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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-12-21
B o o X S

IN the different departments of Literature. and
al ths comncn articles in The stationary inc
Lately published, new and improved edition Of
HENiNG'S VIRGINIA JUSTICE
And in press. the frs part of the in tim =, oe
he-laws Of England, by Edward Coke with
'tcironai notes by Ha,sfaye sod Butler, Thi,
o9ok whics in common speech, is called cox
LIT ILETON. is so we; known and spp.sciat.
cd among all the professors Of Law as to need no
description OF eulogy ], is sine qua non of 2
eev law library 10 the United Sates. and We,
aas never been printed bese.
his book viii be hands0mely printed on a
1pyal popsr OF he best qra'i'y, on new and
=. gsnf ty;e, cas-, expressly for the purpose.
40 De rtinied gage fos page from the latin.
aon EdKior, IN 'hree hantsosue 6vo vols. bcurd
70 me bes. manner; he price 10 subseribcfs Al.
Dc > ~, 10 non subscribers 8 a..
Novenbss 80. wAy
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C O O d S,

suitable 10 the season.
-AMoso THEM ARR-
( London and Yorkshire super6ne Cloths and
Cassimeres
Union, Bedford and Bennett Cords,
Swansdowns. Toilinettes and Dinin's 5.4 and
% dble. Mild Clo'hs, -
Coating, Bearskin, Fiieze, Flannel, & Baizes,
Plains, Kersey's and Blankets.
Cough and Brathwaite's napt Cottons
Yarn Hose, Worted and Cotton Stockings,
Hhdfs. Shawls ard Muslins,
Silk Vclvets and Sewing silk,
Irish Linens and Droghcda's.
Queen's Cord, Velvets, Thickseus and Con.
stitution Cords,
A good assortment of Saddlery, Hardware
and Gu lery.
Smiths Bellows, Anvils and vises.
Fiat Bar, Crawley- & English Blistcred Steel.
lie continues to transact business on conirnii
sion, ard has for sale,
ON CONSIGNMENT,
Queens Ware, Whiskeys Shad and Bar Iron.
ROBERT GAMBLE,
Richmond, Nov. 9, 1910. IF.
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johnson G Warner,

BOOK SELLERS AND sTAT1oNERs.
Adioiai,y tie Market Byilge. Riclsnioud.
HAVE just received a few rair of 9 and 10
inch GLOBES, and daily expea to .eceivc
compile e sets Of Mathematical instruments, &c
They have OH hand, as usual, an excessive vati
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NOR SALE--On Thursday, d :.
II 18Th, at tic plantation Of the subscr'
Der, about 8 miles below Prince Edwa.d Cour.
house, from 8 to IS as
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MN. b PACE-having take ina. celstra
w ieG sand, known as he
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-12-21

'NoIiCE-Ai those having claims agAins,
IN the estate of Stephen Cook late OF PUCK.
ingham county, are desiredto come forward with
tneir accounts properly authenticated. without
delay, and receive paymeut--snd all those in
deoted to the said estate are reques ed to come
forward and make immediate payment, az no
indulgence will be given.
JOHN COOK -
and
ABRAHAM COOK,
Buckingham Nov. s.h. 1910. 1mS
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-05-08
April2s.
PUBLIC SALE.

TN compliance with deed Of trustto the
L subscriber, to secure the payment OF
SUM of money, will be exposed 70 sale Of
their respective premises, for ready money,
on Wednesday the Esd day of May next, q
niece Of GROUND lying on the east sida
Of Washington street and to the northware
of Cameron street, extending on w ashing-
ton strest 20 feet and running back 81 feet.
Also, one other piece of GROUND adjoin-
ing thereto, extending on Washington street
IS tees to q terfoot alley, and running back
also s7 feet. On these pieces Of grouna
Is erected Asmail frame dwelling house.
,JamesKei.h.
April a.. s 49, >2aV
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Itch Cured.

ByoDce using Lees Sovereign Ointment.
The proprietor informs those persons and 70.
.rnilias who are suffering under this disease,
against the infection 0f+which no persouNis
safe, that if this ointment Is used at night on
9oinr % bed & never halls to perform n cure
,Svtke following morning, 81 thousands who
Nkys used Il during the last ten years can ties.
,tify. The peculiar excsllencies of this In
,&.iiilas remedy Tor the iscfs above every O.
lthsr. are che certainty ofshe cure by siagie
annlicatisn esihgredients being 50 inno,-
.cent a 90 BE- applied With perfe.s safaay .
80 tsnderess infant and It's being notcniy
.Sres ffcsD say offensive smell, bss equally o.
rresssls with the pleasantest pomstsm. I
Dy. Hssn;lssas Crssd Rel s,ssee.
tNhieh the inventor confidently recon-.
ymenss % IN insslnnhas medicine sos she
,speedy relief. and permansns cure cf varsou:
sssmphinss which yesak hoTN :issipesse.
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Public Sale.

