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The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-02
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Slh--f have the honor to ackpowledge
ne receipt OF your favor % yestercae, with
the enclosure OF Cspt. Staokpo!e, by The
Fhands Of Capt Coote.
Ihe proposition for a contest between his
Britannia Majes'y's frisates Endvmion. and
Statra and this ship & The Macedonian. was
made by me in the full belief tina, their
force was equal; but it has been d, cI;ned
in consequence of ;our entertaining =
inherent opinion on this subject from nv
90 no; - nix myself authorised n cor,,,,,
with the wishes Of Cap,s. Jones * Stactn6ls
for meeting IN the ships Statira & Macedo-
nan.
lhis squadron ia now under sailing orders
from government. and feel myself bound 20
put 10 sea theiirst favorable opportunity th a,
may OCCUR
In my propoeal for a.PestnE of the 4 ships
consented, & fear incautionsIy. that voo
shou'd make up the compliments of ,be
Endymion and Statira, from the crews oftbe
Families and Borer.
was induced to accord with thi, ipdul
gencc from srppOsition that their crews
miSnt nave been reduced BIZ manning pri-
ze', and hope that the selected men. be-
ing divided between the two ships the ad
vantage would not be overwhelming.
But, sir, if the Ststira is TO avail herself
alone OF this concession, il must be obyions
TO You and every one. that should be well
ding 70 you an advantage ] could not ex-
cus- to my government; and IN making the
crew of the Macedonian in any deore, O.
quail TO such conflict, should be comnel
led 10 break NJ the crews of this shin and
the Hornet and, thus render q compliance
with my orders TO proceed to sea, utterly
impracticable.
beg leave also 10 state thu; the yuaran-
Tee agaiAsl re-capture. in case the Macedo-
satisfactory.
You will have the goodness. sir. 70 inform
Captain Stackpo,e, that his letter was
shewn to captain Jones, according to his re-
quest that CaptsiD Jones is extremely dc
sirous mat meeting should take place be-
tween the Statira and the Macedonian, but
is controlled by me for the reasons have
stated.
Whether the war we are engaged in be
Just or uEprovoked an the part of Great
Britain, as Capt. StackpoIe has been pleas
ed 70 suggest, is considered by us as a ques.
ton exclusively with the Civilians, e am
p'riectly ready to admit both my iDcompe-
tenee and unwillingness TO confront Capt.
Siackpole in is discussion.
avn, sir, with the highest consideration 2,
respect,
(Sgned) STEPHEN DECATUR.
10 Com Sir 7hos Masferman Hardy, Bf.
,- G'c. &c. TIC.
[COPY.1
RGmiies, Of yNegu London,
20th jar. 1914.
SIR hsv" the honor TO acquaint you,
that VIII communicate 10 Capt. Stack
pole your letter If TIE 18Th inst this morn
iEg had The onor of receiving by Capt. Bid
dis, and have nothing further 20 offer in
az iiiion 70 my former letter on the subj ct
~ the meeting between che shps Of The "
'ited States end those Of his Britannia Ma
iesiy, but that ! will give every guaran.
zee an my power, in case Of the Macedo-
MANS success, should the meeting ever take
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Depaty ConnHsSorJ's Office.
Rtch uocnd OOl Nil tp,

-, '1'VFTIHUOVi ~ Harch, JSIt.
~ EAM'l hi'SSES, DESTROYS Of making up army
- cOsthinP, CONSISTING of costs Veets a,.-.tty
shirts &c. will meet with employment by apeivry
IT the Mftsry Store, in The house formerly &c srri
ed by HIr' Southgate, and lately by Mr.. leroy A.
der,op' on the Capitol Hill, where terms vim IL
made known. w ~
eoon recommendation or security viii be reaui-.
ed for the materials entrusted to them.
ROBERT G. JENNIECS.
-, Deputy Commisssry Of Potehspe,.
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JOHN ARMSTRONG
Nsjor general Wilkinson.
rDocun: MS 10 De csrtinaed.l
NEW March o.

