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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-06-15
TO the Editor efMe Argus.

DIR,
a writer in your paper of the 18th
instant, VINO signs himself Paternus has
for the second time been induced. il
would seem, from the circumstances
OF the times, to favor the public with
his sentiments and advice on the sub.
ject of slaves, and that temper of in.
surrection which they have manifested
within the last ten There are
no doubt a great diversity of opinions
on this subject, which indeed consti-
tutes the grand obstacle to the adopti-
On and execution of any efficient and
permanent plan of prevention.
Sir, consider the spirit of conspi.
racy which we have unquestlonable
reason TO believe peryades the minds
OF the negroes in this sta.e subjecs
OF the greatest Importance, requiring
Immediate attention, and demanding
the cordial co operation of all the white
inhabitants, in some practicable and
efficient measures to extingush a tenn
per pregnant with inexpressible evils.
do not think the plan proposed by
Paternus calculated 10 answer this end
lit may furnish some valuable hints
to those public bodies whose duty calls
upon them at this time to provide a.
galnst present danger-but the idea of
establishing tribunal to settle contro-
versIes between masters and slaves,
strikes me as the greatest soiecism -
But, sir, waving further animadversion,
on the opinions and plans of others
permit me to state IN as brief a MAD
ner as possible, what are my own ideAs
on this interesting subject. In IL
first place then, am decidedly of o.
pInion that there should exist in the
state bat one condition OF negroes,
they should oil be free or they should
all De slaves. II they be emancipatsd, ;!
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-06-15
IMPULSE.
F o R E 1 G N.
New YORK, June 9.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

The brig Franklin, Captain Bang.
arrived at Boston on Friday in 81 DAYS
from st. Michaeps, with Dublin pauers
to the 5lh OF May including London dates
. he I'd, and Paris TO the 10Th Of April.
Their contents are said 10 be unimpor.
'ant. Sir Francis Burdett was still in the
Tower and all was quiet in London ON
the tirst of May. The King was indispo-
sed occasioned, it was Presumed, by the
affair OF Sir Francis Bufdet,. Mr. Yorks
was appointed FIRST lord Of the Admiralty
and Parliament (Which would probably
be prorogued immediately after the an
OF June) we're about laying an additional
percent ion the Vaiuauon Tax, very
Unpopular measure in The presen, crisi.
OF aiaigs. Considerable ernbaskationS nf
troops were preparing for Portugal and
Cadiz.
NO mention is made Of America.
DECLARATION OF INDEPEN-
BRNCE.
BY the Supreme GJyetnamsnt Of CaTrac.
II has pleased Almigh y & 4 TO Grant
IEeSery county alike, he nstarsi rio h;s
$ ow3lsoyercigniy.
asse f0Tnccs. planted b. Spain, fos.
~ 3p o!eeled by he's porer, have,
iind ci Sseht ought TO "sye, susnitte i 10
a-r~ Ep'saDee aid dif.eliss aolink The
PERIOD Of their infancy. ahen l,om inyi,s.
,i."J and weakness they were iucaea.
Die oFlheir Own government and peo,ec-
isn.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-06-15

