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The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-28

Sc avenged OF .rcdiessed. WITH r'
our coiumiStee have not considered ~. -,.y-,,
ject with r. gard only to the practicable and
prcparation for tire pxese;h mo-.
';ien.cus crfsls. WHICH, wha.cver 1t may be, !
mast pc greatly inadequate, t5r.tac reasons
areaay stated but the o6jcct o. lie cdni-s
Inittee is 20 resonhucnd IL system which sha;i'
!ook tp intn,ity. and thosgh, limited by the
present sitdation and nicaiiS oil the country,
[ia,e.;r c;-i'acity tabe' cniaFgea in propartion'
go the growing wealih, Observation-Disclosures
|,atinn OF the nrtion.N Your .en,nnittec,. arc:
'!i. tic same tipc, na. unaware thas some OF;
'thsse whoa::c unt.ien,l,y to a navy, .gidand.
|tiieir opposition rather upon: &. future per-!
lm;nent establishment, than ON rs piesensl
icxpehse> But yonr eonnuittee w;i. Sny. op-,
serve, thae Che wisdom OF that policy seems
TO reach as far. beyond reasonable pracuca.l
ijle views, as il viii prshaSly fa; short OF TIN,
;r,t.a;nmcnt @. it's object. TO reStrain thu
sSyc2t energies. OF snch a nanibcr, as this
:eountiy Possesses. of the best seamen the
fwofll ever ''ehe.d, and s,aca a n, lss OF ton
.'agc as Great-isrtam herself has not boast
led 'nerc than twenty. years. will asmaciJ
transcend the teco.e ettorts of tho palitici;la
,a$ 1T WOULD he. bcyoind his power to .crcati
,;hem: they are formed by ti,e high behes, oil
5,es.ehccpt nature, nti'tured by oar wise, fA'ee
9'nm happy pub,ic Institutions, and can. on!
,perist, With The latter.
Your committee, however. admit, that III
iwii nei,he: be polite mgr rr;.c,iaa,hlctosw
}she naval acknowledgement OF this coynrfy to til,
ss2c Of .our.dcsires CT of our necessities bui
II gradual Increase of it.is, in their opnf,.
within the most liWited means, and withiil
;she. obvious policy Of the governments, and p
attempting this, some present addition vii
soe made (too little--niuch toe Ii, lea they
iamenD to the best strength Of tie nation,
and as measure ofprcparation for this cri- !
isis OF danger :,
With these observations, and with a full,
detailed, and useful report to the secretary
#of the navy, in reply to Questions propounded
iby your committee, they beg lcaYe. tc re-
commend, that all the vessels of.'war of the
3Gnited States, net now in service, whicn
pare worthy of repair, be immediately rel
paired, fitted out and put into actual service.
That tenadditional frigates, averaging. 38l
igdns, be built; that competent sum oil
money be appropriated for the purchase of q.
STOCK of timber, and that Il dock, for re
|pairing the vessels of war of the u. States /,
lbe established in some central and convent
lent place.
They also beg leave to report bill, cnti
tiled " A bill concerning the naval estab-
|lishmcnt."
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-28

lo.in Mi,cacu, esq. Of Pniladclphia, has
been appointed by thc President Of thc Il. S.
with t'ie coosegt Of the Senate, Consul for
The y. states at Il. gago &c Cuba. vice Mau-
rie ;scdscrs. IS !. deed
The belief at '.iyerpo j, rs late as TIC gu
II .a.s noah, 'ys.s :,lat he Orders IL Coan
cj'.wol.l = TO-. ~ ~, iNted.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-28

~ The road from Fort HAWKINS to Fort
Stoddart, thro' the Indian Territory is COM
pleted, and the troops are returning to her
respective statiops.-Georg. Journgi.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-28

ISignedl Marshal Duke of RAGusA.
Here follows dispatch from Dorsenne,
which ALSO accuses Lord Wellington of hav-
ing committed a blunder in not collecting his
army sooner. The small body of our troops
which were posted at Aldea del Pante on
the 9th, consisting only Of the 4th division,
and detachment of cavalry, are stated at
$4,000 infantry, and 5000 horse, with IL
pieces of cannon.1
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-08-19
NOTICE..
August Sis

THE partnership heretofore carried on
nnder the firm of SAMUEL * WILLIAM
SMITH, is this day dissolved by mutual con-
sent.
Samuel Smith,
William Smith.
,. :, lat
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PUBLIC SALE.