In presenting to our readers the highly
interesting correspondence between Com :
modore Decatur and Sir Thomas III. Har-
dy, we feel i. our duty to state, as j. does
no. appear in the letters Of either Of them,
that the Endy nion throws as great a weight
at shot, " Thin q lbs. as the United States,
and that Commodore Decatur proposed to
Capt. Coote. who was authorised by the
British commsnder to make the arrange
ncnts for meeting. thas he would issrm
until the ships were rendered precisely e.
quail These factsw have from unquesticn-
able authority.
The Blocksdieg Squadron. was on Mon
day inc.eassd by frigste, supposed to be
the Endymion. Same day, came up ship,
IRON appearance merchant man.
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DOMESTIC WAREHOUSE

ME SUBSCRIBER has opened a Domestic
warehouse, few doors above Browns Ven
due Store, where he has constantly on Hard 49,
supply Of Domestic Goods. consisting of Ginohsr5.
Plains, Stripes, Chambry, Chanresbles. Chechs
Sh'rung, SheetnE, Diapers, Dimity spd' Bed.iek.
which he will sell low FOR cash Or apn-oysd r.,o,
Persons wishing TO be supplied with this kind az
goods can have them at the Manufac turing priees
by applying to '''s''
PHILIP BUDLONG.
NtHsn ~ turp
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"iAi valuable estate belonging to the heirs Of
"A the late Charles Logon, ESQ. in Powhatsn conn
y, ea1ed BELLItfEADE, beuRded by James Ri
iVr gear Three m,le', aud containipga large bo-
q OF rich low grounds, 10 now under sIrvev-Fr.
2H'hs OF IL will be advertised, With more ps-tien-
sr description. to be sold the prs misses ~, Jncs
Gay the i7th May next MIR. James Tucker, living
on the place, will show 1t. s
March I6 az
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The following copies OF the correspondence
bstween Cc7amodores Decatur and Hardy,
and Capt. Stack polo, in relation to the
proposed meeting of the United States s.
Macedonian. with the Eudymion and Sta
tira, were same time since drained by an
American prisoner. la'ely on board the
B.i,iah squadron of n. Londoa.
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BOARDLMG tvANrrn

BOARDING WANTED
EpY ? Genfioman sui his a5v IN !. -.-..,..,,
private family, in the 7ioinity of fbs Cspi,ci
"A llpe addressed to A. D. viii he INN edise,, a
Marsh z3. ar
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tExtraet.J
Albany, i9.b Nov. 1915.
Dear Gsnersl.

= Albany, Ig'b Nov. 1915.
Dear General.
NV accounts froys and Of you are of the ssne
date. Neither come wn lDver than the 81 IN
slant There left you With the at Crenaiier
leland.
GeHersl Hsmptoa hos n,ads p movement tos,srJs
the 81. LTgrensa After feeling and skiTrnis',p,
with the tnsUJ. he rst'fsd again tp the Four Cor
nars Uptil hs hsd oitS e yuur approach has,st
edto inform BIN by xhress who woula raseh BIN
in as hOu;s) hist ysT wcr~ in motion; TIA; ~ the
Sch yoa wouh psss or jske rcsept., ard ti,at ot
the eh ycr wrud be st Hamilton, whence he rieb'
txpeetto hrsc rom tsi &c rrnss pvt h;rnseif
pgsn in mV'ou snf tkc p,sitcR whch you'd IN
able him 10 join Jeu cr whish sh MD dstsin The e.
envy on The south F'fe Vt the Tver. u Preyo,i, on
lsarniug Jorr approach, quits he present positisn
md r4-ocsnpics The rorih hank &C fhe ST. Isvrencc
HsmptonEcgsoH src jnins ycu. iFhe rsnains
hs sonh bark, he shsnd0ns NOnigsoi aud even toe
The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-04-02

road 60 ri, 2itai To he fe,n-se or my 9th t,.t
You ore IA Nontrsn', aud that you have bota sec.
sud seized 81 si the al'>r,sy-st st tue erroSs -.
al ensmy may have given you, am,
Dear general,
Cordially yours.
JOHN ARMSTRONG;.
NsjOr general Wilkinson.
Es'-rcf Of q letter fre-. .Hajo- General U.Iiu.
son 'ot the Secretary IF Gar, dated Fceneh .,G.is.
Nov IS. 1915.
Itis fact, for wis I authorised 10 p'eag-
myself on the most CO.. lep;iai authority, that on
the itb OF he rre,eut month the Brit 81 garrison
ut Non'r Al consisted solely Of four hundred ma
rinss sud two hundred sailors, which had heen sent
M from Qa.bec. WAst GOLDEN, glorious orpor.
ton'tv has been los, ~ the caprice OF major geners
Hampton.
OCCUR. MS 10 be continued
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beg 20 assure you. Sir. shall hail with
pleasure the return of an amicabie adjust
mens OF the differences between the two ma.
lions.
And have the hooor. sc.
(S:sncd)
rHos. AMSTERDAM HARDY.
TO Commodore Stehhen Decatur.
&c. &c. &c. Ne-, London. N
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-02-09
january %

