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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-07
"PAn1s. February 2sth. 1s14.


In my last, written several weeks ago,
mentioned the departure of the Emperor
for the army few days before, and stated
my belief that Notwithstanding the depiora
bic state Of France, she would yet be saved /,
in consequence of the dilatory movement of
the enemy, which had given time to organ
ize another force 20 oppose them. ABOUT
that date the battle of Brienne took place, in
which the French suffered considerably and
were obliged to fall back--tbe consterna.
tioD excited by that event at Paris exceeds
all description ;thc general belief was that
the Allies would be in Paris in two or three
days, as SCI ersl bodies of them had been
within eight leagues. All kinds of bust ess
we're at a stand, nothng'was to be seen but
confusion and dismay, shops shut, goods,
families, &c. quitting the town and seeking
safety IN the interior--Bank Stock, which
few months before was at twelve hundred
franks fell to four hundred and ninety
specie was no longer to be found, It had
disappeared IN the twinkling Of an eye; bank
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-07
Hanover County, to wit:
TO Thomas Price, Tho. Price, jun. c, Nm. Sher
ley, J,eehoiders of said County

TO Thomas Price, Tho. Price, jun. c, Nm. Sher.
ley, J,eehOiders ofsaid County
WBsREAs Michael Il. Jones hath this dav made
w oath before me, Justice Of the Peace fSr she
said County, that he (.ctns for his Father, David
Jones, OF said County, hath taken up an Estray
Horse on his Fathers Land You arc hereby re-.
CURED after being duly sworn for that purpose, TO
view the said Esray, To certify distinctly der your
hands the age, color. brands. marks height value.
&c. OF the said Estray; which certificate, being thus
made, you will return to mo, t-gether with this
rant Given under my hand, this goth July. tsi 8.
JOSEPH r. PRICE.
Pursuant TO the above warrant, TO us directed wa
have viewed the said Estray Horse. shewn To ms Inv
MIehsel K. Jones, and ind him to be light bay
Horse small blaze in the forehead all four lees and
the boots white, short switch tail, no brand nerce;v
able, about feet 10 or 4 inches high. we ;udrc
him TO be years old, and value said Horse a, * e,
Given under our hands, this eth July, 1873
THOS. PRICE,
THOS. PRICE, Jun.
Copy--Teste,
TIL. POLLARD, d. C. He. wa
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-07

very power whatever. The empress queen
OF Hungary so late as the month of January,
1771, wrote n letter with her own hand to
the king Of Poland, in which she gave him
the stnOngest assurances, .'that her friendship
for him and the republic was firm and unal-
terab'e that the motions of her troops ought
not to alarm him that she had never enter.
tanned a thought of seizing any part of his
dominions, nor would even suffer any other
power 20 doit." From which, according to
the political creed of princes. we Say infer,
that to guarantee the rights. liberties, & re-
venues OF state, means to annihi,ate those
liberties. seize upon those rights, and apprsi'
pirate those revenues to their own use. Such
is the faith of princes.
! rGu,br;,
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fHfLHDFL FHIA, hpTII ~, 1917.
The following Picture of Paris is fir m
the pen Of an intelligent and observing ma ,
tive OF Philadelphia. whose talents, oppor-
tunities and love Of truth qualify him emf
ncntly To give the most faithful and interes-
ting accounts of every thing passing in his
vicinity.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-07
GREAT FOG IN AND ABOUT I.oNDoN


!, In the London papers, printed the last of
december and first OF January, were seye-
raj accounts of great Fog, which had en-
veloped the city of London and vicinity for
severa! days. The following is the most
particular account of it.
LONDON, Jan. 2. (Sunday.)
. The Fog still continues. It was more
dense and oppressive last night than at any
time since its commencement on Monday
last. Very few persons ventured out except
On pressing bnsiness and no sound Was
heard o,it OF doors but the voice Of the watch,
men, or the noise of some solitary carriage.
cautiously feeling its way through the gloom.
1t extended as far as the Dcwns, distance
of70 miles, but how far in other directions.
has not beenyet ascer,ained. The wind has
in the interval, blown uniformly from the
North East.
We understand that there has been no.
thing like the present fog since the great
Earthquake at Lisbon, about half century
ago The fog then lasted eight days. TO
person who came up to Londan, from a
clear open country, during the last two or
three days. it would seem as if he had been
descending into coal hf, to see persons
walking with little torch or a candle AZ 4
O'Clock IN the afternoon. and trying to find
Out lhtiT OWU StTect tnClr own haDltatIOnS.
and some of them so bewlldered as to knock
at their Deighbors' doors to ask where their
own houses were. Some of the public stages
and coaches were obliged to be left in the
roads and the horses taken out--many were
overturned, and several people injured.
A post chaise, with four passengers, on it's
way from town to Uckfieid, was overturned
into the water, by the road side, at Briston
Wash, and broken to pieces-The passen.
gers and horses were dreadfully cut and
bruised. Several robberies were committed
in own, and the villains got off by the aid If
the fog, although persons were near at the
time. Several persons, having missed their
way, fell into the rivers and canals, and
were drowned. The mail coaches, which
reached town, were MANY hours beiated, e.
the passengers were obliged to get out,
and thu drivers had to lead their HORSES
The cry of-Mind! Take care Where
are you resounGed in all directions in eve>
ry street.
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DOMESTIC.
TRIAL OF GEN. HULL.

