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The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-03-20
March 90

i AND and NEGROES, FOR sALE--By yir.
tue o. Decree of the Honrab,e Superior CouY,
OF Chancery for the Richmond District viii be
sold, to the highest biddar, for ready money. o.,
Tuesday the fourteenth day Of April next, flair.
otheTwse, the next fair day, at Mount Pleasaut the
beautiful seat OF the late Robert Donald ESQ that
valuable tract OF LAND, aforesaid, called Mount
Pleasant, situate IN the county of Chesterfield upon
Appomattox river, about three miles below the town
o Petersburg and containing, according TO the deed
$50 acres, more or less There is upon the land
convenient dwelling house and eut-bouses and its
vicinity 70 Petersburg it's situation on nagigabIe wa.
ter fertility OF soil, aud other advantages render it
desirable property. The sale will be made at the
dwelling house. and on the following day. Wedne.-
day the 18th OF April, Will be Sold, by public
auction, Tor really money, in obedicuoe TO tie
said decree, at the Tavern Of James Dubell in the
town ni Petersburg, upwards of thirty Valuable
SLAVES, Men, Women, and Children, and on
Friday the l7th Of April, Will be Sold, to the high,
est bidder, for ready money, by virtue of the same
decree ~ the dwelling house of Doctor Thomas A..
Estus Taylor Osbornes, in the county of Ches.
terheld, the other personal estate of the said ol
ert Donald, deceased-consIsting of Household ard
Kitchen FURNITURE, n Chariot SC
G. X. TAYLOR, CoHl77tissiossy
march goth IL.
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THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, MARCH 90. 1870.
THE RALLYING POINT


The good friends of the British i'm this
Country are making every effort TO turn
OR attention from the true point before u.s.
L his is the habitual resource of that party
They will not suffer the public mind to rest
upon the atrccious acts of G.. Britain and
with this view they eternally start up some
fresh game, to draw us aside from the
question: They think, that the more they
distract the feeling of the people, the more
they enteeois 1.-THE more time that is given
to other points, and the less to their own
cause, the better 1t is for them. ,..
Every artiiice, which can be used, is now
put IN play to screen the British govern
ment from our indignation. These men wish
to see nothiEgIn the disclosures of Henry, but
q pititnl electioneering trick in the Presi-
dent. Some ct them say that his papers arr.
forgerics. Others, that he mas touched S48.
O0o---somc PIT up one shadow, and some
another.--But the great and darnning fact,
after all, is, the III sidious and profiigate at
tempt to dissolve the Union ef these States
by means of British Emissary. 1t il ON
this, that the public mind will rest. at last
Disguise 1T as tiou wilt, this is the naked
and damnlng fact which will address itself
to the feelings Of every American Citizen.
Most etfisssr'cs, wish to please their en-
Ployers by a language which is coi,gcuial to
Ithcirteclirgs.-ThU Mr. Henry (" laments
the repeal of the embargo because it was
calculated to accelerate the progress of
these states towards a revolution that 7coufi
have fiM an end 10 fhe only reEublic that
remains to prove that government found
ed on political equality can exist in a season
OF difficulty and rial, or is calculated 70 in
sure either security orhafEtncss 10 heo-
hle. Yet this same Sir James Craig would
have been the very first 10 cant about Be-
naparte's antipathy TO our freedom, and g.
britain's being the great defender Of the Ii
| oertles vi the human rice.
| Mr.. Henry, when captain in'1he u So army. was
once stationed at Harpci's Ferry aud, By way o,
froLic, attempted to overthrow the picturesque rock
which has been called Z" .cfersou's Itoek"-r-T-
same man was audacIous enough 10 attempt to over.
throw the rock OF the union Of the us.
TIE erGsares arc very suspisious-- On, are the
loop-ho!es ON which, TO hang doubt"
|
Mr.. Henry saws to Mr.. Coale, that his /" politics
mission or ;hc papers connected with Il lido not) con
! tdfna single hne that can EXPOSE any human be
! iug iuthe T.. States His " ba6e,s" do not 70,
| these 4" contain" erasurcs. Aud ho,y his poItica
mission" csn ID" contain lines" we are At loss Z,
understand. II is sort Of expression entirely ncv
u usAll tlIa, Mr. n says is that lie has not ex
posed single being IN ihs " s., nor, thes he eool,
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NoRYeLx, March i6.
LATEST FROM CADIZ.