AT a CHANGER, Distr I Court held iu Wilt
amsburg, the tenth day of April, 1918,
| Lucy Clements, and William Lewis, Latane
Clements, an infaat, by the said Lucy Glen.
ents his mother and next friend, Pits.
AGAINST
Francis Smith and James Il. Burwell, Dtfs.
THIS suit abates as to the defendant Bur-
| well by his death, and on the motion of the
plaintiffs, by the ir counsel, leave is given them
to file bill OF revivor against John r. +. Cor
bin, administrator and devisee Of the said James
b. nurweli, deed. and Baron Burwell, Them as
Emerson, and Rachael his Wife, and Edwin,
James, and Nancy Buywell, children, and heirs
of James Burweli decd and process awarded
against the SAID defendants, retnrnable here,
&c. and William Ball is appointed Guardian to
win, James and Nancy Barwell, the infants
| defendants, to defend them in this suit-And
! the defendants Thomas Emerson, and Rachel
his Wife, not having entered their appearance
and given security according to the act of AS
semby and the rules of this Court, and it ap-
pearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that
they are not inhabitaats of this Commonwealth
On the motion Of the plaintiffs, by their
counsel, it is ordered, that the said defendants
do appear here on the first day oftke next term,
| aud answer the bill Of the plaintiffs, and that
copy of this order be forthwith inherited in the
Virginia Argus, published in the City of Rich
mond, for two months successfully, and posted
at the front door of the former Capitol -in this
City.
A Copy-Teste,
EDMUND CHRISTIAN, C. c.
january %. w4w.
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Jan. IS


In Coochland County Court, 18Th .Nou. 1918.
Thy Mutual Assurance Society "a
gainst fire on buildings of the
State OF Virginia, Pitts. >In Cban'iy
AGAINST
Thomas Eldridge, Deft.
HE defendant not having entered his APP.
pearance and given security according
t. The Act of Assembly and the rules of this
Court, and It appearing to the satisfaction OF
the Court that he is not an inhabitant of this
State IL is ordered, that the said defendant
10 appear here on the third Monday in March
next, and answer the bill of the P!aintifs--and
that'a copy of this order be forthwith inser
ted in some newspaper published il the City
81 Richmond, tor two months successfully, and
that another copy be posted at the front door
Of the Courthouse oftAis county.
Copy--Teste,
WIN. MILLER, C. G. C.
Jan. 13. w8t
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Money Advanced

AT the Bell Tavern upon all kinds of Stock.
Lands, Lots, Slaves, Horses, Produce of any de-
scriptiou, Gold and Silver Watches, Jewels.
Store Goods, Household Furniture, Tobacco.
or any species of property that may be offered.
BARTLETT STILL, Broker,
and Vendue Master, Bell Tavern,
Richmond, Virginia.
NIB. II has frequently been inconveaiept
tor gentlemen from the country to make in
Simultaneous sales of their Slayes--Tbe srh
scrlber has, therefore, appropriated a comior.
table House for their Accommodation. where
the expence will be reasonable, and every at
tention paid to make satisfactory sales for the
owners. ps
Richmond, January ~, 1914.
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THE RICHMOND
Cotton ManufactOry.

