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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-11-02
: Valuable Land for Sale

by virtue of Deed of Trust executed,b by
Craddock Vsughan AMI Mary his wi fe
the 29-h OF July 1873. to us, for certain pur-
poses I'll ereiu specified, we will on Monday
the. slst OF October aext. proceed TO sell at
Goochland Court house, To the highest bid
der tor ready money, a sacs Of land, sappos.
ell 10 contain 800 acres, lying on the waters
o. Little creek IN GocchIand county, and
bounded by the land of John Harris. VII.
liam Gray and others, being part Of the land
ON which The said Vaugban resides.
WILLIAM MILLER, y
THOMAS MILLER, Trustees.
WILLIAM GRAY,
Goochland, 28slSept.iSi4 (Stsy.f..f
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. b
John Fosoes. attorney in fact for Thomsnn
snoJgras, & Co. .sg e Plaintiff
washington Ware, surviving executor Of John
Ware, the elder deed. and John Ware, and
Folly Ware, devisees of the said John Ware
the elder, dec J. and Peter II Ware, Benjah
min D. Wills, and Patsey his wife, (whic,
SAID Peter II. Patsey, Washington, John and
Polly are the children and heirs ,f the said
John Ware the elder, deed. and the repre-
sentatiyes Of Ulysses Ware, decd.) and Ma.
ry Ware, the widow OF the said John Ware.
The elder, decd. John pittnan, sheriff Of the
county OF buckingham, TO whom admin,s-
tration OF the estate Of Susanna Wilcox, hath.
been committed and Joseph Haden !: I; Drfts
TIE. subp1nss adj respondendum, et reyiyen
DUN awarded in ihjs cause not beiag re-
',irned exfctred on the defendants BENJAMIN D.
wills and Psisey bis wife, aud they. not bay-
ing entered thsir appearance and given secur,-'
y accortng % the Actof Assembly and the
kules o. tts Coart, aasl i appearing by satis-
facsory evidence, that they sre not, inh.pi,ants
Of this country: II j. o,derfd, That the said
peispdants do appear here on the 6rst day of
the next term and answer tbe bill OF the Plain
tih and shew cause, il any they can, agsinst
the REVEAL, BY the said plaintiff. sought and
that acopy q, this order be forthwith inserted
IN some newspaper published in the Cav Of
Richmond, Tor two mont Q SUCCESSFULLY & posted
II the tsput door Of the Capitol in the said Civ
/ .t A5ooyv-fESrB,s t.;sgse
:, WIN. W. HENrsG, C.
October l----48w6, - .ss,.--ac; -. = -.
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New 'PubIicatii,o5In,s

JAsf rreeiped and .foy sale q, S. PEGsons.,
q. Book-Hoys
nDE to Bonapar,e, by Lord 'Byrsn--
~ Kebccca, or the File de Chambre-
Rosa in London--pefence Of Gen. Hull
Bancroft on Colours--rhe Baftle Of Leip.
sis--A new edition Of Carey's Pocket At
las. &c. &C. &c,
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DESERTEl|,
FROM THIS PLACE ON The 18th INST
SmedIiev Garment

a private in my company, resident Of Caroline
county, about twenty three years of age, five
'eet sight or nine inches high, rather Of pale
complexion il ID more than probable he will
turn his course immed iateiy home, as he com
planned much OF b ing indisposed, two or three
days before he made his elopement Twill
give the legal reward to any person who will de.
iiyer him to me, or any other officer At this
place
JOHN RoTHWELL. Capt.
7th Regt. 4th Brigade.
Camp Carter. Oct. 29, 1914. At.
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+, Paper Makers.
JOHNSON 8 WARNER,
HAVE FoR SALE. TEN ToNs OF
LinrieR and Cotton Rags,
OF a coon QUALITY.
Riesnsnd. oSt 25;h, 1914 St.

