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The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-08-14
Richmond, July 10

I AND AND MILLS The subscriber be
IL ing authorised by Mr.. Spotswood Lips
cosabe, offers for sale, Tree hundred and fotty.
tfoe acres Of LAND, lying in Henrico count,
about six miles from Richmond, on Westhsm
Greek, between the three CHOPPED and river roads
the improvements consist Of a small DtueiEnp
of four rooms, Kitchen, Dairy, Meat house, a
garden and yard well nclosed a Sazv and Gyist
NIL, all recently built About thirty FIVE acres
OF this Land is in cultivation, the residue a
bounds with excellent building, and other tim
Der twenty five acres OF Prime ieadow might
be had at small expence of retaining it.
The premises will be shrwn TO any person in
cEned to purchase, by Mr. Edmund West, Oman
ager) on the Land, and the terms made known
by
THOMAS TA1LOR.
August z. u5.bS.
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~ TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD. Flop
Il ed from Mr.. James Smith, about the mid
die OF M ~ last, a slave, named SAM, who had
been employed for several years past in that gen
aleman's Bake-House.
SAN is about twenty four or five years ofage,
low of stature, and not very bulky of youthful
appearance, dark complexion, countenance
with an incessant smile, approaching to grin,
and thereby discovers fine set of teeth, which
he is not little fond of shelving. He is slow of
speech, and when spoken to suddenly or quick
iy, stammers and besitates exceedingly-His
eiothes not recolected.
Some time in August last, note was gwen
him by the Subscriber, who then wished to dis
pose Of hm,) to look. out for purchsser--l,
merely p,nported the terms" to any person re.
siding in Richmond, or IFS neighbonrhood -
And as he has the note still in possession he
will probably, under pretence of seeking a mas
ter endcavor thereby 10 effect hts escape out OF
she State.
All masters ofvessels and others are, there
fore, forbid, at their peril harboring or carrying
him off
The above reward will be given, and all rea.
sonable charges allowed, if brought back IN safe.
'ty TO
JOHN KING
RirhuopJ I,ix
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q NOhL LAND FOR SALE-By virtue Of
~ deed OF trust, executed to the subscriber
b. William ElIyson, alias Moody, in order to
secure the payment Of a sum ri money due TO
Nicoison and Heb. vill be sold TO the highest
bidder, for ready money, at zachariah Brooks's
iaVerH, IN the town of Manchester. on Monday
tbe 1Oth Of September next, one fifth mart of =
tract Of COZ LIND, lying 10 the county Of
Chesterfield, on Falling Greek, commonly known
and designated by the name of Woodbridge asd
1s-iSSOn's pits.
Nm. q CLARKE, Typae..
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SUMNER Hill

SUMME X HILL L,
Lately the property Of DR.. .fohn HeUeninghdns,
deceased, situate in Chesterfield county, adjoining
artes River, a6ou. four miles BELOW the Of
M,nchesrer, containing by late surrey. 795 ares
one half of 4rhich is woodland mostly sveH finn
6e,ed, and 80 of lou ground, inciufing adouf
80 acres of valua6ie meadosp-improuenpen Of
various Kinds choice Fruit Trees houses usually
4apted to a Pantation-a Dwelling House with 4
yoe1ns, each a fire place, passage and closets. ana
excellent spri;gS of ssater convenent to fhe duel
ding house. This situation commando a pleasing
Of the riser. The adjacent seats, and great Part
of the city Of R,chniond The terms of sale will
be s $500 in cash, and the balance o,the purchase
money payable BY tuo annual rnstalmen.s, sSith a
deed of The land TO secure fhe pa 1lents -
Formation to SOU quhea, at the usual time, and
Possession will be given the yst day Of Jaiao,y,
1911 Those inciinedto Purchase spiX Be sheSun The
Lind by applying to Mr. r. Prichard, or to Mr.
Wnl Shorr suho Ave adjoining.
Those trho have claims upon the estate of the de
ceased E II are reqgesfed to hand Them to Mr.
B. ander Of Manchester for adjust1next, and those
indebted are requested TO make pa, nient to him
THE TRUSTEES.
July 10. ids
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OF Published BY Thomas Richie, nearly OBJ
poetic the Globe Tavern, Richmond, Virginia.
az C0NDI7I0NS.-Frve dollar. a rear, TO
Be paid annually in advance. Those sYho wish to
De consilered annual sbscyibers, must hereafter
designate it at the time Of snbscri6ing, otherwise
their PAPERS will &c discontinued at the expiration
Of the first year.
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mo: %.