nv virtue of deed Of trsist from Mr.. N1i.
Ean. Hodrsom to the subscriber,. TO secure
IN nav IN emit of a debt to che Bank OF Alex.
andria, will bs exposed to Auction on the
premises on. Wrdnesdoy me SOFA day q
Nay, ensning, -. -.
One Lot situate on Prince
street. in the town of Alexandria, fronting
thereon 80 feet, running thence wsstwarcly
about ss feet, thence eastwardly - feet,
thence southwardly - feet thence west
wardly about "a feet, thence southwardly to
the-beeinning about 81 feet. On this lot Is
an excellent three story brick house with ex-
ensiye and eommodions brick back;tuild-
res, in the occupation of John Hopkins,
esquire. The lower part contains large
store, compiling house and cellars. Tins
property is well suiteG to the accommodation
Of family and the carrying on OF an exten-
&;xe business. ,t- f.. a +. gs
Zone other, Lot adjoining, the
shove, fronting on Prince street about thirty
four feet, and extending northwardly sixty
four feet On this lot Is an excellent frasAe
warehouse, with back buildings, and q Gel
lar under the whole. This property is well
suited to an extensive wet goods business
. One other Lot on Water street
70 the north. Of and adjoining 4 feet alley,
at the end ofMessrs Faxon and Co.'S store
fronting thereon % feet and extending west
wardly to the rear of the twobeforc mention
ed lots 60 feet, On this lot, in front, is
shed warehouse 20 by 49, and on the back
stable of about ! by %. .,
. A credit Of 9, ls and n months will be
given for notes negotiable at the bank OF
Alexandria with approved endorsers, carry
ing interest from the date. A lien will be
required on the property to secure the pay
,mens Of The purchase money.
Thomas Swarm, Trustee.
April H-is. cots
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-05-08
Public Sale.

VIII be- solo. at public sale, At Brssks u:
VEN, in Alexandris, onSATURDAf. the
18th Of May next ..,-
That valuable Tract OF Land,
known as Brenrs Potent, formerly occupied
by Presley Cox. and lately by Josiah Wat
SON, being on the waters OF Holmes RunS
about two miles. from the tswn, OF Alexan,
dsia, between the Colchester road and the
grea. turnpike now leadisS from Alexandria
. to Little River, containing about 40 acres.
agreeableto a plat and survey which will be
produced On the day OF sale, and which may
now be seen By apPlyingto Col. Gilain, Of
Alexandria, or to III. xander Kerr, Of Wash
:insten city. The land will be laid OF In lots
Of from, ~ 10 so acres to suit purchasers
The terms Of sale will be-One third cash,
and credit Of 6 and - months on the re-
manning tive thirds, notes negotiable in the
banS OF AlexaDdria with approved endorsers,
bearing interest from the date.
The title to the above land is unquestion-
abje, Il viii Be made By the commissisosrs
appointed BY the court Of Fairfax eounty %
the purchasers. In the above tract there n
large proportion Of bottom. iand, whicA
viii make excellent meadow, and he 10 .
land has elegant settles for building.
May !. its.
- Priating in all lis branch
6. neatly executed at chs oE
fee.
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GENUINE MEDICINES.

