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Tracts OF Land,

Or SO much thereof, as may be necessary, TO
raIsv and satisfy, well the interest OF 1881
10 >, TO be computed from S0th Nov. i797, to
3nd day OF june, l79i, as the principal SUN of
i4ot 10 5,Nlti mtorS st thereon from the day
Last nenioncd, asaiso S29 so cents costs, be-
.ng ole amount % q decree OF the late High
Court Of Chaucory in favor OF Robert T. Hooe,
AaG h,charu Harrison OF the town of AleXau
dr'a, against the said Llttepage, togctherwiih
the costs acd charges attending the execution
OF tins Trust that IS TO say, one Tractoi la d
OF 2,27O acres, lying in the County of Fayette,
IN The state OF Kentucky on the main fork OF
Licking Creek, and north side thereof, and
bounded as expressed in 4 survey of the SAID
Land, mace on the 25th day of March, 1886 Tor
tue sand Littlepage: Also 1860 acres in the
county OF Greenbrcr, Virginia, on Glade Creek
-one other tract of 1885 acres in the same
county on the head waters of Glade Creek, and
also Ais acres i'll the last mentioned county,
ying between Glademaa's and Laurel's Greek !.
winch said three last mentioned tracts OF land
were granted to the said John G.. Littlepage as
assignee OF William Prog, by Patents from the
commonwealth OF Virginia, bearing date, eaci.,
ON the 12ih day Of July, 1896
SAMUEL. SrCRAN, Trustee.
Richmond, Sept. IS. ttds.l
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from M Esstr Regisfcr


We are now arrived at that awful cri..
when public virtue IS to decide upon The
fate of our country. Whether our Indeurt..
dnce is to be maintained against the hauS
on that oppressed us, or after thirty years of
prosperity we are 70 resign the glory we
have before usl Whether we are AZ .tast
to be the victiHs OF nation that intrn,ss,
itself into The dotuksfic affairs Of F,ance'
and by its political arts in turn has r,,;,,,i
every nation OF Europe! Upon this ones-
tion our public virtue Is 10 decide. The
question Is not more awful than the ue,rs
are hateful. IRE we TO resign this indepen.
dcnce by forsaking the brethren who sn0-
por;ed us' Is our submission 10 begin y, n
iugratltude' Is 1t to be distinguished by
the most hitetui passions, and transritted
with endless reprOaches to pusterity1 lie
our fate to be determined not only by the
loss OF every public hope, but b, the solemn
surrender ct AL public virtue II this ,he
doom TO reward the patriotism of our ances-
tors, and is this the tribute TO their n EN- -
ryg And are we not O.ly to out orr (, Al
to our destruction, are We not TO invite Il
by refusing not only our nil tary ser. ices
asd generous concurrence IN tie natirr.i
defence bat by insulting the ears Of The H. /.
| dow, by refusing the prayers If our opp,rss-
ed brethren, and by exposing tor future ,e.
neratiOus our brethren Of tie sea ~ I've "a.
jured ~ every war in Europe, when we kn0,
| that war must be the fate q. Entupe s.
long IS Is policy Is direc ed by the oi,u,os
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The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-02-06
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF TIL
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
WEDNESDAY, Ian,

