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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-10-09
THE SUBSCRJBRPS

THE SUBSCRIBERS
Are now receiving, from Liverpool, direct,
Imported in tie WiHipn q Ezra;
1877 Crates thev-ry best asortmcIts blue and erocn
edged WARE, particularly selected Tor ,lds
,ieSs: Containing Dining Sets, Cup. and sau;
Q boses GERS, Jugs &e.
tierees GLASS WARE. containing double fin.
Tnmbleis, hest quality
5n iiefees hest London Porter
10 Cases Copper
60 Raised Bottoms. louse
10 boxes BEST ENGLISH CHEESE;
baskets about 1000 lbs.
500 sacks SALT, hestlarge Liverpool filed
90 boxes Tin Plates.
% The above articles win be sold ON accommodating,
terms.
Moncure, Robinson e PLeasauts,
Auctoneers.
August 10. eff
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siIApARD & WEBB


IL hhds. prime Muscoyado Sugar
20 barrels i.naf do.
iO,oho lbs. Coffee, part prime Green
4oO barrels I.eyburnS anL Caruther's best rec
titled Wh'skcy
Is do. Csruiher's iruited do.
20 hhds Antigua E"m
20 bhls. New-Eugland do.
pipes Cognac Brandy
io. Holland Gin
IS or. casks dry Ma!sga
do. Sweet do. ~EATN
do. Sicily Madeira w IN kIs
do. Sherry
30 ticrces London Porter
10 barrels Tanners Oil, G hhds. Molasses
400 sacks Liverpool Salt, 20 tons Bar llon
tons B;istered Steel
do. Cermaa do.
90 raegots Crawley Ito.
ron Nail Rods
Sheet and Hoop Iron
40 casks Cut Mails, , tons Patent Shot
~ kegs Gunpowdcr
40 boxes Whittimorc's Cotton s. Wool Cards
ia "a aa 10 3 by by i rs Window Glass.
hhds. Gas Ware assorted
cases haifrii.t Tumblers
so boxes Mould Candles
81 do. Chocolate
10 casks English refinsi Saltpe,re
iso resms Writing and Letter Paper
100 do. Wr,pping do.
Bottle Corss
ceronns Spanish Fotant Indigo
hh'. Masider, bDls. Marbles
81 small boxes Imperial and Gunpowdcr Tea
chests Gunpowdcr do.
Is barrels Mess Beef
few harrels Pork
500 barrels Cut Herrings, 70 do. Whole DO.
10 do Prime Shad
Tar, Resin, Spinning Cotton, Pepper, Pimento,
Cinnamon, Nutrnegs, Cloves, Race Ginger, Fig
cp.,p, lt.,.~ II
Windsor si.,l Broyn Soap, Tin Plates, Tin Boxes,
Loewood, Shoe Thread, Grind Stones, DemIohns,
Pipes, sc. &c.
also,
cases Domestic bieached Sbirtings
do. Bed-tcks
do. Chanbrays. Stripes, Paids, Cling
bale Turkey Yarn
So pieces Twiletl SscSiag
5t0 Sack Bags
80 tons Hemp, Sc. &c. &c.
Sept. 2s. list
a 4 Court held Tor louisa COUNTY, tue ga day
N OF September, 1876
Ordered, That Frederick Harris and Ralph S.
Sandlse, be appointed Commissioners for the pur-
pose OF receiving proposals, an,l contract for ma
KING AN accurate Surrey and Chart oftLis County,
according: to the Act of Assembly in that case made
and provided, subject TO the revision of this Court,
at the November Term next.
Copy, JsSie,
JOHN POINDEXTER, C. c.
THE above named Commissioners solicit the at
tention ofpersons qsal for that undertaking, and
will receive PROPOSALS TO that effect, at the County
Office for two months from the date hereof.
September 81. sow
ySNtiE undersigned being appointed Ly the Cour-
A ty Court OF Albemarie, to receive proposals
Tor executing an accurate Survey and Chart OF said
County, (except the Blue Ridge, the Rivanna Riv.
err, from the fluvanua line to the Fork above
charlottesville, and the Fnvanna or James River.)
agreeaby to an Act of Assembly, passed eth Feb
rusry, 1876 Give notice, that they will receive
PROPOSALS. Tin writing, post paid) for making the
said Survey and Chart, untilI the LIST of November
next.
DABNEY MINOR.
FRANK CARR
CHARLES BROWN.
August %. SO.
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ROBERT POLLARD, OK.