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feriey cea,t Of chaneeyy fov Me RieAmond
oistrief, the 4 81 day cfJuiy 1874
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TO PRlN rERa
A Valuable Set Of Printing
Materials For Sale,

CONSISTING az
One excellont New ere y,
One Second iIas,l ditto,
One fount sourjcois Dearly pew) $50 ibs
One foupt Small Pica, (pev and very hand.
somel az lbs. f
One .ount Small Plea, half orn, but yerv
COED, 400 los.
One fount Great Primer. rs lbs. nearly
new, az
7xestoliorins Foants Of LdRGE TYPES,
l9 Lines Plea, Roman Capitals, four eoms
pletc AIphabets,
i4D;t,o Capitals and Small.
3 Ditto do.
10 Lines Plea, AaLe, Cspts. and Small. :
Ditto do.
Lines Plea, Flutsd cap.s.
Ditto do. ri
quantity Of Newspaper and I,ook.scab.
bards,
16 Brass Column Rules for superryo
Newspaper,
g Composing Sticks.
,1o Pair Cases. (mostly new,)
One Count Double Hngiisb, (new and very
Handsomely $50 lbs.
One imposing Stone,
supcrroyaI, Deini and FooIscap Chases,
Ditto Friskets, r
9 Large we'll engraved Horse Cats,
A variety Of two line Letters for each OF
the above FouDts of small type, and a
good assortment Of Flowers, space.rules
&c. &c.
or All Of the above Materials, will be sold
lew for cash, or on iibersl credit with, approv-
ed security; or The Large Type will be. sold
separate from the rest Fer further particu-
lars apply ct this OFFICE. 4. ss.s
September o.. ~ w3w oal3n.
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LIKEWISE.
Wlieato4,s itch Ointment.

"A Medicine which will certainly cure the
ITCH !, without having in it any thing either
dangerous or dissEreeaole
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Jasintiice Bittars

fsst secsived, anil or SAFE, at S. Iseasants' 30
Store, Richmond.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-11-02

. RS. Robt G. Jennings, the sGenerai Agent, lis
FURNISHED Win supply of the AprarAtus, ~
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who remained near the lines, and who wiilpro.
badly ON MacDonough's approach. retire into
the Surrell. 49, ~, i q ft,1
From Sackett's Harbor. we have nothing of
iaterest- The enemy remained of the Harbor,
some sm7vi detaehments had landed at different
points to feconnoitre and plumber The supe-
FLOR IS nearly lifted for sea, and the new ship
will be launched next week. The naval stores
were progressing by land. -
Some detachrnen.s of troops have arrived
here from the south, on their way to the from
TIERS others are soon expected. s1,r ~ p
lFrom the Ontario Repository of May 24.1
Our large new ship at the Harbour was
! launched oa the first instant-I was present.
she has sixty.six ports on her sides. The two
new briggs are rugged. Another ship as large
As the Pike is on the, stociss,, ana will be COM
p'eted soon: We have intelligence from Kings
ton, and 1t /. believed. that the British have
commenced a vessel at that place which is to
carry one hundred and ten guns -
1.-The same vessel. probably, lately mention
ed IN Montreal paper, intended to carry
eighty guns. =
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ARRIVAL OF A GOOD PRIZE.