read his unfounded allegations against
JeHerson--his rampant and nnprovok-
ed attacks on Madison---his libellous,
false, and malicious charges against
the Smiths-his impu,ation on the
character of Giles-Let them reflect
on the base, unfounded charges of
!" French inauence"-his assertion Of
the existence of "prince regent
OF the misapplioation of our finances,
or in other words, of peculation-of
young Bonaparse, the suggestion Of a
tear-engendering fapcy-Let them re-
collect his insuperable overbearing
ambition-his Impotence of opposite
on--his many disappointments and
luckless rebuffs--and the fell and ruth
less malevolence that rankles in his
breast: l say, let them take all these
things into consideration, and if they
do not conscientiously admit that he
IS politically mad, Twill surrender all
Pretence to reason. The prince re-
gent of the U. S, A.! The Baltimore
American King! What themes OF
pompous defamation !! His unwar.
rantable attack on VIM. Is. Giles adj.
mits OF an easy solution. He per-
ceives that Giles, by the integrity and
patriotism of his public conduct, sub.
serves the public veal, and thereby
monocpolizes the public aifection--and
IT IS avery great eye-sore to this poll
teal Hamon TO behold Mordecai Sit
ing IN the Kings gate.-John Ran.
dolph's political character is SO vari-
Gus, that it seems to be an epitome of
every aagitious character under Hea.
ven. | can say of him as he has said
OF Wilkinson, eel he is in the last stage
OF Patre faction, touch him and he falls
to pieces" But nevertheless, he has
friends, jealous friends. He appears
to be Pandora's box, from which a.
mong other calamities and ills, fatal
gangrene has flown forth and spread
It's baneful influence through the
minds of many in this district-A
Jack Boot Barister is invited to fish
with him, and is bound in an adaman-
tine chain OF affection to him by this
great and unexpected stoop of conde-
scention. Another is admitted to a
corresp ondence-and thence deriving
copy illegibie] abstraction, is bound to
his interest by the [copy illegible chord
OF love. An ignorant peasant receives
from his liege lord a shake Of the hand
or few empty, cold, unmeaning com.
Pliments, or perhaps distant bow,
and swears eternal allegiance-many
are bought--many are inveieIed into
the mazrs Of delusion by the false,
va,n-glorious representations Of his
missionaries, Who, like their master,
fortity themselves behind professions of
patrioiism-manyar are reluctant! y pre- sf
ed into service, some in one way and
some In another. But thanks to tho
genius of independence, he yet has
some votaries, some who still look to
the glorious fountain OF republican or
thodoxy with complaiSance and exul-
ia ion. and view political hcresy with
mixture of pity and Indignation
some inspired with the spi it of seven
ty-six-iome VIII advocate with deci-
sion, hrnn, So aud devotion, Li5erty,
that glorious attribute of Godsl But
pouring out a fervent ejaculation to
Heaven, that virtue may triumph ov sr
apostacy, let me proceed 10 another
topic"
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-06-15
FOR THE ARGUS.
Mr.. PIE AsANrs,


BEING constant reader of
your paper, and of course Knowing
your sentiments IN the political World,
that no man viciously ambitious passes
unobserved by your "Argus," / have
taken the liberty of Communicating
the following COMIC satire, written by
one OF Mr.. John Randolph's constitu-
ents, dated Charlotte, Va. the inser.
ton Of which is solicited bv
DIOGENES.
" 1t is a current report, to which
some credit is given in this district.
that the Right Hon. John Randolph
has become insane. forbear TO spend
a dogmatic opinion respecting the re-
port; barely admit its possibility,
considering how easy and impercepti.
bic is the transition from boGticai to
a PhySic4 insanity. 1 think that the
report bears the strongest marks of
probability. That he has been poll
teal maniac for some time, l am bold
to Imagine, not even the vir,uous
sceptlc can doubt--Aevery impartial Oh.
server continually asserts it, and SUI
perstitious and hypocri,ical increduli-
ty as readily and as confidently denies
1t. But as / do not intend at this time
to discuss the subject of his conduct,
l refer all those who are earnestly in
quest of political truth, to the history
OF his political existence, and parlicu.
laTly to his diabolical essays addressed
through the medium of the President
to the people, in order to vitiate and
swttvc their principles--Iu a word,
tor the purpose of arraying them a.
gainst the government Of their choice.
Lit them read his filthy witticisms
and low scUrriIities---his frantic raw
ings and his self-degrading, self-pol-
luting obloquy, poured out against the
most venerable and spotless charac-
tiers Ia the United States. Let them
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-06-15