rs aeary ready to SO into operation, and
Il will in few weeks want considerable
number of hands. Men, Women, Boys and
Girls of various sizes, will meet with EN-,
Dlo, ment-and white apprentices received.
Comfortable houses are erected at the es..
enlistment for the accommodation of Fa,
miles and others that may be employed.
A School and Books, &c. &c. will be kept
at the cxpence of the institution for the pur-
pose of educating the children both appren
tees and others, in the common branches
OF an English education.
Under the organization of this establish.
ment, children may obtain from their OWL
industry comfortable maintenance and a
tolerable good education.
None but persons of good character are
intended to be employed; if others get in
they will be discharged as soon as discover
ed.
Persons wishing employment may learn
further particulars on application to Mr..
Richard Harris on the premises, or the SUBJ
scriber in Richmond.
BENJ.J. HARRIS.
Jan. IS If.
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Lock-Harbor, January 81, 1914.
TAKEN from robert Horsley's Billy, about a
Barrel of CORN.--From WINS. Layne's
boatmen, Charles and jim, abou, three or four
barrels Of ditto.-Efem the information which
collected, incline TO think this last parcel of
corn was procured from the plantation of Wilson
Miles Carey, esq Carey's Brook, Fluvanna.-
Alss from James Gregory's Lymus, William
Woods John, and Joel Shihett's Sedre, three
parcels. containing in the whole, about two bar
rels of ditto.
The whole of said corn will be sold at this
place ON the 18th March next.
PAUL G. G. JONES,
inspector of Boats.
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New Publications,

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Intercepted Letters, or the Two-Penny
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printed, by Thomas Brown, the Younger.
The Mirror of the Graces, or the English
Lady's Costume, by Lady of distinction.
The Poeticai Works of Lord Byron, com.
prislns Poems, original and translated.
and English Bards and Scotch Reviewers.
Rose and Emily, or Sketches of Youth, by
Mrs. Roberts, authoress of the "Teles-
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"A Flight to the Moon, or the Vision of Ram
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Wandering Philanthropst."
The Siege of Rochelle, or the Christian He
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Moral Tales, by NJ. Marmontel, embellished
with engravings.
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The Hero OF the AXE, or the Victory of Com.
modore Perry, Poem by James Fennell.
niograpm, OF James Lawrence, Esq. late Cap,
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er with collection of the most interesting
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Duane's Military Library.
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! To'Ms. HYaEM Marks,

AS YOU are rot an in
habitant o! the State of Virginia, nor have any
agent or attorney in TAGS, within the same,
known 20 me, hereby give you notice, that in
pursuance oil commission issued from the
office oil he Hastings Court of the City of
Richmond, on the l4,h day Of December, 1871 3,
shall on the 2Srd day of + bruary ne 1t, by
adjournment every day until the testimony at
the Washington Tavern, proceed in the said
City OF R'chmond, To take the deposition Of
Whnelaw to be read in evidence, in a suit de
pending N ,hf Hustings Court of the said city,
| in which sal, you are plaintiff, and as ADM.
nistraicr ct Pleasant Younghusband, deed. am
a defendant.
| 4w SANIL. p. PARSONS.
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January %, 1917.

A LII Persons having claims against the es
I L tate of SAMUEL GOODE, deceased, are
reques ell to bring them forward. properly au
'henticated, without delay; and those indebted
10 said estate are desired to come forward and
discharge their several balances Immediately.
THOMAS GOODE, Aaar'or.
January 10. (vclN
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-02-09
Notice.

THE Collector Of the Revenue for the 10Th
District Of Virginia, or his Deputy, the sub.
seriber, will attend at the different Courts for
Amherst, Nielsen, Pluvanna, and Albemarie in
January and February, to receive Entries OF
Carriages under the law Of Congress, OF July
Of course examine.
THOS. J. RANDOLPH,
Deputy Collector, for the 18th
District Of virgsis.
Shadewell Mills, in Albemarle,
Dec. 26th, 1878. II.
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TAKEN from Jacob who calls himself Jacob Jones
Qfor short,) BAGS, containing about EIGHT
BUSHELS OF CORN-From Mr.. William Hix's
Ben, BAG, ABOUT TWO BUSHELS-this
Bag has the Initials of Messrs Gallego, Richard, &
co. The above mentioned corn, was hid under
meath the Coal, in their Boats-Also taken from
Billy, the property of Mrs. Crouch, BAGS, con-
tanning about SIX BUSHELS CORN, one of those
Bags is marked c. w. A Bill of lading signed &c 10
Ofiey accompanied the last mentioned parcel of
Corn, which is forgery, and is ready for
the inspection of Mr. Utley.-Also, from Mr. Ro-
bert Lewiss Joe, about bushels of corn.-The
sale OF the whole OF this corn, will be at this place
on the 9th day of February 1914, 12 o'clock a. NJ.
PAUL G. CLONES.
Inspector of Boats.
Lock Harbor, 25th Dec. 1878.
N. H. Was left at my Office by Jesse Norris,
SACK of SALT-Norris said the salt belonged
to a MIR. Peasants, who is requested to cali for
1t PIG CD
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Samuel G.. Adams,

