewed 10 the purchaser in fee,
The sale will be made OH credit, the purchaser
giving bonds Cor the purchase money, at three in
s,airnents. 10 wit a bond for one third thereof,
payable The frs, day OF May next one Tor ano.
thSr third, payalJe on the 6Fst day of January.
1917 ard one for the balance, payable on the
sa1,e day ~ 160s all with security, to be then
CHRISTOPHER 70dfPKINS.
XIV tVfa 7Jih DC l'05 3N'
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-07

Cen. FERRANB, Commander in Chief
otthe French colony of St. Domingo, in a
decree dated the llth OF October last, ex-
pressiy prohibits The trade of neutral na,
tons with the revolted blacks Of that CO.
lony, and inflic,sithe severest penalties up.
on those who are detecled in carrying on
any species OF commerce with the Hsyti-
ans.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-07
RlCHMUN d :
TUESDAY, JANUARY Z. 1876.
RICHMOND PRICE CJRRENT.

Col. TARLToN WooDsoN, of Prince
Edward county, was elected on Saturday,
by Joint ballot of both houses of the legis-
iature, a Major General of the militia OF
this commonwea!th, TO supply the vacan-
ccy occasioned by the resignation OF Gen.
Joseph Jones.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-07
BANK OF VIRGINIA.

THE president and directors of the
bank Of Virginia, have this day declared a
dividend Of Four Dollars on each. Share, in the ca
p;;at or JOINT stock os the said bank, which will
be paid after the 18th infant, on application at
the bank. 'i5.iss--..4 f-1 ..--.
JOHN BROcKENBROUGH, Cashier.
January 9th, 1906
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-07

Ii rumor is to be credited, our affair
with Spain is likely soon 10 be terminated
to the honoN aud advantage of the United
States, whilst that with England assumes
very serious face, and should the Indian
invasion be induced by British gold or Bri-
t'sh agents, the English regiments lately
added to their force in Canada may no, be
able TO preserve that country to the British
crown.
The Indians who border on the lakes,
and consequently must be those who have
lately made their appearance in hostile ar
ray before Detroit, are much under the
Influence of British agen;s-an influence
which was felt by chose who had the ma
nagement of the treaty held last summer
on the borders of Lake Erie, with the In.
dian tribes, and which eventuated in the
cession OF The country between the Caya.
hoga an'! the Sandnski rivers. These In.
dams, Cor at least those seen by the editor
oil this paper wear silver ornaments on
different parts of their bodies, on which
frequently were engi ave6 the arms of En-
gland. But these poor people resemble
net The energetic Indians now in Wash
ington. heir minds are broken by re l..
pea,cd defeats, and, at least. their elders
ieei, that 70 war with tie United States is
but to court desiru6;ion.--Alex. Expo.
MIR. Liudley, of Cation, near Norwich,
IN England, has experimen;ally proved,
that sowing Salmon radish seed with the
Swedish turnip, Will preserve the latter, by
attracting the Fly to the former.-ib.
CEN. NioREAu.--On Thursday an elc.
giant dinner was given to this gentleman,
by very large and respectable party of
citizens.-rhe following are the only
toasts which were deemed necessary on
this occasion, wiz.
The President of the United States.
The memory Of Gen. Washington.
The land we live in.
Alter Gen. Moreau had retired, the
President gave the following which was
drank amidst the most cordial acclama,i-
ors,
Dur Mustrious gnest. Phi. Gaz.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-07
CURE FOR THE DRopsY.

SIR.---In your paper few weeks
since observed that Cphea Tea, and the
leaves 10 be eaten, was recommended 40
cure for the above fatal disorder; and
as had pauper in the housa at that time,
who was given over by the Visiting Sur-
geon, ven,ured the experiment, and To
my as,onishrnen, found an almost Instant
relief. repeated the dose hut once, and
the woman in the course oFa week was a.
bl. To SO out TO hay making, and will beG
gin reaping for me on Monday next, .ie
the weather continues Gne. The wo-
mans name is Elizabeth Austin. her aga
y. am, Sir, yours, &c. ~
7. II. SHRIMPTON, Governor.
Honse Of Industry,
Harrington, Be'ks, .duyusf 90, 1905.
The recipe alluded TO in the above LETT
ter was as follows -" Eating the leaves
OF Bohea tea is stated to have effScted se-
vera! cures incase of Dropsy, in the course
OF u few days. About two large tea cupg
'a'l of the tea are Infused in quart oE
water, and during The day the deco6tion
is TO be drank, and the leaves eaten az
short intervals"
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-07

is very apt to affeG them here, as it sell
don, fails to do rich s::aiiseS,: indeed the
RICH, is freqpen,ly Anticipated, or render
ed timely by friendiy cup of coffee.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-07
Lend far Sale.

