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1weg.ty Dollars Reward.


TSCAPED from the Jail of Prince Will
IL am County on the 22d of April Negro
Man named B.AGCUS. He is about feet 8
or inches high, dark complexion, we'll made
for his height; had on when he escaped a
blue roundabout and linen sailor trowsers; he
had been runaway 2 or s years and been fol-
lowing the water, has been to the West Indies
and Will likely try to get on board OF some
vessel. will give the above Reward to any
person that will apprehend said Negro and
secure him in any Jail so that get HIM again,
and all reasonable expences paid II delivered
to the subscriber.
John Fewel, TAILOR.
P. S. All masters of vessels is forewained
from carrying away the said slave under the
penalty of the law.
Dumfries, April 81. 2awl9te
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Landing and for Sale by
JOHN G.. LADD.

Landing and for Sale by
JOHN G. LADD,
i boxes 5oss. <sye.s,
A barrels
loo bags ] rorerp
50 boxes Mould Tallow Candles,
so do. Spcrmaceti,
liz Spanish Hides,
puncheons West India Rum,
% barrels New England do.
6 or. casks London Particular
Madeira FINE
do. Madeira Malinsey }
10 do. Old Sherry,
4 casks Spanish Brown,
90 bbls New York Pork,
90 boxes Chocolate,
so reams Paper,
barrels Chrildren's Shoes,
i package 10 pieces Bed Ticking,
90 chests Hyson Skin Tea,
100 bolts Russia DICK
so do Ravens
100 Russia Shectlngs,
3 bales Burboon Gurrahs,
10 boxes elegant FURNISHED gilt lea < ooi.
fee SGts China,
Is tons Plaster Paris.
April II - ~
49,.
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NOTICE.

THE subscriber haYing beer duly appoint
ed according to law, MEAsURERoF LUMBER
for the county of Alexandria, and CoRDER OF
Woa2, for tie town of Alexandria, gives IN
formation that he is ready to act in that capa-
city.
Union street, near A. Scholheid,s
Lumber Yard
April % dot
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-02-06
JRSnAy

NEST Importance Out of innumernhle IN
stances only one shall be adducea. The
mere neglect to extinguish a single lamp, is
connected III a most intimate manner with an
event too disastrous, too shocking 70 lie de-
scribcd.
Now this connection which holds so gene
rally shews that it there be general, far
!eI<ar providence must also be admitted.
&c is acknowledged that this subject, in
common with In;ny others, is encumberesl
with difficulties. 10 attempt a solution of
them would be foreif,i to my present pur-
pose: will only remark farther, that when
a tact Is established by good reasoning, it is
unphilosophical to doubt because many things
related to this fact canaot be explain j; or,
to borrow the idea of very perspicuous
writer. to sulier our minds 20 be disturbed in
what we do &',osc, by what wedo nor kaogy.
PliILO.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-02-06

ihy worthy name shall grace the Bars forensic
And gownsmen ne'er forget to sound thy we'll
earn'd praise
Widows and Orphans shall cntwinc a. verdant
wreath,
To dcck. thy mournfa, bed--and consccratc thy
death.
Where is Miss HAsvIr '--(Poet cease thy hap
She is no more , her soul is gone to endless
day
He- grea', her noble soul disaain'd the earthly
sphere,
And soard to heav'n to join angelic natures
there.
And where LovIsA''--s She in youth and beau
tvs bloom,
Is hurried with her princcly virtues to the
tomb
sob'd in eiTulgsnt beams ofiight they mount on
IN dazzling majesty, to leild Won starry sky.
They live IN Hcaven--nor shall they cease to
live below,
So long as can the Poets mournfll numbers
flow
Adieu bright forms, adieu, Go, chaunt your
themes divine,
And Your remembrance, virtues, happiness be
mine.
-- MELVILLE.
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Ia dollars per annum.1

ca ior refusing to withhold the truth. It is nos.
siDic we may again the persecution has ;n,ieed
commenced Tor we have already seen Albert
oaiat' toS his late able report, and other si,y!
~ cgeAees, accused OF atoS.acy and trcacks,yi
nc o'lec1 OF all TINS contumely has one :onso-
not but be most dear THAT lie Who s,,t;, :,
me support OF truth has ;io-reason for rcrre,-
IT rs Il cause in Which martyraom would be glo.
&c. Nct. INT
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-02-06

