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's'bs Commander NJ Fort 1IouItjrc,

Ehe Commander At Fort IIoultirc.
wao MAJOR ANDERSON Is, AND WHAT HE HAS DONE
The y. Y. Leader has biograp phical sketch Of
the present commander at Fort Moultrc We
copy passage:
Major Anderson is now about tifty-Six years
Old, and was born in keutucky, entering the
Military Academy from that State and gradEa-
ting with distinction, on June 3Qth, 1925. The
record OF the military service shows that i:c
was promoted TO n first lieutenancy in ls3333,
and made captain by brevct in ISIS for gal.
lantry and successful strategy in the war
against the Florida Indians. In the same year
he vas appointed Assistant .Adjutaat General.
with :hc ranl: of ca?tain--.!ic captaincy itself
not coming until lue October OF 1871, and
his present rank of Maj0r only reaching him
last year.
Major Anderson has also performed Il large
amount Of the staff duty incident to the SER
vice few years since, and before il was made
,l;stinc; from duty in the line. He acted rs
Assistant Inspector Of the Illinois Volunteers,
serving with Abraham Lincoln in the Black
Hawk war Of 1882. lie was Assistant In.
structor and Instructor Of Artillery at the Mil
itary Academy III the years 1866 and +,
and wus :.id.dc-caInp to Ma jOr General Scott in
1888.
During the Mexican war the Major endured
all the labors and dangers Of the campaign.
being severely wounded in the assault on the
enerny's works ut Mol!no del Rey, and receiving
breyrt majority FOR gallant and nertorous
conduct in that action Major Anderson has
also received from the Governmen; many cvi.
denccS Of It's trust and confidence, other thar,
those bestowed by the War Department;
Ills last service, previous TO his taking COM
mand Of Fort Moultrie, was as member o
the commission ordered, last summer, by Con
grcSs, to inquire into The manner Of instruction
~ thc West Point Military Academy. The
lahOrs Of that commission Tin which Major An
GerSon performed his parU have already beer
laid before Congress.
"In physique, the Major is about five fee
nine inches in height; his figure is well set anc
soliicrly; his hair is thin and turning to irol
gray; his complexion swarthy; bis eye dark an'
intelligent; lis nose prominent and well formed
\ stranger would read in his air and appear
anrc determination and cXaction Of what VA
due 10 hin. lie has /; good deal Of manner
In intercourse he Is Very courteous, and hl
ric!. Voice and abundant gcsticulatons 60 vel
together. lie is always agreeable and gentle
manly, firm, and lignilicj, :. man Of unda!ntcc
courage, and us u true soldier may be relied OF
20 obey orders and do his duty"
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WAsuiYGroa, December o4th, lsG0.

