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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-04-01
VIRGINIA:


At Rules holden in the Clsrk's Office Of tho
Superior Court Of Chanccry for the Richmond
District, the goth day of January, 1915
John RlchesOn and Nancy lis wife, PlPE.
agaiHst
David Dickinson, admir- With the viii annexed,
OF David Dickinson, decd, Mary Dickinson.
relict Of the said deccdent, George Dicken-
son, Robert D:ckenson, John ID ckenson, vii.
liam Dickenson, Fanny Dickinson, Francis
jackson aud Elizabeth his wife, Francis Dick
enson, Dickinson, only child of Thomas
Dickinson, deed, and Samuel Dickinson,
the said George ID r, enson and Robert Dick.
enson infants under the aga Of twenty.one
years, by Mary Dickinson to be assigned
their guardian, Def'fs
THE defendants Francis jackson and Iii
zabeth his wife, Francis Dickinson, Dick.
enson, only child of Thomas D,cken3ou. deed,
and Samuel Dickinson, not having entered their
appearance and given security according 10 tie
act OF assembly and the rules ofthis court, and
IL appearing by satisfactory evidence. that they
are not inhabitants Of this country 1t is order
ed, that the said defendants do appear here
on the iirst day OF the next term aud answer the
bill OF the Plaintiffs and that copy Of this
order be forthwith inserted in some newspaper
published IN the city Of Richmond, for two
months successfully, and posted al the front
door OF the capitol, in the said city
A eopy-Teste,
WILLIAM W. HENING, &C.
March - w5w
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Ten Dollars Reward.

CTRhYED from my house on the 18th Oc,o.
- bsr, .8l4, DARK BAY- MARE, about
h1een hands high, has a star IN her ferehead.
a snip on her nose, very hollow eyes, switch
tail and hanging name, tTots and racks, and is
aeout 6 or years old I will give the above
reward to any persen that will deliver said
mare 10 me near the four mile creek.
JACKSON FRAYsER.
March 90. If
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By His RxcELLENeY SIR GEORGE PRE-
VUST, Baronet, &c Be. &c
a PROCLVMATlON.

A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS it has blessed Almighty God 60
put an end u The War with The Uuited State
Of America, in which His Majesty has beer
called upon To defend his Dominions, to main
tain the honour OF his Crown aud the Just rig hts
Of his subjects And Whereas this His Ma.
iestys Province OF Lower Canada has been
throughout the sanguinary contest, highly e.
voured and protected, and inssmuch as such
signal benefits and mercies, now increased by
the restoration Of the blessings Of Peace, call
for the public and solemn Acknowledgements
10 the Supreme Ruler Of the Universe.--I have
zI<nzeZA III by and with the advice Of His Ma
ecutive Council of this Province, to
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a ] DALLAS.
Secretary of the l'r, asurv

Secretary OF the 'lrt asury.
N. b. The Printers OF tie laws OF tn, United
States are requested 10 publish this hotice three
times week until tie Is. of MAY; and the
Commissioners OF Loans in tie respective
states will, also, BE- pleased to give it an early
and general circulation.
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Notice to Clerks of Courts.
NLERKs whose duty it is to TRANSMIT 10 the
" Auditors Office copies 0. the Sherlff's
bonds, arc earnestly requested TO be prompt in
the discharge Of that duty.
JNO. BURFoOr, A.PA.
March 25. CIV
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Viz Doctors McCIurg, Foushee, sen. Ly
ons, Greenhow, McCaw ard Worrol.
7 o. whom more than 60 were bled-some
twice and nearly all until they grew sick or
iaint. Neither Typhus nitior nor gravior fol.
lowed my practice It was too prompt and
decisive The foundation of ianumerabe con.
s9amPtions will be laid by neglecting the use
y Two SO sparingiy from their fears, as to be
o. o. no account.-The other sufficiently and was
Tue most quickly relieved person, from the
most violent attack, had ever seen. He re-.
laPsed aud died from causes unnecessary to
mention.
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March 22-1m
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Richmond, March, %, 1915. wtd
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-05-22

