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VALUABLE LANDS FOR SALE


FENHE subscriber ruia sell 1895 acres of valuable
a Land, IN The county Of Culpeppsr, lying on The
east and vest side Of Fiat Ran, highly improved
zyifh biaLd-lys, orchards and nleado1Vs TIE tract
.aH be divided into four iots to suit Purchasers
siUing nearly equal quantity of nieado1y ground
sVood land, and 7pcter, to each lot. 1t lies a5out
rem miles JsIsw CUpebper courthouse, .fve miles
from Stere'Is6Tg, f1Uentyeight miles from Frede
TicGsbrs, ssTty miles from the city Of Washington
and .4ieranqd, ard ninety miles from tde city Of
Richmond; IN a riet and populOlls neigA6orhood-
TIE soil is particularly adapted to the culture of
f9heGt, corn, and tobacco, and 1ciH produce erceL
lenf timothy, and red and white clOUer, 1ptoUt The
aid Of PIaister Of PARIS; though Me clover is mich
iDlhToued by the DUPLICATION Of Plaster, from the
experiments that hare been made. Should tie land
lie SOLD, Tie purchaser may be furnished zeifh from
t1vo 20 three hundred barrels of corn, seventy head
Of sheep, from haf TO three quarter 6looded .1fer
nos, fy head cfhogs, eight good 1o0rk horses two
yoke Of Oeh, SeUeraL high 6redmares and coils, and
plantation utensils Of erery description. The land
adjoining the south, thot elegant seat of captain
John JhoMs, and on tie north, that Of Charles Car
ter, esq. There is a UahlabIe Sulbher Spring in
the vicinity Of this firm, Con capt. Jdhn 1Hom's
plGntati01) 1vhoSe efficacy ia curing diseases Of "a
Ifous kinds, has been qffen established beyond a
doubt There are aboa t1yo hundred acres Of uiea-
CiozO land on this farm, thirty acres Of zohiCh
laid DOM IN timothy, and about ten IN clouer.-
There may be tIgo hundred and ffy bushels c7vheat
Seetled This fall, Ontresh and manlEed Imd Should
the land not be sOid6etore the LIST October nert,
will be rented out to Siat tenants. ShoHidi be sOd
oneffh Of the purchase money 1siH be eIpected to
be paiS, 1VheH the deeds are made; credit for the
balance 4ViH be ailOpeed ia four annual %GyBsepts,
Gearing interest from the date. n mortgage or deed
af trust zpH be required, secure The bayulent of
tie purchase money, PROPERTY in or near Rich.
anold, young Negroes, at fair UaLaation, 7viR
BE- received in part Pigment.
For terms dbpy TO capt Johr TTom, John .Stro-
ther, esquire, IF CUipepper county, 10 Mr. 1Holas
BeaSlg, zgho resides on the farm, to the slt6sei-
Del, 1yho, also, offers for sale
1900 ACRES OF LAND,
Lying in the State of Kentucky;
together Nth sir 1u,imbroved LOTS in the citg nj
Uashmgtoa, ehgibly situated, ard que Lot ~ the
same city, handsomely improved, aud norv in the &C.
cHbancy Of capt. Crab5. us to the terms on 4viich
this litter property may be purchased, enquire Of
capt Samuel NJ Sssllrvood, oftfe city WASHING.
ton, or Of the subscriber.
NICHOLAS YOSS.
Jtly Is. If
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From a London Paper.
SHIPWRECK.

VNarrative Of the loss ofhis .Uqjesty's ship
Penelope, ina SHo'o Storm, on her pas
sage to Quebec.
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1900 ACRES OF LAND,
Lying in The State Of Kentucky /;
LAND FOR SAVE
I viii seUhe LIND / f,ozu hUs on ip Chesterfield
county, contaiBirg, By esfimasioa,
SEVENTY-TWO ACRES.