1
Gentlemen Il had the honor to receive
your kind invitation 70 my colleagues and my
self, to Join YOU at the festive boprd OIL We'd
neSrlay evening, the Goth Instant, at the Ex-
change Hotel, in Richmond, and | embrace
the earliest opportunity 10 reply.
Gen. Bonham and Col. A~!rrpore haze re.
turned to South Carolina : | am detained
here by the illness Of Mrs. Il Queen, which
renders it impossible to acc: tic honor you
| tender.
Nothing. assure you, won give HE more
pleasure than 10 meet tine rii.h.ns Of your hos.
| ptable city and interchange Jews with them,
on the subject ns our niutIal interest and
destiny.
In the great and moinrltous movement
which our people have been able to make, with
unprecedented unanimity. "ier years of insult,
robbery and patience, W. NE not been uu-
mindful of the character AID Interests OF your
noble Old Dominion whcsc war;, Is, Statemen
and patriots have cast 4 lu,ire over her sisters
| Identical in interest wi:i her aud, in my
judgment, SOON to hc Identified with lis in n
common destiny, absolscd from all ties with
enemies, who in violation Of every obligation
which should have been sacrr,. BY the memory
of common ancestry. wOnld Murder our cLi-
zens burn our houses, aud p"Sou even our
women and children.
1t is a source Of unieignCd joy 70 me to be-
leve, as do that Virginia yet, in time, will
surely stand like South Carolina, free, :ovc-
reign and independent State, ready TO unite
with her Southern sisters.
have never doubted what Virginia would
DO when the alternatives present themselves to
her intelligent and gallant people, to choose
| between an association with her Southern sis
ters and the dominion OF 4 people who have
chosen tEeir leader upon the single idea that
the African is equal 10 the Anglo.SaSon, and
with the purpose Of placing our slaves on
equality with ourselves aud ou: friends OF ev-
cry condition; and if we of South Carolina
have aided in your deliverance from tyranny
and degradation, as you suppose, it will only the
more assure Us that We have performed our
dutv 10 ourselves and our sisters, in taking the
| first decided step to preserve All inheritance left
US by an ancestry whose spirit would forbid It
being tarnshed by assassin:.
We, of South Carolina, hope soon TO greet
YOU in a Southern Confederacy, where white
men shall rule our lcstincS, and from which
we may transmit to our pustcrity the rights,
, privileges and honor left lis by our ancestors.
Please accept my sincere regard and graft
tude for the honor you have been pleased to
tender Your obd't sery't,
JOHN MCQUEEN.
To Mcssrs. 7. I. Cropp@r, }. R. Crenshaw ard
others, committee.
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\ SIXTH ACT TO THE DRAMA or TIE CEN
Cit is indeed strange how the whirslg oi
time brings in his rcvcngcs. Centuries ago
the foul wicEedness OF the head OF the oldest
branch Of the Cenci family resulted in his
daughters iishonor, his own murder, the death
nf his wife, Of his eldest son and the beautiful
Beatrice ar,! the total confiScation Of the Cen.
ci estates for the benefit Of the Borghese. For
centuries the fate OF Beatrice has been the
theme Of the poet and the novelist. Her cX-
iuisite face, her sorrow-illumed eyes, that LOOK
half without and half within, and far beyond
the sorrow of her life, to the mystery OF the
change so soon TO come upon hcr-tEese arc
familiar 20 us all from the copies. which ~!
have seen, OF the marvellous portrait by nr!do
10 English readers this tragic story is best
known through Shelcy's passionate Tragedy
and they who have read it have seemed 10
themselves as those who read tale ot the lar
away past; Il story whose beginning, middle
and crd were all complete; Oh whose
fearful climax time had placed his seal
saving No more! no more, forever
Nevertheless, in that sunny country Oh oid Ira,
,li.ion, where noble dissent is so clGns 10 ara
keut lnsullicd, the Cenci and the Borghe$e nave
been born. have married. and died, through
MANY generations since. The Cenci have oech
moor: the Borghesc rich with the riches oi thelI
fallen rivals The famous Villa borshese, a.
Rome. came to the latter from the estates "a ..'.
former. The Cenc family had ever since Kept
in 4 sort Of life claim 10 the estate u e'"'''.
Irra forms and protests. The story. goes no"
that the actual male representative Oh 't,'t u"s
r. Cenci family. thinking tha: among otnef ne"
,hirns coming to Rome may hc iesai !usuIe,
,''r%osc: 70 nush his claim vigorously before the
.n!.r p", ,ribnnal there. the dryest court forms
rTiip ri pc.,tb an odor of romance in such trial
III, ~ tI ,nns sy,h act will be added to the CencI
,'r.na ira" In it a too severe judgment Of centn'
res @ 40 NAV be rghted; it will, at least, BRING
.,r.n@rlr r in!o the sunlight Of the present those
rcr;e Irgcnds, that have so long lifted m the
chad. and socmrity Of the past
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NEGRO HIRING FOK 1861.