~ T..
I'D AN AWAY from the Subscriber,
va, on the evening of Wednesday tie
1T. instant. bright mulatto boy, named
JOSHUA, formerly tie property of Mr..
VIM. Hodssun. about . feet Cine es high,
from 90 to 81 years Of age. stout mate
and handy Leg ed ; las a swing il, lis
walk lad on wien he vert of ,air If
blue ra.ltaioons ard roundabout ;acEet,
but it is probable he may have changed
item. It is probable he will make fer
Philadelphia or New York, where lie
will ATTEMPT to get employment as Con-
fectioner, in which business he has been
employed for some time. I will give a
reward of Twenty Cellars for securing
him,~if taken in Alexandra or the Dis
trict of Columbia. or the above reward if
t.ken any distance upwards Of twesty
miles from Alexandria, and reasonable
charses-if brought home.
LOUIS BEELER.
NJ Masters of vessels aid others are
cautioned against harboriny or carrying
of said fellow, as theY will be dealt 4M
according to law for so"doing. L..
Ma. 10.
The Editor of the Baltimore Federal
4azette wi please Pub ish tie above e.
yer, other three times.
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IAN, T.etter to Cen. Wsships-
h $. be,seatk strong he@pen collar,
tos .se o,.is legacy can think OF that
IN .fhira. as we'll as best adsated t.
WI d..h death in sane measure as II
' ~ as his life and / do hereby d.
's e.san,l urder nv executors t. send It TO
, TN tae first SAFE conveyance, with my =,
ban nl;aests. and reanest tat he would
c ~ n.e cf it Without delay, that the.
MAJ a'o., razo.,gaas not be disgraced by
$ ,esd s:ii'snch = monster
49,. co5best's paper ef tie 18th Oc-
~" toscr. 1897.
], rssy. Moaseur jefferson, If the.
aegasfain has crossed the Allan
i =. ssyt;t,srSsit goae ; You vii! not pre-.
o. 8, 1T s,pspsa, that it has taken up its
tsnl. ..,,.,y Anesicans, unless indeed
a's's s. ! ssi,fkst.ence to assert, that to
1 80 J,sldeed. kicked, aogsed and
i 3 sr,.Issa By tte. French, are the.
Y, $, st;sSs, ,Sarks az freedom unless you
,i,s' t,s M ps'esse to assert that men
fas - e ! country where Governor
sr -: ;;.r tlem 10 be seized without a
can Giant. ant aad trt sported for a month,
va :.ssnta ts;a,. OF even hearing / w
sis .''t.s,. vou are prepared to rake
a go. .sertio;.s, YOU will not pretend
ss, ,ffse freedom Of Britain has taken its
s s;ast This way. and above all you will not
- rs dare to assert this Of her Liberty OF
g. s.s pres.. No, Monsieur Thomas, the
TN &c Britain will shine her philosophy
s ,s%;rII;IIur,iaase an admiring world, and
h.r freedom, (her ress freedeml will con-
.a .;a,,s @ BE- J. tie cfarter of tie land'
.,s,hsotsykrsd vii be rotting cheek by
40 NTH tFat Of same toil-killed negro
! Save. She VIII flourish in Commerce in
Arts. and ID Arms, Wien thy pivot chair
ss,abe erambled into dust when thy
ssuch STUN theories, tay fimsy philosophy
inv shallow, shifting politics. AID thy
ssyious vindictive predictions shall all be
damned to eternal obliyioQ; and when
raarht stall be remembered OF Tree or
time, save thy csnl, unprovcked. and
r;r,er,,,s SANDER on tine family of Cresap.
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the prize ships following orr motions
md stood out Of the harbor ofPort Praya
close under East Point, passing the er-
.ny's squadron about gun shot to wind
ward Of them; crossed our topgallan
yards and set foresail, ulainsail
snanker, flying jib and topgallant sails
The eaemy seeing us under weigh, tack
ed ship and made all sail in chase Of US
AS far as we could Judge of their rates
from the thickness Of the weather, suppo
sed them two ships of the line and one
fiigate. At half past meridian cut ava
the boats towing astern, first cutter and
gig. At P. M. found our sailing a
bout equal with the ships on our lee quar-
ter, but the frigate lufing up gaining
,ur wake and rather dropping astern OF
is, finding the Cyane dropping asterl'
and to leeward, s. the frigate gaining OF
aerfast, | found it impossible to save be-
if she continued on tie same course.
without having the Constitution brought
to action by their whole force. l made
the signal at 10 minutes past P. M.
to her to tack. ship. which was complied
with. This .manguyere, | conceived.
would detach one of the enemy's ships in
pursuit of her, while at the same time;
from her position, she would be enabled
toreach the anchorage at Port Praya, be-
fore the detached ship could come up
with her; but if they did not tack after
her, it would afford her an opportunit,
to double their rear, and make her es-
cape before the wind. They all con-
tinued in full chase of the Levant; and
this ship: tie ship on our lee quarter tir-
ing, by divisions, broadsides, her shot tal-
Ing short of US. At P. Nj. by our hay
ing dropped the Levant considerably,
her situation became from the position
Of the eneny's frigate) similar to the
Cyane. it became necessary to sepa-
rate also from the Lesant or risk this
ship being brought to action to cover
aer. | made tie signal at 5 minutes
past for her tack, which vas COM
Piled with. At II minutes past 8 the
whole of the eneny's squadron tackled
in pursuit of the Leyant and gave up the
pursuit Of this ship. This sacrifice of the
Levant became necessary for tie preser-
Yation Of the Constellation. Sailing mas
ter Hixua, lnidsi,ipman Varnum. l boat
,wain's mate and IL men were absent on
Iaty in the 5th cutter to bring the cartel
orig under our stern.
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lcor those who are sick sin mind body