Adjufdnt c, INSPECTOR, Generals Office,
Washington. Ahrl 25, 1914.
GENERAL ORDER.
The proceedings of the Court Martial in the
case of William Hull, Brigadier General IN the
army of the United States, having bern submit.
ted to the President Of the United States, and
having been approved byhim, the following ex
tract therefrom is ordered to be read 1T the head
ofeach regiment Of the army. and to be publis,,
ed in the National Intclligencer of this city.
by order,
(Signed) J.B. wALBACH,
Adiutant- General
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RICHMOND
TURNPIKE COMPANY.

'H'HE Shareholders, in the Richmond Turnpike
~ Company are hereby notified, that their ANN
al General Meeting Is on the frs, MonJsy :, .sx,
month and that the same will be held nj the IA.
GLE tavern, in the City Of Richmond, on that ,av
at 10 O'Clock. ' '''v
May 4.-(tJe)
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FOREIGN.
PRovIpENcx. (R II Anril ID
lGufhrie.

On Tuesday evening last. the Swedish
schooner Eliza, captain Loddock, arrived
here from St. Bartholomew, after passage
OF 20 days. Nineteen passengers arrived in
this vessel, most Of whom went abroad in the
capacity of masters of vessels. DIR. John
Hendree of Virginia, one Of the passengers,
informs that the Eliza was captured soon
after she sailed by the privateer sloop Ram.
bier, capt. Goldsborough, with a crew of 20
negroes (the first lieutenant being the oniy
suhtfe man on board) and carried the same
day into St Christophers, and that after the
passengers had ransomed the Eliza she was
permitted to proceed on her voyage to this
port. & slak 4 -
Previous to her sailing. London papers
mad been received as late as March IS,
winch furnished accounts of battle within
20 leagues OF Paris. between the French ar-
my commanded by Bonaparte in person, and
the allied forces. A wing of the allied ar.
my,s composed of Russians, was defeated
with the loss of $4,000 thousand prisoners.
The same papers advised, that owing to
the bad conduct of the Spanish troops under
i1ord Wellington, he had been defeated by
the French, and was on the retreat -
Letters to march have been received from
Bordeaux which make no mention of the a.
bove.]
DR.. Hendree adds, that the slaves in the
Spanish Main having been declared free,
mad embodied to the number of $4,000, and
were committing the most horrid murders :;
and that to prevent total destruction. the
Spaniards had applied to the British Com
mander in Chief of the British forces in the
West Indies.
n British fleet ofmaay sail, under a strong
convoy, was to leave st. Thomas's on the 1st
of May.
The crops in the Leward Islands had suf>
tered severely by drougkts.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-05-30

A new federal paper under the title of
the "Bahimore Telegraph" has recently
been commenced at Baltimore, by Meifrs
ALLEN & HILL. The following peril
nent. erudite, and eloquent remarks on
the recent aitoniihing changes in the af.
fairs Of Europe, will illuttrate its charac-
ter and object.
1--WE have in an age in which, if it is
not contradiction in terms, aftonilhing
events are the only events now aade fa-
miliar to the mind Formerly, there fee
med to be in human affairs acertain
chain of probability, ane BY obierving the
icparate links as they patIed, we were en-
ablcd to divine with fome degree Of Ger
tain,y, its curious and wonderful volu-
tons. But now this fyitem, fyaem by
which man was enabled to pry into the
receAes of futuri,y, is completely broken
up. We iilten to the tales of pailing e
vents as We do to the fearful expIofons
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-05-30

