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The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-03-28
January II.

sOHN ALCOCK, informs his friends, and the
y public, that he is carrying on his CABINET
fIAkING BUSINESS, in ali It's branches whers
he makes ai!'knd of Mahogany Furniture in the
best manner, and on the newest fashions--Any
gentlemen or ladies' wanting any Furniture, win
find good work executed, and on low terms; as
can be bought in New York, or any otherpiace.
Any orders left at my shop, in the Cross-Street,
adjoining, Prosser and Moncure's Vendue Store,
or at Mr. George Greehhow's where / keep my
"are-Room, will be pointedly attended TO, and
great care taken to deliver it in good order
N B. Two Apprentices wanted at the above
business, who can come well Recommended.
January II. IF
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-03-28

CTORAGE & COMMISSION BUSINESS.
- fhe Subscriber respectfully informs the pub
lie, that hc has taken one of the large and COM
modlous brick Lumber-fJouses adjacent to the
basin OF the canal, where he will receive on sto-
rage all kinds OF produce, and sell the same ON
commission. From his general acquaintance in
Sbls as well as other towns on the continent. to-
getber with the great steadiness and sttcntiop
which will be by him observed, towards the in
terest OF those making him consignmen,s, lie
hopes TO give general satisfaction. Persons SEN
ding produce to his care, will save a considerable
expense in drsyage, and run no risk from fire,
Us his Lumber-H House is detached from all ,otbcl,
buildings and without chimnes.
THOMAS Cur
March 81. 90
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-03-28
March 10.

7 AND FOR SALE.--I have for sale 500 A.
IL ores of LAND, in the county of Cumber-
land, situate Immediately on Appomattox river,
adjoining the lands of Mr.. Jerman Baker, Mr.. G.
Skipwith and Mr.. Hughes 1t is an eligible lit
tie Farm, well adapted to the culture of tobacco
and gram Some valuable low ground, and the
advantage OF navigation are attached to it, The
place is very healthy, and the neighborhood very
agreeable. Mr.. Baker will, at any time, shew
the premises.
ARCHIBALD THWEATT.
Petersburg. March ID st
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-03-28

TOHN KING, has Just received an additional
y supply of Fancy and other GOODS, which he
will sell at his usual cheap rates for cash.
February 7 tf
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-03-28
SIP ECH
DELIVERED BY Mn. GILES,

IN l1i- szA.saE of>SIas UNITED states,
rEDsoARY IS, 1899,
A SUPPORT IF tie .tokowisg resolution ,socea By
hivs on rde S,h ST fae same ,,onth
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-03-28

ANDING from the Schooner RICHMOND.
~ lsasc Seaman, Master -
50 Boxes Raisns,
10 Bales Soft Shelled Almonds,
Casks Green Coffee,
10 Barrels Prime Pork, and
Pipe London Particular Madeira Wine.
IN STORE.
il Hogsheads Brown sugar,
25 do. MoasseJ,
Fierces Green Coffee,
rs Boxes Havanna.i Segars,
s Bales WEIGH Planes,
Family Flour in barrels and half barrels,
Young Hyson, Hyson Skin and Souchong Ter,
10 Boxes Mould Candles,
FoR SALE pY,
GEORGE WATT.
january II. &c
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-03-28

E>HE CAROLINE JOCKEY CLUB RA-
CES, will commence at the Union Tavern
in Caroline County OH Wednesday the 10Th of A.
pril next
1st day-A swecPstake for years old colts
FLIES, Subscribers, 60 bushels of wheat each,
and closed.
2nd day-The Jocky Club purse-5o subscri.
bers, SIS each.
Sod. day-The proprietor's subscription of 5og
with the toll of that, and the preceding da; S, and
los entrance.
The Rappahannock Jocky Club Rules to gov:
err PHILIP SAMUEL, Seer.
March 10. tdr
4 HE Subscriber takes this methed of inform
ing the pubic, that he has obtained com
MISSION Of Notary Public for the district m Abb
ingdoD, composed of the Counties of Crayson,
Washington, Lee, Russell, Giles, Wythe and
Montgomery, in which, he also intends, in few
weeks, TO commence the practice of the LAW
Persons having business in that circuit and chooss
ing to conide it to him, may RELY on his punctual-
ity, and assidu,ty in the execution-Those wish
ing to employ h,m in the duties of his profession,
will please make application by the twentieth
inst. as he expects at that time to leave the
neighborhood Letters addressed to him at
Abingdon shall be duly attended TO.
PETER MAYO.
March IL. An
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-03-28
SALES 1T AUCTION.