GEE LATE RIcHARp LIE, yRs orss foax.
"a prepared jSsmtths ssisaaai feeeift N
procession sfsAe sss6scriber, his vidsss, ~
zehoss they are prepared ssd scithsus svhose
signature none uregsnaine. q :
QIjitiaate cssghS Colds, Afthssss,
= * &c. !=S
Ara Immediately relieved and speedily cur.
ed by thense Of
NAsiILTON'S EbIxER. roR COUGHS.
8 DEAR bought expsrience has taught thou.
eanas that oily and heated medicines, joined
with strong opia.es or sleepy drugs, repeat
cd doass Of which Aatter and deceive the Pa
sienf Cor the present,' BY procuring momenta-
ny ease experience, l. say, has taught
Thousands, that the common opiates and bal
samies, al they are called, finally agSsava.e
every disorder Of the breast and lungs. Id
their most distressing symptoms that taey
load the stomach and impair the sigssu.onss'
jna aine the whole system, increase the oanl'
.culty of hseathine and excite lever. But inc
scuaiisies of this valuable discovery arg C.
WINGED by perfectly OPPOSITE effects A SIM
ola ,riaI win prove. that II restores the de-
1erYnination ofthe fluids 10 the surface oitne
body, and brings on the common heathiui
perspiraion--ihat it dislodges and eVacuates
the tough yiscM Phlegm or uaucus, Strength
ems tthe weakened vessels of the lungs
sheathes the acrimonious hnmor which Eri-
.9ates them, and finally discharges 1t. thus
.strikinx at the root Of the disorder, the
ssymptoms are Of course effectuallv and per-
manently conquered, the reverse OF common
medicines, which weaken the constitution and
give strength to the disorder for the sake OF
1noderuting for the present some OF Its pain
fuieffeets. 'a> Is.
To parents who have, children afflicted with
tie whooping cough, this discovery is oil the
6rst magnitude, as ii affords impediate re-
lief. checks the progress, and in short time
entirely removes the most cruel disorder 10
which children arc liable. The cl<r IL 50
perfectly agreeable, and the dose SO small
that no difficulty arises in taking it.
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,s.,.. p,cr;,ed fer Sdls by YAMES Kew.
Wrny .Sen. Bookseliey, ,King street,
$3.50 ma !, ton,e. Z vols. ,
s,,;,s.c q Ken0fts1S vols.
az ~ = "a Iumioru,s do. 8 sols.
1s ''- - u
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UouS,ss ). =. IN, + !,
ocnozse U,o .sy I
oeiwseA Ns A 49,. -. u
tuners ao
Espina,ss ac: s $500 cy 3 YoIe.
iidd.s frseuee " S,lAn5' 3 10.
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refers nGu sJy sS
ougdens Law % e'uo.
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: l. % S i,
Between Richmond and George. Town, Dis
.rict Of eoiuu'bisK between the 'ilth and
10th instant, :
A Ticket, No. ,e768,
In the nion College Lottery OF New-York,
now irawing-It had the names ii Judah &
Lazarus printed on the back, and written
thereon" THE joias property If Jssehh Iress
and L JOseth, 10 ee Divided ya Prize" It
was dropped, ut some tavern on The road -
:One of the propristors is now On bis way
to New-York, and will take such steps as
to prevent the sender should he not return
it, from receiving the psyment if it draws
a prize !; if restored to either of the owners,
or to the editor of this paper, any reasons
bic compensation wlkbs made.
April ~ so. celw. 4.
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PUBLIC SALE.

Under the authority OF deed Of trust 70 tho
subscriber, ON Monday the 2sth day o.
May next, win be offered at public SALE on
aeredit Of 60 and roo days, At tine taver, q
- VIM. Padgee rod the Western Turnpike
Road, Eve mjlerfrom alexandria,
n Tract Of Land
rONTAlNINC 50 18th acres: lying
AIoA the ,aid road and on the old turnpike
For the eonstaiene. Of purchasers the whos
tract has been. Md OF into lots fronting o.
the said roads. Il survey of the land may b
sesnsoa application To he subscriber.
-.e ~ r.. X. /. Taylor.
ApritSS. ......, -. ..-..-..r.-, cod
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Selected Observation-Disclosures.

