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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-10-10

An extract from the Constiedtfsn, rlles,
&c. of the M. A. Society.
SAMI. GREENTlGW, - .5gent.
At ia Meeting of the Men sers Of the Stand-I
ing Committee of the MutH Assurance Sol
ciety against Fire on BuildiisNsaf. Sue
of Virginia, held at the General OfficejAthe
City of Richmond, this LIST day o.. lASG 1911.
"ResoiUed, That the principal Agent be &
he is hereby requested TO publish in the E,1Qai-
rer, Virginia Patriot, and Argus (three news
papers printed in the City of Richmond ac-
cording to the second section of the first ar
ticle OF the Constitution, Rules and Regulate
ons OF the Society, that General Meeting
will be held according to the said Constitute
on and Rules, on the second Monday in No
vember next"
A Copy from the Journal Of the standing
Committee.
LEWIS NJ. RIVALAIN, e.s.c.
tn Conf1rmifv to the above Resolution. I
hereby give NOTICE, that the annual
Meeting Of the Society aforesaid, will be held
in the Capitol, at the City Of Richmond, on
the second Monday in November next.
SAMUEL GREENI{OW,
Principal Agent Mutual Assurance Society
General Office Of Assurance, Z
Richmond, 1st Oct. 1871. (wtm.)
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-10-10

Mutual Assurance Society against Fire on
Buildings in the State Of Y1ginia.
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D'''IU'E'Iio o HE VIC oIEFC " FHSUIu.
ARTICLE 1st.
Gee. 1st-" A General Meeting of this
y Society to be formed of majority of
Members, or amount insured, shall be held
annually in the City of Richmond, on the Sc
cond Monday of November in every year:
Provided, That, if sufficient number of
Members, in person, or by proxy. shall not
attend on that day, the Standing Committee
shall adjourn the Meeting from day to day,
or to such future time as they may think
proper"
Sec. 2nd.-At least four weeks previous
Notice shall be given of the time and place
of holding the General Meeting, by adver-
Using the same in such NEWSPAPERS as the
Standing Committee may deem to be prop
ern
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DIR. HAMILTON,S

GRAND RESTORATIVE,
Which the inventor confden ly recommends as M
invaluable medicine for the speedy relief & he, ma.
nent cure OF various complaints which result from.
ussipated pleasures, Juvenile inditc, etions resi-
dence in climates unfavorable to the constitution
The immoderate use of tea, frequent intoxicatioi,
or any destructive incompetence, the unskilful or
excessive use OF mercury, the diseases peculiar
% females at certain period of life. bad yngs
in. &c.
Hamilton's Worm-LozeDpes.
Among the symptoms attending worms.
are disagreeable breath, especially in the
morning-.-bad and corrupted gums. Itch.
ing IN the nose and about the seat. conyuI,
sions and epileptic fits and sometimes pr,.
vttion OF speech..-irregular appetite.
sometimes loathing food and sometimes yo.
raclouss purgiDg, with shiny and foeti6i
stools, vomiting, large and hard belly.
pains and sickness at the stomach. pains in
the head and thihs, with lowness of spirits.
slow fever, with small and irregular pulse.
a dry cough. lexcessive thirst, sometimes
pale and unhealthy countenance, and som e.
times the face bloated and flushed,
Persons afflicted with any OF the above
symptoms, should have immediate recourse
to HamIlton's Worm Destroying Lozepees,
which have been constantly attended with
success IN all complaints similar to those a.
bove de icribed.
Hamilton's Essence s Extract
of MUSTARD,
A. safe effectual remedy for acute and
chronic rheumatism. govt, rheumatic govt
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WANTED.

FOR the next year Tor immediately ifnot now
engaged) manager for a valuable estaesnn1
James River, a few miles above N5(m6 Id.
Aperson from Loudon county a> well
acquainted with the clover husbandTy, and
can come highly recommended for honesty,
sobriety, industry and skill in farming, would
be preferred. Enquire of the Printer.
Richmond, July 10th, 1911. If
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Ague and Fever

For the cure OF Agues. remittent, and in
.Imittent Fevers.
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BOSTON, July -.
IATEGE EDD.nI e. DI,L