..np the advantages CT embargoes, non
intercourfes, non importations and war,
ihould Gill continue to prophecy with the
fame aGurance as If all their former
prophecies had been fulfilled!
Is it not riddle. that the adminiitra.
ZION fhould itiIl perGit in their invafon Of
Canada when they have not near the
force this year they hal the lalf. at the
fame time the Canadian force is nearly
doubled?
Is it not riddle, that the New-Eng-
land States who adopted the Union for
the fake Of their commerce and their lib
cry, fhou be fuppofed capable of aban-
don;ng their liberty and their commerce
for the fake of the Union, and content
themfelvss with the lhadow, after they
are bereft of the fubitance.
Is ii not riddle, that 70 enlightened
people as the Americans ihould moi
more generally be able to folve thefe rid
dies, which requires nothing more thar
honelly and common tenfe, directed b!
oatriotifn to underitand !-Por( Oracle
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-05-30
l5p the Gsails.
MONTREAL, MAY H..

MONTREAL, MAY H..
Letters from Kngfon have been re-
ceivcd in town, Eating that the iieet mas
again been out and taken, Oft Otwego'
two large Durham boats, loaded with
proviG ons for Sackett's harbor-they
alto Fate, with confidence, that only feven
Of the guns for The large new American
vcflcl at Saekett's Harbor, had been re-
Ceived.
We underfaand that our fquadron on
Lake Champlain, has lately fent Into Isle
aux Noix, an American sloop laden with
Tobacco. The quantity mentioned is
from 40 to so hogsheads. Taking the
loweit quantity, the prize is worth soooI'
in this market. 1t is faid that Captain
Pring will cruize during hummer in iuch
itations az will cut off the enemy's CON.
munication between Burlington and
Plattsburgh.
The Steam Boat arrived on Sunday
evening from Quebec, with about 400 OF
our brave fellows, who had unfortunate
ly been captured BY the enemy in Upper
Canada; and who have been releafed
from their confinement BY the late gen.
eral exchange-they belong to different
regiments, and arc now preparing to JOIN
their REFLECTIVE corps heic brave .nen
have borne mueh harlh treatment from
the enemy while in captivity, and have
refilte6 the arone temptations offered to
them for defer,ion, with determination
truly commendable and highly honousable
to themfelves and extremely gratifying to
their fellow fubjects, who now fee them
return to the defence Of the rights and
the banners of their common country.
Several veilels arrived at Quebec the
beginning of May, from Halifax, with
troops, ammunition, money. &c.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-05-30
FROM BURLINGTON.
Extract Of a letter from Darlington, ND

Extract Of q letter from Darlington, MAY
Io. to a gsntkman II, this tszun.
"I have the plesfure to inform you
that our fears .refpocting the enemy have
fublided for the pre(ent he having lef.
our waters without Going Us OF our
neighbours any injury. But. alas, our
fears were but fora moment quoted,
when we were more ieriouay alarmed BY
our own troops. A party Of folders
made an attempt to deitroy the dwelling Of
one Of our citizens but, being afilted
by Providence, he defended his cafti: the
6rft night, after having fevevely wounded
three Of his afAilants two of whom have
fincc died But his houfe was burnt the
next night by party from the camp
Other dwellings have been threatened,
and guards have been placed in different
parts Of the town TO prevent repetition
of thefe offences. The General uni,es
with the citizens to prevent any further
deprcdations and we hope that we may
again enjoy quier.
"a Mr.. Whipplc Of this place has
committed luicide.
General Boyd-Whcre is Gen Boyd /!
is often reiterated AN Eaitern paper
has anfwered the queition--" He has
been fofpended and Generals lizard and
Brown, juniors in command, promoted
over him to the rank of Major General
TO ufe the feamen's phrafc, Gen. Boyd,
for fome time paf, has been under the
hatebss; and indeed there are very few Of
our Generals who are not there or there
abouts. The whole revolu,iona y war,
Of feven long years. is challenged to have
produced 70 many diiesaeed and blizzard
ed Generals as the fhort fpace Of two
years-AlYany Gazette.
The celebrated Matthew Lyon has ad
dreled ler:er to the PRECEDENT complain.
ing of the promotim Of rHoRNroA PossY
to be Ii, Colonel, and charges him with
having committed = murder about two
years ago on brother officer. for which
it was underftood his name was truck
from the rolls OF the army. The letter
dds, that in England. diftinguithed NO.
blemen have been executed for murder.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-05-30
THouRNor, MARCH IL.


