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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-03

VTALU ABLE LANDS in Dinwiddie coun n
aud LOTS in Petersburg, for sale.s=One
thousand acres of land, situate Oh The waters Of
Cat-Tail creek, in Diawddie county, on the
southern S age road, about 6f.een miles from
Petersburg, adjoining The lands of the late Mr..
TompkinS Kirby. This tract is well ii riber d
and walered, answers vel for tobacco, c Urn ana
sma gran-not more than on thru is cared.
There are all necessary and exec .lent buildings.
Tor the porp Sc of cropping. and the accommoda-
ton OF an cverseer and negroes Onc thu OF
the purchase money will be required to be paid
down and the balance in two or three annual
paymen 5, as may be agreed on. The land VIII
be sold in lots, or in one entire trac,. Poss s.
sion can be given November or Dec mber
next. Nj. Patrick Vaughan, now residi e on
the land will snew it at any inc. l. no s. G
IS made by private c ntrac', the said land vii be
pub'icl, SO on the premi'es, on the 25sh of DC.
tober next=when the terms will be Particularly
dec ared
Also. several HdLF ACRE LOIS unimpro.
we'd, on tie level sou h and con ryu,us to MIR.
Powen's tavern, in Petersburg. Terms one third
cash, one third In six, ana one thi i'll nIns
months and it not p iyaieiy di pc cd OF bio
the 3lst OF DC ober next these o 5. will then be
offered at public Auction for sac before MIR.
Powell's door
Any claims against Mr.. John Y Tabb will
be received on account of the first payment.
NJ. Robert Birchett and M. Archibald
Ihweast, OF reter burg. and Mr. L dwell u ack.
ett, OF Amelia, are authorised in the mean lime.
TO treat tor aay private SAFE of The above p.oper
ty.
FRANCES TABB, for
JOHN Y TARR
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GREAT MILITARY INVENTION,

ibe following IS copy of hand bill, prin-
ted at Edinburg, which presents an OBJ
Ject OF particular curiosity, and well
worthy of the attention of any of our
ingenious citizens who may visit Eng.
land.
Plan for the protection of the united king
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, bv
impregnable revolving batteries: sub.
United 10 the consideration of the pa
triotic ladies and gentlemen of G.. Britain
and Ireland.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
1t viii, l hatter myself, be an object of
your consideration to encourage every un-
dertaklng for national Improvement and
defence. l am now exhibiting in this city
the model OF All impregaable revolving bat
terry, the adoption of which would / con.
ceive, be OF the highest advantage to these
Kingdoms. A subscription has been set
on foot by members Of both houses of par
Lament tor the erection of one of these for
midable engines OF national defence. They
are SO constructed as toprotect complete y
the artillery men employed in working
them, and to exterminate the foe against
whom they may be directed; by which
means the lives of our brave defenders will
be preserved, while the adoption of them
will greatly diminish the charge of the ma
tionai protection as twenty thousand ar
tillery men properly disposed in. them,
would afford more permanent security to
the British Coasts, TO ward off an invading
foe, than FIVE hundred thousand of the best
disciplined troops in the world could pos /.
sbg do, unassisted by his discovery.
The models and drawings of these bat.
teries (Which contain l12 guns of different
callbres, and Can be traversed with more
permanent facility by a boy only, than one
gun OF large calibre. Can be traversed 10y
ten men in the ordinary way,) are to be
seen at the head of Bank street, Lawn
Market, Edinburg, from o'clock in the
morning till nine at night, where book is
open for subscription.
ADMITTANCK, Is.
Lest it should be said that exaggerste
ats Importance, may request you to pecuss
the following letters, from persons of the
first distinction in the navy, and as engi.
neers, which must remove every doubt tina,
can be entertained on the subject.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-03

