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The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-24
GDs Gnqutrer.
RICHMOND, SEPTEMBER "a. 1871.
FOR THE ENQUIRER.

The following are the observations made
upon The Comet. since my last: .;
'. Sunday, 18th September, half past seven
or toht
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PKiN FIN g,
OF AWAY DEscRlgf1oE, EEA rLY RxEouTEi
- AT .THIS OFFICE
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COMMUNICATION.

DIED on he 8,h lpsg a, Smitbfield, in the
18th year of her age, Mrs Martha X Icy, the
consort Of b d. Henlsy, tser. of that place.
In the death of this young and estimsble Be.
ing, we have striking instance of the mutable
character of human felicity, and the awful uncer.
tsinty OF the brightest earthly prospects Sur
rounded by all the appendsges of worldly hap
pness-Possessed ola cultivated mind, an ami
able disposition. and heart replcte with good.
ness-she was admired by her scquain,ances
beloved by her friends, and sdored by Hus-
band sensible Of her excellence and worthy Of
her virtues.
" Harmonious concord Gid their wishes bind:
"TDeir studies, pleasures, taste the SANE"
Winter hailed their union, Spring smiled on
their love, and Summer promised to perpetuate
Their happness--bit the first eeeting year oi
their domestic felicity was not permitted to be
completed ~
Z" Death cane remorseless on, and sunk her
TO the tomb
90 fatal, fatal stroke !r- v"
THAT all this pleasing fabric LOVE Lad
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4 MILLIGAN' Prize List Of the Potomac
@ and Shenandoah Navigation Lottery. 27th
day Of drawing, Sept. %.
No. 1884 prize Of S 1000
8 prizes of 80 S each.
8 90
SO IL
go 10
Gam ofthe Wheel this day, 2,202 s.
Total gain of the Wheel 1852 s
a The very faw Tickets that remain unsold,
may be had by immediate application to Joseph
Milligsn, Bookseller, Georgetown, or to Ro-
bert Gray, bookseller, A,exandr;a.
Present price Of Tickets yixteen dollars, but
W II shortly be advanced.
Sept. "a. 1t
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From the IN to the 2ist OF this month,
.h~ come, mas described an arch of Is de
,,rsrs---its orbit is inclined to the echptIc,
.sf nearty an angle OF 64o.--From the Yin
a the lien of sept. it passed over 80 20
"a ,ne rate OF so in twenty tour hours. A
present. IL moves ~ ith the velocity OF IL
Ia IN "a hours, having increased in It's We
iocny by Is minutes, OF Dy one hall oil IT.
ve!scit taxa first observed. From tliia
r,rcolns, luce We Nay sDsSr. thssthe corrse
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Diamond at D.am2nd or Cores
Us. Cores.
King Joseph has issued decree convo-
king the Cortes, from all Spain, to Burgos,
the capital of Old CASTLE, during Shis
month
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slY Virtue Of the last VIII and lea n
GB ofWm DandrIdge Claiborne, decd WIa
be sold to the Mghesf bidLer, at Public Auction,
t0n the premIses) on Monday, the DIST day OF
October next, that valuable PLANTATION
called CAHOkE, lying on Pamunky River, in
the County Of King Willsm Containing by
late survey, five hundred and eighty eight a.
crcs-ABd seventy one acres 10 separate
Tract, Rearly adjoining, all Of which is Wood
Land---There is on the first mentioned Tract, 3
good ORCHARDS, aud formerly Valuable
FISHERY, though Of late II has not been used
The Lands and Improvements will be shewn
by Mr.. Power, iv'ng on tte PREMISES At the
same time and place, viii be sold, all the stock
OF Horoeo, Cattle, Sleep and Hogs, the Fodder
snd Pia0tsl.O, Utensils, a few line-olooded
Vi AkES of an excellent stock, and tour MULE
COLTS.----A-Term Of sale will be made
known by
BURWEtL BAS5EIT, }
AND EreeatoTs
THOMAS IAYLpR. p
!, Sept. Z9r
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The N Y. Gazette asserts that the Dir
gus, Capt Lawrence, was at anchor at Bonn
bay hook, in Delaware Bay, on the lAth,
and that the report of her having lad an
engagement near Sandy hook, is not true
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g In one sad moment broke 4"
What Can sympsthisiug friendship say 80 sug-
gesi "a source of comfort in case Ike this Re.
lief is impossible. The impassioned pen Of the
mourning Lytteton might euiogize her virtues,
and cons scrste her memoFy--but Religion alone
can admin, iter comfort Tor her loss--thc pros.
Pect of Immortality may perhaps soothe ,he
grief which nothing earthly can ron5r1
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squadron off Dauphin Island The eortents
OF these dispatches were to demand from the
commandment here free passage for the u
nited States military stores, stating that il he
refused THIS demand they should force n ma -
sage, but should not fire on the Fort. unless
hred en-. The commandant replied, that he
had orders not 20 suffer any military stores or
armed vessels belonging to the United States
to pass, ard that he should obey his orders
II they attempted to enter Mobile river he
should fire into them !; but if they would 90 up
spanish river, they might pass upmolcsted /:
or they must wait until ne could hear from
the captain general of HAVANA. The ALI
gator returned this morning to the fleet with
the above answer, and expect to see some
sport here IN the course of 81 hours. The
women and children are all moving out of
,own' ana The men are at work erecting a
oat,ely below the Fort to rake the Gun Boats
as they come up the river.-No business will
be done here until the flag is changed, which
hope will DC in few hours
There are briggs, schooner. and 10
gun boats at Dauphin Island, about leagues
from this place."
oeaf OF 7var-I he town and fort of Mobile
is situated On the Western bank of the river
Oh the same name, which is one of the mouths
by which the Tombigbee and Alabama ri
yers discharge their waters into Mobile bay.
Opposite the Fort is low marshy island
formed by Mobile river. and an outlet, cali
ed by Lafen on his map Tensas ,fuer, which
empties into the bay three or four miles TO
the Eastward CT Mobile river; through this
island there appears to be several outlets
from the river to the bay, some of them APP
Parently OF considerable size. We are not
certain WHICH OF cheese is called Spanish III
Ter-out are inclined to think that the one
Lafon calls 'fensas is the enc alluded To by
the Spanish officer as that through which he
would permit the American squadron to pass.
III tins be the fact, tie American officers must
certainly feel themselves much indebted to
INN Tor informing them that he would rot
IRE at them as long as they kept OUT Of the
reach Of his cannon
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Pixies EXPEDITIONS.

