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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-19
BY AUTHoRITY.
AN ACT

AN ACT
supplementary to the acts heretofore passed
on the subject of an uniform rule of Na,u-
TalizatioR.
BE enacted By Tie Senate and Hous, q E
Representatives. Jthe Ui,red Sfafea Of n.
01eTica, in Congress assembled, That nersons
resident within the United States or the ter
rltories thereof OH the eighteenth day of
June, IN the year one thousand eight hun
dred and twelve, who had before that tav
made declaration, according to law. If
their Intentions to become Citizens of the II
nlted States, or who, by the existing laws
OF the United States, were on that dav en-.
titled to become citizens, without mskinr
such declaration, may be admitted to be come
citizens thereof, notwithstanding they shall
be alien enemies at the times and in the man.
ner prescribed By the laws heretofore mass
ed on that subject: ropided, That nothing
herein contained shall be taken mr. constr,,o
ed 70 interfere with or prevent the apnre,
nension and removal, agreeably TO law. of a
ny alien enemy at any time previons 70 the
actual naturalization Of such alien.
ii. CLAY,
Sneaker Of The House, # Rehresentptiye,
+. GERRY,
Ttee President Of tie United States. and
PrcSidenr ef The Segatr.
July 80, 1s13--AFpaovED, :.
JAMES MADISON.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-19

Richmond, Council CHAMBER, Dug 5, 1918
~ ALL CONTRACTORS FOR making RI
FLIES Tor the Commonwealth, who have any On
hand, and AL Others in whose possession ,iy4re
may be RIFLES belonging to the public, unJi{
riouted, are hereby required to have them k6f
veyed to this place, by the first convenient o.
portunity Which shall present itself.
WM. ROBERTSON, c. C.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-19
Notice.
June IL.
~ LIND FOR SHE.

q DECREE having been made by the Coun
Il ty Coart OF Hanover at the last term, di-
recting the sale ofthe Tract ct Land in the said
county late the residence of Nathaniel Hone,
Esquire, (su5iect to Mrs. Pope's dowet,Jpst
public auctiSn to the highest bidder, on The
dit OF twelve months the COMMISSIONER the
sand decree named, in pursuance thereof, will
proceed on Friday the 10th day Of Scptem-
Der next on the premises, to make sale of the
said tract of land, containing about four hum
dred and sixty five acres.
Aug. II (eptds)
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-19

Or The CoMNIANDANrS If ARTILLERY
COMPANIES who have been, or may hereafter
be, furnished with CANNON, are hereby noti-
led, that by an advice of council OF the 3ist ri
March last, they are authorised to have Mas
built TO shelter them provided, that tIkNx-
pence does not exceed the following SID I'd
Wit: for shed Tor two pieces of cannon, XI5,
and for four pieces, S 20, which shall be paid
on application To the EXS cutive.
WIN. ROBERTSON, &C.
August 5. 4w.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-19
Notice.
A. TURNER

WILL SELL vC@ valuable FARM e.
=. quail to any in the neighborhood, as to ferti.
lltyi IT'S distance from Richmond isabout four
and hilt or FIVE n,iies and lying upon the
nam run OF Chcohomony, which divides this
county from Hanover it is useless to mepion
the conVeniences, &c. that are attached DTS
farm any person inclined to purchase oh lie
tne premises on application to me Twin StlrSfe-
on ana IN case ofabsence, to Capt. ROB. Price,
OF -u'' Rtch. Garter, either of whom will shew
plication TO me. - -
July 7. .r
II. S-The above lend will be positively sold
to to th he hiEhest bidder upon the premises, on
the 18th inst. (August)
JH.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-19
PRESYDN:


lie had with him THREE HORSES, one a
BLACK STUD, with a star in his forehead
One BAY GELDING, tho other a ROAM
Tie tarried all night in this place, and went of
very early the next morning--On the same day
the Roam Horse was found in about a mIe. III
this Courthouse, n ar the public road, Widths
throat cut and dead, supposed To have Zen
done by the said PrestOn.-On the samosf< y@Ie
was seen about 8 or 10 miles with only the
Stud.--Ihe said Traveller had red hair and
whissers-Said his Father lived about miles
above Lynchburg--that he was from the State
Of Ohio--had been there on a iourneN--was
then on his return to his Father's-IIe appear.
ed TO have considerable sum of money-ap.
cared unwilling to enter into conversati on as
TO his journey. WE, the Citizens Of Lovings.
ton, think j; our duty to state the above FACTS
to the public, AZ his conduct appeared to be
such as to induce a belief that he did not come
honestly by the above property he had in pos
Session--or to say the least, has conduct was
very mysterious
ROBERT GARLAND,
JOHN +. NAPIER,
!, HENRY BIBP. JR.
- JAMES STEVENS, JR.
ROBERT LITCH,
CHARLES TOWNERD,
|, WIN. M. CLARKE,
JAMES S, PENN.
LoyiagEon, August 10. q.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-19

TASiE to Lovingstor, (NeIson Court-House)
~ OH the evening of the 9th instant, man,
who called himself by the name Of
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-19
August s.