edly speaking, with regard to n.orey, there
can be hut little nubt but what there will
he guineds enough for the maintenance of
the conflict on the part of England for at
least half a century TO come. Unfortunate.
ly for English corruption, however, money
alone, however it may answer the purposes
ct actual warfare, cannot secure the pro-
gression of manufactures, nor even ensure
their existing state Of prosperity. Neither
naval nor military power can ceerce the
arts to -four shlng st tie on the contrary
they both tend TO lessen the degree of inter-
nal Improvement, to draw off the capital
OF the country to various channels uncon.
nected with trade and commerce., and the
production OF fabrics of the first necessity {:
the continuance of war enr1ches the con.
tractor, the speculator, corrupted CON-
mons of gentlemen, and vicious train of
nobility: these eXpend their increasing
wealth in luxuries of species more ele.
giant than useful or durable: the guineas
are indeed put into home circulation, but
it through CHI snnel by which they never
find their way to the poorer CLASSES to tn.
laboring agricuituralists, and the laborinp
manufac; urers; who, being griped and
pinched to the last extremity by profit.
gate aristncracy, lose all sense OF danger
in the fervor of their feeling, and may rise
against the throne itself, aided by the SIX
of enlightened and energetic revoiutionists.
OF whom, it is no orious, there are enough
in England. These are calculations, it is
admitted; but they are speculations which
are conceived TO be rational, and not at all
out of the probable current of events which
have distinguished the close of the last and
the commencement of the present century.
1t is within the pale of possibility, that the
French revolution (Which is not yet compile
ted may, In its last stage, and III it's lost
gigantic phase, overthrow the British mo.
narchy, by indirect means, and occas,o,
the establishment of a com nonwealth, or
OF new dynasty, more enlightened, and
consequently more just than that Of the
Guelphs.
a report is now In circulation that @ en-.
Wilkinson has been ordered to Washington
without delay, and is now probably on his
way-=that Gen. Hampton has gone to New
Orleans to take the command of the Troops
shat the immediate cause of this stem.
was Gen. WIS not obeyins the most positive
order relative to the removal OF the troops
into the Mississippi Territory. Various
other charges have been mentioned.-VV,
shall take the earliest opportunity to con-
tradict or confirm these statements.
Enquirer.
COAL.-A stratum of Coal has been disco.
vered in the hill E. of Benefit street in the
town OF Providence north end, said to be su j..
perior to that found on Rhode Island. -
Coal has also been found on Hog Neck.
Swanzey, Mass. persons are digging to
discover whether there is any quantity of
1t, with sanguine expectations of success.
A Coal Mine has been opsned at Martha's
Vineyard.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-03

MN MYERS Of this city. and p. NJ. MY
IVl ERS, late Of Petersburg, have this day
renewed their former connection ia business un.
der the 6rm Of
NJ & B. AfTERS,
RichE ,nd, % Oct. 1902. If
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NOTICE, that petition will b. presented TO
the next General Assembly of Virginia pray q.
ing ina, che rates OF ferrage AZ Harriis (fornsr.
y Jude's) forty, may be raised.
Oaober ID, 1879. w4to
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-03

GorrENBURGH, July g!
he two men w = were tried for the
murder of the mate an American vessel,
were found guilty, S}d are to be beheaded
for the offence theday of their execution
is not yet fixed, as it cannot take place
without the sanction of his Swedish majes-
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-03
b32K s. Y0B PRINTING OFT
MANSON nEa MsNnY

HAVING uschasei the materials ee Mr..
IL Seaton GrtnelanG, lase OF CHS city, are
prepared to execute, ia a nssS N s,ner, az
short notice, and On very reasanahle:
terms, any book, hani-oill, e.srd or other
description of printing, which their friends
or the public may pie ,sc TO favor .ne1s uita.
They have in the press ard inscnS ~; al,sh-
ing, early next week, handsone aud eog>
rect
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-03
A L NJ A n A C.,

Caicuiatedby Nh TURNER, aSi afshteJ
TO the latitude and maredidn o T Rsrk-
mind, for the year 1910.
They have on hand and intend keeping,
a handsome and well executed assoctmeRs
of BLANKS
Richmond. October 2ni, 1907. ws,.
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"MALCOLM COWAN.
+" Commander X. ~"

"Commander r. ~"
GA copy of the foregoing was sent by
capt. Cowan to his royal hghness the duke
of Kent, with letter, TO which he received
the following answer:
Rensington Palace, Ahrii 8, 1906.
"Lieut. col. Smyth is commanded, by
the duke of Kent. to acknowledge captain
Cowsn's note to his royal highness, accom-
panying copy of his letter to the secreta
ry of the admiralty, upon the subject of Mr.
Gillespie's invention of the impregnable
battery, and to convey to him the dukes
thanks for the com nunication. as also his
royal highness's entire coincidence in opi-
Mon with him, upon the merits and inpor.
lance of it, which he anxiously hopes the
captains letter may be the occasion OF
bringing forward to the notice and remu-
neration it so unquestionabIy merits'
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-03
lcoRr.l

