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sd. Ivould rather net pay taxes it
80. ,,, hy tha late laws

Cd. WouiH Fat4oi "SSP'y
,,an avoid it--aud by the late laws
asconyress taxing lands aud houses.
sagar aud salt, whiskey, and retail
srs these taxes are only to esatinus
e. tweIve months after the war
.ba .ooner the war therefore is ut IA
c,d. the sooner we shall get. rid OF
,bi, enormous load Ut taxes. and a
d,eye OF tax,atherers. l think thrs
q nneh better way 20 get rid ofthese
grievances, than TO hold meetings h
sdost resolutions, such as Mr.. Gal
latin aati other gentlemen used to 10.
when similar laws were enacted for
the purpose OF being prepared for
war.
81. like to bay what want at
low price. and the war has raised
the price of sugar. tea. aud coffee, Il
other necessaries OF life. and will
continue TO rise as long as the war
lasts. 8
9Th. I don't know myself. and !
can ind nobody who is able 10 tell
nae what good this war, which has
eansed so much distress aud ruin. is
ever to produce. 10 be sure. som
whe pretend To be mighty wise, wi !
,biabber something about essential
rights; bat ash what ssseatial right
or what right OF any Kind 10 10 be Sc.
eared by the war, and they are iW
mediately non-plusse,l. Ii they say
iste protect British seamen sailing
pDBn the sea. would ask them II u
30 one Of our essential rights 10 i.
allowed To barber ruaaway seamen
and il it Was right Of ours. IS il to
be secured by a war which deprives
US Of real rights, the right "f giving
employment to ouc oaa seamen (now
thrown out of employ and filing s'r,-
fish prisonsl the right OF going TO
market. with our produce. "h'e6 We
caa no longer exercise. hecsnse we
have made war with = nation snich
can take and keep possession oi eur
waters. and the righ' OF se'og sec"rs
in our property. "hi"i, we no longer
are Others agSi n blessed with
short memories) will s;.is out - Free
trade and sailors rights" What "a
paradox. when eontrasted with their
fur,ner pretensions.
They. who from the adoption %
the constitution. have been the dead
", ayoWed enemies TO o0mnercs,
who have at 'eagth succeeded IN dies
troying 1t: who have cried il down.
from the paiace TO the dram shop;
as syery MAN. (whosa memory ex
tends beyond one yesr) cell Saows !:
BOW below au, Frsc.raie" Tn'y
who ialcl, wrote and spoke in iasor
OF sonsi.saias our nativsS born sea-
men. 10 tie wheel barrow, and the
grabbing hoe; WAC srowaci apon
mart! ne enterprise: talked ct the
Chinese empire. ex,iati.ted en- agr'-
culture, ~ meel.Snies entitled
50 Great cities greai sores aad drove
tie yaloPoasYa aSer f,.o.n the ocean !!
now huzza for :. SailDrs' rights ~
Rraaksastins in Upprrnosi Canada
and supposinS in Quebeck. aud all
for Sailors rights > irumpeiy !!
O. kioses
Fog lhsse and other reasons, /
shall vote ior M man vino isis favor
Of war.
\ Men of1hs TaIley.
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The Bonks opened in this Town on
dondav last for receiving subscriptions
} toe UNION BhJEX OF aLEXdN-
DhIA, were closed Last evening. The
mount Of Ste k subscribed for i.
1920 dollars, leaving an excess OF
tlU,22O dollars more than was allotted
by the articles TO this place.
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BIT THE STEAM BOAT.

By II = o. Eh !" - n -
LATEST From Our ARMIES
Extract Of letter .jrsm albany, dated
October aosh, 1873.
Gen Harrisen, with part OF his
arm, arrived at Buffalo on or about the
2O,h Decentralization supposed to
DC Kingston"
Gen. Hampton, with his army, left
the Four Corners on the 2Sd, and the
last accounts lett him at Cau2hnawa, On
the river ST Lawrence, from 10 to II
miles from Montreal"
:. Lett from Saekeit's Harbor state,
thai Gen Wilkinson, with his army, ~as
to have i,,t Grenade Island, on tbs
22d DC, de. ins,i n suppus d to de-
scrna he riyeI S. Lawrence"
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iU>l 80 EIVED.
From PAladf.thia, and f.r Sale ~
4. N II 1
Lewla END OF PkIncE STREET.
THE fGLlC WING AA71lLfSl
1000 best Lonrt &C icuf
eGie III ..sts,
4s Doxsss tre,t Musc;tei kais,es5
fresh Currants, A'moncs, EnAlish
ainuts, FlibertS, :! hc ,bsrks and
-nberrys of iris years growth,
Best Spanish >ees'.
AND IN STORE,
Best Cohniac blsndy AID ntigt1
Rum,
sugar in barrels, Coffee, Young nss
son Tes,
B,s, Cavendish Tobacco,
F esh Lime Juice IL bottles, and
su1ory other articles in tie Grocery
l. ne,
A quantity Of the frs quality ef
Pa a {: phia Market Baskets, assorted.
October %.
ALSO,
JUST RECEIVED FROM
$50 to 200 bushels of nice
keeplng "P'I E.
for family use, for sale BY the Bushsl
or Barrel.
Nov. 2.
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Nav 4.
Al lEn / On I!