MILL BE SOLD, at Public Auction, on
w Tuesday. the 9Sth inst. if fair. if not, the
next far day, the HOUSE s. LOTT opp ,sits
all the household and kitchen FUR NITJi2E be-
longing to Alexander Stewart, Esq and six We
~ likely NEGROES. among them an excellent
Maid Servant. and good Gardener Terms Of
ssie--For all sums under fifty dollars cash; over
atty dollars and not exceeding two hundred, sixty
days for all sums over two hundred dollars 81 &
100 days creditwiil be given Notes witt, ap-
proved endorsers, negotiable and payable in the
Bank OF Virginia, will be required ,t.t
THOMAS TAILOR, Auctioneer.
2. s. Wanted 20 purchaser in families, about
40 likely NEGROES. TT
March Ia tide
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-03-28
(CoNTINuEp.)

Resolved, That the several laws laying an EN-
barge on al ships and vessels in the ports md
heioors OF the United States, De repeated on the
4th ct March ne:t, kept AS to Great Britain and
France, andsths,r dependencies. and thaepro,iai.
Oh be made hy law tor prohibiting Ill comnierci-
a. intercourse with these nations and their dc
pen''encies, and the impoitatio ofan> Al lie in
~ me uei;cd S,,tcs, the growth, produce or ms.
nusscturc oteithcr Of the SAID nations, or OF the
doiOincns of either .: them.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-03-28

To DC Continued J
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-14

Tor sALE-32S AcRES yf.EES ,esi.R
a LAND.-On the 10th Dece nber neat, (ir
fair, or otherwise the next fair dy,) the Subscri-
Der VII oiier Tor sale on the premises, u Tract
OF LAND situate in Buckingham county, ih,me-
d;ately opposite the mouth of Rock-Rsh river
Thirty acres of which are prime low ground, &
the residue strong, finely timbered upland, we'll
adapted to the culture of Tobacco, Corn, and
Wheat.
A credit of one. two and three years will be
gwen. payable at equal mstalments, with int.
rest from date, to be reunited ifthe PAYMENTS be
punctualy made. Bonds with approved securi.
ty will be required. A clear title made, & pos
session given on the day of sale
The above Tract of Land has been conveyed
to me BY Patrick Rose, Jun. of Buckingham, 10
be sold tor the payment of his debts.
ALEX. T.. ROSE, Trustee.
june rs 1aw5m.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-14

pY Virtue of Deed of Trust, executed to
~ us, on the 18th day of December, one
thousand eight hundred and seven, by John
Clarkson, and William Clarkson, (and recorded
in the County Court of Alternately to secure
the payment of the debt, therein expressed TO be
due by the said Clarksons, to William Brown
and Co. VIII be sold, Gas the law directs,) on
the 18th day of July next, at the dwelling house,
at present occupied by the said William Clark
son, on the premises one tract OF parcel of
LAND, lying and being i'll said County of Alber-
marie, containing $50 acres, more or less, adj
joining the lands of George Twyman, Mrs. O.
wens and Hudson Barkesdale, or so much of said
Land, as may be sufficient TO raise the sum of
three hundred and thirty seven pounds eight
shlilngs and four pence, being the sum declared
to be payable on the 18th day of December, one
thousand eight hundred and eight, with interest
on the same from the 18th day Of December, one
thousand eight hundred and seven. We will,
convey to the purchaser or purchasers, such
title only as is vested in us as trustees.
JOHN W.iTSON,
SIM. DYER
Ju;e 16. vida
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-14
Il ND c LIE n x II TIO NJ
AT BAIrIMoRx.

Commemorative Of the proud era Of american
Independence ;-oF the struggle, the cos,, and
fae blood BY sohich our liberty tuas achieved and
Of Our superior eyoynaenfs. in point Of civil
and rsLgioes freedoms, compared 1Sish other na-
siOns Of the earth.
Remember AMERICANS! thc laws, the
rights,
The generous plan Of power delivered down,
From age to age, by your renown'd fcrefa-
theirs,
$50 dearly bought, the price Of 80 much
bloody
Ohlet it never perish in Youa hands,
but piousiy transmit it to your children
Do thou. Great Liberty! inspire our souls,
And make our lives in thy possession hap
Py,
Or our deaths glorious IN thy just defence"
$50 ADSIsoN's CATO.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-14
1I,HE SUBSCRIBER. offers for sale, tina e.

