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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-06
KENTUCKY MANUFAC-
TURFS.

~ hES.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman
In Lexington, (Ken.) to his friend
I In Charleston, S. CD dated May 1,
+ 1910.
1" Hemp is becoming the grand STA
pie OF Kentucky. In this town there
is now at work 9 rope walks; each
consumes annually one hundred tons
OF hemp ; four cotton bagging factories,
consumption fifty tons of he mp each !;
one factoryof sail cloth in the whole
about twelve hundred tons of hemp,
PRIME cost one hundred and fifty thou-
sand dollars, employing four hundred
hands, principally men AID boys, and
producing TO the manufacturers great
profits. The SAIL cloti. fac ory is now
under an engagement to deliver 500
pieces TO the government.
-Four factories for cardinp and
spinning cotton, the oldest established
here 200 spindles; the next, one mule,
OF 100 sPindles another one, thros-
tie, with ~ spindles and the last is
now commenced to spin and is esta-
oiished on the principle of the New
England factories, the proprietor CAL
euiating upon putting in motion 900
sPindles, and has now at work athros-
tie With 1oS spindles in the course of
next mon starts mule of 2O4 SPIN.
dies the establishment has already
COST uPw ards of 2o,oo dollars, in lots.
buildings, machinery, &c. and intends
progressing gradually, as the machin-
cry can be made to start 1000 spin
dies. The machinery are all made
mere; the cotton yarns are sold to the
country, except what is manufactured
In town. INFO bedtickings, cords, Jeans,
chambrays, and pain gonds.
Three wool carding machines and
one for spinning. We supply part
OF tennessee, Ohio, and upper Loui
slans, with hat, boots, and shoes, and
manufactured cotton and linen we
have excellent white and black-sm tn,
babinet. makers (our cherry tree furni-
ture far surpas' es in beauty the m ahog.
anv,) fancy and windsor chairmakers.
Clancy, chairs as high as seven dollars
each) three carriage makers thops.
with numerous others Of 'the differen,
employments. Our buildings are oil
good coloured brick, 7put up in good
style plenty of the most beautiful
white and variegated marble foot.
ways neatly paved W tn brick, and the
middle of the street with solid stone,
| hrmly bedded.
Our exports are hemp, bale ropes
hemPen yarns, irvine, fishing lines
seine Irvine, cables, tarred ropes, white
work generally, cotton bagging, sal
cloth, manufactured tobacco, salt-petre
gun-pewder, crop tobacco, about 8 600
hogshe ads yearly out of the Kentucky
river; beef, pork, lard, tallow, can.
dies, whishey, 10000 gallons sent
down the river yearly -four, beans,
potatoes, horses, bacon hams, &c
We have two small banks, that do {
considerable business the insurance
Office, capital 100, 900 dolls. solely EN-
ployed in discOunting and dealing il
exchange to the eastward, divides tel
per cent. per annum for the last fiV,
years the other branch of the Ken
lucky bank, capital 20, 900 dolls. make
ten per cent. per anhum."
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-06


to supercede the authority of Spain
and place the Island under the protec.
I ton of Great Britain.--After. the de-
.struction of the Custom. house, and OF
some private property of its Superin-
tendant, order was established.
The Cleaner, Lieut.. Green, has ar
rived at Plymouth, in days from Lis
bon. Lord Wellington had advanced
ITO the frontiers, and rumour prevail
ed that his intention was to endeavor
to push on to Salamanca, where great
part of the French army, destined for
the attack on Portugal, was stationed.
The British. army is in the highest
state of discipline. The Portuguese
force consists of about &C, 900 men,
well appointed, and principally CON-
manded by English officers.
The'papers by the Gottenburg Mail
are, as usual barren of important
news.
Gottenburgh, May 7.-An En-
glish squadron Of the line Of battle
ships has been reported from the ,ele-
graph TO have passed this port under a
press of sail to the Northward. suppo.
oed for the Baltic"
German papers to the 9th, mention.
thar great discomfort prevsiis in Swe.
den-that the party attached to the
gallant Gustavhs acquires strength
daily-that the intended successor to
the Throne, the Prince of Aagusten-
burgh, is extremely unporulsr-and
that strong desire is entertained in
favour of raising the son of Gustavus
to the Throne, upon the demise of the
present king.
The intelligence of British Aee
being destined to the Baltic has struck
terror into the Danes.
Paris papers to the 9TH, which we
received this morning, contain the fol-
lowing Senatus Consultum So
Art. 1. AL the countries situated ON
the left Bank of the Rhine, from the
limits of the Departments of the Roer
and Lower Mouse, following the
lhalseg Of the Rhine to the Sea, are
united to the French Empire, and
from an ntegrAl part.
2. The countries situated between
the course of the WAL, The river
Donge, at the frontiers OF the Depart.
mem ofthe Nestes, the Lower Meus
and the Roer, shall form Dspart-
ment, under the name of the D part
ment or the Mouths of the Rhine.
bois de DUO shall be the chief city.
8. The Countries situated at Yves,
OF the Donge, with the Isle of Scho
wen, Tholen, North and South Beev.
land, and Walcheren, shall be united
to the Department of the Two Nettes
a. The Department of the Mouth:
of the Rhine shall have two Deputie.
to the Legislative Body.
The Department. the Two Nettes
which has tn ee, shall have I'VE.
(Signed)
NAPOLEON.
CAMBACERES.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-06

