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Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-25
Joseph II. Vaudeville,
Corner Of King and Union-stree

Corner Of King aud Union-streets,
HIS FOR SALE,
1000 baskets coarse and fine Salt, by the
bushel and in sacks.
so barrels Whiskey.
1000 VT. Rhode Island Cheese.
Goshen do. in casks.
5000 VT. best green Co fee, in bags.
1000 do. white do.
French Brandy.
Jamaica, Antigua, Windward Island, and
New England Rum.
Imperial, Hyson, Young Hyson, and Hys
son Skin Teas, ofh4e latest imhortatioas.
Sugar, best Muscovado, in hog sheads an
barrels
Do inferior qualities, in do.
soiasses, in hogsheads.
Clover Seed warranted fresh.
Cotton, in bales and by retail.
Candles, moald and dipped.
Loaf andsLump Sugar.
Spanish Cigars, Hamilton's and Carrots
Snuff, in bottles, Writing and Wrapping Pa
per, Pepper, Allspice, Chewing Tobacco,
Madde.. Copperas, Soal Leather, Bed Cords,
Leading Lines, Ks. &c.
ALsO.
Best Superfne Flour. for private families,
a few barrels Corn, and some Seed Oats,
Piaister of Paris, sc.
ApriI IL d
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-25
NOTICE.

T>HE co-partnership of Wzthers q sang
4 ster, has this day expired by limitation
AL persons having claims against said con-
Germ, are desired to present them for settle
ment and all persons owing said firm are
requested to make payment to JOIN WI
TIERS, who is authorized to settle the bust
ess Of said firm
John Withers,
Thomas sangster.
August Il.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-15
[ls i-a Gents Sia$le.l
we shall give further trso.Y,, ions on

We shall give further foundations on
Monday.
As The armistice was mad severa! days
iitcr the ba ,le, il is evid m, thai i, was
not immediately compef> by it and as
the terms OF jtexciode he french from
+au Hungary, M ,rasia and 8ohem,a. the
strength ct the, Auuriau oonaro,, is FAR
from Being exhausted --Of Tn 100000
men with which the Atchdl.k. commen.'
ced the confiiel, the Fieuch do not pre-.
tend that Ire lost more lhan 60 900, aud it
IS probable tina, The number is vastly less.
Hence by their own statements he must
have 40 600 men left. Bu. the attack
having bsen mad. by the French; ana Tia.
bulletin plainly evincing ,hss it va, "a dawn
battle, we MAKE no doubt, tina! the Fisnrii
loss has b zen tremendous.
Z Tn: AFFAIRS ofEurope are no, therefore
settled; AID il is certain that the spil of
Germany will drink up much m,'e blood
.oi hsf so0s before they w,li become the
irredeemabie siavesro the Cor sican.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-15
Eoretan.
FRANCE AND AUSTRIA.
BALTIMORE, September IL.

BALTIMORE, September IL.
To day we give the gath bulletin and
other selections from orr German and
Danish interesting newspapers. Details
from the armies from the 1st to the even
ing of the 9th July, together with the 2sd
bulletin shall be given tomorrow. There
are. some proclamations BY the French and
austrian emperors respecting generals
IChastelar, Durosnel and Fowler, the sub
stance of which shall be given The 25ih
bulletin, we have copied from the North
American.
The 23d, 9th and 25th bulletins are
mere extracts made from the official bull
letins otthe army, by the German Editor
when the Official ones shall have been re
ceived, we have no doubt that chain of
connected operations will appear therein,
which at present is rendered confused and
obscure. American.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-15
TIL: G HOWARD. elk
,puRsuANr to the above decree. The lana

PURSUANT to the above decree, the lan;l
= therein mentioned, which is situated in the
county of Henri:o. contagious 10 the city Of
Richmond, being the same lot or barccl Of land
which was conveyed by kich6rd Adams and
..elizaheti. his wifi, to Moses Davis, by deed
iaicd the 80 day Of March, 1867 and bounded
IS follows, to wit, biSinniig and running on
The road or street !eaAf,g from the marke I
house in the said city to Da Vars village Ma
IL w. chains and 30 Euss to a stree - feet
vide dividing said lot aad parcel Of land and
-le land formeriy William Csnaon's, now John
Doyie's, and binding on said street II 80, E a
mains and 9i links o The strset--thence ON the
back street ). ID, w. Z chapls - links to u
'orner street ID feet VIDE next tpwar IS said
lily, and binding OH said streci s. 80, w a
;hains so lin:xs TO the SAID so.d To the be arin.
ling= Nilii the buiI,.ia:ss and improvements
tner.on consisting OF a large f'ariieil house -
vii be sid, on the premises, At 4 o'cl,cs,p
Il. on the 9Th of September. The whole band
viii be divided into lotsi accoriing tn a Ia;
which viii be exhibited ~ the day of sal :, aaA
hese lots will be sold separately. The sale
will commcnce a, O'clock in The evening.
ids GEO w SN.Tg.
September H.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-15
-Four Denars Per Annun-Paid in Advanced

VIRGINIA
1T sufrrior court ofehancery holden at
the cdhiso! in Richmond, June 20th, 1909.
Philip N. Nicholas, attorney general, OF
behalf of the commonwealth of Virginia
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-15
September IL.