'HHE SUBSCRIBER, offers for sale, tina e.
i legsnt and valuable Estate, called HII-
TOM lying nine miles below Richmond. The
dwelling house is not inferior to any in the state
the offices are commodous the Garden and
yard are handsomely laid out. The situation
combines so many advantages, that am uswil.
ing to give description of it, wishing any gen.
peman who is disposed to purchase, to come and
Vlewt. ltmay not be amiss however to OBJ
serve, that James River runs 100 yards from the
door OF the house, that vessels of five hundred
hoSsheaes have loaded at Warwick, one mile a.
Dove IT. that the water carriage to Richmond is
only SIX miles. that there's good Shad and
Herring fishery, and that Wild Fowl are fire..
quently procured. A small Grist-Mi!l, is at
tached to it on stream that runs through tll,.
plantation.
Alsotwo thousand acres OF LAND, lying on
Fighting Creek, Powhatan County, two miles
from the Court House, which will se divided n-
to two or more lots to suit purchasers. This
land is well watered and calculated for the cul-
ture OF wheat, corn and tobacco
For terms apply to the Subscriber residing in
Richmond, or William Berkeley, in Powhatan
WILLIAM RANDOLPH
Tune 9S %,
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-14

MANSFIELD FOR SALE-THe .Su6scyi.
Iva 6ers offer the elegant and highly i'm.
proceed estate called Maasfeid for saie-H is sin.
ted 7Uithin less than f1vo miles from tie Town Of
Fyedericksbarg-Th quantity of Land proposed 10
be DISPOSED efi about 1900 sores Tile mansion.
house and ont-hoaSes equal 10 any in the state
n eonsiderabe credit viii be allowed, fer tie great
er part Of the purchase money. The iaca,nbra nccs
on this property viii be discharged ont efthe pro-.
eeeds tine Sales, 50 as taieaVe to the ewchasers
an a7dfsPRfea Title. MdNN PAGE,
BENJ, norris
EreeenetsJuyg, .Taiy 4. I'm
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-14
Woop Lawn for sale-The Subscriber ;
xH ottcrS tar s:,lc tLs, S::ct C 7 !

WOOD LAWN for Sale-I'he Subscriber
w offers for sale, the tract of Land ON which
he now resides, lying throughout, on the main
torS o. Pamunky river, in the County of Orange,
50 miles from Fredericksburg, and 60 from
Richmond, containing 763 acres--a full propor-
ron OF which consists of valuable low-gro,nds
Abont one halfthe land is cleared, large part of
which is now fresh. The Wood land is all
prime tobacco land, heavily tmbered, and pecu-
liarly adapted TO the growth of that kind of To-
bacco, which commands the highest Richmond
market price. There is perhaps, no land in this
part of the Country, on which the planter or
farmer can rely with more certainty for crop,
than this as from the nature of the SOIL there is
no land on which corpis sooner matired The
improvements considerable. The dwelling
house is of two stories, 50 by 30 feet, divided so
as TO Unite convenience with elegance To one
etd is attached wing of 90 feet square A
large and convenient kitchen, laundry and weav-
ing house, the whole comprising six ground
rooms, are contained under one roof and witt,
other OFT buildings, an Ice-house-a Wall of ex-
oeiieni water in tie yard, affords every convent
ence requisite Tor the accommodation of large
and genteel family. stable of IA Stalls--the
irst story OF granite stone, with apartments above
tor grain, fodder &c. has Just been completed No
buildings in fact, necessary for the securing of a
crop, or tor the comfort of family are wanting,
and what enhances their ysue, is, they are all
new and OF choice materials ; the land Astounding
III eie oesto vi tnhper and lying WITHIN one mile OF
saw mill. One third ofthe purchase money,
will be required in cash.
Western lands, provided they are situated ON
navigabie waterin the lower parts the states of
Kentucky or Tennessee, or on the Mississippi a.
bove the mouth of the Ohio, will be received in
payment, for the balance of the purchase money,
If, upon view ofthem, their quality and price
suit Those, therefore, who hold lands in the a.
bove rarge, and are disposed to barter them in
this way, are requested to make immediate ap-
p1ation, in person, OF by letter postpaid, direc-
ted to the Orange Springs Post Office, and ad-
dressed to DABNEr MINOR
June Is. w8wG
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-14
SHIP
Timothy Gardner, Commander.
John Murphy, Lieut..
Henry Kirts, Boatswsin,
SEAMEN