GENTLENrER,

In your paper of the 25th Instant, have
read, with no small degree Of surprise,
the speech oftbe honorable MIR. Randolph
upon the question ofreducing the naval es..
tabl'shment Of the United States. This
speech has surprised me, because l 6ud
II full OF gross mistatemeats as to matters
ot fact. I should be unwilling 10 ascribe
unworthy motives to any gentleman on any
occasion, / will not therefors, on this oc.
cas- on, presume that these mistatements
we're made for the purpose OF deeeiviag
she Horse of Representatives. and the ma
ton bat IL is que to the public TO ex
pose them. l shah now do so ; and before
dismiss the subjec', snau, rust, sat .
islactoriIy account for the soiecisns in our
pciiucal arithmetic," Of which Mr.. Ran.
dolgh complains, and make his smanifest
Inconsistencies" apparent
Passing over his lhcongruons prelinins
Try observations without remark, because
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-06

~ NATHANIEL SHEPPARD, At
toruey at Law. has removed his Office to
the Room over the arch opposite the
Q ODE Tavern, where the Sheriff's Oihce
of Henrico was formerly kept.
July 6, 1910
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year 1900, 6,353 men the sum oil
5 .+le, we could. in the year 1909,
employ 1908 men (Which is less than
5 40 man annually psore than could
be employed in the year 1900, for the
given sum of 8 i,23O.659.
To De continued.)
The London papers speak of an insur.
rection in the Island of Minorca, occa.
stoned by some commercial restrictions.
which led 10 an attempt of ,he English,
to grasp its sovereignty from the Span.
iards. The customhouse was said to have
been destroyed and order restored. Whe.
Their this happened at Port Mahou or
Cnadella, They say not.
Ball. American.
The rage for the Merino sheep is not
confined to this country alone.--A ram
was sold near Bristol, in England. for 1o7
guineas, from the Spanish aock of a Mr.
Brooks. IN.
fDiscontents are spoken OF in Sweden,
where IT is said strong party, attached
20 he ate king exists. who. manifest a
des'rs 10 raise his son 10 the throne at
he demise efthe present king, to the
prejudice of the duke of Augustenburgh, ,
the Inte lded successor. Id.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-06
May IL.
KoLLI.

BY letters from Malta it appears,
tina. al insure ction he'd taken place in
MInorca, occasionsd by some indis-
cre-t RESTRICTIONS on commence, which
led to disposition in the NAL contents
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-06
NAPOLEON.
CAMDACERES.
NEw-YoRK, June 90.


Jackson, the British minister.
Mr.. Morier, the new British secre-
tary of Legation 70 the Uoited States
will probably come in the frigate.
AT the last Norfolk county sessions,
held al Norwich-Edwa,d Stumbling,
Of Wymondham, was indicted for ut.
tering sedicious words at a public.
house in Wympndham, in the compa.
ny Of several persons, some of them
miftia-men, aud others, inhabitants cf
WyThcndham. The words were, that
I" he wished Bonsparte would come,
he (Stubbing. would be the 6rst man
10 join him; that Bonaparte was a
bettef MAJ TO bis country imam King
George is to this" The words were
clearly lroyed bj two serjeanis in ths
west Norfolk militia, ano no defence
was SCI up il. explana, on of The words
used. MIR Sforks Urged every popular
topic with greet energy and feeling on
'he side OF the prosecution, but, 20 the
surprise of tire whole court, the iur,
returned verdict " not guilt ."-Our
readers may gather from the above
case,a new proof of the spirit of the
II ges. London Paper.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-06

