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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-08-27

to be despised would rally under the stand |
ard II me nnloh suppose taol put down !
'or time by your superior { Free and sep |
aration accomplished. A new government |
must then be formed me " and unusual tax |
es must be levied for its support. Clashing
interests will arise, and di>tffectiOn Increase
every step you advancc-'he ma nrity may,
as or former occ isIons, be Compelled To give
place 10 the minority, ana the turbu ent pas
Sions OF both become mNrc & more excite.
at every change. Local interests will govern
and local distinctions he made in the new
conteilcracy DiSunisn will be the order a.
the day The example of separation will
be followed upon smaller scale, from states
to counties and from Counties to towns, till
! every mans hand will be raised against his
neigh5cr, and the bonds Vt society cut asun-
| der in every portion of tine community.
need not add that every stage of this down
hill Course will be marked with blood
| Let me urge you, my fellow citizens, IN
the name OF all you hold most dear To your
selves and your posterity,t pause and reflect
AT thispoint of departure, before you may take
| the fatal step which NAV lead to irretrieva-
| bic ruin ard disgrace. Let me urge one o.
Iher consideration upon those gentlemen who
| stand high in character and strong in their
| connexions-and shall have done Should
such men, To whom the community look for
example, pursue the course, which | shall
never cease t" RAISE my voice TO my fellow
citizens and To heaven to avcr.-let me All
monlsh them thar thcy cutup The very grouuh
on which they stald and rpen {, pit TOR their
own and their c"untry's deStructin!
Mr. CsiS replied at some length. He adj
vocated the constitutionaity nf the measure
proposed and that it .sas AT least eXpe,iient
that tie delegates should be chosen he COLI
tended that in his opinion the fears + the
hon. gentleman were the offspring of very
brilliant imagination-rhat Con, emtiuns If
delegates, and that very recently IA state
convention had been con, ened aud adjourn
ed in .NeEu J,rsey, and thAy none OF he fright
tul consequences predicted by Mr.. ID. had
ensncd He SAID TIE town was ia a degree
pledged by former vote to concur with
their country brethren in a measure of the
kind, whereby the vote uf the whole state
might be heard at the same time by the mis-
rulers OF the nation; and hat the committee
deemed 1t their duty to recommend the re
demphon OF the pledge as far as regarded
the choice of the delegates He hoped the
subject would not be postponed, though he
did MT entertain an opinion that a state
convention was indispensable but If IL should
be, ne could not Conceive of any mode 10 ell
feet the end of remonstrance more peacea-
Die, more respectful or more constitutional,
than by state convention.
The debate having continued until after 2
O'Clock, the meeting was adjourn'd TO the next
day at 10 O'Clock.
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NORTHERN CONFEDERACy.

Much has been said and written within
few years past, on the suhier' o, - n thern
confederacy, having sor It's a6jcct. the s. pa
ration of the states and an aia.e with
England.-It did not require ~ - ,derce
OF capt Heu,w'S disc iogurys, 20 convince
those who have bee acI,lai e with ool
teal characters and p,iitca movements in
this quarter, that ,uch Conspiracy has been
ons 3ince formed and still exists among rs
Within few month, the evidence has be
Gene too garing for an' man tn resist, Who
is not willingly ignorant or wilfuIIy blird.-
ne language OF Ih~ "' federal papers
and The proceedings of The ,onse of repre
sentatves AT their sac -iun in Boston,
have been such aS to attract ~ s, and T.
make but one impression upon every art of
the union that is n cursed vita . double
portion of British iufuence-sucha as a. draw
the avowal from The n Y. Evening Post,
the very last nuh'' r7al (Messrs. Hanson
and Vagner's excepted) from hicn frsnk-
ness on this s,ibjec; So. ti,e been expect
ed, that 12assuchUSetts had deciared ohrn-
iy fur Sef"rafion If the states These
transactions, and the livey sensation they
have excited throughout the union are cal
cuiated to attach peculiar interest t. the
proceedings at our late town meeting-and
particularly to those sound, patriotic and
;ruly " ash'ngtoniar sentime IS which they
hive elected from ,I7r Dfri
IT 1t is asked, what IS the number of theee
conspirators against Che union, these ute
bound " advocates of the British cause in A.
mer1ca ;" and what is the danger to be ap-
pretended from them ?-Thc ans~er :
their number is small, lgh hey nave ma
ny tails, which they mannftcture "ih skill
and WELD with adrosuess. but which, with
ii their adroitness, will finally cur their o7vn
fingers.
The danger IF any exists arises, not from
the inherent strength they possess, but fro u
the dSsentions of the people, in reality A
nerican, and the folly and weakness OF those
who govern them. Let those who ina he
interest of our country at heart, 60 whatever
party they belong, pursue wise aud steady
course-and the enemies # om Hniop, meet
when or where they may, underline pretence
OF peace-makcrs," or any other plausible
pretence whatever, will find enough Of our
/riends, in the garrison, to watch heir move
mentS aud Illustrate their designs.-B.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-08-27

