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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-27
April S.
VIRGINIA:

VIRGINIA:
At Rules holden in the Gers o5ce Of me sts-
Perror Conrx Of Chaaee'y for ,ie Richmond
District, rhe 28fh day Of March, 1915.
'ohh ihrFis, Z: I: Pit.
against
Egeert Harris, Wilson Harris, William w.
Harris. John Depp, administrator of Benia-
min Harris decd. and William a. Turpin.
ID fts
The Defendant Esbert Harris, not having
entered his appearance and given security
according cthe Act Of Assembly and the Rules
OF this Court, and it appearing by satisfactory
evidence, that he is not en- inhabitart of this
country II is ordered, That the said Defendant
40 appear here on the twentieth day Of the next
Term and answer the bill of the plaintiff; and
that copy OF this order be Forthwith Inserted
IN some newspaper published in the City of
Richmond, for two months successfully and
said City.
a cepy--Teste,
WILLIAM w. HENISG. C. C.
april Is w8w
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lue stion must be asked, ard must positively
be made sine qua non -" Win yon re-
Dounce natural eng British seamen 49,
Without that. you NAV as welt consent to
give up the Command Of the ocean, fer in a
tew years they will have thousands more of
our seamea in their navy, Ii is by no means
Improbable that President Madison (knosH
to all America to be n devoted creature Of
Bonaparte's) will be driven from the eat Of
Power, nor should |. in the least be surpris
ed, to hear, that he has fallen sacrifice to
the rage of an Indignant aud injured people.
In treaty of peace the second grand point
to be demaaded il, that they shall not retain
possession Of one inch efqratey on the Lakes
III Canada. They must PosIrrvELY sban
den the principle of na,urali4iag our sea-
uen, and all possession on the Lakes in Ca
NADIA, these two points are absolutely neces
sary. fer without both OF them eeing grant.
ed, you will dohothing; various other points
mutually advantageous TO both countries
may be settled by treaty Those two essen.
tial points must positively be demanded, TOR
no PEACE can be made either HoNoRA-
Bile OR LASTING TO England qvithouf them
6oth.-Q
By adopting the above plan we shah rem
der the Eastern States happy, who are our
are our decided and inveterate enemies, &
iniaiiibiy blow up the Congress. The con-
fusion amongst the Western States will then
DC incaicnlable, and let the Dewitt help them
oit OF that Confusion, or Bonaparte, who
led them into it. The- following was q
standing toast at all the dinner tables of the
democratic French Faction in Americr
May America humble the British Lion
before bonaparte stuffs his skin with straw
and sets FIRE to m."--This toast, / imag.
me, is nosv rather ont OF fashion will give
enc wAtchi trust, every American who has
the love and interest OF his country at heart
wili drink every day" May the skins of
Jefferson and Madison Che pensioned crea.
lures OF Bonaparte) be stsffea with straw
and burned" I will compound this matter
= let them be tarrsd and teathered only, *
turned into the back weeds fer their sins
to fesd on grass like Net uchadnez
lremain, &c
GEO. HANGER, Colonel.
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VIRGINIA /:

At huies holden in the Clerks Office of the
superior Court for Csancery Of the Rich
mond District, the 30,h day of January 1878.
George Pickett, Robert Pollard, Charles John
SION and Nathaniel Sheppard, Administers
torS oil John pendleton decd. PITS
.3gainSs
hooert Graham, the only surviving acting exc.
cutor OF James Lyle, decd who was surviv.
ing executor OF James Gum decd. John Tur-
pm adm'r of John Gum, decd. Samuel
hicGraw and Sarah his wife, which said Sa-
ran Was the widow and relict of the said
John Gum decd john Turpin and Harriet
his vile late Harriet Gum, daughter of the
SAID John Gum, decd, and John s. Gum,
Frederick McCraw and Emily +. his wife
late Emily +. Gum, James William Frede-
RICK Gum, infant Children OF The SAID John
Gum decd by Samuel McCraw assigned
their guardian al item, Edward Cunning
ham and Arianna his wife, late Ariaena
Gunn, daughter and dey see otthe SAID James
Gunn, decd and, Eizabet! Grard, one of
the deyIsees of the said James Guam deed.
pef's
The Defendant Elizabeth Grand, mt having
entered her appearance and given security ac-
cording to the Act OF Assembly and the Rules
OF this Court, and it appearing by satisfactory
evidence, that she is not an inhabtant of this
country: 1t is ordered, That the said Defend
ant do appear here on the seventeenth day of
the next term and answer the bill of the Plain
TINS and that copy OF this order be forth.
with inserted in some newspaper Published in
the City o! Richmond, for two months success
sively and posted at the front door of the ca
pito, in the said City.
A Copy-Teste
WM. w. HENNING c. C.
Aprll =. w8w
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VIRGINIA..