TsNRE subscriber oEers his evic=s again .or hiring OUT
servants. Having been Engaged In the business FOR The
r: and long rce!dea; OF the city. e
feels confident ot his ability to give satisfaction 10 any
th, r,"r Lis ihei. servants. Ho pledges
Interest OF tlG
owner Us well due the comfort "f the -r!vaits
Ne will ay strict attention IN all of Sickness lie
refers e following gentlemen FOR whom he hEs i'an'aci-
I'd busi?ess OF the kind:
prS ;, Henley, Valley Walker, wm. D. Turner, Wm C..
II G. Jones George N. Pendlr,on, NJ. T. Todd, M!.;v,
Yoroy A. Pointer, A. c. Sale, T. Z. Fox, Esq', o. Kim
apd Queen. ~
Nm !. Spler, Esq. King William county.
l. ~ DAVIS T. r. Wright, Dr. John J. Wright, Theodore
Vaughan W. A. Wright, j. W. Fisher, f. Sand?, 7. T.
Fisher, Dr. W j. Halle, p ?. Gray, Col VS. Jones, Essex
county.
H. i Brook James v. Anderson, Esqs., Caroline c9un
IT, T. Eassy, r C. Turner, Esq, Dr.. Vim. Fisher sch
rzo'.' city.
! Ja--y!i Myers Esq, Chesterfield county.
S7r~u.;rr will he uader Wall Street Hotel Richmond.
/ H., a,c..tw5, JANES MOORE.
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7RIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER %, 1860.

dress. We have not now time TO ;nyes.
tica,c his cc,!r<" in Congress inr evden~e
Of this, but unit! we see stronger evidence Of
his turning submissionist and der"uncng South
Carolina, we shall rest content with the rcceiv-
ed opinion Of Gov. LetcI'crS politics.
We cannot believe that Gov. letcher will
place himself in opposition To the recent !umln-
Gus illustration o! the tl4ctrinc Of State Rights
and secession made hy the President Of the
Court of Appeals, Judge }. j. Allen, to the
people OF Bolelouri. We cannot believe that
Gov. Lctchcr intends tn abandon the President
Of Yirginia's Court Of Appeals to make poltl-
cal bc,!-Gcllowshir with john Minor Botts.
Another rei,o:! il; that Gov. Lctcrer, acknow-
lodging the right Of secession, will oppose any
attempt at coercion, but that he u"mcaSurably
denounces South Carolina Cor her haste, and
her Governor for iatimaiing that the cotton
States wi!l buy TO more negroes from the bor-
der States, unless they make common cause
xilh them We canrot think that Gov. Lelch-
er, holding the Vir,ni. doctrine that each
State iYr itself is the rightful judge Of the
mode and measure Of redress, would 'lcnounco
Sovereign State for exercising that right Of
Judgment! is ipr tic issue between Governor
Gist and Governor Lctcher, ii rulnor is cor
rect, the renplo Of Virginia will care very lit
tie about it, further than IN acrimonious as
ssult iy the Governor Of Virginia upon a
Southern STATE, d. this time, would be exceed
ingly rcp,.l,ivc TO The people oC Virginia, and
they would nol sustain tile Executive in such
4 position.
We shall continue this subject in to.norrow's
pancr
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Resolved, by the Senate ani House of Re
representatives. Of the United States Of America
IN Congress assembled, Uwo-thrds Of both
Houses concurrne.) That the following articles
be and are hereby proposed end submitted as
amendments to the Constitution Of the United
States, which shall be valid, to all intcnts and
purposes, rs part of said Constitution, when
ratified by Conventions Of lh:eeiourths of tho
v.r.r,l Si.,,rs
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" Ah''>" ~ ''Was!iium;Dn City,