Henry Kirts, Boatswsin,
SEAMEN.
Messrs. Null Messrs. Barnes
Towers Grosh
Foley Croker
Wilmington
VIM. Pitt, Pilot, and
Philip Bays, Cabin boy
The ship was guarded by Captains Stiles, Deal,
Chase, Helms, Lee, Snyder and Thompson, on
horseback. The crew and cabin boy were dres-
sed in blue jackets, white shirts, and trowsers,
black handkerchiefs and round black hats
The UNION is twenty feet in length, mounts
~ brass guns, and is as completely rugged and e.
qusped with sails &c. as the best found ship that
ever sailed on the Ocean-every thing is perfect
mot an item is wanting. An other ornaments
are executed in the most excellent stile, and no
pains sparedto render her the most beautiful OBJ.
Ject ofthe kind ever exhibited. She was mount
ed on stage drawn by six horses the whee, ;
OF the carriage were concealed by painted can
vas, representing the sea, which extended all
round her from the water-line to the ground, so
that every thing appeared in cbaraster. AS she
passed through the streets every maneuvre Of
bracing and otherwise managing the sails and
yards was performed with the most exact precisi-
on, according 70 nautical usage. The lead was
hove regularly, and the crew, by turHs, took their
watches, and performed their parts to admirati.
on--Ihelr allowance Of grog was regularly fur.
nshed, and they as regularly attempted to obtain
from oddry bread" (as they called their vene.
rable cOmmander) more than their due. The
party OF gentlemen on board the ship UNION,
presented 10 an admiring multitude the bicfae of
sailors from real hfe At every cross-street the
USIoN fired salute, and when arrived at How
ards paIs, cast anchor, cieved up reT sails, &c.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-14

WILL be solder the first day of August next,
w at William NJ. Douglass Tavern in the
Town of New Castle, TEN NEGROES to wit ,
Reuben mulatto man, Miller Jack, Carpenter
Davy, Tom, Spencer, >Sukey, Patty and child,
Lavinia and susan, eight head of horses, and all
the cattle, sheep and hogs and the plantation n.
tensls, conveyed by deed of trust from John M
Syrne to me, to secure the payment Of debts due
from the said Symc to Parke Street which
deed bears date in Decemberlas and is Of re.
cord in the county court Of Hanover; Or so much
OF said property will be sold as will be sufFic
Gent to answer the purposes of said trust
SAMUEL GRANTLAND
Hanover, July7. 1awtdsg
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-14

a Watch Maker of Dublin, has discover
ed by repeated experiments, that platina nos
sesses, on account of its imperceptibIe expan-
sion, agreat superiority over other materials
for making pendulum springs of watches, and
also compensation curbs. Arsenic must not
be employed in consolidating it, as it then
would be liable to expansion.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-14

NJ OTlCE>-A young man Of responsibility
IN will undertake the collection Of accounts
IN the City, as he has engaged in business in
Town, which only keeps him employed about
three hours in the day. Whoever throws any bu.
siness in his hands may calculate on as speedy
collections as possible, as lie will spare no pains
or trouble to get the money. Enquire al this Of,
fee
JULY. Ct
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-07-14
June 16.
N CHANCERY.-In Louisa County Court,

N CHANCERY.-In Louisa County Court,
i April 10th 1909.
George Pottie and Charles Thomson, adminis-
tratorsof John Hawkins dec. PtfS against Will
liam Meriwether and Robert Dickinson Defts.
The defendant William Meriwether not hav-
ing entered his appearance and given security,
according to an act of assembly, and the rules
of this court, and it appearing to the salts
faction OF the court, that he is not an nhabitant
of this state; Therefore on the motion of the
plaintiff by their attorney 1t is ordered and de-
creed, That the said defendant Meriwether do
appear here on the second Monday in July next,
and file his answerito the compliments bill, and
that copy of this order be posted at the front
door OF the court house of this county, on some.
court day, and published in some one ofthe news
papers printed in the City OF Richmond for eight
weeks successfully.
n Cory.
IOHN POINDExTER, GIG
June 30. 1aw8wg
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-14