By virtue of deed of trust from WILL
AM W1LsoNto the subscriber, to secure the
payment Of a sum OF money to the Bank
of Alexandria, will be exposed to sale on
credit of six, twelve and eighteen months,
tthe payments to be secured by notes with
approved endersers and trust upon the pro-
perty to secure the payment of the notes J.
on URSDAY the twenty second day
of August, upon their respe ctive premises,
several valuable PIECES of GROUND, ly-
ing upon Fairfax, Water and Queen.streets,
and 20 feet Alley.
JAMES KEITH.
I,Iv ., dts
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Joseph SPEAR.

Mes. ressscttu.ty informs ms fr's""S a"' '''
Pu6Ec,
THAT he has ommenced the Clio -
BUSINESS in all its various branches he"i-
" opposite ,fc Vendne Store, ptlnee, IS Ne
he also makes and repairs all Kinds OF mu'
steal instruments, such as Piano forte :s,
nas: viols, violios, Guitars &c, ana VII
ais, furnish Mahogany Collins for grown per-
sons for ft,een dollars. lie hopes Tue
.ronl,.,s ,f his materials, tie sount'ness CT
lis work, and the strict attention nc i'.ser'
paying to his business, will ensure M" a.. a.,
cour.sement from generous public. Al
of,be above branches Of business VIII DC eA-
ecu,ea at the shortest notice go
June Is.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-08-19
PUBLIC SALE.

DY virtue of deed of trust from Isaac
ID SHREvE and HANNAH his wife, to the
subscriber, executed for the purpose of sa-
tisfying debt due from Isaac Shreve to the
Bank of Alexandria, will be exposed to
public sale, for cash, on the premises, on
the 18th day of September next, LOT or
half an Acre of GROUND, situated in the
town of Alexandria, on the east side of
Washington street s. south side of Wilkes
street. tr
Thomas Swami, Trustee.
August7 dts
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July 81
Orphans Court,

Alexandria County, July Term, 1911.
ORDERED, That the administering OF Cur
den Chahm, deceased, do insert the following
advertisement three times in each week tor
four weeks, in the Alexandria Daily Ga
zctte. Test.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-08-19
May 9
Literary Nof'ce.

A Gentleman of liberal education from
pa.,o,, takes this method of offering him
us D either in public or private capacity
an instructor in the Greek and H0'nH"
%yo,.i,ks in the science Of .zsEron9my' De
r-abby Mathematics, and the EnsIish a'-
..uage !; and in the art OF hs00'as ",,h.
iay. iae directed to n. - alu Ia. a. 49,.
alexandria Gazette Office, wiii DC p'oii'p''
ly attended to. as,.
August IS
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-08-19
August $
At the annual meeting of the

At the annual meeting OF the
Stockholders in the Little River Turnpike
Company, in the town of Alexandria, on the
first Monday in December, 1910, the fol-
lowing resolution Was nnanimnnsly aanptad
That for the purpose of encouraging the use
of broad wheel Wagons on the Little River
Turnpike road, all Wagons the br eadth of
the wheels whereof shall b. six inches, shall
be permitted to pass the gates on said road
toll free, for the term of two years, and all
Wagons whose wheels shall be the breadth
of FIVE inches, shall be permitted to pass toll
free for the term Of eighteen ToD,hs-all
Wagons the breadth of the wheels whereof
shall be four inches, shall be permitted to
pass toll free for the space of IS months
from the time they shall first pass the re-
spectiyc gates, which shall be specially no.
ticed by the gate, keepers-And that this re-
gulation shall be extended to all who shall
avail themselves of it within TIVE years.
Jonah Thompson, Sse3.
December 2s. law
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-08-19
Valuable Property for Sak.
The subscriber offers for Sale the .fo9o7vins
FALU.ABLE PROPERTY, to svit ::
An elegant and most valu-

