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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-25

Supplementary to the aet, emitted {" an
ACT 10 amend the charter of George.
town"
BE it enaeled by the Senate and House
of Representatives OF the United States of
Anerica, IN Congress assembled, That
The following shall, and are hereby declar.
cd to be the limits of Georgetown, in the
diairict of Columbia, any law or regulati4
on to the contrary notwithstanding, that
IS TO say beginning in the middle of Col
lege street as lard down and designated in
Fea~icks map of the sad town, at or
near to the bank Of the river Potomac :.
thence by straight line drawn ncr-
Iherniy through The middle Of SAID streets
to The middle of First street thence
by line drawn through the middle of
FIRST street 70 point directly oppogiie
10 the termination Of the eastern line
ofthe lots now inclosed as the property of
ne College thence northerDly by the
eastern line Of said inclosore as far as The
same extends ; thence in the same nor.
therDly direction to the middle of Fourth
street 10 point at the distance of one
bundled aud twenty feet westward from
the west side OF Fayette street; thence
norlheroly by line drawn parallel to Fay.
Ietls street at the said distance of one hun.
dfed and twenty feet westward from the
west side thereof, until it inlerseas a
boundary lice Of Beatty aod Hawkins ad.
dilion TO Georgetown, thence westwardly
by said boundary line as far as il extends
Thence by the courses * distances oftbe Sc.
yerai other boundary libes Of Beatty and
Hawkins addition aforesaid that is L
says westwardly, northwardly, eastward,
and souihwsrdly, 10 point opposite L
the middle OF Road street, and opposite o.
nearly opposite TO the middle of Eighth
street; thence eastwardly by line draws
through the middle oil Road street, as it nov
runs AID as far as it extends thence east
s,dly by line drawn parallel to BacI
street; and continued in the same drec
ton TO the middle Of Rock creek; theme
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-25
DIR. TlSSOTT>S
CELEBRATED
Gouf o. Rheumatic Drops.

A CERTAIN cure for Govt, Rheumatism
L n LumbEgo, weakness OF tho joints. and all
kinds Of Sprams; for gieets, be they of ever SO
long standing, and 10Y The Stone and gravel il
is perhaps the moAt active, Penetrating, and ef-
feorGa remedy in the word IN the cfamp ard
al kiads of paius IN she head, face and Body, i,
is without on equal.
'fbis medicine which justly Claims pre- en-.
inenle over ali others, as being decidedly adap
ted Tor the speedy removal Of these complaints
above ner,Ioncd] owes It's discovery TO the ce-
iebrated fissou. physician Of rlost existed EN-.
iueuoe in Ills profession, and is chiefly the OK
tract OF aG hei5, peculiar TO Europe, to who's
powerful, heaisng, restorative and balsamc qua.
lites, this great man, b. ,he administering, ow.
ed rnuc,t OF his fame.
I'rs peculiarly excellent for most disorders at
tending warm climates, and Keeps for any ltGgtli
Of time Bottles, az two dollars each, with co
piouS direetion5-
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-25
ALSO,
DR.. TABB's

NATURES Restorative Bak9a17ic CardiaL
Inc certificates attached to the bills which
inciose each bottle of the above medicius,
are from characters of respectabiliyy, on
whose testimony the fullest confidence may
he placed by those who labor under COM.
plants of the Gout, rheumatism, sc. also
those Of consumptive habits, general debi-
lity Of the nerves and various other COM
plants incident TO the human body.
- SOdby IL. WARD, sole proprietor, Phi
ladePhia, aud az the Bookstore Of S. PISA.
SAINTS, IL. Richmond.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-25
Fluvanna County,

May Quarterly Sessioa, 1909
Joseph Parrish, riu'
I.ittlebs rry Priddy, John Priddy Will -!
liam Priddy, Charles Hunter and Ju. 3
dith his wife, formerly judiih prid :
DIV. aud Pleasant Bybee and M,lley :
Ia. vie, formerly Aiiliey Pfiddy,
Def,s.
srHE defendants John Priedy and Will
4 liam Prddy, no, having entered their
appearance aad given security according
TO The act Of assembly aad The rules of this
court, and it appearing 10 the satisfaction
Of The CONT, that The said defendants are
not uhabnan,s of this country, on the mo.
ton OF ,he plaintiff by his counsel, IL IS
ordered. thai the said defendants, John
psady and William Priddy, do appear
here on Or before the first day OF August
Quarterly term next and aaswerihe plain
tips bill; and INA, copy OF TINS order be
farLwjt!, inserted il, one of the Richmond
nrw-napefs, and continued tor TWO months
.uccessively, and another coy posted At
the front door Of the courthouse OF this
county.
A Copy--Teste,
Holm TIMBERLAKE, jr. b. C.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-25

