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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-03-20
From: he Philadelphia Democratic Pressl
DRESSING FLAX.

Some short time ago. the papers announced invention
made IN Ireland OF process and machinery for the dressing
oil FlaX, by which the staple greatly improved in
strength in ncneSS, in witeness, and silky APP
Pedr5uce, flax hitherto had been thought incapable OF
celyg The process of preparing flax III lieu of
rOtnB II, Is 10 doubt the process recommended by
der fBonapare. and repubishe by you may re-
SOLICIT, IN the northumberland Argus. believe
wards again published a The n,gaun Of Mr.. Baxter-
The ProcS may be found in detail in the archives OF Use
tenion.
by what Subsequent means, and by what machinery the
baN !, brought the highly beautiful IN which Won
heve it. the specimen showed yo is not puIicly
known Indeed jealous has the Brit.h eoverimo IT BEEN
lest soHd be known that by OF Parliament, the
Patentee absOved from the necessity of cicaton
Wheter under these circumstances, he an
ton against toSs who initiate S process, and infringe
patent, not business toinquire. But have heard
that Mr.. LEsTange who made the machinery, and whC
IS wei acquainted with the process, Baltimore
and who IS ready to treat or the subject with wA
viii call upon address him at Henry Jacls0ns, Esqur
IOnbard-street. Baltimore.
Specimens 81 the Flax IN dressed with an account ofte
process, scntby Mr. Duls of this town. tue Agriuis
socety, by Dr. MaSc, short time ago but tie specimens
are not equal that Of Mr.. Lee, Which / showed you.
compared with excellent sample of desstd flax sent "a
the Agricultural Society, nut the latter Mr.. Lees
brow" holland 10 white emmie Doubtless tits object Of
great importance TO introduce IL.
An able and experienced BOtan informs me- That he s,
poets Mr.. Lees specimen 10 he mads common ax
IiiWn ;fsHur, but from the white neue. Utca nura
Ia China, thry instead of common at UicG eguaEug
riUr in strength.
Mr.. Whitlow lately took out patent for making clot
from what he considered species Of nete not hitherto
us, for tie pure, and which he pleased 70 call the Ur
tea WbfoIgiG-with what propricy know not, nor 40
know what has become OF his Improvement. rs the pe
cimen ~ question it is so mancsty, and abundaftly sr
Peror to the common drtssed ax that uay fairly be
s.dered national object nc.
leo. ~, 10 10.
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tRron London paper, acJqn. a4.1


Last Saturdays Chefd'Escsdro, belonging to regiment
81 Chascurs, after quitting tt Levee Of the War Minister
went 20 dine 90 Tie PaaiS ROYAL at the Freres Provnca
where hc accidentally found himself the table rhi
an Engli,it officer.
The Englh officer had bottles Of vine plaeed before
bin, which c cinYue al buta single glass which when full
s threw ~ tle French Officer, who Indignantly from
b seat and took summary vengeance. JhC EnglslHnnn
ssuphed by c sudden attack Of his adversary demanded
setIsiacti0a, which Immediately agreed TO- bat the I'm
Baan reqnsttda quarter Ofan hour 50 for his
be- sceornsJ went ou, aud soon ats returned wit
pistols
The placewas very convenient for duct, and ~ BE-
sdt5 was very ia;c, ucy agreed % decide 10 private
rom The Englishman proposed that only single pistol
s0udbe onied, which sh ~ drawn by chlncg, ard thps
each 20 tic hazard Of blowing his own brains out fn.
proposition was accepted The pistols put hat P
each Immediately drew forth one.
The Chef dEscadrOn, impatient 10 put efd ~ tn BIZ
sness, placed the pistol n b month o1 pulled te trigger
but hc happeiel 20 select he thar loaded. III
Gnglshman' with that phiegn which heb dlititrto man.
ested drew the raDrDd, put Il into h pistol. aud ild
that ~ WAS loaded, nnci 1ty observed, hec.n tin.
thstT have zee rfgu n1r" tie then paused, aste, a.
Frlichnan I BE- bad any c6il3 ari wish settle w
aiiirs request hour and half 1oii give gen g.
y1lr replied the FrCnchup, and the same time he
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VALUABLE PROPERTY