The ship Huntress, from Cadiz, bound to Alexan:
dria, arrived or Saturday in Hampton Roads, in IS
days passage. We have not received any ,,apers !;
but several letters which have .een tile latest to
the 9Th of FEBRUARY, speak of the affairs Of the PENN
sula as being in better conditisn than at any for.
mer period. regency (ssy these lctter.) has been
formed, at the head of which is placed the Duke
del lniantado, an appointment made by the Cortes.
giving great satisfaction to the nation ant, inspiring
general confidence, and which has extngushed the
jealousy that existed between the English and the
late regency. -
The letters which We have do not speak Of
any important military event. Nothing said of Va
lencia--of course conclude tatit has not fallen.
After the fall of Ciudad Rodrigo, Lord Wellington
advanced into Spain, and commenced offensive
Operations, which had not been expected by the
French commander, and gave him considerable
embarrassment; he had calculated that Lord Wei
linston would conine himself to the defence of Por-
tugal.-Ledgcr.
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Il u -
drnt and Common ConncI If ire Cir RI
IIicinond, an Coninoe Hait asscubisd, AID
~ IS HEREBY ordaiacd on anSho,fsv II ire
same, That Er. John Brockerbroueh, Mi e.
chae, w. Hancock, ard John G.. Gamble, bc
and they, or majority of them, are hereby,
authorised and empowered to draw W., n
the chamberlain IF this City, for sum or
sums, not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars,
ard the Chamberlain is hereby required
to pay The same out of any funds IN Iishuhtis,
at ene time such drafts shalt be presented,
which have not otherwise been appropria-
ted.
Inc Aforesaid sum when united with all
sums which have been or raay hereafter be
subscribed Ton the purpose OF erecting Mo-
nnment on the site Of the late Theatre, to-
ycther with the funds of The Association
Tor building Church on Shocsoe Hill"
snail. by the aforesaid Commissioners, be
applied, irst, to the purchase O f so much
the heatro Lot or any OF the adjoining
Lots, rs to them may seem necessary, aud
secondly, to the erection on said ground Of
such building or etifce, rs may ii. their o.
pinion be best calculated to commemorate
the melancholy and cver-to-be- lamerted g.
vent which occurred thereon on the Goth
day of December, 1911.
Ind De IL fhrther o,'iatncd, That when
such building shall be completed, the Com.
missioners herein before named, shall have
tn'l power and are hereby required 10 trans
Ter an the ground purchased under authori
~ or this Ordinance, togetherw all build
ihgs winch may be erected thereon, to the
Defvre-ramcd association for building a
Church on Shocke Hill in this City" to be
ny them and their successors for ever kcD,
sacred to the purposes of Divine Worship,
ana Tor no other purposes, subject alone to
the regulations which may be formed and
established by such association and their
successors.
All Ordinances contrary to the provisions
OF TINS Ordinance shall be and the same are
hereby repealed ~
This Ordinance shall commence and be
in force from and after the passing thereof.
A Copy,
N. SHEPPARD, Clerk.
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NEw-YoRY, Feb. 90.
= ONhS Gu. ~
TFROM ALBAr,1