More or less--1He s''HGtion is high, heGithy and
agreeable, and improvements good far the aeoosp
n'ooLlfion Of moderate sized faRiiy. From this
ialb GHdtn the centre ofit too, IhaUe raised 1b-
wards Of 100000 b1tsdeis If coal az Rfsrcnf
perodstor he last fUe Years IL has not been .e,rk.
ed. Jhafh contains large 6odies Of erceIeR CoaL,
there caIl BE- itfie dot5t being bourded 6y Join
.hTclie, CiAiRBe anil Buck, on fie North, tie
railing Greek on The East, and tie Faling CTeek
Codf Mines, of0ned By H. Heth, on the South, and
By He heirs Of T.. Wooliid(c, Oh the East
aHre7pirs aboW oae .joUrM Of the purchase
money! u haad; FIR the baiance time ryiH BE- qioeH
% stdt he purchaser, og lie amount 6eips satisac.
tori!y secured. II say otl more as ia HE hnd,
fr0sbect If coGi, &c. il deemed 1nHeccs:d,,4, as
time desirous 10 b,gelase ztH 91t5fjess Jietv He
prgperH-tiey ,giH Dicase ct6iy to me OH the bte.
flises. IUO.HPSOyN BLUN"J.
Chcsterfeid .Hay17 tt
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SELECTIONS.

From English md Irish papers received a.
the Office IF the Columbian.
The Parisians pay tax Of no small mao.
nltude in provisioning the allied army
We should think that tIe number Of .yGovq
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go MY PROPERTY 90
IN THE TOWN OF MANCHESTER

IN THE TOWN OF MANCHESTER
For sale, az 5000 DOLL.aRS;
nNE third on giving possession, the balance in
~. annual pdy1nentS--TWO HALF ACRE
LOTS well inclosed on the Main Street, with a
large TWO STORY DWELLING HOUSE, with
a tine DRY BRICK CELLAR, apd would answer
FOR TWO GROCERIES,.
III so
convenient small DWELLING HOUSE, thirty
SIX feet long--Brck Chimneyin the middle, three
Fire Places two Rooms below and two above,
aGo0D BRICK CELLAR, a STABLE that will
stall eighteen HORSES, a SMOKE HOUSE. u
feet square and fine WELL OF WATER, well
stoned up, (this Tenement rented at four hun
dred dollars per year, This TO be sure, is great
bargain 10 MAS chat is coming into LIE and bu-
siness-and will be offered for one month, If not
sold in that time, shall rent it o,t after some
repairs. Application to be made to my F'risnds
Niles Bot and ZGchariah Hall of Manchester,
or myself.
FRANCIS SMITH,
Chesterfield County,2
August &c, 1915. S e'ow
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TO BRICK LAYERS AND MAKERS.
VALUABLE PROPERTY
On the Richmond Turnpike Road,
For sale at auction, without limitation.

vENHE subscriber viii offer for sale, on the pre-
Il misses, on Saturday, the 23d instant,
ONE HUNDRED .3yN-D FIFTY
ACRES OF LAND,
laid oil in Lots to suit purchasers. 100 acres Of
this land lies withjr three miles of the CITY, and
the residue within four miles Three fourths of
the land is in wood, and affords many eligible
situations for building
The sale will be conducted by Mr.. James n.
Lynch, and will commence at ii O'clock, A. NJ.
credit of 4, and - months will be allowed
the purchasers, upon their giving negotiable
notes, with deeds Of trust, to secure the pay
nents. EDWARD e. DAVIS.
Sept. 20. tide
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u q - u q q
{. o,rm ;tfee Of the whole on the BIZ
/ Z sS;ns he Military Peace Establish
nent ofthe u. StatOs, Mn Macon
in the chair. !.
After MIR. 'Froup had explained
Inc views ofthc Military committees.
IN regard to this bill, &the grona:ss
on Which they had proposed % hs
the force Of the Peace ESTABLISH.
ment at 40 coo aen--
Mr.. Desi,a moved to amend the
bill, BY striking out ten and Inserting
sic thousand IS the remaining ioras.
This motion, rs might be expected
pave rise 10 siderable debate, q
sketch Of which, together with
fuller account Of other proceedings
on the bill shall be given to- niorre" Z
The question Of amendment as
postponed, was carried in the ainf'
native. by the following vote:
For the amendment 60
Againstit 90
The bill having been further
amended. the comWittee rose al
late hoar, and reported it TO the
house.
And the house adjourned.
. 2 il -. y .
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Congress Of the y. States !.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
FRIDAY, February 81.

