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The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-09-30

% The subscriber, agent for the Battersea
Paper-Mills, notwithstanding, will give the high
est price for clean linen and cotton RAGS, deli.
vered at his Printing o ffice.
SEATON CRANTLAND.
Richmond, Sept 2S. Claw4w1
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NOR SALE.--650 Sacks Salt, 25 hhds of
Z prime Molasses, d Crates we'll assorted
Eaithen Ware with a very general assortment
ct Groceries, which will be sold low for cash,
Country produce, or approved paper
WHITE & SHELTON.
sept 23 Cep1m1
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I Wishto purchase middle aged WOMAN
without children, who has been accustomed
to house business and nursing.
BENZ. JAMES HARRIS.
Richmond, Sept. 23. rH1
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MILL be sold at the door OF Buckingham
~ Court House, on the tenth, sag, 10th dny
o: October next, being court day, for cash, by
virtue of a deed of trust executed to me by Chas-
tam Lesue'r, for the purposes in said deed of
trust mentioned, one tract or parcel Of LAND,
t'Wng and being in the county Of Buckingham
wherein now live, containing by estimation 3
hundred acses, viz The Land wherein NY dwell
hnS-house stands and adjoining thereto, adj
joining the lands Of Rolfc Ek!ridtc and others.
ITO Use the expressions of said decd Of trust)
being only interested trustee for the benefit OF
others, will only convey title to said Land as
. trustee. GEO PERKINS, trustee.
Sept. 16 ltds)
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II u Ju'IE, IoUo. }
On the 18th another battle was fought be-
tween the same Generals, about two leagues
from Sargossa. The official accounts OF this
action state, that the French were beaten,
with the loss OF 5000 men.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-09-30

Ertract ofa ietter.fi'om q Commercial holsSe
in Liverf'o1t, to another IN this cry, dut-
ed ssh Of JHiy.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-09-30

a. ERMAH COODS.-'Fhe subscribers have
VI for sale q gcnercl assortment of German
Goods, consisting of
Ozoahurgs, Rouans Sheeting,
Tictienbugs, Brown Holland,
l!essa',s, Pla;lias,
eyown Rolls, Bed 'ryke,
D1ntsic Rolls, Damask Table clothes
Dnwlas, Fine Shifting Linen,
Liquor Cases,
Quart, Pint and half Pint Docauters, and a
Scierd assortlneu. Of Looking Glasses.
BONN Z HUBNER
?ep.embcr ~. LePustN]
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SPANISH AMERICA.
FROM THE TRINIDAD CounAnr, OF AUG.

Extract IF a letter from Juan Manuel de
CaSigat, TO his ETceHency tie governor,
dated CunranQ, Sd inst.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-06-02
T be -wr;ner sdds,

, Nc WtNet 1905, q
d But know as wei that confidence is the
ONLY cement Of an elective government. Elec-
ten il tae very te st Of confidence and its Pc
riodical return is tie constitutional check up
on its abuse"
To wha, does The word its refetl The
Lao. anseeedrntls confidence Blu. the pc.
riodical re,ern at confidence cannot BE- a
check upon .hr abuse Of confidence. N=i.
;ber csn he periodical return Of elections
! be a check ons the abuse of elections. The
smb gal,y might have beeo avoided by as.
iog eiec.icn in she plural. and sayiog--
- elections are the .rst OF confidence, aud
their periodical return is the cheek snis
abuse" Let it however be noted that
). It's re.urn" and ssi,s s5uss" instead Of
8 . the rrsain and TIE abuse IF it" are no,
accurate.
1hexwsi.er goes on thus,
6 For .heexercise of power, where manis
free confidence is indispe nsable."
A ,hag may be Indispensable to !hescx
ercise, hut DO, for the exercise.
he adds,
And whsn it once totally fails-when the
men, to whom the people have committed the
application of their force, for their benefit, are
10 De presumed the vilest OF mankind, the We
ny fonadation Of the social compact must be
a,ss>tvea."
Ihis expression may be excused 10 q
gentleman who has travelled 70 HE con.
foes 81 Russia, where palaces arc some.
,laes Utis SAID, k:>ils on the ice, sor the
,e'y inuhda,ion ct such palaces may be
dissolved, but 10 our country, the soiu.oo
ct . foundation is 20 common event.
10 be continued
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-06-02
rrsm the NC w. York EyenisiE Pest.
No.
Later Of Professor John & Ad1ms.