oiice. Those whicH, have Oeon Conferred
u ne whv ncr b. XIII, site r tn LMIed
.1,atcs, have been spontaneously gwen.
I'd. h ave IL 10 'une, nor Du any Occ Isl AZ,
e,ther written or printed any hhiL,Eic o5'
b9ok," having foris 6ect . ccnsutc d Nj.
II ,dson, or of his admiuistrlt Oh. Every
ming circulated by ranor on tnis head, who
ther in relation e. the writing or supp,ess-
my 30 K of this description, is wholly uu-
ipundcd and
81. MY answer to the letter of the secre-
tdry ut war. announcing the intention of tho
President TO call me INTO military service,
so far from making conditions, was substan-
italy IS follows, viz !:
q Had he (t.ie Presidcnt) offered me re-
SimsHt, wodld have accepted it, believ-
lHg Is ! do, that the existing cirCums an
secs 1T the Country are such, as put in re-
"quisit,on the personal service ofevery man
IN it. This is not time to quarrel about
| straws."
' am. Sir &c. &c.
JOHN ARMSTRONG"
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FORMiG :.
LATEST FROM ENGLAND
NEW LONDON, Aup

AVE LONOONi -Au0' ~.
On Monday last, Mr. n. Henderson, of Vir-
rinia, and Mr.. Stewart, Ut New York, ,an
ded here from on board the ship Fanny, Jen-
nings, of New York. s. days from Greenock,
Scotland We feel under particular obliga
Il ms 10 NJ. Henderson, for files OF London
papers to the 9th nf July, and of Glasgow to
the 18th, from which wehave made copious
extracts.
Communication.
son the 29th ult. few degrees to the
eastward of the Banks of Newfoundland,
passed through the Jamaica feet of go sail,
under convoy of singl frigate of SO guns /;
boarded by her and suffered to proceed ; the
captain remarking FIAT although he had
heard of hostiities, he did Lot conceive him
self authorised to capture American vessels.
Several sail had previously parted convoy.
The liiiza-Ann, for Boston, from Liverpool,
Wa brought to soon after, and we remarked
suffered alsoto proceed. The boarding Lieu q.
tenant mentioned their having also allowed
the Aris,ides, which they had spoken three
DAYS before, from Liverpool for Baltimore,
TO prosecute her v,yage-both these vessels
were full Of goods.
. a little to the westward of the Banks,
found ourselves, on the clearing away of a
lux, CRY uSdT Il VI wa, NWO
which showed English colo we showed
ours, 'he fired a gun and gave chase, she
neared us, fired again, the breeze freshened,
and after chase of II hours, the man of
WA gave it up
:" Just as the Fanny was getting under
wei.h in the Clyde Information was receive ed
on board, that advices had reached London
of Congress being about to issue letters OF
NJ que and Reprisal, but the information
was doubted.
Every thing indicate peace and tran
<luiIltl between England and the United
States. All classes seem to count On Il final
adj .menJ of differences IN Consequence of
she revocation of the Orders IN Council,
winch had become very popular except with
the West India merchants.
peace had been concluded between Rus
n aud the Porte. War had been formally
declared by France against Russia. This
last information was received at ihe moment
Of ailing. A free trade with Russia was i'm
med ately expected.
1.-The ship Frances, Rogers, for n. York,
W 70 sail days after the Fanny, quite full,
but an embargo might be expected.
Ever, American vesse "a. Liverpool, &
III the CLYDE, was loading win goods the
nc camille community repOsing confidence
il the belief that the non-importation act
w7ud cease by The Presidents proclAmati-
an.
Crops very promising, but no fall in he
price Of grain. The riots in England (none
had taken place i'll SC tiand) nearly quelled.
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From Me PubAc Adperliscr
NEw-YoRE, Aug. II.