''N'' 2U.-Mc.lblri G! Goa.
Se'.l C Co'IS,a'" i h c,,cr, c border STATES IL .c
able to present an nnGcideM' .''i'',' .>i
of establishment of the IL Ha;,: ~; - L o.
mise line to the Paci!ic. |! Surte.1T.> 80
will then invite the Northern mr'uyri";:.' ii,.
them.
Tie South Carolina romm:zsionc::: arrive.
to-day, and will confer with the President 70
morrow by an arrangement The sGhj"r; vii:
then be referred 10 CoEcre$; in Il >pccia. Hic>
sage, on which IN exciting debaic na;: hc .. :.
pectcd
Mr. Bailey, the deiaultns cic:!, in tic po
partmcnt of the interior, has been SURRENDERED
by his surclies and is now in jill. .lr. Eg:s-
sell is also in Jail here iIal million IS -.
manded rs his security. H:s counsel con.
temp!ated habeaS corpus for eXccS-ir" harl.--
The missing bonds are !;%TG,puU M!:souI! SIM,
1857 600 of North Carolina SKIES. &i:i,fH'J
Tennessee sixcS--al lcogpcaS. Tie nTc>tist-
ton shows that the contrac. with E"sst!',
Majors 4 Co., has TWO years 20 :a!:. Tie a.-
legged acccptances Of the Secretary G..
War, are sa! to consist simply {!
mere memoranda stating that ~ m-cn money
would bc due Oh the execution ct ,!!c Sc"|!ca
under the contract, which l;GsScN i:u,! u.ri
from time to time IS coilatcra'S IN raising
money Baiiy, in his letter, sa' tia; no eli
cal had an: completely IN '.c ttanSaa:'o" ~
knowledge of the fac, Of the aii>tfacton oi ':.2
bonds In l,usSe'is case The CoGri t9.t"y nc
ceptcd Senator Green. and Representatives.
Woodson and Barrett, for s2u", 600 H. security
the remaining S3Ou, oco beng mace up rll IN"
citizens Of Washington
The sccesSlonlstS are gratl!!ed by u'e .c.
cent intelligence from Maryland, Virginia, ~!
other Southern States.
The Secretary of the Treasury ''enr& any
dcfalcation in his Department. However, Tie
examination INTO It's condlI"ii continues.
The President dInphat!ca!i: asserts ina, t!'ITa
will be no dissolution
The New York Tribune 1i to-day Is very de-
i;ant, and says the governed rs well as 'hs Gr'
ernorS, shall nave 4 voice LHH i:i'Ht' d''"''S
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La1rc from T!rNirO.

NEw ORLEANS, Dec 2G.--Ihc .;','::s'.': :
Tennessee, from Vera CRUZ, "i.a. v, -; ''2, =,
to the e2d inst, asryet ;G,'t4y. >Hs Fi:1&.' G
ueo'.YT' ,h . ;bsraIS a. Yotuce. Il: captured =
pannons arn an! tool: Dc;;oi.a,:o Eee"':h.'''' ''
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Nr. DOuglas's Plan Of Adjustment.

In tic Senate of the e. s, on Monday last,
Mr. Douglas introduced L toint Resolution
proposing amendments to tn: Constitution Of
the United States, with view Of restoring
peace and preserving the Union. His propo.
sition was read lirs. and second tine, and
referred to the Committee OF Iliriccn It is
rs follows.
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y.hat IIr. Scot. Nays or California

Charles l.. Scott, member OF Congress from
California, has addressed letter 10 the Chair
man OF the Democratic State Central Co.nmit-
tee OF bis State, totally dissenting from Seua-
tor Iatha,n'S statement that in the event Of Z
dissolution and formation Of two separate Con-
fcleracies, California would 60 with the North
and Northwest. Mr. Scott says he warmly
sympathiZcs with the South and cordially en-
dorstS and fully juStiies it in not remaining in
the Union under Mr. Lincoln. lie wants Cali
fornia to set up for herself as y republic.
He says:
"If this Union is divided and two separate
Confedrracics are formed, will strcnuouslya,l.
vocatc the secession Of California and the cs
,ahlshmcnt Of separate republic on the Pa
ciiic slope Some may contend that we hav-
neither resources nor population to set up for
ourselves In answer to this ! say, that il Ca
lifolnia links ;rer destiny with the Northern
Government, crippled and ruined as she must
necessarily he by the separation and with
lrawnI of her Southern allies, California, in.
stead Of being benefited and receiving aid
from the Northern CCnfederacy will be heavily
taxed to carry on the machinery Of their Go
veraTicHt
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pr,, ,prLrn.A, Dec. 2G.-l!.@EE u '"!.e:,
cy.,rc,ntcr OF Congress 'Fo" ie !,,''FI''.'.',
district. died this morning IN i!'' c'A. ~
phoid fever lie was the Gs'fa'''' '"'''''''' 80
n the second district, IN pctoocF'
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FARMERS, BANK OF yIH.Iyri