DY Virtue of a Deed Of Trust bsa ing date
I'D the Oh day Of Apil 1872 execated by
Nathaniel Harris 20 me, for sac purpose ofss
curing sum of mony therein mem oned, to the
la'e Fl N Of BuchSnsn, Dunlop u Co I will
proceed on Monday the IS II day Of Augsst
next, At 10 o'clock, oa tho .pien,ises 10 81 ~
Fuolic Auction, on credit Of one, two aad
.hree years, lequal ipsialmens1a
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-06
Tract Of Land,

ON Fai's Creek, in the county of Pr,syivania;
containing ~ e 1raasf5n 800 acres more o.
ess, beiag che same which the aid n 4 iris In.
heri,ed fr u us decea ed father and on which.
he's Are s1rd Dwelling House store House
DISH lefy, AID May othe Improve rnents.
BonJs wish Approved seca isy, 70 bear in.er.
esq irons tne Gate, viii be re ired, bu, the in.
terest will be reml'ted IL lie principal is pvaS.
tnaly pad.
JOHN DUNLOP.
Petersburg, Iuly list, isio l,.dsl
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1,aso,6ss 40
i.323,o77

In this | can discover no inconsis-
tency which cannot he immediately re-
conciled. At first view it does in
deed appear that the sum stated as re-
quirea Tor the support of Asst ni<I
is lcontrasted with the sum stated as
necessary for the support of G, 1853 men,
insufficient; for according to arithme-
teal rule, if $3.50 give 1896 dol
lars, 7,451 ought to give sol, 996,
which is s 178,919 more than the sum
required IN the estimate. Hence a
difference in favor of the year 1909 A.;
a material difference indeed, which,
wi h an addiiionalexpense Of S 42,4f9,
enabled the government to employ one
thousand and ninety-eight men more
than they could have done in the year
1900 for the same sun. 1 wish with
Mr. Randolph to be "clearly under
stood" Let me then repeat that in
the year 1900 $3.50 men cost the
sum of s ,28I,65S for their pay and
subsistence, and in the year 1909,
1851 men cost S ,325,077; and il
.hence appears, that in the year 1909,
$3.50 men could be employed Tor
i,l28,f0t dollars, which is 5 I52,554
less tnn he same number of mcn cos
IN the year 1900 I; anFthas if we adj
60 the expense Of employing, in the
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-06

For pay and subsistence
OF officers and pay of sea.
men. [.
The nnmber of officers
AID men then required aud
estimated Tor, was 6 353.
In the estimate for the
year 1909, rsee report,
Ion Fec. 1907 it was sta.
ted iaat there was requlr-
I'd
For pay and subsistence
Of officers and pay OF sea.
Den,
The number of officers
and men theH requ red &
estimated for, was 7,45i.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-09
NORFOLK, Oct. 5.

Arrived, ship India Packet,Cox, so days
fem Lei,h. Left there, August 9, ships
s s Rogers, Of Portsmouth,, H. for
rfal.. Via Bonavista in days; brig
-, Hunt from Hamburg, foI PAIladet-
n, n ten days. September 9, long. ~,
f r,s boarded from the British letter OF
nuouc ship Sarah Baker, from S.. CFox
rond 10 Bristol, so days out treated 20.
r.ly. On the 23I Of August, in lat. 81,
lana. SO II, fell in with the wreck OF the
biz Weliiam Penn, Jonathan Davis, mas
pr. Of end from Philadelphia, bound 10
MADEIRA, who on the 18Th was upset N a
rll.; took from the wreck Mr.. John ISar'
naty, the only survivor of eight persons.
Captain Davis was washed from the wreck
about kalf an hour before the boat reached
kr aad Perished.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-09