10 thr Editors Of me Bcssos Paerios.
SIR.
!" The letter of Marque brig kutou.
soft. Alexander Miliken, prlzemaster. arri.
we'd at this port last evening, prize to the
Ssrprizes OF Baltimore, Captain Clements
Cathell. with a cargo of coffee and cocoa.
supposed to be worth about fifty thousand
dollars. She was captured near the Wess
tern Islands, on the ,24th April. In the
morning she was discovered about three
leagues distance, but being a fast saiier, the
Surprize did not Come within reach of her
guns until half past ~ at noon, ut which
time the Kutousoff commenced brisk fra
on the Surprize with her stern chasers.
which the Surprize did not return for fear
OF deadening her way-M about so minutes
the Surprize came upso as to engage with
oroadsides. determining to board. supposinp.
her to be q man OF war. She soon shot a.
way her eolors, and surprising she had
struck, ceased firing. but, finding The Ku.
touson continued hiring size renewed the ac-
tion' prepared to hoard, and shsered up aln,.g
SIDE, at which time the Captain of the Ku.
tousoH swung his hat as signal of surren-
der; but it was with difficulty that the of.
tcers prevented their men from boarding
ner, they not observing the signal for sur
render. Il appeared by the Kutousoff's pa.
pers, that she had 40 men there were but
20 found on board, severaI.of whom were
wounded, two MORALLY, and the brig much
shot to pieces, 30 that it took Is hours after
the action to repair her. The Surprize had
one man killed. namely, George E. Bardick,
sailing master. but did not receive a wound
in her hull. The prize was chased. and had
to throw her guns overheard. On the 12th
May, in lat. SO. N. long. 81, spoke the nri-
vate armed cutter Hero. of N. York. bonna
to the y States. T.Waterman, master. a.
days from L'Orient. Captain Waterman
informed Captain Milliken, that in LONG.
about Is, he fell in with :. convoy Of a1l,
sail, from England, bound to Halifax. CON.
voyed by two 74s aud two frisares that
ne took abrig, and took out her crew. bue
before he could set her on FIRE was obliged
to gut her; that the crew of the BRIG ~.
formed him that the convoy had on board
1000 troops for Canada as also the frame.
OF two frigates. The prize was afterward.
on TIE 18Th, chased into Mount Desert. and
arrived here on the 10th instant.-Tbe prize
was formerly an American priyateer. cal.
tea the Decatur, captured by the British
lrigate Surprize, and was condemned ON the
ioth February, 1913. at Barbados"
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DOMESTIC.
From N nfario T Canandaigua) .,fesssn
+ ger, Of May %.
ALARM ATPULTENEYvILLE.

General Porter has received letter from
Zen. Smith, communicating the particulars
OF the late visit OF the enemy to that place, OF
which the following is a summary.
On Saturday evening (15th) the British
squadron was discovered making towards
Pulteneyvi'le, and information sent to Gen.
Swift, who repaired thithcr in the course Of
the succeeding night with $50 volunteers
and militia. On Sunday Rag was sent on
shore demanding a peaceable surrender oi
all public property, and threatning an i'm.
mediate destruction of the village (which
Is OH the margin of the lake> in case of re-
fusah General Swift returned for answer
that he should oppose any attempt to
land. by all means in his power. Soon
after the return of the flag, Gen Swift was
induced by the pressing solicitations and in
treaties OF the inhabitants If the town, to
permit one of its citizens to 20 to the enemy
With flag and offer of the surrender of the
property contained in store house at the
waters edge, consisting of about 100 barrels
OF Hour considerably damaged, ON condition
that the commanding officer would stpulate
not to take any other nor modest the inhabi>
tan.s. Before the return Of the Gag. the enemy
sent their gun boats with several hundred
men on shore, who took posstssion of the
nour IN the store, and were proceeding to
lurther Expectations, Gen. Swift, whose
Iorce was too inferior to justify an open at.
tack, (and which if attempted, must have
exposed his men to the guns of the whole
heet) commenced FIRE upon them, f,om
an adjacent wood, which wounded several
and became SO harrassins as to induce them
tn re-embark when they Commenced u can
nonade from the feet upon the town, which
k,,k .:sk
other injury than few shot holes through
the houses. 800 barrels of good flour had
been removed back from the store house
few days before, leaving the damaged
Hour, which was the only booty obtained by
the enemy The 500 barrels of hour were
deposited about mile back of the town, of
which the enemy were apprised by some
prisoners they took. But chose to forego the
under OF itrather than trust themselves
10 the woods with Gen. Swift and his riae-
meu.
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PLArrsnukc. Nav 20,