ropean continent and confiscation ofall Ameri-
can (B,itishJ property.
But Jefferson, christian Ike, loved his enemies
---he held the leading strings of men who
knew not how to walk, to guide, or to govern
themselves.
Since his dignified retirement, the blind have
led those who chose to be blinded, and both have
tumbed into the ditch. The merchants have
taken the rens into their own hands, and r. xlon
like, they are driving head long and have scorch-
ed themselves.-We say, let them guide the cI,a>.
riot of state-let them have free trade.
Lexington Reporter.
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Wn.L BE SOLD, at Hanover court house,
beng court day. Joseph Tbompson's undivided
interest in the lands lying in Hanover and Louisa,
20 which the children of Joseph Thompson are
entitled, under the will of their grand father,
John Thompson, deceased, which will is of re.
cord in the court of this county The said 10
seph having conveyed the same to me to secure
the payment of money due by him, to Anthony
Street, as appears by a deed of trust, bearing
date the Cd day of April, 1903, which is also Of
record in the said court.
SAMUEL GRANTLAND
tulx "a
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nj ADEIRA WINE, believed to be Of the We
IVA ry best quality-for sale by the Pipe OIL
Hogshead.
GIBSON g 5EFFER SoN,
rune 10 IF
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A TEACHER wanted, in a private family,
1 \ tor the ensuing year-a man well qualified
to teach the Latin, Greek and English Langua.
ges. will meet with liberal wages. Apply at this
Office
July 81. fa&w4wg
a VALUABLE TRACT OF LAND FOR
n SALE.-Will be sold on the premises, the
l7th day of September next, the LAND where
on the late Colonel William Nelson resided, ~
ing in the upper end of King William County,
and contains by survey 1900 acres this Land is
well adapted to the culture of Corn, Wheat and
Tobacco, it will be laid off before the day of sale
in convenient lots, so as to suit those who may
wish to purchase, The terms Of sale will be
one hssf of the purchase money paid in IL months
from the day of sale, the other half in two years,
the purchaser giving bond with approved secdri-
ty. and deed of trust upon the Land. A good
title will be made by
Charles C.. PACE,
danrr with the will annexed
august 10. ids
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RICHMOND PRICES CURRENT.

MILL be offered for sale, the 15,h day Of
w Axgu't nest, on the premises, to the Highest
bidder, that p0iuabie Estate, called
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JURISCOLA.

The life of Charles JamcS For, an excel
ent and instructive work has the following
sensible observations on America -:
mir. Grenville first conceived tn. plan
OF deriving revenue from America. A
Stamp Act was the FIRST modification, which
bad augury } was rebutted, aud repeal
led; and new duty on certain articles &C
commerce exported from Great Br in sun
pled its place.-But the project was bad {;
spirit of deliberation obtained agents. : Of
whom the respectable Franklin was one }
were sent to England to adjust or contend j
the point : and in thsS meaa sims antipa,hy
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-08-21
SPANISH CONSUL S OFFICE.
BALTIMoRE. August is. 1910