MO flCE. BY yi-ur Of deed of uus
IN executed by John Warrington to the
sub c'iocF. as t,usee, for The purpose o
securing Tie payment of sun Of m ney
therein mentioned, due 10 Grief & Cla
bp0rn Bafksdale, will be sold, al public
'ale, upon the premises, en- The l2lh Oct
aext, the TRACE Of LAND in the coun
y OF Charlotte, whereon said Warrington
res'ded, Of abcu seventy two acres. Iylag
% Cub creek, adjoining he lands Of Sam
nel White, Nathan Harry, sc
The subscriber VIII only convey the IL
lie vested in him as trujtee. The sale
Will be made agreeable 10 an act of as
sen6'y passed the 2lst January, 1850
entitled an ac:, concerning executions,
for o;her purposes.
WILLIAM GAINES.
Charlotte, | III Sept. 1909. (o,i)
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-15
In Riehm7nd Hastings Court, June 12th,
1870

Elizabeth T. Yo,mghusbanJ and S,mueI Pm
Parsons. administrators and administra-
tor with the will annexed of Pleasant
Younghusband, dcceased--Ralston and ,
Pleasants-picket, Pollard aud Johnston .
-Thomas Taylor and James Brown tate s.
merchants and partners under the firm ! ;
of Taylor and Br ,wn--James Brown, z
jun and William Norvell survivingpars- / Q
ners of the late commercial house of :,
Norvell, Watt and Bullock. Pitts. Z <
AGAINST
Moses Davis, Prosser and Moncure and
George VIM Smith, defs.
THIS cause this day came on to be heard OF
the bill, answer, sundsy exhibits fled and
was argued by counsel on Consideration where
of, the court being OF opinion thatthe land con.
veyed by the said Moses Davis aud wife to the
defendant George William Smith, was hteu-
led to secure the payment of the notes i'm the
possession of the plaintiffs Picket, Pollard and
Johnston, and Rslston and Peasants on which,
suits have not been broaght--Aud also of IN.
judgments obtained OH the notes whic., came
to the possession OF the other plaiatitfs, name
iy, Taylor aad Brown, James Brown, jun and
The surviving partner of the house of Norvell,
Wiat and Bullock, as we'll as of those taken
~ by Pleasant vounghusband, deceased, in his
lifetime. do decree and order, that George w
Smith do proceed to make sale of the lot of
land in the bill m entioned, to the highest bid
des, upon credit until the repeal or ex2irati
OF of the act concerning executions and other
purposes, passed Sl,t January, 1909, taking
bond with two good securities for the payment
OF the purchase money, and ratlrn the bonds by
him taken to CO Irt to abide its future ocier,
he giving two weeks notice in sotne one Of the
newspapers published in tire city of Richm ond
pf the time and place Of sale, aid returning :
report how he has executed this order.
N copy
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-15
THE SECOND GRAND BATTLE ON
THE DANUBE.

We have made great effort to trans
ate aud publish the official bulletin Of the
'aItle Of Wagram, which was fought IN
light of Vienna. The articles published
the democrsiic papers of this morning
are mere aggravated Iumours oil lheir
a'es beng superseded b. the bulletin
Keep she Armislice, which is not con.
'Ined IA Our file d which We have there
Nre copied 1 IN The Amsr c4n of This
morning.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-15

F~O be sold by auction at the store Of the sub
\ scslbers, on Wednesday, the 2o,h day OF
Seatehdbes mex. 2HEIR-STOCR or. GOODS.
Terms wil be mad known and time and place
Of SAFE.
Jao X. u. Payne. u Co.
Goochand County, 29sn aug. 1909,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-15