seems to he in the same predicamen
that The wife OF the vicar of Wakefield
was w.th Burchell; nobody would
have taken an awkward conceit for
toke if the printer had not said it was
one.
Coleman, who conducts tory print
iu New.York, sxys che democrats have
just opened their eyes to French rapa-
city. We are much mistaken il the
public have not long since opened their
eyes to Coleman's venality.
II is testimony due to man who
acted a very consistent and digniGed
part in the tenth congress, to recall his
name at this interesting moment to
the memory of the nation. We all
Jude to George Washington Campbell,
of the state of Tennessee. He voted
for the embargo he adhered to it to
the last; and when he found his moni-
tory voice no. more awaiting in the
House of Representatives, he relin-
quished situation which he could no
longer occupy with credit to himself
nor with honor to the nation. Such
examples of Peiitical rectitude are
rare but In proportion to their rare
ness the recollection of them ought to
be cherished in republic.
The Spirit of'76 contains, now aud
then, great deal of gibberish about
court and country parties, the reason
ing OF which runs thus Country par
ties are opposed to court parties /;
country parties are more virtuous (be-
ing out of power) than court parties,
and therefore more to be trusted. All
this would, perhaps, have done half a
century ago in London; but what have
we to do with distinctions which can
only exit in a monarchy IF Mn
Randolph means to set himself UP as
the head of a country party-"vy Gas
Monsieur says datisone autre ehaese."
The thing, in that case, resolves itself
into this; that MIR. Randolph whilst
he represents himself as pure as an
angel, finds il convenient to his own
reputation to paint the administration
as black as the Devil. The extreme
moaesty of Mr.. Randolph and his
friends in drawing such contrast, is
the only thing that is remarkable in it.
The various recent publications of
the late President Adams, have amply
accounted for the denunciatIon of him
by his old friends the federalists. Mr.
Adams would NOT go all lengths with
them, and so they Pickering'd him.
But the tables are turned; and the
old worthy will go out of life with the
blessings Ut his country.
We have asserted, and we maintain
it, that lord Wellesley tacitly admits
that Jackson insulted our government.
He says, indeed, that the discarded
envoy meant no ofsnce: But this, as
tar as 1t goes, is an apology for, not
Oindication OF, the minister. The cir
cumstance of Jackson's being recalled,
IS proof that the British ministry think
him guilty for, if his conduct could
have been at all openly justified, he
would not have been ordered home.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-06-15

Itseems, by the Georgetown IndeA
pendent American, ihat commodore
Rodgers does not understand the me
n1our Of that paper. Or, rather, he
treats 1t like Brutds did the Mounte-
bank. The writer Of the abortion
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-06-15

Cheetham thought the embargo a
milestone about the neck of the natl
on: We mean the Cheetham that con-
ducts an apostate print at New
What does he think of it now! But,
1t is an useless question; Tor such
scribblers as Cheetham can find rea-
sons for any thing and just such rea-
soDs, too, as safety the consciences Of
apostates like himself.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-06-15

seems to he in the same predicame emit
that The wife OF the vicar Of Wakefield
was with Burch.ll; nobody would
have taken an awkward conceit for a
,oke if the printer had not said it was
one,
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-12
FOR SALE,

A SMALL FARM, containing about 60
IN acres, called Hybla VaAey,'' on the
Mount Vernon road, about five miles from
Alexandria, together with the farming uten-
sils, stock of cattle. and the present crop Of
hay, wheat, and Indian corn.
Any description is unnecessary, as any per-
son wishing to purchase may view the pre-
misses.
]. B. Nichols.
Jul 81. law
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-12
Sss The Subscriber wishing

to remove 10 the westward offers !or :aie tie
FARM on which lie az present resides, lying
contiguous to Alexandria, Georgetown ard the
City Of Washington eleven miles from the
first and less distance from the TWO latter
containing about four hundred and twenty
acres, On which arc good Improvements;
large and convenient Dwelling House, Ecv
and nearly c2nlp!cat, to accommodate large
emily together With snndry other houses
suitable: well va;crcd and in a heslthy
neighborhood. Ills thought unnecessary to
say more, Presuning any person wishing to
purchase will view the premises, md Gil ap-
plication to Mr.. DANIEL MINoa, of Alexan.
tlri,, or the subscriber, the terms viii be
made known; and the purchaser can have
possession this fall, with the crop OF wheat
ryenow sowing.
Edward Dulin.
October IL. 2aw
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-12
L.lbbey and Carne,

Have just received per ship William and
John, from Liverpool to this port, cEiei
part Of thrr SHEFFIELD GOODS or
CUTLERY, ard some part Of their Rir-
mingham GOODS, consisting of pc
neral assortment Of IRONMONGEkY,
Amons, (Which ore
Building Materials, 6, 8, 10, II
and God. nails, tacks, brads, spikes,
saddIery and Mil'ington Crawley feel.
And they daily expect completion of
their orders, which, with that On hand viii
form compleat assortment of GOODS in
their line. They have just received a
quantity Of wool and cotton Cards, Whet-
more's, and an assortment of Castings.
77HE2~ HAVE is USUAL,
Bar lion, Hoop DO. blistered and other
Steel, nail rods, cut nails, brads and tacks.
They have some Razors of first quality,
a little damaged, (not however for immedi
ate use that they will sell very low.
They offer for Rent,
The HOUSE on Fairfax street, near
Yost's pump, lately occupied by James
Smith. Possession may be had the first of
November next.
October IL. st
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-12
Edward Dulin.
2aW
Orphans Court.