a.
The undersigned Consul of II. c. M. Fer
dinand VII. hereby makes known, that the
following Royal Order has been officially
transmitted to him for its Immediate pub-
LEGATION. and that it NAV serve as a warning
| to all those whom it may concern.
ne council OF regency OF Spain and the
indies, in the name of his Majesty Ferdi
nand 9TH. being informed that the general
disturber OF Europe, .Nafioieon Bonahartc.
means to Introduce spies and emissaries in
TO the American possessions of Spain. and
that he had already sent some of them with
the perfdious design of creating divisions,
disorder and anarchy, with y view to avail
himself OF any disturbances his agents might
bring about in opposition to their legit
imdte government-slnce the remo.eness
OF those countries allows him not to sub
due them with his military bands.
II being known that the greatest part
OF MS SAID enhssaries, amongst whom there
are some denationatized Spantarcs assemble
and meet IN the United States of America
whence they proceed by land in disguise,
ana under various pretenceS into the pro
vince OF Texas, or otherwise ship them
selves tor Some other of the SAID Spanish
possessions. His majesty's government has
therefore resolved and here0y orders, THAI
no person, whether Spaniard or foreigner.
OF any nation or under any pretexs whatso-
ever, be admitted or permitted to land in
any of the ports of II M possessions afore
SAID. unless they are duly provided with
proper passports given bJ tie pubic func'
tionaries representing Ferdinand the 7th, at
he places or ports of their embarkatlon ;
which passports shall correctly and minute
ly designate the persons bearers thereof, and
the object or business that brings them there :
And the Vice"Roys. Captains General, Go
vernors and every other military or civil
authorities III the aforesaid dominions of the
king, are hereby ordered to observe this SO
vereign resolution aud Cause the same in
violably 10 be observed.
6nd should any OF the aforesaid emissa-
r'es or spies, by some of those subterfugcs
WHICH Cannot always be guarded against,
succeed IN getting into any of his majesty's
territ aries aforesaid, they shall be immedi
ately apprehended, summarily tried and pu
nished with death, without appeal, or wait.
ing tor the usual form of consulting his ma
Jesty; and every such vessel which shall
have conveyed said emissaries, together
with the whole OF her cargo, shall be iInme-
diately conhscated, without regard to her
flag or nationality, and will apply to all YES
sells having on board persons not provided
Win the requisite passports as aforesaid,
although they be natives of the said domi.
mons OF Spain.
Which royal order is hereby made pub
iic, that no person, whether Spaniard or
foreigner, may plead ignorance thereof as
1t VIII not avail hem every necessary mea
sure having been adopted to insure the
strictest observance and Immediate execu-
ton of the same
B. BERNABEU.
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A . y
ASEcDoTE Of Mr. j. Randolph. The
.uitor or the Aurora. after mentioning Mr..
Madison's denomination of the rule of Sc /:
tne pamphlet which "was laid ON the Ia
Dies OF the me,abers of Congr,ss. in 1906.
says: - we have referred TO it before we
nave IL now before Us. but the writer of this
article, read it at the time with the advan
tase ot the notes of Mr. Randolph, writ.
ten OH the margin; this was several DAYS
before the speech of Mr. K on the floor of
congress, 5,h March, 1905" in which he
says:
nave NOT read the book for discovering on
h first leaf The question gwen u, / threw Il
Asldr and read no more ~ T."
Tins is an extract from a speech which
the writer of this article heard Sielfyered.
aud from which fearing. he ceased TO re-
sPect man VINO couil IN the face OF Con-
gress, in a few short seconds. utter a pre.
meditated lie, abandon sacred princip,e
of public right. &c
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-08-21
August 81

