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nor sen. by the King of Great Britain, ne fell
on his knees, and in that posture pronounced
the most pompous eu!ogy on the English, and
inveighed bitterly against Bonaparte. AS he
spoke IN Italian, the English did not under
stand a word he said but Boaaparte endured
the reason OF his complaints. The peasant, in
reply TO this question, enumerated the mis-.
fortunes OF his family, in consequence of the
Consumption, taxes, and other measures. He
would never have doae, had not Bonaparte
thought fit to continue his ride, without saving
word IN answer. The poor fellow, on being
informed that be was speaking to Napoleon,
remained thunderstuok for few moments, and
then ran OFT as fast as he could. He has never
been seen since notwithstanding all the search
that has been made for him.S
LEGAL HOAX.
In the list OF causes to be tried in the Court
OF Kings Bench, Dublin, on Monday se'nnight,
was Alicia Glennan, plaintiff, and it. col. L.
osborne, de endant When listed amongst
tne other records, Dir Delany, attorney for the
pianti'', affixed the term seduction, which had
the happy eff ct of crowding the Court to enor
nous degree with the curious On opening
tue case, the disappointment was very severely
ieit' as expressedin every countenance, at find.
ing 1t was merely an action for 84i. the amount
OF an Sccount for trees sold by nursery wo,
man OF Ballyhn, in the Queens county, to the
defendant, Lieut.. Col. ID I Osborne.
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as SIR ALFRED,
ihdt superior high bIooded Race Horse,
gotby the celebrated imported horse
SIR I'll AIRY.

W1H Stand at Micheauc's FERN.
On James River in Powhatsn county. about "a
miies above Richmond, and one from Gooch-
land court house, and cover Mares at FIVE:
dollars the Leap, THIRTY dollars to insure
payable in May, 1916, and TWENTY dollars
the Season, payable the 25th December. 1916
he Season will end the LIST of August neYt.
Mares will with care be taken across the Ferry
Wlthout charge With each Mare so cents
must be sent for the groom.
SIR HLRRED
Is now nine years old, full FIVE feet one inch
hlgh' very handsome and powerfully made.
beautiful dark bay, with black legs, name &C.
tail IN high health and vigor; has covered
Only two Seasons, (and that at the same stand1
with very great success, and is likely to ret
as good racers, and elegant saddle horses. az
any horse IN this country his colts of last
spring are highly approved Of, being OF good
iorm' colour and bone his blood is inferior to
none IN the world : his performances on the
turf have been extraordinary, and are so well
Known to Sportsmen as to render a detail of
them now unnecessary
JACOB MICHAUX.
WILLIAM HAxAII.
". q. Mares put by insurance will be consi.
dered in foal if parted with before the season
of foaIing.
March %. w6w
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VIRGINIA:

At Rules holden in the Clerks Office of the
superior Court ofChancery for the Richmond
District, the SOth day Of January, 1916.
John KIcheson and Nancy his wife, PlaE.
against
DSVid Dlckenson, admir- with the will annexed
OF DAVID Dickinson, decd, Mary Dickenson,
reiIct OF the said decedent, George Dicken.
son, Robert Dickinson, John Dickinson. vii.
lam Dickinson, Fanny Dickinson, Francis
Jackson and Elizabeth his wife, Francis Dick.
eDson, Dckenaon. univ cb;jd or,TL,,',..
Dickinson, decd, and Samuel Dickenson.
the said George Dickenson and Robert Dick
enson infants under the age Of twenty.one
years, by Mary Dickinson to be assigned
o" Buarulah' DeGfs
THE defendants Francis Jackson and Eli
zaoeth his wife, Francis Dickinson, Dick.
enson, only child Of Thomas Dickinson. decd.
ana samuel Dickinson, not having entered their
appearance and given security according 10 the
act OF assembly and the rules ofthis court. and
It appearing by satisfactory evidence, that thew
are not inhabitants Of this country IL Is order.
ed' that the said defendants do appear here
on the iirst day of the next term and answer the
PHI OF the Plaintiffs and that a copy of this
oroer be forthwith inserted in some Newspaper
published IN the city of Richmond, for two
months successfully, and posted at the front
door OF the capitol, in the said city.
a copy-Teste,
WILLIAM w. HESING, &C.
"aiCh <Ss WV
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VIRGINIA:
March go,