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 81.
Mr.. Archer, from the committee upon the
subject Of loan to the government of the
u. States. presented a report. which was
read as follows
The committee to whom was referred the
for loan to be applied in a naval aid to the
government of the United States. have had
the same under consideration, and ask leave
TO report.
Your committee, as relates to the object
OF the resolution, have had no difficulty. -
They cannot doubt the propriety of giving
at this time to the general government, the
real pledge, which the resolution proposes
go give, of the Jealous disposition of the
people OF this commonwealth, in regard to
the war, in which theiY country is engaged
The manifestation of public sentiment in
favor OF it's course (unimpOrtent to no &C
vernment, however it may be constituted, in
season OF difhculty,) is especially impor-
tant to that of the United States, from it's
dependence on the people and will be al
ways looked for, from the facility afforded
fox it, by means Of the organs of the Legis-
iatures OF The States. 1t appertains, III our
country, not only to patriotic duty, but to the
appropriated Office of the people, and their
political department in the state, to fortify
the course of their government in difficult
times, by an uDreserved display, and deci-
sive testimonies, Of determination to support
II, Nor, il the existence of such dutv.
be, III any de ;rse admitted, is it conceived
possible Tor an occasion to occur, where it's
obligation gould be more obvious, or more
imperative, than in the orc which now ex-
ists. The United States are enraged in
war, and that war is distinguished by e.
very feature * circumstance, most s,rone-
ly calculated to enlist the feelings and efforts
OF patriotism in it's support. IL is n war.
Taged under many circumstances Of disad-
vantage, against a most formidable power.
for objects the most vitality essential after
having been fOr5orne. till there remained no
alternative, save in the absolute surrender
Of those objects from this resort. The oh
legation is manifest, which il is the effect of
a var OF such a character to impose. in re-
gard to every portion Of the community
But it Is peculiarly strong, in relation to the
states that have, in consequence of the cha
tacter Of their proceedings, been instrument
tal Us occasioning the war 20 be resorted IN
To this description Virginia Belongs. Her
Legislature has been foremost to urre q re-
c0urse TO efficient measures, and to plig1t
support e. them in the event Of that recourse
The resort has been made and IL is in
eumbept on the Legislature to fulfil the ex-
pec'stiohs It's assurances have AUTHORISED
Rcgard 20 this obligation, and the reDutati.
on o. sincerity, would require Of it such
c1urse , though that Course were not re-
pnrsd, las it is most imperatively.) bv n.
ramm.ut considerations ~ public duty.
WISH respec' to the form Of the aid
recommended TO be proTered that
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-02-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Mr.. Morrow, from the committee of Pub
lie Lands, to whom had been referred the
bill from the Senate for carrying into effect
the Report oil the commissioners appointed
IN 1903, &c. respecting the Yazoo claims,
reported certain amendments to the same !;
and the bill and amendments were referred
to committee of the whole
CONSTITUTIONS AND GUERRERO.
The House resumed the order of the
day ~ the bill making compensation to the
officers and crew of the Constitution for the
destruction of the frIgate Guerriere-Th he
bill being on its third reading.
11r. Sn7pver spoke IN support of the bill
and i'll reply to Mr.. M'Kee.
Mr.. Dazvt0n spoke also warmly in favor
of the bill.
Mr.. M'Ree replied, also with considera~
rable warmth.
Mr.: Stozy advocated the bill.
The argument against this bill was, that
1T would he setting precedent which would
nc considered authoritative in future cases !;
that it was giving donation for an act Of
duty only, though CALAMITY performed It
was rewardiDg service, which, had it been
rendered on land, would have received no
remuneration. as experience had proved a
the case ut the Tlppecanoe expedition &
That u was contrary to justice to Confer pc
cuni7ry rewards ON one class of our citi-
ze1s in exclusion of others In favor of the
BILL it was stated that the captured vessel.
u brought into port, would have produced
six times the amount row proposed TO be
aliowed to her I; and that the captors ought
no. to incur a total loss from the destructi-
oD OF the vessel, which the fear of her fall
ling into the hands of the enemy adj render
ed necessary tn the public service 1t was
urged, that if any chy in the United States
had to legislate on this subject, FIVE times
as much would have been awarded as is
now proposed. All the gentlemen who spoke
offered the tribute Of their respect to the
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-02-06

The House. then resolved itself into a
committee of the whole. Mr.. Bassets in
the chair. on the report of the select COIN
mittce relative 10 the military lands due to
the officers and soldiers .cf the Virginia line
IN the revolutionary war on state establish
ment.
After some debate. the report of the
Committee, favorable to the granting the,
land therein referred to, was disagreed 70.
The Committee rose, and reported their
disagreement thereto.
On the question of concurrence, conside-
rable debate arose. and the House adiourni
ed without having come to any decision.
The principal speakers were, in favor of
the claim or right Of the officers and suldi-
ers. Messrs Nelson, Randolph, Gholson, *
others and against them, Messrs. Gold,
Wright and oilers
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Congress-.
IN SENATE.

-, Saturday, Jan. 80.
he motion made on Thursday last by
Mr.. Smith OF Md. calling upon the Secreta-
ry OF the treasury for a statement
of the specific articles the growth. pro-
duce and manufacture of the United
States, exported to the dominions of
SPAN for the year preceding the 30th
OF September last, if practicable, and
II not, tor the year ending the 3Oth
Sept. 1911. was taken up and agreed to.
The engrossed bill, with the amendments,
giving the right of pre- emption in the pur-
chase OF lands to certain settlers in the Illi-
nois territory, was read the third time and
passed
Mr., Leib, from the committee to whom
the subject was referred, reported a bill
establishing the discipline of the army of
the United States and for other purposes,
which was read thes first time and passed
to second reading.
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-02-06
Domestic.

