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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-18
City Hotel TO Let.
Virginia, to wit /:

1T tes'rf of.5ffeois held at the cahitoi in
Richn's nd, me rSOeHdeth day of May,
1859,
ULEs-Great inconveniepcies & delays
having arisen from motions to alter & amend
the DEGREES & special entries Of this Court,
after they have been entered Of record, It's
expected that in future the Counsel will re-
spcctively in all cases where a special de.
prepare notts Of such decree or entry as
they may thi X ought to be made on the
decision to be considered as part of their
statement, and delivered TO the judges,
with the record, at the final argument, in
each Cause.
Copy, Teste, ]. Brown, c. c.
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One Thousand Pounds
WANTED.

W ANTLD,
TOR theinserest OF which, plantation of SOC
L acres of valuable land will be given, until the
money isrefunded. Nearly 100 acres are rich low
grounds, now in cultivation lying on navigable
water. the Improvements new ard very good, in
healthy and desirable country. Enquire OF the
Printer
September g. 1870. IF
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William, Crawford,

HAS just received by the late arrivals from
New York, general assortment Of GOODS,
selected by himself and laid in upon the best
tems-among which are the following articles,
which will be sold on the NEST moderate terms,
for Cash or Country Produce, at his store four
doors below the Eagle Tavern, and adjoining DR.
Crawford's Medicine store:
Willow Bonne.s and and Wibbones
Has Laced and Tamnor'd
Short and long yellow Cambrick Musiins
Nankeens hfst CHIP Floss & Vain stripe do.
Blue and White Nan. do.
keens Laced Robe Dresses
Canton Shawls & Dan. MEMS and Women's
dano hdkfs. Silk Gloves
Lungy, Sistersoy AMI Silk hdkfs. and Shawls
Doria hdkfs. Coat ADJ Vest Glass
ella and mock Matrass Buttons
do Scarlet, Green. Black &
Gurrahs, Sauuas, Cos. Brown Persians
sas & Baftas PLAN Sarsne.ts
9.8 Cambrck Muslin Black & cold Lustrings
GA Cambrick Muslin do. do. Synchews
Sncetings, Platillas & Six Wais,coating diff.
Shirtings colours
Black Cambricks and Cotton Cassimeres and
!. Cinghams English pateat Nau-
| Corded Cinghams keens
| Chintzes Ca!ieoes Linen Cotton Checks
| Funi ure Prints Cotton Brown Il bland
Geld Ginghams & Tab Velver Binding
by VeIvets Cotton 4 Chintz Shawls
Blue and Scarlet Rati- Pullcat & Romal hddfs
neite Silk and Cotton Umbiel-
Black. Grass green, las
Bottle do. and Scar. Silk and Cotton sus.
! let S. hns Bombazetts penders
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-07-18

One BROWN BLACK, very thick set
and well made, his left hind foot white-The
other a jet or deep black, of rather slender
make, both nearly the same age, or9 years,
and about five feet high ;-they pace, trot
and gallop. and run well in harness.-I
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---sS Twenty
Dollars for the apprehension and conviction
of the Thief.
CORNELIUS BUCK.
Manchester, 18th June, 1909. (tf)
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Wanted to Hire,
RY the week, month, or for the remain
II der of the present year,
II Sober, Industrious Man,
To superintend parcel of laborers in the
vicinity ofthis city.
Enquire at the Office of the Virginia Ar
gus.
Richmond, June 18th, 1909. IF
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A Pair Of Horses Stolen.
20 Dollars Reward.