Sir. Peterborough presented the
petisn OF Joseph Stewart, in behalf
OF Aia,-rlr and others, praying that
tie right Of the U. States 90 u Bri
tish ie4aar md the property found
ON b n. which was LACEY captured
BY 81 !. and his eempanioes ia tie
wutsrs sc he Chesapeake nas, may
be rcisassss 10 thcE,, and that they.
ma ~ allowed the oaMs bounty for
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SATURDAY. Feb. %.

Dir. Eppes. from the committee
of WAYS and Means. reported bill
10 prohibit the expectation efspecie.
gold or silver coin hich was twice
read aud committed.
Fir. Eppes, from the same commit
Tee. reesrted biil to authorize a
loan for a sum not exceeding dol
lars winch was twice rsad and eem-
united.
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PROCL9lLaTToN

addressed By field Marshal Prince Bhicher 10 the
army fhe Lover Rhine, TO be read at the head
cfevery battalion.
Brave officers and soldiers of the army
OF the Lower Rhine You have done great things
brave companions in arms-you have fought two
battles in three DAYS. The first was unfortunate.
and yet your courage was not broken You have
mad to struggle with prlyations, but YOU have
borne them with fortitude. Immoveable IN adj
verse fortune, after loss of a bloody battle
you marched with tirmness to fight another, re.
lying on the god of battles, and full of confidence
n yourcommanders, as well as of perseverance
IN your efforts against presumptuous aud perjur-
Ell enemies, intoxicated with their victory
f" 1t was with these sentiments you marched
% support the brave English, who were main
ialnlng the most arduous contest with unparalel-
ca hrmness But the hour which was to decide
his great struggle has struck, and has sbewn
VINO was to give the law, whether an adventurer
'r governments who are the fir ends of order
'estiny was still undecided, when you appear
ed issuing from the forest which concealed YOU
from The enemy, to attack his rear with that
cooiness, that confidence which characteristics ex
perienced sold ers, resolved to avence the reyer
ses they had experienced two days before. There
rapid as lightning, you penetrated his already
shaken COMMUNICATING could stop you i'll the
career ofvictory.
MS ARTILLERY
upon you; but you poured death into his ranks.
disorder, dispersion, and at last complete rout.
de found himself obliged to abandon to YOU Sc
veral hundreds of cannon, and his army is dis
solved. few days will suffice to annihilate
these perjured legions, who were coming to con-
summate the slavery and spoliation of the uni
verse
All great commanders have regarded it as
impossible immedia ely to renew thecombat with
a beaten army; you have proved that this OPT
nien is ill-tounded you have proved that reso-
iute warriors may be Vanquished, but that their
yalor is not shaken.
'' Receive, then my thanks, incompatible SOL
d ers, objects OF all my esteem The annals of
Europe wiz eternize your triumphs. 1t is on
you, immoyeable columns Of the Prussian Mo.
narchy that the destinies of the King and his
august House viii for ever rcpose. Never will
Prussia cease to exist while your sons and your
yrandsons resemble you.
(Signed) BLUCHER"
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making any opposition to the progress of Inc &c
torious enemy. l continued my progress upon
AvesneS, where could not obtain any informati-
on of what had become of the emperor.
In this state of things, obtaining no news ofhs
m'jesy or OF The major general, the disorder in
creasl ng every moment, and, with the exception
ut some regiments ofthe guard ard the line every
one marching at pleasure, determined to repair
to Paris by st. Quentin, TO make known rs
promptly as possible to the minister of war, the
true state OF AFFAIRS, that he might at least
send to meet the army some new troops, and take
immediately the measures which circumstances
rendered necessary On my arrival at Bourget