=
EXTRACT Ct letter. TO The Editor Of the
Mercantile .4dUertiser, dated FEB. 2J.
Mr.. Carpenter, chairman of the million
bank committee, made the following report :.
=" The committee have taken the subject
into consideration i; have heard the parties.
and received the proposals, which are
hereunto subjoined, together with an air.
nation of certain facts.
The committee deem it unnecessary to go
into detail at present but view ing the an
piications as involving important conside-
rations to the state at large; and after gil
wing to it that attention which the magni-
tude OF the object is calculated to excite.
and finding diversity of opinion in the com
mittee, they have thought it their duty to
report these facts, reserving their opinion.
Tor future expression. They have, there
tore, directed the chairman to ask permis-
son for the said applicants to present their
bill. to the House."
The offer contained in the propositions
is as follows; 100000 dollars in four equal
annual payments an additional 100, 900,
provided the Legislature grant no addition
al Bank Capital in the city Of New-York
forten years, to be paid at the expiration of
said term and further loo, 900, if no more
Banking Capital is granted for 90 wears.
Also, one million to he loaned to the state
at the rate of per cent per annum.
The bill has had its first and second read
ing, is orderedto be printed, and commit
ted to committee OF the whole House.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-03-20

LRGlNlA-Ata Superior Court of Ihancery.
holden at the Capitol, inthe City of Riehmond.
the 18th day OF February, 1872.
George Whitlock, surviving partner of George
Whitlock, and William Forbes, trading under the
URN OF aoroes anu Whitlock, Pits
Henry Lee, Robert Stanard, and Edward Hern.
don, the sheriff OF Spottsyvana county, Henry Lee
Junr., John Murphy, sheriff of Westinorciand sue
ccssor to Walker Muse who was successor of Geory.
Garner, late sheriff of Westmoreand, to whom tSe
estate OF John James Maund committed,
I'll, be4s.
The defendant Henry Lee not having entered bis
appearance and give, security according to the act
OF assembly and the rules of this court and an
pea1ng TO The satisfaction OF the court, that he is not
an nhabItant OF this country motion of the plain
tl'is by their counsel, 1t is orerea that the said de
PENDANT do appear here ON the first day OF the next
term and answer the Bill of the Plaintiffs and flat
copy OF this order be forthwith inserted in some
newspaper published in the city of Richmond, Tor
two months successfully, and posted at the front
door OF the Capitol, in the said city.
\ Copy. Testc,
- VIZ. w. EENING, C. c.
-'hhSh -O' w8W
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March 90.

NJ Ill be SOLD, to the highest bidder, in tine
w Gown OF Warren and county of AIbemalie, on
the ninth day Of April next, all die propc,ty beong
ing to the estate of Henry r. Snead dccd consisting
OF valuable Library, Chemical and Philosophical
APPARATUS, &c. Sc, supposed TO be worth five
,hoosanu dollars credit Of & months will be al
lowed on all sums above five dollars. on the purchas-
ers giving bond with approved security, to carry in
terest from the date it not punetunly paid. Cast,
Will be required for all sums Of five dollars and under
JOHN JOHNSON, .aa1nr.
-hd'ci ~ eptds
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AN ORDINANCE
To amend the general Ordinances concern
ing the eonfdgratfono Of the 7Heatre
IN The (ykU NJ PtcI,,onJ

uWeHd EHe 8CpeTdI CrdWunCPs concern
ing the confagration Of the Thealre
in m" Citp Of Richmond.
Passed 7th March, 1871
WHEREAS it has been represented to
w this Hall by the Committee appointed
to superintend the erection Of Monument
on the site of the late Theatre, that an ar
rangement pleasing to them, and conducive
to the objects contemplated bv the Hall, may
be made with "'The Association for building
a Church on ShockG Hill in this City,
whereby IT IS proposed to unite all sums of
money which were intended to be applied
20 the erection Of Monument, with the
funds OF the aforesaid association, which ag-
gregate sum shall be applied to the pur-
"ose OF purchasing the whole Lot Of Land,
whereOn the Theatre lately stood, and Of
erecting thereon a Monumental Church,
under the direction and control OF persons,
who have been made known to This Hall, as
beng accef ssje % a,l .l'e psr.ies Z:
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-03-20