u
EALUABLE PROPERTY, TO svit:
/. An elegant and most valu-
able MILL SEAT, with fall of about for
ty feet, OH Holiness Run, four miles from
the city of Alexandria, immediately on the
Little River Turnpike leading from that cl-
ty through fertile country. This scite tor
dwelling house and mill scat, is consl-
dered by competent Judges to be enc OF the
most beautiful! and advantageous IN the state
of Virginia. The race is already cut and
dam can be erected at a very inconsiderable
expence.
.. 1850 Acres of prime Land
in Caroline county, state OF Marylan on
which are Mill lately repaired, Mill Scat
on never failing stream, commodlous
frame dwelling house, with every other con-
venient out house, and an apple orchard OF
peoi fruit. The iron ore OH and near this
tract is inc xhaustable.
9. Two Lots IN the CITY or
Alexandria, on which are three tenements,
situate on the west side of RoyaF.treet, and
the north side of Cameron-street.
The terms of payment will be made con.
venient to the purchasers.
For terms and further description OF the
first mentioned property, enquire OF Mr..
Thomas Janney--of Mr.. Joseph n. 1fande-
vile for the last--both of Alexandria-or
William S. Douglass,
Mordington Mills, Kent County,
Delaware.
Aucust 8--l5 di"|oo"
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A, meeting of the Board OF Health'
August 2, 1871,
ORDER En-,

ORDERED,
That the Members OF the Board undertake
to scrutinizc the various portions OF the town
for the discovery of nuisances, according to
the following arrangement, and that they are
to cause to be exercised promptness in the
removal of such as may come to their know.
ledge, and that the individual members re-
tain the right of a general superintendent
and removal of nuisances from any part oethe
town.
WILLIAM FOWLE, east of Fairfax
and south of Prince streets.
WILLIAM PATTON, west of Fair.
fax, south of Prince and east OF St.
Asaph streets.
JOHN LLOYD, east Of Fairfax be-
tween King and Prince streets.
JOSEPH RIDDLE, west of Fairfax
between King and Prince-st-eets.
ELISHA c. DICK, west of Fairfax
and east of Columbus, between
King and Prince street.
THOMAS JANNEY, west of Co.
lumbas-street, between King and
Prince-st-eet.
ANDREW JAMESON, east of
Royal and north of King street.
GEORGE DENEALE, west Of Roy
al, north of King and east of Co.
lumbus street.
WILLIAM S. MOORE. west of Co.
lumbus, north of King.strest.
And it appearing to the Board, that great
vigilance will be required as usual, during
the warm season, TO preserve the health OF
the town, it is therefore ordered, that the
Superintendent of Police do pay particular
attention to the state of the cutters, back
yards, alleys and privies, and thathe cause tho
cutters to be scraped * cleaned twice week
in each week, by working the pumps on We'd
nesdays & Saturdays, and that he also pro.
cure sufficient quantity of quick lime and
cause the same to be sent round ths town on
the aforesaid days forthc use fthe inhabitants,
who are to pay for the same at cost; that
it be his particular duty to see that the same
be used in all privies, requiring the same
in any stagnant places in the cutters imms-
diately after their being scraped,
BY order of the Board of Health,
George Deneale, Prst.
August d2w
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August "a
rs Pocket Book lost.

