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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-01-06
SPANISH AMERICA

ErtrGct ofd letter from a Sbanigh .J6-co,,;l
House q great -espscta5iLty, a: .iEo,.fe YIdeo
dated SVpf 10.
Tie Revolution continue $; ard we are in
possession OF Potosl and Chuquisaca. Roydean
is at the head of the army wh CHI occun, "a thosl
points, and an action is expected between nm =
the enemy. FlatterIng hopes are founded ON #
and It IS not to be doubted il the result IS happv
that part OF our territory which is in possessior
OF the enemy will be entirely free and the neigh
boring provinces belonging to the Vice K,5y.
dom OF. Peru, be laid open; which provinces
On TWO different occasions have already revolt
ed. No troops have been sent against ne from
Span, since we have occupied Monte y,deo -
but the interior drssentions and variance of opin,
IONS Paralize The progress of liberty"
In no part OF the letter from which the above
IS extracted, IS there any mention of suspension
OF intercourse between Buenos Ayres and Monte
Vidao,' rs reported. On the contrary the IS
mention ofpersons who have come from Buenos
Ayres. l--BOssa'i 5sof.
ST. Thomas, Nov IS.
We have been politely favored with a transla.
ton of the third Bulletin PUBLISHED in a Carthage.
ma Gazette OF the 9th August. mentioning. tLs
following attrocious occurrence:
Northumberland Don Juan Salvador Mar.
vaez, commanding the Republican Divison. ON
the low river OF Msgdslena, among other thugs
informs the government OF the following occur
renee, the moat atrocIous 10 human kind -
The European SPaniard Jose IA C arbonero, en-
ploved for the space OF more than D Years in the
Military Hospitals, married in the country and
with three children cut his own throat ~ Sarhana
Largo, declaring before he died, that he had poi-
soned more than 400 Soldiers, all Americans, in
the Hospitals OF Iuriinco and Baranca by mixing
the Medicines administered to them wiz, arsenic
This horrible deed ofCarbonero tortured his own
conscience to such pitch, that caused Inn to
deprive himself CT his existence
General Quarters at c srthagena, 9th August
1875, 5h of he Independence
MARIANA MONriLLA, .lIjor GsnE.
--Ez 80: ES~--
MARRIED, on Thursday Evening last by the
hevd' Mr.. Blair, Mr.. James Cabanss( Merchant)
of Petersburg to the am.able and accomplished
Mss Anna Matilda Henrg, daughter Of WIN,
w. Henlng, Esq. of ths CITY
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loateinsl protection of the Chinese government
liis wisest step they can take is to withdraw
themselves from it. But little is said regarding
the markets. These and ereral other insulting
njunctions had. we are Informed, induced the
Committee of Supercargoes 70 take into consi,lc.
ration the propricty of again putting stop TO the
trade; a measure undoubtedly pregnant with
serious evil, but believed to be absolutely neces.
sary for the preservation &C their own indepen.
s.ence, and the future establishment, Of thS com.
merciai intercourse upon more sure aid perman-
ent grounds. 49,
We have only further to add, that letters have
been receited from a Canton house by marcan
tile establishment in the city. strongly urging the
propriety OF laying aside .speculations to China
for the ensuing twelve mouths.
. The ioiiowing are the most recent letters, we
have seen from that quarter -
"CASroN, February "a, 1915.
The Combr;dge viii be loaded. expect,
by the LIST of March. In regard to markets, Ben
gal opium may be quoted 256 to 1870 dollars :
Cuichoura cotton about 1913 to 10 tales--.Ialoe
about = to 1874 but tbs being the China New
Year. more msrry-making than business is going
on however cotton may he considered to be on
the rise. The only Coinpany's ship here is the
Scalesby Castle. The Lady Barlaw is not yet
arrived"
"CASroS, February 25. 1915.
The Windhan, isijust sailing and have only
s''AS " e+-tS 9ou = lihSS. lie Lady SOPHIA
arrived at Macao on the 20th, and Grab from,
Bombary, with 1900 bales cotton, a few days be-
fore My predictions about the article are veri.
FED : 1t IS now rising large sales have been
made by the merchants during the last month, &
they hnve now but $4,000 on hand of ali sorts.
Opium is duh very heavy indeed; mt what price
hardly know, because there are such tricks
played and IePorts spread TO keep up its price
Sl,22o IS. fancy. the utmost that can be obtain.
Cd fer any quagtiiy-
{" 5 r TheophJlns Metcalf leaves this in few
days for Bengal. The Chinese viii have their
ports and territories respected by your men OF
war fine business has been taken up earnestly
at the capital, and orders have been received for
Pam Ehy que to come into The Hong again AS the
head merchants. It's said, that SIR George
Stanton IS TO be ordered to quit the country
There is much trouble brewing.
!" The Cambridge will sail IN ten DAYS Mr..
Elph nstone does not go home this season"
The Windham met the Lady Barlow going IN
the river and the Grab above alludei to IS pro
badly the Pembroke OF Bombay The second
deet Of indiamen would sail from Whampoa ear.
ly in March.
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From tie London Courier Of Oct. %