LIN LID L 4 KUN ChDIE
Last evening arrived the ship .furora,
Capt. Masters, in ~ days from Gibral
tar. "A from Palermo. We have received
Gibraltar papers to June LIST. and verbal
accounts to June 9th. General Suchet had
invested Iarragona was erecting works
for the bombardment of the place, and
had opened a snail battery upon the har-
Dor. All trade was stopped, and an A.
merican vessel, shipping wines, was oblg
ed to sail with half her cargo.
There were 5000 Spanish troops to be
landed AZ TARIFF, Spanish port in the
Gul--60o were landed before Capt. NJ. left
Gibraltar. 1t is said their destination was
20 come upon the back of the besiegers
A royal salute was fred at Gibraltar. in
consequence of the victory of tine combin-
ed army over the French at Albahera.
MADRID, May T.
Mortier, who lately arrived in this Ca
pital from Andalusia with 1000 men, set
out this morning before s, with part of the
convoy, which. TO morrow, the 9Th, is TO
follow him to France. Nearly at the same
time that Morter started, from $50 to 500
dragons aBd French chasseurs proceeded
from Arabaca to los Carsbsncheles, and we
suppose they will form part of the escort
ofthe conway which will go tomorrow. W tn
immense riches drawn from Andaiusia.
Poor Joseih must have fallen into so m e
well or other, as we have no account of
him, and nobody thinks of ENDURING
Regency Gazetle.
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Dnllle8ttr.
FROM SOUTH-AMERICA.

Accounts from Monte Video are to Nav
20. The Revolntionists of Buenos Ayres
had got the whole Province into their pow
er, except the city of Monte Video, and
their troops were under the walls OF that
place. They profess attachment to King
Ferdinand but refuse submission to the or
ders OF the Regency or Cortes.
a letter from an American at St. Saliva
dor, May 81. states, that the Portuguese
are irritated against our government. from
a belief. that they are partial to France
and hostils to England-and their respec,
for US was still farther diminished by the
arrival of our ambassador, in small ira
ding vessel, instead of ship of war. The
English have made a treaty by which thew
pay but half the duty we do.
Boston Palladium.
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PETERSBURG, July 25.

On Tuesday the republicans Of Petersburg
gave their distinguished fellow citizen, Tho.
mas Boiling Robertson, dinner a; Poweil's
Tavern. We have seldom witnessed more
real satisfaction, than was depicted on the
countenance of every individual. on again
meeting with man, whose independence
OF character has endeared him to every
friend OF American liberty. A number of
patriotic toasts were drunk, which we have
not been able to obtain for publication
The company retired at an early hour, well
pleased with having again paid that respect
to their distinguished guest, which he so
justly merits.--Refubican.
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WHkeSbarre. Luzerne County, (Pen. J
Jnty 10.
MURDER WILL OUT"

About f2years ago when the II. States
were raising troops, company was enlisted
at Wyoming, under Capt Samuel bowman
Among the soldiers who entered the service
was one whose name was ---------- Parker
a young, good looking man, who had reno
we'd to this place from n. Jersey. After
the army was disbanded he returned to this
county, and married young woman Of IIa-
mover. They lived together some time.
but not on the most agreeable terms Some
reports say tast her father ADVISED her to
poison hun, and that she either stewtd lesd
III his soup, Or put one iot0 his uilb oc
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NOREorK JDIy