A DVERTISEAiENT II do hereby forewarn
= all persons fron having any dealings what.
soever with ny wife, PaIsey Edwaris. as she has
left my bed and board, without any provocason.
1 do further forewarn ali persons from ha,boring
or conceaiing her, as the la W Il ertainiy be pu,
IN force against any person INA, may oacnd me
IN that way.
LEWIS S. EDWARDS.
iy 18Th, 1909. Up.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-25

lust received AMI for sale az s. pies ants Rich
) rrond, few copies Of TIE 70 loving valuab c
works The Amer an Annual Register, vol
4,h--BordIey's Hds5andry--Wom new no
vel hy MISS. Owe son--Blrder's Village Ser
mons -Gurney's System OF Short hand writing
--Ferguson's Lectures, new edition--MAr.
shalr5 Life of Cen. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
SEASONS, a cheap edition for the use Of schools
Russegi's ancient and modern GuroPe--Carey's
ern-ral atlas. Obe best collection Of Maps Yet
made 10 this country )--Mcrse's Universal Geo
graphs go G Oldni rs natural Histofy--a genera
sssonmcu, OF qpano Family Bis.es with and
tuhoat paies, concordance, psalms, &c. Ns.
from g 8 50, 10 s 10 each-Gioson's surveying
--Amsricsa Clerks Magazine Walkers pro.
Louciog Di6tiooa'y--also, school Bibles, Tesla.
rrens aud Sre ling Books.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-25
{ -Four Dollars Per Ann1m--P Paid in Adoancs.l

kIOTfCLis given. tina, petition will be pre-
IN sen,e.ito the next Assembly, praying the
passage of a law for the sale of the Jail in th-
town of Fredericksburg, lately built fos Distric
Jail, by the Counties of Caroline, Sporsylvaaia
Orange, Culpeper, Stafford and King Georgs,
and the proceeds Of such sale applied towards
reinhursiag the sa,d Counties the expense OF
building the sane, in proportion 20 the sums re
spectivcly paid by each. Sw.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-25
I'll JEFFERSON.
AN ACT
APPROVED,
Fer the reIief Of Jacnb Rarni,z..

For the relief Of Jacob Rarni,z,
BE II enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United States
OF America, IN Congress assembled, That
there be allowed 10 Jacob Barnitz, for.
merly an ensign in captain Christian
Stokes company, IN colonel Michael
Swope's battalion Of the Pennsylvania Az
ing camp, the sum ofoue thousand doIlars
on account of sufferings, and expense,
IN procuring medical and surgicalisid, IN.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-25
CAUTION.

No Cout and Rheumatic Drops being known
excepting those invented by DR.. Tiscoi The
pubhc ats requested TO notice that none are genu.
inc unless the names Of DIR. Tissost, and the pro.
pristor Henry Ward, arc cut IN tie glass OF the
bottle, and the outside cover Of each ooule sign.
cd by the said proprietor himself VT
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-25
[11 i-2 Cents Singled

Cured by wounds received in the revo.
!utionary war With Great Britain, and that
the same be paid 10 him out cf anv lao.
oey in The treasury no! Otherwise ;ppro-
prla.ed.
]. B yARNUM,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives..
JOHN MILLEDCE,
President ofths Senate pro-tempore.
MARCH S, 1902.
ArRRoskb,
TIL: JEFFERSON.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-25
AN ACT

Freeing from postage all letters and packs
cts TO Thomas Jefferson.
DE 1t enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United States
Of America, in Congress assembled, That
all letters and packets 10 Thomas Jelfer.
son, now President Of the United States,
after the expiration OF his terra nf Office,
aud during his life, shall be carried by the
mail, fres Of pos.sge.
j. y. VARNUM,
Speaker of the House OF Representa-, ..
JOHN %ILLEDGE,
President Of The Senate, pro-templre.
February IS, 1899.
AcPr0VED,
TIL JEFFERSON.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-25
CHARLESTON, Jolly II.

