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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-20

psrmission We reserved 10 ourselves I
in the treaty With his maj esry the Eco
peror of Russia, of impor ing colonial |
produce, we now Only retain to our
selves the power to import salt, sulii-
cienttor the consumption OF our king
dom. Farther to fulfill the treaties
with the said powers, we hereby gra-
clously command, that on and after the
oath of April hcx,, no goods shall be
imported, neither on paying the duties
nor IN transitn, which belong to Great
Britain and Ireland, the colonies or
countries under the influence of the
British government, or goods of any
description whatsoever, loaded 10 yes
sells from Great Britain or any of her
ependencies, be admitted into our
ports and thatali vessels, under what
fsoever flag. which shall be proved to
carry such goods, as are not furnished
with certificates and documents to GER
tffy the origin and fun particulars of
their cargoes from the ports oflading,
shall, upon their arrival in our harbour,
be ordered off, save aud except such
vessels as are solely laden with salt,
the importation OF which, from all To-
reign countries, we permit in vessels
NOT belonging to his Britannia Males
ty Or his subjects. For the full exc
4 cutlon of our decree, we command all
officers and persons in our service, TO
exert their utmost vigilance, in strict.
iy examining the papers, certificates
and documents Of all vessels that may
arrive, agreeably to the gracious sepa-
rate command We on this subject shall
or may issue.
Given at our Court of Stockholm,
&c.
From friend at Marblehead, July D..
to the Editor of the Salem Gazette.
Mr. Gushing,
Saturday arrived at this port brig
Cato, Capt. Lewis Girdler, from Co
runna and Isle of May, S5,days from
the latter, where he carried only one
day--says a fever ragged 'thcre with
the greatest violence, supposed toll pro-
coed from this want of rain, as they
had not experienced any for four years
l-could not tell what number had di..
ed, but victims to;it were failing eve
Iry day. 'One of the -inhabitguts in-
formed him he had lost o sons, and
another 3, In very short space Of time.
The island cosSains about 800 inha-
bitants.
II procured of him 8 fGorunna pa
rers, not very late dates, which are
enclosed--also his ship news,
1 conversed with Capt. G. but OBJ
tanned nothing more.
Yours, &c.
,lThe Corunna papers by Capt. Grid
Ter are 70 the 4th of May. Their con-
tents indicate bold and nnabated spi-
rit of resistance an the Spaniards to
! their invaders. They ncntionthe fall
of Astorga, but not with the least des-
Pondency; and the conquest they say
cost the French 1000 men. Juaot d.
rected the siege. The Spaniards OBJ
tanned most honourable equalization,
which they charge the French with al
most Immediately violating. From
the obstinaey with which this and o.
Their places have been defended, it is
evident the seige of Cadiz is not the
whole work the French have upon their
hands in Spain.
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iHirylnla ArBlls.
RICH NJ o N D.
FRIDAY. July 20, 1910.