on tile l4lk inst. about 2 r. NJ the enemy.
on their return from the mouth of Otter Creek
sent three OF their gallies up sma river, call
ed Boquet or Gilliisnd's Creek ON the vest side
OF Lake Champiain.
Their object in ascending the river CT is saidl
was TO carry away quantity of -four and other
property from the mills at the falls. which are
two miles from the mouth OF that stream. rb.v
had no sooner landed, than they were informed
that body of militia were approaching. This
Intelligence caus5d them to re-embark with
prsciptancy and descend the river The mil
TIA OF Essex county, to about the number of $50
had assembled four miles south of Tia. Mace.
and on receiving inform alton that the enemv,s
boats had gone up the creek, they Approached
WIN an ardor and rupidity of movement that
could not be excetled. The galIeys had returned
| to within a half of a mile Of the mouth ~ ths
creek, when the advance of The militia opened
hre OF musketry upon them at the distance of
rom four TO SIX rods, and runhlng from tree to
tree, Kept up brisk fire within thar distance
until they arrived at the mouth of the creek
when the main body Of the militia also came ,,p'
Inc enemy bad other gtnrboats lying at the
mouth Oh tpe creek. The mi tia took position
behind bank of sand that efEectuaiIy resisted
the hre from the galIeys at the mouth of the
creek, from, fhese heavy q scharye OF cannster.
grape and round shot were now sirowo without
effect, the shot passing over or lodging in the
bank. The gaileys descending the river, used
in their defence, on this occasion, small arm,
only. On those brisk FIRE was kept up for
about fifteen minutes, and until they were be-
yond the reach OF musket shot.
1t has not yet been ascertained how many OF
the enemy have been k He'd in this affair. The
cry man the oars" was several times heard
from The bosts, and several were observed TO
drop from their seats. The rear galley was
towos away, III consequence, as it is suppo sed,
OF the loss OF men. OF the militia none were
Killed aud but one wounded, and he by a grape
shot which struck him on the leg.
Those of the militia engaged, were at the
time very msch fsigued and exhausted, hav.
ing run one mile Immediately preceding the en-.
gasernen,, To Overtake the enemy
1t IS related that gen. Wright, Of the Essex
militia, ingenloosly played off fnesse on the
msrauders, which had the desired effect. The
Ammunition OF his msn being nearly all expend-,
ed, and suspectIng from a hesitation observed in
tue movements OF the enemy, that a renewal of
the attack was intended, assembled to the top of
tie bank, and in a gallant manner and tone of
voice audible TO the enemy, ordered the other
battalion TO advance with the field pieces. The
galleys immediately hauled off.
Aaron farclIild, esq. residing at the mouth
OF the creek, was shamefuIly piundered of stock
household furniture, h clothing, to the amount
Ut 3UO dollars, British officer being present.
ana consenting To the transaction.
Among the prisoners who have Recently ar
rived y this plsss, from Quebec, are james Van
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From le Fi,s,burs Merc.ry Of Nay IS.
DIsGRAcEFUL TERMINATION OF THE
EXPEDITION TO LONG POINT