FOR SAL ia London made PIANO FOR-
TIE with additional Heys-lt is a sweet naed
instrument, and was chosen by the Lad b
owned it, at the Mandatory from cd /.
BILE nuaber-it has been but little used&A ly
to the Printer.
July 90 tf
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-19
On Hand. for Sale.

25 Bales Woolens, 90 boxes @eotton and
20 boxes hats, assorted wool cards
Manchsstry & shirt'gs 50 Bbis brown sugar.
ned tack 5000 lbs coffee in a
Blue ; and white cotton Spanish and orea6s H.
cloth. digo
Hessiai rolls 800 excelI.ptt ;euk
Sadlery, cutlery AMI Q hides
Their hardware assort- 25bupdJes osIlestbor
ed' Gut behring's and shads
90 casks wrought and Whisky
cut nails Train oil in r;,es o,I
5000 lbs seine and sew barrels
ing twine Tar Lumber.
5 tons neat castings Salt. &c. &o
window glass & sifters
A complete assortment Of Richmond m,nnr,s
tured TONE WARE, put up to order.
1900 Bbls FLOUR, part for family Use
- FOR RENT,
The upper part Of the house now occupied bv
Mr.. Hawkins ss Shoe Store with out houses
attsched--Aslo TENEMENT AZ RocLet,s
SIDR.4GE
May be bad ~ fre.proof houses, at the Fort or
al Rockets
WIWTE Ed.
K IL, ooe Sterling Bills
ON ENGLAND
(i) CHARLES WHIrLoCK.
HOPKINS CELEBRATED RAZOR
SIRoPS FOR SALE HERE.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-19
IN CuANCERY.
In Albemsrle county court, August ,, 1915.
BETWEEN
James Lewis Corn,,


In Albemsrlc county court, August ,, 1915
James Lewis Comp't
Hudson Martin AID john Nicholas. Surviving and
acing trustees Of Peter Marks deceased James
M1nroe, sud J W. Hud and Elizabeth his wife
j s'"i' Nicholas and Sally his wife, Hastings
Marks and his sifc, Peter Marks, Mary
Z. Works, Francis M'Gehee and Martha his
wife, Russell Brown aud Sophia his wife, Yraa-
pie GaNfn,y aud Nancy his wife, heirs ahJ-RN
personalities of Tie sid Peter M-rks ESAyed !
ihis day came the complainant aforfsad X hi
attorney, aud the defendants john IL S&,nd5fsfcG-
bet' has wife, Joshua Melodies aud Sally <Aia-sTs,
IempL Gawiney and Nancy his wife. Hastings,
Marks, kussoll Brown and Sophia his wife, not ha-
Va entered their appearance and given security
according 10 the act OF Assembly and the rules of
this court, aud appearing the satisfaction othis
court that they are not inhstsnt, of this comm on
wealth, on motion of the scmp ainant by his ceuns c
us Is ordered by the court that the said defendants
do appear here on the Grst Monday in October next
and answer The bill OF the complainant and that a
copy oil this order be 10 tLuith inserted in some
newspaper published in the city of Richmond for 2
months successfully and likewise posted at the front
door OF the court house of the said county for the
same tilue.
Copy--Testc,
wSt. JOHN NICHOLAS c. c.
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INrELLIaHN" L FROM FRANCE
From, The Evsning Post.
IR.i.tSL.9TIU,N.
From tie Joarnel FoiAique of NANTES
tfed1ies Idp. 1tk .aprH. 1919