Is Letter Of ps'elfssor joan Haa"s' :
= ahe fsirnsss and prcpriety ofthis eours
sf proceeding must be SO obvious, thasH i
difficult 10. conceive Of tAe propnety OF any
other. Yet il prevents another lneonsslai-
encc."
we sboald be s'sd 20 know what ssl'
las, II refers 20.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-05-03
HOUSE OF COMMONS, March.
Orders in Council.

The order of the day having been read
Tor taking into further consideration the
report OF the committee on this bill. the
question was put that the billbe enpros.
d."
Dir J. Newport thought that these or.
ders might produce an ed:@ IN America.
which would be very injurious to This com,
try. ireland at present imported four.
hilhs of its fax seed from America. ard
the greatest part of its potash. T'brse
were articles OF the first importance To
The linen manufacture of Ireland. which
was the staple o. that country. 1t should
always be recC'ected by Parliament, thar
The staple OF Ireland, was originally The
woolien manufacture for which she nos.
sessed the raw material but she was for
ced 70 give up tina. Manufacture for the
benefit OF England. II was therefofe in.
cumbent upon parliament TO take care
that she should not be deprived Of the
linen manufacture by want CT the raw
materials. II would be dangerous ifto the
just disconlents Of the Souih of Ireland
were added the disconerts Of all the ma
nufscturers Of the Nor h driven GU of en-
Ployment. He was also informed thar
our silk manufacturers would softer ma.
'erIaily; hat there was rot at present
SILK enough in the country 10 employ
them Tor six weeks; and that probably
10000 manufacturers would be turned o,1
OF employment in a short time.
The Chancellor ofthe Exchequer said,
there was no reason 10 SUPPOSE that his
maIesty's ministers we're ipatientiye IN
the Stale Of ihe manufactures in Ireland
bui IT would be recoIIcc'ed, that If Ireland
could report no more q. xseed from Anne.
nca, The cause was moi from those orders
OF council, but from an embargo laid on
expectation 10 America. uDcorne cted with
nose orders OF council, and autecedeoe
10 them AS 70 silk, we imported il both
from India and the Mediterranean but
as to the supply from Italy. TO which he
supposed the Hon. Bsronet alluded. If
was not those orders Of council which cat
OIL the supply, FOR the supply had been
seiore cut Oft by The means taken
by the enemy TO prevent the exportgtion
OF what they conceived would be usefuIto
W lie deprecated any Arguments being
- ~ That house which co0!d have no
other tendency but to rake the enemy
and The world believe we were distressed.
tn mslead our manufacturers in persua.
Ding them tina, it was the measures Of
government which deprived them Of the
"a" material, which wss only kept from
them by the measures adop'ed by the ne.
N.Y. nc object of these orders Of coun.
Gil were to obige the eaemy 10 relax
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---------
NETWORK, April 25.
From London Pafier of March %.
EXCLAMATION OF THE EMPEROR
oF RUSSIA AGAINST SWEDEN.
PETERSBURG,


Petersburg, Feb. "a.
The following declaration has been pub.
lished here:
Justly indignant at the violence which
England has displayed towards the king of
Denmark, the Emperor of Russia, faithful
to his character and to his svste N of I'M
ceas'ng care for the interests of his EN-
pre-, notified to the King of Great Britain,
that he could not remain insensibIe of so
must and unexampled an aggression on a
sovereign connected with him by the ties
OF blood and friendship, and who was the
most ancient ally OF Russia.
HIS Imperial Majesty informed the
hing OF Sweden Of this determination by
note, dated the 24th of September last,
presented to the Swedish ambassador.
An article OF the treaty concluded in
1858, between the empress Ca'harine and
Justavus III. and another in the treaty of
ioOO, between the emperor Paul aud the
present king of Sweden, contain the reel.
procal stipulated agreement to maintain
the principle, that the Baltic is a close sea.
with the guarantee of It's coasting against
all acts of hostility violence, or vega
lions Whatever and further, TO eTBpoy for
THIS purpose all the means in the power of
the contracting parties. His Impe rial Ma
yesty, referring to these treaties, considers
himselt not merely authorised, but bound,
to call upon the king of Sweden for his CO.
operation against England.
HIS Swedish Majesty did not dfsavow
the obligation imposed upon him by the
treaties referred to, but refused ali co o.
peration until the French troops should
be removed from the coast, and the ports
OF Germany open TO English shids. But
the question here was the checking OF those
aggressons which England had common
ced, and by which all Europe was disturb.
ed. The Emperor demanded from the
king OF Sweden a cooperation founded ON
treaties; but his Swedish Majesty answer
ed by proposing to delay the execution of
the treaty to another period, and by trcu-
bling himself with the care Of opening the
Dutch ports for England In a word, with
rendering himself Of service to that I'm.
gland, agains; which measures OF defence
ought to have been taken. il would be
difficult to end mere striking proof Of
partially on the part ofthe king al Sweden
towards Great Britain, than this which nc
has here given.
Els Imperial Majesty, on the 18th of
NOV caused a second note to be delivered.
in which his Swedish Majes,y was inform,
ed of the rupture between Russia and En-.
gland.
"This note remained two months IMAM
Swered, and the answer which was trans
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-05-03
MONDAY, April IS.