The more We turn our attention Ia
the dominion which the British are at.
tempting to establish upon the high
seas, the more detestable it appears.
1t is the first time that the great wa
ters, the ocean, has been attempted to
be appropriated, either by a civilized
or by bsrbarons nation. Indeed the
doctrine is not only contrary-to Natu-
raj Law, 1.-THE principles of which are
laid down by Retherforth and other au.
thors OF authority but it is contrary to
the maxims of common law and even
the law of God himself. The deity
gave the earth and all which inhabits it
to man, as well as the creatures which
exist in the sea, but not the sea it
self; that by the Almighty, has been
LETT an open common for the enter
prize and industry of all men. The
common law will not admit an indivi-
idualto appropriate a stream of run
ming water; and, so nice is the law in
this particular, that no action will lie
even for pond of water, but must be
brought for so much land covered by
water. Seeing, then, that Divine, and
human law from time immemorial.
are IN direct opposition to the British
doctrine of sovereignty of the seas.
IS 1t not abominable that we should
tolerate the proceedings of that nation
In her progress towards the establish.
ment of such dominion? Men in
balloons, might as we'll threaten to
shoot Us forbreathing the air without
paying tax, as to lay us under contri.
button for permission to navigate the.
ocean. What is it to us that Bona
parte overthrows nations? Why dothe
British partizans pirate about his con.
quests! We may most truly commi..
serate the people he enslaves; bat G.
8ritain maintains a despo,ism still
more terrible to US; despotism which
strikes at the welfare of all nations.
because it cuts off the channel Of com.
between them withcut,tbev
will pay her tribute. Bonaparte beats
the German, the Italian, the Span;-
ard; but Great Britain tyrannizes o.
-er the U. S. We fEel her tyran.
ny: She cramps our trade, impress
'es, nay, murders our seamen, and
hen most insolently bids Us beware
If France! Can such things be much |
onger borne? The time is rapidly
advancing when they must be opposed,
n these states, and none more than
hat portion of them called N. Eng
,land, must go to ruin.
The President of the United States.
las issued his exeq0otor to Samuel
5lagge, esq. of Boston, as vice consul
# his Swedish majesty for the states
If Massachusetts and New Hamn-
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-20
Ngw YoRK Julv IA


English Secretary of Leg ttion MIR Mo-
rier, who IS coming out TO attend to the or
binary intercourse Dstween the two coun.
tries, is one Of numerous family that has
been for many years employed by the
EOglish government in the Lavant, His
father was Consul At Constantluople, aud
subsequently, we believe, IN lsgypt.--The
Charge des Afiires now on hiss way 10 this
county, was private CLERK in Lord FL
gins ohce when MS Lordsnip was Am-
oassador &C COnstantinopIe, and has never
until now had any official appointments
He is said 10 be gentleman of amiabie
character.
On the 9TH July, the citizens os New
Haven were grained With al exhibition,
whish for novelty, utility AID patriotism,
probably stands uarivaIled ~ me records
Of all proceeding festivals on this mem ora.
bic day.
The farmers, shepherds, m schanics and
manufacturers in C1!. Humphrey employ,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-20

The President of the United States,
has issued his exeq0otor to Samuel
blagge, esq. of Boston, as vice consul
of his Swedish majesty for the states
of Massachusetts and New Hamp-
shire.
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II Y virtue Of deed Of trust, executed TO the
- subscribers, by VIM. Mayo, dece sed, lat
OF the county OF Powhatan and of record in tl,e
court of the said county: WTH be ofc,ca for SAFE,
Tor cash. on The 18th dsyof October next, at the
court house OF said co,lntv--one certain ,rse, ~
parcel OF LAND. situate, lying and being in the
county aforesaid, and Containing by survey, 200
acres, IT being that part of the tract CONTAINING
the improvements, on which the said Mavs for.
merry resided For the purpose of ndemnifving
bFelt Ra"doiPh and Seth Lyon, who were Sc.
cnrities for the said WIN MAYO and lis son u a.
mel Mayo, against the payment of certain sum
OF money, recovered against them ~ the aforesaid
court, Tor the benefit ofthe distributes of Thos
L. Swami, deed.
The TUE vested IN us as trustees only will be
conveyed to the purchaser.
J0HN LIGON
July ". wsm
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I1re,ni..td-Amer shins are Sye1isiea-.