NORFOLK, July "a.
Extract Of a letter from a gentleman ON
board the brig Mohawk, off Cafe Henri.
dated yesterday.
we sailed from Madeira on the 9th
lnne-There were letters and papers from
Lisbon 10 the 18th of June-the French ar.
mes had received large reinforcements.
and had raised the siege of Badajoz, the
allies having fallen back-another battle
was daily expected.
There was report in Madeira, that
admiral Cotton had fallen in with tho Ton
loA iieet with anumber of .transports bound
toi Barcelona, and had captured nine sail
OF the line, and ten thousand troops. &c. hut
as we could nottrace the channel through
which the news came, to my satisfaction.
L merely give you the report, without having
much confidence in it myself
=" we also had London papers to the 18th
ct June the King had been taken suddenly
i'll again. and it was believed, could not
live long"
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OF the Delaware, 40 miles from the land. he
witnessed an engagement between two ships
Of war, which continued from 4 till half
past six O'Clock p. NJ. when one OF the ships
struck. After the engagement. an officer
from one of them came on board Captain
BIS schooner. the Ann Eliza. who proved to
be- an officer from the British sioop of war
Ata,anta, capt Hickey, who informed. the
ship that had just struck to the Atalanta.
was the French frigate Interprenan,e, OF 50
guns. bound from Bre.t TO New York with
dispatches, aud some cargo. The Atalanta
had one man killed and four woondcd The
tnterprenante had thirt, killed * wounded
The Atalanta mounts "a guns.
Captain Buckley did not learn how long
the French ship had been out. or what be :.
came of the despatches.--Negv York
Gazette.
Horses lied by lightning -On Tues
day the 9th inst. u team OF five horses be.
longing to Henry and John Hampton, Mer
chants at auckland, who were trav elling
from Alexandria, were caught in violent
storm near Centreville accompanied with
thunder and lightning The horses took
fright at the noise of the thunder and ran
out OF the road two. or three hundred yards,
when they were stopped by fence. aud
immediately a tree near the Wagon was
struck by lightning. From thence the light
ming passed to the horses and killed every
horse The waggoner. white man, Jos.
Thompson. miraculously escaped unhurt,
having that minute got from off the saddle
horse and taken stand about six feet from
them. The value OF the team was supposed
| to be between five and six hundred dol
lars.
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NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.

Last evening arrived at this port the schr
Ann-Eliza. Capt. Buckley, from Baltimore
Capt B. informs us, that on Saturday, July
90, off Cape May, he Witnessed an engage
ment between the British sloop of war Alta
lanta, of 81 guns, and the Preach national
ship Interprerante. of 80 guns. from Brest
for New York, with dispatches and cargo.
The engagement lasted two hours and half,
when the French ship struck to the British
a lieut.. from the Atalanta boarded Cap
tain Buckley after the engagement was o.
yer, and stated that the French lost so men
killed and wounded; and the British one
killed and four wounded. The lieut. further
stated, that they were short Of men, and had
not determined where to send their prize.
The engagement took place 10 miles from
the land, and ended at 6 p. NJ. on Saturday.
Mer. .Hdy.
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NEW YORK. July 90.

His majesty's Sloop Tartarus, off Sandy1
Hook, 18th July, 1911.
SIR,
Having observed in the New-York pa
pers that it is believed there. that his Ma
jesty' IS sIoop Atalanta did detain schr and
send her 20 Halifax on the 18th inst / wish
you would be pleased. in the most public man
Dcr, to contradict the said report, for 30 schr.
has been detained either by the ATLANTA or
this ship, & the only schooner spoken by Ell
Their was one with livestock, bound to the
West-indies, out of which we purchased
some sbeep.-I have the honor to remain.
Sir. your most obedent humble serv't
in. PASCO.
To Thomas Barclay, Esq. Br. Con- N. Y.
En- Post
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PHILAnELpHIA Ilnu DC

PHILADELPHIA, Jluy Goth.
Arrived, French schr. No S capt Buryon
IS days from Bayonne, bound To Bats via.
with cargo, bnt learning that the British
had gone against that place. captain B. al
tered his course and pursuing to the Del
aware.
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strong reinforcements, and that the British
had raised the seise OF that place. He
adds, thatthe British armies had re;reated
SO NJ 40 leagues towards Lisbon, and that
Wellington and Beres.oTd were about to u
mite their forces.
Capt. w. further states. that another
great battle was shortly expected.
Dfer. .Adv.
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We understand the British sloops Of war
Ataiante. and rartarus, after receiving des-
patches from Consul Barclay. last Thur st.ay,
Immediately set sail tor Hampton Roads,
where the Atalante was to stop and to take
dispatches from the British Consul at Nor
folk and then proceed direct for Halifax
The Tarta~os vii, wait for dispatches from
Mr.. Foster, the British minister at Wash
ington.-.M z. Epeniny POST
D Fredericksburg July 27.
The President of the United States with
his Lady. arrived at the Columbian Inn last
evening. on their way to Montpelier, his
seat in Orange. We are happy to say, that
he has consented to tarry in town 10 day,
and will attend public Dinner. at the soli,
citation OF a number of our citizens.
Gen. Moreau. (says the Northern Whig)
is now on a tour tht ough the northern states,
accompanied by two gentlemen as his secre
taries or companions.
- - PHILADELPHIA. July 81.
Brig Joseph and Ruth, capt. Frost. arrived
at this port yesterday from New-Orleans-
June "a. while laying at the Bal;ze, he heard
very heavy firing which was supposed 70
be at Mobile, as it was in that direction,
and it was known that u States schr and
several gunbpats were gone to convoy a
vessel, carrying powder, past the Fort Mo-
bile, as the Spanish commancant had some
time before stopped her, and refused letting
Military stores pass that post, up the river
to Fort Stoddart. e
Advices from ST. Thomas, via Porto Rico
OF the 18th inst. state. the receipt of the in.
telligence from England, announcing the
capture of Copenhagen by the British.
P3u. Paper.
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WAsHIHGToN. Jolly
BY THE PRESIDENT
OF THE
UNITED STATES or AMERICA,
npOrr M Au.rfNNr
A PROCLAMATIOE.