SdnUeI u. Ada1nS,
IS NOW RECEIVING
100 Casks Nails, assorted,
Hogshead Knob Locks,
Do. Files,
DO. longs. shovels and Pokers,
DO. Saddiery assorted,
DO. Tea Kettles,
1 Do. Till and Chest Locks, Butt
Hinges, &c.
Do. assorted Hardware,
so Ton Bar Iron, assorted,
Is Baltimore Ploughs,
IL boz. Saddle Trees,
ALSO on HAND,
A good assortment of Hardware, Ironmongery,
Cutlery and Brass Wares, Boitng Cloths,
Hoop Iron, Nail Rods, &c &c.-which are Of
fered for sale, on moderate terms.
Dec. 10. r.
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Office

ID ANYWAY from the subscriber, living in
Az Augusta county, Va. Negro Man named
Wormley,
About 81 years old, S leet 8 OF inches high, of
dark comp exion, one or two of his fore up-
per teeth, appear blacker than the others |; he
eloped from me about the 25th July last he
was bought Of Col. Tayloe, who resides near
Dumfries, by Mr.. VIM. Scott, Of Abemarle
county--said Negro, when Scott bought him
of Tayloe, was 10 jail. will give reward of
Thirty DOLLAkSto any person, WHO will
deliver said Negro Man e. me, or TWENTY
DOLLARS if secured in any sil 50 that I get
him again.
JAMES GROWN
Waynesborough, Va. wsmp.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-02-09
January 10.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE COMMON
WEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
"A PROCLAMATION.

M HEREAS it has been represented to the
w Executive by the Jailor Of Chesterfield
county, that the following SLAVES, to wit -
CYRUS, ARCHER, FIELD ARCHER, 8. DICK,
who had been condemned by the sentence OF
the Court of said county to SUFFER DEATH,
Tor BURGLARf-together with certain MI
CHAEI- BAILY, free man of colour, who had
been remanded to the Jail OF said county, by
an Examining Corrt thereof, for GRAND LAR
CENY, hath BROKEN the said Jail and made
their ESCAPE therefrom I'll do therefore,
with TIE advice ofthe Council of State hereby
offer reward of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
to any person or persons who shall apprehend
and safely lodge within any Jail of this Com
monwealth, either of the said Slaves, Cyrus
Archer, Field Archer, and Dick, for each of
them SO secured-and also reward of FIFTY
DOLLARS, to any person or persons who snail
apprehend and safely lodge in any Jail of his
Commonwealth the aforesaid Michael Ban ey,
50 that they may be dealt with as the law di-
reefs and do moreover require all m - is
trates, sheriiis, serseants and constabes and
exlort the good people of this Commonw salth,
to use their best endeavors to arrest the said
Slaves Cyrus, Archer, Field Archer, and Dick,
and the said Michael Bailey, man of colour,
and dispose Of them as herein before direc-
ted.
Given under my hand Governor, and
under the seal of the Commonwealth at
e. So Richmond, this 18th day OF January, in
the year of our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and fourteen, and of the Com.
monwealth the thirty-eghth.
J'S BARBOUR.
CYRUS ARCHER is ABBOTT six feet high.
stout and well made, of brown complexion, and
is about thirty FIVE years old.
FIELD ARCHER is about six feet high.
stout and we'll made, Of yellow compile xion, and
is about twenty four years old.
DICK is black, rawbohe fellow, upwards
OF SIX feet high, and not very stout, but has
the appearance o being strong and active-he
is about thirty years old.
MICHAEL BAILY IL yellow man, about IS
or so years old, of middle stature and size
and was lately resident OF the town of Peters,
burg.
II is not recollected that either of the said
fellows has any remarkable scar or mark appar.
ent.
January %. w4w.