A very interesting work, the Travels of
Col. Pike in the Louisiana country, &c. has
been lately published in Philadelphia, in
thick 8vo. volume.
The author has given a simple narrative
OF facts, in the form of journal and
when we reflect that he was soldier of
fortune, deprived Of the advantages of clas-
sical and scientific education-that in the
execution of his voyage, ne was astronomer,
surveyor, commander, orator, mcgee iator,
spy, guide and hunter /; often exposed to
hunger and cold, to bodily fatigue, and mcn-
tai anxiety, and that, without aid, he pre-
pared his work for the press, we are aston
ished az the performance, and know not
which to admire most, the heroic courage,
and perseverance of the soldier, or the dis
eliminating mind of the self-taught philoso-
pher. Nat intel
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From TIE Bos4oN PA7RIo4.
COMMUNICATIONS

The advocates Of England prove, and ap-
pear to triumph in the position" That En-
gland has right to cruise on our coasts
Agreed-And have we not right to cruise
on estr, ozyls coast and 10 rebel every abuse
g c9Rt7n2takIe'hfs, esfiecialy ofour o.vn rights
JronfSfHt7S We certainly have this priv
iege; and national honorand security require
its vigilant exercise. While John Bull claims
an exclusive right on the common high way.
we ought at least to claim and maintain at
the lannon's mouth. the right of passing and
re-passing, without interruption, the side
AJAX thar fronts our houses.
JOHN CoDLINE.
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NOTICE.