.)A1I TiiON tout. q EnGury
- Tor tie first and second ba',allCns
the first regiment, .ecehd bnsadel
:, militia, will be htjd ON FUday
next at the Court House at ten O'CLOCK
"a re morning. for The Pnrpost SO
sing fines fer ron a,tendanc. Al
:nu,,ers in September ana Ccteeef
asst where II persons interested are
euuested 70 attend.
BY order,
Ale xander Hunter,
Ali. lst Reg.. I'd d NJ II. u
Mover a, @
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MARRIED IN Tue >dav last in Fair
fax C.urt, (Va J by the Rrv. Wm' Ha'
Z rs, Mr.. JAMES B CARTER TO Miss
MARIA DuLIN, Daug ttcr of Nj Edwd
DDila
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Jacob Hoffman,
Thomas YeweL,
John Roberts,
II 1. TayEp
JAMES KeHh,
Isaac Gibson"
a. n,o-
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And at a meeting OF the boards, q
Tuesday, Thomas VowELL was re
chosen Presldent, ana " iifsan' 5. ISeo'e
Director to fill the vacancy occSsieReo
by the election of Mr. Vowel to the
presidency:
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-16
MAGNANIMITY.

1t is with great pleasure we learn, that
Capt. GEORGE CRowNINsHELD, Jr. If
SAFER, has made the magnanimous offer to
the President of the U. States, to proceed to
Hahfar, in brig, at his Individual expense,
to procure and bring to his native land, the
remains of fallen Hero, Capt. JAMES
LAWRENCE, that he may be Inferred
with those funeral honors. TO which his cha
racter is eminen,ly entitled Captain
CRowNINsuIELD has received the thanks
ofthe President of the u S. very handsome
ly espresso in letters from the Secretaries
of State and of the Navy, for the highly no.
norabe motives by which he is actuated !;
and FLag Of Truce has been granted him
with the lie necessary document. to procure
the corpse of the deceased at Halifax. He
sailed on Thursday morning with twelve
masters of ships who constitute his whole
crew. Committee of Arrangements for
making the necessary preparations for the
Funeral. Tin case the body is obtained) has
been chosen by the citizens of Saem and
they have requested the Hon. Judge .SqoRr
to pronounce an EULOGY on the occasion.
Invitations to the funeral oDsequies are to be
given to all persons of distinction, Naval.
Military and Civil. From the high talents
ofJudge SToRr, who is judiciously selected.
we anticipate performance equal to the &C.
casion.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-16
NEW York. Anpnst ?

An American prisoner, who was few
days since discharged from the Families,
Sir Thomas Hardy's ship, represents that
he told him that he was aware of all the at
tempts used 70 destroy his ship: that he
should do all in his power to prevent it, but
if the Americans succeeded in blowing up
the Families, fifty Americans would bear
him company into the other world for that
he and all the other British commanders had
resolved always to keep that number of A
mericans on board, unless exchanged. Sir
Thomas Hardy further said he had former
ly sent ashore the Americans on parole, as
soon as taken, but that he was now obliged
to send them to Halifax and Bermuda, in
consequence OF ourg government not cxchang-
ing an officer and four men of his ships pri-
soDers at New-London.-N y f. Post.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-16
WASHING TOM CITY, August 10.
THE SENATE.

