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The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-05

1t was deemed necessary in the revo,uti-
on and 1t is understood to be the general
Practce IN Europe at this time, TO have at
ieas. one Drlgadler general for every two
Thousand men, and one major general for C.
very tour thousand.
. III TINS Country we have never had 2 grade
between the commander in chief and chat
vi major-geGeral hence it WAS found ne
cessaiy, IN the continental army" to give
10 she SENIOR major general, the command OF
tne right wing, and TO the next in rank that
OF the left; which. from the limited. nun, i.
Der or general officers, often lett divi-
SION TO brigadier, q brigade TO colonel
ana regiment to subordinate field off :
Ger our IN Europe this 'di6culty is olivia
,ed oy the appointment OF general officers OF
higher grades.
From the best information have been
ao'e TO obtain on this subject, / have no
hesitation in saying that eight .aajor gene
ans ana sixteen brigadiers, to Command the
divisions aud brigades oe ar army OF thirty
hve thousand men, lie the lowest estin ate
waich the uniform practice OF France, Rus
sia ana England, will warrant, and that this
Is h-ueh heIow the proportion of officers OF
Shese grades actually employed in the ar
my tthe revolution
rs you nave not required my opinion,
"hether itbe necessary to have a higher
"u@ nan that OF major general, / have NOT
'ectned It proper to touch this subject, and
nave contiued myself 10 the number. of ma
jo' generals and brigadiers deemed neces-
sary to command the divisions and brigades
OF IN army OF thrty five Thousand men,
it may nor, however, be improper to remark
titl II IL IL intended to have no higher grade
enan that OF major general, their number
should be increased to eleven; so as to give
one for the chief command, one for each
wing, and one for each division of four thou
sand men.
am, Sir,
Very respectfully,
Your obeGient servant,
-. ;. L. III. CUSHING,
~, ~ .fdnfant General.
INC hon. the Secretary Of WIar.
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4 AND FOR SALE.-In conformity to the d.
u rectiOns of the last VIII and Iestament of Col

4 AND FOR SALE.-In conformity to the di-
IL - rectons OF the last VIII and Testament OF Col
John Harye deceased, i shall Offer for sale to the
highest bidder, ut the dear. es the He'll Tavern il,
this city ON Thursday the 9Th day of February next
IT fair, II not the neSt fair day, Tract Of Land u
inS in the county of Chesterfield supposed contain
about seven hundred Acres. The land lies coniia-
Gus to the lands Of Mrs. Smith, OF Peter f. Smith,
Clarke, Goode, and others, and is situated about
or miles from the town of Manchester. 1t a.
bounds with good Oak, Hickory & Pine ESQ. -.
The terms OF Sale will be, one third Cash and
the other two thirdsn two annual Imstaments to be
secured by good personal security, and Deed of
Trust upon the Land. a.,
IL will be sold by the acre, and will be survey
cal as soon after the sale as possible rood tile
viii be made by
VIM. BROCKENRROUCH
.3dn,'r. with tie JiX annexed, Of
Cal. John Heroic. decd.
Jan. Q. gawtas
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-05
? PETERSBURG .ac.sDE.uy...Ioh, wood. :.

z PETERSBURG .4C.sDE.EY-.-John Wood, re-.
u specially informs the public th,t having been
appointed President of the Acsleny of Petersburg ;
he will commence on Monday the fourth day of Ja-
naaiy, the several classes thereof in the Greek, La
tn and English Languages, ae also in the various
branches at the Mathematics and Philosophy, in
Guiding Geogrsph-, Writing and Arithmetic.
Fees of Tuition Ten Dollars per quarter. J. W.
has good apparatus for the most necessary branch.
es in Experimental Philosophy.
NJ. b. The public may res; assured, that as the
number OF students increase, proper assistants will
be employed
January 2. st
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Stob TIE Rnene -