From the Journal Foiaique of .yantes,
Weditesdan. 7th Aprit. 1913.
PARIS, APRIL s.
Thursday, is, April, 1sf3.-thc Sc.
nate met at O'Clock, under the Pre-
s,dency or his Serene Hishness I'll,
Prince Arch-ChahceIIor Of the En-.
pire.
In conformity to the orders Of his
majesty the emperor and king. the
prince arch-chanceiIor ordered TO he
transcribed ou the registers of the Sc
nate ietters patent signed at the Ely
SIAN faiaee, the aoth March last, and
by .Fi'ich the Emperor conferred On her
majesty the Empress and Queen, Maria
Louisa, the title Of Regent.
SPEECH.
Pronounced Inv his Serene HiehneSs tbe
frinae Arsfi-caaneeiiur, can,haeo.
RESP President OF the Senate, in t!.e
Session of 1st April, 1919.
GENTLEMEN.--
His majesty the emperor and king is
about to put himself at the head of Ia )
armies.
The Emperor is anxious to give to
his august companion double test
mony OF his confidence.
From these motives he has issued
letters patent, which am requested
to communicate to you.
Hereafter, gentlemen, the Empire IS
Will assist III the>Counciis al which are
discussed the great interests OF the
state she will have the Regency Of the
Empire, until The moment when victo-
~ shall have restored the Emperor to
our wishes.
His majesty could not make an ar
rauSemcnt more confurmab.e 10 the
Publie interest, and at the same time
more agreeable to his people. The Sc
h3te will hasten tn approve 1T, s. to
preserve Ibits annals this act of the 50
vereiSn will.
Other objects Of high Importance
will also, genilcmen, claim your atlen-
tiGn.
A report Of the Minister of Exterior
Relations, viii make known to you the
change which has happened in orr 30.
lihcal relations, By the detection Of one
Of the Northern powers.
The part which it has embraced is a
sad consequence Of the character which
has marked The steps OF its cabinet for
long time past.
his circumstance imposes on the
nation the obligation ofa great effort,
OF which the means will be found in the
plans which will be Submitted TO your
deliberate n
At moment Of such high interest.
the Senate will sec how essential il is
to display the resources Of France, 10
make the enemy feel the full weight of
them, 10 convince him of the useless
ness OF his projects, ard TO reduce hin,
finally, to desire sincerely that peace
which the triumphant hand Of The En-
peror has SD frequently offered. but
which can be worthy of majesty
only when II shall! secure the repose oil
Europe, and The free commerce cf all
nations.
The letters patent arc in the follow
ing words.
NAPoLEsS, Emperor ofthe French,
King Of IIaly, Protector Of the COME
deration Of the Rhine, Mediator Of the
Swiss Confederation, &c.
10 all those to whom these presents
shall come greeting.
Wishing TO give 10 our dearly beIov-
ed wife, Empress AMI Queen, Maria
Louisa, proofs ofth high confidence
we have in her, VIC have determined 10
invest her by these presents with the
rights Of assisting at The cabinet csun-
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-05

e>-..--,---,s--'s
tcils, whenever they, shall be convene
idurinS our reign, for the examinatio
lot the most important state affairs an
lseeipS that IT Is cur intention 10 pla,
tourselveswi;hout delay at The head q
Jour armies. to free the territories a
Jour allies. we have also resolved {
'Iconfer. as we 30 confer by these pre
lsents, to our we'll beloved wife. Err,
press and Queen, the title of REeEy.,
10 exercise the functions thereof. con
Iformahly TO our intentions and orders
isucll as we shall cause them to b.
transcribed or the book Of state pro
vided tiatnotice be given TO the Prince
Oreat DiSnitaries and to our Minister
OF the said orders and instructions. am
That IN no case the E,npress may de
part from their Tenor in the exercise q
flutes OF Regent. Desirous that III,
Empress should preside in our naU1e
lie Senate, the Council of Stale. The
Council OF Ministers aud the Priv,
Council, particularly for the examina
ton of pardons. on which we authnris,
her 10 pronounce, after having heard
the members of the said frivy Council
nevertheless, our intention is mt i,
consequence ofthis Presidency confer
Ired on the Empress Regent TO give he,
Iputhority, by her signature. TO call .
Scnatus Cousaltun, or to proclaim q
aw OF the state; having reference i,
this respect to the substance Of
borders and instructions ahoye mon
TIMED.
We order our cousin The Prince Are,
,lehanceilor, to communicate to the Sc
mate the present letters patent, and {,
Fave them transcribed on its registers
land to our high Judge Miiister of Jus
se, TO cause them to be Published il
1.-THE bulletin of the laws, and to address,
them to our Imperial Courts, there {,
be openly read, Published and trans
i,cribed III their registers.
Given in our Eiysian Palace. til,
! sOth day ofthe moutf, Of Marcel
/ 1913, anu OF our reign the 9th.
tS,sned)
NAPOLEON.
By the Empero..
Minister State, {Signed)
I Count DARU.
Seen by US Arch Chancelior of tn,
Empire.
ssisned1 CAMBsCERES.
II majesty held the Soth March a
4 ahs-ss sidrs, ss'Es.7.iI, cBasp0s
led of the great Disu;taries, the aiiais
tiers having departments, ard the Mi
nisters of State. Ills Majesty mad,
known to them the leiters-paten,. b,
which her Majesty the Empress is ad
mitted into the cabinet council. He
majesty the Empress entered The conn
Ell attended by the Queen Hortense
The Queen OF Wesiphaiia and by TN
Maid OF Honor and her ladies. He
majesty took the following oath:
" swear fidelity to the Emperor
e" swear to conform myself TO tn
constitutional acts, and TO observe Ga
dispositions made, or to be made by ,ii
Emperor, my husband, III the exercis,
OF the authority which be may be pleas
ed to coniideto me during his alb
scnct."
Her majesty then tack her seat in III
council. All strangers Withdrew, az,
ibe session became secret.
.1prit 4.--'Ihe Senate held yesterda
an extra session, which was preside
ny his hishness the Prince Arch Chan
cellor of the Empire.
From the Journal Pofiiioue of .aa,,e.
| Of Friday april 8.
Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1813-06-05
cox-,fAR Is, April f..
CONSERVATIVE SENATE