WHEREAS my wife Nancy M'Rae, has
withdrawn herself ofherown voluntary
will and accord, and without any just cause
known tome, from my bed and board, and is
now living upon her own establishment $pa-
rately from me; this is therefore to fore&arn
all persons from crediting her on my account,
as Will not be responsible for any debt OF
contract incurred or made by her.
JOHN M'RAE.
Goochland, July 10, 1911. (3t,)
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. Tutor Wanted.

WILL give liberal wages to Gentleman
of good moral character, who is 1ialified
to teach the Latin and English languages,
Geography & Arithmetic. He vii |be wan
ted about Christmas. shall be at the Springs
until the 10th of September, and during my
absence, application may be made to my bro
'.ther John Mi'lerof Gainesville who is full
-ly authorized to contract for me-
THOMAS MILLER,
OfPozohatan.
July 22d, 1911. (w5O
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Thirty Dollars Reward.


RUN AWAY from the subscriber in
HALIFAX county, Virginia, on the night Of
the 9TH inst. three slaves, viz. JACK, his
wife BETTY, and their daughter FANNY.
JACK IS a small mulattO man about s. or 10
yeafs of age, his hair inclined to be straight !;
he IS very sensible and an active 3od Gard
ner, hOstier and Carriage driver. Betty is
large mulatto woman, inclncd 70 be very
hesby and has pleasing ccnutcnancc when
spoken to she is between so and 50 years of
age and Fanny, mulatto girl, II or IS
years of age, very cross-eyed, has n plea
sing countenance and apt to smile bwhen
spckento she is low but stout al well
madc.-Jack carried with him tNO~bluc
coats turned up with buf', one Of which was
pUearly new, and number Of other clothes
betty and Fanny carried with them a
rumber of good clothes, not recoliected.
They will no doubt attempt 70 pass as free.
and probably viii be lurking about Rich
mord, where Betty has a Brother and her
mother living both Of them ass free her
brother calls himself John Hamb!eton. All
masters Of vessels and others are cautioned
against conveying away, OF in any way har-
bouring said slaves at their peril
will give the above reward If secured in
hny Jan so that i get them again, or ter
collars Tor either Of them. If brought home
sl reasonable charges will be paid in addi-
ben to tAe above reward.
JOHN WILSON,
Committee If
Isly aod, 1911. JANIS A oIEN GG
~ W.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-08-01
From WASHINGTON CITY, July so.
FLORIDIAN AFFAIRS.