CTOLEN from the commons of Manches-
y ter, on Thursday night 9th inst.
A Pair of Black Horses.
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the houses destroyed and the wharf injured,
belong exclusively to them=Mr. Alexan.
der Mcclure is great suffsrcr--S Messrs.
John Proudfit and N. Heron have lost the
contents Of their stores, with all their books
and papers.
Report has said that the fire was occasi-
oned by the rain penetrating into some un.
Stacked lime, which is well known to pos
sess spirit capable of communicating fire
to other objects. We are assured by one of
the sufferers that not a single bushel was
in any Warehouse From this assertion,
we are justified in saying, that the calami-
ty experienced, originated by the hand of
an ncendiary.
The loss is estimated at upwards of Is,
coo dollars-none of the property being in
sured.
During the confagration, opprobrious e.
pitiets were freely lavished upon those who
have the Engines conGded to their care.
When the second house was DESTROYED, we
observed one to move with great alacrity to
the scene of action (; the drawers of.jescer
tainiy evmced every disposition to stay the
progress of the FIRE and had the machine
been in correspondent order with the in.
tentions of our citizens, deal of good would
have been done, though not enough to have
saved the houses consumed.-But, 10 when
filled, and expectation raised to the highest
pitch, and the apparatus put in motion, it
remained completely 7yater-iogeed. We
understand that there are three Engines at
taciied to this Borough which are in the
same deplorahle state.
There was another evil admitting the
Engines to have been in order) which ought
not to be veriooked. The great deficiency
Of Fire-Buckets was felt in sensible de-
gree; so much so, that scarcely enough
could be collected to supply one Engine
with water. We have law, compelling
each inhabitant to be possessed of two
We ask the question-wiy is this law not
enforced cit requires no great wisdom to
find a solution. We can easily devise yays
aud means to bring salutary measures for
ward but in their execution is the polrs
in which we grow Ink arm
We might extent our apprehension to
the want of Axes, Bag, Hooks, &c.-but
as our remarks relative to the Engines and
Buckets, are applicable to those OBJECTS, en-
ough has been said, (and the. Catastrophe
has done more) to rouse municipal vigi-
lance to a sense OF their duty.
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FOR THE ARGUS.
Reflections on the disavozvak Of the stitx.
laff0as entered into by the British min
isfsr; and Of their Permanent obligation
ON tAe British government. -Coac(xded
No. III.

THE History of Man, is but the
narratiyaRi MS crimes & the business
of the poYticiln, is to apply the in
struction which it affords, to the Incl
dents which happen in the times in
which he lives.
The friends Of American freedom
have exclaimed against the per6dy of
Great Britain in the late negotiation 4:
her partiZans have protested arainst
the charge, and have appealed to his.
tory as evidence Of the pro5ity Of her
character. Ofthe English people, we
say nothing they, ike every other
nation, are composed ola heteropene-
Gus mass OF good and bad, with enor-
nous vices and great virtues. IL is.
with It's government that we have any
concern.
1t is not true that it's government
has at all times negotiated with good
faith. From her treaty with Russia.
on becoming member Of the famous
coalition against France, to the present
day, she has sacrificed the rights of
neutrals in violation of the laws of ma.
tons and ofexisting treaties. She has
done so in the first Austrian war. du.
ring the Prussian war; aud lately in
the Spanish instruction and in the pre-
sent war of Austria. Has not her in
science augmented with every pros
Pect OF success And has not conces.
sion been offered, aud her tones fallen
when she esPied misfortune gathering
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-25

The British, With their usual pomposity,
are making a terrible pother about their
grand expedition of 10000 men. One
would think, from the noise it occasions, that
it is equal to the vast enterprise of Xerxes.
1t seems that the disgraceiul and wretched
retreat of the British troops from Spain
has not cured John Bull of his relish for
land expeditions.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-25