NO. So, Margaret street, July 10, 1902.
SIR
Having ct the request of major Cart.
wright, examined your model of a machine
for defending the coast with cannon, have
with great pleasure, to express to you my
thorough appreciation thereof. Aud tho
] Cannot altogether subscribe to the very
extensive application which you seem to
think il may be pnt to, yet am most firm
]y Of opinion, it may be found of superior
utility on many particular spots, x on great
variety of occasions and as such ought to be
adopted by his majesty's servants. l fur
ther have TO say, that have no manner of
hesitation in declaring--as hereby do de-
clare my most ardent wishes, that, for
the good Of the kings service, such mea..
sures will be taken as will prove essential
IN preventing you, with your model, from
going out of the country, to seek the we'll
earned Tecompense for AN invention of such
sTanscendant merit.
81 am, with sincerity and esteem,
"YouT well wisher and humble
"Servant,
"HUGH DEBBEIG,
Lieut.. gen. and col. Of tie corfs
"oC Royal InUaHd Engineers"
To Mr.. john GILLEsPIE.
COPY.
GIVE have examined the construction
and properties las appears by the plan 6
Irodel) of Mr.. Gillespie's inclosed fort,
which to US, appears to be admirably cali
culated to defend post against any attack
or surprise, and is, in our opinion deserving
of trial being made of it and of the at :.
t,ntion OF able judges.
H1'hus much we venture 10 assert, that
had such work been constructed in Tou
lon, on the heights Of Grasse, &c. in 1898,
the British Sect need not TO have made SO
precipitate a retreat.
John KNIGHT,
AAmirals. "dENRY rRoLLoPE,
"W. SIDNEY SMITH,
"2sth June, 1901"
COPY.
Letter to William Marsden, Esq. Secreta-
~ to the Admiralty.
No. ~ Fiaayer street, AfrH S, 1906.
SIR
Il think il my duty TO lose no time in
making the following Communication to my
lords commissioners ofthe admiralty, which
Ibeg most respectfully you will be pleased
20 lay before them.
q have this morning seen one Of the
av6 destructive engines ever invented by
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-03
WILLIAM q MARY COLLEGE,

September 26th, 1909.
THE Lectures, as usual, will commence on the
>. third Monday in October. 2
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-03

THE business at Richmond will be continued
under the firm Of JOSEPH & GBORGE
MAR6, and at Manchester, under the firm Of
GEORGE MARX & CO.
AsHER Max having taken Joseph Liusley
~. into eo-ParnershiP, their business will be
eondue'ed at New York under the e , n, of If<RX
& LINSLET.
October 21, 1909. tf
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-03
RICHMOND, September 27th, 1905,

HE different business concerns, heretofore
ex sting urder the firms of JosEya Max
& GO. in Richmond Virginia, AsuEE Marx
& a. in New York, and GEoRoE MAX & Co
in Manchester, Virginia, are this day dissolved
by mutual consent.
The partner resident at each place is charged
with the settlement of their respective concerns.
Those who have demands on either of the above
firms will apply accordingly for payment, and
those indebted are requested to settle their &C.
counts without delay.
JOSEPH MARX.
ASHER MARX.
GEORGE MARX.
o6ober I'd, 1909.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-10-03

TOR SALE or RENT,-The TENE.
MENT on shockoe hill, lately occupi.
ed by MIR. Samuel Peasants on which ~
a Dwelling house with SIX rooms, besides
two dry cellar rooms with FIRE places al.
SO Kitchen, smoak house, aud Stable.
The Situation IS healthy aud pleasant aud
very convenient to the Capitol --Possesd.
on may be had the first Of Octoher next,
when MIR. Plessan's' lease will expire.
For terms apply to
a. BLAIR,
Richmond. July 10, 1903. vi
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Dtrgll1ia Argns.
r C. n M O N ID,