Observation-Disclosures ships are Srohi5yed-<
ithey grant an indai ,enee, to trader ,he lords
OF trade, i'm theirgr indulgence. thought pro-
| per to listen 10 the Americans and while they
| are using this language, and sailing against the
Americans carrying on this or that trade, they
are themselves carrying on the same articles, by
special licence with their open enemies, which
they will not permit us to carry on as neutrals--
are Oh, interests then thc same
This brief view ofthe respective interests, we
have thought fit to take at this point we shall
exhibit it more at large when we come to exa.
mine the genera polio, unolded in this correspon
d.nce NJ Smith. by his letter of August 9,
1870, No. XVI. appears to have been completely
released from the delusion which had prevailed
oyer him, and his mind appears to have felt
wounded by the three propositions revealed by
Csnning's dispatch No. as well as by the con-
vic,ion that the oyerturcs of the British we're al
hollow and iasincere
He expresses his surprize" at the extraordi.
nary pretensions set forth in this letter of nstruc
ton. and especially at the expectation that this
gocernnent would, preliminary, recogn, &c
conditions, two of which are manifestly IRE.
conclable to the dignity and interest of the Uni
ted States l, however, remark that had you
deemed It proper to have communicated TN ee
tenso this letter,it would have been impos sible
for the presidentto have perceived in IT'S condi-
fions, or in ITS SPIRIT, that concilistory dspo-
sition, which had been professed, and winch it
was hoped, had really existed"
The plain English ofthis is, that the Bri.
tish government, after discovering unequivocal-
ly, that there disposition uuquestionable in
the American government, to maintain peace up
on reasonable and honorable terms, immediate
ly took higher ground in proportion as we re-
treated Mr. Erskine very candidly states in his
own defence
&c Il appeared to me that if any indecorum
could Justly be attributed to the expire ssons in
the official notes ct this government, the censure
due would fall upon them, and that the publick
opinion would condemn the bad taste or wan, of
propriety in coldly and ungraciously giving up
what they considered as rght, but which they
were net in condition to enforce
Indeed the credulty of our administration
throughout is beyond precedent and the sue
cess ofthe British minister's stratagems, first TO
delude us against the daily evidence of our
senses, into belief of good will where there
was deep injury, unredresscd and aggravated BY
the manner OF the refusal (; next to cheat us out
OF the enforcement of our own laws and policy
by their eastern intrigues, is such series OF
transactions, AS justfies the accounts we hear
lconstantly from Europe that the American name
has become bye word ofreproach
| TO morrow we shall examine Mr.. Gallatin',
share in these transactions
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July 81 A1' 70

WENTY DOLLARS REWARD EIa6-
Il ed from MIR James Smith, about the MD
aie OF My last, slave, named SAM, who had
neen employed for several years past in that GEM
tleman's Bake-House. '"' SCH
"a ! IS about twenty four or five years OF ace
low OF stature, and not very bulky of youthful
appearance, dark complexion, countenance
WIN an incesssnt smile, approaching to grin.
ana thereby discovers a fine yet of teeth. Whit
he IS not a little fond of showing He is SLOW IS
speech, and when spoken to suddenly or o,,,, u.
u stsmmers and hesltates exceedingly = He
Clothes not recollected.
Some tune in August last, a note was g,ven
hin by the Subscriber, (who then wished 20 IL
pose OF him,) to lock out for a purchas, -,
merely supported the terms &" to any person -
siding in Richmond, or it's neiglbonrhooI -.
And as he mas the note still in possess,on NJ.
will probably, under pretence of seeking 4, ma.
ter endesvor thereby TO effect hts csc ABE out es
the State. W
An masters ofvessels ana others are there.
tore, forbid, at their peril, harborng or carrying
him off '''"b
The above reward will be given, and all REQ.
enable charges allowed, if brought back N sac.
to
JOHN KING.
Richmond, July 10. II
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WARNER LEWIS,
WlLLIA AN MORROW Tyus,ee.
Geo WooDSoN PAYNE,

