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$50 heres of Land,I

of which upwards of two hundred abound
with frewood, and the whole, from its
proximity to Manchester, being but one
mile distant, must be annually rising IN
vaIue. 1t IS a most desirable residence
for genteel family, uniting the conyeni-
ences of both Town X Country, without
the disadvantages of either. As the SUBJ.
seriberis DESTROYS of making speedy sale,
a great bargain may be had by an imme..
date application to
JOHN MAYO.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-09-04
7racf of Land,

wberson the said Mayo resides, cohtain..
ing one hundred acres, more .r less, as
particularly described in said deed.
JOSIAH SMITH, Trustee.
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BALTIMoRE, august %.
MR.. MORIER.

As Mr.. Pinkncy was ordered to-
quit England, in case the British 60
vernmeut should send out person of
no higher character than charge DIES
affaires; as Morier was detained In
consequenee,--and after some delay
set out again; it Improbable that he is
furnished with two or three sets OF pa.
pers, as well as instructions.-Ana
MIR. Pinkney has thus been enabled to
attend more cattle shows in England,
pay more homage to the British, and
KY to break open more intercepted
dispatches 20 our government from
Franre,-to quiet and crafty our inn
placable enemy! t Putting all these
reasons together, and considering the
passive quality of our administration
lit is inferred, that MIR. Morier pos
sesses the mighty power :" to receive
and discuss propositions" We may
lock for another volume OF swords" at
Washington.
t Time may throw some light on
this business.
O! my amost noble marquis of
Wellesley" leok here upon my instruc-
tions-just received from Washington.
l am desired forthwith to deliver my
papers to Charge des AGaircs, and
repair to America, if you Send per-
son Of inferior grade,.tQ hter Thu
ther. l do no. like Old En-.
gland--So, ifyou ard friend, alter
the diplomatic tisIe Of Mr.. Morier.
Any thing win amuse the felix's at
Washington; all they want is a tolera.
bic excuse.
Surprising such an abject scene as
the foregoing,--what can Americans
think Of their "noble minister %
Time will dsvelope this too.
Wing.
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TOR SALE-That beautiful situaion
II near Manchester. called
BUCK HILL,

which for he aithiness, excellent water, and
fine. extensive prospect, is not exceeded by
any place inthis Neighbourhood. Its ele-
walton ~ such as TO command an entire
view Of the City of Richms nd, and the adj
jacent Scenery. 1t has been long noted
for an uncummonly early and productive
Garden, and good fruit. There are ABOUT
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-09-04
FOR THE ARGUS.

The resignation of king Louis will
not occasion much surprize. He
seems to be a man of that C middle,
compound charaeter," described by
Iuuius. Without firmness enough to
resist a bad action, he has sensipility
enough To be ashamed Of it. He APP
pears willing TO enjoy the royal fruits
OF Napoleon's usurpations, yet wishes
to escape the odium of his arbitrary
regulations.-But, who is it that re-
fleets and commiserates the Holland
ers ? By imbecile councils the Dutch
sunk themselves from the first frank of
commercial states, to the servile grade
of caterers for British mercantile Gu.
Pidity.; and thus laid the, foundatio
'cf their present niseries.-Are zve not
treadinS IN the track of the Dutch /!
Have we not abandoned all actual re :
sistance of the policy of England |!
Do not our merchantmen sail under
British convoy? And, what is our
present minister in London, but an a
gent tocarryour unavailing complaints,
in style of servility, to the foot of the
British throne?
In all we say of American degrade
ton, we especially exculpate the Pre-.
,ident of the United States. We
know him to DE noble in his senti-
ments just in his conceptions, and
resolute in his purposes But who is
match for the perpetual contrivances
of cunning ? Who can guide success
fully the vessel of state with legisla..
ture vitiated BY ignorance, knavery,
and passion! Who is it, that cab at
all times prevent himself from being
cheated by the multitude Of Office hum
ters, intriguers, and political charla-
tans, that surround and press upon
him When the people shall purge
the Congress of the detestabie blctche s
which have of late years stained it
the virtue, the intelligence Of Madi.
son will illumine it to some purpose.
But the application of the intellectual
light of that exalted man to the mass of
the present congress, would be like
applying FIRE TO wet straw :: the smoke
would be intolcrable and when the
flame did fully appear, every thing
would be consumed in an instant.
The people have given us most ex-
cellent President why will they net
comPlets the work by supporting him
In the election of congenial Legislators
I d u -. e. H
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-11-23
From tie Evening Po st.
LATEST IRON THE SEAT OF IVA