DY virtue of the last will and testament OF Ro
-kS bert Means, deed. viii! be sold to the high
est bidder, or Wednesday, the Srd day o. Janua-
~ next, IL fair, otherwise the next fair day, the
LAND and PLANI'4IYON belonging to the
said Robert Means, decd. i'll the upper end OF
Henrico county, containing, according to- the
deeds, three hundred and seventy three acres, &,
lying onthe Three nstcbed road, about mile and
half above the short Pump. There are, on the
premises, a two story dwelling house, having two
rooms below, with a passage, and two above, .
grainery, stable, kitchen, and orchard Of ap.
pie and peach trees. The lands will be sold nc
cord..g TO the deeds, and the sale will take place
at the clearinghouse The terms will re, one
hall of the purchase money 10 be paid at the END
oftwelve months, and the other at the end OF two
years, from the day of the sale: The purchaser
to give bond and approved security, with a deed
OF trust upon the property, to secure payment OF
tSe purchase moncy.
DANIEL GILL.
Executor Of -he Ies,Gasent and lost VII of
ROBERT MEMS, Deed.
NcFem5or %. tbs
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-14

Nv CoUEc1b, September 18Th, 1909
VII advised, thai from aud after the first tlay
i of january next the auditor be instructed,
IN every C., sc, where any clam by virtue of an or.
,sr or certificate Of court pr sented TO him by
. person whose name IS not mentioned therein,
30 require such person 90 produce, also. ap order
crpo,sef ufattuDcy fron The ind,vlsisl ~ whose
favor slcb order or certificate OF court WAS made,
together with on affidavit of one witness at least,
certified by TDar,strgte or nOttry puh,tc, that
sur', najy.tl,b acthsljy ,iIHed and acknowl.,d-
peG Lic same AuutV rive general information
.. tGs r,ie II is Advised that a copy hereof be
1riblsm5 in the VtsB'ra Argus, Esquirer, Pc.
isrs5gr- intelligence Norfolk Herald, Lya~h.
burg Str, .5tsuutor E9gic and Winchester Ga
z<.tie, once \ week until the h'st day Of Januar,
Jiex,.
Ex1aa from the Journals,
DANIEL j.. H1LTON,
C!eyt u The CoameM
Spember %. VII
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-14
ELIAS V. LNcHA1zE, TAYLOR

ELIAS V. LACHAIZE, TAYLOR
Z ! ESPECTFULLY informs the Ladies and
"a Gentlemen OF Richmond, and it's vicinity,
tha. he l,ss commenced business in the house next
10 M NELSON'S store, man street. where he
hopes, by assiulty a!d attention to all commands,
TO merit share OF public patronage
- Ar orders cxecEtcd after the newest and
neatest fashions.
november al. 2aw4wT
N. b. Three or four good Workmen wanted,
10 when The highest wAgcs Will be g.en. Ap-
Fly az above.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-14

Qr Pab!isked by Thomas Richie, nearly OBJ
posite the Gf,be Tavern, Richmond, Yi,ginia
Gr CONDITIONS Five dollars a year, to
Be paid annxaiiy in alvance. Those ,sho srish TO
Re considered annual Subscribers, must hereafter
desgnate IL at the time Of subscribing, otherwise
their papers will be discontinued the expiration
Of tie first gear. No paper can be stopped until
all arremages haoe been paid of.-Good dccep.
,ances, TN Richmond onty, viii be received pay.
saent. The same ru!e as TO Adocrtiserents.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-14
FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE:

FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE:
The 5th Volume of the ENQUIRER. compleat,
bound i'm boards.
VIRGINIA DEBATES, in the Convention,
bound in calf, sheep and boards.
BURR'S TRIAL, for Treason and for Mis-
demesnor. in boards-By d. Robertson.
LETTERS on the Subject Of THE CATHO-
IICS-By Peter P!ynsley--from the l1th London
Edition.
BLANKS, for Lawyers. Clerks, Sher:Ss, Con:
ftdbies, Merchants, &c. &c. which will also be
printed according to any form exhibited, at the
shortest notice.
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FASHIONABLE .
B OCT e SHOE l1IKERS

Tl FSNHE Subscribers next door
! !.
FNFAl Il above Messrs Prosser and
Nancure's Vendue- o flee, ;ns.
~ from Phikadeiiohia-hav com.
@ menced the manufacture of Doors
M and Shoes, of the most fashfora-
fEH BILE shapes, neatly and Faithfully
MA made out N the best materials,
| esS1Na53 selected with much care and at.
C-----j tention in delphia-Those
who may favor them with their custom nay rely
upon being nea'iy jfttea, End promptly attended
10.
Orders from the Country shall be duly execu-
ted and are respectfully solicited. And they
trust that by their assiduty and attention they
will merit share of patronage IN the line Of their
profession.
CAMPBELL c, PdUL.
Three or four good Journeymen will meet en-.
ploy as above.
NOV: mber IA. 2mT