NEW BoUKS.-IoHN X. 1oNES, at his
~ NeSO Store. opposite the EAgie Tavern.
tour doors below his former situation has lust
received the following nezO publications -
"A Digest OF American Cases on the Law of Ev,
dence, Intended as notes to Peake, b, Sanue
Bayard East's Reports, vol 10Th Halrs Pr.cl
tee and Jurisdiction of the Court of Admiralty .
Bays South Carolina Reports, VOL 1 and a
large addition TO his former stock of Law Books
The Principles OF Midwifery, including the dis.
eases OF Women and Children, by John Barns.
with notes by N. Chapman, M ID. An INTRO
ducton to the Study of Prophecies, by Richard
Hnrd, D. ID Jqhnsons Journey to the Western
Islands of Scotland, price bound $50. boards 125.
TrumbulPs History If the United States, from
the discovery IN 1872 Ia 1892, vol The Do
m'ncan, Romance, vols. Coelebs in search
OF a Wit, vols. Nubllia in search of a Husband
He has also received fresh supply of the fol
lowing valuable works :-Jacob's Law Dictiona.
ry, vols a 10 London 1910 An elegant ed.
ton OF Cowper's Poems, 3 vols Ewnr's Ma.
tural Philosophy Elegant cket clifton of
the Lay of the last Minstr.l and Marrnion. bv
Scott The Hungarian Bro,he,s. and Don Sc
bastian, by MIS- Porter Together with large
editions 20 his former sto k Of Books, IN everv
department of Lter.ture. STATIONARY of al kinds
-Bookbndmg Is usual
Angus 8 1ewA.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-08-10
Ton SALE, THREE TRACTS oFLAND,

II
4 lying near Charlotte Court House:
One OF FIFTY acres, in half mile of said
Court House, at the fork of the roads leading
to Coiess SCiark's ferrys'; running across both
roads, and taking in small point be, ween them,
admirably situated fora Tavern or Store
Another of ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY
EIGHT acres, upon Clark's + rry road, in about
three quarters of mile of said Court House
having a very good Spring on it:-rhose tracts
are without improvements
Another OF NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY
SEVEN acres, III three miles OF said Court
House, lying upon little Roanoak River, con
tanning by estimation. one hundred and seventy
or eighty acres oil Low Grounds of good quality
This tract has small improvements, with a fresh
plaatat'on, and adj aceat to good range as
any IN the County. l am resolved to sell, and
viii take young Negroes in part pay Any per
son wishing to purchase, may apply to the Sub.
scriber living at Halifax Courr House
THO MAS II. READ.
May IS 1awI2wg
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VIRGINIA, to ,pit:-A. Chancery District
Court, held at the former capitol. III the CT
ty ofWilliamsburg, the ed day of July, 1910
John Laird, P,'F

Court, held at the former capitol, III the CT
ty ofWilliamsburg, the ed day of July, 1910
john Lard, PztF
AGAINST
Carter Mitchell, executor of Robert Mitchell,
Priscilla Mitchell, John Y. Chism and Sarah his
wife, Tasker Carter Quinlan, an infant John w
Beiheid, and Frances + his wife, Harriet Peck,
Harriet Lucy Maund, John Peek and Emanuel
feek, infants Spencer Ball and Betty l.. his
wife, Sophia Carter, Robert Berkley and Julia
his wife, Thomas APP Jones, Sarah Jones, Eli
zabeth Jones and Jane Jones, infants, and George
|arter' Def'ts
ON the motion of the plaintiff, by his counsel,
Carter Mitchell is assigned guardian to the infant
defendants, Tasker Garter Ouinlan, John C Peck
and Emanuel Peck, and Waiter Jones', to the in
tant defendants, Sarah ] Jones, Elizabeth ZONES
and Jane Jones, to defend them in this SUIT, and
the defendant Sophia Carter, not having entered
her appearance and given security according to
the acts of assembly, and the rules of this court
and 1t appearing 10 the satisfaction of the court
that she IS not an inhabitsnt of this country On
the further motion of the plaintiff, Ii is ordered
that the said defendants do appear here on the 1st
day OF April term next, and ans wer the blli OF
he plaintiff, & that copy of tins order be forth
with inserted IN some news paper of the city of
Richmond, tor two months successivey and pos
ted at the front door Of the former capital in this
city.
Copy.
AN7"1: ROBINSON, C. C.
july ~. w3w
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N CHANCERY --Tsppahannock, Essex In.
a ieryening Court, continued and held on the
20tn day of June, 1870
JOIN JONES' GompPt
Andrew Allen and John L Craw, DePts.
CAME the complainant, BY his attorney, and
it appearing to the satisfaction of the court tbst
the defendant Andrew Allen is not an inhabitant
OF this state On the motion OF the complainant.
&c rs ordered, That he appear here on the first dav
OF September court next, and answer the com
Pi"inants bill, and that copy ofthis order be in
serted in some public news paper, printed in the
city OF Richmond, for two months successive Iv.
and that another copy hereof be posted at the
font door of this court house.
Copy. Test,
Nm b. MATTREW.S, D. O.
For
JOHN p LEE, G. E. C c.
july n w8w
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LAND FOR sAI.E-rh.