6SToLEN from the Rack, near the Capitol, in the
~ City of itichmc&i, about i2 o'clock on Thurs
day last, dark Bay Horse, with good Saddle, ,d
Steel Biz, and Bradoon Bride: ubout FIVE feet
Two nshes h,gO, his marks as well rs recoilected,
are little white one of his fore legs about Inc
boot, his hind-feet white, snip on his nose and
a.ar IN his forehead his tail is remarkable, iu as
much as It IS small in proportion othe size Of the
Horse; he IS about ten years old. and exhibits the
marks OF gear. - r.. .sF :,
whoever viii deliver Che said Horse to me in
Chesterfield or without the Saddle and Bride
or give inlormation SO that get him again, snail
receive liberal reward;
81, BRANCH CHEATHAM.
Jan. Q. ..l 6tI
n. b. 1t is probable the thief may ehdcavor to
slisl'gure the horse, by cutting his TAIL Sc -
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E'o be rented for one or more years two tene,
4 ments in the town of Manchester, belonging to
the estate OF James Lyle deed viz the one where
the late proprietor resided, with ,sh of the houses
as may suit tenant, and with without tho wheat
houses and large field attached this tenement
nus heid ct several acres is valuable, whether cen
tidered in point OF cutvation,or as a meadow, aud
properly managed might he made an eSee!!e;.: mar
ket-garden. (,.r1I
he other, q small tenement on the cross etrcet,
contiguous to the above, which are dwelling
house, Kitchen SIC convenient Tor Il small family
f'oth tenements will be newly enclosed with post
and rail- or plank fence.
JAMES BRANDER, agent
for TO: Graham.
"A'' N' 1w
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~ TRAYED from the stable OF Gen Marshall in
~ the city oil Richmond on the 2Gth inst. a ces-
nut sorrel mare with bob-tail, small white spot
on her right ear, another on heri near Sip, and "a
slight white mark under the retlock of one OF her
ha'er feet. Whoever will deliver the said mare to
the Subscriber to MIR. Fielding Lewis in Cbarles
City, shall receive handsome reward, aud be re-
munerated for his expenses.
January . = Ct
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EpANk Of VIaGIN!A--The President and III
u , recjors have declared dividend OF per. cent
for the last half year the Capi,cl stock Of this
institution, which will be paid to the share holders
application At the Bank in person or by attorney
after the 18th lust. a-l z -,
WIN. DANDalDGE, Cashr
January 3. c.
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document Gccomhonying tie 6iH nakinp
HFoOtSton foT an Qdditi0nak number. ofGS
neral officers.
FresenFed f7ve'rty ninth Dec, 1872
LETTER.
ADJUIANT GENERALS OFFICE.
thermometers, Esd Dec. 1912.
BEFORE I reply to your orest;oo
HOW many major generals and br,padiers
are necessary for an army of thirty i've
thousand men ~ it may not be amiss to state
what IS believed to have been the proper
lon OF ofhcers OF these grades IN the revo-
inlohafy army, aud what is understood m
armies. '' '''''0 81 european
Id the hrst army of the revelation. raised
IN i||5, We had commander in chief fonr
n ,ry generals, and eight brgadiers.--In
H'0' hVc Prigsdiers were promoted to the
,diIk OF MAJOR generals, and twenty three
prgadiers appointed. In 1777. sir, br;s.-
dcrs were promoted 10 the RANK of r,,a?%r
generals, and thres major generals x ei,yI
teen brigadierS appointed.
ne loss OF papers in the War Office nv
nre' In 1900 renders it impossible to say
win precision, at what particular ncri,Is
many OF these general officers left The cor
wee but lis within my recollection. tEs+
the 28th Of June, 1878, fourteer ,ogi"r
generals and sixteen briguliers we're actual.
s. IN service ofthe United States Yet hv
.reteTring TO thc official letters Of Gener3l
Washington, in 1778 and 1879. it viii i've
seen mat further increase OF general OIL
cers was often and warmly recommended.
ne man army underline immediate com
mahd OF Cen. Washington. it is believed
never amounted to IS 900 men, & it i, bv no
means certain, that this number was evs,. II,
%rVics ~ one ana the same time. in The
w.o'c 81 What was designated ",ae con,iocn-
Sa' army, Yet Mt no period between the
'rAS ~ Nay ~, and the close Of tie war.
'tp we less than thirty general officers in
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-05

Extract oFr deter from gentleman at
Hsnderson Ken. to one Of he Editors of
me frankfort .ArSus," dated,
HENDERSON. Dec. S, 1872.
Much good hath resulted from General
hopkins expedition; The Indians being
apPrlsed of his intended visit, (or to use their
phrase, the coming of the big army,) the
warriors nearly all had abandoned their
nuts which afforded Russell and Craig, an
opportunity OF doing them all the damage
taat Could have been effected. The infor-
nation furnished by several of the prison
ers states, that Gen. Hopkins was within
hiteen miles of the Peoria town when his
army turned for home, and was pursuing
direct course to the place."
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-. ;. I. II. CUSHING,
~, .4djufant General.
INC kion. The Secretary ofWar.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-04-12
Valuable Lands for Sale.