NEW-YoRE, Aug. Il.
Mr.. SoUTHwIcK-The following re-
marks on an editorial article in your Regis
ter of the 18th inst. have become necessary.
They shall be brief, and will, ] hope, be sa-
tisfactory to every editor and every man.
g whose guide is truth and whose ann is
public good"
1st IL judge Spencer, or Mr.. Secretary
Jenkins, have written to the head of the
war department, IS alledged by you. it was
not done by either Of these gentlemen, at my
instance nor with my privity nor has Tie
fact ever reached nc BIZ, throggh the medi-
um ofycur paper Of he 18th nst fne,er
did solicit, much lcss intrigue for pubic
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-08-27
COMMUNICATION.

a Pumpkin has been raised this season on
INC land t William Robertson, esq at 3, nm.
i"rt' measuring feet 3 inches .n diane sr.
ana ieet d. c'rcumi renee, weighing .gI
pcuads.- Chntesfon Cyfy Gazette.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-08-27
From the Boston Chronicle.

Some of the federal papers of Boston.
winch are lnudest in their denunciations OK
the baltimore mob, endcavor at the same
t,nc not only to Eaiiiate, but openly TO DE-
frnd, The nutrages of the Plymouth mobi
The following is the manner IN which thew
attempt t. defend the unprincipled attack
on Chief Justice TURNER
" TO claim for such mems personal reshecs.
or even the ciuaitieS ofg9od manners. Ii tc,
insult our distresses, and to cOnfuund all dis
tincti ms vt good and bad, right and wrong.
What, must we bow respectfully to the men
who have betrayed and ruined ua s-Hust
We not be allowed the poor privilege OF &c
Pressing our sense Of tie injuries 7ve SUI
fer? Mast we, like slaves, SuRhress vurjI,.
diSaant feelings, and humble ourselves, ne
tore the men who sCourge uSs No, we VII
respect ourselves, zoe will respect The M7ys #
but will not suffer such men, who h.. r
wickedly brought upon us the most intoicra-
bic evils. t. suppose, that we approve Of
their conduct"
Ii will be immediately perceived that the
very arguments here made use Of, might AS
wei be apphed to the BdLtinl0re mob. as th,t
N Plymouth. The Baltimore mob would
not = SUPPRESS Mf1r indignant. /ce LngS'' to-
wards men, c nsidered by them as LADDERS
and abettnrs" of the enemy, any more tn.n
the Plymouth mob towards Nv IuRNtR-
for 'oiing TO defend our Violated rlgnt, A..
gainst England. The trueh of the Cas-. IS.
there is n" justification for either; ana - IS
the duty OF every good citizen To discoun, e.
nance AL mobs, ana every thing leading tc
the "a, zOh@reUer they may originate.
Manning Judge Turner
t iiespec the laws" by insulting a JUDGE.
and breaking up a CoUr II La7v!!
PLYMOUTH MOB In the federal : WI
OF plymouth, there are five Selcctmen. A
statement has been published, signed Dy lhree
oil mem, respecting the outrascs recently
/ fcred Judge TURNER b, the federal j. b
4 that place, which does MT vary the essen-
ua! particulars we have heretofore PUBLISH
ed 1t /, admlded in this state ncnt, that
when judge Turner was walking in me,
street, he vas dssailed by cry Il - llcre
goes Me ffI2zv thar Uoted far zvar he1'e goes
ne W0T-h47Uk." &c.--s.nd mat when ht en-
tcted the door of the house to which ne vas
going, "one o1' tzyo Ht1-s0nS AIMED their fer
u; him !" The Boston Gazette of ON inst
was so obliged to admit the same psr.icu-
lars, with nc addition, that " SeUrTaL per-
sons being near Mr.. TURNER, ONE one eli
ther Kicked him furhosrty, or was pushed a.
gAinst him - 1t is also known, that previ-
ols to the arrival If Mr.. TURNER from the
