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The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-06

LAND OFFICE, Aug. loA'
He Register cOuceives that u may nOt ne
4 unimportant to the Public u DC Informed,
that the Surveys aad papers sppertAiniag to tic
Office Of the late proprietor OF the Northern
Neck, anw in this Office, have been carefully ar
ranged in alphabetical and nulnerics Al order. and
indexed.-From the innumersble instance
which occurred in re6ling those papers o5 met
ing with them IN improper places, tne presump-
ton is, that owing to these circumstanses many
tedious and frutiess examinations Itsyc Mthct
TO been made forpsperS Of the utmost imror-
lance to Individuals, whicsInight nov IN al pro
baoility be found.
Aug. 30. w4w
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Sales at AUCTION.

'ESHE Subscriber will sell AT Public Auction
without reserve, unler the management
OF Messrs. Moncure, Robiason s. Pleasants--ai
nus stock in Trade, amounting in value to about
loO 600 S-Amongst WHICH are the following ar.
tcies. yis.-reas, Sugar, Wines, Cordials, Chi-
ma, Glass Ware, AMI a great variety of other
articles too TEDIOUS to enumerate, comprising a
very general assortment Of Groceries.
The Sale viii commence on Moqi9y the 10Th
day OF September next, at his Store on the
Main Street, aud be Continued from dav to day
until closed-rerns- all sums under & so, cash
IS so and not exceeding s 200, so days
5 200 and not exceeding S 500 90 jays-S 500
and upwards 100 davs Cte,lit-Notes ne gotta
BILE and payable It the Bank of Virgins, with
approved endorsers. will he required
AUDIN L.AFOREST.
August 9 a.
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RIGID. BROOKE.
70 X ST T. n

u II - II L. u,
HAT we'll known estate in the County If
Mecklenburg, upon Roaposk River, called
HIGHLAND, containing nearly
:. One thousand TUG Hundred Acres,
sufficient portion of which is first rate Lou
Grounds-This tract from its superior fertility 10
calculated TO produce any thing which the most
saiubrious climate will permit-the local situa
ton and elegant improvements thereon, need on
" be seen to attract the attention of any person
dlsposedto own one Of the .jfrest estates IN he
Southern parts of Virgin;a The premises will
be shown by Mr.. Richard Jones, tue overseer
thereon
Also, another Estate in view Of the above
called Butchers Greek Bridge Tract, which
contains i,P~srds of 800 acres, portion
OF which is prime creek lou grounds, and is es-
teemed very valuable for the production of To-
bacco, Wheat, Corn, &c. &c.-This will be
shewn by myfrend, Capt. Francis Hester, who
lives adjoining
For Terms apply to my Brothers James viii
son OF Mecklenburg, John Wilson OF Halifax. or
TO the Subscriber in this City.
THOMAS WILSON.
Richmond, July 10th eptf
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TENHE Subscriber begs leave TO return hs
a sincere thanks TO the citizens of Richmond
and the public liz general, for their kind encou-
Tasement, and hopes'from his attention to merit
q Continuance of their favors, at the same time
begs leave to inform them that he has on hand
and intends TO keep general assortment OF the
most fashionable Mahogany Furniture OF the
best materials and workmanship and assures
them that he will dispose of them at very re-
duced prices, either for cash or town accep-
tsnces. He will take few Apprentices at the
above business, who can come we'll recommeII.
ded for industry and good moraIs-Strict at
tention will be paid to their morals and bust
ness -, y
Any Workman wanting Mahogany, may be
supplied with every kind by applying TO
JOHN ALCOCK,
GOVerEOr's AiiE
July 80. #
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Richmond, July 10Th. eptf

w IL. be offered for Sale, to the highest
w bidder, before Wards Tavern. in inc
town OF Lynchburg, on Tuesday, the 10Th day
OF Sept. nez;, tract Of LAND, containing $40
acres. by recent survey situated on the wa
tiers OF Falling River, IN the county Of Campbell,
ABOUT 10 miles tfom the Town of Lynchburg,
and the same distance from Bent Creek A
considerable part of it is strong Tobacco land,
and no part clesred. 'O' One fourth of the
purchase money Will be required to be paid on
executing The deed and the balance NAV be paid
IN three equal annual payments, on giyiae
Bond, with good securily.-fhe land will be
shewn to any person nclning to view it, by
the Subscriber, who lives OH the Buckingham
road, few miles below Hunters Tavern.
1RCD. RoBERTSON, 5r. Trustee.
Aug. 10. tdy
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GEO, MARX,
by his attorney
JOSEPH MARK.