49,, fEw~YoRK, Jan. %.
Inc cartel ship Pacific. captain Staunton,
Tor liverpool, IS to go rooud to Reedy Is
land, in the Delaware, in the course IF ten
days, where she will remain from ID to as
hours Tor the reception Of passengers and
letters.
We understand, that admiral Warren a
few days since informed a gentleman who
was taken on board q vessel from Charleston.
q afterwards sent up to this city in cartel
that the British government would not
grant any more licences, enough having
been granted, he said to furnish the requi--
site supplies for Spain and Portugal-and
that he was determined to cut up our trade
on the coast.
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BosToN, Jan. SO.

BosToN, Jan. SO.
gentleman arrived in town last even
ing from Halifax, whence he left the 5tk
inst. and has favored me with file of pa
pers of that place to the 4th Inclusive
Extracts from them follow:
HALIFAX, Dec. %.
Arrived Government schr. Hunter, o.
brien, from St. Johns, n. h. Sailed os
Monday for Bermuda, II. NJ. schr. Paz,
Lieut.. Dumaresq the Liverpool Packet
put into Sambro on Monday last. afcer a
successful cruize. Dec. IS, II. NJ. sloop
of war Avenger, lately going into the har~
Dor ofSt. Johns, N. F. struck on the Pan
cake Rock, and was entirely-lost, officers
and crew saved. II. NJ. brig Emulous,
sailed from St. Johns, n. b. 1fth inst. or
cruise Dec. 28th-Arr cartel ship Nauti+
lus. Warlis, days from Boston also A
merican brig Cornelia from New-York last
fromL unenburg, she was bound To Spain,
bat having sprung aleak, put into Lunen~
burg, where she was taken possession of,
and sent to this port. Here we understand
she has been seized by the customs. Jan
Arr. the Chesterfield packet, SIS days
from Falmouth. Saturday brig Tulip, NJ
Collough OF and from Philadelphia, bonnd
to Bordeaux, prize to II. M. sloop of war
Atlanta, captured about three weeks since
ON the Banks of Newfoundland yesterday
a schr. from St. Johns n. f.
The committee appointed by the mer7
chants and others Of Halifax to discourage
and prevent desertion from Fl. NJ. ships ori
The Nova Scotia station, hereby give notice,
that a reward Of three pounds viii be gwen
for any and every Deserter from His vi seS-
TVS navy, who shall be taken up and dsif'
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NEw.YoRE Ian. 90.

NEW YORK., Jan: %.
General Armstrong, the new Secretary
OF War, left town on Wednesday for Wash
ington.
We have no further information from the
blockading Squadron have rot been
seen since Sunday last.
A letter from Albany, mentions. that
caucus OF democratic members of the Lee
glslature met on the evening of the Ist
instAat and nominated Daniel ID i. Tcmpkins
tor Governor, and John Taylor, for Lieut..
Governor of the State, at the ensuing
Spring elections.
In one of our late London papers, it is
said, Lady Borlase Warren is preparing
to so with her family, to Halifax. in North
America, to meet her husband, who is'
now cruizing on that station"
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darlington, Ut. jan 81.
On Tuesday last, was brought into camp.
Mr.. Sears of Williston he was taken on
Hog Island, on his way to the enemy, with
load of provision. We understand that
lie was arrested by Lieutenant, aSerjeant
OF the United States Army, and citizen
who volunteered his service. Sears is a
giant in strength and fought until he was
overpoweredi Those who took him, are
severely wounded, and are now confined 10
their rooms.
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SALEM, lMass.l Jan az.

"a SALEM, (Ma5s.) Jan ".
We have the pleasure of announcing the
safe arrival of three of the Americas valu-
able prizes, viz.
AT Marblehead, on Sunday last, during
very thick, snow storm, the British ship
Hope. from ST, Ihoma, for Glasgow with
800 hhds. Sugar. 80 puncheons rum, u
bales cotton, some old copper. &c. mount
ing II guss and $50 tons NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
ed November %, lat. IS. long. 40. Seve-
raj days ago boarded an English brig from
w. Indies for St. Johns, and .btainsd 2 sup,
ply of water, &c. Might have captured if
they had had men to spare to man her out
At Observation-Disclosures Brig Euphemia, a
fine vessel, 2oS tons bnrthen, and mounting
10 guns. from Laguira bound to Gibraltar,
with full cargo of coffee and cocoa, cap
tured Dec. IS, lat So, long 10 :,
Also arrived at Bath British ship Ralph
Nickerson, from Quebec for London, with az
cargo Oak Timber etc.-captured Nov 1e,
The America, during her cruize, cap
tured six prizes, five of which have now ar.
rived-the other, brig with a. cargo of
fish and oil. was captured on the 9th Nov.
in the British channel.
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a circumstance has lately occurred in
England, which will shew the treatment
american prisoners may expect from the,
enemy, even in his polished cites.~-Lc.
Courbe, French naval officer, who was
on parole, happened to stay from his lodg
ings beyond the hour allowed to prisoners
OF war. The consequence was, that in re-,
turning home he was numerically peted
with stones. One of his brother officers
questioned his courage, because he did not
resent the injury he had received. A chal-
lenge ensued, and LIE Courbe was killed.
The occurrence is recorded in the London
Morning Chronicle. We may learn from
1t the fatal consequences which the brutal
ty of the enemy's subjects towards their
prisoners may and does occasion.
Bait. Amer.
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Wouderiui Preservation.