1t was noticed some time since that YES
sci having some ammunition on board, bound
from New Orleans to Fort Stoddert, was
stopped at Mobile until it could lie ascertain
ed by the ccnimandant whether Gov. Folch
permitted her passing by that place. On
her return to Orleans, number of gun-boa.s
were dispatched from that port to escort her
up the Mobile River On their approach
ing Mobile an enquiry was made, whether
the ammunition would be suffered to proceed.
A peremtory refusal was given, and very
strong language, it is said, was used upon
the occasion. Much alarm had existed in
Mobile, and the general opininn was, that
the object of so great a force could be no.
thing less than to take possession of the fort
on behalf OF the United States. Great pre-
parations were made for defence, and the
women and children generally fled from the
town.
The western channel ofthe Mobile river
divides about two leagues above the town.
and the eastern branch of that channel Falls
into tfEb Bay out Of the reach OF the guns Of
the (6rt~ Some. Of the gun-boats were dis
paHhed9p Mis- branch, which is called Span
Isl RiXsfs and tiS Spaniards, imagining that
theProJcct ofpas sing by the town was aban-
Com rejoiccdSn- the success of their pro-
jected rssists<ce.
descending the western brauch towards the town.
That the object of the commodore in this movement
was by piacinga part Of his force in such SITUATION
as to giEe them complete command oftlsc fort, to
defend himself and protect the ammunition vessel in
IT'S attempt to ascend the river In the ordinary chan
mel On this council of war called, consisting
Oh eicht spanish officers, besides the commandment.
II is sad That they were equally divided on the ques
ton OF making further resisance but that the mea-
sure of giving permission 20 the American vessels to
pass was adopted on tho casting vote of the com
mandant 1t was certainly the only prudent course,
as little doubt was entertained that the guu-boats by
this Judicious arrangement, had it in their power
completely to demolish the fort
Whether the business will end here or whether
It may lead to more important consequences, il is
not easy to determine 1t is said that whilst the bu
sness was undecided COL Maxent, governor adj inte-
RIM OF West Florida, was about to visit Governor
Ciahorne at the mouth of the Pascagoa land is still
an opinion entertained &C MOBILIZE that the interview
VIII tke place. and that it will be Immediately fol-
'oWeu by the surrender OF that place TO the Ameri-
can government Little reliance however can he
placed on these coectures-buti it is certain that it
would be matter of no difficulty with the u States
to take possession of the country if they willedit
Nat. Int.
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coMiSINIcArIoN<


Thisfn4 Inning newborn male was found
drowneSm James riverE see the governors
proclamation in this Digs paper] nearly be-
tween MIS-. DavidSen's and the Richmond
jail. IheAnfant l~as tied up in short bag
not so long as pself; it appeared to me tbat
It's mouth and nose had been hard pressed by
the MURDERER, possibly to keep it from
CRYING. 1t was fine large child, its hair
light coloured, the offspring Of awhile woman,
or, rather monster in human shape II
IS not an easy matter for pregnant woman.
who IS come to her full time, delivered, and
the child found dead in the river, to hide her
lfirOm justice, if justice is not asleep to such
INDUSTRIOUS acts of barbarity. There Is no
woman in that state but has female acouaint-
anccs who well know her situation, they know
she is deiivered--and where is her infant p
MURDERED. Those who know any thing of
this wicked affair whether male or female are
as guilty rs the cruel mmdcrerif they do not
make every exertion they possibly can 10 find
out the mother and the murderer. If there
is not vigilapt search made by the Police to
bring the murderer or murderers 70 Justice,
so as to deter others from the like diabolical
acts, the next similar case will lie at the
doors Of the officers ofthe police I fear Rich
mond will miss her CARRINGTON.
In the reign ofJames the first OF England
but sixth of Scotland, in order to ngratiatt
himself in favor with his new British subjects
had taken resolution to pardon any one wht
was condemned TO death if they pctisicned
him IN time. One day, he and Buchanan
his tool, xere walking in the garden together
a petitio/ handed 10 the King from a mar
IN Newg& Wnder sentence of death for mur.
der, the King looked on it several times ane
seemed much troubled Buchanan enouircC
OF him the cause e his trouble the King an
swered, here is petition from a man nI.dc,
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You in the persuasion of your rcctitude, con.
Jure up the horrid image of bigotry and Inn
morality, and thus in the name Of God vib-
late his precePts. / Rave Thought proper to
say this much because | See the right hon: gem
tleman has assumed a higher tone IN biEotry
than he has ever done in politics: and must
further tell this intolerant minister, that it is
not III the declamatory tone of any bigotted
power to defraud my country of her civil
rights, orprevent her from obtaining her re.
lisious liberty he may have spoken eloquent
ly, hht though he has stated no reason to par
l:a4eht axains. my motion, lie has stated ma
ny EoodPfs WY he should not be the min
i S. Of Ap!e ltt0n, four fifths of which are
The Housabhen divided-Ayes ss-Noes
no. Majority IS.
Departed this life on Friday last, the le,h
Inst after lingering illness, in the 9th year
OF has age, Mr.. THOMAS ELLroTT; native
OF the lower part Of tins state, and for more
than 25 Yeas resident of this CITY, and a.
bout IS years member of the Baptist Socie-
ty: he was always at his post, and kept open
doors for the Preachers Of the Gospel, he is
| now gone to meet the rewards of his labors
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I'D OR moro