have been for three months in those drcarv
regions examining mine Of Cobalt The ore
rs rich. 1t lbounds with arsenic. In May VIC
intend to cslcine the ore and prepare it FOR OK
portation, or perhaps manufacture il into smalt
The mine is within q few miles OF AIackcys-
vile.
JOHN C. EDWARDS.
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BY AUTHORITY,
LAws or TIE UNI7,Ey3 ;sT.fTEs.
AN ACT a ~ y "
for eosaelet:ng ths svissine AIIl;tgrg EStchLi.L.
AN AC1'


f0r eO'splef;ng te existing Military Estobli:hs
meRt.
Ell eacetesiy tks Sena:c and Rousr CT Req
~ TesentGriSss IF .ke u. Sta.es of xnseyicy IL
Congress assembled, That the military establc!.-
h'srt, as now authorised by Jaw, &c imnedi-
ately completed.
Sec. 3. ind be /. further enac,sL, That therr
be allowed and paid to each effective, able bo-
aien PAN, recruited or re-enlisted for that scr
wee, Tor the term of five wears, Unless sooner
discharged, the sum of sixteen dollars b.t
the payment OF one half of the said bounty shall
I've deirrred until he shall be mustered .u.i have
joined the corps in which he is to serye-,nd
whenever any non-comnssioned officer or sol.
dicr shall be discharged from the service. WHO
shall hove obtained from the COMMANDING off;
Ger ct his company, battalion or regiment. a Ger
titaate that he has faithfully performed his du-
ty whilst in service, he shall moreover be allow
cd and Ir:id, in addition to the aforesaid bol.o
~, threcmonths pay, and one hundred and sixt,.
acres of iflnd-and the heirs and representative;
OF those non-commissioned officers or soldiers
who may BE- killed in action, or die in the ser
vice OF the, United States, shall Likewise be raid
and allowed the said additional bounty of three
months pay, and one hundred and sixty acres O.
iand--to be designated, surveyed and laid off
at the public expense, in such manner and up-
on such terms and conditions, as may be pre-
vidcd by law.
II. CLAY,
SpsaSer efshe House ofReoresvnte.fces.
GEO. CLINTON,
VIce President eftie United States, and Presidegt
cftAe Ssnate.
December "a, 1911.
APPROVED,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-02-06
JAMES MADISON.
AN ACT


-4afho'isi'5 ths President cfthe United States to
'siss aerlain coatpa1ies Of Rangers for the bro
lection Of sse frontier Of tie u. Stdfes
BE Il e7actet BY the Senate and House of Reg
rresntaf;Ses cfthe United Stztes of america IN
Congress assrm6iea, That the President of the
United States, whenever he shall have salts.
factory evidence OF the actual or threatened, in
vasion ofany state or territory of the United
states, by any Indian tribe or tribes, be and he
Is hereby authorised TO raise, cit.er by the ac-
ceptancc OF volunteers or enlistment for one
year, unless sooner discharged, as many com
patiicS as lie may deem necessary, not exceed
ing SIX, who shall serve on foot or be mounted,
as the service in his opinion NAV REQUIRE, shall
act on the frontier as rangers, be armed, equip
ped and organized in such manncr, and be UNI
der sach regulations and restrictions, as the ma
ture of the service in his opinion may make ne
cessary.
Sec. ,. Ana be it f4yf he, enaeted. That each
OF the said companies of Rangers shall consist
OF one captain one frs, one second lieutenant.
one ensign, four scrjcants, four corporals, and
sixty priyates.
Sec. 3. Aad be it further enacted, That when
the said Rangers arm and equip themselves and
provide their own horses, they shall be allowed
each one dollar per day, and without horse Sc
venty-ilve cents per day, az full compensation
for their services, rations or forage, the case
may be. The commissioned officers shall re-
cciye the same pay and ra,ions as officers Of the
same grade in the army Of the United States.
Sec. 4. AHGoe IT further enacted, That the of
tcers, non-commissioned officers and privates
raised pursuant 10 this act, shall be entitled 10
the like compensation in case of disability. by
wounds and otherwise incurred in the service.
as officers, non-commissioned officers and pri-
Yates in the present military establishment, and
with them shall be subject to the rules and ar
ticles OF war, which have been established or
may hereafter by law be established; and the
provisions of the act, entitled I" an act fixing
the military peace establishment of the United
States" so far as they may be applicable, shall
be extended to all persons, matters and things
within tho intent and meaning of the said act,
IN the same manner as if they were inserted at
large in the same This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after the passape
thereof and continue in force for one year, and
from thence to the end Of the next session of
Congress
Sec. 5. Ind be it further enacted, That a.the
recess of the Senate, the President of tie eCni
ted States is hereby authorised to appoint all the
officers proper to be appointed under this act
which appointments shall be submitted TO the
Senate at their next session for their advice and
consent.
III. CLAY,
SPeaiey oGtie House Of Representatives.
GEO. CLINTON,
Vice-President eCfhe United Sfafes and PyeSiSeat
Of the Senate.
JANUARY Q, 1919.
APPROVED,
JAMES ADIsONf
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--ze:@:@:@:sn