" ALUABLE LAND FOR SALE-rhe
subscriber vii sell, and give immediate
possession, of that well known estate. called
Blenl'eim, situated on the south west NOUN, inns
IN the county of bemerle, contolnrg by late
surveys, two thousand eight hundred snd ninei,
acres tfls Land rs peculiarly well adap I'd to the
grown OF Wheat and Tobacco, and considered
equai IN fertility to any adj acent thereto. is
about SIX miles from Milton, from Which place
mere IS an easy navigation for battealx 10 the cit,
oi Richmond On the premises sa large commodi
GUS dwelling House, Which, from the elegance OF
US SITUATION and other advantages, mikes il
desirable residence for genteel family Ii will
ne sold entire or divided, to suit purchasers -
Fnrther particulars made known by Captain John
Harris, Albemarle county, Mr.. James Patton,
alexandra, Messrs Macdonald and Ridley, Bal
tlmOre, or I moss
who wishes to sell Land in the counties of
CuiPeepper, Fmquier, Spotsylvsnis and Caroline,
also Houses and Lofts, pleasantly and advanta
the town OF fredericksburg
Fredericksburg, Virginia, May If
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July 81.

" lRGlNIA, to sOit-At Ch4ncery District
Court, held at Inc former capitol. in the
cry OF Williamsburg, the thirteenth day of April,
1910. F'
James Elliott PtT
RIchrp b Lee, administrator with the will
annexed OF Richard Lee, Wllloughby Newton
and Sally his wife, who was the widow of the
SAID Richard Lee, Thomas Jones and Mary his
wife, John Smith and Letltia his wife, and Ricar.
da Lee an infant which Mary, Letita and Ricar.
TIA are children ofthe said Richard Lee, Defts
ON the motion of the piantiff, by his counsel.
the defendant Willougbby Newton, IS assigned
guardian to the infant defendant Ricardo Lee, to
defend her IN this suit, and the defendants Iohn
smith and Letita his wife, not having entered
their appearance, and given security according to
the acts of assembly aud the rules of this court.
and 1t appearing to the satisfaction of the court,
that they are not inhabitants of this country On
the motion of the plaintiff, by his counsel, Ii is
ordered, That the said defendants do appear here
on tie first day Ct the next term, and answer the
bill OF the plaintiff, and that copy of this order
be forthwith inserted in one of the Richmond
news papers, for two months SUCCESSFULLY. sud
posted at the front door Of the former capitol in
this city.
d Copy,
INIT: RoBLNSoN, C C.
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= virtue of dee Il of trust bearing date the
9th day ct April, 1906, and of record in
1oochiand county court, executed by VIM. John
son OF Goochland county, and Sally his wife, to
the subscribers, to secure the payment OF six hun
dred pounds, to Kendall Lee, of the county of
fluvanna, payable by equal ,nstalmen,s annually,
commencing from tie 25th day OF December,
1905 wa be exposed TO safe, at public auction,
at G"ochtand Court House for ready moncy, on
the 2Otn day OF August Xt, tina, beng Gooch-
land Court day two hundred fifteen and one hall
acres of l. AND, lying on the waters of Licking
hold Creek in The county of Goochland, and boui-
ded by the LANDS of Shadrick Vaughan, Du
guid Minis and others it being the balance of
tract OF land containing by estimation three hun
dred fourteen and one hall acres, ninety nine a
cres ofsaid tract having been heretofore sold by