TUESDAY, ocroBxR 3, 1909.
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any csleAor shall make defaSr IN the payment
OF any monies by him received. by virtue of this
acs, Mt the time hereby required. such lee, r
and ms security or securities, his, her or their
heirs, esccHtofs or sdyunixiIa,ass shall he i,Able
to ali such lines, interest, damages and costs and
DC recovefed IN the same manner rs in case of \
aeiault IN the Payment of the commonwealth
revenue.
BE it further enacted, Tha, il shall be the duty
OF even collector making sale b. virtue of this
ACT, TO make aud execute TO the pgre ma, or 4 deed
IN zee simIl'e for the iaods pu II eciiipp he
cause OF sale, and IN every action o. SUIT a, law
or in equity, in which fooine. ow n.s or owners
OF any tract of and so sold and convened. bix.
her or their heirs, devisee, other PEI son or
peisons claiming under him, her or them. eh.a
contest the validity OF the sale SO nude the onus
prooandi sha'ilie on the pariy contcsting
he II further enacted, That the Commissioner
or commissioners Tor dischargiig the duties re-
iaIred OF them by this ac, shai be entitled to re.
ceiYe from the public treasury a commission Of
one and hsifpe centum on the AMOUNT OF sales.
." variant from The auditor, OF pubic accounts,
DO It tssther enacted, That i, .hal De The duty
OF the auditor ofpublic accornss, az the public ex.
PenseJ TO casse copy of this ACT, and of an aoe
passed the hrst day of February. in the year one
1aousand sight hundred and six entitled IAN
aet giving farther tins to IN. propretors Of GER
sain lands forfeited for thH non payment OF axes
V'SorSHi Tie same, and 2iso or an aSt passed on
the twentieth dag of Jasuary in the year ono
thousand eight hundred asd seven, Ned An
aS TO aniead an act entitled ''an AT more eaec.
,ualiy 20 provide for the payment OF taxes upon
iands within this commonwealth" TO be publish,
cd Tor six months succcssiyeiy ia the prssenc
year. ard Tor three months suceessvely p,ecelin
the nrst Monday in august. in the year one hou-|
ssnu eight hundred and eleven, 20 De pubisne5|
IN some newspaper of general circulation. edi,ef
IN each OF the United Siates, If any such thee b.
And be it further enacted, That ,he du,ies nj
joined by this aa TO be pc formsd by the colo 81
ors, shall. where the sheriff is colie&or, be per
formed by the high sheriff in person, and ,eyer{
purchase made, wholly IN part, by the she Of
ms deputy, or by any other person beng a col,ec|
TOT, or by any othes person, wholly or in psr tI
TOR the use of such sheriff, deputy sherfs or q ne
person being collector, shall be yoiu and ever
sheriff, deputy sheriff other person being cod
'eetor, making any purchase. either wholly or n
part, tos himself, or procuring any other oerso}
o make such purchase, wholly or IN part for IN
use aforesaid, shall forfeit AND pay the sum q
5 500. 10 the use of the public. to be rccoycrel
by bill, plant or information. in sny sourt Of re-
cord having Jurisdiction tne,eof.
| This a4 shall be in force from the pasxiu
| thereof.
a Copy from the Ro!i--Tes.e,
j. fLEASARTS. jr. Keeper
| OF he RouI
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LAND for ; ale,
MIiLL BE SOLD, to the highest bic
wv der, on the 18th day Of July mex
I tic Tract Mt Land.

Wherein the late David Owen, dec, lid
ed containing ATS Acres, lying in Pow
hatan { unity, about iour niles from III
courthouse. There are two settlements d
this land, on each OF " hich - rood oil
chaTd from which a con,iderab.e ouanti|
OF excellen' cyder is annually made, Tb
quality oil The land is such as usually 10 \
found in The neighbour I'd it VII BE- d, \
ded into two los, or sold in one, as m
be most conducive 10 he interest ofthe
! tate. The terms will be SEQ dollars pad
tie day of >al=. 500 dollar, in six month
and ne balance 10 .wo eqaal annual pa
men's. bond with approved secun,y a
deed OF trust on he land will be re- on
ed or the purchaser, the bonds [, carrv
terest from the dae ,f not pune ,nally D.
Possession given the f S, day of Dece
Der next, wi h the privilege uf sowing m
grain the 6rst day of September next. N
GEORGE OWEN, living on the land,
sheW 1t 10 those who wish to view A..
JOSEPH MAYO, Ex'r
| OF the last Will aud les amend
DAVID OWEN, decd.
| Fowhatan COuny, 5th June, 1909,
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tluvanna County.
May Quarterly session, I'D
James Cole, Plainuf ,
ACAINSr r.,