iSF"i ESuOSzNoCS al 1CafSvi..c AID Sayar-
Iis.
South Carolina will CON rose two districts
Principal rendezvous az Columbia ain,
Charlestcn.
North Carolina will compose three dis
tricts. Principal rendezvous at Salisbury
Fayetteville, < Marlborough n, a
virginia (withont the eastern .shore) six
districts. Principal rendezvous at Fincas-
Tie, Morgan,own, Lynclfburs. Winchcste,.,
Manchester, * Frederick sburg.
Maryland, Columbia. and the eastern
shore OF Virginia, will compose three dis
trcts. Principal rendezvous ut Baltimore,
frcdericktown, and Easton.
Pcnnsylvai:ia will compose tlireedistricts.
Principal rendezvous "a; Philadelphia, Car
iis!e, and Pittsburg.
Delaware will compose one district. Prin-
cipal rendezvous at Wilmington.
Jersey will compose one district. Prnci-
pal rendezvous at New Brunswick. -,
New York will compose five districts
Principal rendezvous at New York, Sehen-
ec,ady, Rome, Canandgua, and Wilksbo-
rough. y,.
Connecticut will compose one district
Principal rendezvous ut Litchfeld.
Rhode island will Compose one district.
Principal rendezvous at Providence. -.
Massachusetts will compose three dis
tricts. !. Principal rendezvous at Boston.
Springfield, and Pttsfcld.
Maine will compose two districts. Prin-
opal rendezvous at Augusta, and Portland.
Vermont will compose two districts.
Principal rendezvous at Montpelier, and
burlington.
New Hampshire will compose two dis
tricts. Principal rendezvous at Concord, &
Dartmouth. e
An of6cer.w will be staioned in each recruit
ing district, who will have his quarters at the
place appointed for the principal Avntez
Gus therein, and will be charged with super
intending the recruiting service. mastering
aud disciplining the recruits.
he officers commanding i'm departments
IN relation. to the recruiting service, will re-
ceive orders from the War Office, and will
make their returns and reports, and direct
theW Official correspondence accordingly.
he officers commanding in recruiting
districts will receive orders from the com.
manding officer of the dere rtment, to whom
they will report, and address their cores
pondence, and all applications.
The company officers who shall be order
ed to recruit, will receive orders from the
officer commanding the recruiting district. to
whom they will report weekly, and address
their correspondence.
The officers commanding in districts will
report weekly to the officers commanding in
departments, who will report weekly to the
War Office.
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POS1Sr,lirp1,

Last evening arrived at this port, the ship
Kingston, Leslie, from Plymouth, Eng. which
port nc left IN the goth Ian.
The king was alive, and US well as pei.
last adviccs; & the Orders in Council were
not repealed.
Capt. Leslie. has politely favored the Ed
tors oi the Mercantile advertiser, with a
file Of London papers to tho 18th Jan. inclu-
sive, from which we have made the follow
ing extracts:
captain l.. was bound to Charleston.
anh has not brought any letters for this port
LONDON. JAN. II.
u Is aew asce"iarlcs from a Danish n. " 8.
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/. REcRUI7IWG REGULATIONS.