On motion of Mr. Neqvfon, a resolution
was adopted, 81 to Is, directing the Score.
tary of The Treasury 10 enquire what and
report 10 The next session the emoluments
aud fees of The Collectors, naval officers,
and surveyors of The customs, during the
last year, whether any addition be neces
sary thereto.
mir Quincy from the committee appoint
ed on the message of the president rela.
tive to rupture with one of the Barbarv
powers, reported communication from
the Secretary Of State relative 10 our af
fairs with those powers; which was ORDER
ed 10 be- printed.
Mr. Clark said, it would be recolle 9ed
by the House, that he had some time since
been drected TO make a statement in re.
lation 10 Gen. Wilkinson. He now held
in his hand correspondence with The
Spanish government, which he laid upon
the table as it went TO substanliate the facts
contained in that statement.
These papers were read, and consist
chiefly OF memoranda in the hand writing
Of Philip holland, and purpoting to be in.
sUuelions from Gen. Wilkinson TO
Thomas Power, and of answers from Tho
mas Power.
Mr. Randolph moved that they be prin'
ted.
Mr. Smile opposed the printing, as, il
it were indeed testimony, this House was
not the tribunal TO decide upon il.
Mr. Randolph said, it was certain, that
from the noise in the House, or some o
Their cause, The papers as read could not be
understood. They appeared to embrace
a correspondence of Philip holland, said
TO be the agent Of general w. with Pow"
eT, aud in the course Gf them there was
Recommendation that gen. WIS hand
wiring should not be used. He presum.
ed that gentlemen Fla more interested in
these than in the papers every day laid OH
their tables and printed
Me Smile said. they had had enough
Of this business uf denuncialion, and he
vished no more Of it. He was willing that
che papers should be sent to the court OF
enquiry. but he would go no further.
hlr Randolph called for the yeas and
nays on the motion for printing.
Mr Rhea supported the motion for
printing.
The question was then taken by yeas
aud nays on printing, and carried, 50
10 so.
On motion Of Mr. Kelly, the papers this
Gay presented byMr Clark, were order
ed TO be Transmitted to the President Of
the u. s.
Mr. Holmes, from the committee Of
CHIN made report on the claim Of madame
Besumarchais. The committee thought
proper 70 s. ate by way of report Why the
claim had not been decided on by The
committee this session. The report asks
leave Tor the committee to DO discharged
from the further consideration Of the claim
the present session. Agreed
The engrossed bill to supply the de.
fer in the appropriations for the public
buildings, being read the third time.
Nir Randolph called foe the Yeas and
= ys upon it,
NJ Randolph then opposed the bill at
son'e l,ngih, or account ofinfringiDe as he
COO wed. everyprinciple Of The constitution
and TIC law for if this were 70 be permitted,
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utVeo On Tue 5eh Jan. 20 his maies'y's mi.
nis1crs, was 'othe same parport as tile for.
mer.,
The Emperor is however. far s,oro e..
greeting ms. moderation. He is. on he
contrary, well pleased to recollect thn, ~.
has emp Dyed every means that rema;red
to hun for bringing back his Swedish ma
Jesty TO the only system of policy which ;s
cons stent with the Interests of his s,a,oc
but his Imperial Majesty owes it at Ieas,
to his people, and 10 the security of his do-
minions, which is to a so, ereien the HIGH
est OF all laws no longer to leave the CO.
peration OF Russia and Sweden a mat,aroe
doubt. -
"lnformed that the Cabine, FIST. lame.
endeavoring to terr.fy Denmark in,oa Con-
Currence with the interests of ENGLAND.
threatened that swedish troops should oc-
cupy Zealand, and that the pnssess;on of
Norway should be guaranteed to the K;n,r
OF Sweden; ensured also that his Swedi.6
majesty, while he left the Russian no mn
answered, was secretly negotiating a tre,.
~ at London, his Imperial Mates yper-
celved that the Interests of his empire VIZ,
be very i'll secured were he to nermit h,S
neighbour the king of Sweden, at the com.
mencement OF a war between Russia and
England, so disguise his well known SEMI
ments OF attachment to the latter power.
unuer the appearance of a pretended ne,;
traiity' his Imperial Majesty, therefore,
cannot allow the relations Of Sweden to-
warns Nussia to remain longer in uncer-
tainty. He cannot give his consent to such
neutrality.
His Swedish majesty's intention bein-
therefore no longer doubtful, nothing re
NAMED tor his Imperial majesty but n re-
SORT 10 those measures which Providence
mas placed III his hands, for no other pur-
pose except that of giving protection and
saiety 10 ms domnions and he has Deem
ed 1t right to notify this intention to the
king OF Sweden, and to all Europe.
having thus acquitted himself of that
duty, which the safety of his dominions re-
quire, his Imperial majesty is ready to
change the measures he is about to take, to
measures or precaution only, if The king
OF sweden VIII, without delay, join Russia
ana denmark in shutting the Baltic against
England until the conclusion of a maritime
peace. He himself invites tile king. his
brother in law, for the last time and with
all the feelings of real friendship no lon
ger 10 hesitate in fulfilling his obligations,
and IN embracing the only system of poll
cy which is consistent with the interests Of
the nothern powers. What has Sweden
gained since her king attached himself to
England?
Nothing could be more painful to his
Imperial Majesty than to see a rupture
take place between Russia and Sweden.-
BUT ms Swedish Majesty has it still in his
power to prevent this event by, without
delay, resolving to adopt that cource which
alohe can preserve strict union between the
two states.
"D0he at St. Petersbursh, Feb. 10, 1905"
Anil &c
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-05-03
Ami &c