A PROCLhMATIOE.
WHEREAS great and weighty matters
claiming the consideration of the Congress
of the u States torn an extraordinary oc-
casion for converting them. do by these pre-
sents appoint Monday, the fourth day oe
November next, for their ms citing at the Ci-
~ Of w ashington hereby requrir, the.
respective Senators and Representatives,
then and there to assemble in Congress, ia
order to receive such communications as
may then be made to them, and to consult.
and determine on such measures as in their
wisdom may be deemed meet for the well
fare of the u States
In testimony whereof, / have caused the
seal OF the United States to be here
G.. 81 unto affixed, and signed the same
with my hand.
Done at the City of Washington. the.
twentyfourth day of July, in the year
OF our Lord one thousand eight hum
dred and eleven and of the indie.
pendence of the u. States the thirty.
SIXTH
JAMES MADISON.
BY the President,
JAMES MONROE,
Sec'ry Of STATE
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DECREE
OfhiS ErccNencyfhe Viceroy o}these Pro
DECREE


UinceS.
Always anxious, to facilitate to tie sub
Jecf8 Of the Vceroyohy that Thapc ne hon
or TO command, al tie advantages hossible 10
be derived, 70 tie merchant by encouragine
Foreign commerce, and 10 tie htanfer by
procuring Tie utmost Uaiue FIR his PRODUCE
--IhaUe resoiUed.
1st. To eUery vessel comhrehended in The
hroVtSonot commerce estabHshed 6y a de-
cree NJ the 6h If NoU. 1869. fhat .1,au en-.
ter tins Port from that dare, or that man
mol hoOe begun TO unload, third hau Of
tie duties snail be abated on all arficles of
royal reUenue which IL may contain.
"a mn articles n nenchaHdtze or effects
7Ohich may be intrOduced iron, fhot date
Shah BE- free Of any other duty, nor onfy on
heir enfry 6ut dlsO on their eEhort. eifher
by tana or sea 70 any other hort oTIhe Stan
iSh monarchy.
Mowevtdeo 3lst March, 1911.
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LATEST FROM LISBON.

Captain Woodward, of the brig James
Wells, who arrived at this port yesterday,
IN SO days rom Lisbon. states. that the
Ffench troops in Eacjoz had received
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reoM THE NATIONAL IMrELL1eKNoEn

FROM THE NATIONAL IHTELLIGENCRR
On the subject of Mr. Robert Smiths book,
which excited comparatively little feeling with
in the sphere of our own kno Wedge and tia {
little is fast resolving itself into perfect ndiffer-
ence we have received several anonyy1ous let.
tiers from various quarters. This method is Ia
ken 10 intimate to the writers our opinion that
The besf mode of repelling Mr.. SIS assertions
where facts are involved, would be to reduce
their counter stemeDts to the form of certt6-
Gates or dispositions Mr. Edward Livingston
not being IN this country, it 10 true, could not
certify to any conversation alledged to have Ia
ken place with Mr.. Smith during the winter as
to what ought to be the conduct OF Gen. Arm
strong in relation to the next election of Presi-
dent - but Mr.. l. may have related the con-
versstion to the writer Of the letter we have re-
ceiYcd on the subject, whose cert hcale or de-
position TO that effect would be necessary TO es-
tablish to our satisfaction fact rendered so i'm
portant by Mr. Smiths denial of any communi
cation swing passed, directly or indirectly, u.
tween him and Gen. Armstrong, relative to the
Presidential election
We have not sought unnecessarily TO crimi
nate Mr.. Smith, nor fell any qualification i'm re-
pelling his statements, other than that which re.
suits from consciousness OF having contributed
our feeble aid TO rescue from unremntCd ohio
guy the fair fame OF highly virluous and nor
orabie man. That IN tie views We have taken OF
this subject, We are supported by The opinion OF
nine tent!,s Of the Republicans OF the US, sbe
uniform language of the mostintellig emf Repub.
lican prints in every direction Baltimore ex.
cepted) sbundanuy proves. T.e further the
subject is investigated, the more unanimous
will be tue
aPuBLgc SEE7IlNElV7
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NEW YoRE, July 80.
--LATEST FROM PORTUGAL.