IT HE Subscribers nlyUIs connected item
"A selves inTrsde, undeTthe Firm Of R1'AH
and WILKINS, tender thcif services as Ven
due & Commission Merchans-- they have ia
ken the large FIRE proof Lrnu5etaouse on the
street, leading from the Msin-StTeet to the Ba
sin, where they are prepared for tme reception
OF Produce either ON Storage or Commission -
FrOr, their experience in business, united with
their determination to adhere at all times To the
strictest attention, we'll as the interest of
those who may conide to them the transaction
of their business, they hope to merit a share of
the public patronage
TOHN W. n IN,
ROBERT WILKINS.
Aug. II. lm
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LIND YOR SALK.
Aug. IL.

VENHE Subscriber wishes to sell the tene-
ment CT which he lives, containing about
seventy acves of Land on which is good d wel-
ling house, corn house, and the necessary out
houses for the accommodation Of a small fsmi-
ly. Il is good stanl for Physician, La Wyer,
Merchant, Mechanic or Public house, lying i'm :
mediateiy on public road, and wi; hin quarter
of a mile of Buckingham Courthouse>--T erms
of Sale-One third ol'tbe purchase money will
be required in six mop,as, and the balance in
three equal annual inst l.ments, to be secured by
deed Of trust on the nd, or approved personal
security.
X. ELDRIDCE, ir.
Aug. g. w12w
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A PROCLAMATION. OF RIGHTS.

% 1 III EOI Z OF VE.VEADEL6,
The supreme congress ofVenezuela IN its
legislative session for the province of Ltra-
cas- taxing into consideration that tothe o.e-
LEG and disregard of the rights of n an.
which nave hitherto prevailed, must be -
crioed all those evils which this peopj. as
endured Tor hree centuries past anda u
a'ed oy the desire OF re-eslablishiog 1, Sc
sacred pg ihclPses on solid basis mas ( :
'sa' IA obedience to the general will, IT, de-
clare, and doth now solenuly decla,e -
the presence OF the universe, these rieh,, m
ahenaoie to- the end, thai every citizen
may al all times Compare he acss of The
government With the purposes of the social
inst'' ons tnet he magistrat. may never
lose sIght OF the rules by WIN en- his coDduct
must be regulated and that the iegislator
may IN no case mls axe he objects OF the
trust ComIaItted to him.
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(Fok. S.--------.No. S.

whose friendly intercourse we assure our !.
selves;
We, the representatives of the cnnfede-
rated provinces of Venezuela, invoking the
Most High to witness the justice OF our
cause, and the rectitude of our intentions,
impioripg hrs divine assistance to ratify, at
the epoch o. cur political birth, the dignity
70 which His Providence has restored us,
eae ardent desire to live aud to die tree,
end In the belief and defence of the holy
Catholic and Apostolic religion of Iesus
! ChrIst, as the first of our duties;
We, therefore, in the name, by the will,
ana under the authority which we hold for
the viTtuous people of Venezuela, do so~
emniy declare to The world, that these uoi-
tea provinces are, and ought to be from this
Gay term, 10 tact and of right, free, sove-
reign and independent states; that they are
aoSolVed from all allegiance and tepen-
hence or the Crown Of Spain and of those
VINO now cali, or may hereafter call them-
selves Its representatives OF agents and
That, as free, sovereign and INDEPENDENT
states, we hold full power to adopt what
ever form OF goYcrnmentmay be deemed
suitable to the general will of its inhabi-
tants to declare war, make peace, form
alliances, establish Commercial treaties, de.
noe boundaries AID regulate navigation
ana to propose and execute ali other acts,
usuai,y made and executed by free and in.
dependent nations and for the due fulfil.
ment, validity and stability OF this, our So
Tenn declaration, we mutually and recipro
caily pledge and bind the provinces to each
other our lives, fortunes and the honor OF
the nation.
Done at the Federal Palace of the Ca
raccas, signed with our hands, and
sealed with the great seal of the Pro.
Visional Confederation, and Counter
signed by the Secretary to the Con5
gress assembled, on the 5th OF July,
In the year 1911, and in the first OF,
our independence.
fSubscribed by 81 Representatives from
the Province of Caracas, a rom Cumana-
2 from Barcelona, 9 from Barinas, / FROM
Margarita, 2 from Merida. and / from
that of TruXillo.l
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FOR SALE, Lot No US, o. sI.CEr III
= near Mr. John Gamble and immediately on.
posite Mr.. Curtis Carer: this lol is well enclos.
cd, and has on it, small Dutch.roo(cd house.
and number of handsome trees-for further
particulars enquire of
July IS If
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August 9.
81 fYES 1T .AUCTYON

o1I ~ Z n NUCITON.
& Nm Friday the goth inst. will posii;vcly be
~ sold tor cash. before the door of the Bell
Tavern at eleven O'Clock, about 30 likely Ne
groes, consisting of young Men, Boys and Girls
anu Woman 20 years Of age with three chill
areh; one excellent seamstress % yesrs ofsge !:
the above described Negroes are healthy, strong
and likely. under as good characters as any in
the State.
B4RTLE1'T STILL.
Sent 6 liz
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July sc
NOTICE no CREDITORS