Revival of the dispute between the East Iudia
Company and the Governor of China.
II IS but very few weeks since we congratu.
lated our mercantile readers on the happy term,
nation Of the disputes recently existing between
the Y,ce.Royalty of Canton and the Committee
of Supercargoes, and on the re-esta5lishnent ui
commercial intercourse upon such fair and con-
ciliatory terms, as promised to secure a long and
uninterrupted tranquility. These favourable
prognoticatlons have been shewn TO be quite falla
cious by communications received by the Wind
ham, which state, that the recent calm had pr,.
ven way 70 connections OF a far more serous ma
ture than any which have lately disturbed the
relations between the two powers.
In our former remarks on the points at issue
we mentioned that the greatest obstacles to their
friendly settlement were certain arpressions on
the rgnts of neutral ports, said to have been
made by British cr,Iizers in the river Tigris /;
some alicdged interference on the Company's SER
wants between the executive authority and It's
native BON subjects and one or two other less
essential circumstances. In regard to these, the
Supercargoes had disayowed the offensive acts of
ms NaJesty's naval officers, over whom they had
no sort of control and had withdrawn their pre-
tensions TO right of sheltering Chinese subjects
lntber employ, from the effect of the municipal
law The local government had, in its turns
made some important concessions and an AMIGA.
/ bic intercourse was soon re-established- But
scarcely month had elapsed, when q royal edict
was received at Canton, exceedingly offensive
both in is Style and spirit. After again starting
the subject of The operations Of our men OF war,
It Perempiorily ordered the digmissl Of tho youD.
ger Hong merchants, and the Judgement Of the
whole Of the trade in the hands Of three or four
persons, one ofwhom is Pan Chy Qhuee, who a
Few years ago, purchased his resignation at the
price OF three or four millions ofdollars
The edict goes on further to express his sub.
lime maiesty's great dispiessure against Sir
George stanton, the detention Of whom il Is
understood 20 enjoln. After assertingthat 90 the
emency and kindness ofhis sublime majesty i.
entirely owing the privilege enjoyed by The In
Blish in residing IN the mansions ofthe celestial
hemisphere, the letter declares that they arc q
itigious and ungrateful race, delghting in broiIs
nd insensble Of the blessings show cred on them.
| Further, that as a return for the valuable pro.
iucts exported by them, they have introduced
only articles Of luxury, the effect Of which has
been TO corrupt his Imperial Maiesty's lege sub
Ilects. In conclusion, It tells the Supercargoes
hat II they are disconnected with the mild aud
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possible of national character, All under the
eye of the govsrnment. His object was no, TO
diminish the number of cadets, but 80 give TO the
institution of the military academies, as far as
possible, national chsracter, which he though,
would be assisted by depriving thcIu of local or
sectional features, &c.
Mr. Pickering was in favor Of so much of the
proposed amendment went TO limit he mum
Der OF additional academies to one, but opposed
to the location OF that in the District OF CO.
lumbia. He preferred that it should be located
at Harper's Ferry, point which lac appeared TO
consider as invested with great advantages, from
its being already the sctc OF an arnory, from It's
being very healthy, and inytl.e midst oil country
fertile in al the necessaries Of life.
Mr.. !Sh.gsy required a.division of the question,
so to place the question sapiy before the house
Whether the additional number OF academies
should be one or three.
On this question ain animated debate took place,
sketch of the prominent points of which shall
be given in our next. Suffice it tor the present
to state the results.
The question to strike out three and insert one,
was decided in the affirmative, ayes 81.
The question TO make the Corresponding amend.
mont in the section, VIZ strike out ALI respect
ing the location Of the academies, except wha,
relates to the one proposed to be established in
the District Of Columbia, was .iso decided in the
affirmative.
teHt'HS tiich thONSh W S'iIhc out lhS
words " within the District of Columbus" and
insert at or near Harper'S Ferry, on the Poto
mac"
On the suggestion of Mr. Gag, Mr. Pickering
varied his motion as to confine il to striking
out the District of Columbia, leaving blank Il
he filled as the House might think proper.
The motion, So varied, was decided in the af
firmative by large majority.--So the DiStrc
was put out of the question
Mr.. CIty then moved to fill the blank in thc
section with the words '' Pittsburg, at the juno
tion OF the Allegany and Sionongahela rivers"
This motion being under consideration
The committee rose and obtained leave to sill
again. and
The House adjourned.
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COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
DATfD 81 ED.WU.ND .q.NDERSOW