taxes, they care nothing: Vulturcs
suhsist upon carrioa, and an aristoCra.
cy becomes gorged on The ruin of a
people.
Ii is the agents Of this aristccracy
that assail our government at al points.
Says one, the late non intercourse Will
not affect Great 3rirain, it will ruin
this country, and besides, the Presi-
dent has no authority TO impose IL.
We are sorry, indeed, that she will
notbe made to feel sufficiently It's pres.
sure: bur tits demonstration 10 us,
that at least it will pinch her. since her
friends begin to cry o,it so very sarlv.
set US hear their sophi siry It is laid
down as An universal rule, that when
the agent has executed his trust, that
his power is at an end the Presid ent,
therefore, having suspended toe non.
intercourse, by authority OF Congress,
cannot afterwards impose IT,
That dePravity of heart that blinds
the eyes of some persons to the inte-
rest OF their country, proves it to be.a
truth In the moral as well as in the ply
steal world that the malignity of eve
ry reptile is in the inverse proportion
of its strength were it otherwise, ir
would be matter OF surprise, that per-
sons with the smallest professions to
common sense, would advocate such
doctrines. But in The trade of mini-
on, his first sacrifice is his character,
and the next is-his understanding.
A man gives power of attorney to
his friend, to dispose ofan estate. he
latter makes bargain with a third
person. This third person shortly at.
ter refuses to Adhere to his agreement.
r petty-fogger attempts to prove to
you by syllogistica! argument, that the
agent has no further authority to dis
pose of the property because he has ex-
erted his special power. Such is the
argument they would apply TO the laee
proclamation of Mr.. Madison.
BY an engagement entert d into by
Mr.. Erskine, it was stipulated on the
part of the British government, that the
orders in council of January and No
vember, 1907, would be repealed, pro-
vided the non.intercourse subsisting
between this country and u. bri ain,
should be simultaneously withdrawn
by the government OF the u. States,
This WAS accedcd to with good faith
on the part OF our government: ths
proceedings ofthe British m mister has
oeen disavowed by his government,
and we are thus disappointed in our
just hopes Of pacihcatio,i. The essen.
tial conditions of the stipulations being,
once violated, from the con itional ma.
ture OF every contract, the restrictive
laws revived of course and the Presi-
dent has only acted in his capacity OF
chief executive magistrate of the u.
S. by issding his proclamation and de-
ciarlng those laws to be in force AMI
still binding on our citizens.
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ERRArA.--l the last Argus, Cd page.
the first two lines at the top of the h,
should stand at the bottom Of til 5th COG
lumn.
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NOTICE. The subscriber intends to
~ leave the state for q few months. Du-
ring his absence, his personal business will
be attended to, by his trends, Daniel Call,
George Hay and William Writ, E.qr's,
ALEXANDER McRAE,
Richmond, August 25th, 1902. 81,
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WILL BE SOLD on Monday IIth sen.
TENDER next, if fair, otherwise the nexs
fair day, a. the late dweilin, house of Ma
thsniel Pope, decd. in Hanover county, Sc
yeral likely slaves, consisting OF men, won
men and children, the stock ofhorses, cat
tie, sheep and hogs, one coachee and single,
chair, household and kitchen furniture.
plantation utensils, the crop of corn, wheat.
oats, blades, ana top fodder, sc.
Twelve months credit will be allowed
the purchaser for all sums above ten
dollars on their giving bond with approved
security, to carry interest from the Gate, If
not punctually paid.
PHILIP DUVAL, Administrator.
august ISL 1907 tds.
4 I the same time and place, by virtue
of deed of trust executed to The su1-
scriber by Nathaniel Pope, decd. bearing
date 2Sth day Of Oct. 1903, will he sold in
conformity to the provisions of an act of
the last session Of Assembly of Virginia.
entitled 4" An act concerning executions 50
for other pourPoses") the following slaves,
TO wit Milly and her children, York, lie ".
Kitty, Daniel and Ben, or so many os the
slaves above named, as will be sufiicieDs
to satisfy the debt in said deed expresse
| together with the charges of executing IT,
same.
THOMAS PRICE, Tru,tet.
1st August, 1909. ids.
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I INTEND to- be absent from tho
a State a shore time.
JOHN CLARKE.
August oath, 1909.
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MEMORIAL.

70 the honorable the Senate and House q
Representatives. ct the Y. s.
The MEMORIAL ARD REMoNsTRANcE
OF THE
Legislature Of Ma0aehni6tts'
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LateR from SPAIN.
Proclamation Of the British general Wilson,,
L. IL, CAn..o.L

to the 0taniardS.
Inhabitants OF the Sierra | am come to
join you in the sacred cause which you have
sworn to defend. My duty, my conscience,
and the love of glory, urge me to undertake
any thing, and to make every possible sacri-
fee for your interests. The alternate sue
c@esses, naturally to be expected during SO
great a contest, | am positive, have not
damped your ardor OIL depressed your pa
triotism. The evils which have been infict-
ed upon your countrymen by sanguinary
gangs of lawless and barbarous vandals, only
serve to kindle in your hearts a desire to a.
venge yourselves, and the outrages commit
ted against God, your country and your cap
tive king. The cause, which we support, is
800 interesting for us to abandon it. lfyou
should conquer, you would bequeath topos-
terity the independence which you have In
herited, and Spain would preserve her name
and distinguished rank among the powers of
Europe but, if conquered, Spain will no
longer be power. You shall be subjected
to foreign laws /; your industry shall only
serve to enrich the nations plundered by a
~perhdious Corsican, and your unhappy chill
dren, doomed to a disgraceful servitude,
shall be, in his hands, the instruments of the
ruin of other countries,t the object Of his am
bition and -covetousness
Spain will shake off the infamous yoke, if
she be firm and steady in her determination:
the armies Of one nation shall ever prove i'm
potent against the population of another, if
the latter be armed and united to defend its
freedom and independence. What! are
one hundred and twenty thousand banditti
to subjugate ten millions of Spaniards p
No. All if the Spaniards preserved the
n5emory Of a Gonzalo of Cordova, Of
the conquerors of France, of al Frincis
|. and OF SO many other heroes who
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ATTENTION!