ENCR SALE-A Tract Of Land, on James River.
T. Ia the County of Abemar!e. above and below
ths town OF Warren, supposed to contain $500 acres
More than tOar hundred acres OF tbs land are prime
low grounds a considerable proportion OF which
Will produce good hemp or tobacco. The high land
is of excellent quality The improvements are snl-
icient for the accommodation Of large family
consisting of a large dwelling house and every ne
eessary out house. The barns, tobacco houses and
ihreshinS machines are upon scale TO enable the
proprietor, u secure anil manage to advantage the
largest crops of every kind adapted to the climate
his land IS in good order and preservation, there
being none cleared in the tract that is in good
heart and cultivated in It's Clover has formed
Il crop IN rotation for several years past Ii is sup
pose there is no land ia the state on which Plais-
ter OF Paris has greater effect There are two large
merchant mills contiguous to this 1t is con-
hdenty believed b. the Subscriber there is not =
more desirable estate on James River, iron Rich
tnond to the Mountains, when its intrinsic value its
convenience 10 market, OF its heathfulness are
considered.
On this estate sown, last Fall, seven hundred
acres ot land in wheat, aud fifty in rye which NAV
De done, year after year. without cropping the land
Improperly. In the mel; llborluod oft.is land the
Subscriber will sell three small tracts, containing
500 acres in the county OF Alhemarle aud tract Of
700 acres in the county Of Ruckir2ham, nearly
opposite the centre of the Warren tract aud within
a mile and half Of the River.
444l acres called the Green Bottom, in the
below Point Pheasant from 1900 10 2O0O a.
ores OF tins are bottom, sail by ali who have
seen 1t, to be equal in fertility to any land in
America 1t is supposed three hundred and fiji
" acres OF the bottom cleared aod in cultivation.
NO land can exceed tbs in the production of corn,
hemp or tobacco. The clearing of this land is less
labogous than the generality Of the Ohio bottoms,
there being but little beach uppn it. The price Of
transporting produce frou the Green Bottom to
Orleans, IS from IS, To 6s. per hundred. James
Garnet, Esq. offers for sale large tract of land in
the same ncishborhooa. These tracts would af-
ford good settlements for number Of families
1850 acres OF land on the Little Bird Creek, ia the
county OF GOocSnd, three miles from Mrs. Tins
ley's, and six miles from Columbia. About 600
acres ofthil tract cleared, under good fences *
in order for c.iitiv,,i
600 acres on Back Greek, in the County Of Au-
gusts.
1000 sores in the County Of buckingham adjoining
tae lands Of j. Gibson, Af9jor David Patterson,
Price Perkins and others; this tract is distant from
James River from three To- six miles
The usrai credit will be gwen upon the payments
being we'll secured ". s. stock, the stock of the
Virginia or Farmer Bank or the notes OF either of
those banks will be received in payment. The a.
bove tracts will be sold entire o. divided to suit
purchasers.
w. C. NICHOLAS.
January IS. 97-wtf
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Ararch9.
FOR SALE.


