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ADVER9ISEMENTI

WILL BE SOLD, to the highest hi. der. %
w The plantation Of the late William lanes
decd on Thursday, the. 18th day of Oc,ober
next, thr STOCK of every description. seyeray
thorough bred MARES & COLTS, -four years
old BUZZARD STUD, of remark @bie fine
form: considerable part of the Household &
kitchen FURNITURE, and few of the NE.
GKOES--Also COACHEE, tina, is bu. lifts
worn-thosa who have real ciains against the
Es!ste, are requested 10 exiii5, ti,e,., ;,at DAY.
that the pest possible arrangements NAV be
inside for their speedy payment--for all sums
uader ten dollars. Cash will be expected. g. al.
over that amount, bonds with approved securi-
WIN De required, payable at six months, with
Interest from the date If not pm tuslly paid.
ELIZABETH j5IIES
Adus's. with she " III ar
neeed. Of the late W;Yi-
am james decd
Cumberland, Sept 81. tde
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NJ OTICE-A petition will be presented to
" the next General Assembly, praying that
an act may pass for establishing Town on the
lands of the Subscribers, in the county Of Cum.
berIsnd, on the Guinea Road, near Appomst,ox
River.
ve;9f0n Ford, William Taylor,
John F0,a, Ir. Charles Baiioso,
1eSektat Ford u Co. William Wallace,
tohH brown, Samuel Wallace.
September wovg
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Sept. %.

VALUABLE CHICKAHOMINY Low
GROUNDS FOR SALE.--In confor-
nifty with the last Will aud Testament Of Adam
Craig decd. will be exposed to sale at public
auction on the premises at IL O'Clock on Mon.
day the 2is OF October next, (f fairy ifnot. on
the next fair day, the Plantation on Cbckaho-
mony Swamp about five miles from this civ. and
containing sy estimation fifteen hundred acres.
more than one third Of which, is well ADAPTED
to the culture of Indian corn, wheat and oats
and about one hundred acres of prime meadow
which has for many years produced abundant
crops OF Hay. A considerable portion of the
swamp land is stiD in timber and is good mea.
dow land. The Improvements are well suited
to the reception of a genteel family. The
Land may be divided into 3, or five tracts. ss
may best suit the convenience of purchasers-
One fourth ofthe purchase money will be re.
qdired, on the first day OF December when DOS
session will be given, and title made. The ba-
lance may be divided into three annual payments,
secured by Deed of Trust on the property Az
ter the sale of the land, will be sold on three
months credit for all sums above thirty dollars.
several negro men. The crop ofcorn and fod
der now growing, a Wagon and gears Hor-
ses, mules, cattle, sheep, and farming utensils.
Bond with approved security will be required of
the purchasers. The land will be shew n TO any
one desrous of purchasing, at any time before
the day of sale.
MARY CRAIG, Executris.
JAMES CRAIG, .Junior
Sept. "a. ids.
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Sales at .4uctioaa.