pY virtue of decree of the Superior court
NJ OF Shancery, for the Richmond district,
pronounced on the 21st September, 1909, be-
tween James Covan assoc OF James Inns oh.
and John b. VIM and Frances his wife, del rs.
VIII be sold to the highes, bdGer for ready
money, On Tuesday the 11th of September ne 1t.
at the dwelling house of Jesse Puryeac, between
me hours OF one and three O'Clock, the tract
OF l. q - ~hereou the said Puryear no W lives
And at the Mill commonly kno wn by Ihe name Of
W'nn's Mill, which adjoins the shc land, he
tween the hours Of 3 and S O'Clock, M ths
one undivided third part OF the said mil seat.
fARKE GOODALL, Sheriff
: Of Hanoper County, and Commas :oner.
august 81 ep3ug
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HE Suisse iber, hv virtue ofa deed of tr,Iss
y from Mathew Brown, bearing date 3lst
OF January lSp7r wall self ready monty, at Eli
Jan Gsrth's Tavern, IN he town OF Ctsrlotts.
v'ilc, on Monday the Sid day of Sept 1910 it
beng Ai'emsrie c;,urt day, tract of valu,,le
NORTH Gnyder Land, lying in the county OF A;he-
marie On the voters % Hnd%Are. it beng Inc
L-nd whereon the said nrGwn now res,d, 81 for
merry sheppard ) quarter about nc third Of his
LAM is now cleared and in good farming order,
with sufhcionCy Of good Tobacco and meadow
land pow TO clear; the Improvements are . good
famed Barn e heuses for the accommo.,,ion
OF small isroily it lies good neighnornood :.
about SIX niles from captain Cock wheat n,,!l
snd about 20 miles from Milton, Warren and
scots landing, on James River. Poss sson will
be gwen as soon as Mr.. Brown can finish his
crops now growing, with the privilege of seetiu,g
wheat and rye, in the proper seasons title
to The Same will he conveyed the purchaser on
the day Of sale, by
DABNEY MINOR, Trustee.
August u. ep4T
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Foreign
IMPORTANT.

BosToK, Aug 1O.--By the fast sailing
ship Plato, capt. Harris. which has arrived
at dem, from Tonningen, in 43 days
the following copy of New Decree issued
by the Danish Government mas been Ieceiv
ed. Vessels which arrived after its date
were not allowed to break bulk, and priva
teer was Stationed to give notice. No Seiz.
ure5 but apprehensions kept the markets
down The Danish Government was beliey-
ed friendly, but could not resist the wishes of
higher powers, to whom we are indebted for
all favors of this kind.
THE DECREE.
In order to prevent all smuggling trade
to be apprehended by the abuse of the A
mercan flag, between the Island of Hel,eo-
land. occupied by the enemy, and the
neighboring ports of Tohnngen and Hu
sum, His Majesty the king has been pleased
to order:
That from tie time this present Roval
Order shall be published and made known
at founngen and Husum. and until fur
Their Orders. no ships bearing the Ameri-
can flag shall be permitted 20 enter in said
ports and 10 discharge their cargoes here.
but such shall be ordered away wi hout
breaking bulk.
This Royal Order is herewith made known
to all whom it may concern for due obsery-
ance of the same,
Royat SchieStuie H9istein
f Cha. e %, coAe"hage". {
(Signed)
Mosting, Eggers, Jansen, Jeuaen, Rolhe
Hanniericks, Sizes.
. Schr. Cesar, tor Gotten6urg, sailed in CO.
with the Plato
The passengers in the Plato report that
all American vessels at Stein were Seoues
tered.
A Newport ship at Stralsund, and about
$4,000 dollars value Of the CARGO of ship
Mount Vernon, of Salem, were sequester.
ed. The cargo was on shore, had been
sold, but was returned on Captain Fiint's
hands
No account Of any seizure or sequestrati-
on at koningsburg, but it was reported they
would not be allowed to sell there.
The Danish government was believed
friendly to American commerce, but could
not resist the wishes ofhigher powers. The
warning American vessels not to enter port
(Which prevents the risk of seizure and Sc
questration) was considered the best service
the king could perform.
At Hamburg were only about % city
troops body of French we're to- march in,
as is frequent, to squeeze out a new contri~
button Of clothing &c
1t was said at Hamburg June 81, that the
Ameriean property at Koninsgburg. Stetiu
md Stralsund was sequestered but q pas
'euger says, that the inten ION being known
some days before hand, most of the property
vas got off
ShPwreSks.--MF. Cabot, supercargo o
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the Factor. of Boston. wrote his brother At
Giuckssadt. from Pillau. under date Of last of
May. that the Factor had been driven !.
shore IN gale ot wind. but a part of her car
go saved and that two DAYS before, i'm a
gale, snip went on shore. and her cargo was
wholly lost; and 1t was reported in Hamburg
10 nave been Salem copper bottomed ship,
loaded with pepper.
letter from Stralsund, dated June 10.
says -" The present government of this
place have srqucstered all American and
other foreign property in Swedish Pome
rama Ihis measure took place few
days since and Immediately after the ar.
rival OF French Consul wno had orders
to offer to the Swedish government, the
alternative OF sequestration or French ar
my.
fortunately the amount OF American
property here. is not very considerable. The
cargoes that had arrived, were mostly sold,
at good prices. and delivered"
Letters from Stralsund, of June 10, state
'hat alt american property, in that place, as
wen as honingsburg and Stein. have been
put under sequestration. American vessels.
tnat Could. were quitting all the ports of Swe-
dish Pomerania.
n letter from gentleman at Hamburg to
ms friend in Salem. dated June 10, saws !:
Accounts have this day reached us, tina.
sequestration of American property has
taken place at Stralsund, Stetin and Kon-.
ihgsonrg, by the new French, consul appoint
ed TO that district. All the Salem vessels
were so fortunate as to escape tie Iron
grasp. except Captain H Flint. who, was
at otraisnnd It has excited considerable
alarm among those ~ho are in Holstein !;
and the tardy and uncertain manner in
which business is done, makes every ones
situation truly painful have had an unu
sua' share oftrouble and difficulty: my goods
nave been sold and twice returned on my
hands.
,."' There is be a change in the civil and
military establishments here. The Ham.
onrgh troops are to be disbanfed. except
20, and French troops are to do the duty. -
There has lately been renewal of the old
demand. by the French which has never
been paid, OF 1900 600 mares banco per an
num-"
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Prom The United States Gazette.