At Rules Hoidenin,hs Cicsks 0gcs or TIE s..
Pefior Conrs efchaWneery for RE Riea.loaa
Disy:c;, thc 2ssh day Of 1icreA 1915.
David Bullock FhG
as6il;s
Philip Switzerland, Isaac Lcibetter, GEORGE
Harris, Benjamin Holiday aud Sterling wit
Hanson Smith Der,
The Defendant Isaac LedSetter not having en-
tered his appearance and given security accor
ding to the . ct OF Assembly and the Itres. of
TINS Court, and it appearing By satisfactory e.
yidence, that he is not an inhabitant OF this
country: 1t Is ordered, That the said DeGen-
dant do appear here on the tenth day Of the
next term and answer the supplemental bill
of the plaintiff and that a COPY of ths order
De forthwith inserted in some newspaper pub
iishsd in the City of Richmond, for two months
saccsssiyely and posted at the front door OF
the Capitol in The said City.
copy-reste,
April S. wsv
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April g.
VIRGINIA.

At Rules holden at the Clerks Office of the
Superior Court OF Chauncery for the Rich
mond District, the 50th day of January 1915.
William A. Cooke aud Catharne his wife. PRS
against
William bentley, admr. of William Ronald.
deed. Henry IIeth, and John Stewart, and
Jefferson Swami, executor Of John Swami
decl. who was administrators of Samuel
Swann, decd. Dsfe,
The Defendant John Stewart not having en-,
tered hrs appearance and given security ac.
cording To the Act of Assembly and the Rules
Of this Court, aud it appearing by satisfactory
evidence, That he is not an inbabitant of this
country it is ordered thot the said Defendant
do appear here on the seventeenth day Of the
next term and answer the bill of the plaintiffs |;
and that copy of this order be forthwith in
serted in some Newspaper published in the Ci.
ty OF Richmond. for two months successivelv
and posted at the front door of the Capitol in
the said City
copy--.Teste.
wM. w. HENNING, C. C.
April 3. w8w
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From the London Morning Post, Of Noven-
Ger Il, 1914,
AFFAIRS OF AMERICA.

The'two following letters were delivered
20 the two Secretaries Of State, Lord Yiss
count Csssefsash and Earl Bathurst. on the
9TH and 9th OF August last As the English
newspapers ase-sent TO America, The Ame-
ricons are informed ,Ast the author was in
Philadelphia. with tEEs British army in the
year 1777, and servelin the light troops Sc
ven years of he war; and the last four years
Of that war, he was major TO the British fc
yion, then commanded by 1t. Col Tarleton.
and of course cannot be ignorant of the ST.
tuation oftheir country, having seen ocfive
service in tsve!ve ons Of thirteen 1.-THE Uni
ted States.
The recent events which have taken place
in the island of Nantucket and the district of
.Peaobscot. both having declared themselves
neutral during the war. gives the tairett rea-
son to believe that. provided the terms pro-.
posed in the following two letters, were Of
fered to all the eastern states (inciudng N.
York. thsy rvonid be ACCEPTED.
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To Printers.

Tor SALE--A Feant Of Bargeois, about half
a worn, supposed to contain about 200 lbs.
and FoHpt Of BREWER, about bale worn, sup
posed to contain about $50 weight.
The above Type may be had on moderate
terms, If application be made in tie course Of
twenty days, atthis Office.
Mays. g.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-27
STONE WARE.
The subscriber has on hand at his Mandatory
large quantity of
S TO NE W II u T.,
April IS

" ~ IL W al ~ ~,
Cfhpe1ior quality, and well assorted.
is carrying on the business very extensively,
and will deliver the Ware in any part of the
City, free of the expense of carriage, and at the
New York prices the freight from thence to
TINS place would average 20 per cent. at least -
Under these circumstances, he is induced to
hope that few, If any, will send their orders
abroad, when they can be supplied at their
doors, with better ware and on lar better terms.
The following were the prices in New York
previous to the late war, and he is determined
that no Manufactor in the United States shall
under-sel him at any time.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-27
lOo DOLLARs REWARn.