ny eap'ai Dony, ftom Falmouth, Jamaica lie
Editor the Mercantile ADVERTISE b,. )gce;ysd
lle OF Papers 10 the 30t,, of Mach, caot.
ID. informs, that provisions of all kinds were, We
~ high and scarce in Jamaica. Flour a, Kiestop.
was - dollars per barrel. An embargo was mo.
mently expected to be laid on all American
vessels.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-05-03
SATURDAY.. Anril %.

The bill amendatory of the embargo
law passed this day by yeas and nays, 20
to 90.
The bill from the Senate authorising and
requesting the president to equip all the
armed vessels of the U. :. was, after de-.
bate, postponed indefinitely by yeas and
nays, 50 to IS.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-05-03

This amendment was opposed by Messfs.
Rowan, Montgomery and Rhea, and sup
ported by Messrs. Newton, Dana, Eppes,
and Campbell. MIR Rowan called for the
yeas and nays on it.
The opponents contended that while such
great fferences existed between this coun-
try and G.. Britain, il was not well to yield
up any commerce to her when she has to L.
tally interdicted ours. fit were for the ex.
elusive benefit Of the Indians, they would not
object to ii /; but il went TO admit @. Brit
ain to pursue In our territories trade of
considerable value, and il certainly was the
intet est of the u. S. to give a clear prefer.
enre to the American trader. From very
good information it was said, that Their. is
now arrested within the territory OF the u
5. peltry to an immense amount, which
by this amendment would be taken cut.
The British trader was more benefited bv
this amendment than the Indians could be !;
for without it, the trade would be diverted
in its course from the British to the Anne
rican trader.-In the present situation of
affairs, 10 act a benevolent part to either
European power was wrong whatever part
other nations pursue we ought TO mete out
70 them the same.
On the other hand it was said by the
friends Of the provision, that it was not TO
yield our commerce to Britain, but TO per.
nit trade with unoffending tribes of lndi-
ans, and would but deprive Great Britain
of a powerful weapon which she might pos
sess in the distress of the savages in conse-
quence of our measures That. various
tribes Of Indians had become habitualIy de-
pendent On the British provinces for sup
plies; and stoppage of them by the Uni
ted States would only have an i'll effect on
tbei, IisDosit ions iowa rds us That fthere
were any race of human beings who could
not be made to understand an embargo
system, it was the native Indians of Anne
RIGA in vain then would it be attempted
to convince them of the necessity of cut
ting them off from their supplies. A re-
lection of this anne ndment would be in fact
tantamount TO declaration of war against
them; and, to save few thousand dollars
value oftrade, We should have to spend mil
lions in an Indian war.
The amendment was agreed to, 60 to 80.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-12