WAS LOST, on Thursday the first IN
wv slant, between Dogue Run Alex
andria. a red Morocco Pocket Book, contain-
;ng 6fteen dollars in notes, an order on the
Postmaster at Occoquan Tor thirteen dollarS'
an order on II. Parish, Fredericksburg Tor
fifteen dollars, besides sundry other papers
of no use to any person hut the owncr.--
Mos, ofthc papers contain the owners name
\Vbocyer finds the said Pocket BOOK, by
leaving it at this Office viii receive FIVE
DOLLARS reward.
August Il o''
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August .
The Subscriber

III, far sale at his warehouse on eonway's
wharE
London particular Madeira WINE. IN hai'
pipes and quarter CASKS tit Tor immediate use
from the well kno"n houses OF Messrs' oI C
and Co. s. Murdoch, Youi!c, Wardrop q Co.
Coffee in bags and barrels
Old Grenada Rum, and some Shrub OF SUI
ocrior qaulity from the same island
New York prime Beef ana Pork OF eSoe''
lent quality
Bris,oe drop Shot in bags
Also,
R,rs on London for sale at &c days, IN SUMS
" James Patton.
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Ten Dollars Reward.
Ran away from the subscriber

Ndll awe AAOAAA 'AAS ~
in Prince William County on the Oath of
July last, Negro Woman named CLARY,
with male child about four months old -
She formerly belonged to the estate of John
Gibson, she is about IS years of age, very
black, about FIVE feet six inches high--she
took with her sundry cloathing which can
not describe i, is expected she is harbored
in Alexandria by free sister who resides
there and whose husbands name is Jesse
Jennings. The above reward will be paid
for securing her in any Jail SO that get
her again, and reasonable charges it brought
home.
Simon Luttrell.
Masters of vessels and others are cautioned
against harboring or carrying her OH.
August 10. e1l
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Alexander Moore, Reg.

That the subscriber, of Alexandria coun-
ty, in the district of Columbia, has obtain
ed from the Orphans Court of said county,
letters of administration on the personal es-
tate of Gurden Chatin, late of the county a.
aforesaid, deceased: all persons having claims
against the said deceased, are hereby warned
to exhibit the same, with the vouchers there
of to the subscriber, on or before the 18th
day of January next, or they may by law be
excluded from all benefit to said estate /; and
those indebted thereto are required to make
immediate payment. Given under my hand
this 10th day of July, 1911.
Margaret R. Chaplin,
Administrative of Gurden Chaplin.
July 10 Staw4"
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The defendant James Taylor,
not having entered his appearance and given
security according to the statute and the
rules of this court, and it appearing to the
satisfaction of the court, upon affidavit, that
the said James Taylor is not an inhabitant of
this district--on motion of the said complain
ant by his counsel, it is ordered, that the
said defendant james Taylor, do appear hwy
ON the first day of next term and enter his
appearance to the suit, and give security Tor
performing the decree of the court, and that
the other defendant, William Fox, do not
pay away, convey, or secrete, the debts by
him owing to, or the estate or effects IN his
hands belonging to the said absent defend
ant James Taylor, until the further order or
decree of this court; and that copy OF this
order be forthwith published for two months
successfully in one of the public newspapers
published in this county, and that another
COPY be posted at the front door OF the court
house of said county.
A copy--Test.
c.. Dencale, c. c.
J,J o, laW2m
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-15