|nN Tuesday, the 18th of October pext NJ IN.
~ Venlue Office of the subscriber. viii he
sold, suiihout reserve, so PACKAGES. con.
tanning an extensive and valuable assortment
of seasonablc
DRY G O O DS
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A PRIVATE TUTOR wanted for the EN- =
"A suing year-A Gentleman who can comes
well recommended for his moral character, and
his ability to teach the Latin, Greek and French
Languages, with Geography, and the various
branches of the Mathematics, will meet with
encouragement-One not less than forty years
OF age will be preferred THE Subscriber re-
sides at healthy. situation on the waters of
Mobjack Bay, and letters addressed to him at
Gloucester c. House, will be attended to.
sfA1zES II. Ron.
Creenplains, Matthews2
County, Sept.17 wow
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JE, AT CITY POINT.
snEH& FOR LIVERPOOL.
SsSA{AMCTHE SUBSre NlIAl. SHIP
isS> AUGUSTUS.
Capt HATHAWAY. burthen about 500
Hhds Tobacco, having s,hs her cargo enga
sed. will sail from 18th to Goth next month.
ior remainder Of Freight or Passage. apply to
WIN. Robertson. PETERSBURG. or 20
BRIDGES e RoBERTSoM
Richmond, Sept. OF. If
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& ONE TINE in the year 1906 or I80z- :
~ gave my bond to Allen Bond for r. IS 10,
which boad was afterwards assigned to l..
Nc Lean, and is now believed to be lost or mis-
laid. II that is not the case, and the SAID bond
has been assigned to any other person, such
assignee is hereby informed that the money
Is and has been for several years ready for who
ever is Legally entitled to receive it, and unless
the said bond is presented to the subscriber
within sixty days, he will pay the amount az
has been directed by l.. Mclean, the best known
assignee.
DAVID MARTYH.
Albemarle, Oct. 1 AT
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s" ANTED Immediately, Oh hire, three or
w four BLACK BOYS, from 10 to u
this Office
Sept 81. tf
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/ AN 1NJUNCT1ON.--Tap
A Essex County Court, held the 18th day of
June, 1911.
Hundley Moody, Pr
against
John Earle, Stephen Chenault and James
Buckner, Depts.
Came the plaintiff by his attorney, and it APP
pearing to the satisfaction of The court, that the
defendant Stephen Chenault is not an inhabi-
tant OF this state, & that hs hath not entered his
appearance and given security as required by
law, on motion Of the plaintiff, II Is ordered,
That he appear here on the first day OF Novem-
Der court next, and answer the plaintiffs bill,
and that copy hereof be inserted in some
public newspaper printed in the City of Rich
mend Tor two months successfully, and that al
other copy hereof be posted at the front door of
the Court House Of this County.
Copy. Iesfe,
WILLIAM MATTHEW'S, d. G.
FOR
JOHN p. LEE. elk.
Aug. 81. vgwg
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A small invoice Of HARDWARE & cur.
LERY. -- - -
Patent SHOT. &c. &c. &c.
TERMS
For all sums under 200 dolls. Cash will, be re-
1u,red-over 200 and not exceeding 500. nine
ty days c. edit--over 500 and not exceeding 1000.
ioar months credit-and over 1000, six months
credit. The purchasers. on credit. xi,bo,,t sx
ception, are to give approved endorsed notes or
accePtsnces in town, negotiable and payable at
The sale will be continued from day to daz
until completed.
JHMES BPOW.N, Ja.
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Nspt Cottons, PIsins,
Rose and point blank
cts,
Scarlet and white fan.
nels,
Coarse and fine cloths,
Coatlngs, Bookings;
Green and Blue baize,
Yarn hose and Mitts,
Carpets and Carpet
ing,
Angola & lambs wool
hose, .'l,
Superiine p. Cloths &
| Casimeres,
Ladies Cloths, Bum.
bazettes,
Mems coarse Hats,
Fine D,mities, Camb'k
| Muslins, u
Cotton and linen Bed
| tycks,
| An elegant assortme
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GDe GnQutrer.
RICHMOND, AUGUST is, 1871
PROJEr OF THE AURORA