T wish TO sell the PLANTATION
q whereo1 now live, containing between 5
and 600 acres Of fertile well timbered land, ly-
ing on bo;h sides Of Skimmino creek. six miles
from Williamsburg. On it is COOL dwelling
hose, 10 by 20 fcetin length and breadth, wi,h
two rooms and a pleasant passage below ne
cessary out houses; Z large apple orchard Of
young thriving well chosen trees; also variety
Of other fruit; and spring oeexcelent water.
Few situations in the lower country rival this
for health and pleasantness. Iris also desirable
for its con,iguitV TO oysters. Ssh and wild fowl.
I will also sell a uaIUabie
MILL on said creek, at the head of tide water
from which place boats of considerable size may.
be naviga,ea with little expense into York river.
which is only about 3 miles from the miIl--this
mill is of the undershot construction. double
geared, works two pair of stones, pair OF
WEIGH peak, famed FOR producing meal of supe-
rior quality, the other pair of lirsr rate burrs
with machinery complete for manufacturing
-four.
For further particulars apply to Thomas Is
Amos Ladd oefmhmond, Robert Greenhow,
Williamsburg, 70
JAMES BATES, on the premises.
York County, ~ Month, 29tl 1905. vat
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-07
IN CHANCERY.

Thomas Crutcher and Seabeyt C9ufcher, chill-eu
OF VIM. Crutcher. dec. Charles sshee and L Dc
c; hswife, Benz Fisl,lin ard Susanna his vile,
John Foshee and Sarah his wife, Fiizabsth
Sneed, widow Of Fielding Sneed dec. Cole-
man Crujeher, WIN. Cru,cher and Robert
Crutcher, children o. Hugh Crueher dec Hem
~ Cfutoher. Margaret Turcman, Mary 5need,
Lunsford Pitts and Edizase,h his wife, and Sa.
rah Cutcher, ptfs.
AGAINST
Thomas Crutchcr, ex'or of Thomas crutcher,
dec Richard Sale, Keuben Chapman, Christie.
pher Blaokhoru, Ambrose Biackboin. Leonard
Click. Chares ilo~erton, admir-. OF Leonard
Cruicher, dec. Lu,etta GIun, widow OF Jesse
Crun, dec George lsbli and Thomas Crutoher,
o. Sarah Ciucher. dec. DEUS.
TAKE NOTICE,
Tia, on Saturday, being tire 5th day Of April,
we shall attend AZ ToomeT'o Old Tavern in Ca.
rolime county, between the hours Of ~ and a. "a
take rhe dispositions Of Make BoeWase. Hen,v
Motley, John Anderson aud John Vsa.Aan, TO ,e
read IN coust As witnesses
Thomas Crutcher.
Seaberi Cru,cher.
Coleman Cruscher.
January 1s,, 1906. WIS.,.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-07
97,62ol.
Total, IOS,62o

olaI, iV33o2O
Tn order to carry the plan into execu,i-
on the United States should be prevailed
upon to take up the subject. To pur-
! chase tract of country OF The natives
somewhere on the shores of AfricalI to
superintend the settlement until their po-
pulation and mental qualifications would
allow OF self government, and to supply
the means necessary to carry the design
into compleat effect. On our part we
should make legal provision for assessing
and leyying according to the number &
value which each individual possesses, say
Tor the first year, one twentieth for the
second, one nineteenth, Sc. which should
be Freely given up by their owners, as il has
been already shown, they would be real
gamers by it in The end and this levy
should be so regulated that he who had
but few should be deprived of them pre-.
I cisely IN the same time with him who
had many. Objections, that the United
States will not be found willing to part
with their money for purposes from which
they can never expect to derive any
benefit; and that, If we were to be gra-
titled, all the other states, holding slaves,
would call for similar aids, WI appear
to be entirely frivolous, when VIC come
to reflect that all the states are bound
mutuallgto protect, defend, aid and as.
sist each other that IN all The u. States
there are not much more than 300 900 !;
nearly one half OF which are owned by.
The a9ual annual increase is in a COMPOUND
ratio of rather more than ID per cent.
fAs sorle years have elapsed since the taking
the las; census perhaps IL would nov he necessa.
~ TO raise the number in similar proportion 10
$4,000, annually.
gPerhaps in the neighborhood Of Sierra Leons,
where II is under5tood settlement has already
been made by the British, of some Of tae negroes
taken from US during oar revolutionary war,
who possess the same habits and banners, speak
the sane ansaags. and are tlaSlly Connected
" them by al lhs les 9f 5inh and conssnguipity.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-07

WILL BE SOLD,
On the premises, in Charles City county, on the
18th instant,
100 ACRES Or LAND,
Conveyed in ,rust from Christopher and Herbert
Hynes, 10 George Garter, or 80 much thereof as
will satisfy tire claim in said decd and costs.
VIM. Morecock, Trustee.
January 8, 1906
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-07

Making the present value OF his
whole estate worth in lands & slaves 45oo
IL IS not denied that there were other causes
OF the war, but only eontended that this was one
and not the Ieas, important.
4 Labor!ns white men, who know the value OF
their personal rights, and duty appreciate the re
speet attached 10 their profession, will not be
found willing TO settle in county where litte o,
TO determination, IS made between the Ia5oring
free man and The ia5oring slave
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-07
FOR THE VIRGINIA ARGUS.