and if retained by batehelor an addition of one half
per CENT. on the above amount
Hr efFy clerk or book keeper, whose wages are
lesSthan twent3 pounds, the employer pays tax
of6esRalnd o b shilling and nine-pcnce
F2r every PLEASURE carriage drawn by two or more
hofsss nine pounds two shillings; for pleasure car
rasesdrpwn by one horse, four pounds eleven shil-
hogs besides the tax of one pound one shilling eight
pence, or ten sllinss the coach maker for every
carriage he sells.
For every horse, mare, geliing or mule, kept for
saddle or carriage, the several duties following:
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PHILADELPHIA, July .
COURT OF INQUIRY.

4 We learn from good authority, that the
vefPent, yielding at length to the repeat
4 deHa2$s OF Commodore Rodgers, have
! aerf court of inquiry to investigate his
4 conduct iiY the affair of the Little Belt. The
II SurNs toronvene at New-York
NJ 70. s. GAIL
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. VIRGINIA. ARGUS.
- X I C II NJ o W ID,
Il UR SDAY, AUGUsT 1881.

The British Packet Prince Earnest, with
dispatches from MIR. Foster, sailed from
New-York on the 23d ult.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-08-01
BRITISH TAyES.

The SHAMRo OK contains schedule ofpart the
taxes with which the people OF Great Britain and
Ireland are oppressed. We select from these tables
sufficient to give an idea OF their magnitude So
much is said now days in the praise of "THE
WORLDS LAST HOPE" as MIR. Pickering ludi-
crousy terms the British Isles, and of the frees,om
prosperity and Happiness Gifts inhabitants, that many
OF our citizens really imagine these fctons to be re-
alitles, and rather envy than commscratc the stug
ton OF that oppressed people. Our only motive IN
making this abstract is to wrong impressions
on this head, and by enabling our citizens to com
pare The taxes paid by American aud British sub
Ject y to appreciate the peculiar blessings whicl,
we eng And we can assure them, that on fair
investigation. 1t will be found that in every other
point of the contrast is equally great as in that
now under consideration.
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bstchclor.
For every race horse two pounds eight slll;ngs and
three pence.
:, For every greyhound one pouud one shilling and
three pence.
For every dog, whore the person keeps two or
Iqnrc~ten siings and ten pence. And six shiIlinrs
fnd eight pence for every dog whose owner does not
Spay E&Hrth or window tax.
LIN Sha,arock has promised a continuation Of
these az tales.
{. To bring PC subject home-One Of our common
karDers hfln bis dwelling SIX hcaifs, twelve win
Aw Iiglrs four male servants, and on his farm four
horses and two dogs. For these il England or Ire
land, he would have to pay The following taxes
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-08-01

NC oNedHeT-' MS business is now at
an end"
The cry of question here became very ge-
neral.
Mr. Gratfan rose. cit is necessary for me
TO trouble the house with few observations
on what has fallen from the Chancellor of the
Exchequer. lie has said that have chang
cd my intentions since last year on this sub
ject. He has totally mistaken and foully
misrepresented me. Ihave made no change .
l am more friend to the Catholics than he
to his MISUNDERSTANDING as he does. a
little paltry merchant, degrading and deba-
sing the concessions which are extortcd from
him. He has said that Doctor Miner is our
idol--it is ialsehood, and falsehood used
for the sake OF It's vulgar POPULARITY. He has
also imputed to me the assertion, that the
payment OF tythes on the part of the Catho-
hcs was against the canon of their religion !:
and that also is falschood Ineyer said any
thing lfSeit; and must state my cxccration
OF the imtACral rncfIristian declaration made
by him tkfRthe Catholics shouldbe the more
disquadihed the more they served. / know
re thinks so; and ] can only lament that he
should have made tins creed Of public robbery
an article ofhis faith. The wight hon. gentle.
man has SAID that he had M charge against
the Catholics: indeed Whv then does he
Wcapaciate them He may call his into,e-
rance BY what name he chooses, but he can
not alter the fact BY his false and artificial
phraseoloAp You have said, 1.-THE Catholic
will destroy the church"-That is the bur
then OF your speech, echo upon echo-repe-
titioD upon rcpctition-"I link, and Ifhi9k"
II know you do think, but you hliqk grossly
wrong, and you have gwen no proof OF your
thinking either theory orpractice, { Hear
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TORENT,