three leagues from PARIS, learned that the einpe-
ror had passed there at O'Clock IN the morning
This is NJ. Duke, an exact recital of this fatal
campaign.
Now demand of those who have survived OF
this beautiful and numerous army, in what man.
ner can be accused of this disaster of which il
has been the victim, and to which our military
annals afford no parallels !, it said, have be-
rayed my country, l, who toserve it, have shown
a zeal perhaps which has betrayed me. But this
lcalumny is not, and cannot be supported by :ny
tact, by any circumstance, by any presumption.
whence then can these odious rumors proceed,
which are all at once circulated with frightful
IraprdIty' Ii in my inquiries on this subiect, !
dd not fear almost much TO discover, as to
conceal the truth, should declare, that every
thing comPels me to the belief, that lhave been
shametully deceived, and that it is attempted 60
envelope IN the veil of treason, the faults and ex-
rayagances of this campaign; faults which care
was taken not to acknowledge in the bulletins
which have appeared and against which have
uselessiy disclosed with the accents of truth
what have Just declared in the House of Peers.
expect OF the business ofyour eXcelency, and
| or your kindness to me, that YOU will insert this
letter in the public Journals, and give the great
est publicity.
irenew to your excellsncy the assurance of my
| high consideration.
The marshal, prince of Moskwa
(Sgned) NEY.
Paris, June 20 Gazette de France.
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The duke of 0TRAhTo, President.
FRENCH LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MUSE OF Representatives.
SITTING OF June %.
from the president of the provisional gov
vernment to the duke of Wellington, dat
ed June 27.
My LoRD-You have just added great
ness to your name by new victories gain
ed over Frenchmen. 1t is by you, there
tore, that the French are best known and
appreciated You will vote for their
rig is in the midst of the powers of Europe,
In that council of sovereigns, your Gre
dit and influence must be as great as your
glory.
The vows of nations, who neither cal
umnlate nor flatter, have declared vour
character. In all your conuuesfs. yonr
law of nations has been Justice, and yonr
policy has appeared to be the voice of your
conscience.
You will find that the demands. which,
we make through our plenipotentiaries.
contormed to the most rigorous Justice.
The French nation wishes TO five unJor
a monarch. She also wishes. that tb;s
monarch should govern under the empire
of the laws.
The republic has taught us how fatal are
the excuses OF liberty the empire, how
fatal IS the excess of power.
Our desire, and it is unchanceable - 70
see the independence, the order. AMI tho
peace OF Europe placed at an equal dis.
lance IRON both these excuses.
Every one in France looks TO the ron.
stitution OF England we do not pretend to
be more free than she is we will never
consent to be less so.
The representatives Of the French r,o.
pie are forming social compact. Inc
powers will be distinct, but not divided
IL Is from their very separation that their
harmony is expected to arise.
AS soon as this instrument shall have
received The signature Of the SOVEREIGN
VINO shall be called to govern France. dat
sovereign will receive the soeptre and the
crown from the hands of the nation.
In the present state of knowledre in
Europe, among the greatest misfortunes Of
mankind are the divisions between France
and England let US unite for the bappi.
ness Of the world.
MY lord, no man, at this moment. can
so eiiectnally as yourself, contribute totbe
Improvement of the nature and condition
OF the human race.
l pray your lordship to accept the ne
surance of my highest consideration.
The president Of the government.
The duke of OTRANTO.
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CARLrex-nousx. June %