PR1Ncr EDwAED, January 9th, 1872.
SIR. PtEAsAaFs,
WrrH mingled emotions of
sci f-sratu'at'on and the most poignant sorrow,
Suonii'' Tor publication, the following Poem,
IN coIinemoraton Of the direful event Of tho
18th ultimo.--With self-gratuation, because
the proyidential intervention of some business.
prevented my visiting your Town and attending
at the Theatre; and with poignant sorrow for The
loss Of so maiy aIniable characters in the late
truly disastrous catastrophe. Alas Sir, what
an awful chasm is produced in the Metropolis
OF Virginia Youth and beauty, wealth and
grandeur, genius and talents buried in the fatal
ruins Permit Stranger, Sir, TO add, the al
most unutterablc feelings of his much-pained
htart, TO the general sympathy and coincidence.
Permit him to pay this last melancholy tri-
butte to the worthy dead.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-02-06

CONSOLATION FOR THE AFFLICTED.
MOI.
Haad Lsaarus nah, n,iscris succnrrcrc
VIRcrE.
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JAMES MADISON
AN ACT

AN ACT
Directing the terms on gOhich Lands sold It 6gJ.
Hc sale. and that reverf for failure in bay,neyf.
shall be sold.
BE it eHacfed BY The Senate and Rouse of P,s.
yCSeHfatves Of the United States Of A7,iyyiea (,
Congress assembled, That no tract or tracts Of
the reserved sections or other public lands OF
the U. States that have been or nay hereafter
be sold at public sale, and which may have. or
shall, on account Of failure 20 complete The. nav,
ment oftbe purchase money revert 10 the l..
States, shall hereafter be sold az private sale. ~
price less than that for which the same tfact
was sold atpublic sale.
HENRY CLAY,
St's try ofthe House ef Rebpessatafi5e,.
GEO. CLINTON,
Yiee-Pyesi4ent ofthe United Sfaies ant Fytsiles.
IF tie Senate.
January II, 1919.
hFERo~rD,
JAMES = Av9cO1-
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"Not nnae9uainted sviM calamity, iear7
TO succour fhc miserable" -
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Meedote Of the King Of PRUSSIA.

At the battle of Prague, b? which Go
Daun, obliged the great king of pruss. 4
raise the siege of that city, the king In
retreat found the left wing thrown into a.
disorder, which obliged him to advance
the full gallop. On his WY bis horse sr
bled and fell with him near a wounded soia
who perceiving the king, said to hinl-SS
IT you do not place two or three pieces 4
Cannon on yon cminence, and some troops.
ambuscade in the dcile below, yourEng Hl
be lost"
The soldier at the same time pointing vi
his finger to the place he meant, to the pos
ton of which the king had not much stcrda
His majesty turned his eyes towards the sPG
and thoughtful some moments, took from d
finger ring of small value, and gave it \
the soldier, saying" If you survive, cone \
me, and bring with you this ring"
lie Immediately left him, and giving ort}
agreeable to the advice of the soldier, chtth
ed the progress of the enemy, and pres:Nsd
the wing Of his army, which would ohsrFs'
nave been exposed to be cut I'D pieces
About 4 month afterwards the soIdIer Dr.
ing been cured Of his wound sufficiently los
able to walk, Came to the king, and prese'a'
him with the ring, when Frederick lmmsdl'
ly gave him captains commission.
The new officer, whose name was ochFeu"
behaved so we'll at the Battle of lsoSOach, u"
ne was made major, and lieut.. colonel .. ~
the affair Of Rosbach, the king he0ltatI% !"
what manner to act, sent one OF bis aus,
camp to bring Schreuzer to him. Tic a'l "
his opinion, followed his advice, and sut', ~,
ed. This procured Schreuzer q feS'"''
and rank Of major general.
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Peace TO his lnapes--,the man :,
prise |! ttl
Let Fame be Just, and his the r.,
Nho in rob.cr field than A,.n'' 81
ing dies. ""'' ~
From q London totu.,