session ~ the iSt doril, 1913.
lie session was opened at 8 o'clock
III the afternoon under the Presidenc,
OF lis serene hisliness the prince Arch
chancellor 9th: Empire. His Ex-
lceilency the Minister of Exterior Re
Ilations was present at the session. His
Excellency Count Defermont, minister
OF state and County Boullay, counsel
Tor OF state, were introduced.
Une OF the S cretaries read the Ict-
ters-paten; by which the title Of Regea-
is conferred on her majesty The Em.
press and Queen, Maria Louisa.
Report df the Minister of Exterior
Relations to his Majesty the Emperor
aud King:
SIRE.
The gloricus days OF jena and Of
,Friediand placed the Russian monarchy
at The disposal of yonr majesty. Pow
'erfui considerations urged him to keep
the fruits OF victory, or 10 place OF tn .
throne OF Prussia Prince, who might
have no interests opposed to those OF
France who might have no complaints
against her, and above all who should
mot suffer himself 10 he guided by that
versatile spirit which has claracteriz-
ed for 100 years the policy of the
House Of Rrandepbursh.
Bot the Emperor Of Russia offered q I
lIlsit TO declare war against England.
and to concur in shutting The continent
against her commerce, with The view
OF forcing her to desire peace, If ,he
KING of Prussia was replaced among
the rank ofsovereigns. This perspec,
tive exercised on your majesty a seduc-
ton which ne could not resist yopr
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-10-11
NASSAU, November 81, 1919.


Dear Brother,-I embrace this, the ear
Hest opportunity of communicating to you,
that ON the 9Th instant, fifteen days out, we
fell in with and captured the fine copper
bottomed ship Venus, vessel and cargo worth
at least twenty five thousand dollars. Or
the 18th pursuing our course aud within five
days run OF your place, we were c4ptured
by his majesty's sloop Moselle, George Mou-
bray, commander, and brought into this
place. We remained ON board the sloop
two or three days, and on the 19.h were
transferred from thence to the PRISON ship
where we are now imprisoned, with an al
lowance of six ounces of bread, three gills of
rice, eight ounces of the worst of beef, in
Guiding bone, which is as much as meat,
with as much brackish water as we can use
guarded day and night by ten or fifteen sa-
wage Africans, who are total strangers TO
humanity, and confined every evening at
sun down, not to be released until next
morning at sun rise, abused to the lowest
degree by the guard, and compelled to find
salt Tor and cook our own victuals with green
mangoes. None of us are ever permitted,
under any condition whatever, to visit the
shores, with many other barbarous acts,
which are too numerous to describe. This
will be conveyed by the cartel sloop, captain
Cooper, being the second cartel which has
sailed since our arrival here. a schooner
from Baltimore was only allowed eight men,
& Copper, who brought sixt, fourprisoners, is
only allowed eighteen in return, while we,
eighteen in number. are detained in this mi
strable place for which VIC cannot assign
any reason, except to punish Us as priva-
teersmen, or as hostages for those twelve
lately detained in Charleston this last is
the general belief, and as such, deem a
communication Of the circumstance essenG~
al to commodore Dent, commander of the
southern station, that he may look to il and
enquire the cause why Americans are to be
detained here two or thvee months, while
more prisoners have been received here. by
great many, than what have been sent to
the United States. Men WAC have arrived
here since we, have been sent off; they pro-
coed with no degree Of regularity in the ex-
change Of prisoners. and act in open contra
diction to every thing right, and really be.
lieve, that except you make known the cir
cumstance and use some favorable exerti-
ons, that some of US win be intentionally de
tanned until the end Of our present contest
with Great Britain. As wish your exer
ions for our exchange, have subjoined a
list Of those who are thus miserably treated,
hat we may be demanded in proper way
] The Rapids crew have been imprisoned
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-10-11
PIERPONT EDWARDS,
District judge If Connecticut district.