II IS this day ordered by his Royal Highness
the Prince Regent in Council, that his Grace the
Archbishop of Canterbury; do prepare Form
of Prayer and Thanksgiving to Almighty God
Ior Tie GLORIOUS victory obtained over the French,
on Sunday the eighteenth day of this instant,
June, at Waterloo, by the allied armies under
command of the Field Marshal the Most Noble
arthur the Duke of Wellington, and Field Mar
shal ms highness Prince Butcher.
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&C Dover lime %

The Success, (passage vcssel) arrived here
this morning early from Boulogne, with an Off
Ger with dispatches from the French Govern
ment, which have been forwarded, but the Off
Ger remains here until an answer IS received from
town. The Lady Frances Packet sailed tn s
morning for Ostend with messenger, and this
tternoon the Defence sailed for the same port,
With Mr.. Barham and messenger. The In
dustry, Passage vessel, also sailed for Ostend
with passengers.
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=" BLUCEIER."
Rebort addres.ed % Ia French E,nh.ror


DfNANT, June %.
II was not till after seven in the evening or
the 18th OF June, that received the letter oftbe
Duke OF Dalmatla, Which directed me to march
on st Lambert and 10 attack general Bulo,v
fell in with the enemy as was marching ON
Wayre. lie was Immediately driven into wa
we, and General Vandsmme's corps attacked
That town, and was warmly engaged. The DOR.
ion OF W1vre on the right Of the Dyle was car
red, but much difficulty was experienced in de
Oouchng on the other side. General Gerard was
wounded by oall in his breast, while endeavor-
ing to carry the mill of Beige. in order IN pass
the river, but in which he did not succeed. and
ieutenant-general AK had been killed in the at.
tack on The town. In this state of things, being
impatient to cooperate with your maiestv's ar.
my on that important day, detached several
corps TO force the passage Of the DvIe and march
against Bulow. The corps of Vandamme in the
mean time maintained the attack on Wavre, & on
themIll, whence the enemy showed an intention To
debouch, but which ibid not conceive he was ca
pable OF ettectng / arrived at Lmale. passeI
he RIVER, and the heights were carried by the d;.
vision Of Vichery and the cavalry Night did
not permit us 20 advance farther and no longer
heard the cannon on the side where your maiest,
va engaged.
" halted in this situation until day light
Wayre < the bridgewere occupied BY the Pruse,
ans who, At three in the morning Of the 18Th. a.
tackled in their turn, wishing to take advantage
OF the difficult position in which was, and e2.
pectng to drive me into the defile and take the
artillery which had debOuched, and max me re
pass the Dyle Their efforts we're fuitless.-
The Prussans were repulsed, and the village Of
he Bielge taken. The brave gen. PeRny was
killed.
" General Vandsmme then passed one Of hi.
divisions by Beige, and carried with ease the
height Of Wayre, and along tbe whole of m,
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From late English PAPERS, By the cartel ship Lord
Forbes, arrived here yesterday.
LoNpom. June %.

The Russian troops have passed the Rhine
The Bararlan troops are also well forward; they
set out 10000 .nnumber for Mannheim on the 9th
followed by pulk ofDon Cossacks and several
Russian regiments of cavalry with field pieces
The whole force passed over to the French side
ON the 18th was about 10000 men and other for
ccs are pressed forward Their arrival will be
most seasonable, no breathing time will be al
lowed to the enemy to attempt to collect the
scattered remains of the French army.
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Lovpov, July Q