rh t"EakS' NA Nk OF VIRGINIA,
'shh "shcIai Meeting "f the Stockholders tn. Farm
ers Bank OF Virginia will BE- held ut their RANKING
House in The ciy Of Richmond Wednesday, the lG:h uT
OF January, lsGi. '
No oihcrr Or Director Of Bank shall hereafter vote ,s
proxy 9i Stakeholder in biy election of Directors or m
n'e's "' N7k, nor shall ANY proxy be valid which shall
nav" "cel executed sixty days befure the time Of rc
. PORN OF a PROXY
hho* al. men by these presents: that - do rnn,Int
my substitute and proxy represent ME In the gene
RAJ meeting ot the Stockholders Of the Farmers Bank of
'Fgia, and In my name 10 upon all questions that
may Come before the said meeting concerning the said
Baus. -
witness my hand anal seal this - day Of II 1856.
Dec l'-eoa ID j. A. SMITH, Cashier
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TRfDEGAR IRON WORKS,


,,,4XTFr e, :is !r!4l c,!cou!as-:a"r' "S;eHtcd 10
:s,y ~ Sos.se-a ::=YIJ Vs. have spared no sXei:sr
T. .Nr:.0: facilities - -s: ;!e Decrease" "eAA"
-. ar 8 .r.a:. .i,G,.c:.r-s. In our ,,
CAn WHEEL. f.NI.
~ -. .:.n... .a3rov veme:i,s by :t:- addition :"
az i.! ?yU%.'EN Q: a tsSt:as ~ hy :" Feet, and
n. lr;:. :: .e nos: nodera and improved :i@
~: i.,!. ar4 a-s: - sc!;.c-n.e!ac horizontal Ma
cju~ a.. ~ the Axe py apowcir! hyaEaul!c
!'rr- .r.i.s.: ": Indicator ~ whi:h 'ac FORCE ap-
pi'-.: :, BE- M:--! = -EIaE.:ei? measured,
E~ -r.,;iUge &c :.Naa.Ac;u7s, !!on hes: CHARCOAL
e.;.,g. H.fa.! Chair. gql.cad aui SIP Spikes
g.a-. i ;!e,.,: :.ucS E5s oa' t!.a Ears Car and
-.,. ss- 'i!.: 81: o:aF7 !;os bo.t' iFoi: iracss;
c.-:1" -: e..c;!-:, Al E!aas' 4;Ga ~! h'ss
I..,...'ve ,oan'y Ard Portable Engines; s"" ana
w.. ~. i-.:y S.,. So -'''' -'' j I. ANDERSON CO.
..:..:I:.>-c;ANa GEr.:sEIAiA.
4; f.c.,E.' =; ;hts Institution, ami soid there and
IS .e.ty ,'1-- 40 -, frIE street, the following
,ii.-is, 4: :-uyt.s :cr,, to.w.:;
f''s >''-, 49, "2:a=s
". -'. 'itltr~. a.: .s.Taa:s S.oss
.. @..i { - lIs:a"ss "f every 4eGss'i''"'
. .."~ i..'..-, -s~'-'s' Hos"
t,s..s- a.! !, ,0-~.,Irrows
war..0a-- sa;ss &C.
,,r...I and = =: Cottons
,,r..,. ..l Lc.-y. for plantation E..a.s
.-,.. r,ic cn.n: Cor Servants
ai,,rf tie . ~ articles on hand AMI vI s;;. "r .
d. :a.le vr :-.-.i Q: other JOB WORK done o:!er
ns::te e: :r., Q: to pu.ctaa Customers oMy, 81
:. = litar.
p-r :-y. ;,c ca:a:.y, with satisfactory rr!er-uccs
,rr-.., .".a!-,i "a Address X. NJ. NIMMU,
- ,-.-i i.-nt sui Storekee3er Va PeEitcnt.aiv.
E:la!iaSD isEf; STOCK H.ilskEF.
'i;. '-her,i.!ci .a":.g procured the services o.! t
i. c.-' r.. The purpose Of selling Lire Stoci
;a- :.ca.'i a,YrEc:, Will, With Luther S. Irvine, b.
~ SIC Is; :sg .; september next prepared
20 IL :ai."I-! 81. ntioa "a all business entrusted
Oiari a.: .. c-t-ai, from ;.ei- long experience
= a.. % .T= ...':r satisfaction.
~ - .'.s's. Ii"'@ :eu.c!,;s consigpmenis
JOHN GROUSE,
AZ @--rt; l.. s. IRVINE
S.ANi:S H.S'sEN.-A SrGiae;a planter, who
= as,.i,. ic'rlt>" :or his from hf;y io
,;rt S-.!g-. ia families, frn;n one farm. has aa;h"r-
a;l 50 tr:1Is ~ purchase. Any arne! wishing |"
-!:e''i q s:l D.: woa.d Il" we'll 10 communicate with
DAVIS, pEEPREE CO..
or:. g.: E!channd, Va.
il NC3HE: aNE re .ifttsi:E, 51vo side,
.yt cI&P A:r.s=,. Leather and the best hra;.ls
Fe:I C"Al4:, =f.c; will sell low for Cash or good
'>'-' @.':- CT. r:.!s ETosu-s. :or CAST! only.
y. pEYERECX,
>-:f iS--rf No. iS2 Cary At
Lh1NH>, ;;AESiNS, CtTItOS, CUR
u EANs: P'-'-:Ycd G!a:.r M.ccaro,i, Dutch Cheese,
s,a"., fF-'e at Enr:,h Mustard, olives, Caper-, Pa
Saar ssa All r.:": sperm Candies Swe-, Oh, Terml.
90, -ai 1lch"".. -: sale ny
>e' "-sS~ ELAIE CHAMBERLAYSE
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JEErN'S
fH0Siii:;R- R-pEhyF!AN GiaSG,