The upper apartments adjQin-
ing my bookstore. There are four good
rooms with fire place in each, andflarge
airy passages. Also good Ktch& and
cellar.-Possession may be,had Immediately.
S. PLEASANTS.
Aug. l.
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Valuable property for sale I'm
der deed offTrust.

BY virtue of deed of trust executed to the
subscribers on the 18th, day of June 1910, by
Garter Beverly, to secure sundry debts due
to VIM. M'Mechan and James p. Heath, of
the city OF Baltimore, enumerated in said deed,
which Is now of record in the General court
of Virginia, we will proceed to sell, in the
town OF Staunton, before the Tavern door Of
George Turner, on the 18th day of August
ne4, bNhe highest bidder, for cash, all nat
veEy va4ableProperty herein after descr.b-
II the Sal y Beverley's unsold land in Be-
versey Massf (after laying off George Pick
ners' allotments) supposed to be between 1000
and 1000 acres.
All the said Beverley's lands in the County
OF Bath, on the waters of Jackson's river, con-
tanning by survey 6,480 acres.
All his lands In Kenhawa county, contain
ing by patent $4,000 acres.
All his lands in Wythe county, lying around
the courthouse, containing 600 acres.
All his lands in Wood county, near the o.
hio, Containing $500 acres.
Two tracts of land in Franklin county, pur-
chased by said Beverley Of Gen. James Breck7
enridge-these lands are said to be wen inn
proved, and very valuable.
All his lands in Hampshire county contain
Two small tracts in Augusta county, con-
tanning together $50 acres.
A tract of land in Berkeley county. con-
tanning 544 acres.
One small tract, lying either in Amherst
county or Nelson, containing 126 acres.
Also, that very elegant House and Lot in
9.aunton, at present occupied by said
beverley, and a piece of land adjoining
thereto, said to contain about five scres
Also. the following very valui,. d slaves
TO VI: Obadiah, Ursula his wife and their
ci4lIGn klward, Lucy, MKenzie, Dolly
az A&4iE Phll and his wife MAR, and
e1dkR lucy, Melville, Evans and
W,Hney; ben ~ Rose his wife and their
cillaren PattTy Robert and Ben Jackson:
Little GeofBe Prince, Betty his wife and
their children Aggy, Miliey, Stacy, Chart
y, William, Whiting and Leonard; Juda
and her son Henry Dick, his wife Jeurev
and their daughter Priscilla Marjory'el her
Children Eliza and Maria aud man named
Barkleys-Ihc above nogrocs, are all likciv
virginia born slaves; none If them old. and
ali very valuable, many Of them bcinr hcuss
scrvantss-A more particular desc 5rtion of
them, or OF any of the Lands above ennme-
rated, may be had at any time On application
to the Subscribers or either Of ,hen, in Staun-
ton, before The dayof sale.
The Sale will, il necessary, be continued
from day 10 day, Until so much al the abe 4
property is sold, as VIII satisfy the balance
due on said deed Of trust, and all costs aud
charges.
Acting as Trustees, we will convey cnlv
such tide as is vested in US by the said deed.
ERASMUS Gl' sTRIBLNc ruse-'.