seing desirous % make public Tor the good
Of others, The excellent quality OF Hamh-
tons elixir, prepared By the iase MIR. Lee, l
have sent you the following account OF the
benefit have received FRONT +; which hope
will induce others to give it q trial. In cen,
xeouence Of q bruise on the. breast received
from fall, my health grew bsd, my ORE atn.
ing became very difficult. and frequently
have had suddenly to rise up in my he'd with
all the horrors Of immediate suifocLtlon.-
Add so these a constant pain in my breast
and n cough, a great loss-of strength @Aesn,
and YOU NAV conceive that nay symptoms
evidently indicated an approaching consamP-
ton. The advice Of 4 most emmek physa.
clan was resoTted to, and Afterwards a second
was called in, but without giving me any re-
lief. Another ply stefan ~ho knew me anu
the circumstances ofmF case, advised me 70
Give Hamilton's Elixir atrial, saying he had
used Il in his practice and always found II TO-
do much good. A.Sostle vas procured iron
Mr.. Rirsh's, and found relief -betorsI had
taken half ot-it. I continued TO use 1t u was
coon skrong 70 attend 20 busiDcss. Ontaklng
cold, some of my. fermer symptoms return,
hns are always removed by dose or TWO oil
the Elixir. :
George Benner, jsn.
no: IL. BGdd street, PhiIadelPhia.
Mrs. n. Lee, New York.
MIR. Abliah Henly. Bridge street Bait
more, was cured By one bottle OF Hamsitoh's
; Elixir, of very sompRcaaea disorder, coca.
stoned by very severe cold caught several
rrnonfhs.aeo. He brsashed with the greatest
.diescuIty, and.was often thrown into ~es&sn-
ing sweats when he attempted to walk any
distance, and his voice would frequently fail
an such q degree that he could only attempt
% whisper. He, has been upwards OF SIX
weeks without a return of his complains /;
and desires 70 give his public ses,imsny IN
favor Of this invaluable medicine.
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pleasures, l0yeuhs 1noasesrSS ss".t
In climates unfavorable 70 the eonsettniion, the
mmodesate use oftea, frequent intoxicaaion.
or anv destructive intemperance, the unskii-
full 81 frequent use Of mercury, the diseases
peculiar TO females nj d eertaiR period -of
life, bad iayisgs in, &C..
HAMILTONS -
CELEBRATED WORM DESTROYING
eFL.OZEA G RS.
Among the symptoms attending sNorms
are, disagrecable breath, especially In The
morning--bad and corrupt Rums-tenng IN
toe bose, and about the scat--cor vnlsioDs,
eppiieSc Cts, and sometimes prissiion OF
speech irregular appetite, sometii,. 'osia-
ing fooS and sometimes sosacious- i,arginS
with shiny and Estid understanding Large
and hard beRy-pains andsickness at t@ sto-
mach--pains in the head and thigh, with
iownsss of spirits--slow fever; with smaR
and irregular pulse--a dry comprehensive
thirst-sometimes pale and unhealthy eodn-
nance, and sam1tamss the face 6soate9 and
ushed. - I'd. -. Z.
Persons 5sfsiicted' with my Fof the sbose
symptoms, should have immediate recourse
to -Hamiiton's Worm Desiroying LozeHges
which have been constantly attended with
SUCCESS in all complaints similar to those above
described. ... -. .:...-
Hehns trut and Genuine G ey1ssn Corn
Platter, ,s ...' .
An infallible remedy for Corns; speedily
removing them root and branch, without CIV.
ing pain. ..... ..... a..
Genuine Perfan Lotion,
The Restorative Powder-ior the Teeth
and Gums. ...
Hahn's Genuine Eye Water,
A sovereign remedy for all diseases OF the
eyes.
Hamilto1's Esseace and ExtraG
of Mustard,
For Rheumatism, Gout, Palsy, S~elh1igs,
Numbnsss, &c.
Tooth Ache Drops, -
The only remedy yet discovered, which
gives immediate and lasting relief IN the
most severe instances.
The Anodyne Elixir, p.
For the cure Of every kind of head ache.
The Damask LIP Salve. =.
lnfaIEsbk Ague and Fever Drebs.
" Sold only by James Kennedy, sen.
Bookseller, King Str Get, Alexandria, who
has long been sole ageat for the sale OF the
genuine PREPARATIONS.
Hannah Lee,
New York. 9th Feb. .. -
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NO T &c E.

THE Treasurer having made the salcula-
tons of interest due the Stockholders III the
Little River Turnpike Company, agreeable
to resolution made at a meeting of the
Stockholders ..en the 4th December, 1909,
whereby it. appears that The amount Of into
rest is ls,s74 dollars, and that the nett a.
mount Of tolls to the first Of January, 1910,
is 1850 dollars-lt is therefore Resolved,
that the SUM of eighty cents in each dollar
of interest as aforesaid, be paid in stock, 70
ihe Stockholders or their legal represents
tises agreSably to the said resolution. /
Jonah Thompfon, Tr:
Little River Turnpike Company.
April %. -.. g.. Stsw5w
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...-" FOR SALE,
: VALUABLE, PROPERTY.
FOR SAL T..
April a..

Athree story BRlCK.WAKE-
HOUSE ut the corner Of Union and Prince
streets ~ fees front upon Prince, and -
feet inches fr0Er upon Union-strses. DC
cupied BY Jonashanand David Ross.
"A HOUSEsiznd LOT occupy
ed By Jacob Leap this, Lot fronts - feet4
inches on nion-street, and ~ feet niche
on a2o feet alley il viii be'soId .alsog
or divided as usy best ssit purchasers. /
"A vacant LOT binding >en
Duke, Patrick. and SNoli.streets, being oRs
fourth Of . square.
<Sorssfms apply %
John Janncy.
!, I mo. 10. - lawa
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Union College Lottery