TOR SALE or RENT,-The TENE~
MIN [ on shockoe hill, lately occupi =
ed ny MIR. SaIauel PleasInts on which is
2 Dwelling house with SIX rooms, besides
ewo dry cellar rooms with fire places al
50 Kitchen, smoak house, aud Stable.
Tue Situation IS healthy and pleasant and
very conReDient TO the Capitol --Possessi.
on may be- bud the first OF October next
when Mr.. PIeasau $ lease will expire.
For terms Apply TO
A. BLAIR,
Richmo ID, July Is, 1900. VII
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-15

cree at any time within six months after
they shall sevcraily attain the age OF TWEEN
ty-one years: And by consent OF the par
ties In the last suit of the court, doth order
the defendant William Duval, to make up
the accounts of his Intestats, as guardian
of Lavinia and Eleanor ID cambridge, now
wards of the plaintiffs Taylor and Mar
shall, before oae OF the commissioners Of
he court, who is ordered to examine, state,
settle and report the sans to the court,
with any matters repaired by the parties
or deemed pertinent by himself.
A Copy-Teste,
PETER TINsLEY, c. c.
TN conformity with the foregoing Decree, we
L shall or one ofus, proceed TO sell on the pre-.
misses under the dates rs hereafter stated, the
whole Of ths Property embraced in the said De-
cree, Viz
On Friday the 5th day OF September next, a,
IL o'clock, A. NJ. The three hundred and fifiy
acres land more or less, IN Goochland county "
| ing on both of the Branches of ruckahoe creek,
adjoining the land and residence of Col. Robt
! II. Saunders. Onthe ensuing day, Saturday the
10th, in the City OF Richmond, at l | o'clock, A.
M Part of Lot No. SOB, & the VIII Die Of Lot SGT,
as designated and known in the plan of the said
! City, which have been divided into eight hand
some Lots of % feet In. 4-10 front each, on
the main street, running back 163 feet four In
adjoining the present residence of Mr.. Alexan-
der Quarter & separated from the residence OF
Mr. Joseph Ga:lego. only by sixth strect=A
| survey OF which lots, has been accurately made
and plan of the same may be seen at any
time at the Vendue Office of Prosser d Mon
( cure-The ten Richmond Turnpike shares i'm
medIatcly after these Lots are sold, and on the
last of said Lots disposed of. On the same day
I'm ncdiatciy thereafter, the sale of the said 8
Lots. the nine Lots on Shockoe-hiif near the
tenem.nt and residence Of MIR, Joseph jackson
and the same which the lntestate, William
Price. la e register, purchased of Judge Wash
ingion Ms. - On the ensuing Monday the
18th Sep in Henrico county, at IL O'Clock A
NJ the 2l8 acres Land more or less aud 81
( acres coal land, lying on Deep Run. On the
i9th same month, Tuesday, at IL O'Clock, a. Nj
4 in the city o. Richmond, the House and 10;
Lon the main-strect OK Shockne. hill, near the
Brick building Of Mr.. Thos: White, commsa
NY called the Biue-house, which ire intestat,
purchased of John Bri ala add on the day al
| ter, "Wednesday the Ooh Sept. in the coun
y of Henrico, the truly desirable Estate, called
! Chansilli, containing about three hundred an,
ihiiy acres land. with very good improvements
[! thereon, situated about three and half miles
! from the city OF Richmondy being the farm
I formerly occupied by the htestats Will Ar
frice, late Register, and now by Mr.. Pete
I Wilkinson, or SO much thereof as will be sui
fcient TO satisfy the plaintiffs III their respec
tive claims, with the Interest thereon from tbs
several days of sale in the order and on tn,
terms stated in the foregoing decree
!, JOHN PRoSssR, Commissioner,
J Richmond, August 18th. 1909.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-15

an the 3o.h day of September next, will b.
~ Dissolved by musuai oJn-ent, the CO par
ner hip Of loha X ID. Payne. d 20. III per.
son in,ieb cd &c Archibald Bryce. & Co. A,cf.i
bald Bryce, or Jnhn Il. ID P1ync, & CO. viii
please t. come 70 ward Immediately & scale their
respective balances with ARCHIBALD BaYcE,
~ho alone is empowe,el u receive and grant
tisehargs' for the same ami q those 20 whom
they s.e Indebted. wfI apply t, him for settle.
ment:
John n ID. Payne.
.GTChi6old Bryce.
The business Of The st r.. via b. ca ried on as
formerly BY
.drchibaid Bruce.
Cooshland County, 29th aug. 1909. Vs.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-15

FROM THE BALTIMORE NORTH AMERr
CAN.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-15

We haze hastily made the following
from lhe [" Hambursh coae :
pondehS at he 2ist Iaiy, with which We
'nve bsep favoued bya gentleman of this
civ ~.-.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-04-11
MISCELLANY.