In the last aurora, there is an editorial
article headed "Unanim,fy"-the object is
to show that the period is rapidly approach
ing; {" when all classes of the American
people shall be OF one mind and one senti-
ment---that, the federalists deprecate a
war with G. B. and so do the republicans
that :" it is. truly delightful TO look forward
to the unanimity which is likely very soon
to exist between all Partesin- this Country
the forise always excepted that our go
yernment has az last hit upon measure
that must be exceedingly agreeable to The
Jedernh8t8, because it is quite pacific and
TwH certainly freDent us from making -oar
nfon EHgf0Hd--ihis measure is the non inn
forfGtion act--that 1.-The rcfubHcGns are
perfectly satisfied with it, and it is WORTH
a great deai--that England cannot and does
not complain Of it, and il is so satisfactory
TO France, that she has in consequence ef
fectuaily abrogated her offensive DEGREES a
gHnst our commerce, and liberated our
ships under seduestraIion"- that though
history may be challenged to produce "A
precedent OF any nation under Heaven en-
during without resistance hall such injuries
and insults as have been inflicted on the ".
States by G. b. since the republicans came
iato powei, and even at this period when
our produce is rottipg upon our hands, be
canse g. Il. will not permit US to carry it TO
the continent of Europe, our government is
not disposed to go to war with England
that our true interest is to " encourage do
mestic manufactures" work up our own
raw materials, and consume the produce
et the farmer on me shof. Sush is the pro-
ject Of the .4arora--Le: US "contin,e to
endure with patience the rude aggressions Of
powerful enemy, rather than strike IRE
nrsf bf0I1--the non importation law is eft
iectuaIly hghtiug our battles, and all we nave
to do is to see it strictly .enforced--N G..
Britain makes war upon ue, we shall then
defend ourselves"--Such is now the pro-
Jet ct the Aurora---But should this mea
sure, which the Reps dscried, in 1909, as
too weak in Comparison of our wrong, K
at period TOO when we had fqvo enemies
at once upon our hands--shoud this mes
sure iag IN opening the direct natural trade
Q. FAC U. States within the aext 1--WE or si5
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!, months. is this ali that the .1uroyo would
do! Is it for making no preparations for
measures of force ?--There is chance,
that the loss of our market for 40 millions
OF her manufactures. no chance Of war
between Russia and France, and the affhirs
10, the Peninsula wrapt in gloom, NAV dis
pose q. b. to listen to terms OF justice
but 1t not, shall we still say, "thas far shall
zve go and no farther pa
The " Federal Republican" still repeats,
that Mr.. Foster offered to remove the block
| ade OF 1906. the first link i'm the recent
cham OF aggressions, under the expectation
that the next link, the Berlin, Decree,
should also be struck OUTPUT that cur go
vernmcnt " started dispute az to the ex-
! tent of the required repeal of the French
decrees,-All this may be rue-but the
+. r." with mitch ess cfIronte,y, goes
On to say. that ;..' our government stands
pledged to England to demand legal bona
hde repeal of the Berlin dccree-that vari
GUS corresponding official papers, and the
instructions to- our ministers authenticate
the assertiun"--.It is not so-Ve refer to
. MIR. Madison's letters to Gen.. Armstrong Of
22d May. 1906. Feb. IS, 1907, and May =.
1908, his letters TO Mr.. Pinkney February
10, and April So 1903, to Mr. Erskine,
March 25, 1903. of Gen A. to Mr.. Cham
paSnY, August 8. 1903. and Mr.. Smith to
Mr.. I. July 5th 1903, for direct proof OF
the Contrary. The ground which we have
uniformly taken is this--he repeal must
embrace every fart of the 'F.decrces which
violates our neutral rights-.hat is so much
OF the Berlin D. as Biockades the British
isles--but no part of it which protesting to
regulate The trade Of France prohibits our
carrying into her ports British goods. or yes
sells which had touched at B. port. TIE
Il. n. therefore, stands charged with false
hood. Guity OF nor Gmhy2
The Election for Congress, in .Tenne ssee,
has just taken place; she sends members,
John SeOier was elected without opposition
he is neao member Willie Biouns is also
elected Governor without opposition.
Inspected at Richmond, the last three months
ending on the Fl ct inst.
23368 bells Superfine -four.
80 do half do
1913 DO fine do
o5l do Midlings do
220 do Ship Stuff
$50 do Con'd. Flour.
335I7 1f
JOHN ]. JOHNSON.
August I6.
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Aug. IL.

THE Subscribers having connected them
Il selves nj race uhCsrthe Finn of R1dN
and TVILKINS, tender their services MS Ven
due x Commission Merchan,s-They have ia
ken the large fre-proof ,Lumb erhouse on the
street, leading from the Main-Street to the BE
sin, where they prepared for the reception
of Produce either on Storage or Commission
From their experience in business, united with
their determination to adhere at all times to the
strictest attention., vel, as the interest of
those who may confide to them The transact ton
of Their business, they hope to merit share of
tire public patronage.
fOHN r.. RYAN,
KOBERT WILKINS
Aug. IL lmG
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- UNAWAY, this Morning, negro man
~ COOK by the name of y AYY.-He IS a.
bout twenty four or five years OF age; four feet
eight or ten inches high OF a brown complex
ion, and has s'llien countensnce; speaks
qnck. ard walks nimbly. He formerly lived in
Fredericksburg and is well acquainted there.
purchased him from the Trustees of Ralph
Wormly decd of Mddiesex county, and he has
wife in near the town OF Orb una He
will, probably, attemp. to gett to one of the fore
gong places. Whoe9er will deliver him to me
in the city of Richmond. shall receive rews rd
of twenty dollars, besides reasonable travelling
expences.
DANIEL CALL.
Aug. IL. If
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49, NEw-YoRx. August 10.
LATEST FROM GOTTENBYyRG.