HAVE commenced the COMMISSION 30.
SlNEsS, IN The City Of Richmond and having
taken house near the BASIN, on the Cross Street
leading from thence 10 4 or Nam Street, they are
now ready 20 receive C1nsglments, and pledge
themselves TO give strict attention t. si buslness
confded to them. they hope, from assidgity
and attention, TO mefit the patronage Of ihetc
friends and The public.
January 8, 1919
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BoNDoH1 November IL.
The Smuggler detected-The Brussels packets
have in almost every trip which they have recent.
~ made to this country, brought home some of
those gallant heroes who were Left at Brussels
Tor the recovery Of their wounds. Towards such
passengers il has been remarked that the Custom
house officers who usually search with scrutin u
ing eyes for contraband goods, conduct them
selves with the most liberal forbcarance, remark
ing those gentlemen have already been randled
enough, without undergoing the randling of a re-
venue othcer"--An indulgence which we have
reason to believe a British Officer has too much
honor to abuse. Not so with some Of those adj
yenturous gentlemen, who, in making trip to
the late scene of carnage, are DESTROYS of convert.
ing journey Of pleasure to one of profit seye.
raj OF those travellers, it is suspected have con-
triyed to elude the vigilance of the revenue. and
to have made pretty large importations of lace.
gloves and stockings, into this country, without
the ceremony ofpaying duty. Among others who
were DESTROYS Of following this happy example.
was young man, the son Of haberdasher in
Oxford street, who observing the facility with
whch wounded officers were landed on this side
the water, thought the best course he could take
on his return home with a view to the success of
his trading speculation, would be 90 assume the
disguise of " a hero IF Haterloo," and thereby
pass UNDECIDED.
The thought was good one, and accordingly
OH MS llPment ne appeared with PAIR OF black
ontches; his left leg and thigh thIckiy bandaged
and in all respects in the costume ofone who had
been severely handled in the action Of tie 1911.
Mstersiwent on very well until the arrival OF the
custom officer on board, when all the passengers
were ques;iond as TO their luggage; at leng h it
came to The turn of our hero, who sad, in very
cavalier tone, " YOU see my friend have been
pretty 1geR 7VouNdsd'' This address not beng
precisely consistent with the character lie meant
to personate some doubts we're entertained Of his
CLANS to the respect " III which others had beer
treated, and on further enquiry, those doubt were
50 TAR realized, that II was determined to be :
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MARRIED, on Thursday Evening last by the
Reyd Mr.. Blair, Mr.. James Caban ss( MerchanO
OF Petersburg to the am,able and accomplished
Mss Anna Matilda Heniag, daughter Of VIM.
w. HenIng, Esq. of dis CIV
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-03-30
Land of superior quality
FOR SAsE.


THE subscriber wishes to sell the
4 farm on which he at present re-
sides, containing about 900 acres, most
of which are rich low grounds and per-
fectly level. part of that valuable es-
tate formerly belonging to the late
Thacher Washington, Esq. lying on the
Potomac, in King George county, in the
Northern Neck of vi ginia,. about so
miles below the city of Woshington.---
The buildings on this farm. consisting OF
a good dwelling-house nearly new, and
all the necessary out houses, are csIcu-
lated for the accommodation of a genteel
family. These improvements, with an
enclosed garden apd yard annexed there
to. capable of being made useful and
handsome, are situated convenient to
spring of good water, on an eminence
commanding an elegant view of all the
low grounds belonging to this estate. to
which are attached valuable fisheries, a
plenty of wood and timber, fine pastu-
rage, marshes, waters, &c. for every kind
Of stock and wild fowl in their season,
and oysters are very convenient. The
products of the farm can be delivered,
without any extra expense, from its own
shores on navigabIe waters for large yes.
sells to any port of the United States
and with all these. substantial advantages
the very extensive and beautiful prospect
afforded bysthis healthy seas, of the river
Potomac, Machodock Greek and the
neighboring situations around both, Oh
the, Virginia and Maryland shores, is
highly interesting. UnquestionabIe title
will be made to the purchaser and for
the terms and examination of the pre-.
misses, applications are to be made to
Warner W ashington.
King ,Geerge County, Virginia,
-. March 90 IT,,
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The Subscribers