For the purpose of raising the Additional
Army of the u. States.
The States and Terrho,Ies shalt. be divided
Into sic dehartments thus:
: Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohlo: Orleans. Lou
7siana, Mississippi, Indiana, ard. Michigan
will compose one department. Head guar
ters at Lexington.
:. Georgia, South Carolina and North Caro-
lima, one department.. Head quarters at
Columbia.
Virginia, Maryland and the Territory Of
columbia, one department.. Head quarters
at Washington.
Pennsylvania, Delaware and Jersey. one
department. Head quarters at Carlisle.
New-York and Connecticut, one DEPART
nent Head quarters at New York.
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine Yer
mont, and New Hampshire, one department.
Head q'.rrters, Boston
A superior officer WILDE stationed in each
department, who will have his quarters at
the place appointed for hcld quarters, and
be charged with the recruiting service with
in the same.
TIE States and TERRITORIES zvH be d;vided
fnto forty ight Recruiting Districts, az
.foiio7vs:
kentucky will COMPOSE two districts.
prlncipal rendezvous at Lexington, and Lou
isville.
OHIO viii compose two districts. Princi-
pal rendezvous at Chilicotile and Zancs.
Vile.
Iennessee VII compose two districts
Principal rendezvous at Knoxville * Nash
yiiLe.
,O,leans TERRITORY will compose one dis
'ttict Principal rendezvous at New Or.
leans.
Louisiana 2'erritory viii compose one dis.
t;'ict. PriDcspaf rendezvous at St. Gene
We've.
Mississippi territory will compose one
district. Principal rendezvous at Washing.
ton.
Indiana Territoev wiz conpoee ono dis
trict PRINCIPAL rendezvous at Vincenncs
slichlsan TERRITORY will comp're one dis
s9c'. Principal rendezvous at y ,rois.
CccTS9 viii c;np's, tgo g ie;< Pcis-
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~. NEw-YoRK, March IL.
ONE DAY LATER FROM LONDON

By the brio NimrOd, capt. Fordham, from
Ramsgate, the Editors of the Mercantile
Advertiser have received file of the Lon
don Courier to the 18th of J4nuary ;nclu
sIve, from which we have made the follow
ing extracts:
LONDON, Jan. IS.
IRE Kings Mness.---'Che report of the
Committee the House, of Commons, ap-
pointed TO examine the Kings Physicians.
has been printed and delivered this morniDq
1t occupies ii folio pages. The frs, uues
ton pat to all the Physicians was, whether
MS hiajesty'S health was such as tosrendcr
him incapable of coming to Parliament in
person, Or attending 20 busness.--F reply
OF all was in the Affirmative. 80.
The Chancellor Of the Excheouer bro't
forward his resolution yesterday, relative to
the prohibition of distiliation OF grain, from
the 18th OF Feb. next, to the 31st of Decem-
Der. lie stated it to be his intention, to pro-
pose such an addition to the duties, OF, sugar
wash, as would compensate for the loss .of
the additional duty imposed on com. wash.
lie meant also to propose, All Internal duty
OF or shillings a gallon, ON all foreign spi-
rlts imported, with the exception of rum
ihe resolutions were agreed 70.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-03-20
FROM CADIZ.
PHILADEI.pHIAM

PHILADELPHIA ARcH 9.
The brig Margaret, Capt. Selby, has ar
rived below in SO days from Cadiz.-We
understand that verbal information is receiv-
ed by this vessel, of the French army in
their retreat from the siege of Tarifa, kav-
ing been fallen upon by gen. Ballasteros,
who totally defeated them. The French
loss is stated to be from to 1000 in killed.
wounded and prisoners.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-03-20
ALEXANDRIA, MaIch is.