seat or government, many federaiists Of Ply
mouth had treated hum with personal vio-
lence on a return, to such sanguinary ex-
tTeme, tnat his family became alarmed, aud
mad reason 10 fear that assassination would
ne attempted.
Although the statement of he Seectmen
as well as thar of the Gazette, contains an.
evident attempt to justify and apologies for
The outraseS of the mob, yet it will not be in
the power of federalism to wipe away the
foul stan which this disgraceful transaction
has brought upon me town of Plymouth
LII
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though I have observed in those proceedings.
with regret, that there are instances in the
conduct of the court, as we'll as the officer on
trial, which are evidently and Justly objecti-
enable, his acquittal of the several charges,
exhibited against him, is approved, and his
sword is accordingly ordered to be rcstor-
ed.
JAMES MADISON.
February II, 1912.
The general court martial of which Briga-
dier General p. Ganesvoort is President, is
hereby dissolved.
BY command of the Secretary of War,
| A. Y. NlCOLL,
| .Adjutant q INSPECTOR
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proper 70 be adopted for training ard dis6ipiin-
ing the cavalry the army end militia Of the
United States."-Agreed to.
Messrs. Moore and Harper were appointed 4
committee TO present the same TO the President.
The House resumed the consideration of the
bill supplementary to the act for raising ad-
ditional military force. THE object of the bill
is to place on the same footing as to rank, all
the officers Of each grade of the army who may
be appointed at the present session so as to al
low more time for aproper selection from the
candidates for military appointments This
details of the bill having received some amend
ment, the bill was ordered to be cngrossed for
third reading.
GEN. ST. CLAIR.
On motion Of Mr.. Wright, the House resclv-
ed itself into n committee of the whole, Mr.
Breckenridge in the chair, on the bill for the
relief of Arthur St Clair. The bill directs the
| allowance at the treasury to the General of
" the sum of 1900 dollars advanced by him on
the 26th October, l776, for the recruiting SER
vice, with legal interest for the same from that
date, deducting from the amount 1000 dollars
advanced to him ON that account in May, 1910,
aud that the balance be paid, &C.
Much debate took place on this claim, which
was opposed and supported with considerable
zeal.
The committee rose and reported the bill
without material amendment
On motion of Mr. Aston, the bill was then
so amended as to authorize the settlement of the
claim at the treasury, and the payment to Gen
st. Clair, ot such balance as May on such set
tlcment appear to be due to him
motion was then made by Mr.. Nelson to
re-commit the Bill, with view to expungnt
the amendment just agreed to; because, AIR. n
said, Gen. ST. Glars accounts having been burnt
in the War-Ohice, it would be impossible that
he could ever bring them to a settlement at the
treasury.
The motion to re-commit was agreed to, 81
to AZ and the House again resolved itself int
committee of tl,e whole on the bill.
Mr.. Nelson then moved TO erase the amend
ment just adopted in the House which motion,
| after debate, was agreed TO-
When the bill again came before tie House
but before they decided or it, notion was
made to adjourn, and carried, AZ 10 ii.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-03-12
HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES,
March &