TIME subscriber will sell Tract
A Of Land, containing 5e3 and a
half acres, within two miles Of Fauquier
Court House; about 800 acres of which
are in wood, well timbered. The open
land is undergoing its first course of
clover and plaster. There are on the
premises comfortable new Dwelling
House, not finish ID, agood new Barn
and other convenient out houses. Pos
session OF the houses and part Of the
land can be given Immediately, and OF
the residue after harvest.
This is perhaps one OF the most de.
sirable tracts of land in the neighbour
hood of Fauquier Court House, Oh &C
coun, of its vicinity to that place, where
FIRE wood sells at from three to four
dollars per cord during the winter sea-
son. John A. w. Smith, Esq. or Saml
Low, Jr. Esq, will shew the land, and
make known the terms OF sale.
Also, one other Tract, containing 200
acres, lying in the county of Culpep-
per, on the main road leading from
Chester's Gap to Frederickscurg.-
This land is well adapted to the use OF
plaster, and is not more than two miles
from Mr., Moses Gi5son's Merchan,
Mill. II will be shcvn by MIR, Curtis
Corby, near the premises, sndthe terms
made known on application to the sub
scriber, living the upper end OF Faa-
ouier county, on the road leading from
the Court House to Chester's Gap.
VIM. Clarkson.
March 4 SW
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-04-12
PUBLIC SALE.
March 4

I'm the Cd day Of August Court
" next, will be exposed to sale in
Leesburg, at Peers', Tavsra, if not
previously disposed OLA tract OF Land
containing upwards of 500 Acres, neer
Goshen, in tbs County of Loudoun.-
This land lies Convenient TO the Turn
pike Road to the Aiexapdria market !;
is as susceptible of improvement from
Plaster of Paris, as any Land IN the
County has large portion of wood
and meadow land, and is we'll watcred
The improvements are tolerably COM
Portable.
From the increasing value ofland In
the neighborhood, it is worthy the at,
tsrtion of purchasers. II may be seen
by applying to Mr. c. Stewart who
lives on tne premises Terms OF sale,
pne third in hand. and the sslaDce IN s
and IL months, with approved secur-
Apply to Geo. N Rails, or in his
absence to ] L. Ramsay.
April 8 ia"'s
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-04-12
Land for Sale.

THE subscriber offers FOR sale' be-
tween 40 and $50 acres OF wood
Land, on the right hand side of the old
Road leading from the iowa ct Cen
tervillc TO 'Aiexandria.
This land adioins the lands OF Messrs,
David Lane. Bernard BRIAN, Presley
Carr Lane, George Albums and joan
HcnaiaE. The soil OF this land is SUIT
FL tothe cultnrc OF Wheat, is with
in halfa miio of the Turnpike; and
will be .hewn & theterm made known
BY application to Messrs: David Lane'
or Gesrge Lane, jun. residing near the
nrem;ses, or to the subscriber living IN
Stafford county.
Geo: Lane.
Executor of. u. Ian SEED
Arnary is
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-04-12
MONDAY, APRIL IL.

Herring Seine Irvine.
Just received u FOR SALE,
cases Herring Seine Twine supe
rior quality Cameron Street Wharf
George Coleman.
IN STORE.
5 5 s:.sss island. :e';ss. SALT.
Russia and Ravens Duck
Do Shcetings
Cork for Seines,
Tanners Oil in bbls and half bbls.
Sperm and Whale Oil.
Paint do in tierces and bbls.
Birthstone in .bbls.
Mess No and Boston Beef, bbls.
and half bbls.
Do prime Pork, bbls.
bbIs. Tar, Rosn, Turpentiae and
Pitch.
April 7.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-04-12

On retailers Of wine and spirits, fs
teen dollars.
On retailers Of domestic spirit. ten
dollars. ft
On carriages for the conveyance Of
persons, from twenty FIVE dollars tothree
dollars per annum.
RIO br continued.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-04-12
From the ALBANY Register.
INTERESTING COMMUNlCA.
TON.
.ALBAN7, March 80, 1918.