1t is not unworthy of remark -
now living in the village Of Dein;s 1''; Ec
rish Of Marin, in the full poSscss;;,nn H. t.
faculties, avcseran, named John w. y.
may perhaps be reckoned thc old. m4
i'll Great Britain, he having nearly "
his hundredth year. He entered ~. sO't
talon of the Scots Royals upwards " e.;
years ago, and fought at nc battles IS vt, VI
gen, Fontenoy, Walls and Cullodo'
served also through the whole Of tba
can war, and was present at the 81; 40
Quebec and Ticonderoga, where h. "&
yereIy wounded by a musket-bsjl, wh w.
tered his thigh, and which it was 5n
possible to extract. This ball he m,
bequeath as legacy TO one Of m
wacm he has several, all begctten IN Ia
wediock, although he married a, ,bs b. ~
seventy, ard al! Of whom are scrri,.
king and country. Such has been 5 U
form! regularity Of this higblIrJ Wv, s "
mode OF living, that he las only b,c, y" y.
vanquished in the course Of lis ,oon n
his stadtuous foe, viz. at the period ofL;
listrnent, and when the news Of his MAJ.
coronation arrived at Halifax, Nova S,
where the Royals then lay. He is bor.
very cheerful, and has al unconmonlv N.Y.
tive memory, end with great GOOD sens Y
ed to no small portion Of wit, "aII fl, h
long day he talks of war" A strikiDy f. f.
ness has been lately taken OF this veisn@
highlander, by MIR. MLeod, Of the b.,
Academy, Of Edinburgh: which is to ,ns,
at the ensuing exhibition Of Paintings {
merset-house, and which we underst,rd Y
Lcod intends to present to field marsha :
royal hishness the Duke of Kvnt, whobm
colonel of that distinguished regiment, 1
Royals in which this veteran served upv,r
OF forty years.
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AN APPARITION.

Twas night. gloomy night; when a" | .nr
was hushed in calm repose, when TO ; ,S~
was heard save that Of the chlrpInB '' ~, 3
as I lay musing in my bed, my th0gS ,nrI5
sailed with gloomy apprehensjons, anu :" w., at
somnus guarded Inc beds Of nortaS' ' 49, ID.
alone he had fors$ Ken; tic thought W.. ..r,s
entirely his kind patronage, and ID 'sS .,ae
of half an hour had begged IFS ', ,ts 10,
three times, when dreadful 70 relate w. >, mr.
turned Oh its creeking hinges, NY NI II Isl
ed in my body and my 5ody IL my De0 ,iir,.a,
nothing bur heard the dread'''' "rr ns nd
approaching towards me. My fancy ', i ra,
his grisIy beard and golden eyc-'a"o 10 D.
against t,c wall With terror II o," no d
bed which | had already crept 70 NV F, .rJ
1T pulled the clothes. | pFononn,:I[l c.
ejaculation and prepared to meet Il p" !locc~r
lone silence cnsued-then shrli' "',;m,tt
other pause-and at last had inc w. i co5f'
put out my head :; when to my ct1F .ar| "
sion, modification and disgrace %
CAT.
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FROM A LONDON PAPEx.


Original Lines on the Death efM4ngo ParSe,
the traveller in africa.
FAR in the distant cline he rests his head,
Far from his country and his kindred dear,
Who dar'd obscurest natures walks TO tread,
Thro' regions fraught with danger, doubt,
and fear
Yet shall the savage long transmi' his fame,
And wondering listea to the strangers
While grateful Science shall embalm his
name,
And Enterprize her favorite son bewail.
And tho no marble rise where Parks is laid,
Nor ostentatious trophy deck his grave;
Tradition long shall mark the rvAife mans
And what our lovc has lost, their admiration
save
There shall the sable matron lead her son,
and teach his soul how danger was en-
dur'd;
How tolls were borne, what risks the white
man run,
BY glory prompted, and by fame allur'd!
Howto her hut the weary wanderer came,
And sought shelter from the blasting heat,
While to her unknown gods the heather
dame,
For him their kind protection did entreat.
For though what realms the love of science
draws
Mans ardent footsteps still the female
breast
Impell'd by Natures purcst, kindest laws,
He finds the DEAREST TEMPLE OF HIS
REST.
But fallen at length by Deaths resistless
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RUSTICUS.
.0.'1n
From HE Federal Republican.

DISBURSEMENTS or PUBLIC MONEY
Mr.. SheHey, Justly repated among the most
able, honest and independent members OF con-
eress, has made a calculation, the data OF
which is taken from an estimate OF expendl-
lures submitted to congress from which it
appears, that every soldier In the Y. States
service costs 8 1872 per annum. He adds,
+" by some means or other, our military esta-
bhshment cost us double as much as they do
anv other nation, proportioned to the force
we employ and indeed, such has been the
management, Chow it has happened | do no.
know that under the profuse and profigate
administration of Mr.. Adams, the army and
navy cost us less by one third, than 1t has don't
during the. economical administration OF one
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FRESH TEAS.