a General Meeting ofthe Proprietors of Shares
IN the James River Company is hereby called, a.
greeaby to the 9th Section Of the Act OF the Incor-
poration; and It is appointed 10 he held at the Ca.
pito', IN the City of Richmond, on Monday, oist
day OF October next, at the hour of 10 o'clock-to
consider and determine the Proposition contain.
ed in the Resolution Of the Board of Directors da
ted the Sd instant
w FOUSHEE, President
Of the James River ConfDanu
September S7-ept.im
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~. * r. DICKINSON

w. * r. DICKINSON
IRE no1v receiving, per Tie ships Poeahuntas am
Niagara, from Li,,erbooi, direct,
4 General assortment of HAIR DWARF
K CUTLERY, which DIZZY Offer for sale ON the. mo-
accommodating isrms for Cash accept,ic,s dir.
duo"rs below the Farmers Bank, Main ST.
Sept. 25. 4Otm
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Sept. u.

A a NJ eetng of the President and Directors of
"a the janis River Company on the Sd day Of
September 1916:
hesolued, That the President he requested to
call General Meeting of the Stockholders ofthe
James River Company at the Capitol in this City
on MONDAY the 9lst day of Octob.r next, 10 take
into consideration enquiry made by the Board of
Pubilck Works, Whether this Company will un-
derake, with the appreciation of The General Assem-
bly,, to extend the navigation Of James River to the
mouth OF Dunap's Greek, and upon what con,liti
ons"-A Copy. Teste,
ROBERT POLLARD, OK.
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JUST RECEIYEO.

JUST RECEIYED,
PER SHIP .N.aRY, FROM LIVERPOOL.
30 Sets elegant gold FURNISHED Tea0 Jpihiouf
China new * beautiful patterns, Ieatots
so setsh enameIled plain do. f.nd Su-
900 81 ,, blue printed >, eelrs.
100 dOzcn China Pitchers, assorted sizes
(Ware elegant, and pat. ms newt
on ,, line cnanelleh, with landscapes. sc.
100 ,, ., blue printed
80 ,, y Wash-i5asins, very large sizes
with aud without ewers)
10 hhds. dining sets very complete
- Plates Distinct FROM Gets, dinner,
breakfast and tea
Chldre0's toy tea sets, Iettered, curves &C.
Also,
A lew crates blue and green edged plates and
dishes.
The above articles were imported BY Us direct
from the Manuisctory, and purchased at low pri-
ce', which will enable us to sell them on very good
terms.
DREW X BLAIR,
Few doors dboUe Bell lnpeT.H
O. Orders from the country promptly at.
tended 10, and every piece warranted against
oreSSage' ID. S5B.
"eNH' H. 36-T
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THE above named Commissioners solicit the at
tenton otpersons qualified for that undertaking. and
will receive Proposals TO that eject, the County
Office for two months from the date hereof.
September 81. Sow
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-07-30

Golden wheat; see villages, tov,e !.
les, the spacious and vel furnished ~
dement's OF man see his onyeuient .ua
omely attire, the fulness Of bis cun anS
{he co Efforts Of his table see tbons. a"u
EoI ships proudly traversng the OCEAN '
|reighted with the superiority Of soms
COUNTRIES for the supply Of The wants IF
Others: see the finer works of art n;c
lures, stataary, engraving, embroidery.
zee all these, and a thousand other thipas
and you viii recognize Il every one s e
them the agency OF the thumb Nav. al
our books of divinity, law. physic, sure.
Try, history, biography. phi osophy. poetry fry
Tor OF whatever name or descripti n. weys
first thumbed out by the laborjous ren.
men Of them. So true it is, that as fla
hand is the instrument toall other;in,tru,
|ments, it is the thumb chiefly hat minis.
tiers ability to the hand.
The thumb points to duty. lis sdm;r,.
BILE continuance manifests both the yisdom
and the goodness of the contyiver Il
Iplainly shows at the same time. that man
lis destined by his Maker 10 emploympn,s
of manual Iabour; and consequently thar
manual labor, so far from beng reproarh
to him, is one OF the essential duties Of HI.
mature and condition, and ought rather +,
be held in honor than in isgrace. And +
there be some exceptions hey include but
a very dimuniiive proper on of the bu.
man family: for Of the whole world there
are not more perhaps than ahandreth bar.
WHO are fairly exempted by rank. or for.
tune, or mental occupations, from the ne.
cessity Of laboring with their hands,
| sucking the thumbs, is proyerbsl
|phyras densting total neglect of EN-.
lploying them in any useful way answer.
able to the design they were made for
\ great many OF this +" uAtoward genera.
ton" have, ! trow, the scurvy trick os
sucking their thumbs ga great mauv,
too, whose circumstances imperousir
demand better use of them. It is pt.
|fai practice, whittier in man or wOu an;
directly leading poverts ard wan, and
not unfrequentlv to the worst Of vices.
1t behoves parents to keep sharp Ioat
out lest their boys and girls get into this
way. so dangerous to their morals. 50
deadening'to all their fauclties, and 50 de-.
structive of their future prospects in life.
But their is one use of the thumb that
lis Infinitely worse than notusine ii at ais
lit is employing it in spreading abroad
ItaIsehood and moral poison with the pen
aud with the type, it were far better to
be born without thumbs, than to Use them
so abominably.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-07-30
Valuable Land for Sale.