To the Editor ofrhe Mercantile Aav.y.isey.
Sir,
n publication of the following curious cal
culations on Weights and Measures, sc. will pro-
badly CRAFTY your scientific readers, and DIFF
fuse usetulinformaton TO your subscribers in gen.
eral.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. &c.
from a course Of Lectures Natural Piiiosophy
and the mechanical Arts, by THOMAS YouNe,
M: d. 2 vois. 4tO-Lonaon. Price IS S.
JohHson--1So7
The English Yard is said to have been taken
from the arm of King Henry |, i'll 1l01.
Graham found the length of the Pendulum vi
brating seconds accurately, equal to 80. Is inches
|-Desaguliers
Birds Parliamentary Standard is considered
's OF the highest authority it agrees sufficiently
with Sir George ShuckDurgb's and Professor
fictets scales, made by Troughton.
The Royal Society's standard by Graham, is
perhaps about thoasandth part Of an inch longer
than Birds but it is pot qiite uniform through.
out its length--Maskelyne PHI TT
The standard in the Excheuuer is about
oO75 inch shorter than the yard of the Royal So
ciety. PHI. Tr 1743
General Roy employed scale of Sssin, divi-
ded by Bird. He says il agrees exactly with the
Tower standard on the scale of the Royal Socle-
y-Ph. Tr. 17S5.
Taking Troughton's scale for the standard,
- Oi'uSNDuIBil IHS OTblilHt OWef stan
dard 10000 the yard E. on the Royal Socety's
scale, by Graham, SO, 001S inches the yard Eek.
chequer OF the same scale, 35,99933 'Roys
scale, 3o.oO036 ;the Royal Sncety's scale by Bird
55'9y955 Birds parliamentary standard of1758,
SO, 0O023.
The English standards are adjusted and en-
Pioyed at the temperature Of go Of Fahrenhcit's
thermometer the French at the freezing point
OF water.
The French metre, the ten millionth part of
'he quadrant ofthe meridian, is 393710O En-
gllsh inches Pictet and Journ :; RI
The metre has been found to contain 96 ,e41S
French inches, or 5 feet IL ,2o6 lines
Hence the French toi.e of72 inches is eouaI
to 1886 English inches. One of Lalande's stan.
dards measured by ID. Maskeynes, was 1912 4;
the other 6,736-Ph. Tr 1865
In latitude $50 pendulum of the length Of n
metre would perform in vacuum S6I165 vi
brations in day Borda The length Of the
second pendulum is ,99S827 at Paris--M Inst
IL
Allowing the accuracy ofthe French measure.
ments of the area of the meridian, the whole
circumference OF the globe will be 1885, 43 En-.
giish miles and its mean diameter 1911 49,
Journ X. I.
n bushel of Wheat, at a mean, weighs so
pounds OF barley, so ofoats, SO.
q chaidroH OF Goals is IS heaped bushels
weighing about 298S pounds
len yards OF inch pipe contain exactly an Ale
gallon, weighing 10 2-9th pounds-Emerson.
The old standard Wine gallon of Gvildhall con-
sans 2spi cubic iaohes =
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-04-11
L.fWREPORT.
roURT OF COMMON PLEAS Dec. 81.
LEE, ASSIGNEE OF EAsToN, U. cAss.
USIJRY