TEVliAT well known AMI valuable property, the
y VIRGINIA MILLS-Situated in the County
OF buckingham, about sixty miles above Richmond,
upon Slate River, a nile from its junction with
James River, which is nsvigsLle at all to the
Mil door.
This establishment consists Of q substantial stone
house. seventy feet long, by forty wide and FIVE yo-
res bish-wth4 pair OF feet Bur stones and ali the
necessary rnaclisery for manufacturing -four upon
the latest and most improved plan a Saw-nlll c.
Pable o doing az much Nsy other. (tlte ueghbor-
hood siIUiJlinga slniciency Of timber to leep il
constantly g-ng, which i brought to the mill to he
saved on shares
The dwelling house is handsomely sitlated half =
mile from the Mill with every necessary building
for the comfortable accommodation Of . snall fam
ily.-.At the Milt IS goUd store house and count
Ing-rOOm, miller's hOlse, coop RS shops, sc.
Il is thought unnecessary to Tocntiou ia an sdyer-
tsenent the many advantages this property posses
SIS over any other NJ the kind IN toe upper eoun-
Try, rs II is presumed tlose disposed to purchase
such property, w6l frs, view the same, when the
terms, which shall be liberal, will he made known
BY the Subscriber.
ARCHIBALD TAYLOR.
Fcs. 2. S9-wf2ws
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Bdrch IL.
VALUABLE LANDS FOX SALE.

s n pursuance of decree of the Supe-
parties interested theren will be sold, public auction
credit OF one, two and three YEARS. equal annual pay.
mcnts. ten tracts parcels OfLAND belonging the e.
ta,e of the late John MRae r. dcc continuing 1888 Sd
acres lying ia the counties of Lincoln aud Madison in the
State OF kentucky, being part of survey Of 10000 acres
pat,Sted III the name of John Lewis.
One tract parcel of land the Of Goose creek
branch OF the south fork of Kentucky containing 1000 a.
crts, being lot No. 10.
One other tract lot twenty, containing 5000 acres y-
ing on Goose creek.
One other tract lot No. twelve containing 1000 acres OH
the ridge that divides the of HIGHLAND, from Goose
creek.
other tract lot l. containing CAS- IL acres on the
head Flick Fork, ON Nchand creek.
One other tract, lot No. g. containing hendredand
twelve acres, On Richland creek
One othrulct,o lot EU 3, containing 1873 Rich.
land creek.
One other tract lot ., containing 40 acres on tle
of Rchland.
One other tract lot II, containing 1000 acres on The
of Richlanl and Collins Fork.
One ot tract, lot No. fifteen containing thousand
four hundred and SIN and quarter acres, lying o 10th
sids OF Coos. creek.
And other tract, lot No. sixteen, containing two
thousand acres lying Oh both sides OF Cols's Fork
The title papers the aforcroid lands may b. On on -
plicon TO Mr. James VI. LyIisi, auction er with whom The
will be lodged, Tor that ppos previous othc day of sale
which will take place the Bell Tavern in the city Rich
,nond, ON Tuesday the 18Th day OF June nest.
IeJmsBonds with approved security Garry interest
from the day OF sale, the be rcmtte ie prn.
epal Is punctually pad.
p. w. LEIGH, ! .r
JAS. q. WILDER, iruTees
JOEL HARMON, (, ".
March9. l60-tds
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LINES ON MARSHAL NEY.

Who tlares TO stignatizr the tear,
That falls ca Ney's heroic bier
hat dews thc laurcl-shadowod grave,
x here sitvpsthc " brayest OF the br. Z"
Great SPIRIT. rest-thy sufivrngs Ger,
Nor tyranny eau harm thee mere.
Thy ianie shall live tn latest iiine,
Tbs champion o: thy pareiI cline.
An1 History, while her hand pourtrays
Thy fallen oountry's hr ghtvr days,
Award tl,,e all Patriots praise.
Yes, fa'rn from glory's pr'u,est height
And wrapt in slaverys startless night,
Blrst rains war cloud, DER Thy plains,
Thy fields of plenty caruage stains
Thy neck beneath the yictor's let,
And France! 10 make thy shame complete,
Fell. BY thy paricidal hand
The noblrN ofthy warrior hand.
Thine his hast liraiyht-his nt,st breath;
Aud " Nive In Franccr' his word ofd,nth.
London Morn. Chronicle
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CharLsstou. EFdrcL ,