y UNDER the authority ola decree q
the Superior Court of Chancery held a
Fredericksburgh, in the suit OF Giles
Fitzhush against A. and J. scho!field.
the subscriber will offer at public safe,
for cash. at Gooding's tavern, on the pre-
misses, on Thursday the 2sd day of Au
gust next, valuable Tract OF LAM.
containing about 1916 acres. situate IL
Fairfax county. On both sidas OF the Lit
tie River Turnpike Road and OF Acco
tank Run, about nine miles from Alex
andsia and nearly the same distance from
the city of Washington and Georgetown.
Part Of q large tract called Ravensworth'
and formerly owned by Giles FitzAugh.
On this tract there is very valuable
Mill Seat, towards the Improvement OF
which considerable progress has late
|ly been made by digging out and prepa-
ring the races, aud collecting a large
Eportion of the building materials which
Iare now on the spot: the scite also afford
Iroom for an extensive manufacturing
establishment.
Most of the great roads leading to The
Towns abcye mentioned fallinto the Lit
tie River Turnpike Road a short distance
Iabove the land proposed to be sold, and g
NEW turnpike road leading directly from
Sthe land to the City Of Washington an(
IGeorgetown. has lately been laiI off, and
part Of it finished. The sci is we'll adaps
led to farming and the use of plaster ant
Glover. and large. portion Of the lan'
lis already well taken in clover. The
various advantages this tract possesses
lrender it well worth the attention of en-
;terprzing men. A great number OF lot
have been laid OF for town proposed tt
be established along the turspike road.
The sale will commence precisely at Il
Is'clock,-- the land will be laid OF
into lots to suit purchasers. Any char
tered Bank paper declares TO be current
lin Fai fax County by the court Of thai
county, will be received in payment
| Richard III Henderson,
r. l. Taylor.
Commissioners
| July i2 cots
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Stephen L0maT'
Land for Sale.

4 TRACT or parcel of LAM, c 'n.
a tanning between two ana 'n le n Drn
dred acres, on the north side OF o'I ios
ouan, in Fairfax county, about . ~ % VS..
west of Occoqusu miI!s-lt IS wen e. !, 81.
tered with never failing springs, 1t ,Da
50 well tilnbered, and the great a - he
ty of froo timber on it renaeLs y scor,
more valuable to any person N TIC t ;JJs
eripp line. This land is OF inc 'n'" "r7
soil, and produces corn, wheat zeal, !; % ,boi:I
other grain tolerabIe well--there ! . ! a,r
100 acres cleared and under soou Ling
The Improvements are a log q > e.cd
house and other out-hOuses, anu . AMI
apple orchard of about on ut.' "0 view
person inclining to purchase CAL h, sp.|
the premises and know the terms 'isss ! neal
living to the subscriber who I I,'s' i? ;rn.
the premises, or Hemy S. He a. f%$,cIy,l
at Occoquau Mills or J'"0 H.
near Fairfax court house. lam.
"o ONT
april Is -
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CANADA.
QUEBEC, July 4.