Ectract IF letter from Nez0 Orleans,
dcted 1874 June.
" The connections of Mexico will soon
begin between the Bonapareists and the In
dependentists-and the vicinity is such that
think we cannot escape their influence"
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-25

; BANK NOrE Of ONE HUNDRED
- DOLL iH5, was taken from black b.,
who Ga led himself James Smith, < says he found
], 10 NE street. MOI thinking it propcc 20 Iet the
boy keep H. detained IL for the proper owner,
VINO MAJ have il, on giving satisfactory eyi.
oeuce OF his or their righ, to it aud paying tue
txgense OF tiiis advertisement.
JOHN MCDONALD
"irFmond. Mercs lOtb, 800. &c
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-25
Penitenfia1y store.

sHE subscriber, Agent for the Pcnitentiavy,
4 offers for sale the following articles, the ma
nufactGre oftnlt in;ttuiion. at very low prices at
who!ssate ana retail.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-25
boots and Shoes

Fair tops, back straps, 80
Ditto plain 8
Suwarro|s,
Half Bouts,
Mems calf skin shoes lined Sc bound loss 12s
Do. side leather, 7s6 90.
Negro shoes (strong russet) 7s6 IS
Womens leather shoes, thick soles, 7s5
Do. DO. thin, co. 6S9
Do. do. slips, 6S
Do. Morocco do. 6s9
Do. do. ties, ESQ
Girls leather shoes, 4s6 6s
Boys do. ass Is.
Any of the above articles made to order
left at the Penltentiary Store, second door
above the Eagle Tavern. u. J. BURR.
Richmond March %, 1909.
9th July, 1SO9.-rhe price of Wrought
Nails is raised halt cent Fer pound, by
order of the Executive.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-25

Broad and narrow Axes, Iatohe,s Hoes, Plough
Shatss and Couiters, Hinges. Wedges, ham
n,ers. Fende.s, Traces. oirctchers. and Oh
Chains ;-Bridles, Collars. Ha!sers, traces,
Surcingles. Back BAnis Belly d ands, Brssch
iGg, Fisc Buckets. csc, eTc.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-25
STATES.
AN ACT

Supplementary to the aet, entitled " an
ACT 10 amend the charter of George.
town
The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-12-09

inerca for Holland i'll time Of profound peace,
or IN time Of war, the ports Of Holland not be-
ing at the date OF sailing under blockade, il
might YET have happened that, in the period
between the commencement OF such voyage
and the arrival Of the vessel at the port Of t.es-
tmahon, blockade might have been establish
cd before that port IRE vessel arriving would
IN that case, have besn warned not to enter the
port, and would have been turned away with
The loss of the whole obient Of the voyage
ih's would be no extraordinary hardship, and
would afford no Legitimate ground 0! complaint
The order in council is far less strict than
such 3 blockade would be, for as much as it
provis. S for the original voyage, commenced
~ expectation OF being admitted To the port 81
destination, by permitting by entry into the
pors Of ilend and it is no just ground Of
complaint, that it ,'scs not speradd 70 that per-
ms,icn The hLerfy~to re-export IA car;o of tic
the encmy's good, OF produce.
| beg leave briefly TO re-capitulate the sub
! stance Of what have had the honor to CON
| yey p ycn as Wei ii verbal, as in written
communications.
| have informed ynu Of the reasons OF his
ma,esyNs disuyowal oil the agrccmcnt SO often
mentioned have shcwn them, in obedience
| to the authority which you have quoted To be
both strong and solid, and such as - outweigh,
III the Judgment of his ma jesty's government
every othcr consideration which you have con
tempIated have shsWn that agreement was
concluded in virtue of a full power, and tina,
the instructions, given on the occasion, were
violated
Beyond this point of explanation which was
supposed to have been attained, but which Il
now given, by the present letter, in the form
understood TO be most agreeable to the Amer
can government, my instructions are prospec
tive they look to substituting Toy notions Q
good understanding, enormously entertained
prac ic41 stipulatons on which rea! recenc'li@
ton OF all differences may be substantially ionn
ded--and they aulhorlse me, not 10 reaeW pro
posals which have already been declared her
to be unacceptable, but to receive and discus
any proposal made on the part oil the Gnite
States, and rpentuaily TO conclude a conven'ini
between the two countries. il is not, OF cours
intended to cali upon me 10 state as pre.in1i1
) airy to negotiation, what is the whole extent o
hose ms ructions; they must as have before
said. remain inject to my owe discretion, unit
| am able to apply them to the oyer,ur S, whici
! ! may have the honor OF receiving from you.
have the honor to be,
With great respe T.
Sir,
Your most tbsdient humble servant,
=. ]. JACKSON.
The N0a Robert Smith, &c. &c.
The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-12-09
Printed and Published
On IVednesdays and Saturdays
BY JOSEPH JONES,
IN Market street, few doors above the &; nix of
Delaware.