Battalion Courts of Enquiry will be held at
the court house, on Tuesday, the soth in
stant, for the assessment of fines and a Lee
gionary Court of Enquiry will be held at the
same place, on Saturday, the 10th June next,
for hearing appeals, and performing other
duties required by Law. The court will be
opened at ten o'clock on each day.
Philip Triplett, Adjt.
I'd L. Nj. D. C.
May IS.
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FOREIGN.
WA PHILADELPHIA

LONDON, March %.

- LONDON ~Cs
Letters from all parts of the continent,
mention the very uncommon misery as well
as tie discomfort Of all classes OF people,
Should Bonaparte meet with any reverses,
depend upon it not only Germany, but Italy,
Holland, and France, will be the theatres
of new and | fear, sanguinary commissions.
That the revolution in Sweden has been ef-
fected by the gold and intrigues OF Bona
parte, cannot be doubted. The new regent
is known to be an old partisan OF France,
and one of the chiefs of the sect called
6 The illuminate" One of his victims is
count de Fersen, a nobleman, personally IN
suited by Bonaparte at Rastadt, in 1877, on
account of his supposed attachment to the
Bourbons. Though Swede by birth, he
was, before the revolution, a colonel OF the
regiment of Royal Suedors in the French
service ; and it was he, who, in 1871, pro-
cured the present Louis XVIII. an opPor-
tunity to escape by way of Valenclennes
when the unfortunate Louis XVI. was ar
rested at Varennes.
Several accounts have been received OF
hostilities between Austria and France, but
nothing yet official. Politicians do not ex-
pect here that Russia will join France in a
new continental war but also they do not
hope that she will oppose the gigantic strides
of Napoleontowards universal dominion
She will, nevertheless, not survive, many
wears, the fall of Au1tria.
Several persons have letters from St. Pc
t~ersburgh of a late date, mentioning some
changes in the politics of its cabinet; but as
long as the Russian messengers come here
by way of France, it would be absurd to
S, ppose al y thing very favor able to thiscoun-
try. They may bring some new pacific
proposals in con junction with France, but
| certainly no overtures for a separate peace
with England.
Reports continue to circulate here Of IN
surrections in Poland, in Switzerland, in
the Papal territory, and in Calabria they
are founded upon the contents OF private
letters from Holland, which also mention
another revolution in Turkey"
Extract efalettertfJ from an officer in the sqsad
ron of RoehetGort, dated March 18, 1909.
na5IaH5aa6uNyg dgaaass Wg,o g syissr = 5,.s shi A. N a
the enemy's ships, and our Jrigate halt uray
IN adun7ce, so that 1t IS impossible Gr the
Frenchmen to get ont 7vithout bringing rs to
action. They haze one three deckedShib, and
ten tzOo Meckers. W. have the same, but /
am afraid they u;An0t ensgage as and that 1t
uW BIZ aong blockade. Ills said that the
commander mchiefis determined to lay at
anchor, 6o7U high or bbw ozv, so that they
cannot escape"
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SEVILLE, AhrL
Tram the army ef Estremn1n..

The general in chief Of The arm, ,r
tremadura Sen. Cursta7 is post. u Is
langa with The whole OF The div $40, 1T Dyr'
army, at which place likewise i his
troops which were nigh GusdgTon,,.'u os
were not in the battle of Medsmr' WI
the II oopsthat were scatteredip cons. 'Da
of it. TIL the goth March the iuSn's
not passed the Don Benito and "a '@a
Gen. Cuesta, although wounded IN ,bs.
tie yet, with that activity and ]entrrnr o%,
which characterize him, continued prof,ia,
OF every opportunity to observe the Fr."
and defend the capital, in case Of an Alta :
upon it.
The Supreme Junta which is SO NM,
interested in the preservation Of this wor'L'
general, has ordered him h,nceiorc.ri y
declare the state Of his health. "
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THE STAGES.