add Sc charged were they destined
isSy asnn,ption within the BRITISH DON'T M.
ior s0'1 md dq51r enlp 70 the reduced I aIIs.s,
mons ',.s %g on varehousing and rs.e1pof-
a5 &c The prince regent OF Portugal also
i'llon ,., 10 himself the right OF imposing
r'ssIvs and even prohibtory duties on all AZ
heavy g 81; British East India goods, and W,
liel E. o y which cannot be admitted
- l"a assumption in the Portuguese elnl-
iof sOp h. reason ofthe same principle OF CO.
lOaJI OoIicy which prevents the tree ad-
lo !i99 e into the British dominions OF cor
Sil's asd;nq articles OF Brazilian Proouee.
,,ade with the Portueguss possessions
~ east coast Of Africa which may have
? % !. ~ sormerlx allowed to British subjects
, e', ..n'a;rnnsd -of course this does NOT ex-
"a s 70 trading in slaves.
i'1 ,ps :. nrineinle of the Methuen treaty re-
49, ,;ns me wines of Portugal and the
N.ap 20 Of Great Britain, remains unalter'
c. c, Ca,harine's is declared free port.
The ,rca.y may be examined and revised
!, he end Of 6!teen years.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-09
I CHARLESTON. Oct2ber I.

Arrived, schooner Cornelia, Navel, Il
DAYS sal, 10 The Master. The Corneia
Was bound to Alexandria, bat having
sprung leak pu, in here TO repair. Brig
Traveller, Lrnter, for New York orP hilA-
dslphia, sailed in company with the Come
La, Syptembry Il, while at anchor Oft the
Grand Key, captain Newell learnt that the
ssip Eastern Star, Of and for New lotk,
whi,h.aiIed three days before, had been
captured in sight of of the island by a
French pcigateer, who had p!undered seye-
aI vessels inward .bou nd.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-09
James Keith.
3tawSw
FOR SALE.

LEASh for lives, for 3l2 acres OF Land
- lYns IN the county of Fairfax, and be
3 par' OF the tract Of land called Rapcns
i"' the annual rent OF which is fifty dol
~ ~ tls about nine miles from Alexandria,
!" NIUE ~ River Turnpike Road passing near
s,.n mere is on said farm very convenient
'ulS and farm houses, and good apple
,a''u' and about sixteen acres in Clover,
' NV % any in the neighborhood, about the
hp quantity of timothy meadow Of excel
m. Spallty, and as much more unimproycd.
s, az 'arm IS divided into hvc lots, and the
M,.a 'S m tolerabIe repair. If it is not dis
/ - % 81 by the first of October, will lease
sNsm yves. II is so situated as to make two
O. eaO e'''s. Any person wishing to purchase
% H. a'e sad tarm for lives, will please apply
~e subscriber residing on the premises
ln,r ;, Joleph Powell.
2tawtf
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-09

Markets at uartin;que.--F Flour S lsby
the cargo; corn SIS per bbl.; hsn oS per
st.; lumber, white pine S 20 cash; pitch
pine s 4s; cheese SO cents; lard SO cents.
At st. BaytholomezUs. Flour, none at
market, but was worth S25-Hams 25 cts.
Butter 33 cents: Lard 33 cents: Cheese SO
cents: Corn SIS and dull: Fish SO: P.
Pine Lumber, $40: Soap, American, 3s
cents: Candles 40 cents.
Extract efa letter from the CoNector Of St.
Gimons, to gentleman IN Savannah.
The Lantern of the Light House on
the south extremity Of St. Simons Island,
state of Georgia, was Illuminated Sept. 1st,
1910, and will continue 10 be SO from that
period"
Extract ofc letter from I'm. Lambert, Eso.
dated Washingto" City, Sept. 4. 1910.
/" A singular phenomenon viii take place
a, Richmond On the 17th September, 1911;
the Sun will be Ganuiayky and very nearly
centrally eelipsed BY the Moon, at Oh 512
minutes p, NJ. apparent or solar time
What is meant by an annu!tw eclipse, is,
that the apparent or visible diameter of the
Sun will on that day, be larger than the
Moons, and ring Of light will appear
rouad the dark body of the Moon (trom
which the name or designation is derived1
at all places where the eclipse will he CEN
trail or nearly SO. In lar. 81 SIS a." and
Longitude IT 81 25' west of Greenwich:
which is very nearly he geographical posi-
ton OF Richmond, | make the eclipse to be
central, when the apparent time at Green.
witch viii be "a l5,n p. N. The centre of
the Moons shadow will pass from the II.
West 10 The South East, and 30 Of, into tbs.
Atlantic OCEAN, near Ocracock inlet, in N.
Carolina. II lhe weather should prove ia.
vorable for observation this eclipse vii. af-
fo'd one OF the best means for ascertaining
the longitude with precision. in dfefenr
parts G: the United States. The beginning
and end ought to be observed with the
greatest possible accuracy, by watch or
clock beating or showing seconds, and tbs
error Ct The watch for apparen, or solar
time, should Be carefully ascer;aired by So
Vefal sets OF attitudes OF thr sun, taken with
good seXtants or quadrants, The tcymerba-
ing preferable. No opportunity of this kind
should be lost, whenever it happens, .or
such means occur bu! seldom, and no5ler
and more important use should be made of
them ;han merely IS objects of curiosity
lhe Correct solar time Of Ie beginning and
end, is 81 sh-t is wanting for Inc calcula-
ton, provided the latitude of the place
shall have Seen previously ascertaned with
sut!cien. accuracy"
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-09
NOTICE.