Mr.. Poindexter presented the petition Of
Elisha Winters, praying TO be reinstated in
the possession of certain piece of land, to
which he is legally entitled, and of which he
has been forcibly dispossessed by the corpo-
ration of New Orleans. Referred.
MIR. Gholson made an unfavorable report
on the petition of John Dixon, which was re-
ferred to a committee of the whole.
Mr.. Rhea reported the annual bill for al
tering and establishing certain post-roads.
Mr.. Gold reported a bill providing for the
removal of the causes depending in the res
pective district courts of the u. States, in case
of the disability ofthe judges thereof; which
was twice read and referred to a committee
of the whole.
March S.
Mr.. Fitch presented the petition of Hart
and Nazyo stating case ofpeculiar hardship
occurring under the operation of the Presi-
dents proclamation Of November, 1910, and
praying rslieE--Referred.
CONSTITUTION OF ORLEANS.
The House resumed the consideration Of the
motion Of MFR Dawson, pending when the House
yesterday adjourned, for reference of the con-
stitution to select committee
Mr.. Pondexter stated, that tie fourth sec.
ton Of the act Of last session, under which the
CDbStANullOH ldn DGcU IfAUltfly PROVIDED, tnat
a separate instrument should be transmitted 10
Congress by the Convention, recognizing the
Federal Constitution. It appeared, that such an
instrument had net been forwarded, although
the Federal Constitution was recognized in the
body Of the instrument, which was now before
the House. lie, therefore, moved an amend
ment, goingto instruct the committee 20 enquire
into the expediency ofrepealing 50 much Of the
4th section ofthe act Of last session, as requires
a separate instrument of recognition
Mr.. Dawson accepted the proposed amend
ment as part OF his motion.
The constitution was then committed, with
this instruction, 60 a select committee compo.
sed Of the following members, viz Messrs
Dawson, Macon, Troup, Johnson, FindIey, Bige-
low and Potter.
Mr.. Moore remarked. that in the stem Of
discipline for the army transmitted 20 congress
during the present session, in pursuance of
cell from the House, there was no system Of dis
cipline for the cavalry, the necessity for which
was certainly as great IS for the other branches
Of our army. lie, therefore, proposed the fol-
lowing resolution:
" Resoioed, That the President oftAe Uaited
States be requested 20 cause 60 be laid before
the House system Of rules aud regulations
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Foreign MteNi renee.
NEW -Yoak. Al ch
LATEST II OIL 4 GACklC,E..


The fast sailing brig catherine Augusta,
captain Center, arrived sc chs port in ~ days
from Plymouth, and brngs London papers to
the evening of the 18th January (th,e e days
the latest) and L.ioyd's Lists of the same
date, file Of which is received at the Office
of the Mercantile Advertiser. The Intell-
gence they Contain is of little importance to
the American reader. No alteration had ia
ken place in the policy of the English govern
ment towards this country, although there had
been no recent captures. The king was re-
ported to be little better, and to have late
y exhibited some symptoms ofreturning rea-
son.
LONDON, Jan. IL.
In the late disastrous wreck of part of
our Baltic squadron, we lament 20 state, that
not less than E, 200 of our gallant seamen have
unfortunately persisted.
Yesterday viii be long remembered as the
darkest ever experienced in the memory Of
the oldest inhabitants. Between one and two
in the afternoon it was nearly as dark asf
midnight. The whole metropolis was envel-
oped in uniform darkness candles were
lighted not only in the shops, but also in the
private houses.
Letters from Ostend mention, that Joel Bar
low insists upon the restitution of the A1neris
can property, seized under the Rambouillet
Decree, previous to the formation of any Com
mercial Treaty between the United States
and France.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-03-12
January II.