LATEST PROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
Captain Forbes, of the brig SyIph, arrived
here yesterday m rning, in 25 days from Lisbon,
left there 7tii of October, and has brought Por
tuguese papers to the Oh, containing the la
test intelligence from the seat of war. Capt.
F. states, that there had been no fighting since
the battle of the 28th September, the oficia,
account of which we published yesterday
That the English in that battle had the advan
tage, but that 1t was by no means decisive. Al
other more bloody battle WAS hourly expected,
which would decide the fate ofthe country.
The English and Portuguese were in high
spirits. but were taking every precaution 20
secure retreat, IN case of reverse of for
tune. An Embargo was laid on all vessels
in the port of Lisbon, to take place on the
9Th. in order, as was supposed, to secure
shipping to carry off such of the inhabitants
and their effects as might wish to leave Lis
bon, if the English forces should be defea
ted. General komana, with IA 600 Spanish
troops had formed a junction with Lord
Wellington, and Masscna had been joined
by Regnier from Badajoz with 10 GOO men.
The armies were within % miles oil Lisbon,
and the advanced guards within miles OF
each other. The French were in want OF
provisions and every thing for their com
fort, and we're about to risk every thing on
the expected battle. for unless they could
gaia some advantage over the combined for
ces in few days, their situation will be such
that they could not avoid total defeat
The English Admiral had addressed note
to the merchants and other citizens of Lis.
bon, informing HEN, that as necessar y
precaution, the feet under his command
were making preparations for the worst
that could happen. That in ease the En- !.
eisb army should be defeated, vessels would
De provided, to remove them and their eff.
fects Assuring them at the same time
that ne did not apprehehd any danger, as
every thing thathsd yet happened was favo-
rable to the English.
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and lord Wellington is falling back TO his
strong entrenchments on the line of defence
intended to cover the capital between Villa
Franco and Pen;che--no doubt is enter
tanned OF the favorable issue of battle
fought at those positions. from the great 10
cal advantages of the combined army oi
coarse, we are under no apprehensions in
Lisbon, which is at al! events lit would an
pearl intended to be kept posse ssion of"
LISBON. Oct. 5-By the inclosed Ga
sette, you will perceive. that very smar,
action took place at Busaco on the Goth and
2!th ut. IN which the Portuguese, contrary
to the opinion of intelligent persons, contuc.
ted themselves most intrepidly, and repuls--
ed the French with the bayopet with great
slaughter Their steadiness & determined
Conduct in this affair has Inspired the great
est confidence in the people; and although
the head quarters of the army are at Malta,
abouts2o miles hence, not the least uneasi
ness prevails, and every thing is perfectly
quiet. Since the battle of the 9th the enc
my made ar attempt to turn the left wing of
the combined army, aud thus by bold
push to, get between it and Lisbon, but i'm
TINS they were foiied by the active vigilance
OF Lord Wellington, who. BY prompt and
rapid retrogade movement. thwarted their
Intentions, in which, if the French had sue
ceeded, they would have been enabled to
occupy the immensely strong chain OF bat
teries the British have erected from the
Tagus across to the Sea, and thus have made
themselves master OF this place by a fine
maD9uvre.
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and to report thereon to cur Director Gene