Substitute far C0bber.-The French ship Two
.iarys, ia ,hs port, has csnibostioa bottom,
the ingredients Of which are, iron, lead, pewter,
copper, SIC. mix d and tempered in such manner
as " be perfectly mallesb;e It's ia sheets about
The size and thickness otcopper and i, said to be IS
durable, in warm c.inates.-ln climates more Sc
we're and frosty, il is rather brittle and SPIT TO crack
In France it Is much used, and Infinitely cheaper
than copper. This composition vas invented by
BoDapsrte, and is knowu osly by the name of {" b.
nabdrte'S COPPER" For iron fastened ships, this is
SAID to be preferable to copper
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I'm CHANCERY.- Matthews County

! Court, the 1911, Jay of Noyembtr, 1918.
I'm fHjss jr. ard Nm are his 7rys, Complainant,
gain Merry MachcH, John Machcll, SaIaA sfgchc1 GlL
Hiifrasir efIN-m0s MarisH. JcrcGftf. Sarah Hnsbcs
eff John D. Jgrrif, SblR and ccn1rfseg me u
Marg efQcicu dCccafc and Gf0 nc estate y Tim Nah.
ed. deq'cd, ungdyiiicJed by Aery MSr<0 nc icidoJs
nld0d1i.4. Defendants,
The defendant Sarah hughes, widow d lux Hugies DEC
not hsVig cntfrcd her appearance and fsCn security
eodng 70 The actof Asf sy aut the rules of tbs court,
and appearing fh satisfaction ofbe thst tie sand
fciCndani iiis iyaut % ts State the nioon
fil'e psiHuHs by ler counsel L % Orared, That tie
iaid deitdldoaPp,r nc on Toe lst dry u April term
e1t, nfd ao H. bill Of the piain;is and that copy
s order b. forthwith ins rtcd in Irwspaptr pubsh
~ TIE ely q kicimoid, for months iucccssigtk
I'd posted " tie front door % e court house Of this
~. C0YJ late
so-wawf
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ISeGS,Hy-Q1icc, March =, 1916.
The Treasury Notes mentioned in tne above advice of
Council b. obtained in ecr OF the modes tlersil,
prescribed, by application at this Office.
J. PRES ON, Ttcafner.
5iarci i5. lcl-tr
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In CouNc1L. March 6. 1916.

4 Is NINISeU tIdt tht IIedSurSr De au-
thorissdto dispose of the Treasury Notes of the United
States m his possession BELONGING the Commonwealth,
ct,r payment OF claim, due by the or
for cash, tor notes ohc Nirgin, Bank, of the Farm
ers' Bank provided he part with the said Treasury
Notes their nor;l value With tn Interest due o., them
ACopy-Ieste,
nm ROBERIYoN, C. C.
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SPRING HILL ACADEMY.

SPRING HILL ACADEMY.
FEVHE price billboard, tuition and Washing at this
K institution, will be sixty five dollars the ses-
sion, instead of seyenty-fvc, payable in advance.
Those who have paid the last mentioned SUM will IL ent
tied To credit often dollars, the next slssorad iIs
VINO may come after tins notice, will bc charged in proper
ton, from The time they enter
IT twenty years experience instructor be any re
COMMUNICATION, may hope to share part of the public pa
trOnage.
Little girls will be under the particular management arxl
instruction of Mrs Waddell and my daughter.
JAMES c. H-ADDELL.
gqrcb IA
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We, which relates 20 theaepo, at Batavia, anu
the sending to France oi te journals OF NJ. Dasele
may be true. These inpol la;,; pieces VIII b. 10
The French Ustio'l lasting monument of It's 1--we
Ton the promotion OF science aud its title to sps-
cies OF glory which would SEEN to be the exclusive
proper>, vi Oar rivals.
II. De FROBTRVILLE,
Lieut. in the Navy.
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LANES RIYER LAND FOR sALE.