We are gratihed to perceive, that the
late arbitrary, unaccountable, and as we
conceive indefenslble conduct of the Senate.
has excited considerable feeling and gen
eral spirit of enquiry throughout the nation.
Far be it from us to question the constitu-
tional powers of the Senate, or cripple their
undoubted rights but we do hold up our
| hands against the general course of that
body during the late session, and more par
ticularly against the attempt to ovcrawe
| the Executive, and to chatter with him as
| to the terms on which they would agree to
confirm certain nominations. The Presi-
| dent refused to sanction the procedure and,
in resentment, it would almost seem, of his
spirited and constitutional conduct, they re-
Jected two important nominations to foreign
enthusiastically which rejection we hope.
| though We fear the contrary, that the
interests of the United States, and vast
mount OF the property of its citizens NAV
not have been imminently hazarded We
have called the attention of our readers to
this subject *, after this day, satisfied with
having awakened a spirit of enquiry, we
shall leave the questions arising from the
facts laid before the people to their unbiass
ed and deliberate decision, unless urged to
further comment in defence of the opinions
already expressed.
Before we quit the subject, however,
there IS one feature Of the Proceedings of
the Senate, in relation to the proposed mis-
SION to oweden, to which we cannot but ask
the attention OF our readers. This it is.
Af,er the committee of conference or con-
troll had informed the Executive of its ans
polntment, the President Continuing, by rea-
son OF extreme illness, unable to receive
- for Il 4.
trary OF State, the proper organ in all MAJ
| ters relating to foreign affairs. to confer with
| the committee and communicate such in.
! formation to them as they might desire
This, one would think, would have been
perfectly satisfactory, if the only object was.
as it ought to have been, to obtain infor.
nation. But no it would not answer in
formation was not what was wanted and
Mr.. William Hill Wells 1.-THE Chairman Of
the Committee) writes the Secretar, a very
polite pretty note, declining the proposed
interview, expressing his very great regret
at the Presidents continued indisposition.
and informing him that the committee would
wait with much pleasure for the Presidents
recovery. 80 that, honest reader. it was
not Information they wanted-but they
wanted to confer with, that is, TO talk TO
me President. This is decisive enough as
to the purpose for VIII oh the committee
conceived themselves to have been appoint.
ed. But we haye more direct and conclu
slve evidence Of the views Of those members
Of the Senate by whose votes the committee
was erected. When the President was SUI
ficientIy recovered to attend to business, it
appears that he avaied himself Of the frs,
moment he was able to hold pen, that i.
to say ON the 9Th July, to adore s respect
ful letter to the Senate. declining the pro-
posed conference, but explicitly and distinct
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-16
COPY
Lower Sandusky, Aug. S, 1918.


M Lower Sandusky, Aug. S, 1918.
w have the honor to inform YOU
thatthe combined force of the enemy, an
mounting to at least 500 regulars and seven
or eight hundred Indians under the imme>
date command Of General Proctor, made its
appearance before this place, early Ou Sun,
day evening last, and SO soon as the Gene
raj had made such disposition of the troops
as would cut off my retreat should be dis
posed to make one, he sent Colonel Elliott.
accompanied by Major Chambers, with a
flag, 70 demand the surrender of the fort. as
he was anxious to spare the effusion of blood
which he should probably not have in his
power to do, should he be reduced TO the
necessity OF taking the place by storm. NV
answer to the summons was, that was de.
termined to defend the place to the last ex-
tremity, and that no force. however large,
should induce me TO surrender it. So soon
as the flag had returned, a brisk FIRE was O..
pened upon us from the gun-bolts i'm the ri.
YER and from 10 inch howitzer on shore.
which was kept up with little intermission
throughout the night. At an early hour the
next morning, hree sires ,yhich had been
placed during the nigh within $50 yards Of
the picketts) began to play upon W but with
little effect. About 4 o,c.ock p NJ disco
veriPS chat the FIRE from all his guns was
concepttated against the north western an
giles u TIE fort, became confident that his
oRject%aS to make breach, and attempt
to storm the W Jrks at that poin,, there
fore ordered out AS many men as could be
employed for the purpose OF strengthening
that part, which was so efTetually secured by
means Of bags of four, sand, &c IN It the
plcketing suffered little 40 injury; not
withstanding which the enemy, about 500,
having formed in close column, advanced to
assault our works at the expected point, sc
me -ame time making two feints on the front
Of Capt Hunters lines. The column Whicl
advanced against the north western angle,
consisting of about $50 men, was 80 complete.
y developed in smoke, as not 70 be disco
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-16
DOMESTIC.
BosToN, Aug. S.

PEACE PRRTl" BATTLE.
On Monday last, (says the Patriot, } the brig
Dispatch, owned by Cornelius Ceoi:dge aud Fran
els = Oliver, of this town from Cadiz, was
captured near the Lii hit House by the pr,ya.
teer Castigator, of Salem. AS soon as news of
her capture reached town. two boats, withou,
authority, were fitted out by Coolidge and
Oliver, with about IS armed men in each, with
the ayowed intention of re-capturing the brig.
The boats proceeded down and met the bri :,
coming up under easy sail. When the Priva-
leersmen saw the boats making for the brig
they went on hoard and supplied the prize
master and crew with ammunition The pri-
vateer then laying close by the brig, hailed the
boats several times, and ordered them to keen
oii-the p opie on board made no answer -
The private er, it is said, then fired ut the
boats it being sot returned she desisted-tbe
boats run close along side the brig, when the
crew on board of her commenced fire on the
boats, which wss promptly returned. The
boats then boarded and took possession of the
brig Immediately after the contest, he brig
and the priyateer were brought too by the Com.
mandant of Fort independence. The brig was
delivered up to the Collector of this port, and
the Privateer permitted to proceed Oh her
cruise.
No injury was done by the exchange of
shots.
or 1t is worthy of remark, that the owners
OF the Dispatch and the Castgator, are all de-
cided " FEDERALXSTS; of the true Bo.ton
stamp.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-16