TTAyING dissolved partnership with
n out suthsrising any person to re-
ceiye and pay the debts due to and from
the firm Of Withers and Herbert-We
have since agreed that Cave Withers shall
receive all debts due to the firm, and
paw all claims due by them, and he is
hereby empowered to do 80.
CAVE WITHERS.
WV. S. HERBERT.
p. s. C. Withers, will continue Gin
cinnattus Gilpiu, as clerk and assist.
ant. in the settlement ofthe accounts, Of
the late firm Of HitherS q Herbert.
CAVE WRITER'S.
feb 10
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Extract OF an act OF the Corporation of
Alexandria for the extinguishment Of
Fire. ..
Sec. Z. If any person who shall be
present at any fire, shall neglect or re-
fuse to obey the order or direction of any
officer who shall be appointed by any fire
company now established Or which NAV
be hereafter established, knowing him to
be an officer, such person shall forfeit and
pay the sum Of FIVE dollars Provided
the name of such officer shall have been
frst published IN one of the public pa
.pers.
At a stated quarterly meeting of the
Star Fire Company, held the 9th Of
March, 1916,
William Veitch, President.
Thomas Y. Huck, Treasurer.
Commanders. -
John Muncaster, LIST.
A. c. Cazehose cd,
George S. Hough, Sd.
Regulators.
Jerome Plummer, William Bartleman.
Peter Peter Saunders, Elisha Talbot, John
Ross, John B. Patton.
Property Men.
Joseph Milburn, William Gillian, An.
drew Fleming, Thomas Shreve, Andrew
Seholheld, Daniel M'Pherson.
JOSEPH COMING. Clerk.
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NOTICE..

A LII persons. that have oyster shellse
~ or manure, or any other kind of
rubbish, in back yards or alleys, will
have the same removed forthwith, as the
superintendent Of police will enforce the
law on all deljnquents.
And all persons that have stagnanf
water on lots Or in cellars, will proceed
to. remove the same Immediately, or ins
cur the penalty of the law.
James M'Guire,
Superintendent of Police.
March % st
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Just received,
Per ship Sterling, from Rio de Janeiro,
LIZ cases Brazil Sugar.
SO bags prime green coffee,
Al bags Tappica,
so tons Fustic
And per sloop Trim,
2 pipes cogniac brandy
9 bids. retailing molasses
90 quintals dry selected Goldfish
yawl boats-and
162 casks fresh stone lime.
For sale by
John G Ladd and Co.
March g..
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L.awraSon and Fowlc,
HAZE FOR sale,

:. tstn y
1000 tons plaster Paris
5000 bushels St. Ubes salt
5000 do. coarse Liverpool
1000 do. blown. do.
500 sides red soal leather Of superior
quality
200 boxes mould candles
100 ditto Goldfish
90 barrels new beet
40 boxes capers
500 bundles sheathing paper
40 boxes window glass Of the Bos-
ton mandatory, assorted sizes
so cases ditto glass ware from same
mandatory, consisting OF de-
canters, tumblers, wine and Jel-
" glasses, pitchers. &C..
j eask containing tea sets, Chi
ma, part very elegant.
~ 4
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Land for Sale.


.HvIIE subscriber offers for sale two
small FARMS in the county OF
Westmoreland and state Of Virginia
One On Mattox Creek, containing goo
acres. principally land of the first quail
~. 40 Of which is heavily timbered:
There il on this tract good dwelling
hopse. with ali necessary out-houses, a
Sne Young apple and peach orchard,
snr;ngs of never failing streams convent
EFT. The house stands on the banks OF
the creek where every convenience ana
luxury that the season can afford is at
tAched to it.
One other Tract, lying and being IN
che same county, about one and halt
miles from the above tract, containing
$50 and half acres. about 80 acres OF
which IS in good timber-there is dwell
line house, kitchen, land an apple or
cilard with some other valuable fruit at
tached to this, with spring of good wa
ter. For terms apply to Baldwin M.
Lee, Esq. or Henry Beaucock, both OF
which gentlemen live near the premises,
or the subscriber in Alexandria.
ELLIOT MUSE.
Cd me. %
The editors of the N. Intelligencer
are requested to insert the above two
weeks and send their account TO this Of
ice.
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Lit Col. ArmlStead
Of the United States Engineers,
WHISTLES to contract tor 1000 bbls.
wv of Lime, 5000 perch of building
Stone, to be delivered in the months Of
March, April, May and June at Fort
Washington on the Potomac.
Alex'a. Feb 2 If
The Editors of the National Intelli-
gencer and New-York Evening Post are
requested to publish the above 10 times
and forward their account to this office
Prepayment
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PUBLISHED Da1LT BY s. sxoVDEr RoYA1-srREEr
STURDY, MARCH 80, 1916.
Wanted to Purchase,

A Few Hhds. of Tobacco of the in
IA spection of 1915, or since, for
which cash will be given. Apply to
Alexander Sangster.
feb % If
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Land for Sale.