QUEBEC, July 4.
8 Singular Sitaation,-ln August,
1912. a law was passed in the Proyin-
cial legislature. to facilitate the clrcu-
Ilat,on of the Army Bills"
Among other provisions Of this law, the
expectation of Gold and Silver Coin was
prohibited, under severe penalties, foi
five years.
Tie Army Bills were issued payable
in Bills of Exchange On England, or in
cash In order to keep the army Bills
at par with cash, the rate ct Exchange,
by subsequent Act, was to be fixed by
Commissioners. Army Bills, represent
ing cash, accordingly became nearly the
sole circulating medium. But it was
Ioptional with government to call in the
Army Bills at any time, to be paid in
|cash-They were accordingly called in
IAN the esd November, 1873, and cash
resumed its circulation.
Vhp rate OF Exchange has since ceased
>, he 6xed--Goyernment latterIy drew
=, premium of 2 l-2 per cent and now
!, decline dra wing altogether.
Ibe.trsde OF the county is such at pre-
..nt. that the exports are. tiitiIns com-
.are,, TO the importations. Still for the
sJe. thai are. made, at great sacrifices.
rem;ttances are become necessary. No
e,usare to be had-or only at premium
q 7s1.2 per cent /! These a few CAPT
,a,is,s. Who rave money in England, sell
IN speculation. /
III. -resuiaEon lssupported solely b,
he singular provision Of the law above
en,iolled. prohibiting the expectation G, |.
,h.-a provision whlch; not~ifhstal'
IN The circumstance which 1t ass ale!
~ - nde ed it necessary lave enarei.,
"a al Is stnl held to be III force.
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Bills Of Exchange for cash are selling

Bills Of Exchange for cash are selling
| IN Boston at and Upper cent dis
cunt. This discount would pay the
charge Of sending the money to Boston
Thus the trade of this country, alread,
aboring under SO many disadvantages. is
s. this apparent oversight OF the Provin
ia. Legislature, subjected to an add,
.onal loss Of l-2 per cent.
Should the price OF Bills rise in the 7
tates, still God aud silver. is selling il
|l.oadon or the price at which 1t is
|current here. In this view OF the sub
iect. the loss occasioned by the above
provision of the law would be about S PEI
|cent. 3
Il is, however. out of the power OF any
law completely to effect so strange an 90
|iect.-Ihe evil of such laws is, that they
bind only the fair and honorable trader
fand reward those of contrary character
that they bring the law into utter cor.
tempt. The Americans, or others. viii
Tin spite of the law, And road for ou'
| cash to the U. States. Some will iind
| the means of sending it to England by the
navigation and others will avail them
themselves of the excuse of no Bills to be
had, to retard the payment OF JUS
debts.
| The Legislative power is very usefu
power; it may do some good by lacilitat
ling the honest exertions of individuals fol
lbettering their condition-butwhen it act'
labout restraining those exertion-wheni
undertakes the dlrec ion of them-it j
1.-The most mischeyious power in exis
Hence.
The Season. -SiBce the extraordinary
weather, which terminated on the lOti
lultimo, the season has been uncommonlI
Favorable for the productions of the earth
Every thing was then nearly a month la
Ter than usual, at present the state 0
vegetation is only about ten days more
backward than common. a continuation
lof the weather we have lately had, accor
lding to all probability, would give US az
abundant harvest.
! We lind by the newspapers, that the
Eiateness of the last spring ex'ehded t,
Europe. The severity of the weathe
there in the commencement OF June, We
find was not greater than at a distance o.
SIX hundred miles to the southwark and
westward and the frost did tar less IN
Jury with US than in those parts; our We.
|getation being then in state less, sus'
Iceptble of such injury.
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Just eceived.
Fifty Dollars Reward.

RAN AWAY on Friday the 18th III.
slant. negro man named RiCHARD
HANSON, between 25 and SO years Of
Eage, about 6 feet high and large in pro-
aortion. he stammers at times very much
land is tolerable Blaek-he took with him
two oznabrig shirts. a red flannel shirt
one PAIR of reddish forrest cloth PaIlta-
looms. one twilled g eat coat Of grey"
sir color, and a tolerable good fur hat
lie had on when he went away, yellow
[cotton pantaloons and a twiIied rounla'
bout Jacket cotton and yarn, ana ai'o
,ook off a good imported new blanket .
soldiers blue coat. very good knaPsacth
with the letters L. s. il blue, on the PACK ei
of it. A reward Of Twenty Dollars Wiz
be given Cor appreheDding HIM II IN 'ns
district OF Columbia. and Fifty DOl'@S'
if out of the district.
Masters of vessels and others are
warned against hardening or carrying ~
SAID Negro man.
Stephen Lomaa,
srP The editors OF the Nahonal ~
telIigencer are requested to insert me r !.
bove three times. The editor OF Inc pa 1
timore federat Gazette.is also iefue'''N
to insert the above cost. =.
July 10
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NOTICE..