Alexazdria Csunty, Cctoter Term, 1910.
Ordered, That the executor of Iy7stius
Junigel, deceased, do insert the following ac-
vertisement three times in each week for four
weeks, in the alexandria Daily Gazette.
Teste,
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-12
Patent Infalllble Columbian Oil,

A MEDICINE celebrated Tor its efficacy
in the cure Of /" consu,nplions, rheumatism,
pans in any par, of tie body, colds, coughs,
tooth ache, cholic, external and internal
bruises, sprains, wounds, scalds, burns and
variety of other Diseases just received and
for sale by
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-12
n,,rsnor!a g9afIg Gsistts.
rsIDAg OCTOBER Il.
9-,@esS.--

80 n;dweIl, one for fraud and peoula-
''' nd one for forgery. His name Is
V ) from the list Of Counsellors and At
.of the court. 1t appears by the last
.,.,s that Doctor Bidwell is in Canada.
,-es,v with England had not been
I r,.dto expire ,Bidwell might Yesbe bro't
,o;sbmeut. One article of that treaty
y 4. DrOv;sion for giving up fugitives from
=, Several democrats, not kno7o1ng'
-, might ha.9pel, were enemies TO that
raty.
N, Barlow has sons time since inform-
dh, public that he is now engaged IN
.,+os a history Of tie United States. 1t
,.srsmsly difficult for any person, how
w., unbiased he may esteem himself, to
write history of bis own times without
,,sbiug any of those partialities and pre-
l1r,s BY which every man is more or less
,.,,ed. Most Of the histories of our own
im.s will cnly serve to assist future histo-
ran, IN compilations of general perusal aud
s,ndard authority. The future Robertsons
a Homes Of America will consult our
mxnt venerable Bedes, Matthew Parisrs
|rd Williams Of Malmsbury, where their
srce books will be found, in college libra
rs and Museums, rot biipdly to follow,
but carefully to separate truth from Preju.
dee and falshood, Though we bc!isve5no
work, ofwriting which Mr.. Barlow is ca
pbl,, will much attract the notice OF pos
er;y vet as his nsme has at present an
Unesceut celebrity, it is probable his work
viii be considerably read. Mr.. Barlow has
BEEN absent from America most of the time
t0r these last twenty years; and of course
must be dependence, other than official do
fnmrnts, on the opinions and relations Of
others, tor transactions that occurred dur
Ing thai period. For this reason we would
advise him attentiyely to peruse a work
'hrha appeared last year, entitled Me
nor' Of Thomas Jefferson" in two vo-
Snss' It's written with spirit, elegance
|hd correctncss aud while it gives faith
um history ofthe times, pourtrays the cha
n'''r OF Mr.. Jefferson in those hues which
RNi retain, as long as posterity shall re-
DMhfr his name, or heaven shall suffer
''0 to tlrectthe pen that narrates the
'''us and deliaeates the designs of men.
lapostrN If there be a little of the mens
'N''f' we expect at least some novelty of
'~SaTnt or Some new and agreeable ex-
'''''oa OF a common sentiment. Correct
@oi metre, rhyme, cadence and accent,
= not constitute poetry. Barlow's CO.
''''aa IS not deficient in smoothncss,
,S'aar and elegance of versi6cation; yet
: are not twenty brilliant original speci.
/. Of he genuine FIRE of poetry in the
0l' work, A late Philadelphia paper
''''a' the following,
"a a"'a5le yovag' lady cut o8>in the
0ery bloom Of kfe."
:, r's disease beneath thy raging..pow-
@soop'd. soon sunk, this lovely human
cut down in all her blooming pride,
b sS ssen'd, faded, and alas she died.
eps.' A 50 fails, the lilly of the vale,
C5n ISa ra e tempests or some noxious gale
L. ~. aa,naa ski, vain ev'ry hope to save
Ill.,, sluer fabric from The darksome grave
",.-oh friends now greatly be re-.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-12
Alexander Moore, Reg.
This IS to give notice, that the

This IS to give notice, that the
subscriber. CT Washington county, in tie dis
trict of Columbia, has obtained from the Or
phan's court Of Alexaad:ia county letters tes-
tamenta1y or the estate Of ignatius JunigeI,
late of the county last mentioned, deceased
all persons having claims against the said de-
ceased, are hereby warned TO exhibit the
same with tbs vouchers thereof, to the sub,
scribcr. on or before the Eth day of ApriI
next; or !hey may by law be excluded from
all benefit to said estate and those indebted
to said estate are required to make immedi-
ate payment Given under my hand this 18th
day ofOctober, 1910
Francis /. Nealc,
Ear Of lg7a'ius 1unigel.
By Matthew Robinson and Francis
Murphy, his At,ornies.
October %. eo4zu.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-12