or those who are sick Gin mind, body
and estate" {,
Considerations like the foregoing shonld
induce the Benevolent to discriminate TIE
objects of their benefactions lest instead
Of administering food to the poor and
needy, they become the messengers Of
death and mischief to society,
Connected with our subject, is that
snecies Of Charity, which, in the excess s
Of its feelings, becomes improvldent ana
Injurious to the giver. tits to this, that
Solomon alludes in saying, "when it is
in the po,cer Of thine hand to do 5" and
although there are few instances in winch !.
Benevolent munifcence has injured itself
by its liberality, yet ostentation AID envy
often seduce n.-a, parodoxical as It may
appear, to give aims beyond the limits OF
discretion and prudence. The benign
doctrines of our Holy Religion enbody
the whole Human Race into one, fam
iIy; but we find nothing in its history orl
PRINCIPLES which obliges one fellow crea-
ture causelessly to injure himself andl
dependents by the profusion of his earth 1
Dy goods. tits true, that she that hat.
pity upon the poor lerdetb to tie Lord Fl
but we are no where told, that to relieve
the poor we ought to impoverish our
selves.
That Charity which delights in visit
ing, in secret, the recesses ofhuman mi
sery, which exults in raising the droorins|
leads of tire distressed widow and or
phan; which administers the cup OF cor 4
fort and consolation to the Fa,ched lips of
the sick or dying, is truly acceptable mi
the eyes Of God and 8 he that giyeth In
secret shall be rewarded openly" G.
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The Modern Lay Preacher.

81
:: Withhold not good from item to whom
it is due, when it is in the power of
thine hand to do it. Prorer5s.
Among the excellent precepts inculcat-
ed by the inspired writer, tie duties of
charity are very emphatica!ly impressed:
indeed the Whole circle of tie moral and
social virtues is traced with an earnest
and persuasive eloquence which cannot
fail to touch the feelings and understand
Ing of every attentive i'ious reader.
8 lie that oppresseth tie poor reproach-
eth his maker; but he chat honoreth him,
hath mercy on the poor
Even that heavenly virtue, Charity, Is
liable to abuse as our author evidently
implies thathe recommends daing ':good"
to them ito whom it is due''-lt is not
the mere act of giving ainis'' that con-
stitutes charity. The hand must be con-
suited by tae head and. the heart. He
Who indiscfi.nioa,ely administers pecuni-
arv aid. alike t. tue worthy AID the worth
less, may do some good but t"ere are a
thousand chances that re may do infinite
XIV more mischief. Hence it is Ct great
importance, even in the exercise OF this
celestial attribute, to ascertain that on.
riffs are not bestowed Ell improper or vi
ciOus objects.
The streets of most of our large cities
exhibit objects whose very exterior de-
notes roveity- and wretchedness. Are
these objects excluded from the benefits
Of our numerous public benevolent insti-
tutions Ii tAey are, surely it must be
for some good and sufficient reason. Ma
nv of them no doubt are filter tenants
for the house of correction, than for the
house Of aims. The pecuniary gifts
thrown away upon them are almost vi
tious in their nature; for every tarthing
they receive is consumed in "HYuid fire."
The miserable wretch who will supplicate
YOU for penny to buy some bread, if
followed but few steps after hereceives
the desired boon, will be seen entering
one of those aboninable and pestiferous
| shops which disgrace every quarter of our
city. It is a lamentable truth, that the
foregoing remark equally applies to Wo-
men and men.
There is another description ofbeggars.
| which sense Of public decehcy, and mo-
| raj Justice ought to drive FROM our streets.
| ailude to children representing them
selves as the onsFring OF poor & wretch.
| ed parents. Beside the ruinous effects
upon their own morals, by such course
| Of education, it. most frequently happen.
that the poor pittance which these i" little
ones'' collect, by dlnt OF tears and sup.
| plications, is carried home to add another
draught to their already intoxicated and
chased parents. How shocking to vir-
tue and humanity is tie idea Of children
being thus brought up in ignorance, Idle
ness and vice That lnan would render
societ, an important service WHO by Oh
tician influence OF by the force of charac
ter, could wipe away this stain upon oul
cities.
! Many impositions are practiced upor
| the generosity of the community by ia
bncated cases Of distress, Approach is
made to our purses under a variety o.
disgulses and in the goodness Of oul
hearts we often give to Discrimination
| fraud, or wee, what Heaven mtsadsd
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Herring,s.