LONDON, October IS.
The letters received by the Gottenburg
mail, communicate great variety Of inter
esting matter.
Several Hundred vessels were wing a,
Gottsnbu'g ard other ports. the mas ers
OF which we're prevented from proceeding
to their destinations by the terrors of sci
cure and coDhscation. There was hardly a
port IN the Baltic in which a French con-
sui was not stationed. A person in that
character was daily expected at Gotlenburg
60 superinte,sd the trade Of that port, and
see that the continental system was followed
Several applications had been recently re-
fused Tor ships to proceed to konningsberg
aud other Prussian ports, for fear they should
be exposed to cou6scation.
In consequence of he persevering inter.
cession of the agents OF the Freuch Emper-
or. the Danes had conceded so far to their
opportunity, that 500 of their troops were
TO be admitted into Zealand progressively.
until the whole force intended to be convey.
ed to Sweden, should have passed through
the Island ard it is added. that under no
pretence whatever, more than the 500 spe
cified, should at any time remain in the ter
Iitory.
The late king Of Sweden was at Mcneil on
the 18th ult. it was said, on his way to Fin
land, through Russia. to endeavour to ex
cite movement in his favour. A letter
from koningsberg. of the 2Ssh last, states.
that he had hired a boat at Pillau, for the
purpose FLEEING conveyed to Sweden but
that his Intention was discovered and he
was arrested by the police officers when
about to embark it is added, that he was
immediately sent offunder strong guard
to Riga.
The safety of Mungo Parke. is said, is
ascertained by the arrival of the ship Mary
Anne, Clifton. at Plymouth, from Senegal.
Accounts TO the 10th of August had been
received at Senegal mention, that M. Parke
had been at Tombuctoo in the latter end of
May. This enterprisiug traveller had been
seriously indiSposed, and much disabled in
constitution.
MIR. Cooper. the New York manager. be-.
ing apprehepsive that Mr.. Cooke would
give him the slip. proposed to him the day
after be had made his engagement, to go on
board the Columbia, and drink good WOW
age IN can of grog. Cooke, who was pi
ven TO understand tina. the vessel would not
sail for some days. accepted the invitation ;
but the glass had scarcely begun to go round
when the vessel weighed anchor and put to
sea.
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Extracts Of letters.
{" LIssoN. Oct. 4, 1871

With regard to our market, il continues
pretty much the same as heretOfore--Flour
is steady and in regular demand, grain fetch
es goud price as well as rice
q" You have here with Lord Wellington
official account ct the battle of the 27th ult
between his army aud the French under
Massena; 1t is supposed the total loss of the
latter exceeds 5000 men in killed, wounded,
Stc.----They are. however, so numerous,
hat notwithstanding the strength, (Which
is daily Increased by reiuiorcements from
England, Cadiz. SIc) and good disci r
pline Of the English anc Portuguese troops,
ihat they had moved forward, and ia
ken possession Of Co.mbra, Figuera, &c.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-11-23
Erom fhe M 800 Gnrelte.

Lisbon Gdzettes Of the 9th of October,
state, that ciiciaI accoun had been re-
ceived from Lord Wellington, dated Leira,
the 81 October. His Lordship preserved
his situation at that place bur it did not ap.
pear that the French had yet advanced
towards Coimbra. On the Sd, the French
occupied the mountains between Mondago
aad Vogga. They left no troops at BeiGa
Alta. Their communication was actually
cut oh, AS well by The Spanish peasantry,
as The militia corps, under the orde,s of re
neral bucellaf and those of Silyeira. -
he French were not only IN want Of pro
Visions but military stores, and they must
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-11-23
sAlrIMoaE, November ID.
--LATEST FROM CHEAT BRITAIN.
BY the -sca- Heard, IYkife, tn % days
from Heifh in Ncoficrd