TIME subscriber wishes to sell tract
II of Land in Fairfax county, con-
tanning $50 acres. From actual expert
ments, it is found to be veil adapted to
clover and plaster. very inconsldera-
BILE quantity Of which will make it supe-
rior land; as at present the greater part
is really fertile. The situation of the
property is desirable, being about ONE
quarter of a mile from the stage road
leading from Alexandria to Occoquan,
and not farther from Mr.. Janney's mill,
and AccotiBck creek, through which
channel the purchaser may convey his
produce to any market lying upon the
sea-board Persons anxious to purchase
may. be shewn the land by MIR. Keagh,
living GU the premises.
john m. .M'Carty.
March Is If
4-->~. - ~ 4.,,.5 5,-~,..-.-..>.-.
Cash will be given !,
For 200hhds. Virginia tobacco of good
Laserasof. and Fosele.
March 81
IN COUNCIL, March is.
Ordered, That an election be held at
the council chamber on Monday the first
day of April next, Cor a member to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the resigna-
ton OF MIR. James M'Guire, under the
superintendent of Colin Aud, William
Dunlap and Andrew Fleming.
Extract from the minutes,
Taste,
l. ?. Thompson, 6. G.
March 81 dte
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Land for Sale.
TRACT or MARCEL of LAND, c

A TRACT or parcel of LAND, con-
s. tanning between two and three hum
lred acres. 90 the north side of Deco
guam, in Fairfax county, about S miles
Eest Of 0ccoquan miils-it is well Ma
cred with never failing springs, il is al
20 we'll timbered, and the great quaint
~ of FREQ timber on it renders it the
more valuable to any person in the coop
ering lipe. This land is Of the middle
Ill, and produces corn. wheat, or any
uther grain tolerable well--there is about
100 acres cleared and under good fence
The improvements are log dwelling
iouse and other out-houses, and goot
,ppie orchard of about so trees. ANY
gefson inclining to purchase can view
he premises and know the terms by az
qlying 70. the subscriber who lives nea,
he premises, or Henry S. HALEY, Jul
1T 0ccoquan mills, or John II. Haite.s
ear Fairfax court house.
Thomas Gossom.
april Is 6ms
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Jaiy 4. l776: and on Che other, a por-1
trait Of Thomas Jefferson, author OF thel
Declaration Of independence.
The Arms " of the Thirteen Unitea
sfaIes ,, il, medallions, united by wreaths|
# olive Leaves, will form the remainder
If the Gordon, which will be further en-
riiched by some of the Characteristic pro-
lactiens of the United States; such as
the Tobacco and Indigo Plants, the Cot
son Shrub, Rice, &c.
F The whole of the design, excepting the
portraits, will be engraved by MIR. Muir
,ay, of Philadelphia, who has for some
eeks been at work on the plate.
MIR. Leney, of ew-York, will en-
crave the portraits.
BY the advice OF all the artists engagg
I'd, the publisher has abandoned the idea
|of printing the Declaration with Typesi
|ond has determined to have the whole o
Il Engraved. The ornamental dlsPosi-
ton and style of the engraving OF the De
|claration Of independence. which will &c
|capy the interior of the Gordon, Will be
designed and executed by Mr.. falrman.
Tie fac SMILES will be engraved by
Mr.. Valance, who will execute this im7
|,ortant part Of the publication at the cltY
|of Washington, where, by permission OF
the Secretary of State. be will have the
Original Signatures constantly under MS
|eye.
The public are well apprized that the
gentlemen whose names have been mea-
|fioned, as undertaking particaia depart
'nentsin the proposed publication are the
first artists in the United States, and they
|have. one and all, assured the publisher
that they will seduionsly devote them,
Iselves to the execution of the several
lparts they have undertaken, and will h
Irish them in such manner, as to do ere
ldit to themselves and TO the country, SO
Tar as depends on the anxious employment
of their respective talents on this nation
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