FNHE Subscribers oner for Sale on ac-
4. conmodating terms if immediate
eppllcation is lie.
1OO bbis. SiiAD, No. ].
$50 do. nett liEitRINGS, do.
400 do. gross do. do.
All of which are very sood, hav ~ been
put up by experienced is"erlneh and
packed with turks island and Isle Of
May salt.
ALSO,
Coffee in barre;s, Coarse Salt in bulk
and Liverpool nne in Sacks as usual
Family Flour.
81" oO Bales prime retailing COT
TON.
SAMUEL LINDSAY, g. Co.
May IL. st
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Ian DING

From Brig Carissa finn, CAPT. Tsf,
40 bbIs. Muscovado SUGAR.
From sloop Little Surch from Ihilcdel.
phia,i
60 bbls. best PORTER.
400 barrels freight, will be take, for
PHILADELPHIA in said vessel; to sail as
soon as lfsled. Al'lv TO
1dnms, Herbert e. 60.
Apr
LANDING.
From Schooner Gro zee WAsHING7oY,
Capt. Henry,
6 hhds. choice w. I. FUN,
30 cases Genuine Holland Gin.
I case Cutlery, consisting of an e'e- :.
giant assortment of Fen, Pocket d
Spoltsman's Knives, Ia2ors. &c.
/ case of Blue, Red, and White Bunt-
ing.
ADAMS. FrEpFpT &, CO.
Nav Q
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ALEXANDRIA.
MONDAY, MAY %.

WASHINGTON, May ~.
Cspq Of a letter from Captain steacart to
The secretary Of the navy, dated
Uuited States frigate Constitution,
May -. 1878.
SI2-On the Goth of February last, the
Island Of Madeira bearing about WSW.
distant go LEAGUES, we fell in with his
Britannia maiesty's two ships of war, the
Cyane and Leyant, and brought item to
action about s O'Clock in the evening.
botao Of which, alter a spirited engage
nentofforty minutes, surrendered to the
snip under my command:
Considering tie advantages, derived
BY tie enemy, from divided and more
active force, as aise thei, superiority IN
the weight aud number OF guns, | deem
Tic speedy aad decisive result of this ac-
tihntae strongest assurance which can be
gwen TO the government. that all under
my command did their duty, and gallant
ly supported the reputation Of American
Seaalen.
incl9sed YOU will receive the minutes
9; the action, and list of the XII led and
wounded ouboasd this ship; also inciosed
I yaawlii receive for your information a
statement OF the actual force OF the enc
my, and the number killed and wounded
Ga board their ships as near as could be
ascertained.
4 hare tie honor to remain, very re-,
specially, SIT, Your most ubedient SER
yant.
CHAs. STEWART.
4 Han B. w. crowningshield,
7 sec'y OF the Navy, Washington.
List Of killed and wounded on board the
vs.. trisate Consultation of "A guns,
(ulaunttng thirty-two "A Founders and
twenty So lbs. carronades) on tie 2oth
February 1873, in action with his Bri-
saniNc maesy's ships oyane and Lee
want.
KILLED.
John fuiliustan, ordinary seaman -
-, Farros, marine; William Har-
fal, ditto.
WOUNDED.
DAVID Quill, qaarter-master; is. Jack
sun seaman, severely; Tobias Ferna d,
ssaihau, since dead; Benjamin Thomas,
a sr, severely; benz. .enderford, ditto,
sasaay ymceaf Marks, ditto, severe
( John Lancy, ordinary ditto, since
Seaa Thomas Fessenden, ditto, since
seM; asFiamin Norckross, sergeant of
@'l4es, SECRECY; Patrick Cain, ma
N' ssyere!5s &fliam Holmes, ditta,
'elsty Andrew Chambers, do. siisilt-
hiliedS Wounded ls-Tota1 Is.
,at OF the actual force of his Bri-
-, s'a"'c "'gestys saips Levant, Car, tan
ny ny "a lt'aSlanle George, Douglass, COM
S4's.' aad Cyai.e, Captain Gordon
.;s esi' comnapder. with the number
10y ''u Aud Mounded on board each
5 '".p' On the eth February, 1913, as
s Sa. as c,aid be ascertalned, while
tS,;s eu With the U. s. frisate Consti-
20 LEyANT.
enrty-two Founders. carronades,
Twelve pouiltier, ditto,
Al'e Founders, long guns,
saa :. l40 officers, seamen and ma
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p O S n s CIR I p T.
Np,c- Fork MaY 10.