.ALsAN7, March 80, 1918.
S1R,-Having understood his excel
lency Gov. Tompkins had most unJnstiy
impeacbed the purity Of the motives OF
the Republican members of Congress of
this state, who voted against the preci-
plate declaration of war which has
plunged the United States into calamity
and degradation; I considered myself
imperiously required by every conside-
ration of self respect to call upon his
exceIlency for an explanation, and there
fore I addressed to him the following
letter.
Washington, Jan. 90, 1918.
"SIR.-I have understood from
source entitled to much credit, that dur
ing some time last summer you said the
Republicans members of Congress from
the state of New-York, who voted a
gainst war with Great Britain, &c. didit
in order to favor the Election of MIR.
Clinton to the Presidency of the United
States.
at presume your excellency will rea-
Oily see the propriety of my requesting
of you an explanation, and TO inform me
(by letter. whether you did or did not
make use of expressions of the above
import.
81 am your Excellency's
"obcdient servant,
"P. V. CORTLANDT, Jun.
f" His Excel. Danirl D. T0mtkins, Esq"
To this letter have received TO re-
ply: and as his excellency has not had
the magnanimity or justice to rclract
a charge SO derogatory to. the reputa-
ticns Of men, whose purity would no,
suffer by comparison with his own. l
conceive to be my duty to make this
public exposition of the fact, and 10 sub.
NIT it to tbs serious consideration of the
enlightened electors of the state, whe.
Their man who has SO unjustly aspers-
ed the purity of the Representatives of
the people, when acting upon great
national question, is worthy of public
confidence.
am, Sir, your obcdient
and humble servant,
P.V. CORTLANDT, Jun.
Solomon Southwick, Esq.
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LONDON. January ~.

A letter from Paris of the 18th inst,
contains the following remark -" Near
" the whole of our Marshals & Generals
have been accounted for; but, notwlth-
standing aIlth enquiries we have made,
we learn nothing of that great officer,
JOEL BARLOW" Hi. Lady Is still at
Paris. and is inconsolable fer the sup
posed loss of her husband.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-04-12
PHILADELPHIA. April 6.

Governor Ogden OF New.Jersey.
Eafraet of ietts, from q gentleman q
New-Jtrsey. to the Editor Of the u.
s. Gazette.
observe that the democratic pa
pers have stated that Gov. Ogden has
accepted his Iateappointment of Major
General. l can assure you that these
publications have been made without a.
ny suthority-he has not accepted the
appointment. He transmitted bis answer
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ALBANY, March 50.

Brig. Gen. Boyd has arrived in this
city on his way to the western frontier.
A corps of artillery under 1t. Col. Scott,
a company of ,Iismounted dragons un-
der Capt. Osborn, and several detach-
msnts ofinfantry have arrived at Green
bush.
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LEXINGTON, March %.

Cot. r. NJ. johnson is9anthorised BY
the general government, to raise O com.
panies of mounted men, to consist of
100 or 100 men each, to serve 4 months
IS lieutenants will be allowed to each
company-The priyates will receive Ii
bcral wages of one dollar per day while
in service. Instructions will shortly
issue, and probably list of appoint
ments.
BY law of congress IS companies of
rangers are to be raised forthwith, as an
auxiliary force for the defence Of the
territories-term of service 70 months.
The rout of the late requisiton Of
1900 men is altersd-they are ordered
to march by the way of Cincinnati-thc
company from this county will march on
Saturday next.
The tworegiments OF Kentucky troops
under matching orders, will rendezvous
at Lexington Cynthiana and Falnoutb,
on Monday next. They will proceed by
way of Cincinnati, instead of Chilicothe.
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CHARLEsTd|
Dreadful "a

Between the hOE,
yesterday forenoohlr
sion took place 10 Dbl
the revenue schas
mandcd by captain
whic,, arrived Tie 2
short cruise on ID. "a
on the town. C.N'
The time; he had sH'
the vessel, that The Is
which were su'FM
should he examines
were about IS ps'sa
Of this number DIV
quarter deck and "
them employed in =
Thus situated, The y
took pla &c; aud in =
quar,er,dcek oI'h ~
upon it, were h'd's
ofthe bodies were 'anp,
as the mast head d ,,
were CrlEoh '''W0
ed upon the n''i I, % .
level with the Ta 49,,
which had been s'I'r
to rags. & the +, i!.sngs
were scattered in '1''Ss,
a. the acciden! h'S 4
off from the sba''s'I
lay laying neo: her.'' ;.r,
n slip thee the cable. .,..o,,,,S,sI
,Iie docks, to P'''''sIhsJs
s ss' s 'ss ire IN n dr.. b. y
at at f bs filing ling very I'll
the the bc.:. -Io. sE.'' ~
persons On . so,''j .'r's'|
1,s% the q ' 'p': &C.. { d II
f Rn were 'e ss.p n
" otiu " LrcugsI ~
H shared ,hsi. . t''t, u
, .ssss, : .es I
ceived. f.unti&l
most n ' diIissn,. "a. iipsIs1
ed at|. to the mag,,',,Iss ~
d disssly adjoining n.3 "a
the door Opsn.' .ils,I
Wv .;r. were '.,stJ
ed ed, Or so "0'D |
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CHILLICOTHE, March Is.