MILv1LLE Prison, August 80. 1912.
SIR,--We the subscribers, for ourselves
and our cOuntrymen, now confined as pri
soneTs of war in Milyille Prison, Halifax,
Nova Scotia beg leave to represent to the
American government--Ihat most of US
have for years past, made commerce our
sole employment and hope, in which, for Sc
ven years or more, we have often been wan
tonly robbed by the English of what we had
acquired by industry and danger, and when
they stript us OF our property, they often
treated us witk the greatest indgnity, and
even barbarity,
We have seen and known that they have
often violated the sacred privilege of intlivi
dual liberty and the law of nations: we are
conscious OF the long forbearance of our 20
vernment, and their repeated calls upon the
honor and justice of the British nation which,
instead OF redress, added other injuries; and
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-10-11
IA dollars per annum
Napy Debort,ne,, NJ, 10,

4, >.
SIR-You re he eby authorised md instr,,c.
ted to address a letter to admiral sir John or.
iase Warren, representing the following facts
and determination. viz. That part of the Off
GERS and crew of the late United States brig
vixen were returning from Jamaica on parole.
as prisoners OF war, and entering the ID laware.
when commodore Berresford cansed them TO be
brought on board the poicters and detained
until part OF the crew of that ship, whom he
de manded IN exchange, were sent down from
Philadelphia that ultimately he detained John
stephens, carpenter, and Thomas King, sea-
man, two of the aforesaid crew of the Vixen.
on the plea OF their being British subjects. az
appears by a letter from commolor.. u rrcsford
10 Lieut.. Drayton, late LIST of the said brig Vixi
en- and that you are commanded explicitly To-
declare, that in retaliation for the violent and
unjust detention Of the said John Stephens and
Thomas King, the government of the U. States
VIII immediately cause .fou, British subjects to
De selected and held in duress, subject to the
same treatment in all respec that the said
John Stevens and Thomas King NAV receiv.
during their detention
On the receipt OF the admiral's answer. von
VIII communicate the same to me without de.
lay am respectfully, sc
w JONES.
ehdIes SEeS9art, esq commanding naval officer.
Norfolk iVaJ
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-10-11
Hon. James Monroe.
Connecticut Distr ct, SIS.

Connecticut District, SIS.
On this day, the 9TH Of May, in the year
Of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirteen
personally came before me, Pierpont Ed
wards, judge of the district court of the u
nited States, for the district aforesaid, Sa
nuel Chew, of the city of New Haven,
iii the said district, and being duly sworn,
deposeth, that he was at Bridgetown, in the
island of Barbados. in the West Indies. in
the month of February now last past (; shat
on board British prison ship at Barbados,
there were confined about 523 American
prisoners ofthe crews of private armed yes
sells OF the United States and merchantmen,
captured since the war. Al the time the de-
ponent was at Barbados the American pri>
snners were supplied with bread, and some
meat as to vegetables, the deponent was
not informed. The regulations on board he
said prison ship compelled the prisoners to
SO below decks, where they were confined
at evening and until morning; as many as
could were suspended in hammocks, and
still there asnot sufficient Dom below them
for all to lie down. In this respect the stu
alton of the prisoners not only extreme
ly uncomfortable, but hazardous,f and more
especially, should there be, as was appre
hCnded, scarcity of provisions during the
approaching hot months. The deponent
was not permitted to go on board said pri-
sen ship. but derived his information from
masters of vessels, prisoners at said island,
who were allowed occasionally to go on
board said prison ship, wi n whom the de
ponent is personally acquainted, and in
whose representations he has the most per
feet confidence, and entcrtains no doubt of
the facts by them stated and this statement
is given at the request OF the friends of some
OF the prisoners at Barbados, particularly
Of the crew of the privateer Blockade of
Hartford.