IN Market street, a few doors above the e, nix OF
Delaware.
......,,....... .............t. 49,
CONDITIONS.
THE DELAWARE GAZETTE shall be published
every Wednesday and Saturday, large folio
sheet.
The price shall be FOUR DOLLARS per annum,
exclusive of postage, payable bayyearig IN aefgaacs'
III No subscription will be received for shorter
period than one year.
~ Subscribers shall have the right Of disseminating
their subscription at the end of year from tie
time of their subscribing, by paying what may be
due, and giving notice Of their intention.
y. Advertisements not exceeding sixteen lines, VIII
lie inserted four times for dollar, and for every
subsequent insertion twenty ccnts-longer ones III
The same proportions but reasonable discount
viii be made in favor of hcss who advertise by the
,ear haf-year, or quarter
VI. All articles Of personal or private nature Will
he charged as advertisements and must be paid
for before insertion.
VII Advertisements, notices. &c. OF all religious
and charitable institutions. within the state OF De
Iayare, snail be conspicuously inserted gratis.
m The postage must be paid on all letters ant
communications addressed the Editor, through thu
medium of the Post Office, they will not be re
ce,ved.
The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-12-09
Mr.. Smith to Mr.. Jackson.
Dehartmcnt Of Stale, Noe. !, 1909.

SIR,
Your letter Of the 23d ult. which was duly
received, would have been sooner acknowledged
had not by sickness been rendered for several
days utterly unfit for business.
Although the delay and the appl'arent reloct-
ance in specifying the grounds Of the disavowai
Of the government With respect to the Orders ~
The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-12-09
Mr. Jackson TO Mr.. Smitn,s
NasAlaslo&, AZ Mr.. Iso

olH,
When forwarded to my court your letter of
the 9,h ultl'no, and the answer which re,nrn.
ed TO il, imagined, and | may add, hoDcd
that the retrospective correSro dcncc into which
you thought 1t necessary to enter with me had
been closed. You will, no doubt, recolIect
with what reluctance acquesccl in YOU. int.
nation Oil this head not, as | believe has been
seen, from any difficulty in maintainin.. The JUS
,icc OF the cause which is entrusted to me. bur
because was and still an Of opinion, that this
sort of correspondence is ,ot calculated 10 re-
move differences and sooth irritatons Of the
most unfortunate tendency. As, however, |
had no choice but to renounce, for the present.
the hope OF eiieciultng this d sitable object, or
to pursue IL III the manner preyeritee! IN ycvr
letter OF the 9th ultinlo, SO am row UNIV,
ingiy completes to enter upon the co 81 ieration
Of another letter from you under dat OF the
lst inst. which bur too strongly confirms The
opinion before cntei tanned.
Since, sir, i has been judged expelent to com
fine TO written form this important and inter-
esting discussion since that mode has been de-
clared by you TO be Indispensable, Will first
appeal TO the written communications which
have passed between us and do this WIKI II.
greater satisfaction, because consider i IL \
The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-12-09
DOCUMENTS IS,

Vlieh accompanied the Message IF tie presidt''
Of The United States.
The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-12-09
Efr. Jackson to MIR. Smith.
Wash'agtOa, eth octoher, sos

SIR,
Finding by your letter Of tins 9Th inst that
notwithstanding the frequent statements made
by me in our conferences Of the terms Of saiis-
faction which | am empowered to offer 10 this
country for the unauthorized attack made by one
of his msjesty's ships Of war upon the i'isatt
of the United States, the Chesapeake, have MOI
had the good fortunsto make myself distinctly
understood by you, have the honor 10 incloae
herewith paper of memoranda containing the
conditions on the basis OF which am ready e
proceed TO draw up with you the necessary oil.
cal documents in the form proposed IN my le.
ter of the It'll inst. or in any other inrm upof
which we may hereafter agree.
have the honor to he, with great respect,
Sir,
Your most obedcnt
Humble servant.
The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-12-09

Tie Hon. Robert Smith, sc. s. Sc.