Capt Coggshall of the schooner Eliza,
arrived at this port yesterday morning, in
40 days from Gottenburg, which port he left
ON the 2lst Of June.
Capt. C.. informs us. that MIR. Irwin. our
Minister to the Cour- of Denmark, had ar
rived at Copenhagen, where he was re.
ceiVed IN the most friendly nanner-that
it was reported the Danish government
had given orders to their priyateers, no
longer to modest the American vessels. !.
Capt {. informs, that-aD American YES
sci arrived at Gettenbrrg, which had been
boarded off the Scaw by TWO Danish priva
teers, who permitted her TO pass, and said
they had late nrders not to molest American
vessels.-Markets very dull. =
Was conveyed by the British and treated
With marked poiiteness by them.
Admiral Sir James Saumarcz, of the Bril-
tish feet in the Baltic. had his mead quar-
tiers at Gottenbnrg, at the time captain G..
sailed.
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100 DOLLARS kEu.aED .

Il ON the discovery and prosecution to con.
v'cuon. OF an Incendiary or Inc endiaries.
W"e!sus' II appears to the satisfaction Of the
Mutual Assurance Society that, an at,ernpt has
been made, wiifully and wickedly to DESTROY by
FIRE, the House OF John =. Shields, in the Civ
OF Williamsburg, insured in the Office of this
Suciey Z; ana with 4, as a necessary conse-
quence, the houses and goods of many Other
C'tzehs OF that place; The Standing Commit.
tee OF SAID Society, have thought proper TO offer
< they do hereby offer a reward of ONE Yum
DREO Dollars 10 any person, who shall DISCO.
Yer = inform against the tncendary or lrcendis.
rIes, so that lie or they Shall be prosecuted to
cOn,iciiUn- 49,, ~
The dreadful effects OF fire on io;ises, have
been 80 often, and SO fatally experienced in THIS
State {; and have ST. oISen nth ,,,.,, ground.
0een suspected 10 have originated ON causes
not accidental; Mat It is believed, that every
good Ciuzesr will sSel.Eniee.f nset ested in tht.
detection and punisb nient of TIC I,cen,,sry or
ihcemdiariSs M this iiist.nce..i
NheH attempts of this kind .rs made in one
town, W OF one house IN tue COUNTRY: similar
attempts may be a1prehended III othe owns or
on oilter houses in The country /; as tle object
Uhi proosoiy be To plunder Inc unio5 t,l,.ae suf.
ieiers Bat a., mstaiice Of punishment for dis
ioui of'ence, may prevent repeln on of the
same ac,, and thus serve the cause OF humani-
~. :
The deplotable fate of the Ci,,zcns of News
ouryport, IN Mass Is fresh in The memories
OF the people of Vrgina----a whole tow near.
~ Consumed in few hours, Gas il is now De.
iieved) hy the sctof an Incsni,arS =. i, IS not
within the scope OF language to deseriae the
horrors Of such a scene nor The CONSEQUENT.
wiecnedness the sufferers bot refiec t,un ON
th-rn' rs calculated TO produce desire to de-
tect' and IT possible, bring to condign punish
ment, ielons OF that descriptoh -
l'oavert such an evil from The towns IF yir.
g'n"' the Citizens are earnestly solicited to use
tneir utmost diligence 20 detect the offender or
Offenders on this occasion +; and to guard against
similar attempts, by the utmost caution in ir
own houses both in town and country, and par
Hcn'ariy an the towns, where the desolatpr.
iiame. arising from the carelessness of an indiv
auai, may involve hundreds in the rpm, which
he first experienced -, - "
6y order Of The Standing con,mittee
Of The ~ a Society
SAMUEL GREENHOW.
Richmond, August is. Nv
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FIFz'Y DoLLafs RrIY1po

WAY from the Subscribers Coal
rus near Richmond. in henrico County,
= mu'at'o ma" named JOHN, commonly called
John Pride John is from 80 to IS wear. E .as
avery likely fellow aboui S 10 te m inches binb'
OF bright complexion, with light grey eyes,
ne was raised at Sherley Hundred in Charles
CITY couHty, on the estate of MIR. Charles Car
Ter, ahd isProbably at this time staying about
IN .hat ne'shborhood Amy person WHO will
,anS up 'hs saia man and put him ir confine-
men. IN the Richmond Jail, shalt reoeive
tie above reward OF Fifty Dollars or .ns one
VINO WIZ put him in confinement in any Jsii. So
1hat get him sga'n, shall receive reward as
twenty-five Dollars ~
Chesterfield County,
". Aug is. 90,
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.LA7EST IRON PoRTUcAL.