In the PoLIrtcx. RtoIsr.H Of April so,
CosDrTr says the letter of. 1ss.orhy Pickering
10 the Legislature q Massachusetts is :" exc /
lent;" and that Z" M Pickering is enc of the We
ry best nenin o,w d,uptry'' This is precisely
What Mr.. Dzr iiciYfuS has said ot % himself
BY Decree of IL the 18th Of March last,
'Bonaparte has ordred the execution of the
measures Determined on at.Paris in Decem-
Der last respecting the Jews. 1t annuls all
obligations for loars made by Jews to- minors,
without the sarctin of their guardians, to
married women without the consent of their
husbands, or to military men, without the an-
thority Ut their suv.rior eihcers--Bils gran
ted by French subjects to- Jews cannot be de-
manded, unless the holder prove that full va
lue was given witlnut any fraud. All debts
accumulated by interest above FIVE per cent
are to be reduced by the courts Of law. II
the interest growing on the capital exceed
Is per cent. the c,ntract is to be declared IL
surious. After tle 1st July next, no Jew will
be allowed to tk,de without ratent re
movable annually. This patent. the pre-
fects are not to grant to any Individual, IN
til he produce certificate of his character
testifying that he is no Insurer. No Jew no,
actually domicilated in the departments d
the upper and lover Rhine, can be admitted
20 dcmicil there. In the other depart
ments the Jews cinnot be allowed to settle
except upon condition of their purchasing III.
re-! property ana abandoning commerce.
The Emperor may, however. grant to indi-
viduals exceptions to this law. The Jews q
the Conscrirtioa are required to perform
personal service, and arc not allowed to 6nt
substitutes These regulations are to becon
tinued only during ten years. in the hope tina
after that period, there will be no differ
ence between the moral character of tn,
Jews, and other citizens Of the empire.
the contrary should appear, the law will b.
continued in force.
London Puber
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-12

dart harvest OF the natural product of the CO.
lony. The price of -four had been fixed at
% dollars per barrel, and bread ut sixteen
ounces for shilling; No more than $40 bar
RES Ct hour, were tn be delivered from the
public stores for the public service ia the
month of June; and 2lo in July; the guam
'tity to be reduced monthly in the same pro-
portion. To preserve the specie in the isl
and, the General had directed bills to be
drawn on the consul general of France, in
the United States, to meet the exigencies
of government. Boston Centinet.
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ed tEsis own prices, and gave the captaisi an
order on petscrt in Charleston, for tie a.
mount" BE, ,zse.S.s
There is but too much reason, To Klj&Ee
hat this IS another case of yio.s si,Sf5l the
cIrnaiE, the ;,rnl,ertv havinw been ta-
ken by connivance OF the capt. of the brig.
Indeed a Charleston paper states, that it is
known. that the captain had declared, pre-
vions to leaving port. that he would sell his
whole cargo to the privateersmsr, if ne could
get q good price for it. These instances OF
"hinnder" and +" bar6a'tty," have not been
rare Of late. IL.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-12
IRON CITY or ST DOMINGO.

CaptTurner, from St. Domingo, furnishes
a fie Of the Bulletin Official" of that city
to the 2eth May We find that General Fer
fand had been taking measures to guard a
gainst the evils Of scarcity, IN that colony,
should our embargo be continued for any
great length Of time. BY an Ordinance of
the DIST May, he has directed diminuGon
OF the consumption Of bread, from four. and
put in activity measures to ensure an album
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-12
CHARLESTON. Inne ;,

A Spanish letter of Marque ship of 20
guns and $50 men, which sailed from the
HaTaI'nah, on the evening of the same day
with capt. DARRELL. bound for old Spain,
with cargo, OF l40o boxes of sugar, has
oeen captured Off cape Florida, by a Dri-
tish frig.te.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-12

Advices are received by the Eliza,
capt Brown, from Havana, which state that
by Intelligence received from Spain to the
first of MAY. the Prince of Peace was actu
ally beheaded, and his estates con;iscated.
Ihe tonnage of sixty cents per ton Gu YES
sells arriving at HAVANA, with a duty Of
three per cent had been abolished The
monies arising from those impositions, were
exclusively appropriated for tie Primo of
Peace u.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-12
ARRIVAL OF THE Usage.

The long expected dispatch ship Usage, capt.
Duplex, has arrived at New-York in As
days from Falmouth, with dispatches from
our ENJOYS in France and England Mr.
Nourse Remains in England to transact
som&-mercantilc affairs Mr. Lewis pas
sed through Baltimore on the Sth inst. OH
his way to Washington.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-07-12
NORFOLK. July 6.

The United States Frigate CGesapeahe
Commodore DECATUR, has received orders
toproceed on cruise Immediately. She will
sail Itch the first wind. Lel.-er.