BY the brig Regent, capt. Blakeman, from
Qporto, from whence he s,iled OH the 18th
of June, we learo, thai Badgjoz held out /,
and the French expected rcinloscements
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Whig.

The British ships OF War, .ltqlante and
Idrfarus, arrived in Hampton Roads on
Tuesday night, where we understand thew
arc to remain for dispatches from the British
Minister at Washington.
NJ Lfdger, Juiy IS.
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COTTON WOOL.

The following is the re urn IF the quauti-
ty of Cotton Wool, imported into Great
Britain. for the last five years, distinguish
ing each year:
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CHARLESTON, July 90.

We learn 10y the arrival last evening of
the schooner Wezvburn. in Is days from
Barbados, that the DAY she sailed. ves-
sci arrived at that Island FROM Cadiz. with
the intelligence that Gen. GRAHAM had had
another battle with the French, in Witch
they were defeated /; that the seige of Cadiz
had been raised * that the French were re-
treating out of that part of Spain.
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Ertract Of a ietter from, Lisbon, dated
June ID

:" From the armies we have but little ne VS..
saw :, letter from an offiser two days ago,
stating, that 80 pieces of cannon were en-
ployed in gathering Badajoz, and that two
breaches had been made but not sufficient
ly large to, admit the passage of troops.
ooult was collecting his force, and par, of
the troops before Cadiz were said to be on
their way to join Soult."
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One and an half moys are equal to an
English ton. The moy of salt is abou. IS
bushels.
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ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

Capt. Buckley, arrived here last evining
informs that on Saturday last, off the Capes
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twill be observed, by our paper of this
day, that Congress are convened to meet al
an earlier day than that appointed by the
constitution. 1t cannot DE expected that the
considerations which produced this MEASURE.
will be fully known until they shall be dis
closed to the Legislature. 1t is to be pre.
snmed that il grows on, of our f., eign reia :,
tions. 1t se.o.s 20 be understood that the
communications of Mr.. Foster de- no, corr
respond with the reasonable expectations
which might have been formed. We do nor
understand that they have extended directly
60 any subject beyond the orders in Council
and the block abe of May, 1906. With res
pect to this blockade il is understood tobe-
placed under a construction and on a footing
10 render it NJ longcr az insuperabie diff
Guilty. AS to the orders in council, it would,
seem thar repeal Of them is made to de-
pend, net only on further evidence than is
yet afforded of any repeal whatever Of the
French DEGREES, but on a repeal of these
DEGREES in far greater extent than the u.
nited States have required, or can require
=, violating any of ch,ir Neutral rights,
and an idea is held is held out of retail
alton n the non-impPreation act, if continu.
ed in force without such repeal of the French
decree, IA IS contendcd for by Great Br.
tain.--JNat Int,
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406.8S9 $50
An account of the quantity of Cotton W,ol,
imported into Great Britain, during the last
six years, aud from what parts of the world
imported
Pounds.
Europe So 121 322
United States 207 4!0,922
West Indies JOG 119. 645
Foreign Colonies 49 9O6,O13
India 4579S o53
All other parts 442u. $40
Total 465 .772, 1862
Extract ofa letter troua RESPECTABLE n,er-
chant IN Lisbon to anotherin Wezu York
dated June 9.
" The arrivals from America are very
numerous. On the first of June, the follow
ing provisions we're in store, viz.
1S2. 1928 barrels of Flour,
1852 sacks do.
1s 2S6 *moys of wheat,
1926 do. barley,
1857 do. Indian corn,
$3.50 do. rye,
Many vessels have also arrived from Ca
dir and Oporto: 10000 barrels in store at
the latter place.
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