TIE Thorrtou Wareh7usc at the lower end
Of the town, is now in a state for the recep-
!o inspection Of TOBACCO. The house
hSalt near tic trent OF wharf raised above
NC highest tides within memory, the walls
nc OF BRICK, the root s,alcd--sonIc hogsheads
@A at present be received on storage To
!, ,a,co brought by water for inspection, vii
&c hnded Tree Of wharfage for storage will
&c suoIect TO Tie customary Wharfage s sto-
Hse.
James Keith.
alexandria, Sept, Is. 3taw3w
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gssraaorta DatIp Gssslts.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9.

The President arrived at the City on sa-
turday eveing last. MIR. Morier was in
troduced TO Robert Smith Oh Wednesday
last.
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has smoked herrings III abundance, else one
half Of the inhabitants would starve.
! have heard of some members Of Congress
| in Virginia who bought carriages to travel
| to the south Of France for their health; not
!, knowing but that France might be approach
ed by land. have known butter sold in
the market in Alexandria for half dollar
| per pound-No country in such situation
can long continue"
| Such description of the u. Sin gene
raj would be quite as just as the Reporters
description of England-Mr. Worseley
however, is quite competent to giving US a
Just relation Of the state OF Grea. Britain
+, he himself bsin2 most extensive traveller
quite from--Richmond in Virginia to
Lexington in Kentucky.
Now the description of these yeries'
slaves of all slaves vii! equally apply to the
whole poor Of all England" Thus speaks
the Reporter. Now LEI me continue my
travels in the same manner. +" Elk una disco
omneS from what have said YOU may
learn the miserable condition of the whole
American people yet SO slavish, ignoran.
and insensible are they that they are taught
on Sundays to pray for their government, &
return thanks for the blessings they enjoy
The rich poor" says the Reporter.
dine on Gummery made from the husks q
oats. The gerry par on dry addressed
oatmeal, washed down with water or on
bulloch's blood boiled with salt and We,
we are often iold by Enslishmeu that every
poor man has his belly full Of yoas. beef
Good God"
Further extracts from my travels. &c I
saw an old woman picking huccleberries.-
Sac had NO shoes On her feet. Her shout
ders were sunburnt for the want of { kcr,
chief. Her chemise was coarse hemp, dir
ty and ragged. That and piece Of a pet
ticoat were her whole clothing. asked
her for What she was gathering her berries :
she replied to sell a part, to purchas. a
| quarter OF q pound Of b,hea tea and her
/ grand Children supported existence" UPON
them with little mix. l inyolatari!y Dlt
my hand on ray breast, Thanked heaven that
| was born an Englishman, and could no:
refrain irora eSclaimiag, at the p;.iless con,
dillon Of the Am ericans-" Good God"
The people in England have q. much Il
berry, as much information, and fare as
well, taken in the aggregate, as the people
OF America, white and black taken in the
aggregate. Learning is greater among The
learned, than in Ameriea. Common learn
ing IS more general in the New England
states than in England: less SO in thu south
err states. Their poor are more Numerous
than ours; but provision is made fer them
Is here. The mass of the people eat as
much roast beef as we do. Happiness and
plenty are as generally dirnsed. Mr. Wors.
ley would do better hereafter to write on
some subject with which he is acquainted.
His political essays are very luminous. H
writes like one