which went to strike out the whole o.
he resolutions, and to insert the fol-
low That an humble address be pre-.
scented to His R>gal Highness IN,
+ Prince Of Wales, kne Hpg him to
take upon hi .nsel his maie,-
ty's present indisf ~ sa1Hcovcrn-
Eent of these realn,s. an minister
the same under the title of sole regent
of the united Kingdoms Of G.. Britain
6 and Ireland The amendment did
not prevail, and the question recurring
upon the original resolutions, they
were sarried by different maioritiks,
but th third, thought the most Oh &c
tionable,by Ayes see-Noes 11a
The same resolutions were taken IN
in the house of Lords on the2 9Th of
December, and the same Amendment
proposed. I've ministefs prevailed
here also, 100 20 "a, Nothing now
remains but to bring 81 the Regency
Bill, which would done as soon as
possible. The p!anis supposed to be
highly displeasi9g the Prince of
Wales. -
American aIIkirs are very lightly
touched uPoRs the Presidents procla-
nation, andfMr. Gallatin's Eircular
were inssrted with very few remarks.
The sex had not arrived in,Enc.
land When the St. Cuthbert salad
There had been most severe weati3er
on. the coasts of England and France
from the middle to the 2kh of Deem
Der. 49,
Two British frigates Id a great
number otArerchsnt ships Mad been
cast away-Lurien Bonapafte had ar.
rived in England, and WAS received
with great respect--his case was not
decided on.
The latest official accounts from
Lisbon, or rather from Lord Wellipr.
lton, are to the 9th Dec. which are civ.
en- IN this paper. Further reinforce.
lnents are going from Great Britain
and Ireland to Portugsl.
1t will be seen by our marine lis,
that the Milan and Bsrli&.decrees, are
with the orders in eoun still in op-
Grafton. -
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-15
From tAs Pubic Ledger.
NoRFoLx, February IL.

NORFOLK, February II.
On Saturday arrived here the ship Sc Cs.th-
derf, Capt. Isaaes from London, bound TO New
York, and put into this port having sprung
q leak-Capt. L. left Portsmouth the 29th, and
brings London papers to the 18th December, with
a file of which we have been favoured, and from
which our foreign intelligence Of this day is prin-
feipally extracted
These papers do not contain information of
much importance; such as appeared most inter-
ssting is given. The papers are filed with dis
eusslonsln aad out of parliament, arising out of
the present state of the king, and the projected
regency, which ministers have officially anno,ln-
ced has become absolutely necessary. Some ar
hcles winch we publish, will give our readers a
distinct view of the controversy which this sub
Sect has produced
On the goth of Dec the Chancellor offhe En-
e'eQter, in committee of the whole, submitted
she three following resolutions to the House of
Commons:
hst That If is the opinion of this committee, that
MS majesty indisposition prevented him from
coming to his parliament, and from attending
to public business; and that the royal authori-
W is thereby suspended
Y. That it is the opinion of this committee, that
At IS the right and duty of the lords spiritual
and temporal, and commons of Great Britain
and Ireland, now assembled, and lawfully, fully
and freely representing all the estates of the
people Of this realm, 10 provide the means of
supplying the defect in the personal exercise
of the royal authority, arising from his males
tvs said indisposition, in such manner as the
eMgency OF the case shall appear to require.
That tor this purpose, and for maintaining en-.
tire the constitutional authority Of our king. Il
NECESSARY that the lords spiritual and tenn.
4 MI and the commons Of Great Britain and
Iretand, should deterVine as to the means
I whcrebythe royal assent, may be given in par
I Lament to such bill may be passed in par.
hamentrespecting the exercise Of the powers
4 and authorities of the crown, in the name
and on the behalf Of the King during the con-
tnuance Of his majesty's presentindisposition
Our readers will perceive in these
resolutions the plan of regency as
contemplated in the year 1888 by Mr..
Pitt, and upon the present, as upon
the former occasion, the opposition
party were unusually animated. The
debate was conducted with much ia
lent, but mingled with no small deore :
! Of personal and party acrimony. The
hoPPositiou moved an amendment.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-15