A & are two travellers. who start from
the same place, called by their business in dill.
teFent directions, but designing eventually to
meet travels at the rata Of three miles an
hour, Is at five proceeds 5. 70 L. hour %
minutes, rests 40 minutes, then N. 5 E. 9 hours
resting 30 minutes, then in course to meet with
b. b travels from the starting place s. 80 w
hours, rests 10 minutes, then N SO w. hour
40 minutes, rests hour, then N 100 e. hour
~ minutes, rests Is minutes, and then N 800
E. uii intersected by A Required, the course
and time A must travel from Ills last starting
place to fall in with The above question
Is ut no ordinary kind, and is well WORTHY the
attention Of the lovers of Mathematical truth ("
PROTECTOR
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FROM TONNINGEN.

n letter from Consul Forbes, received at
Boston, dated at Tonniugen 18th June. saws
-" We have this moment the IMPORTANT
news That this port and Husum are shut by
order OF the king of Denmark think the
measure is nothing more than warning
anu u"Ger all circumstances, very pro
per and friendly proceeding--far better
than to encourage An accumulation of nro.
perry, which they have not the power to
protect"
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Anobie lord late asked member of OBJ
position. -" What length of lease his friends
proposed to grant to the present administra
ION '"-----'' With So great an upholder wno
can prescribe limits! was the answer
The peer rejoined, What do you PIC
sumo o cali the duke Df---an uphDis,e
rer -" No; / d. not cali INN au upn.l
sterer; bui must allow me TO cuisid,
nm As avery extraordinary cabmet ma
ker"
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New YORK, August IS.
LATEST FROM LISBON.