% AN AWAY from the subscriber on Sunday
IN last, his FELLOW tom, well known or Eve
years past Rs the Carrier ofthe City Gazette to
its patrons along East Bay Street, and the
Wharves &c. adjacent. Tom is about feet z
or Sinches high, Of bright yellow cOmplext-
on, and as good PYess1s1n az any OF his CO.
Tor. He reads and uyitss and may have forged
FREE papers with him--has a mild look and
voice when spoken to. Tom formerly belong
ed to Mr., Dickson, late Editor of the Peters
burg InIeiligencer, Virginia, and has mother
living at Petersburg, to whom he has been in
the habit of writing by the name CT is beley.
ed) OF Mary West II is presumed Tom has
gone on board some vessel which sailed from
this port on Sunday or yesterday (Monday), as
it is ascertained that he was on wharf on
Sunday morning, pretending to want a passage
to the Camp Meeting, which then was holding
at Goose Creek. "A Tom has gone OF without
airy prstence, or provocation, whatever, never
having received blow with the knowledge or
consent of his master, IsSenty fUe dollars re-
ward will be paid on his being delivered to the
Master of the Work House IN this city, if taken
within the limits Of Charleston District; BJfy
Dollars Reward if taken without the District,
in the limits Of this state and ONE HUM
DRIED DOLLARS Reward and all necessary
charges paid, il taken without The limits of this
state, and lodged in any goal 50 that get him
again. u. s. THOMAS.
Charleston May 9. ~
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TEACT OF LAND

IN the county OF Chesterfield, known by thu
name OF Shorts tavern. containing $40 acres bv
an Old survey-it lies within halt q mile OF James
river and twelve miles from the city of Rich
rnond--the improvements consist OF good
dwelling house and tarern, with the neces.
ssary out houses. stable. &c. There is new
line ofstages established also. There is on ,his
paasstion valuable Orchard, oil various kinds
OF the pest traits in Virginia This land lies
between Black IIeth Coal Mines and Sal,ev,.
Pitts, and IS thought by good judges to contain
as valuable mines of cuai as any land in the
nsighborhocd. The Black He.h Coal is highly
approved OF al over the United States, and in
TACT, has The preference. This property joins
u-nerefore' 1t IS presumsble to be equal in
quality to any in the neighborhood
SAMUEL WOODDY.
~ The above sale is unavoidably postponed
until Saturday the Sd day of June, when i win
positively take place. b. STILL.
May 6. ,as
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-27
AUCIiON.s

W I'LL be sold at public vent.ue, under the
W direction OF Bartlett Still, on Monday the
lst day of May, at - O'clock, before the door
OF the Bell Tavern, my
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to my conntry, ! respectfully inhlore the
prince isgent's ministers TO weigh we'll in
their Jud smcns how necessary it will be las
speedily rs pessible) to hold out a very man.
FEST distinction of ieniiy to the eastern
states, Who are our friends; and at the
same ticie FIRMLY blockading all the soath
ern and western states, and visiting them
with the .flrmest military rigor Such mea-
sures beng adopted, the eastern states will
p osper and be happy and the western and
southern states be inwardly conuuised and
renied. Restricting the Americans (by
treav) ron building vessels on the lakes
Will be OF no avail no faith can or ought to-
oe reposed on them their inveteracy a..
gains. ms is OF the most rancorous nature; K
their dupicity and article is so ingrafsed by
nature IN them, tina, they will bui,d vessel,
on the lakes, Hnder hreiers Of traa,i,p.
so constructed f,lr1,osety. that nothing viii
re wantng but to cut port holes in them.
and arm them, which may be done in "a
hours. when the FIRST war in which we are
engaged IN Europe, they will have power
/ fui iieet on the lakes, take Canada from ms.
and iGuga at us for oar credliity. Thetcn.
~ security we can look to or expect from
them, is, totally to exclude them from The
lakes, and put it physically out of their pow.
=" N'J''S anu dttdCk US IN another war
on the lakes. Ii this be not done, farewell
Canada (! and. provided the naturalizinr of
our seamen De not fiosifi0sly given up, fare,
well the command of the ocean remain.
&c. C. HANGER C,,onel
INTERCEPTED LETTER,
Found on beard the prize brig Susannah
captured on her passage from HAVANA
to Liverpool.
Erfracf ora letter from an English pea.
neDtan az fh!pann 10 his svife in London.
dated Eco. 10, 1915.
" "A British man f war arrived here last
night from the expedition to New ORLEANS
he reports that our army was within four
miles OF the town the day before he left !,
and on the day he left, a great cannona
ding was heard, and he makes no doubt
they are in full possession of the town bv
this tune. I wish it might be the case
as an Erglishmar can hRrdLy hold his head
uh at this hort. from the success REPORTS
made here on the part of The A merican.. -
Bost. Pat.
1t has been said that the British squadron
lest The frigate constitution " in fog.'' Had
they approached her sinsly, they would have
}oana her too soon, and lost Themselves in a fog
~ her oun raising. Bostos rantec.
When the British get Bonaparte to Elba A.
gain, they had best station the ffirate Presi
dent to guard him. They can then boast that
they have succeeded in sending the american
President to Eiba. IT,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-27
|. Dark BAY Golf.