/ In our last. We mentioned that an attack on
Long Point, or Dover, was in contemplation Inv
the American forces stationed at Erie We
now publish the disgraceful and humanity ter
minat'on OF that expedition. fhis paper has
uniformly been the advocate ola fair. omen
and honorable war believing that the causes
are abundantly sufficient to justify the Ameri-
can government in appealing to the last resors
OF has'ons. But We turn with disgust and I'M
diSnation from scene in which the American
Character IS disgTaced by wsntan attack on
detenceiess women and children wiere the
miittary are suffered 10 become, NOT tile honor.
aoie ana proud defenders of their country's
rights, out miserable nlcepuiscies Tor the burn
ing and destruction OF private prop rty The
dement, OF such actions ought to rest oniy witt.
our enemy and it the American troops have
IN the present instance been guilty of such law
less conduct, let the public indignation fall on
the heads of those WHO had the management of
I've expedition
Our advIces from Erie are to the goth of Nav.
The exPeditonto Long Point, had been execut.
ed, and the troops had returned to Erie. They
consisted of three hundred ree,,lars ,,ndev coi
Campbell, and about 600 militia under col Fen.
ton. Colonel Fenton, the superior officer. re-
linquished the command to colonel CampbelI.
ihey met with no opposition, there being none
but women and children in the town. The
men had retired toa place where there was
some public property deposited. Our troops
pad no respect to either public or private pro-
perry, but burnt and piundered all they came a.
cross, and then returned to Erie in safety rhe
excuses offered for this wonderful display Of
heroism, are, that the town contained charac.
ter who, during our revolution, was Tory:
and that many OF the inhabitants belonged IN
me army, as was proved from the rcgimenta ais
found IN the houses lon such paltry excuses
as these. saye hey done an act over which huI
manity weeps, and which all feelin. and honor.
able minds must forever deplore. Another &C.
count siatss that there were but few houses
burnt but the act IS equally indefensible.
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RUSSIA AND PERSIA.

peace has been concluded between Russia
and Persia The following are the terms upon
which it was made
Persia cedes TO Russia the Government Of
karabog, Grannshiu, Schekin, Schirwan, Kuoth,
Baka, Talisciin, and the whole of Duglastan
Persia renounces, bestes, all its claims to Ceor.
gia, with the province Of Schuragel upon Imma
netta, Guine, Mingrelia and .Abeleaise, & give,
up to Russia, forever the sovereignty all those
countries. = 49, Esf
The Russian flag alone shall be allowed on
mecssPian, Sea, so that no other power shall be
permitted to have ships of war or vessels on that
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LATEST FROM SACKETT'S HAIR.
Dor.

Argus Office Aibany-Saturday morning,
4 May 90.
An intelligent carpenter arrived from
the Harbor this morning. He says that on
Monday the enemy continued the blockade.
The ships at anchor, and the briggs occa.
sionally moving.
:. Some rigging was wanted to complete
the Superior tor sailing. He met sixteen
Wagon loads, presume beyond Utica, & il
must have reached the Harbor ere this
The new vessel will be OFF the stocks about
the 9th June"
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Horti Joseph Knowles, Paul Grumn,ow, Elias
Mills. Joseph Rowan, N athan Edison, dyson by.
er James Corbin, and phelim Corbin, OF the
first U. s. infantry, who survived the massacre
at Fort Dearborn or Chicago, on the 18th Of Au
gust 1872. II will be recoilected that the com.
mandant at Fnrt Chicago, captain Heald. was or
dered by general Hull to eyacuate the fort and
proceed with his command to Detroit-tha,
having proceeded about mile and half the
troops were attacked by body of Indians. to
whom they were compelled to capituiate.
Captain Head, IN his report of this affair dated
October 23d, 1912, saws, Our strength was
- regulars and ~ militia, out Of which 20 re-
guitars and all the militia were ki,ed in the &C.
| ton, with two women and IL children. Lieut.
Lima Il. Helm, with IS non-commissioned Off
GERS and privatcs, and IL women and children
were prisoners when We separated" Lie,ue-
| nant Helm was ransomed.-Ofthe IS non.coIrl-
missioned officers & pryates and the IL women
anc children, the nine persons above mentioned
are believed to be the only survivors. The,
state that the prisoners who we're not put te
death on the march, were taken to Fox river, in
the Illinois territory, where they were d,stribn
ted among the Indians as servants. Those whc
survived remained in this situation abou, nine
months, during which time they were allowed
scarcely suficiency of sustenance to support
nature, and were then brought to Fort Chicago
where they Were purchased from the Indians by
| French trader, agreeable to direction OF
4 general Proctor, and sent to Amhsrstburg. and
| from thence to Quebec, where they arrived on
The 9th of November, 1873 rAtT
| John Neads, formerly Of Virginia, who was
one OF the prisoners. died among the Indians
between the 18th and Goth Of January, 1918.
Hugh Logan, an Irishman, was tomahawke ed
and put to death, he not being able 10 walk
from excessive fatigue
| August Mott, German, was killed in the
same manner, FOR the like reason.
man by the name of Nelson was frozen 70
death, while captive with the Indians. He
was formerly Of Maryland.
| A child Of Mrs. Neads, the wife of John
Neads, was tied out to tree to prevent its foi.
lowing and crying after its mother for vict,,.ls
Mrs. Neads afterwards persisted with huncer
and cold.
The officers who were killed on the 18th Of
August, had theirheads cut off and the ir heart,
| taken out and broiled in the presence of the
| prisoners. -. - -''>'''
Eleven children were mas,acred & scalpad in
one Wagon. 49, -
Mrs. Corbn, the wife of Phelim Corbin. in
an advanced stage ofpregnaucy. was tomahawk
ca, scaiped, cut open, and had the child taken
out and its head cut off.
Nearly all the prisoners taken on the Niapar,
frontier the winter past, have been exchanged
ana sent home, except col. Chaplin, who war
ieie W Tue last accounts, near Quebec.
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Paris. and at length they established
themselves at Monsmatre which oyerlooks
Paris. @sfe. itf.i
In consequence Of these movements and
the defeat Of his yeuera,s. the emperor Ma
poleon marched precipitately to Fontain-
bleau, where he heard for the FIRST time oI
the entry of the allies into Paris.
The north of March was indeed time
of unexampled carnage-the whole of i,
was employed in bloody battles. At the
last date Napoleon was terrifying himself
several leagues south east of the city, where
he had taken mere defensive position.
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UrIcA, May %.
Erfraet eta letter to gentleman in th;s
Village, dafed Onondaga, Mau II.