YBNHE commissioners named and authorised
in and by 2 commission of Bankrdpt swar-
ded & issued and now in prosecution against "u
thony & Peasants late of the City of Richmond,
intend to meet on Friday the 18Th ofSept. next,
at 10 o clock in the forenoon, at the BelTavern,
in said City, in order to make a dividend of the
said Bankrupts estates and effects when and
where the creditors who have DOT already prov
ed their debts under the said commission, are
hereby required TO come prepared to prove the
sane, or they will be excluded the beneft of
said dividend.
NEIL MCOULL. assignee.
June IS. IDS
GEO. MARX,
byhts attorney
JOSEPH MARK.
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'ENHE Subscriber having connrcted 7;In.
4 self with Mr Edward Walford, the bust
ness from this day will be conducted undter the
FIRM OF Waliord and Brooke, al their Office ,op-
positet the Market-house, where they are prepar-
Cd TO transact the Aucion and Commits sion bust
ness on an extensive plan.
~, RIGID. BROOKE
Ihey are prepared for the reception of Goods
on consignment, on which liberal advances will
be made IN Cash. Their experience added TO
the most unremitted attention, will, they fiatter
themselves, entitle them to full portion of
public confidence, which will be gratefully ac-
knowleaged.
MILFORD G BROOKE
August 6. IF
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S0YEREIGWTY or THE PEOPLE
ARTICLE THE F1R


Inc sovereignty resides in the people, and
the exercise OF II in the citizens. bv thr,
mediun OF the right OF suffrage and thrn.gh
the agency OF their representatives legally
constituted.
2. Sovereignty is by its essence and ma.
lure iInpTescrptibie, unaiienable and midi.
visible.
Sd. "A portion o j. of the citizens, even
with he right of suffrage, Cannot exercise
lhe sovereignty every individual ough 10
participate by his Voie IN the formation of
ne BODY which is to represent the srve,
reign authority because ali nave a rigat to-
express their via with full 2, eh,ire .i;,ertv.
0is piinciple alone can render the copsii.
cotton OIL their goverhment legitimate and
just.
a. ANY Individual, corporate body, or ci.
" which auenp.sto usurp the sovSrcign,y,
incurs the crime ol treason against tht pco-
pie.
:. The public funclionaries shall hold
their Hoes Tor a dehnite period Of time &c
the invesuture with pub. ic function sb,iI
not altaCh any other an pUrtanCe UI Influence
tnan what they acquire in the opiniot. OF
their fellow cItlgens, by the virtues tBey
may exercise whilst OccupiedIn the service
! OF The republic
t.. Cr'meo committed by The representa-.
HVss and aGsntS OF the repub &c shall nor DC.
passed over ~itn impuniiy because u. n.
diviuuai has 4 right 10 become more inv. IA.
ole shan anotntr.
| The Jaw shall BIZ equal for all 60 NM
nIsh crimes, and TO reward virtues. wIthous
distinction oi br'h Or hereditary pretensi,.
ola.
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AMprHILL MILLS FOR SALE.

Y N pursuance ola decree ofthe Circuit Court
i of the u. States, for the District Of Virgi-
ns in the suit of Gammili and others against
Woodrop's Trustees aud others, will be sold ut
Public Auction, those valuable Mills in the
County of Chesterfield, formerly the property
OF Archibald Cary, esq. known by the name OF
the Ampthill Mills with the appcrtinances, in.
GLIDING the adjacent buildings aud about 90 a
cres of Land
The sale viii take place at the front door of
the Eagle Tavern. in the Cityo Richmond on
Wednesday the 18th day of September next. the
terms oil sale are one fourth part cash, and the
other three tourths in three equal annual pay
Inents, bearing interest from the date of the
purchase. The property TO remain bound in the
hands OF the purchaser for the balance of the
purchase money, and to be resold by the sub.
scribers or any two of them, for ready money,
fthe purchaser shall fail to make payment ae-
cording 20 the terms of Sale For a particular
description Of the extent and boundaries Of the
land, those inclining to purchase are referred to
the survey mgdc in the suit above mentioned and
filed III the cause, and any person wishing to
view the Milk may see them on application to
Mr.. Fenwck the present Tenant or his Mana
ger; his term will expire the first of Oct.
next, at which time possession will be deliver
ed the purchaser.
These Mills are well calculated for msnufac-
curing Flour on extensive scsle, and their sit
uation on the navigable waters Of James River
about five miles below Richmond, renders them
particularly valuabie-They are understood to
be in good order, but of this the purchaser will
sud
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DECREE OF TIE SUPREME EXECUTIVE,
Eederai Palace " Caracas.