O fortunate natl. sua ST bona norint!
o happy Virginans, if they knew their ewn
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-07

MIR. Lindley, of Cation, near Norwich,
IN England, has exPerimen;ally proved
that sowing Salmon radish seed with the
Swedish turnip, will preserve the latter, by
attracting the fly to the former.-ib.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-08-22
VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR Sale.

DEiNG defirous Of removing to the weftsrn coun-
~ try, willfell the land whereon now live, in
Buckingham county, at the mouth of Slate river
on Janss river, fifty miles above Richmond; Contain
ing above One Thoufand Acres, one hundred and ie.
veuty Of which, at lean, Excellent Low Grounds
On this farm all neceiIary and convenient inn
proveu,ens for any fixed family, viz. paeious and
handfor,e Dwelling Houfe, quite new; Kitchen,
Meat-houfe, Stables, Carriage,houfe Barn, Ice
l,oufe, Garden well paled in with the ben n,a,eri
als---alin, nearly all new--Thcre are ON this farm
,olerable Orchards Of difercu kinds; and two Shad-
fiiteries, furpa0ed by none on the river above the
falls One fourth Of the purchafe money will be re-
quired in hand; aud the remainder in three equal an
nua payments, with lieu the premiies to Iscure
the payment of thofs three afl fums.
GEORGE NICHOLAS
W;th the above valuable farm, and immediately
affirming, may be had alto, the SLATE QUAR-
RiES, heretofore adyertifed fppoied by good iudgr
es,'who have viated them, be equal if not fupe-
rior to any now Known in point of quantity quality
aud htuation. For the reafons formerly given they
may be had tor any pecies of property more conve-
nient to, requiring efs attention from the fublcri
he's II they not loon dipofed Of it is propoled
To reeomnence the working of them the enfuiny au-
tunn: when, it confidently believed from the ex-
PeFimen:s already made, that covering, of that kind
may be expected on much more reafonabe terms, If,
Virinia than f6sf LsYey and beavy article can pos.
bic oeeisad from any more dieant 9sa,syi.
JOHN NICHOLAS.
July IS. (4tiaw1
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-08-22
JaraiGil Jnte!Iiogn.r.
BRITISH IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
Hogls Of Common, .fue 20.
SLAVE TRADE.
AuguR 10, 1906.
(CoaeiaHcd.J

(CoHeildcd.J
General TARLEToN.- faid, that this n1e,fi,rr
had been amof Invariably introduced before III ?
Houfe annually for eighteen wears without fus.
ceis, at leaf 10 the other Nouf, Of F,rIiamen,
| 'houghhhe qurRion bad. been fomctines carried
nthe Commons. There was moi, on this occa.
fon, any pHiitive ground laid for the, prctent
motion, -arihng,,as formerly. inthe real or fuD-
poied cruelty experienced .hy the flavrs in the
Co'opIes there was not petition prrfrnted for
the abortion, or any new argument advanced 70
! ;hsw the neceiiiy of abandoning the ilave trade.
| lie begged leave 10 warn. miniltcrs OF the iniu
| fy which II wSnld accomplish if carried into eff
| teet. When Liverpool begaa the fave trade.
nthe lat century, it was only Il hfhing hamlet.
| but IN proportion rs it extended this commerce.
its PROPERTY pcreafed till at af it was able 10
contribute nearly three millions annually 10 the
taxes of the couotry. If, however, this auction
were TO be carried, he knew that Bankruptcies.
citreis, and emigration of artif3ns to America
would be the confcqusnce. He ibould con-
clude with Rating, that II the abolition of the
fave trade were to be ratified by the Lcgi1s-
ture, his conftruents intended 10 apply to
Parliament for compensation for their oTes.
Mr.. FRANCIS ohferved, that the HonourabIe
! Generals conft uenis might petition Parliament
for compensation, but he truited that they could
heGtstionto declare, that he would not accede
to'any compenfltio'. for lois funaned in a traf.
&c revolving TO humanity, juHice, and policy.
As to the fubjec itfef, he might be allowed 70
fay, that he had uaiforh,ly Imported the abo-
ilion, witboat regard TO the quarter from which
III proceeded. This being thc ground on which
he had retoIved tn act, he NUT therefore ex-
prefs his doubts refpe6iing the mode recon-
mended to the Houfe for its adoption. He had
expected that the ref1Iution ofthis night would
be fmilar to- the one paffed ~ May, 1899,
which expressly Rated, that from flich day,
IN fuch year, there lhoud not be any further
importation ofnegroes or llaves into the Wet
India Colonies. This refoution was de,ermin.
ate and poiitive, but that ncvv before the EouC.
was quite open and inooncluiive.
Lord CASTLEgEAoH concurred with the Ho.
nourab'e gentleman (Mr. Frsncis) that the Right
honomable fecretary Fox wonld have atied
much more confidently, confideriog his argu-
ulerts both on that and every other occaaon
when the iubjett was introduced, il he had IN
,rodueed fome lubaaniige meafure, infsead of
an unintelgble propoition.---The noble Lord
then took 4 view of the general oueaion, and