yENHE subscriber owes to the publ
4 generally, and to the melcant'l
part of the community particularly, h
Acknowledgements of gratitude tor the p&
trenage and liberaIity he has experience.
during the short perisd he has been Do
ing business among them.
1t is his intention, seconded by the SO
icitations of his friends, to resume bus
Tess in this place after his return from
short visit eastward.
July Is ~
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For Sale or K ent,
July i2

A Well finished two story frame
House. of good size for the accom-
mediation of Genteel family, situated
on the West side of Alfred street. be-
tween Cameron and Queen streets, at
present occupied by the subscriber, and
Immediately in the neighborhood of good
water. Attached to the House, are all
the necessary ont buildings. and Alfred
street being paved nearly up to the pre-
misses together with its being a very
healthy situation, makes it very desira-
bic.
Terms very accommodating, and will
be made known on application to
= JOHN THRO0P.
July &c. eotf
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Public Sale.

On WEDNESDAY next, at bali past 8
o'cfack, will be sold on Adams, Her
bert & Co.'S wharf, the Cargo OF the
British Schooner Wa Halter,
CONSISTING OF
40 hhds. first quality rum
S hhds. of Nloiasses, ADD
100 To- of Plaster.
Terms liberal, and made known at
the place Of sale
July 90.
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Translated for the democratic Press s's
BULLEToN OF NEWS.

4 N. !. Z f. str
The news papers & private letters re-
eiyed from st. Thomas, acquaint US VIII,
liattering news which we hasten TO pup
|,ish for general satisfaction.
The Gazetts OF Caracas which reach
tod that Islsnd, inform Us of the glorious
,access which the arms of the Republi
Esan us,lr9er the command ofthe renowned
GENERAL, Zaraza and Cedino have obtaIn-
ID IN the siege of La Pauerta and the|
nroy;nce of 'Suyaua. Zaraza closet,
threatens already the capital of we've
zeula with strong army, after havin
cleared all the plains of Calaboza an'.
Barinas. Cedire has entirely defeated
Land destroyed a Spanish division Of 200
men. which the Governor of Guayana daf-
ed to present before the gallant and nu-
merous army which there defends libe'-
lty. But it is not Venezuela alone that
lis he theatre of fortune and glory. New
Grenada also makes extraordinary efforts
AGAINST the Spanish tyrants. The fate
tof Cen. MoriIlo has equalled that OF the
Governor OF Guayana The plains OF Bo,
Gotta in the province of Cundlnamarca
are the happy field allotted to our ven
GRANGE by Providence by Furnishing the
Eerimes ofthat army which styled it>eli
1.-The peace maker IF America that great
army has been there annihilated, and
lis btnody and ferocious chief only
escaped to testify to the American valor,
New Granada has enjoyed peace after
this famons exploit
/ All these advantages over the enemy
are exclusively owing to the courage and
virtues inspired by cause so holy as
that we defend. Til now our soldiers
have fought without arms henceforward
}, their victories will prove more decisive.
their triumph more certain and t%ey will
firmly bold the positions which they NAV
gain Their gallantry will be upheld and
and aided by the arms and other i'm
3menSe military stores brought by the de-
livering expedition. Until now the ty-
rants Waged war only against flying par
ties which acting independently, had no
concentration, energy or combination
but in future theg will have to night a
gainst strong AID numerous army an
der the command of a single chief. as
much known and beloved by his troops
and reople, as he is feared and respected
by his adversaric2.
! No sooner did the delivering expcdi
ton appear in Guira and this ely than
the whole coast was abandoned by the e.
nemy, who are dying in every direction
and are entirely disnayed.
Hrs excellency major general James
Marine, Announces from Rio Carbide to
fine most excellent captain general the H.
hartv &C Jao,erranaro Guarapiche and o
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,P..bkc Sale.


On Tuesday next. the sotb instant. viii
be sold at the Vendue Store, corner Q!
Prince and Fairfax streets,
Rum in hhds.
Cotton in bales
Queens ware IN crates
Claret wine in boxes, 6 doz. each,
Imperial aud Young Hyson Teas II
chests
Indigo, furniture, &c.
ALSO,
Cloths
Cambria and leno muslins
Irish linens and sheetngs
Cotton shlrtlngs
Ginehams
Cahcoes
Marseilles yestings
Hat covers
Buckskin gloves
Sewing silks aud cottons, etc.
p. 6. Marsteiler.
July 90