JAMES RIVER LAND FOR SALE
V5sHE SUBSCRIBERS will sell, to the
hghes, bier. on the premises, the first day Of My
next, the Tro Of LAND. IN Felsan county, immediately
slssc The mouth of Rorkhsh River AID boGniod by both
rivers, containing, BY csma;i9n, between SIX and seven
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $50 of which prime low grounds.
This tract ht ALWAYS Facd O. de valuable on
James Rivcr-ilc ,h innd Ofte first quality j. h.
heyed ucrc 10 s natural growth iist Is
not fine Tobacco Iandthc sol is wfl adapted the cub
uyntOn of clover, possessing ine r,d clay foundation
Trims qfSDe viii b. one~ihrd ereiituf SHY days
the balance in sna years fsOn the first of January next
NecottSr vii h. required for ths first pc yueni and
deed "a trust On 'he hIrd 70 secure se tMola,i.
II =. Uy4rDd,
w. H. Ji,syard,
J G. Ho7oord
u. y. Ho1v,p4L
Fe5r,1y %. o7.v,ds
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81 Y Virtue of 4 deed Of Trust executed
to us BY James walker of Albcmae county, bearing
dat the wentiourti NJ NOytmbr, eighteen hundred and
twelve for the purposes therein mentioned, will ~ sold,
ID" highest bidder, at James P. Cookies Mill. for cash.
saturday the goth day Of March next the following pro
perry. viz:
One Negro Women, named Aggy named Iyiln,
boy, named Stephen, white mare. called Sherlock ESQ
on grey much ilfreOf may b. sufficient
SATISFY sspcc due bond given by the said Walker
the late william Robertson, or AJcnsrle county.
SAMUEL DYER, Sen.
TUCKER COLES.
March 6. oo-w4.s
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Barr I'M Some Manpmctoru.

F|tFFF <|1FtF |1sJTIt
fsNIiE Subscriber respectfully informs the
public, that he has received, direct from France
arge quantity ofprime Barr P!scs, OF superior eua,ir
amy hitherto imported this place, aud having been en-
gagged IN the business upwards OF fifteen years, he later,
himself from his lon, knowledge OF the tide, and the ar
probation which his work has hitherto with, that h.
will be able manufacture Mill Stones, ON rs rcasorGhl
ern t.os imported from the North, and warrant then
O. perform well.
lie has opened shop 18th Street. nearly opposite to the
Old City Tavern where Gentlemen invited call
NATHANIEL HidII'E y Go.
February -. OFT
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gsY Virtu. Off Deed of Trust executed
~ the subscriber the 18th day of April, 1914 hy
iiosh fohels Dr. the pa, ola of monty
ter'i eApfesse-I viii sell, to the highest bidder, AZ
rcrrS Tavern, III the county of Powhatan Friday, the
twenty second March neat, ior ready money, much Of the
TRACT or LAND opposite to the slid freneh's Tavern
lately sold by Richard II. Cooke, Esq. will pay the pro
portion Of the purchase ucnty, due by tie said Hugk
Fry..ch.
The title is believed TO be ndspuahe, but acting oAyas
trustee, shall convey greater than that which
have derived from the DEED.
J. ROBER1'SO.N,jr . Trustee.
February IL. gS-wtds
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NOTICE.
W. LSG.
,scribers, executors of John Glib

-VOIICE.
FSTflE Subscribers, executors of John Glib
sun late of Prince W illan county, Va. being des;rou,
of closing their eSecu,orshp accounts, hereby give notice 10
all persons indebted the of said Gibson make
paymertad all Those having claims against SAID estate ,o
present the properly authenticated before the LIST day
Of june. iSI6oilerwise, the VIII hold them
selves responsible for III. payment of the debts.
JOHN SPENCE,
JAMES REID,
Ea'scutorso Of JOHN GIBSON.
Dsmfries Jsnua;', Is. S0-vttstl
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HIDES.