On Tuesday last about 1870 United
States Regulars. completely equipped,
marched from this town under the con.
mand of captain Asahel Nearing, for the
Rapids, to join general Harrison's army
We learn from respectable source,
that on the 9th inst party of Indians
caTse into the settlement on the west
branch OF White Water, and killed three
men while engaged in making sugar
two OF them were by the name of Beaz-
ley the other Morgan.
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, sss I, tia, ls,,.,
y, "no' It seem, ~
70 make ns'la
from the &C
:. His .sesl'.,ii,s
ny ";.. Aaars, .aT ~
Mister pleDinaa,NN
dlnand viii s ~
a u" !. his FIRST ~
Creden,i,,. osL !
Rss's, nnejesel'ss.
tested i; 'aarat',
the goregpnsean',s'
r.a he ;, was at,r.ss
e rest Of the isp.'s'
e Ct by them y
t s!;sd the SAN,
, friendly power, -
t p., Was to be SUD-.
p,iase, ;, ipr the .'' :
winch the oppiisss
, Russian arms, ,rst
ton to- Of the Fr, ny
f Sns's !, l'o pie,us1
from the sDtn, !
made 7, prisoners -
from tbs Aaoa,,a
gRs,
by the brig IN
rom from Malaga, s ' /
merchant le'! ship g.
refitins the dan,,s
BY an American P N
was attacked near
nued fighting h.r J
wAen she at last som,
the greater par, d
.nS captain. Oh \
boarding the ,hia f,
out Of the cabin, IL,
gun, and sev.redlh
dy ai'erwards,pisa
cut up her rigging
her cargo, aad ,b;at
NEW YOsl
We learn from I.
London, tina, a card
tholomews, with ID
arrived at that ports
days previous 10 b.
the U. S. trisa,e q,
Evans, from a cruz
prizes. On Fridava
ed by a brig Of VIZ
then at anchor Bats
and Montaus Poil4
A gentleman 70.
LETT there the 9Th u
that a large Briti&a
there for England d
under a convoy Oil
On THURSDAY hl
one EsBdred men nj
gai, iroM the E,ril.
Thomas Haldy; aqI
sci that had been Hr
off eleven bulloc&
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eNEW-YORK. Merch Is.

The ship Jefferson, Captain Rowland,
which sailed from this por, on the 18th
inst. for Savannah, was captured on the
18th by the British sloop of war Orphe-
Us, and ordered for Bermuda, the Alta.
lanta then in company. They were u
days from Bermuda, and informed, that
the Valiant, Of "a guns, from England,
had just arrived at Bermuda, having, a
few days Lefsre, parted from large
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T'hat is nv home, the rasehs t'le :

T'hst is ms home, the ravens tlers
Are oil my cs,npany
And they md j sill both rejoice
In suck a gusssas lhce'
The wind i. loud, but clasp my arm
Why, fool, dost thou delay
You did not fear to clasp that arm
When my life was sold away.
The midnight blast sung wild and load
Round trembling Pulydors.
As by his dead companion isd
He struggled DER the moor.
Soon had they reach'd wilderness
By human foot unpress'd,
The wind gre~ cold, the heather sigh'd
As conscious. of their guest.
Alone amid the dreary waste
The wither'd elm reclined,
Where d halter with ready moose
Hung dancing in the wind:
Then turning round, his CHASTITY face
Was TWISTED with smile
I. Now living things arc TAR remote,
We,ll rest us here awhile.
Brothers we were, false Polydore,
We robb'd in company;
Brothers in. life, and we in death
Shall also brothers be.
| &c Behold The elm, behold the rope,
Which prepared before
Art pale? 'tis but a struggle. man,
And soon that struggles DER.
Tremble no moro, but freely come,
And like brother be-;
I'll hold ,he rope, and in my arms
I'll help you up the tree.
The eyes Of Polydore grew dim,
He reused himself to pray,
But heavy weight sat on his breast,
And took all voice away.
The rope is tyed-Then from his lips
A cry of anguish broke
Too powerful for the hands OF sleep,
And Polydore aweke.
All vanish'd now the cursed elm,
His dead companion gone,
With trouble Joy he found himself
In darkness and alone.
But still the wind with hollow gusts
Fought raveniug DER the moor,
And checked his transports, while it
shook
The barricadcd door.