BY the 'sca-, Heard. IYkife, tn % days
| from Leith in scotland.
We have been politely favored by the ow
ner of the schr. Hazard. with London
paper ofthe 18Th and Lei;h paper of the
18th Oct. from which we make TIE follow
| ing summary.- Leith
paper ct the 18th, contains London dates
one day later than by the arrival at New
York.
All the vines and cotton within IL miles
OF Mount Vesuvius were destroyed on the
18th Sept. by volcanic eruption. Every
thing else within 8 or 10 miles was also de
stroyed. The lava in some places was 100
feet deep.
n tax was about to be imposed i'm Sag
ony on colonial produce to be in operation
on the 9Th Oct. of s 100 on every hundred
weight OF Indigo; 100 on the same guam
tIty OF cotton. and S SO on every cwt. of
coffee and sugar.
Accounts at Leith state. that constant
skirmishing had taken place between the
French and allied armies from the Goth to
the Goth Sep. and prior to.the more gene
raj battle in the different assaults the
French loss is.s,a,ed at 1000 killed, a Gen.
(Simon) So officers and $50 privates pri
soners. the loss of the Anglo-Lusitanians
1906 killed, wounded and missing. Not.
withstanding the boast of Lord Talavera he
IS confessed to have retreated to the left of
the Mondego. and Coimbra was expected
would fall into Massena's hands.
The Fleet in the Scheldt was expected
shortly to put to sea.
The long negotiation between Mr.. Mac
kenzie and the French government is bro !.
ken pff the British refusing to accede to
the French proposals which were that in
exchange tor every three thousand French.
the English were to receive 1000 English,
1000 Portuguese and 1000 Spaniards.
The French fleet in the Scheldt, consists
of 10 ships of the line, 8 frigates, IA ABRAMS
and % gun boats.
The celebrated Maurice Margaret is said
to be on his return from Botany Bay.
FUNDS have been sent under A S rope es
cort, by Bonaparte, to Madrid for the dis.
charge OF all arrearages due the French
armies.
| The French have been dispossessed of
Caiatayand, small fortified place 81 miles
from Saragossa.
| More troops are to be sent to Portugal to
assist Lord Wellington in running away
from Massena.
A riot took place in Dorchester Castle
between the French prisoners and abon,
10 Germans and Swiss. who had enlisted
into the British service, out of prison-m;i;
tary AID was called in for restoring order
which was done without blood she'd
The ex-king of Sweden, count Gottorp
had SO far effected his escape TO the English
fleet as to be putting of in a boat when he
was fired upon by he guards, the comman.
der OF whom informed him that his order.
were to suffer him to return to GERMANY n,
to go into Russia. but by no means to suffer
nm to pass into Sweden or go on board the
English feet.
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From az Edinburgh haher receivcd at hi,
office:

LONDON, Oct 18Th the recent at
tack made upon the allied army in the Ser
IA de Busaco, almost the whole of the French
army, consisting of the divisions of Nev
Isnot, and Mortier, to the amount of 70 600
men, were under arms; only IS 900, however,
were engaged in the attack. The British
ana portuguese under arms amounted to no
more than $4,000, of which but comparative
ly small part was engaged Our line ex.
tended no less than eight miles.
MasScHa directed the operations In person.
and was conspicuous throughout the whole
affair. The different Marshals were at the
head OF their respective divisions The
French could not bring their artillery 10
bear, and such OF their guns as were bro't
into action, were but indifferently ser.
we'd. The British artillery did much exc.
Cutim.
From the 18th to the 9th there had been
Continual skirmshng, in which the British
troops had uniformly the advantage. The
battle of the 9th lasted four hours. After
the battle, Massena sent in flag of truce
to request permission to bury his dead. The
request was refused; but theyrkye ere buried
by the British. Besides the prisoners which
we have already stated to have been taken,
great number of the wounded have fallen
into our hands. A flag of truce with money
and other articles for General St Simon,
was sent to the British head quarters short
ly after the battle.
During these operations, the Portuguese
villages were uniformly abandoned, and e.
very thing that could be serviceabie to the
enemy was destroyed. The British army
was abundantly supplied with every neces-
sary, and was in excellent health and spi.
rits.
We are concerned to mention that letters
have besn received from Bombay, commu
nicating the melancholy intelligence of two
officers, in the suite of General Malcolm,
having been treacherousiy murdered by a
Turk near Ispahan. The Embassy, which
was only about eighty miles from the capt.
tai of Persia, on the 24,h OF Nav, was
expected to make its entry with great
pomp and solemDity on or about the list of
June.
Lucien Bonaparte is, It is said. TO be al
lowed to continue his voyage to Anne ica.
and that orders have been sent from the Ad
miralty TO afford him the Necessary convoy
thither.
n treaty Of peace was lately concluded
between the Portuguese government aud the
Dey OF Algiers The former, however. he
ing unable to fulfil one of its principal and
most Interesting stipulations, has published
an address, requesting voluntary subscrip
tiou ior the ransom of the Portuguese slaves
at Algiers.
"Consols Sc 4-omnium 3.s dis.
count"
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lhgat with those they brought With them.
as they could get no supplies.
An Intercepted letter from Massena to
Berthier. is published in the Lisbon papers
II plainly hints at the distress OF his army
by sickness. desertion and want of supplies
IL also contains much abuse OF the English.
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The ship Sally, captain Scott. with r.,
neral Armstrong. family and so passenoers
on board, for New.York, has put into New
London, in 50 days passage from Bordeaux
WIN loss OF rudder. The sally sailed from
bordeaux, October 9, where the news of
tne battle in Portugal had been unfavo.
raoly reported, aud that Junet had bees
sent to Paris for trial Cd acc cunt q nisa
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vent OF i,s goins into operation. ,whe-
Their Great Britain will withdraw or
not is question on which it is inpos-
sible to offer any thing but conjecture.
Her policy towards the Cn.red States
has been consistent in but QUE feature,
uniform hos,iliy. Whether the occu-
patton ofthe portion of Florida claim
ed by the United States under the
Louisiana convention NAV have any
elect on the course pursued by the
British ministry is not known. 1t is
rot only possible but highly probable
that the friends of the British govern
ment in this country, ever active in pal
iiating the conduct of that government
and crimina.ing its own, will seize
with avidiiy on this act of the execu.
tive OF the United States in the event
OF a refusal on the part Of Great
Britain to withdraw her order and
blockades infringing our neutral rights.
:" The Bank has again been refer
red--ita fate is doubtfui--I think,
however it will fail.-ResoIutions on
the subject Of Gen. Wilkinson are again
introduced and referred.-We shall
soon havethe Yazoo before us also-rhe
Batture we are clear of.-Mr living
sston This suit notwithstanding has ta-
ken possession of il, and according to
the fashion of the times issued pro.
clamation."
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WAsn1NcToN Cry, Dec 90. ?

The following article is extracted from tb.
Boston Centinei of Dec. IL.
"INrEREsrINo.--It is stated from an an.
tnentic source, that the Spanish Minister in
Washington has dispatched a cutter to CaAx to
communicate 10 the Spanish Regency and Con.
gressJ the measures which President MApIsox
has taken for the invasion and occupancy of
WeSt Florida From the SPIRIT which the Snan.
isl Congress has exhibited on other subjects
ii is not improbable they will take This invasion
OF their territory in dudgeon and will pass acts
in retaliation Injurious 10 the commercial in.
terest OF the United States in territories under
their jurisdiction"
From a consideration of the source
from which we derive this article. is
may be considered a sort of demni-ofsi.
cial notice, from whom we cannot say {;
for who the " Spanish minister In FOR
out of Washington" is, we know not.
Il is remarkable with what comp!a-
cency this articl= contemplates the
"Spirit" exhibited by the Spanish Con-
gress. which seems to aft rd she patri.
otto editor additional gratiGcstion from
the hope that it NAV be induced to a.
dept "acts in retaliation injurious to
the commercial interest of thy. United
States" 1t is to be hoped that The
Spanish authorities will display more
prudence than to suffer themselves to
be induced by their double-dealing al
lies to engage in SO ABSURD and i'll judg-
ed an undertaking "a retaliation on
the commercial interest of the United
States. 1t would be contest ia which
they could experience nothing but dis
conhture.