AT Rules holden in the Clerks Office of the
Superior Court of Chancery far the Rich.
mond District, the 2sth day of March, 1915.
'oua o. otuoos' Plt'f
against
Edmund Lacy, Philip N. Nicholas, Robert
White, Susanna Turner executrix. & James
Lynch and Elizabeth his wife, late Eiizabetb
Turner, and Jedediah Turner heirs a, law ne
John Turner, deed. and Nathaniel nunlon
admor. of James McAnce, decd. and Fila.
beth McAnce widow, and Thomas William
McAnce, Mary Jane McAnce apd E,;z.he,b
McAnce, children and heirs at law of the
'"'a 'Sihes hc Ance, decd. Deft's.
The Subpoena Scire facias awarded in ,b;s
cause not being returned executed on the de
iendant James Lynch and Elizabeth his wife
and 1t appealing by satisfactory evidence thai
they are not Inhabitants of this country IL
ordered, That the said Defendants do anneor
here on the tenth day of the next term and an
swer the bill ofthe Plaintiff, and shew cause
against the revival by the said Scire facias
sought; and'that copy of this order be forth.
with inserted in some newspaper Published
In the CITY OF Richmond, for two months sue !.
cesslveiy and posted at the front door of the
Capitol in the SAID City.
Ccpy-Teste,
March SO. ws1,
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VIRGINIA :

AT Rules holden in the Clerks Office of the
Superior Court of Chancery for the Rich
mond District, the 3oih day of January
1915.
Joseph Cabell. Paf
against
Mary Hopkins Breckenridge, widow Of
John Breckenridge, decd, Robert c..
Harrison and Anne his wife, William I.
Lewis and Elizabeth his wife, add Sally
Megginson ADMINISTRATIVE, and Robert
Horseley admir- of Joseph C. Mesginson
decd 6ef,re
The Defendant Mary Hopkins Brecken.
ridge, not having entered her appearance
and given security according to the act of
Assembly and the Rules of this Court, and
It appearing by satisfactory evidence, that
she is not an inhabitant of this country It
is ordered, L hat the said Defendant do an.
pear here on the tenth day of the next
term and answer the bill of the Plains
TIN and that copy Of this order be forth
with inserted in some newspaper publish
ed IN the City of Richmond, for two months
successfully and posted at the front door
Oh the Capitol, in the said City.
A copy-Teste,
WILLIAM w HENNING, &C.
March 90, wsw
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CHANCERY NOTICES.
VIRGINIA.

AT Rules holden in the Clerks Office of the
Superior Court of Chancery for the Rich.
mond District. the 3oth day of January
1878.
Francis T.. Harris, Josiah Smith and Rich.
ard Netheriand, ex'ors of John Neither.
land, deceased, ,oIt,.
against
James Clarke, Pleasant Turner, Edmund
+. Wilkinson, Benjamn Cheshire. Will; !.
am X Richards and company. John H.
Christian and Mary Il his wife, former.
iy Mary II Bates, adm 'rix of Charles F.
Bates, decd, Dcpto
The defendant Pleasant Turner M,
having entered his appearance and given
security according to tke Act of Assembly
and the Rules OF this Court, and it appear.
ing by satisfactory evidence, that he is not
an inhabitant of this country: Il is ordered.
That the said Defendant do appear heIe
on the tenth day of the next term and an.
s~er the bill of the Plaintiffs: and thai q
copy of this order be forthwith inserted in
some newspaper published in the CITY of
Richmond, for two months successively and
posted at the front door of the Capitol in
the said city.
A Copy-Teste,
WIN. w. HENNINC, C. C.
March ~. w8w
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Ten Dollars Reward.

GTRAYED from my house on the 18th octo.
- Der, 1914, DARK BAI~ Mare, about
fifteen hands high, has a star in her forehead,
a snip on her nose, very hollow eyes, switch
tail and hanging name, trots and racks, and is
about 8 or years old. I will give the above
reward to any perssn that will deliver said
mare 70 me near the four mile creek.
JACKSON FRAYsER.
March % n
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VIRGINIA


AT Rules holden in the Clerks Office oftbe
Superior Court OF Chancery 70 the Rich i,
mond District, the 5oth day of January
James Dykes and Robert Patton, merchants
and partners, trading under the name and
hrm OF James Dykes, q Co. Pkt'fs
Richard 5. Hackley, Robert Pollard and
thomas Maan Randolph and George
Hay, mr.
The Defendant Richard S. Hackley, NOT
having entered his appearance and given ser
curity according to the Act of Assembly and
Tue Ruies OF this Court, and it appearing by sa.
tsfactory evidence, taat he is MOI an in6ab liant
OF TINS country IL is ordered, That the said
defendant, do appear here on the tenth. day of
tue next term and answer the bill of the plain.
TINS and thata copy Of this order be forthwith
inserted in some new spaper published in the
CITY OF Richmond, for two months SUCCESSFULLY
and posted at the front door of the Capitol, in
the said City.
coPY-TESTE,
WILLIAM w, HENINE, C. C..
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March 30.
VIRGINIA:


at Rules holden in the Clerks Office oftbe su
Perior Court Of Chancery for the Richmond
District, the 29th day Of March, 1915.
Eiiza Ann Brend, Archibald Peasants and Ma.
ry his vile, formerly Mary Brend, and Anna
brend, an infant BY the said Eliza Ann Brend
her next friend, pr,
against
William Mitchell and William Scott ard SALLY
his wife, which said William Mitchell and
Sally Scott are the heir and heiress of Robert
Mitchell, decd, and John Hughes, Derts.
The defendant John Hughes not having en-
tered his appearance and given security ac,
cordlng to the act of assembly and the rules or
tins court, and it appearing by satisfactory evi
uehce, that he is not an inhsbitant of this coun.
try 1t is ordered, that the said defendant do
appear here on the first day of the next term
and answer the bin of the plaintiffs aud that
copy OF this order be forthwith inserted in
some newspaper published in the city of Rich.
hond' Tor two months successfully, and post
city. - ''O '"-U
coPy--Teste,
-, 80 WILLIAM w. HENING, &C.
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VIRGINIA
Ai' Rnies holden in tie Clerks Office Of The Su~
Pertor Court Of Cbaucery for the PicsDlond
District, fhe 30th day Of Jaaua,y, 1915.
Michael Omaly, PIT
against
'ohn Bell, surviving partner of the late firm of
John and William Bell, and said John Bell.
Walter Bell, and Reuben G. Beaslcy, suryiy,
ing partners of the firm of William and John
be'' 20. Dciis.
The Defendcnt Reuben G Beasley. not hay
ing entered his appearance and given security
according the Act OF Assembly and the Rules
OF this Court, and it appearing py satisfactory
evidence, that be is not an inhahitart of this
country 1t IS ordered, Tlist the said Defen-
dant, do appear here on the first dsy of the mex,
term and answer the bill of the praintiff; and
that copy of this order be forthwith ipserted
IN some Rewspaper puslished in the CITY of
Richmond, for two months cuessiveIv and
posted at the front door Of the Capitol in the
said City.
A cepy--Teste,
WILLIAM w. HENMG, C. C.
February 8. ew8w)
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JACOB MIcHAUx,

N TICE.
THE board Of Commissioners, appointed bv
virtue of the act, entitled +" An act supple.
mentary to an act, entitled an act providing for
the naturalization Of certain claimants of Dub.
lie lands in the Mississippi territory" hereby
give notice, that they request from the claim.
ants under the said act, that written state
ment, specifying the amount Of the respective
pretehsions Of each Claimant, the quantity Of
chain OF each title, be forthwith Transmitted 10
the Board. '"
THOMAS SWAMI.
r. s KEY,
JOHN LAW.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-04-05

VIRGINIA
ut Raies holden in the CLERKS Office ofMe ST.
Perior Court Of charcery for the Richmond
District, the SOFA day ofJanua,y, 1915.
James Morrison, /: pit.
Ggainst
Robert Campbell. Robert Gordon, and Jannet,
his wife, and James Currie, which said James
and Jannett, are heirs at law'of James Currie,
deceased, as we'll as the heirs and leral re
representatives. ofWilliam Currie, deceased.
Robert Hicks Nathaniel S. Dallan, and Sally
his wife, formerly Sally Hicks, John Hicks.
an infant Son of John Hicks, deceased. which
said Robert, Sally, and John, are heirs of the
said JohA Hicks, deceased, a. Kirkpatrick.
surviving executor of David Duncan. deceas.
ed, William G. Pendleton, Register of the
Land Office ot Virginia. and James WeIcb.
and Samuel Duncan, David Duncan, Marga
rett Duncan, Polly Duncan, and Peggy Dun.
can children and heirs at law of David Dun
can, deceased. Defs
THE Defendants A. Kirkpatrick. Jams
4 WEIGH, Nathaniel S. Dallam, and Sally his
wife, and Samuel Duncan, David Duncan, Mar.
garrett Duncan, Polly Duncan, and Peggy Dun
can, children and heirs at law of David Dun.
can, deceased, not having entered their appear.
ance and given security according to the Act of
Assembly and the Rules of this Court, and IL
appearing by satisfactory evidence, that they
are not inhabitants Of this country His or.
dered' That the said Defendants do appear here
on the first day OF the next term and ans wer the
bill OF the plaintiffs and that a copy Of this or
der be forthwith inserted in some newspaper
published in the City Of Richmond, for two
months successively and posted at the front
door OF the Capitol, in the said City.
eoPY-TEsTE,
WILLIAM w. HENNING, &C.
February IL. w8w.
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Or. Mas. Gems Department,
Richmond, March 27th, 1915.
NOTICE.