az Our readers will see by the para
graph below which we have extracted
from the Democratic Press that nominal
tion has been made in Pennsylvania for pre-
sident and vice-president. The Virginia
Legislature dispersed without nominating
q. vice president: the, Legislature of New
York areexpected to make their nomina-
fion when their session expires. AS this is
n subjectwhich begins to excite interest, and
involves union, gentlemen of high standing
IN the house of representatives have cx-
pressed themselves in decided terms on the
prnpriety of a general nomination which
shall put the public mind at rest.--Eerald.
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jrarcr q thes3ist Dec. thai only FIVE sea-
men and cue marine, were saved fire n, the
DcieIce ct "a guns and Il is supposed the
crew OF the s,t. George of sc guns persisted
| These Two vessels have lost upwards OF l40G
men.
January 10.
Benz. Walsh, Esq. NJ. p. was this day ar
raigned at Old bailey for robbi,,g Sir The
mas Pioneer OF upwaros OF l5UUCl. sterling.
and was found guilty or larceny, subject to a
| question of law q '.}t
| The Petcrsbuigh Court Gazette of the
goth December, contains an account of the
Russian Army having obtained a signal VIC
tory over the Turks On the 2tth of Novem-
Der, when the Grand Vizier crossed the left
bank OF the Danube, who was surrounded,
and his troops were compelled to lay down
their arms before the Russians. The whole
OF the Turkish army, including their officers,
and The commander in chief, Cbalean OBJ
gion,' Bashaw of S tails, surrendered pri-
soners of war.
Fifty-siX pieces of cannon. magazines, Sc.
are in the hands of the Russians. This ar
my has, in various actions, previous to cross
ing the Danube, lost in killed and wounded,
about 10000 men. The Turkish army con-
sisted ct $1,000 men.
1t is. supposed, the. above victory will
lead to peace between the Russians and
Turks
lit Clyde-The VIM. & Henry, Benth-
am, 40 days from Charleston.
FROM tho Lordon Morning Post, Of .Janu-
ary6.
|. There is no foundation whatever for the
assertion so insolently made by the An,eri-
cans that the British government insist, as a
preliminary to the repeal of our orders in
council, not only upon the revocation of the
Berlin and Milan DEGREES, but that Ameri-
ca shall also Compel France to receive Bril-
fish Goods through neutral vessels. No
such pretcnsion has been urged by Mr.. Eos
ter; and all that we have demanded. has
been and Is bona ffdc and an official re-
vocation of the DEGREES of Berlin and Milan.
1v'fhout any condition injurious to the mar
tune rights Of G. Britain. Ler France repeal
her DEGREES with the same forlnality which
she has employed in pro,nulgating them
and fair reference to the correspondence
Of Mr.. Foster will prove that our orders in
council will no longer be continued. This
principle IS most distinctly stated in Mar
quis Wellesley's last note to Mr.. Pinknev
which the American government have not
published, but which will very shortly ap-
pear.
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SIKAfED from The stable of the Eagle Tavern,
- richmond, the 18th of January last, a LIGHT
BAY HORSE, six or seven wears old: his. tail has
been ncked--about feet III inches high, he is ant
10 throw his rider we have been Informed his
mesh marks aye not particularly but believe
nc has some Saddle spots on his back. Any intorma-
ton respecting the said horse will be thakfuIIv re-
ceived by the subscriberin Buckingham county near
Floods Iarern, or lodged with MIR. William Davis.
Stage Office, Richmond.
"A. & l.. PATERSON.
""oAhShann county, March 20 ep3w
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LATEST FROM PORTUGAL.

BY the ship Fanny, Burke, from Lisbon,
which place he left on the 29th of January,
@e learn, that 100 French were made pri-
soners at the capture of Ciud:d Rodrigo, &
we're on their march to Lisbon, the remain
ger OF the troops composing the garrison
were killed.
Captain Is further states, that the loss of
the British was about 100 700 of which.
were destroyed by the French springing
mine.
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y OIlCE--in pursuance of snssct oG TN, G,ne,s,
Assembly passed the 5th ut Fehuary I.s go
fishing Turnpike Road from tie city si K;hs,.,
to Wnlinmsons Tavern in The county Of .nric,, ,,
commissioners therein appointed viii ouen Eo,t
subscription ut the Bell Tavern IN the CITY oS E;ctF
ino.d On Friday t''o Cd. Of April, 10 o'ol5ck A. NJ
March 90. -, VI
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FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGT ON, MARCH IS.
1t IS said that Frcnchman who came
passenger with Henry last fall from Eng
land. has been examined before the commit
tee of Foreign Relations to day. 1t is possi-
Bile that the committee will report on Mon 4.
day or TuesdaY.-B.