Lord Castlereagh and suit left town ON FRIDAY
last (June 3O) on hrs mission TO the continent
It is supposed that Prince Metern.ch and baron
Hadenberg will meet lord G. at Brussels
Lord Wellington IN q dispatch dated AT lie
Cateau, 22d june, says, the French soldiers ou,it
their regiments in parties, and return TO their
homes that Of the cavalry and artillery selling
herses 10 The people Of tie country" The re,
mains Of the French army, he says, were retiring
on Laon.. The Sd corps was the only one that
Unnamed entire.
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Lac the success was complete was in front Of
.,ozierne preparing TO march ON Brussels, when
received the sad intelligence of the loss of the
battle of Waterloo. The officer who L. ought il
nfDrned me that your majesty was retreating
on the Sambre, without beng able TO indicate
any particular point on which should direct my
march. ceased to pursue, and began my re-
trogade movement. The rctreating enemy DID
not think of following me. Learning that the
enemy had already passed the Sambre and WAS
ON my flank, and not being sufficiently strong to
make diversion in favor of your maicsty, with
out compromising that which l commanded,
marched upon Namur AT this nom mt the rear
OF the columns were attacked. That of the left
made retrogade movement sooner than was cx-
pected, which endangered for "A moment the re-
treat OF the left but good dispositions soon re-
paired every thing, and two pieces which had
been taken, were recovered by the brave 20lh
Dragons, who besides took an howtzer from the
enemy. We entered NSmur without loss. The
long dehle which extends from this place to Di-
nant, in which only a single column can march,
and The embarrassment arising from the hume
rous transports of wounded rendered il necessary
to hold for considerable time the town, in which
had not the means ofblowing up the bridge
entrusie ed the defence of Namur to- gen. Van
danme, who with his usual intrepidi,y maintained
himself there ill eight IN the evening; that
nothing was LEFT behind, and occup ed Dinant.
"The enemy has lost some thousands of men
in the attack on Namur, where the contest was
very obstinate; the troops have performed their
duty in manner worthy Of praise.
(Signed) ode GROUCHY"
The mortal remains of the gallant Sir Thomas
Picton were landed at Deal, on Sunday from the
Wrangler gun-brig. Minute guns were fired
| nom all the Ships IN the Downs when the body
was conveyed to the beach, where all the naval
and military at Deal were drawn up to receive
IT. The body reached Canterbury about 6 in the
evening, and was deposited in the custody of i
guard of honor, in the same room at the Foun-
tam Inn, where, on the same day fortnight, the
General had dlned, on has way to embark for the
army At on Monday morning, the body pro-
ceeded for the Metropolis, accompanied to the
extremity of the city by the SD regiment, with
reversed arms, and the band playing the dead
march III Saul.
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Afoxs, June o.

MONs, June %
Louis XVIII Count D'Artois, and the duke de
BerrI, have arrived this afternoon, with the ROW.
Al army the 6rtresses Of Maubege, Avesnes. and
Qucsnoy, are, it IS sad, preparing to open their
gates to them.
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PEIsroUrH, July
An application for passports for a French ne
gociator was received by government on Tues
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-08-19

- IRUN, June IS.
Many persons are now employed IN digging
AZ Madrid, in consequence of sumo testimony
gwen by same N1oors OF the existence Ola trea-
sure valued at 20,000,O0o dollars; and which has
remained buried ever since the reign Of Ferd-
nand and Isabella, some signs have been found
winch correspond with the evidence given by the
pos.
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NOIi ICE.

W. HEREAs certain Gordon Fill
w son, Of Fairfax County. Va. sold
me negro boy by the name of Thornton.
for which Iraid him Two Hundred aid
Twenty FIVE Dollars. and gave ne a bill
Of sale ard receipt, alter which he told
me he had sent the boy to Richmond,
which I soon found was falsekood, as |
learnt he had sent him to the Poor house.
to which place | repaired in search Of
of my property, but was disappointed in
finding him, as the said Gordon Allison
had by running across field reached
there before me and stole the boy away
and secreted him so that ! could net End
him. After several days disappointment
and delay, he said he would return me
the money he had received, but would
not pay aay expenses. and assigning as,
reason WY he stole the boy, that he
was afraid he would be turned out of the
Methodist Church for selling him.
Thomas Robertson.
June Is. law5w*
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TO RENT.

A ND possession tobe given on The 1st
"A. Of July. the Store and Cellar at
present occupied by Samuel Mark, & Co.
For terms enquire Of
ELIZA WILSON.
April Is. 2awtf.