OI11OAA NO'h~6S
Commenced drawing on Tuesday last in
the city of New.York. Only two days draw
ing with take place this week in consequence
Of the election after which 5000 tickets will
be drawn each week until finished
Warranted undrawI tickets given Tor pr.
res a. soon as drawn.
Present price Of tickets u dollars.
For ssLe'6y
Robert Cray.
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- 'LANDINGsy
FSsw.seAsoney. i1iang SEn, and for saie' By
,'Lswysson and Powle;
Five bales Beerboon 6 prrahs.
Apsl .:
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-03-13

has been ordered four vessels under cur own nag
nave arrived at ronningen, which MIR. Forbes,
our consul, has thought proper 10 cenounce, as
coming from England, aud they have accordingly
been seized, and their crews confined. [ have
no doubt but MIR. Forbes has been actuated ON
the occasion by what lie conceived To DC a sense
OF duty, however questionable the expediency of
the measure may have been. He has certainly
acted under great responsibility, and will doubt.
less incur much odiun FROM many Quarters
whether the vessels be loaded on English account
or not The people of Tonnngen especially, l
am told, are very much exaspera,ed against him
--oecausc they conceive, and think very truly,
that 1t will occasion their port to be shut or
course they will have very little to do afterwards
The present season i. q glorious harvest TO
them.
" The present prices of colonial produce (the
purchaser taking he rsl, of the property arc
nearly, and some actually, quite as high as they
were previous ~ the arrest; which may be con.
s'dcrcd the strongest proof that could be giy-
en-, that little doubts are entertained as to the
safety OF the property. You will also under
stand, that tae actual possession has not been re-
understanding more than q return of the ar,i-
cies TO the commissioners. l hope, and cxpect
IN . few days, to be able TO give you information
OF The entire restoration oftle property. know
iuli we'll what alarm the first accounts of the de-
tentIon viii create in tie u. S. which is my chief
reason Tor being SO particular ON the subj sct.',-
EVeH. Pcst.
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NEW..YoRK, Feb. %.
LATE %EST-INpIA NEWS
G4UDdLOUPE TAKEN "a TIE BRI7YS =

T ~
BY the brig Astrea, Cottrill, arrived at
TINS port yesterday, in 1S days from ST. Bar
!holomews, we learn, that the Island of ia
daioupc surrendered to the British under
General Beckwith and Admiral Cochran,
Oh the 9th OF February, after severe con
test, which lasted five days. during which,
great slaughter was made on both sides.
We have not received the official detail,
| nor the terms of stipulation.
We further learn, that the ships Louisa
Cecilia, from N. York, for Gijon, and the
PhGnix, from n. York, for Lisbon, were
both captured on their passage. and scuttled
bytwo French frigates of 81 guns, bound
irom France to Guadaloupe. Tie Captains
and crews were taken out and carried into
Guadatoupe, and the Captains OF the above
ships, fowler and Ielford, went to ST. Bar
thoicnews, and took passage OH board the
Astrea. and have arrived in this port.
In addition 20 the above, Captains Telford
and Fowler, who arrived here YESTERDAY,
VIA. st. Bartholomew 81 days from Qua
daloupe, state, that on the Goth, 27th and
18th OF January, the British troops under the
command OF General Beckwith, and Admiral
Sochrane, completed the landing of the
troops Oh the south side of the Island, near
bassaterre. The Decentralization of the
troops was effected without interruption from
the French. The weather was fine, and 10
accidents happened.
On the Sd of February, at S in Tie morn
ing, the British attacked the French at Ma
coubac, about miles from Basseterre. The
battle continued till IL o'clock, when the
firing ceased, till one. The battle was then
recommended, and continued Jill dark. The
next morning, at ay-light, the battle was
renewed. and continued till 8, when the
white flag was hoistcd on all the French
posts, as signal for captivating. At one
o'clock this day, CFeb. ~ Admiral Coch
rane landed, and with several officers, went
INTO the Fresch camp. He remained there
TIL the 9th in the morning, from whence
ne proceeded to Bassaterrc, where he arriv-
co at III m the morning and Immediately
informed his officers, in the presence OF
captains Tefford and Fowler, that the whole
Island had captulated to the English, at s
O'Clock that morning. The report YVES. tina
the English loss was about 500 killed and
! wounded. The loss of the French was not
known--it was supposed that their loss must
nave been great, as only FIVE Of ;hree CON-
panles or grenadiers survived. Every post
was taken by storm, at the poiat Of the bay
ohet, he fighting WIS OF the most despe
rate kind. The French had 1873 pieces of
brass artillery The English army consisted
OF from to 5000 meiT, besides sesmen and
marines.
The English intended to go to St. Eusta-
, TIA, saba and ST. Martins, which places
'hsy intended TO garrison.--1ler. AGv.