z Do hereby caution and forwarn all
persons from removing the from, oiherwise
trcspassng the four lots OF land or adjoining tc town
OF York. forming tc square which dic stone wintf
stood wCstWardJ OF tie courthone. have deed for tx
sad square Of D dy recorded H. hr county court Of York.
LL{zA RfCHdFDSCN.
1f4rck a. tgf-ff
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INN Enp SALE

I'D 7 Virtue Of q Deed of Trust Sxrcuted on the
q , twenty-frst day Of February, 1911, by Samuel
Hobs oi Powhataa cnunty, to secure to the exc
Gators Flames Aiicn ,-,iby, OF mone, there
in mentioned and cost viii he sold by the trustees
o. one OF them, Friday, the 22I day OF March To
the highest bidder icr ready money, the house of
Hugh Frenuh, on he buckingham Road, in the a.
b We mxnii0net eOnntJ. one tract rs land, cSatain-
ng by estimation. three hundred and twenty-eipht
acres bci0s tle same wherein t'e aforesaid Saniu-
Il H'h50n nos resi,les, or 81 much thereof as wi.
be vi'i ;tnt 70 pay the balance due the said deed,
Sc ~ THE TRUSTEES
February % w4ws
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Tn Dollai's f1cTe1.i'd .

EKTlLL be given for experimenting a negro man,
w named NEO--20 or % years OF ase---be-
tween feet and 9inches high brown complcsou.
The above negro, with two others. Sam a,d iar-
~, WAS hired to me 10y Mr.. Lewis c. Tyler %,
Wiamsburs'-thc said Mr.. Tyler said, he beev-
ed they were good negroes. Having wsefuly cx-
perienced MIR. 1yler's judgment OF good negroes, /
think IT duty to a':vse every person in the hai; of
LirEg negroes, and lao wishes to avoid less and,
trouble, not To hire the above Haned negroes, two
oi wheh Ned and Harry are noted robbers anu
runaways.
The above reward will be given Cor experimenting
said negro (Ned) and all expenses paii---on inor-
NATION being given TO
w. g. BEARD. .4gent
o. $. OrGnMicc Department.
G Gs n s, '',o,: ;I R.?ss%a%soad,3S rol-av
Oh .lfIrch 1916
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YOUNG HYSON TEA.
YsNHE Subscribers have Just received on
Il consignment Offer for sale, nine chests YOUNG
HtsoN TEA, Of the last mpor'tion fyery supiolqua-
lily. SMITH O. RIDDLE.
Febj7.aTv II g3--fC
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March &
FRENCH ENTERTAINMENTS

FKENCH PER-HANGING5.
YUSr received by Peter Cottom and Tor sale a
81 small invoice OF elegant French puper.bCng-
iHgs and bortic'ing. ~hich he is euabied TO sell very
lov-Iic keeps constantly on hand a large aud gen
era assortment Of american Pdber.hnrPiuqs.
.nG-ch IS. fOi-1g34y
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The Gazette de France gives the following instances of
the deep impression made by Theatrical representation
her husband the perforas Ct of me Ctty Noher
play by Beamarshais the situation and the rcmorse of
the heroine, affected her t. more deeply, she had SINH
Tor long time, the e!eavo:ed stile. without sxccess
o1S sheh vy possession OF her SOUL that she not
support the hsdrcdin ia the fourth act Sr.
was conveyed home in great agitation of mind and the
day alter long struggle AMI anguish she confessed
hIi u,baM fault which hi had never suspected and
which he pardon. But the blow struck and se sur
uYedthn confession three days only. in spite the cares
uponker.
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PROPOSALS

EETILL be received until the 2oth day of March
w next, for the delivery Of 500, 900 BRICKS,
Zone fourth Salmon,) at the U. States arsenal OF
James ii'ser-Good clay can be obtained ON the
public ishd-Persons wishing to contract, will direct
their proposals " Captain w. &. Beard, Richmond.
VIC. BEARD,
.4geat ofhs u. SA.tes'
Ordnance Department.
Feb. ~. OF t2OI