The correspondence between the Dukes OF
York & Cambridge, the production of which
Lord Cochrane gave notice yesterday in the
House Of Commons he should move for OFT
Thursday se'nnight, relates TO the Duke of
Cambridge's resignation of his District Com
mand.
Yesterday 500 Of the Guards we're selected
for foreign service. The I'd battalion of the
Coldstream, quartered in the Tower, which
was inspected in the forenoon by his ROYAL
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, supplied
$50 Of this number; and the other $50 were
draftedfrom the 3dregiment, at the Portn an
street Barracks, by his Highness the Duke of
Gloucester. These troops are expected to
embark at Portsmouth on the 24tf inst
On Saturday last came on at East Grin
stead, the election Of Member for that Boz
rough, when Richard Wellesley, ESQ. the son
of Marquis Wellesley, and nephew Of Lord
Niscount Wellington, was chosen without OPP
position.
The adyices from Sweden continue dis
tinctly and positively to state, that peace has
been concluded between Turkey and Russia
but those from Hamburger, although written
on the like persuasion, do not announce the
event in the same absolute and unqualified
terms.
Four Of his Majesty's Physicians we're ex-
amined at one O'Clock Yesterday, before the
Committee appointed by the House of Lords,
to inquire into the state of his majesty's health
Atthe last meeting of the Chamber of Com
inerce at Glasgow, we understand a commit
tee, composed of the following gentlemen,
was appointed to consider and report what
steps ought 20 be taken upon the approaching
expiration of the East India Company's Char
ter, that that immense field Of commerce
might be opened to the individual enterprise
and capital of the merchants sf this country.
IN the same way that it has, for so long time,
oeen touaders from America--Messrs Kirk
man Finley, James Dennistou. lanes Hon
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POSTSCRIPT.
LATEST FROM POR TUG Mt.

Last evening arrived at this port, the fast
sailing ship Oronooko, Richards, from Lisbon.
which port she left on the Goth of January.
Capt. r. informed us, that great rejoicings
took place the day he sailed, on receiving of
fetal news of the fall of Cmdad Rodrigo.
which place was taken by storm by the British
army, on the evening of the 18th of Jan.
Capt. r. further states, that two British re-
giments were cut to pieces, and English ge-
neral killed and another MORALLY wounded
great slaughter took place on both sides.
We further learn, that the French general
Marmont was marching to relieve Ciudad
Rodrigo, at the head of $4,000 men, which
place he was expected to reach about the
oath Of Jan.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-03-12

The Court then adjourned, sme die.
lHANE examined and considered the fore
going proceedings Of the general court marli-
az, held at Fredericktown, for the trial Of
Brigadier General James Wilkinson--aad al
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-03-12
March S.

Mr.. Fitch presented the petition of Hart
and Nazyo stating case ofpeculiar hardship
occurring under the operation of the Presi-
dents proclamation Of November, 1910, and
praying rslief-Referred.
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-08-10
lane Dade,
PUBLIC NOTICE.
August 10

I'D virtue of deed Of trust, bearing date
LID lst May, 1909, executed to Philip D.
Dave, as escbeator for the commonwealth Of
Virginia, in Prince William couBty, BY James
Hayes, to secure the payment OF the purchase
money arising from the sale of tract of land,
Containing 40 acres, more or less, and Is IN
the vicinity of Dpmfries) which said land was
escheated to the commonwealth Shall, as
successor 10 the said Dave, in pursuance OF
the provisions of the act passed 23d OF June,
1898, entitled An act to amend the several
acts OF assembly concerning escheators"--on
Monday, the 9TH day Of September, 1912, at
the Court House, in the town of Dummies,
proceed to sell the said tract of land, to the
highest bidder, for ready money, the above
mentioned deed Of trust, not having been
com piled With.
JAMES E. HEATH, Escheator.
Dumfries, august 6-lo. 2awtlS