E.rfraet eta letter to gentleman II, th;s
Village, dafed onondaga. May II.
have only time to inform you, that IN
consequence of the last alarm, we had at
Oswego Falls. on Tuesday evening, at least
500 effective militia, and So Onondaga In.
dams. On the day following we were re
viewed by Gen. Ellis, and our force was a
bout 1900 men +; 1000 more we're advancing
but we're ordered back, there not having
been, since Monday, any appearance of the
enemy at Oswego.
The militia Except few Volunteers
and the Indians) were dismissed on Thurs,
day morning.
The enemy are lowering with their gun
boats concealed in the inlets of the lakes
between Oswego and the Harbor and on
tuesday night last, captured boat loaded
with Hour. We have at Oswego Falls a.
bout 600 men, including Indians
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-06-08
NEW Yo.x. Nav y

DURING the last winter, a number of Gentle,
men IN NJ Y, associated themselves under th.r
title ots society Tor Coast and Harbor defence
Their chief object was, to bring into operation
steam fr,stte, IN addition to the measures
already adopted for annoying the enemy within
our waters a memorial to this effect Wa,
laid before the national government. After rer.
ceiving the appreciation Of the executive. the
proposal was sanctioned by an act OF Gem
gress. In pursuance ofthe power given. and.
the appropriation made, the secretary of the GA.
Wy has appofned the menorialists his arent.
to superintend the constru ton of vessel az
war 10 be propelled by steam, with the reun;.
Ute authority 10 make contracts, audit account.
ana draw tor money. This honorable and
confidential service has been accepted, and
SUBCOMMITTEE appointed to perform it in a
prompt and efficient manner. We understand.
mat The agents are Henr, Rutgers, Oliver WOLF
colt, Thomas Morris, Henry Dearbon. and
samuel L. Mitchell Messrs Browns are TO-
De the naval constructors and MIR. Fulton
Is tue engineer for completing this grand de-.
sign, originally conceived by himself.
National .2doocafs.
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From the albany Argus, Of May Is.
FROM CHAAfpI.AIN

We learn that commodore MacI,ono,,cb ..;,-
ed from The mouth of Otter Creek on FRIDAY
last With force competent to meet the enemy