A fire broke out at Harrisburg, Pa. on the
morning Of the 30th ult and destroyed several
houses before it could be extinguished. The
following remarkable incident is mentioned IN
a letter from that place :-"The lady Of 4 Mr.
Grower, r Market So was brought TO bed a
bout z days before, and vas removed to a place
of safety.she called to her friends to bring
her infant, but none could tell where it was
In vain search was made-the mother nearly
distractcd.-After the danger had subsidized,
and the goods which had been removed to the
market house, &c. had been returned, the child
was found-Int the hustle and alarm 1t had
been bundled up in a bed and hastily thrown
out of a two story house, and then carried to
the market house and thrown among q mass OF
goods uninjured!P
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Meetlenburg County, March court. 1919.

Meek!en6arg County, March Ceu,t, 1913.
Thomas Yancy, prs
AGAINST
Mary Yancy, widow and administrators of
Charles Yaocy, deed, aud Lewis Tap =
and Jane his wife, Martha Yancy, Anne 2
Yancy, Hezekiah Yancy, Mary Yancy, :
hbsolem fancy, Charles Yancy and T. =
lJah Yancy, children and heirs of *
Charles Yancy, deed, and James Green =
and Anne his wife, Abel Gregory and :
Elizabeth his wife, William Overly and :
Susannah his wife, Anthony Lumpkin
and Mary his wife, Charles Yancy, Dol
ly Yancy and Abigail Yancy, children
& heirs ofRichard Fancy, deed, Def'ts.
On the motion ofthe plaintiff, by his attor-
ney, and 1t appearing to the satisfaction of the
Court, that the Dfendants, Mary Yancy, widow
and administrators of Charles Yancy, decd
Lewis Tap and Jane his wife, Martha Yancv'
Anne Yancy, Keziah Yancy, Mary Yancy. All.
solem Yancy, Charles Fancy and Elijah Yancv.
children and heirs of Charles Yancy, decd. are
not inhabitants of this Commonwealth IT is
therefore decrecd and ordered, that the said
defendants do appear here on the first day of
July Court next, and answer the bill Of the
plaintiffs and that a copy ofthis Order be forth.
with inserted in some of the newspapers pIb-
lished in the town of Petersburg or Richmond
for eight weeks successfully, and posted up
two court days successfully, at the front door
OF the courthouse ofthis county.
A~Copy-Teste,
WE BASKERVILLE, C. NJ. c..
w8t.
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Thirty Dollars Reward.
Z AN away from the Subscriber, on Monday
~ the 2lst inst. a negro fellow, named
nvvS Ge
Lewis Massy.

About Is years ofage, S feet s. inches high
has a pleasing countenance-a good SET OF
teeth his back is marked with scars, and his
LEFT ANGLE has the appearance of being injur-
ed, or changed from its natural position
HIS clothing consisted ofa new blue cloth Goa,
with white plated buttons; pantaloons of vari.
Gus Kinds; suwarrow boots 9 hats, one a La
days beaver, with the name of the makers
(Budd and Pryor, Phila.) pasted on the inside
OF the crown. Indeed, he carried with him a
very abundant stock OF clothing, some of which
he will probably sell or change. This fellow
was purchased OF a Mr.. Roberts, of n. Kent
County, IN which neighbo hood he has a wife
likewise, one at Battersea, near this town.
think it very likely he has obtained a free
psSs, and will endeavor TO get to some one of
the Northern States. All persons, particular
" drivers of Wagons are forwarded against
harooring, employing, or carrying away the
said fellow, as the utmost penalties of the law
will be enforced against offenders.
The above reward will be given if said fellow
| is taken at a distance from town, and secured
injail, SO that | get him again or 90 dollars il
apprehended in Petersburg or the neighbor.
hood.
RoDERICK HAFFEY.
Petersburg, June %. St.