Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-08

adtea Fee. 1, 1871.
MIR. Russell's letters, communities.
ted by the President to Congress ON
the Stst ult. are not thought OF much
importance here bymeo Of reflection.
They see in them the good intentions
Dian ardent rid; the anx:ety OF a mar,
DESTROYS of serving his country. You
will observe that Mr.. RosselI says
+" This disavowal [of seizur@l l am
persuaded, depends cntireiy on the
nature OF the dispatches brought by
the Essex !" from which we nav
fairly infer, as tho Essex had on board
the Presidents proclamation of Nov.
2, that things have gone on smoothly
enough in France since Mr.. RusseIps
letter left Paris, and that we shall
have to push our system Of exclusion
against the British, who arc the real
authors of all our commercial losse..
NOT merely by their own actual de
prsdatiens (; but by rheir forgeries of
American ships papers and the sim
ulation of5he flag ofshe United States:
The Bank having, for the present, got
fuiefus, the non-iuterconrse Bill will
probably soon come before the House.
BUT notwithstan Ting shis qui. tus, it is
thought the relations Of the Back will
hHe people (sccord,ng to the old Irisrr
custcm) to cry at the funeral, aud by
this means raise il from the dead"
Simple Narrative # a distressing
Murder cna Suicide.
Extract off letter to Gentleman in this Civ,
da,ed
NoaroLK, January 80
Yesterday Leti.ia aud myself wit.
messed such scene OF sorrow as W.
never before did-It was the funeral
of young lady that was most iphn.
manly murdered her name was Col
Inns, the sister of the young man, the
Butcher, that went out with me TO
lock at my cattle whilst you were
down with me-the cruel murderer
was young man from Washington
City, his name was Frank, hired bv
Mrs. Collins, as her foreman in the
Butchers business. I must observe
that Ms. Collins was the first in the
Butchers business here, is very wei.
Oft, lives genteel, and by her industry
has buih a very excellent Brick hou~s,
as good as Tallman's, in Philadelphia,
This foreman of hers was in low
with her daughter, whose name was
Nancy, 14years and IL days old, sh
did not encourage the Young man, but
a sea Captain was courting her, whom
she liked better than him. On la,
Friday evening she was at meet
(for she was Methodis) and Mr..
Frank, when it was out, went & took
hold of her hand 10 walk with her.
she drew off and walked with her trc
Their; when thty got home, Frank
went to her and said, Nancy did you
intend 20 aBront me? She answered
yes--he said then, you esteem the
Capt ain more than me, she said she
did, they thea parted, the next day he
came and sat on Sophia by her, and
put his arm round her waist young
Collins pulled it away, ADD SAID he
should not make so free with his sis :
,er-he answered him and said !;
would not be long before ne shonl
near more concerning ii. Mrs. Co..
Inns and her son was 10 Portsmouth
whenit happened the manner of his
performing his diaDolical act was i,
this way 49,
:. The house-keeper cut OF dinnsi
and called servant to take it owe,
to the yoang children across narrow
creek on place that MIS-. Colllos hao
just fought. The voting lady repiee
she was going over AMI she. would tax
it herself, and younger sis'er wsnt
called black man that was hired O.
the Slaughter house, Of MIR BruH. 5
told him TO take them over; I've hac
to go through the Slaughter bous,
to get the Batteau the young ladies
went in the stern and just as he blacI
man was pushing off, Frank iuInpec
in the front aud all went over rogcth
err; when they got 10 the opposit,
shore Frank stepped past the Negro
and eaid something 70 Miss Collins
they both smiled, and she and hel
sister went into the house and foInc
the chiidreo playing jack stones sh,
asked them to give hsr some, ,heJ
said she would get plenty at the wa;el
edge, she started and ran down TO &c
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