The president. proclamation Of July SOY,
prohibiting to British ships of war the eotrancs
into the harbors Of the United States, having
been annulcd, his majesty is willing to restore
the seamen taken out of the Chesapeake on re-
serving to himself right to claim, in regular
way by application 20 the American government 7.
the discharge of such Of them (if any] as shall
be proved TO be either natural born subjects OF
his majesty, or descrters from his lnajcstys scr
vice.
His majesty is willing to make provision for
the families of such men were slain on board
The Chesapeake, in consequence Of the unausho-
rised attack upon thar irigate, provided that
such bounty shall! nor be extended TO the family
Of any man who shall have been either natural
born subject Of his majesty, or 4 ,escrtcr ifom
his uiajesty's service.
The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1809-12-09

Augureaa's proclamation 20 the cafalon'0ns'
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-01-03
PHILADELPHIA, Dec %.

The Charleston Packet has arrived
in this port from Bordeaux, the pre-
else time of her departure we have
not learnt, but we have received the
Montieur, Indicator, aud Argus,
down to Nov. 1.
This vessel brings dispatches, for
government, which proceed this NOR
ming for Washin tor.
The French emperor had passed
through Bordeaux, on the first of No
vember, to command the grand army
in Spain, as he signihed in a speech
which we have copied below.
Seventv-hve vessels bearing the A
merican flag, had been carried into
ChareDte, II of which were found to
have forged papers, aud to be British
property; the greater number Of these
vessels were from NORWAY, with hemp,
iron, and other naval stores. Coffee
had been at dollar pound in France,
but had fallen to one third.
Cotton was at two dollars the pound.
Provisions of every description were
abundant in France.
The army that had capitulated in
Portugal would not be suffered to have
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-01-03
BOSTON, Dec. y.

LATEST FROM SOUTH SPAIN
Tue ship Julia, capt. Snow, anchored
IN the outer harbor on Wednesday after
noon, from Valencia. via Gibraltar-Capt.
b left Valencia Oh. l9, and tn. latter
place the oath. Left his ship before she
came to anchor i'm the afternoon, and ar.
rived IN town in the evening. He has
" 'zetles and letters, TO the date of his
leaving Valencia, but did not bring them
on shore. He reports, that the Spanish
people are perfectly united in their cause
and new government ;-,hat Governors
n id been appointed to al the Provinces in
the Kingdom that 1000 English troop.
had been landed near Va encia from Por-
tugal and hid marched and formed a
Jnection with II 600 Spaniards, who were
drawing near, and investing Barcelona,
winch was by tn last accounts in % s..
session OF the French, but it was Thoughts,
they could not hold out long, as Admiral
Colilngwood had strong naval force
oiockading that port that the French
had, 1t was said, So 000 men at
Pepignon, far the relief of Barcelona, blu,
that they had not attempted To enter;-
that the day before he Left Valencia, an
agent from the general government re !.
quested him to ay a few days, 10 bring
Out dispatches 10 the government of the
u. ). and to ,ihe Governors of the several
States, the purport of u hich was 20 inform
hem, that all Spaeish Ports were open to
Neuirais for free trade The day he
iett Gibraltar, accounts had been received
from Madrid, from he general Juata, an
nouncing that all The American vessslsf
detained at Alsesiras. and other ports o.
Spain, should be INN diately liberated.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-01-03
COLUMBIAN SpINsTER,
Brtrscf Of a letter 10 tie Editors, of tie
CHaries!5n CRY Gazette, dafed Columbia,

B1frsct of Lester 10 Me Editors, of tie
CHaries!5n CRY Gazette, dafed Columbia,
Is c. December 10.
mentioned 10 you some days ago,
that | would eudeavor to give you such
description OF the Columbian Sffnsfer az
mighS serve to give your readers some
idea OF the principles on which it is con-
s'rucled, and of its performances. The
machine now here is about four feet and
an half long, two feet wide and three
feet high-at oae end IS hopper to con-
tain the cotton IN the seed, & a saw. gin,
OF the common construction, having seven
saws; the saws are made of tin, the teeth
are much smaller than those in common
use, and are cut wi grest exaetness by
machine invented for the purpose. AT one
end OF the cylinder, on which the saws are
placed, is crank for putting the machine
IN motion By hand al the her end is a
wheel OF about two and an half feet dia.
meter, on which goes band, winch works
another past OF the mschiue, to be hsreaf.
ter noticed. Immediately in front OF the
saws is auo,her cylinder which turns in
a contrary dir, clion to the saws, and re.
celves the cotton from the saws on rows
OF cards from this cylinder the cotton,
whteh IL now laid longiludinally on the