four years old, near five feet high. lie wa 10
good order when taken away---hjs head Is ya..
theF large and neck short---ftlll main and ta;j-.
he has somewhat the appearance ola stud, a. n.
was not gelded until after he was three yesrs
old. do not recollect whether he has any
white about him. lie was got BY Tony Lurnb-
kan, and IS very much like lin II will rive the
above reward for the horse, and Is dollars on
conviction Of the thief ~
WH. w. ATKINSON.
ways (wJwp)
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Or. Mas. GEMS Department..
Ten Dollars Reward.

Z AIKEN out ofmy stable, IN Powbatsn couh,
u, 9 miles below the courthouse. and win
II niles 9th Plat Rock, on Monday night
TIE 28ih Of April,
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NICHOLAS VOsS.
RicilMond, Aerik 10, 1915. tf


N %. Six or eight apprentices, ofrespeotab,e
families, VIII be taken and ten Iaborers ana
live boys hired, till the expiration of the pre-
sent year. Apply to the subscriber, or in his
absence, TO Samuel McCraw or Alex McIaae,
esfrs.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-27
SAMUEL WOODDY.
BRiCk-LAYING, &c.

THE subscriber intends to become a resi-,
dent OF dis city about the first day OF the next
month, after which period, he proposes to carry
on extensively the business OF
Brick.laying, Brick making and
Plaistering.
Those who may favor him with their patron.
age, may rest assured, that all work done by
hlm will be executed with neatnass, dispatch
and fidelity.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-27

When the British get Bonaparte to Elba a.
gam, they had best station the figate Presi-
dent to guard him. They can then boast that
tney nave succeeded in sending the american
President to Elba. IT,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-27

1t has been said that the British squadron
lest The fr'gate constitution in fog" Had
they approached her sinSy, they would have
}ouna her too soon, and lost themsetvcs. in a foy
81 her DUN raising. Bostoz Yanfec.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-05-27
SECOND LETTER.

GEO. HANGER, Colonel.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-12-27
STRAY MARES.

''uring the SuRmer, two small MARES got
out oimy pasture and we're often seen ~ tne
neighborhood during that period from whence
'tis probable they have strayed.
Any person who may know where they are, is
requested to inform me by post, or otherwise and
viii make reasonable compensation for any trou-
bic. Que OF them bia with q star and some
warts on her, 4 years old the other light sorrel
with white on the face and nose, years old.
w. NEWBURN.
Genito Bridge, PowhatanC Co.
Dec. 10 1915. 3w.
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14,549,2460O

4,549,246 90
The amount of the naval ex-
Penses (supposing them
to he reduced on the peace
establishment to one half
of the amount appropriat-
ed for 1878, and adding
the annual appropriation
of 100000 dollars for the
purchase of timbcr) is es-
timated at the sum OF
The amount of the pay
mentsreguired on account
of the public debt is esti-
mated at the sum Of
For the interest and annu-
al reimbursement of the
principal of the funded
debt Prior to the war
S,4oO,OOO OO
For the interest on the fund
ed debt created on a capi-
tai of 70,OOO,O0O Of dol
lars. 4,200.OOO 90
For the balance of principal
and interest on treasury
notes of every denomiaa-
ton now due or payable
in 1915 and 1916, or esti-
mated to be paid in those
years by being received
for duties and taxes, as
set forth in the annexed
table marked j..
Is ,45S,515 90
For the amount Of Temporal
~ loans due to the State
Bank of Boston, 100000
dollars and the Mechan-
les Bank Of New York,
100000 dOllars,)
100000 90
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-12-27
Ss,8Is,513 90
4a,884,a60Oo
2,716,5lo 90