Yesterday morning arrived at this port
the ship Howard, 81 days from Oporto,
having sailed from thence on the Sd of
July. BY this arrival we have not been a..
bic to gather any thing new from the hos
tile armies in Spain and Portugal.
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frigase and me Little Belt. is shameful
forgery. fabricated by some young men at
New York, in fit of wantonness It would
I've difficultto speak in terms OF appropriate
reProbation of a transaction so UNIV arranta
BILE. 1t has already been productive of no
little mischief by irritating the feelings of
the public, and may yet be followed by
consequences still m ore serious.
U. S. Gaz.
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The enemy's advanced guard appeared
this day in The vicinity of Badajos (; and
trate to-morrow at or near Merida.
The enemy has now collected all the for
ces that were in CASTLE. in M adrid, and what
is called the Army Of the Centre also the
whole force that was in Andaiusia, with
the exception of what was necessary to
maintain his position before Cadiz, and that
with which general Sebastiana occupies the
eastern part Of Andalusia. Thus has the
enemy abandoned both the CASTLES, leaving
only small garrison in Madrid. BY which
H. has collected one grand army in Estre-
madura.
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BALTIMORE. August 70.
FROM MONTE VIDEO.

BY the Temperance. Southcomb, Sc days
from Monte Video. we learn that all Anne
rican vessels loaded with jerk beet for Ha-
wanna. were embargoed. and some dischar.
g'ng for the use Of the inhabitants; the
town oeing surrounded by the Buenosayre.
ans. they could obtain none. On The 10th
OF June, about four O'Clock, an order was
issued by the Viceroy, ordering the depar-
ture of all the American vessels within AZ
hours. except those loaded with jerked b eff,
momentiy expecting revolution in the
town, and either to leave their property in
the hands ct their consignces, or in the
hands OF four Americans of their own choice
all who did their own business mus, de-
part with their ships The American cap-
tains made application to the Viceroy to al
low them time to get their vessels ready for
sea; some OF them we're entirely stripped
and without provisions on water; they were
not permitted to go to the watering place,
it being in the possession of the besiegers.
The answer returned was that persons
would be sent on board to examine the state
Of the vessels, and reasonable time al
lowed to get ready, with provisions sufficient
to take then. TO Rio Ianeiro, and water to
proceed fifteen leagues up the river, where
the water was fresh enough 10 drink under
guard of some Of their cluiaars, to prevent
their communicating with Bueaos Ayres.
There was no bread at Monte Video, and
a little jerked beef was all they could Oh.
tain. The Buenosayreans had taken pos
session of a village ous side the walls, where
they and the Montevideans were cxchan-
ging shots and shells daily, but without ma
terial injury &C II. B.
MIR. Foster, the British Minister, left
Washington for Philadelphia on Friday
.Hrriyed at the Lazaretfo, shr. Governor
Mexican, Moffet, 10 days from Carthage
ma she brought dispatches from St. Fe
and Corthagena for the government of the
u. States. which have been forwarded.
Phi. huf,.
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Richmond, August is. ~

II oH SaLE-fhe Est. lied Varina IN
'he county of Henrico, in Virginia, living
upon the north bank OF James River, ~ miIse
n m Richmond and the same distance from
re'ersoars by land There are upwards of $40
Seres ana the front upon the river is full two
miles in length Nearly 500 scres arr. ,,c orn.
monty weli adapted to the culture of We, =.
For terms, appls to
THoNAS NoRTELL ct Richmond.
Aug 10. o..
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NEw-YoRK, August 9.

Retreat Of tie British roohs 10 Lisbon.
Yesterday morning arrived at this port
the schooner Atalanta, Capt. Palmer, in
IS days from Lisbon, which place she left
on tue % h June. At the time of the de .
nariure OF the Alabama. accounts had
teacbed Lisbon tina the Duke of Dalma,ia
at the head OF as, 900 men was advancing
rapidly along the banks of t0e Guadiaua
and the British re'reating as fast as posi-.
BILE, into their strong holds near LisboR.
leaving Badsjoz and all the rest Of ne
country in quiet possession Of the French.
Part Of the British army had arrived ~
1, sbon ia a mott distressed situation. Itis
cemuated that the allied troops under Wei
5gstoa have lost Ole half their number.