laws as that Of the Boston desperadoes OH
Monday lastf Here is direct attack upon
the sovereign authority of the United States
privateer with regular commission from
the President, dctains vessel upon Just
grounds OF suspician that she had violated
the laws; mob of the heaeea5te Bostonians
arm themselves, and wrest the vessel by
torce from the legal captors; confine them
forcioiy in the hold, and otherwise maltrea,
them. This is pretty specimen truly Of
their regard for the sovereignty of the laws
pretty comment upon their professions o.
contempt and detestation of Mobs, Riots
&c.--Aiter this let US hear no more abou
Baltimore mobs
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-16

10 Sweden, and recognizes the rights Of the |
Crown princc by the third, England a.
grees to pay Sweden one million sterling
IN advance and III monthly payments: BY
the fourth < httb, & separate sections, Eng
land cedes Gaudaioupe to Sweden, on con
dltlon that the Sweacs grant to the English
the right OF deposit OF rchaudizc at G OF
tenburgh, Carlsham, and Stralsund; and
that they ruth! all the engagements of the
British in favor of the inhabitants of Qua
Idaioupe,-eXclude from the island all CRUZ
| GERS inimcal to the British, -prohioit the
| importation of slaves therein, and agree not
to ALLEVIATE said island without the consent of
the English by the sixth, Sweden grants
| for twenty years the right OF deposit of
goods in the ports of Gottenburg, Carlsham
| and Stralsund BY the 9TH, the parties
agree not to make a separate treaty with
France: and the 9Th provides for the rati
hcation of the treaty. Signed .Sier. Hone
and Edsvard Thornton and bv count D.
Engersfrom, and baron De UeIfersscdt,
at Stockholm, the sd March. 1918.
u This treaty was sustained by a steut
majority of the ministerial patriots" in
both houses OF parliament, though opposed
on principle. by some distinguished memL
bers. 1t appears that the subsidies alrea-
dy paid to Sweden amounted to 324 ,SoS
pounds.
| MORE "LEG1TIMATE" DOINGS.
| The king of Sicily, in his own kingdom. i:
actually prisoner of lord William Ben.
timex, the English ambassador His coun.
try house was surrounded by 5000 English
troops.-'rhe fact is, that the government,
ut the country is entirely usurhed" by the
British " Bandittt'' who are so firmly esta
blished, that the SciciGan patriots" arc
forced into "mournful obedience"
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-16
FEDERAL FALsEHOOD.

The Daily hduerfiser asserts that one of
the owners of the privateer Casngator " is
brother in iaSo to Judge STORY, in conform
ty to whose advice it is to be presumed he
acts" This is base JGisehood, The gen.
ueman alluded to is nor relutcd ia the most
remote degree to Judge S7oRr, and as the
Editor OF the paper in question, has lived
Tor more than year in Salem, a. il is to be
presumed" he knew when lie penned the
ar.ille that il was false.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-16

iy pledging himself to the Senate to afford
to that body any information by it deemed
necessary, in any manner not Inconsistent
with the spirit of the constitution and the
practice under it. What more could be
asked What course more obvious now
than that the Senate should signify the ma
ture OF the information desired. Not such
was us pleasure not such its object. As
u to leave no doubt as to their views, the
Senate resumed the consideration Of the
nomination OF the 9th July, two days after
the date OF the message, and ON the 9th,
without asking or receiving the information,
Ito obtain which alone could they pretend
to a right of appointing committcef con-
ference with the President) and after
refusing to confer with the Head of the
foreign department, they came to a resolve
that it was inerfedirnt to send minister
to Sweden! Inexpedient, not because the in
formation they had received proved it so,
but, as we must conclude from view ol
the VIII lie pr caedngs, because the Presi-
dent refused to hold colloquy with this
committee Of conference Ma. INT.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-16

I FNUfI5L n
What can the Boston friends Of Eeace &
ordey now say about BaifimoTe D7obs-Sa-
lem riots, G'c. says the EsSeT Register-.
When have the Republicans ever been gull
~ Of so gross violation Of the peace and
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-16
The Examination