1873 boxes Gunpowdor, Imperial and Young
Hvson Teas tSouth-C&olna's eargo) in
packages OF 81, -, aud lbs.
10 boxes Turkey Figs
Received and tor sale by
Griffith & Dulany.
January 81 81
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Ertract of q letter ,ffrout q gentleman IN
louisville, Kentucky, to ms friend IN
this do1on, dated,
"Louisyille, Dee. IS, iS1i-11 o'clock A. NJ
We experienced IN THIS tozom one Of the
most alarming earthquakes that has ever
occurred in the United States. II COM
nenced little nfter 9 O'Clock IN the morn
ing, and continued to distress the inhG5i-
tants, By frequent shocks, till about ON
hour since. The zceather has been rery
zcara, and dry. uncommon1y so for tzeo
months past. The iast eUenins 1oas zcarm
and misty, perfectta ccim. at the period
of the first shock, schich zoas the most Sc
rere, 1t 7oas unusually smoky. smell Of
sulphur succeeding 1t Ny holse, zcAieh is
remarkably .ceU buit Of brick, and 10 feet
front. one half extending back s. feet.
rocked 7cith suc!, riolencs. during the space
Of fee minutes. thnt ] enpecEed erery mo-
nsent to heGr Of the 7oalls tumbIing upon us.
,asecof,d shock took place e5o'lt three q'sar
ters of on haur otter, bit 7ceGker: third
and fourth fol'ou ed, at nearly ite some
interval; but the fifth. 7chich happened q
little after dag light. effected The most inju-
ry to the houses the cilimnics Of seceral
falliRg dozen, zoith gable-ends, and one
house IN particular rendered quite danger
ots to inhabit. the family being compelled
to leare it. The damage done to the houses
is Gerry considerable, and the alarm to the
inhabitants from the repetition of the
shocks, rery great indeed. I sat up IN the
bed during the first, scitl my wye md
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WOOL COVERS.

This article Of domesticmanIf actnre has
been introduced into most Of our families,
in consequence Of the scarcity Of blankets
produced by the noa-intercourse 7cith Bri-
tain. As cheap and comfortable, substi-
t,lte, 1t merits general attention. The ma
terials can be had 1oithout difficulty. 1t
can be made in euery family. 1cith one days
ucork OF q seamstreSs. and a0ilt not cost
more than S s and IS cents. 1t is as
7car,n as t1cO blankets zchich z0onId cost
thee daInsas- tstsa G half each, it is remarb,-
ably light and pleasant, ttltd the tUUol 1cith
small addition Of neac 1cool. maybe ap
piled to masking ne1o co0er 7chen the cali
co of the old one shall be zcorn ont. ThaUe
had i made in my house, and find the cost
of each not to ereeed the above estimate,
Tiz.
2 pieces Of India calico at 6s. sd.
5 yqrds each, II
Ia lbs 1cool, reduced By carding
to Slbs at 40 cts 4 SO
Cardirg i2 lie cts. q ID. S7f-2
Quilting in shares of6 inches, one
days ,oork. 271-2
Cotton thread,
SIS Is
A FdRyMER.
Burlington, Jan. 4, 1919.
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BOSTON, Jan. ls.

The extreme and unprecedented length OF
the governors Speech has necessarily exclud-
ed many valuable communications and some
important Speeches IN Congyess. 1t IS given
iii this days Gazette out of complalsance to
the Chief Magistrate but the public would
have been ,.a1.-~- 0eiineu, and we have not
moments hesitation in saying much better
instructed, by the plain and homespun argu-
ments of Mr.. ,Widgery. What could have
induced his, excellency to write such a speech,
we know not fit is the emanation of his own
mind, God preserve him from the last stage
of mental arrangement Z; if it is the produc-
ton of his advisers, let him loose no time in
seeking out Others that shall, at least, not play
upon him We have ever felt disposed to
think well of Mr.. Gerry's heart & disposition );
but if he can review his own speech in retire
ment, and not feel the keenest sensation of re-
,gret for having attempted to enkindle the
flames Of civil discord, and rendering still
more bitter the feuds and animosites of par
ty spirit, we must give up our notions OF pub
lie spirit, patriotism and moral feeling, and
weld to the doctrine OF the French school !;
not that we are all Republicans, all Federal
ists," Gas his Excellency SAYS but that we are
all zyotves and all tysers.-Gazette.