Joshua BARLEY and ecr,]
James Payne, Defendants,
TINE Defendap, Barley, no, hav;nv|
n tered appearance and given 81
rity according to the act of Assembly
the rules OF tnis Court, and it appea !
to the satisfaction OF the court that n
not an lnhabitant of this Country Onl
motion OF the Plaintiff by his counsel.
ordered, that the said Defendant Ban
do appear here on or before the FIRST
OF me next Quarterly term and and
tue rIain,Ih's oil and that = copy of
nr'er be forthwith inserted in one Of
Riehmond newspapers and continued
Two months successfully, and another |
posted at the front door of the courthI
OF this county.
"a copy)-Teste,
JOHN TiMBERLAKE, Jr. ID
(s,W
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titled to vote for representatives. to the
General Assembly thereof, shall at the
time OF electing their representatives to
the said general assembly, also elect one
delegate from the said territory to the con /.
gress of the United States, who shall DOS.
sess the same powers heretofore granted
to the delegates from the several terrific.
ries OF the United States: any thing in
the ordinance for the government of the
said territory to the contrary no,withstand.
ing. ~
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, Tha,
the sheriffs Of the,several counties which
now are, or may hereafter be established.
in the said territory respectively, shall
within forty. days next after an election for
delegate to congress, transmit 10 the
secretary OF the territory a certified COPY
OF the returns from the several townships
IN their counties respectively. And il
shall be the duty OF the governor, for the
time being, to give TO the person hsring
the greatest number Of votes, certificate
OF his election.
Sec. 8. And DE II further enacted, Tha,
so soon as the governor of the territory
shall divide the same into five districts.
the citizens thereof entitled to vote for
representatives To the said General AS.
sembly, shall, in each of the said dis, riots.
elect one me mber of the Legislative coun.
cal, who shall possess the same powers
heretofore granted to The Legislative coun.
Gil IN the said territory, and shall hold their
Offices four years and no longer; any
thing in the ordinance for the government
OF the aid territory to the contrary not.
outstanding.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That
the general assembly Of the said territory
shall have power to appcrtion the repre-.
senta;ives of the several counties therein,
or which may hereafter be estsblshed
therein, according 10 the number of free
white male inhabitants, above the age of
twenty one years, in such counties Pro.
vid,d, that there be not more than twelve,
nor less Than nine, OF The whole number
of representatives; any act or acts to the
contrary notwithstanding. until there shall
be six thousand free white male inhabitants
above the age ct twenty one years, in SAID
territory (; after which time the number of
representatives shall be regulated aereea-
bly, 10 he ordinance for the government
thereof.
]. B. VARNCAI, Sneaker
Of the House Of Rehresenta,ipes.
JOHN MILLEDGE,
President of fhc Senate, tirotemhore.
February 81, 1909.
AsPRovEB,
TIL: JEFFERSON.
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One BROWN BLACK, very thick set
and well made, his left hind foot white--The
other jet or deeh bLack, of rather slender
make, both nearly the same age, 8 or years,
and about Ave feet high ;-thay pace, trot
and gallop, and run well i'm harness. 1
will give Ten Dollars Reward, with rea
sonable expences, to any person delivering
them to me, or FIVE Dollars for such infor
nation that get them again-& Twenty
Dollars for the apprehension and conviction
OF tue Thief
CORNELIUS BUCK.
Manchester, 14lh June, 1909. (tf)
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TIL /: JEFFERSON.
AN ACT.

Extending The right of suffrage in the In.
diana Territory, and for other purpos-
es.
BE IT enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of tha United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
the citizens ofIhs Indiana Territory, en-.
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TIL : JEFFERSON.

AN ACT making provision for the further
accommodation of the household OF the
president of the United States.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America 10 Congress assembled, That after
the third day of March next, the President
OF the United States be, and he is hereby
authorised and empowered to cause to be
sold, such articles furnished by the United
States, for the Presidents household, as
may be decayed, out Of repair, or unfit for
use and that the proceeds OF such fale.
and so much Of sum not exceeding four.
teen thousand dollars in addition thereto.
out Of any money in the treasury no OF err.
wise appropriated, as the President of the
United States may judge necessary, be and
hereby are appropriated for the accommo-
datlon OF the household of the President, to
be laid out and expended for such articles
OF furniture as he shall direct.
}. b. VhRNUM, Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
in: MILLE0GE, President
of the Senate, pro tempore.
March 2, 1902.
APPROVED,
TIL JEFFERSON