A IL persons having demands against the
IA United States for Forage, Wood, Straw or
other supplies furnished the United States
since the month Of November 1918, are reques-
ted to bring forward their accounts 10 the sub,
scriber, for settlement.
JOSEPH WHEATON,
ID. Q; .9faHer General
N. b. few Omitted States Wagons and
horses yet for sale.
March 90. &c
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March 22-1m
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Secretary of the Treasury.
M u. The Printers of the laws of the United
states are requested to publish this notice three
t,mes week until the 1st of May; and the
commissioners OF Loans IN the respective
states will, also, be pleased TO give it an early
and general circulation,
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When Bonaparte returned from Russia,
general asked, what troops he had brought
with him =" Amp replied Partisan, ." he has
none, neither voltigeur, tiraleur, nor chasseur;
indeed he has nothing but sa peur---(sa peur-
his fesr)
Some short time after this, when in the Ler
gislative Assembly, he demanded new levy
of soldiers, member asked, " Where is that
immense army which you last summer led to
Russia To which Bonaparte replied in his
usual short manner and abrupt tone, . Je RAJ
Il have it; which sounds like gele--frozen :;
the whole body burst into laughter, and the
Emperor soon after retired in rage
The following ancedote Of Bonaparte is re-
lated in pamphlet Just published at Paris
" Riding out the day after his arrival in the
Isle Of Elba, on the coast, he was met, escorted
by great number Of English, by a peasant,
who imagisned the 1sllnd had been coded TO
England. Mistaking BOnapaate for Covers,
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Baron do kORi and Ferdinand YIL
Most Of our readers will recoI,ect mat la,v
years since Tin March 18I0) the MARQUIS Wei.
lesly Minister for Foreign Affairs, emploved =
foreigner ealing himself Barsa de Kolli. 70
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VIRGINIA

March &c. w8n
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UNTO PATRIOTISM.

The following is from the B9sfo1 Size.
fator Of December 10th paper Edited by
Or. Park formerly Editor of the Repertory
The Doctor. II We have not been nisinForn.
ed. was formerly an Officer 10 the British
army IN the West,Indies After leaving
the army he came % America and estsb~
lished a newspaper at NewburYport, which
was soon removed % Boston. The Dr.is =
federaiist Of what ls'called the Boston stamp
The reader may make his own comments
"INDIAN LANDS Perhaps IL viii be
gratifying % some that the English have re
oeded from thsirssine Qua non. aud agree
that we shall have the right Of psssessin
ourselves Of Indian lands by conquest or
BY purchase" For ourselves we sincerely
regret r. Il leaves an importaat point {,
De settled among ourselves, which We hat
hoped 20 see determined BY a treaty with q
foreign county, We muA not have new
states formed 10 the western wilderness, 0,
hold New"Eggland, and indeed all the Al
ia1uc States, in perpetual Yassalage.
leaves business for the Hartford Convention
which We had BATTERED ourselves ooCld hay
oeen traCsacled At Client"
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Ieail, that all but sight or nine had deserre1
their seats on this occasion,
-, january Z.
We congratulate our readers on N. mn,
aniuity with which the National Bank hill
in an amended shape, has been ordered 70
third reading the House of Representa-
tives. There IS now no doubt bu, it will naxs
that bndy; and it is generally believed the
amendments to it viii receive the sanction
Of the Senate.
We hope the time is at hand when mo,
.ney-broSers and spectators will no longer
prey on the necessities OF the people. or
sport with the public credit, by depressing
the price of government securities, thai,
they may bay them in at shameful dis.
count
When the vile intercourse now existing
with tse enemy in Certain parts Of our coun.
try IS arrested by the sstong arm of the
law, specie will not long be bought up by
the smugslers at twenty per cent. above
par; when National Bank IS established
the Paper Of all other sound hanks viii, be
placed on that equality Of footing which the
public and Individual interests Of the com.
mnni'y alike require, and one section Of our
country no longer be tributary THE other
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The Constitution Frigate.
From che NJ York Commercial ,4dper tiscr
January s.
IAfPORTANT RyMOU