BY the Executive power of the Coz +. de-
ration OF Venesuela. ii is ordaiped, thai ne
above declaration of independence be pub
hshed, Carried into effect and be OF full au.
thciIiy throughout the states and territories
OF this Con- federation,
Subscribed by 6 names.]
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liz Subscribers will commence business,
"A II this city on the first day oil Sept next,
under The firm Of
WILSON, DREW & ROBERTSON.
They have taken an extensive and comnodious
Warehouse fronting the Basin OF tie Canal,
where such produce as may b. consigned TO
them will be stored and disposed u on Commits
sion.
Intending to combine the Auction with the
Commission business, they will be prepared
to receive West India aud dry goods in that
line.
Consignors in every case may rest as7gvscd
OF our best attention to their interest, OF dispatch
and OF punctuaiity.
THOMAS WILSON,
THOMAS II DREW,
GEORGE ROBENTS0W. >
Aug. o.. -v,g
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nc 8TS CT NV ~ socIEyy.

J. Ine purpose OF society is the ron.
mon happiness OF the people, aud r. .,ra
ment IS instituted TO secure r.
q The felicity of the people coz sts :,
me enjoyment OF iiberty, security, proD rtr,
9"d equality OF rights In TIC presence . .nS
ne IA" IS formed by The free and So
Cd by agents whom the ,Deu,lo efaet lar"
present their wis - rec
d Tie right to declare their fs,,-b..
aud opnious, through ths medium ~ e..
press, IS unres,roins amt .rse, und@,. r 1.'o
po"s'Oihty 20 the law ;or any velat,nh ., 10, ~
Puolc 'rA"qop'ty' the religious oD,o,oas5
property ana hoaor, Of tue cItizso, '''".b
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tSubscribed by 81 Representatives from
the Province OF Caracas, a rom Cumana-
IRON barcelona, from Barinas, from
Margarita, 3 from Merida. and 1 rom
that of Truxillo.]
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-06-04
LATEST FROM LISBON.

Ihe ship Missouri arrived at this port
last evening, in IS days from Lisbon Left
that place on the Goth of April, and reports
mat the French had evacuated Portugal,
that Lord Wellington was at Almeida, and
that there had been NJ, general battle.
BEDFORD penn May %.
On Friday afternoon last. arrived in this
borough. 100 or 80 Light Dragons, under the
command of Capts. Briarly and Helm. The
next day continued their march for Pitts
burg
We are sorry to state. that all the boats
loaded wltA Hour, whskey, &c. which star
tea from Bedford and its vicinity for Column
bia, with the exception of one belonging to
MI J. Harshberger, has grounded. The
hands employed all attribute this misfor.
tune to the furnace dam. on which they
we're SO long detained tina. the water got the
START of them.
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Dosnegtlc.
WASHING June /.

WASHING TON, June /.
The following extracts from official Bri.
fish documents will shew the sentiment Of
the British government for ages past as to
the neutral right, IN the case of belligee,
rents, in ships of war. lowering ON and
freQuenting neutral Coasts and harbots:
yVGt. Int.
DecIarasion ofHS Britannia lHajesty Janes
L. hH6hshed in The year 1904.
Our pleasure is that within our ports.
havens. roads, cree ks, or other places of our
dominica, or so near 10 any of our sid
ports or haveDs, as may be reasonably co...
strued to be within that title, limi, or pre-.
cinct there shall be no force, violence or
surprise, or offence suffered to be done. Ell
Their from man of war 60 man Of war. or.
man of war to merchant &c. but that all
OF what nation s0ever, so lohg as they shall
be withiB those our ports anu phases of ~.
risdiction, or where our officers NAV prohi-
bit violence, shall be understood 10 be under
our protection. and to be ordered by course
of justice, &c And that our officers and
subjects shall prohibit, as much as in then.
lies. all lowering of men of war, &c so
near the tntry Of any of our Ravens or coasts
and that they shall receive and succoz
all merchants and others that shall lait
within the danger of any such AS shall
await our coast, in so near places, to ttes
bindraEce OF trade to and from our KING
DOM"
Extract from a Proclamation Of his Bril-
fannie 1ia1csiy Charles ri, 'ccfcd 8lh Ri.
fyEaSS, A767-&
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EuropR.
Extracts " ne minutes Of the Secretary
of State, y
Palace of the Ihuilleries