virtue of said deed of trus,-which SAID
tract OF land was conveyed by Kendall Lee to
The said William Johnson by deed of eqlsl date
with said deed of trust, to pay and SATISFY Charles
Smith as, gnee of Thomas Wells Jr who was as
signee of Kendall Lee, the sum ftwo hundred
pounds with interest from the 25,h day of De
cemoer 1908 it being the last instalment, m,en
ded to be secured by said deed of trust-We
snail convey such title only as we hold as trus.
tees.
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Il PERSON, well quali6ed to teach the Eng
IA ish, French, Latin and Greek Languages.
PhiloloscaIly proposes taking a situation I'm,
mediately as private TUTOR, for wear !:
Any gentleman who wishes to engage an instr1lc.
tor in those branches, can make application at
this Office.
July 81 w2wG
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X ALUABLE LAND FOX S.Ai.t--I =
S"os rHer Niss 5 u sell a trac, Of LAND
III u. nnniy OF E5s-x, Containing wa h,n,,lred
ant tory acres adjoining the iowa of F.ppahao-
mock - Also anotttr tract within ono mil and
nan pi 'oe sad town, containing fiya hundred
ana twenty hine acres Chesc Lands are of ex
celient quality and well situated e., fs,a;,o,
For terms iupi 10
THOMAS BROCKENBROUGH
Tappahsnno, K, August3 -
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POARDlNG HOUSE, G. PhIV4TE EN-
, IERTdIN NJ VT The SUB, -D.,.re
$40 8 m the city vi Williamsburg, will !nrni,
Lac & Gentlemen Boys &. Girls, wit, Boa,d
q A0dg'n5 ny y, n8y, week month. quarter or
yea on reas N -hl~4erms Her house IS large
an crnvenltnt' and she hopes 70 merit share of
pubic Par"1 G. " n@ gouduesS of her accom-
modations -nd unremuitng sxsrlions TO Dlras.
ANN \ BYRD
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AND FOR SALE-By virtue of deco.
II Of the Superior Court of Chancorv tor the
Richmond D'strict,-spiW be offered for SAFE ~
the town OF Cara, on onday the 9th dav &c
August next, that valuable TR a CT OFLAND
belonging To the estate OF D teriieId Trent cd
containing ny estimation, 7S3 acres lying in the
county OF Cumberland. on Willis river and adj
joining the town of Cara, for the purDo,e az
raising sum of money therein mentioned, due
and owing to the estate of Alexander Trcn,
deed the contiguity of this land to the town oe
Cara; where there is a Merchant Mil, which
will no doubt, in short time be in complete re-
pair, and consequently will require large qusn-
ttv OF wheat, sc. well as a tobacco ,nsnec.
t'on-and being at the head of the nay;pabIe
waters of Willss river, render j, one of tho most
desi-eable tracts of land i'm that part of the con
try Added TO these, the land is of exccllent
quality, and we'll adapted to the culture of to-
barco, wheat, corn, &c.
Previous to the day of sale, this land will be,
laid oft IN lots, and sold to suit purchasers-and
the terms ofsale liberal, only one third will he
ed when the deed is made, and one. two,
and three years for the balance Bonds and Sc
curity will be demanded. secured by deed of
trust 'frequired by the COMMISSIONERS.
July 20 tds
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a FTER the 18th of the present month, the
n subscriber can accommodate 4 or S small
Boys, with BOARD, Washing and a Iodeino,
Room, al 30 dollars per quarter, paid IN advance
GHILES IKRRELL.
AuSusto % laW6U9