JFFN-1UT" OHuy I5'
The squadron, under tie command 81
Commodore Decatur, sailed yesterday
morning for the Mediterranean, to ren.
devious at Giberaitar.-When the Com.
modore and Capt. JONES took their de.
parture from the Battery, an assembled
croud of their fellow citizens rent the all
with three time three cheers.
The squadron consists of the following
vessels viz. x
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The heavy squadron, bound to tie
same place. will sail III a few days from
Boston.
The wind coming ahead, tie squadron
anchored again in the bay.
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By letters from New Orleans we learn
that Fort Boyer was prompt. surrehder-
ed by the British to our authority, accord
Ing to the acquisitions OF the Treaty.
MT. Intel.
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lit i farmers house, near G0iI8I6fd
the following Siinen ircnhstancs toak
place A little boy baxing met with
1 couple of yd1ng rabils which were yel
Blind brought them s8ihe, bui the ia-
|ther, knowing they e8dlJ net Be long
kent alive, determined upon giving
them as 8 dainty meal to the eat, con-
Guiding she would take them f6fyonng
rats; accorllingly one was thrown 70
her, which she INSTANTLY took In her
mouth and carried 81 II sigbt q little
while after she returned lnewing, and
licking her chops fof tue ether, which
was given to her, and this she treated in
similar Mlanner Ii was taken for
granted that size had deyoured them. but
some tine after, to the great ssirpsize Of
the tarlner.lt was discovered THAT, In
stead of chat being the case, she bad
given them suck, and treated them as
kittens. They had grown considerably,
and had gained their sight, and seemed
quite fecopciied to their new m0tef.
III 80
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Plaster Land for Sale,

TWvHE subscriber offers for sale, a
Farm, in the County Of Fauquier,
and state Of Virginia, containing $50 A.
ores, one third of which Is Of the strong
est quality, and covered with a heavy
growth Of red oak and hickory-Tke re-
sidue. (being cleared land, } is in good
heart, two thirds of it having been
laid down in red. clover, and no tract
in the state has afforded higher eviden-
ces Of It's adoption to the plaster Of Pa
|ris.-There is, on; this tract, and at the
confluence OF the two never failing
streams Of Broad and Mill Rnns, 9
|scite for d Merchant Mill, with q fall
|of a5feet. surrounded by every mate.
Trial for building, and by the side Of 9
we'll built Saw-Niill. recently erected
La law has passed for q turnpike road
which wiIlpass BY Or near tins SCI.
For the above property, Will faks
/ the moderate price Of 90 doliAys per 9
lcre. with reasonable allowance, tor ths
water advantages,
8IIOMAS TURNER.
Near Haymarket Post-O Office, Va
September co.
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Runaway.

A BLACK MAN in my employ
|. "a named JaGes Evans, left IL on Sa-
|turday evening the 18th of November.
taking with him his clothes, consisting of
Ia variety Of. the best kinds, amongst
lwIsich is recollected a drab short coat, a
black and green mixed coat, Of super
fine cloth several pair of fine cashmere
Epantaioons e short breeches; Marseilles
land Norsted jackets, different colours I;
IA white and black beaver hat, boots,
Jefferson shoes and shoes irish linen,
Icotton and dowlass shirts, DC. He has
|been seen working at some OF the flour
stores ap King street, aud on the wharves.
AS he has been with me sometime in this
|town a minute description OF him is
Edeemed unnecessary I; suffice it to say
HE cannot speak without suffering /; has
h scar on the back of his head, occasion
led By a burn his whiskers are Of very
fine hair. Fer securing him ia the jail
|of this town | will give Ten Dollars, if
taken within the District. If taken out
|of the District, for every mile over five
from the town / viii give one dollar.
| will be thankful for any information
giycn by persons who would not trouble
| themselves to bring him home: also
|ferSarn all persons from hiring or har-
|boring him uAder any pretext whatever.
|ar taxing him off from the town in any
way, as ! shall be compelled 10 enforce
| the law against all such. For the clothes
II furnished him | will give a reasonable
Reward they were packed in a chest
EI'he constables of Alexandria are par
Iticularly invited to notice this advertise.
Ement.
Should he'be taken about Dumfiies IN
Virginia, where he was raised and is vel
known, | will give Ten Dollars for Sc
curing him in the jail Of that place.
| G.. Il. Chapman.