According to the plan Of the High
Allied Powers, the different corps were
70 concentrate, in order to form two army
corps for this purpofe fome fhort retro
eade movements we're recehary.
The army Of Martial Butcher had con-
cen,rated itfelf near Laon and Napole.
On. at the head of 10000 men, had fol.
lowed it. Yeiterday courier arrived
here with the tidin8s that the F Martial
had determined to come to general en-
esgcment on the 9th; and at this mo-
mcnt a fscond courier is arrived, bring
ing the following official information
from him -
From tie Field MARTIAL BLUcHER, to the
DUKE Of Sane Weimar.
LAos. MARcH 9, 1874.
This morning, before day break, the
enemy attacked my right wing and centre
ander the command Of Generals Winzin-
gerode and Bulow: and by favour Of a
thick milf, penetrated to the walls Of
Laon. About mid day, when the milf
cleared off the corps of the two above
named Generals drove back the enemy.
A very fevere CONTEXT of infantry began
on interiectcd ground, and we progref-
lively advanced until the fall of evening.
about three o'clock in the afternoon,
the enemy's columns appeared on my left
wing, and took pofrflion of the village of
Afhieres, and commenced heavy can
nonade on the corps Of Won Yorck and
KIeilt. Having forefecn this occurrence,
Icauled the corps Of Langeron & Saeken
to break up. for the purpofe of itrength-
ening the left wing, with orders to aa
ffea6vely a, the fame time with the corps
of Yorck and Kleiff. The Generals
Yorck and Kleilf executed his order with
their ufual ability The enemy was at
the elofe Of the day wholly overthrown:
hi, artillery, his ammunition Wagons,
and a great number Of priioners fell into
cur hands
General Yc5ck informs me at this
moment, that he itill psrfues the enemy,
ard that his cavalry has already driven
them in the greatett difofder, as far as
Corbiay. / haifen to communicate the(e
tidings to your Serene Highnefs.
Up to this moment, 7c pieces OF cam
Don have already fallen into our hands ;
the number of prifoners and CATIONS is
not to be eitimated. The victory was
principally decided BY a brilliant charge
Of cavalry. Ny lett wing this day croiirs
the Arfnc. 1t is not certain whether
Napoleon commanded in perfon. The
mot Of the psitoners declare that they
had feen him but deferters fay, that he
departed on the evening of the 9Th, with
$4,000 men, taking the road for Paris,
as the Grand army under the command
Of Prince Schwartzenberg had entered
Fontainbleau.
'An ancient city Of Pieardy. - French leagues
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-05-30

An application, we underltand, has
been made, in the name Of EMANUEL l..
King Of Sardinia, for the liberation of all
the prifoners, natives of his continental
territories, and we learn that it has been
attended with fuccess. Piedmontefe,
who has been fet free under thefe cir
cunneances, ttates that all his countrymen
have in like manner been liberated. The
fame permiiiion has been given to the
Genoefe prifoners to quit their confne
ment from whence it is fuppofed that
Gliniiters coniiGer Italy as refcued from
the authority Of Napoleon. 1t is conf
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-05-30
fore,g,r 9;,teiligeuee.
Yicfory of LAM

(Amoos the immortal heroes who are fighting
Tor the Rbsrsie- Of Europe no individual has esei-
red higher ,egree Of interea Than the PrufIian
Deuesai 5sueHsa. Th,s veteran 10 Gated 10 the
papers &c be eY6sy year Of age; he evinees indeed
IN his command, all the ability and Kill Of long
life Of experiences. but a. ihe fame time all the
sersise and vigor of youth, IN the folloviss ac
count Of one &c lhcfe brilliant afsrs which proceed
"a the pc1sMon Of Pari.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-05-30

The body of Mr.. Lydsod, after being
two months drowned, has been found IN
Portsmouth harbor. In his pocket book
we're so dollars in bank bills uniyMed-3H
the other Hcne,s gyere spelled.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-05-30

IDENTIFY expected that Beauharnois will
follow the fteps Of Muras, and join the
allies.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-05-30

An officer on board the u. S. corvette Ad
ans, writes thus TO a gentleman in Norfolk |:
sMarch 4, we discovered the African shore.
On the 10th we got information from the
negroes who came off to US in canoes, that
there was an English weasel in shore Of US,
laden with gold dust and ivory--We hove
too all night for this valuable vessel, and in
the morning discovered her; We chased all
day, and in the evening came up with and
captured her-She proved TO be the brig
Rorbuck, bound to Sierre Leone, with a
large quantity Of ivory on board, but the
gold dust had been shipped to England a
few weeks before, in the ship of war Plover
After taking out quantity Of ivory, and
throwing all her arms overheard, sent her
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-05-30
OsWECo.