M ARR1rD, on the. Sd instant, at Friends
meeting house, in Jefferson county, Virgi-
MIA, lillian Fl. 3, Gun, merchant, OF this
place, TO Martha Wilson, daughter Of Tho
mas Wilson.
Til. schooner Cornslia, of Alexandra,
was left at surrinam, August 10, to sail
next day.
Captain FoIger, of ship Edward, arrived
at New York in 40 days from St. Ubes
left there brig Brazilian, captain Lucket, Of
Alexandria.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-12
Francis I. Neale,
I. P. THOMPSON,

Attorney ct Lazv,
INTENDS practising in the Circuit Court
for the county of .aierondria His offiee is
on Fairfax street next door south of his Ia
theirs clearinghouse.
October 8. 3taw4W
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-12
Richard TT. Little,

Apothecary and Druggist, Fairfax street,
ore door below tie corner ofkirg street.
who is appointed agent for this city and
county
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A year ago last July that great states
man, philosopher andpoet, Joel Barlow, in
an Grafton delivered before the citizens of
Washington, predicted that his nephew,
Robert Fulton, would soon put an end to
the usual mode of naval warfare. Alas !
how wild are the dreams of philosophers !!
how visionary the hopes of projectors =
England, France and America have each
dreamed of the wonderful effects of torpe-
does. Barlow dreamed he was an epic
poet, and uncle to the greatest mechanical
genius in the world. The Hollands and
Seaver. dreamed the British navy would
soon be blown to the devil. Fulton dream
ed that he should SO enrich himself tia: he
could build a house of gold, and Elysium
A,chimeGes would be his footman. ALPS
aback, all knocked in the head.
/" see they all are sOand'rers; gone astray
Each in his ozvn delusion. 1hey are lost
In dreams Of tanciea greatness, stiA, still 200
ed,
But never non. Dream after dream ensues,
Ind still they dream that they shall still succeed,
Ind still are disahhoinfed."
[Exeunt omnes in fumo.
A garrison post at Newport, Kentucky,
has been formally named Fort EusTIs, az
ter the present Secretary at War.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-10-12

from gentleman II days from that quar-
ter. This is 10 more, the reader will re-
collect, than we calculated upon in for.
mer paper, and probably is the last act of
delegated authority ofthe Spanish iunta, in
favor oftheir good friend and ally king
George, Now we may console ourselves
with having the British bo,h in our front
and rear They have now the master key
to the West India trade, and can easily
control that Of the Mississippi. This might
have been easily prevented, in our opinion,
If our uss but TOO forb@ariog governmen.
had ssiZed Wet armis On that part of West
Florida which they claim, The forces IN
der Gen. Wilkinson on the Sabine, would
have been usefulIy employed on ibis occa-
sion, and have secured 70 The y, States
advantages which are now more dificult 70
be ed.-AHsusta Chroniclt, Sept. 20.
Tbs following extraordinary story is CO.
pied from tie Cork Advertiser Of August
last -
A vessel arrived in our harborIas Sun
Gay from ekusOtc, under peculiar ClfcuW-
stances, which we understand to bs the fol-
towing While or The passage the crew
mut;nied, and determined on murdrrng
the captain. On his being apprized Of this
horrid design, he begged for short respite
to prepare himself tor eternity, to which
they with difficulty asscn,ed. He was ac-
cordingly permitted to retire into his CABIN,
and in the interval allowed hin., he con,riy-
ed to secret himself under what is called the
scuttle. After the limited time had expir
ed, the inhuman wretches repaired to the
cabin 20 accomplish their diabolical pur-
pose, but finding the cabin windows open,
and not discovering their intended victim,
they concluded that he had thrown him
self into the sea. On the arrival Of the
essel here, revenue officer went on board
and was told by the mate, the rinslca'er OF
the mu,iny, that the captain in fit Of in
sanity, threw himself overheard, and was
lost and while be was telling the story,the
captain 10 his inf:,ite CONSERVATION, made
his appearance. Il is scarcely necessary to
add that the villains have beea taken into
custody"