Before the Hon. Distri { Court of CoRvrr,rs
COOLIDGE and FRANCIS J. OLIvER, TO- res
cuing by an armed force the brig Dispatch,
owned by them, from the priva,eer, C. stipator
OF Salem, was yesterday terminated; and they
were recognized With surety to answer the
charge before the next Circuit Court i'm Oct.
Their counsel contended that If any offence was
committed, the U. S. Courts had not the iurisa
diction, it beng within tie limits OF the county
of Suffolk, and that the facts proved did not
constitute an offence, the cognizance of which
the constitution or laws OF the United States
had expressly defined and given to the federal
courts. But they coBtended further, that the
rescuing party we're no' proved to have kno7yi
edge, that the captors acted under the authori..
ty of the u States and therefore had right
to presume them unauthorized that their go
ing with an armed farce to ascertain the fact,
was reasonable precaution.
The District At orney in an able investigation
of the maratime Jurisdiction OF the U. 8 Courts
endeavored to shew that the present case was
clearly and exclusively within it.
The Hon. Judge in giving his opinion OBJ
served that he was well aware of the impor-
lance of Keeping his mind free from any prema-
ture impressions on points, that might at ftl-
ture trial be open TO both parties for more SOL.
emn decision by Court oiwhich he would me-
cessariiy be amember. Tie said, that the res
cue OF prize from private armed vessel of
the U. 5 duly commissioned, was clearly a con-
travention of tie laws of the nation, conse.
quently an infrSction Of that bortisn of sorer.
eIgnty, which the constitution assigned to the
General Government. lie did not deem il ma
terial, whether the charge contained in the war
rant was ethnically correct or not We give
only concise outline ofhis very judicious and
impartial remarks
After the defendants were recognized, on en-.
quiry being made for the Witnesses who had
testified in behalf Of the U S. that they might
be recognized as usual, information was given,
that some of them had during the trial been
arrested by the State authority to answer for
their conduct before the State Courts. The hon.
Judge expressed strong disapprobation Of
such hasty procedure, and observed that it
was by no means the proper mode of ascertain.
ing and deciding the right of the parties, in
that stage OF the igation.-Chroniele.
-
The words zDeye "piratically and felonious
W tool, Cre'' as ReGr as Sve remember them.
We believe il is admitted on all hands, that
the Despatch, on her outward passage, sailed
from HalDar and this was the reason assign.
ed by the captain Of the privateer for her cap
ture.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-16
FRESH DRUGS e MEDICINE s,

PAINTERS, s DyERs' MATERIALS, &c.
yENiE SUBSCRIBER, few doors below the
n Bell Tavern, has just received, by land
carriage from New>York, Baltimore and
Alexandria, Il full and well selected assork
ment of -
Drugs and Medicines II
Iphich he svarrants 70 Be Genuine 81 Fresh.
They were well laid i'll, which will enable
Eim to sell (eXcepting a few articles) as
cheap, for Cash. as such articles were sold
for Before the War.
~ BEST SPERMACETI LAMP OIL
-Boiled and Raw Linseed Oil land one
gross CAS- TER OIL, also on reasona-
bic terms.
WILLIAM WEST.
August Is. WIFI
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-16
L. A n ID,

Lying and being in The county of iIenrico, and
bounded by the Lands of Peter Co,,reu, xen'r>
Samuel Cottrel, Wilson Price, and ThomH
Wilson; containing by survey, ninety acrkS
more or lcss--Gnd being the same land N
which the said Price now resides; or so m,fh
thereof, as may be necessary TO pay and satisfy
the amount of bond with interest (and the
costs attending the execution of this trust due
by the said John Price TO Peter Cottreil, sen'r.
As expressed in the said deed, and which ha,l,
been duly recorded in the Office OF Renrco
Court.
PETER CoTTRELI, Jr. Trustee.
Henrico county, Aug IA. (w3t)
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-16
Notice.

N%iAT on Wednesddy the sM day of Sept
next, upon the premises, shah in virtue
OF deed OF trust executed 70 me by Mai John
Price, expose to Sale, by Public Auction, for
ready money, certain TRACT or PARCEL OF
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-08-16
UNPRHCEDPNTED PRoCTDTTRF

a considerable number Of the crew of the
Castigator were yesterday arrested, probably
at tho instance of the owners Of the Despatch,
aud arraigned 5efore different justices of the
5eace We have not heard the charges at
tempted to be adduced. Judge DAVIS expires
sod his decided disapprobation Of the pro.
ceeding while the cause was pending in the
u. S. Court III.