4" aos ready :" ,2g? orders ;or n:y fertilizers ~
- .S as 'e! t.r~ Ia Ill r.ay T-!y upon -c.:iH: with
0" az, a:cs o' .'"=Dr % a:,y h.Y- made: r.;ar
s, 81 'T i"sra: .:.:"Ir;.- ron! :.:y,Fg: els. in
n'e" anu n:'.". n-...,- / contains ,lnr. yurs Eu>E
rh'- "f L:H: II "A ':y 0:!.s: M,i.i;.!.;-,! tiu.no
!Ae '''-:;s o" ai'r:.a: preparations, 20 na.;,t m,
- ,cHsoa nave been IL sTnGah- l.. coul be .y,-r..h
-'":r '.!' c"'nb;ard disaster, Oc Join; sa-. * ,n |
"'s' o. a. i'.e brought, w!c. ;,rerc:. The ,,rr.rD a.
hc'!1n "' The pho-pi!aes very r-.,: .y,rn q,
'.e Ne %'=a ~as Sran!aS. Bu; The s.. o: n. .r..i
~ vas e'iGs! OF superior Peruvian Guam, on
.ri '' .a'l. ::lt ::cr phos pl!aes-as nearly All
"a '''"' !. -dl.-iu-!;v under :r ..,.,-. Cor
~ goo. s'&al - L,or.- l. i. :rr. Ala: ncr,.in,
.a,'.., "es- :"in!'".. I.y w.r, .uri II, every
land III rS - ''l."'i=s lic 10 -. ,ar. that .h.
so-. sra,,n !.".ies, Ia: "."s: s-neraii, /, ti,-
T. 80 oy'l s."-i a;i c.vcr haze ever .nowu
:,c.i s,..r q ne T-!ae o. my mature. i =. h.
t.,., !s'' ,."' ha"r oE,!--4 :o- more than four
iiu,. ~ o. 'aI =. ID" SAM period last year.
or,, - "" az" !s'uc" t:y n. y,:aay from .t.ir
,rnI T' o "a" r"F:-'"ltt,.1:.- q! others are p,r.
requested 20 c:,."! nc:iI.. :,., -, see la,
- 81 ''it are 20 irl: G.i. s.'.! r:;..s in tho
" ;.i q irsch or tile cornIai,,!n, r..rchs1.
Rgiy;: ~ ,.i1ni, o. % my ag.si- r--srs THOMAS
s.:y ii; ;"N> :!sIurc: ". !lUiLl%S co Lynch.
90 -. fredericksburg: MASON MARTIN (
Sr.. -, JOHNSTON, CiAEkE% co Danvi,l.
4 4 I.
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SALE or ABOUT TIiiNrN-E1GiiT Me-