turbing MI the commercial concerns OF
the country.
If iodeed the bank of the United
States could be removed Aout affect
ing either its numerol euprs, the
other monied instituted lie circu-
lation OF the country, to ordinary As
cal operations of government would
got be materially derans and might
e'- carried by means of another &c.
erAl bank, or ofstate banks. But the
transition will be attended with much
Individual and probably with no incon-
siderable public injfy. 1t is impo..
sible that an institution which cir
culates thirteen millions of dollars. 81
to whom the merchants owe fourteen,
should terminate its operations, parti.
eular!y in the present unfavorable state
OF the American commerce, and af-
ter the great losses ~ experisnc.
ed abroad, without g serious
shock TO commercial, Rpking and ma.
tional credit. 1t is - 4[hended to o.
wer-rate the extent of an evil which
nhere are no certain data to appreciate.
.Aad without sxooliRsing on the fatal
and nnavoida s on individuals
without tle' "a the inconveni.-
ence ofrepsying atthis time to Europe
a capital of seven millions and with-
out adverting to other possible dan
gers OF more general nature, it ap..
pears sufficient 70 stats. that the sam e
body OF men, who q Purteen milf
ons OF dollars to thu Dix, owe also
ten or twelve to the United States, on
which the receiptseieto the treasury
for this year altogether depend aud
that, exclusively Of absolute failures,
tits improbable that both de BITS can be
punc'uaily paid at the same time. Mr.
mus It be forgotten thar the appraaeh-
irg nor.importation will considerably
lsssentRe efficiency ofthe pr, vision by
WHICH subsequent credits are refused
TO Import. RS who haxasppt discharged
former revenue bond #5bo on the whole
persect conviction zen that, in the
critical sisna'i ion Of tbe coun,ry, new
evils ought not to be superadded, & a
Perilous exps rimeut be attempted, un.
less required by an inperious aecessi-
t..
In these hasty req arks, have not
advrrted TO the ouestioalef constisuti-
onai'y, which is not stbject OF dis.
cussion for The Sc crstsry1pf the Treasu.
ry. Permit me, howeoer,fof my own
sake, simply to state. ,hat the bank
charter, having for "A number OF years
been acted upon or acquiesced> in as IL
constitutional! sly all the constituted au-
thorlties ct the naiion, aud thinking
myself the use of banks to be at pres
sent necessary FOR 60. z&rcise Of the
legitimate powers Oh general go.
yernmens, the continu of Bank
OF the United States hashot, in the
view which have been able to take
OF the snbject, appeared to me to be
Unconstitutional.
have the honor to pc, respectfully,
sir, your obrdient aer&en.,
ALBERT GALL ATTN.
Hon. Wnl. II CrapgHyd,@
Chairman, Ia Send, a
a5.sp "a s. z.-
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-02-15

devise 30 the United States tn. Whole
United Kingdom, to get poss 4sinn
at which the Congress will merely
nave To institute a little zyttr-s,it.
winch viii be a triae, considering that
we shall cnly be obliged TO fiog Face
and all the nations Of contiuett..l Ell.
rope. That great advantages viii
How to our country IRON This arr .npe-
ment, by which means we shall be
enabled to gets jus,er notion of the
noble arr OF stock .ioabing and paper
credit; and, particularly, we shall as
certain the best means of cuitivatinp
IRISH potatoes the Irish peasantry
being drilled to that business by the
British government that this psa-
santry will serve the New-E nglanders
as they have long served the Old
Englanders for laborers; AMI that.
above all, we shall get at the rue se-
cret OF that scheme invented by MIR
Canning, for improving the Goldfish
trade by the Orders In Couucil.
Thus, Sir, justify you throughout.
l do it cheerfuliy, because it is du.
to your intrinsic merit and to the
mildness OF your disposition. 1 hope
you will receive my profer OF ser
vice with AN amiable temper, for you
may rely upon 1t l delight in giving
you these proofs Of my rcga,d.
when you receive this letter, be SO
good as to tell MIR. Horsey that I
think his speech upon the Florida bu-
slness most capital piece of acting
ana that IT he were to go upon the
stage 1 am sure that Cooke would
very soon lose his reputation as an as.
tor.
ALCORNO0TJF
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MILL be sod, Al public aucrion, a. she resi-.
w denss of MIR. Bsnjari in Dennis opposite
the swan Tavern, Shockoe bill, on Sarurday
frqt all -.