From this aggregate of the demands for
1916, the charges of a temporary nature
being deducted, to wit
Deduct the amount Of the
arrearagcS for the militia
~ service ct 1915,
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REEs'S CYCLOPoEDiA.

The circumstances whichoccasloned the sus-
pension OF the publication of this valuable and
II ghy interesting work being now happily remov
ed, no apprehension need be entertained of any
iurtherinterruptons until it is completed
FTTZWHYLSONN & POTTER
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the latter of which contains many tables and no
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STATIONARY
PIANO FORrES and complete sets of strings /;
German Flutes; Violin Bows & strings, ClarIo-
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Dec L o.
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VIRGINIA:

At a Superior Court of Chancery holden at the
Capitol in the City Of Richmond the 18th day
of January 1915.
Christopher Moon. Plft.
Against
John Miller, James Hammond, John Anderson,
and Nancy Moon, ex'ors and ex'ix of the last
will and testament of Archelaus Moon, decd
Samuel Read, heir, devisee, and executor of
William Read decd, and John Campbell
Deft's.
The defendants except Samuel Read, who are
out of this Country, and against whom the plain.
tiff appears Is have proceeded in the mode pre-
scribed by law against absent defendants, and
they sub failing To appear and answer, and the
cause coming on TO be heard as to that defendant
upon ebill, his answer, EXHIBITS, and examina-
tons of witnesses, and was argued by COUNSEL
On consideration whereof, the court doth order
that the defendants, executors and executrix of
Archelaus Moon decd do re der before COM
missioner OF the Court, an account of their ad-
mnistratlon, on the estate of their tes;ator, and
The defendant Samuel Read, 40 also render an
account OF lis administration, the estate of
his testator, before the same commissioner, who
IS dlrec ed TO examine, state and settle the said
accounts and make reports thereofto the court,
with any matters specially stated, deemed peru.
nent by himself, or which may be required BY
the parties to be SO stated.
a CODV.-Teste
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CASH SALE OF NEGROES.
NOTICE.

Il AVING qualified as an Executor to Captain
d William Howard, decd Of Albemarle re
quest all persons that are indebted TO the said es
tate TO come forward and discharge the same, and
all those that have claims against the estate to
come forward and settle their accounts immedi.
ately as there will be division Of the estate be-
tween this and the 18th Of Dec and al! accounts
brought in after that date, this notice will be plead
in bar.
JOSEPH HOWARD.
Powhatan, Nov Doth 1915 ~.
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A. ]. DALLAS.
Secretary OF the Treasury.

Secretary OF the Treasury.
uFThe Commissioners Of Loans in the seyera,
states are requested to make this notice general
~ known and the printers authorised to pub
fish the laws Of the United States, will be pleas
eS to insert it in their respective newspapers.
Dec. 6--2awtJ&1awtF
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N OTTO E.
Treasury Department,

November So 1915
Funds having been assigned for the payment
OF such Treasury NoTgs and the interest there
on, will become due in PHILADELPHIA, on the LIST
day of January next, and on ali subsequent
days
said TreasuryNotes w,ll be aid on the application
OF the holders thereof, respectively, at the Loan
Office in Philadelphia, ON the day or DAYS
when they shalt respectively become due and
interest on the same notes will cease to be paya-
BILE thereafter.
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WIN. w. HENING, &C.

Commissioners Office, City ofR chmond
IL sIo. 9th, 1915.
The parties named in the aforesaid suit. are
hereby notified, that have appointed the 2Sth
day of the second month & e. February next en-
sung, TO commence the accounts directed by tbe
aforesaid order ofCourt, on which day they are
requested to attend at my office in the city aflre
SAID Cat ten o'clock in the mornlng) with their
accounts, and vouchers, ready for examination
and settlement, and with copies of the Court
papers.
SAMUEL PARSONS, NJ. C.
Dec. 13. ON