LIN Id FROM LISBON.
hy the brig Charles, As days from Lisbon.
we have received the following verbal intelli
gence, viz -
That the French armies under Gems. XII.
herman and Bernier, were advancing towards
Ialiicia-Lord Wellington's head quarters
were at Ceiorico, the remainder of the army
at Gunida, Francosa and Pinhel. The or
oers OF the 22d inst. were for the soldiers tn
retain only one shirt each, and to send all the
heavy baggage to Coimbra. Exclusive of
the army nnder Lord Wellington, 5000 men
were at Portoalegre, commanded bv General
Hiil IN the whole about 20 000-regular Por-
Suguese and English troops, beside militia.
1 ne army under Gen. Hill was becoming
Jealous. OF the movements OF part of the
French army commanded by Gen Pegnier
who was advancing by the way of Albu-
querque with about Is 600 men. On the 18th
and 2Oth inst the French made incursions
near BddaJoz, and succeeded i'm Carving off
all the cattle IN the way. Gen. Massena',
mead quarters, were near Ciudad Rodrigo
which place was invested by the French.
but no attack had been made {: il appearioe
to be their intention to force capitu ation fy
famine, in which It was probable they would
succeed, the city beitg in want of every ne
cessary, and would probably fail in few
IL
follows near Ciudad Rodrigo. under Mas
sena, 80 600 on the frontiers of Gallic,a
20 600; in the vicinity of Badaioz Is 600 un
der Regnier, and about the same number
under General Laborde. The English were
destroying the harvest wherever they re-
treated.
There were five lines of defence between
Lisbon and the English army, in the whole
more than 1000 peiees of Cannon The En-
glish have SIX men of war, and from q "a
400 transports. laying in the Tagus and at
Oporto, which were kept in constant readi
ness for the embarkation OF the troons ia
case OF a repulse line of I'eIegraphs
was erected by which intelligence of ;he ar
my on the frontiers could be conveyed tolls
bon in three hours. Deserters from the
French army were almost daily arriving at
Lisbon. -Ozer .ddv.
BY the Niagara from Rio Janeiro, we learn.
that the Prince Regent was very much pleas
ed at the arrival OF Mr. Stump er, the Ame-
rlcan minister, and that he made a present
OF, 1000 acres OF Land TO Mr. Pintard. the A
mefican Secretary, and Mr.. Bach, the on
~ American merchant at chat place.
We learn from Portugal, by the brig
Charles that the English have from 10 400
transports at Lisbon and Oporto, in contInu..
al readiness to embark their troops IN case
OF defeat. The inhabitants OF Lisbon are
very sanguine of success. All the Young
men in Portugal are kept under arms most
OF them are well clothed. and appear dis
posed to dispute every inch Of ground with
the enemy. The last news received at Lis
oon from Spain represents the cause of the
Patriots as having gained many advanta-
ges'
inc article OF tea, FOR the London mar
ket alone gives employment to about 5000,
VOo OF me ChInese population, and to 5000
TONS OF Eng ish shipping, besides adding 900
900 annually, to the revenue of Great Bri
tain.
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Erfraefef another letter fem Hayanna dd
ted Juiy SUfh.

Don Manuel Rodriguez Aiemanny Pena,
IN conformity with his senle',ce, was execui
ed this morning, very much pi,ied by all The
citizens. He.w young man of 90 years
OF age, native. OF Mexico, and very gem
'eei family, He left ms own country in com
pany with signior Arasza, late viceroy of that
Kingdom, who II appears poisoned the unfor
tunate young mans mind"
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SOLUTION:

BY the ordinary Tables Of difference of Lat
tude and departure, find that the last station o.
b, where he resls ID minutes, is $. o9o 49, W.
of A, il miles 1908 wards Also by the terms
o! the question, = is found 10 start from his las,
station, one hour and IS minutes before B
leaves his last station. Therefore the question is
reduced TO the construction of Triangle oil
which the base is known, one of the angles al
the base and the ratio of the sides that is, Il
De called one Of the sides, the other side will
be Sy