WILL be sold to the highest bidder whou; reserve at
w Charlotte Court House. MONDAY, the tth day OF
January isGl |; being court day, a :he Negroes belong
in- to The estate John A. Adams deceased Also all the
Negroes belonging The Of Frank Pollard deceased
Consisting OF men wouen boys and sf' generally Held
hands, ant, very likely Teras male I;o"a On Tue day OF
s.oa. THUS. ;! apAnS,
H.. ,ar:= TlIOS POLLARD.
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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-12-28
Special Despatch to tic Rich,nonI F.7a:
ErOIn WaSLinntGN Git

I'LL Sorts cf Rgm9rs Rampant H-;o,5ii:a...
Ism and Pers9aa! Liberty E:!&s--L,H-n.
RetHrns--A Missouri ji,j Icariaq AZ, T..
Rai!roa1-We Prssi|rnrs GDiai94--..g
C9nesssi"nS-.Statc Cyncsntj"ns ar?r,i jy
Southern Congre',a:eA-tN or lie &o2,;i
crn States nW &trtis.
NAsIISGroH. Dec 26.--Thr CITY IS III, g..
every sort of ruEor in relation To the ,!slc..
tons in the Treasury, the resignation .; seq.
retary Floyd, the departure oi war >.sa,a.;&
for Charleston, the enforcement; Ct tie ORG. -
ship the Pittsburs guns 20 the South. etc. e,'..
all Of which are believed 10 BE- gro,nd!c.s
The Republicans o; the Senate Commute,
have prepared 4 bill! 10 present to the :,out;c:n
members, providing foT the trial b. irry .:
fugitive slaves in the State frcG! :@!!,ac. l;.ev
escaped. If this is accepted by tue Southern.
erS then the former will agree tc c:c:ca"or. bv
legislation, TO rc>cind the personal I;brriy ti%.
The census returns show ,ha; Er,:,r ;,e acYr
arpor;ionmcnt South Carolina would b. cls;:-
tied 10 only three Representatives.
y despatch from Missouri STATE. ,:t:. :. :av...
mob is engaged in tearing up the ;:anaiha! ,l:,i
I Joseph Railroad, to prevent an cyica0r,::na-
ro"-"css Of NorthcrncrS into Kansas. II.
'rcipaly owned !,y Boston cantcii>,S.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-12-28
AUCTION SALES.
CoMNISSiONEsS' SALE OF 4 VERY
VALUABLE FARM IN TIE COUNTY OF GOUCil.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF 4 VERY
VALUABLE FARM IN TIE COUNTY OF GOUCl-
LAND.
4 COMMISSIONERS appointed by decree pro..Ounced
"A by the County Court Of Goochland, the Goth day
OF November 1860 In the Of Powers and as Pledge
And ais We shall Sell al public auction the premises
FRIDAY, January 9Th, 1851 IL o'clock. M, f fair /!
not the next fair day thcrchfler the VERY VALUABLE
tARai In the county OF Goochland, Of which the late
Fiemuy johnson died SEIZED situated Johnson 5
SPRINGS and the Three choppcd Road containing THREE
HUNDRED AND SIX ACkES.
The farm Is very valuable ouc upon which thurr Is
excellent dwelling house and ogt-pudings all In good
pair.
Those disposed TO purchase will call and eXaune the
premises before the day Of sale
The neigiborhnod Is excellent, and very healthy.
Tis,lS :Une-,hrd cash, balance in aud years
bonds, with good security TO be gven with Interest from
date Of sale, ai the title retained until tie last
is made cHASTAlN WHITE,
WM. W. COSBY,