EEIT1cf8 " ne minutes D Ihe secretary
of State,
Palace of the 1'huilleries
March IS. 1911
Napoleon, Emperor of The French, King
Of Italy. Protector vi ,the Confederation OF
the Kline Mediator of the swiss Confede
ration &c.
considering that in uniting Holland. to
our States, it was our intention to allow
that coun,ryt to enjoy the advantages which
the liberty of commercial relations gives a.
mong all parts OF a vast Empire
Considering also, that previous to ope-
ming the communications, without other res
tictioos than those Commanded by differ
ent regulations, such as that of tobacco il
IS necessary to adopt measures to prevent
the introduction in France, of the colonial
products which nave escaped the duties of
from 90 to 50per cent. or those which have
or may be found upon the coast of Holland
before the duties of our douaniers by sea &
land have been completely organized & con
solidated
" We have decreed, and do decree as
follows.
Art 1. The colonial products denomina-
ted by our DEGREES OF the 9Th of August, &
18th Sept, 1910, which shall arrive in Hol-
land, either in virtue of our licences or in
consequence OF having been captured by
our privateers, or ships of marine, CT coming
from our colonies, can only be admitted, in
TO the ports of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, &
Embden where they shall be Immediately
discharged and placed in the royal en,re-
pot.
Art. O. When the proprietors or consig
nees of the said colonial products thus pla-
ced in the royal eDtrepots, wish to send
then 70 France, they shall pay the duties
on being taken from the eatrepo,, and shall
be expedited under seal with he necessary
vouchers. to the destination of France,
which they can only enter by the custom
house of Antwerp, and other Offices Oh the
Rhine, which shall be hereafter Fixed by a
special decree.
Art. 8. The colonial products which shall
have been drawn from the entrepUt, upon
the demahd Of the proprietors or consignees.
and placed at their disposition, cannot after
wards be introduced into France
Art 4. Reckoning from the 1st MAY, 1911.
the production Of the soil and industry The
North, and other foreign merchandise. as
well as those designated by the first article
Of the present decree, and which shall have
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BALTIMORE, May 90.
LATEST FROM MONTEViEDo.

BY the arrival of the ship Sidney, in SO
Gays rom Monteviedo, we learn that the go
vernon OF Mon eviedo marched (it vas sup
posed against Buenos Ayres) the day be.
,ore SHE sailed. will 600 men and was to
DC Joined on his march by 400 more, and had
sent to solicit troops from the Portuguese
government. Paraguay was considered in
a state OF Revolution. Buenos Ayres was
closely blockaded, and no vessels of any
nation permitted to enter The forces of
the Jnnta al Buenos Ayres we're supposed
TO be about 1000 men--most ot their
troops had been on expeditions to the in
terior-tiat which had gone against the
Portuguese, had been repulsed.
G H.B
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PHILADELrHIA, May 90.
LATEST FROd7 PORTfyG M

Arrived yesterday afternoon, the brig
Fanny, capt. Roberts, 90 DAYS from Madeira.
On the lst of May, coming ont, boarded a
snip gong IN, from Lisbon--~here captain
n: and his passengers had the perusal of
LISBON papers to The 10Th April, cont ming
an account of Marshal Beresford's havi,.e
invested Badajoz. and summoned it to sur
render. which had been twice refused bv
the French commander. Marshal Beres
lord was preparing to storm it, by the breach
through which the French had entered !,
Phiiad. Gazette,
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FRENCH DEGREES.

me Editor OF the Federal Gazette is in.
Gebted to the politeness of respectable
mercantile house for the late and impor
tant intelligence contained in the extracts
below. The respectable source of these
letters places the gloomy accounts gil
ven beyond suspicion, and proves how ut
terly hopeless is the situation of CONT.
mental Europe, while swaycd by the ty.
rant of France
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NAPOLEON.

DIED in London. Mr.. UNwIN. !, clerk
IN The London Assurance Office. His death
was caused by punc,ure in his finger. DC
casioned by catching at penkniie while
falling from desk. The accident occurred
on the 9TH. and the incision made by the
penknife was SO small that hardly any dis
Charge ofblood took place He continued
TO attend his business until the 10th and
on the 18th December, he was carried off
by modification which had previously ia
ken place. Mr.. Unwin was only Is years
old, in the bloom and flower Of youth