II WISH to dispose of both the accommo.
y dation and mail lines of stages, between
Alexandra and Dumfries together with the
contract for carrying the mail between those
places, which has yet l6 months to run. They
will be sold, if desired, an accommodating
Tune, by the payment being satisfactorily
secured.
= n. ELLICOTT.
May IL. se
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triurnphed oyer SO many nations $50
and if they should think, but FOR one
moment, on the contemplate forces with
which Thu tyrant hopes to subdue Spain they
would soon be sensible, that it is not for the
shrub to contend with the lex, or for the
soft grass to lord it over the hard oak. The
enemy ofhumanity wants to persuade you,
that his black eagles are victorious in every
quarter, and that England has abandoned
Spain forever. All his victories will short
ly be like those of Raylen and Arragon
and the king of England will keep his royal
word, provided the Spaniards do not de-
sert the sacred cause for which his majesty
feels so lively an interest. All Europe ex-
poets every %spaniard to prepare for ven
geance and so hng a there IS one NTH
arms in lis hands, he shall find an English
nan to stand By him, al all events, IN an ho-
uoraJle maaer. Beloved Spaniards let us
fly to arms: the time Of glory is close at
hand. Vengeance, victory or death let
these be the consoling words which will fire
your souls.
(Signed) WILSON,
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WILSON,
Brigadier-GeneraL
[,Sevik Political 81 Literary Courier.

By a Malaga article of the 18th March,
in the same number, it appears that packets
are to be appointed to sail, every 10 days,
from that port for Trieste on the Adrlatic f;
" which disposition,' it is added, clear
ly ~evinces the good understanding which
prevails between the two governments, and
the importance attached 10 a regular inter
course between the two countries"
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his wound, returned to he
soldiers Of this regiment also as Two
themselves BY being the first wiz ",iSa'shtd
rushed upon The piece Of artiIIe,r SSsrHaGlty
on The part OF the Spaniards ~ nc ioss
and 9S wounded. ""S x killed
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The army OF the center. un0 1,"'eA q.
mand Of count de Cartaoial b. u,e com,
towards Toledo, and in an action r "basaoced
fought near that city, has defeat" nlcn was
tured whole Polish regiment. ana CAP
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oEVILLE, Hbrl3.
The following intelligence is pubJisbeIb b.
authority:
1myrasona, March 9.--The ID division
of Newcastle grenadiers having eone on
the 10th ult to occupy the town Of CapdLl
ces whichwas threaten d by the cnemy, Tho
commander lieut.. col. B>nigno Osorio orr
dered small detachmtnts 10 advance undo
the command of lieut.. Sebastian RsmirezI
who, in the morning Of the following dayl
with.the aid Of a party OF miqud t. Of Bari
celoH who were posted on The heights ID
the right, fired upon the advanced guard!
Of the enemy, which they returned and
although their opposition was vigorous theI
had to yield to the in~pttuosiy Of our dc!
tachments whose commando was the fl5
TO rush upon the enemy, taking a coIon1
prisoner. His brave example was followed
by some grenadlers, and Immediately aiteI
by all the detachments and mIquclel., q
that the enemy were completely routed ani
CuTnPE1irdt 10 feit the fvld, leaving behind
IS killed and 73 prisoners, including 7 Off
GERS. The general in chief has promoted
the grenadiers upon whom he has conferred
the following insignia Of distinction, I" Y
tie hrave MJenGrlS gf heir country"
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BADAJos, Aarck 5.
This Superior Junta has received tn
following official accounts:
In compliance with the orders Of youl
excellency of the Esd Feb. this Iunta tori
wards the information just now received
from Guadaloupe respecting the situation d
our enemies. The enemy have e~yacuaiei
lara, in consequence of the bridge being
closed or DESTROYED. Our troops which ai
about 1000 of the battalionS Of Cantabrld,
Mallorca, Seville, two companies from Cor
doya, and one of WaIIoons, occupy thi
posts of Arrebata-capas, San Vincente, Bag
Bartolome, and the Portillo dc CLARA ing
division of Trias has its advanced Guarc'
at the CASTELAR, y Nava!villar de l5or, ihre'
leagues distant from the gate OF Arrebata'
capas. Just now we have received lnlorI
nation from BurguilIos, two leagues dlS'aN|
from the bridge, that on the ooh there wa
an attack towards AImaraz, the result .,
which was two Wagon loads Of wounded
Frenchmen arrived at the bridge. Oarea+
valry ard infantry have pushed on i0""''
Signed at Guadaloupe, the 28sh fS0F'1I
ry.
Don Anastosio CaNeron Agudea'
Don +. Jerommo de N4aaea02' y"'1
President"