A naval officer, WHO left EewsLondon on
Tuesday evening and arrived here this
morning IN the Mail Stage, states. that on
Tuesday morning q Mr.. Peck came up
from the British squadron sand reported
that while on board the SRhey5 that morns
ing he was informed by the FIRST lieutenant,
thaf hs u, SsaisS' JTgats Constitution h d
su7k fhc British ffgafe BZ1iisfops, after u
long and Iesheras engagement, 10 Mr..
Peck's enquiry how they had derived their
information, the lieutenant replied, that a
sloop Of war (Which lay az anchor near
the Superb) arrived from Halifax or the
preceding evening, which received the IN
telligence from vessel she has boarded on
her passage.
rVoof the ether passengers state, that they
left Fishers Island on Tuesday and thal Just
before theiF departure, party Of British Sea
raen came on shore, aRd mentioned in their
hearing, ,hat the Constitution had given tho
Maidstone terrible fozging.
The probability Of this report is strengthen
ed BY an artieic in the Boston Palladium Of
Monday, which states, that . on the 9th Of De
cember, the william and Industry were fallen
in with BY the Maidstone, the commander OF
which took copy of their instructions, so con-
yoy them 70 Castine, but parted from them a
/ few hours aztec ip a gale" An,ther article 10
l the same paper mentions, that tle gale" here
noticed continued " ten days" or ~ othei
4 words 10 the 10th Of Dscembef This Consti,
| tuition, it viii be remembered, sailed from Bos
| ton 0n the lTli Of Dee. and stcered On aaotUri
/ course.
Prom these facts and dates, We are Incline,
70 consider Tic rumor, &C PROBABLY correct.
Nzw-ToaE, jan q.
The " s frigate President weighed auebo
about ten O'Clock this morning, aud stood dow
the bay, with brisk hrseze from the n. vs.. -
Whether she intends 10 PUT 20 sea, or has mere
ly taken Q trip down the bay Tor tbc exercise q
her crew, we have not been informed SIEVE
raj other vessels, we understand, went dow
fh's moTning with The intsntisn Of going
sea,
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MURPHY & SCOTT
War Department, 7fh .IaaaGry, 1915.
NOTICE is HEREBY EINEA.

That separate proposals viii De received AZ
the Office OF the Secretary for the Departments
Of War, until ~ o'clock at noon, Of Tue.d,y
the last day Of this month, for the supply of .iI
raiions that nay be required Tor the use Of the
United Ststes, from the 1yt day Of June, 1915.
inclusive, so the LIST day Of june, 1916, viz:
~ any place or places, where troops are or
may be stationed, marched or recruited With
in the state OF Virginia.
a ration to consist Of one pound and one
quarter OF beef or three quarters Of q pound
Of sailed pork, eighteen ounces Of bread or
Hour, one gill Of rum, whiskey or brandy and
at the rate OF two quarts Of salt four quarts Df
vinegar, four pounds Of soap and one pound
and "A hal! gt candles, 20 every hundred ratjols.
The prices Of the several component parts oF
the ration shall be specified but The United
States reserve the right OF making such aI.era,
tion5, m the price Of The component parts at
tie ration Aforesaid as shall make the price OK
each part thereof, 5aar Just proportion 10 The
proposed price Of the whole ration. The ra-
tions are go be furnished in such quantities.
that there shall, at AT tim9s, during tGc tern
Of The proposed contract, be sufficient for the
consumption Of the troops for sIZ months iA
, advance, Of Eoo5 and wholesome provisions, g
the same shall be required.
~ is also 10 be permitted o. all and every Of
the 5ommandsnts OF fortified places or posts, I'D,
call ior, at seasons VIXEN the same can be trans
ported or ct any time, n case Of urgency, such
supplies of Ike provisions 10 ,dy5uc as In
( The discretion of the commander ahail bedscra-
/ ell proper
| It is understood, that The Contractor /, TO he
/ 81 the expense and risk rs issuing the supplies
/ TO Che troops, and that al losses sustained bV
/ the dsprclations Of the enemy or by means
Of the troops Of the United States, shall be paid
by the United States, et the price of the article
I csptursd or destroyed as aforesaid, on the de-
/ positions OF i~o or more persons Of crcdIrt,
chsgacters and the cerJ ifcale Of "a canraiss,-,,
edroiictr Of Che United States, stating the civ
Icumsance Of ths loss, aud The fmouH. Of al,
ARTICLES. for which compensation shall be claim
Ted.
The privilege b. reserved 20 the Unite,
States, Of requiring that none Of the sn,rlie,
which may BE- furnished under any ui .t. aro
posed contracts, shall be issuet until ne srp
plies, which have been or may be m.nisBt.
, urdcr the o3rtrsCt now in frce, have Bee
1 consumed JAMES MONROE.