A report has been received, that the enc
my appeared off Osweeo again on .hs
10th inst and seemtd to intend handing
with troops that Col Mitchell had sdyanc.
ed to. meet him /; that reinforcemen,s were
collecting that the people were telling
trees. and had cut away bridge to impede
the enemy; and that the ,ocsin was sound.
ing.
The British fleet again retired from be-
fore Oswego on the afternoon Of the 10th.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-05-30

An aneien, city Of Pieardy. - French leagues
abcul N. E. from Paris.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-05-30

Aletter from our camp in the Creek
Nation, April II, says, from 2 to 700 men
are daily sent out, TO discover any Of the
enemy who may be lurking behind, and 70
burn their TONNE All the male indians no
are captured by our Indians are immediste-
ly Sufchered BY them. Offers ofpeace iavs
been made 10 the Greeks. he lives Of IL
to be spared, except the prophets who arr
to be delivered up, and e;recssed,
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1814-05-30


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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-11-30
additional Notice.

The undersigned Commissioners AM
pointed by the act Of Congress of the 31st o.
March 1914. relative to the Yazoo Claims
are OF opinion. that it rests with the claim.
ants to prepare. by themselves or their
counsel, the releases assignments and BOW
ers mentiouedin the first section Of the act
DESTROYS, nevertheless, to give every faciiis
ty to the execution of the act consistent with
what is taken to be It's right construction.
they recommend,
nat Claimants living at a distance, who
may Md it necessary to prefer their claims
through an agent or attorney, should invest
such agent or attorney with authority to add
20 or alter the instruments aforesaid or va !.
ry IN any wise their form and manner. so
mat they may conform to such direc,;ons &
decisions as the commissioners NAV give
when organized as board, and proceeding
TO execute their functions under the act
by TINS Course such charges. substitutions.
Oh amendments, as are susceptible of being
made upon the spot. can take place without
inrther Inconvenience to the claimants.
JAS. MONROE.
Acting Secretary Of state.
Al. DALLAS,
Secretary of the Treasury,
RICHARDRUSH,
Attorney General.
Washington, Oct. goth ISla
The printers of newspapers authorized to
publish the laws, will insert this notice. as
we'll as the former. once week until the
first Monday in January.
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WaW be Sold.

On the 28tb instant, (if that day should be
suitable as to weather, il not, the next fit day]
at Montpelier the late residence of James d.
Ladd, deceased, the balance of the pcrishabIe
Estate of the deceased, consisting of a great
variety of household and kitchen furniture.
stock of horses, mules, cattle, sheep and hogs
Farming utensils, &c. &C.
For all sums syer ten dollars a credit of IL
months will be allowed, upon the execution Of
bonds with approved security.
BENZ. w. LADD. Ex'or.
Charles City County, 1ItlI month,
the 18th, 1914.
or Tine sale will commence early IN the ,s3,v
and be continued from day to day until the
whole is sold. cptds EVIL,
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U. 5. Ordnance Department,l
Washington City, Nov. le. (

~ . OtNu@nCc Dtp3rtHenN,
- Washington City, Nov. le. =
nROeOSAIS viii be received At the United,
- States Ordnance Department. Washington.
Cay, from companies or individuals, in any sec>
ton OF the southern or western states, Tor the
supply OF the soliowing articles
MUSkErS, WITH BAYOSErS.
A wiper to each muskct and twelve screw
drivers and bullet screws to every hundred
muskets.
RIFLES.
With each rife wiper and bullet mould, and
eleven bali screws and screw drivers with ever,
hundred rites. -
Patterns for the muskets and rites will be
furnished; and the articles, when completed
Tor delivery, will be inspected by an officer te
b. appointed by this Department. Satisfactor,
security will be required Cor the faithful per-
formance Of the contracts -
The proposals will state the prices, and til,
number>sgreed 10 be furnished in specified pc
RODS; as also the places of delivery.
Contracts FOR an immediate. or early, supply
are desiredi but they viii also be continued sol
certain Quantities throughout the succeeding
year or years, AS may be agreed upon.
In any. district where there may be AZ Officer
OF the Ordnance Department stationed. the pro
posals may be made through him, ii prefs.ses'
or The Printers of the Laws of The United
States IN the southern and western states, viii
be pleased TO give the foregoing few inser-
tons IN their respective papers, and transmit
their accounts for settlement