I.
This 7vas an action for usnry, brought
under the statute Of Queen lime. against
me dcfe7sant, zvho it ahteared had discount
ted three different 6iilsfor the bankrupt, re-
ceiving MOI only The legal interest. 6xt also
q JnTther sun, Of three and a half her cent
as guarantee. Two Of tie bills, syaose a.
mount mas e27i. los. and 1861 as. had sir
months TO run. The other bill, svhich qyas
for 4oek'had bur three, and on, il only halt
me former guarantee had been t,aid The
defence set nh svas, the long time the bills
hadto run, and the consequent risk Of dis
counting them, (Which ii zvas contended en-
Htled The defendant to some Premium.
SIR James Mansfeldi1 his charge TO the
Jury, laid dozvn The iazu (Which forbade the
recefht o more thanjfve fer cent. interest,
and the Oiolati0n of. zvhich nozu charged uh
re defendant, s:"c:::!is! s*ty;tec: Hin: Il
henaity Of three times the sum on 4uhich
such usurious interest 4vas taken it zvas for
them hoscever, 10 consider zuhether such
guarantees 7oere usual among merchants,
and zvhefhtr it zcas by them looked ufton in
the light ofusury. -s
1hejury retired, and after an hour and
a half'S deHberation, returned a Uerdict en-
the tzuojfrst bills for the hiainti6. Penalty,
,3511i. IS.
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law, he was not authorized to grant orie:-
mated from JInto in Boston, not content
with their own right of petitioning, and we're
seditiously intended to- excite the people a
gainst their government, so we. have reason
to believe, FROM thu same source, originated
all the Remonstrances. from. federal towns.
which were afterwards preferred, by con-
cert. to the General Court that these re-
monstrances, in most cases, afford no proof
OF real suffering, under the embargo; as it
appeared, that interior towns, in the wes-
tern parts of the state, not able to find suf-
fcient grievances of their own, were COM
PEELED to groan for the supposed suffering
OF thefr brethren in the Eastern parts, who
more patriotic, did not thank then, for their
grooming, but cheerfully endured privations
for the honor Of their nation. 1
RcSofped, That we have no confidence in
Representatives, who have no confidence in
the people; and who take from them their
|electioneering rights, and from their chief
magistrate his constitutional power OF revi-
saland consent; nor in Representatives, who
spend their time and the peoples money, in
lelectioneering Resolves, Addresses, Reports
of Committees, intended to wound private
character. and printed to prevent the cleo
ton of other men and promote their own.
Rescued, That the violent measures and
extraordinary conduct of the majorities in
ed Friends Of Order, has disgraced our
state among her sister states, and been a
dishonor to our nation in the eye of foreign
ers-That their Reports, RESPONSIVENESS,
operches and Addresses, plainly discover q
readiness to quit the union of the states, and
l. join New England, with Canada and Nova
Scotia, in alliance with Great Britain That
the resolve passed in the House of Repre-
sentatives, for the purchase Of &c, 600 stands
OF arms, at an expense of 100000 dollars to
this state, while it is the exclusive constitu-
tional right and duty of Congress to provide
for the nation, isa direct threat of war a
Sainst the U":ted States And 1amenting,
with our whole souls, that so many of our
we'll intending fellow-citizens have been SO
entrapped by the arts offederal leaders, and
their hypocritical prctensions to attachment
tor Washington, Adams and religion, as to
become their partizans; 80 fatally blinded as
to prove themselves, what this party always
denominated the people, {" their own worst
enemies" it.has become our urgent duty,
and we most soemnly pledge ourselves to
each other, and to all tn. friends of the uni
on, in this and other states, to exert our whole
Joint and indis idual efforts, to "sape" the
preJudced fellow-citizens s.ioD, themselves.
IN stite Of Themselves" not only i'm the an
preaching state elections, but if actual neces-
sity snail Cali, viii tiefcrlei, at every risk
OF life and fortune, the free, rational govern
ment, acquired by the bravery and blood of
our citizens, and framed by the wisdom of
our. revolutionary sages looking at all times.
under Heaven, for advice and direction. to
that standard of good principles, the Fare
well Address of Washington, who, though
dead, yet spcaketh. ,-s'
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-04-11
BY so set Of o..eep. AMI. tls Wine gallon is
fixed at 23t cubic inches.

By ~ set Of C.een. Ana. The Wine gallon is
fixed at 23t cubic inches.
II is co,Jccturrd, that some centuries before
the conquest, cubic foot of water, weighing
1000 oances,' 50 cubic feet weighed 5000 pounds
or q ton ; that the same quantity was tlin of
liquids, hogshc ad 8cubic feet, or ,824 cubic
inches, one sixty third of which was 1894 in.
cl,es, or gallon. A quarter of wheat was a
quarter of a ton, weighing about 500 pounds, &
bushel one eighth of this, equivalent To Gu
bic foot of water. 4 cl,aldron of Goals was a
ton; and weighed. c0O0 pounds Barlow.
Atprcsent, IL Wine gallons ofssistillei water
weigh exactly 100 pounds avordupois.
A hundred English Wine gallons of common
air weigh pound ayoirdupois.
On the subject oflaborof workinen, DIR. Young
observes -
In order TO compare the different estimates Of
the true force Of moving powers. it will be conve.
n'ent to take n unit, which may be considered AS
the mean effect of the labor of an active man,
working to the greatest possible advantage and
without impetliment--this will be found, upon a
moderate estimation, sufficient TO raise 10 pounds
10 feet in second for 10 hours in a Jay-or ia
raise 100 pounds, which is the weight of IL wine
gallons of water, ! foot III 4 second.
For every minute that Clock varies i'm a tlay
a second pendulum must he altered 2.S7 OF
.O54 inch. A half second pendulum liza or
.O0l34
RAIN AND Dew
Dalton makes the mean tor England and Wales
SO inches amounting in a year to % cubic miles
OF water, that is 7-12 and thinks that the Thames
carries off 1-25 ofthe rain aud dew that falls il,
England-o,hers rivers times az much, making
together Is inches and leaving %. for evapora,
ton.