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VOL. 2--NO 298 ULY DISPATCH rAS COW:\RDIN, Proprietor H GHR P -.J AS ANTS, Editor. i. id in Kxa uau r Sept. 11. fur. ISLANDS AM) Tillilß tU'ANO. I. s.N 1) i > and M ilmeshurv promise to --i van exhibition ol diplomacy ... •J i ' - they did in the fisheries' all iir. i.t try Us >teais too large lor their small pi ~, • 1 < gisaao question is of fume What renter up-i: than might at first sigln a; >;• 'I w thert tore subjoin a short ac count of it. A!< - whole coast of Peru, down to a certa.s i.-i tudr, it tit \er rains, any more than it dot - m 1 • *> pi; a phenomenon as yet unex ilsi ■ i ; 1 philosophers. The coast itself, n'.i.r i . in !>> '.nil bold, and the is ets which skirt ■ at ti.e abode of innumerable sea ,\i: !»ts ' laesi <iut.g never washed uwa), but cutnulati g foi agea, is the guano commerce. The or : .t.\ : ;>th ol the bed of this matter is about ; 1 • t; but Mr. Charles Daiwin, the eminent ttaveller, naturalist, and philosopher, tells u- that the at cumulation is in some ca^es. i > feet, and in a few eveu 1500 ia depth. The supply, thtr ' .re, may virtually te considered ■ inexhaustible a- at that of the coalfields ol England or Asi.en a. The foimatiou of the guvi i; , ~s to be very slow; for in the period o; r.-at '• -i years j-iuce the discovery, the ac c. i : .i• 11 1 -.s l>e« n reckoned not to have ex ceededa * lines ia tliickness, a fact which it (•■irfect . si--tii creation of the sea-fowl that 1 to an antiquity which overpowers the iiiiagii. it ~ and makes man in comparison wsi'i a.v ''t a cieature of yesterday. (j i i n is Sound on all the rocky siio ea and rocK\ in. -ol the coast of Peru within the limits o. t: region of perpetual drought to Wi'.tch we liuv ■ alluded. Hut the most pre e ictive o- tsareon two clusters of rockv isie! j cai:;-ii by the Sjiaiiiards Lobos de tierra and Lo - >!e i;tuera, or the landward and sen iv.rl L i'he wij\l lobo means a wolf, but with "mar"'or the "sea" joined to it, sea uoii. 1; i- in thor; a species of seal, an ani :si .1 w h.e.. tit t; si en ted the shores of these rocks, and wi:i h, unt 1 guano came into use, gave them tlii : o..'v \ lue. The nearest c: '.in Lobos Islands are distant ;ro!ii lilt- s!ioi>* of lue mainland of Peru about twenty-live miles, . i: I the furthest about twice '.!iat distance. Destitute ot soil and of water, tut-re bait, s;erile luck?, they Isave never been occupied or inhabited; indeed 11lev are by na ture not habitable. These are the places of which the sovereignty ha? been claimed by tue Republic: of l'eru, from the time they be gun to export guano; and claimed only for the avowed | r,iose of enabling thut shabby re public to (ax the foreign consumers of guano, and thus saddle civilised nations with the pay ment of its oh u debts. The proofs of Peruvian sovereignty amount only to the assertion of it. The right of sover eignty, says the Republic, has never been dis puted. Alccdi, the celebrated geographer, has enumeiared tl»e Lobos Islands as part ef the possessio.'.s i,f ihr Crown of Spain, say the Pe ruvians. That liiiiv huve been; but other Span iards have been found to claim the .Molucca Islands sis belonging to Spain, and lying in nearly the same parallels of latitude, with about the same beasibility. It isfmoreover as serted that native Peruvians have sometimes visited the L'bos Islands for guano. Tins amounts to nothing if it were true; but most brobabiy it is not true, for the poor Peruvians have abundance ofguano close at hand on the shores of the main land, and on the islands which skii t it, and are by no means likely to have made voyages of twenty-five to fifty miles for it iu their canoes. The arguments against Peruvian severeign tv seem to us irretngnble. fN'o public docu ment can be produced showing that Spain ever claimed it, still less that her claim was admit ted. Lord Palmerston reminds the Peru vian Ijovi riunent that the Lobos Islands are not inclu-V:! n the Constitutional Act in which its provinces and dependencies are enumera ted. For twelve years after the declaration of independence, Peru was silent about any righrs of -overeignty; and when; in 1833, it did lay a clu :n to islands on its coast, it did not specify ilic L »hos Islands as among them.— Again, the L>>bos islands are fruin eight to six teen times ihe distance from the main land of Peru, that i.u.ilic law prescribes as beint: with in the legitimate jurisdiction of a slate; Finally, the Peruvian Government rentiers no service whatsoever, in return for the tax which it ex acts. It . niishes neither wood, nor water, r.oi murk, i K rfood. It supplies no light, no pilot.-, h;> moorings. It simply embarrasses ilie cuturnerce of other nations by an onerous impost, i: r. ally appears to us that the sov ereignty ( I IVru in the Lobos Islands, and with it 111-- riiiht to impose a tux on guano, has little !!!-;re mndalion than might be set up for a claim of - ivereignty in the Pacific ocean, because S iin first discovered it, and with it a rigiit i'j Impose a tax on the capture of sperm w hates. IW« ithstanding all this, Lord Derby and his luckless ..iiiiister, .Ma lines bury, have hur lie] to aiin r the mischievous claim cl'the Pe- ruvians. The proclaimed friends of the Brit ish farmihave allowed their manure to be taxed wit iout resistance or inquiiy. Lord Pulinerston was in no haste. Ho simply ad mitted u prima Jacie case from propinquity, but as alre.i ly stated, he leminded the Peruvi an Government that the Lobos Islands w ere not named in the Constitutional ActofPeru. — Mr. Webster indeed justly observes, on this subject, that down to the 10th of ftloy, JB5l, the date of Lord Palmerston's last communi "«tion. the question " was still open to Eng land." it wus Lord Derby who rashly shut the door. The American Government his by no means yielded to the rapacious and impudent claim ot the Peruvians, as the Derby Administration his been t i to do. It tells the Peruvian Governintr : that, for fifty years, the citizens i f the I ui:ed flutes had fished on the wastes ' ! the Lui(.>a Island, and pursued seals on tneir ricks without their right being once called in to question by either Spain or Peru ; and it add-, that it can see no difference as to right, between catching seals arid gathering birds' dung on the Lobos Rocks. In 183iJ the Peru vian Government did make a claim to the iMrts on its roasts, without naming the Lobos Islmids. Lest it should have included them, the American Government then protested against the clrsitp, and the protest was never nnsweie:), so that for near 20 years more, the Americans were left to use the Lobos l»lands as they b::d done before. Looking to the previous course of American diplomacy in all similar cases, it appears to us a matter of certainty that they will carry their point in tins. Let us see what will be the re sult. Ti;;*y will supply themselves, and us, and trance, and any other nation, that foolish ly admits the indecent claim of the Peruvians, with cheap untaxed guano. Nay, were its citizens to itilow it, the American Government might even impose a lax on us for our guano, ajier the fssbion which we ourselves tax the Chinese for their opium ; for it would be uo difficult matter for it to undersell, even with a considerable tax, the clumsy and unskilful Pe ruvians. The Americans will, however, not 'ax ue, but will supply u* with cheap guano ; <"'d, m ih,s case, not Derby and Mnuuesbury, THE DAILY DISPATCH. but F illmore nnd Websti i, will lura out to be the leal triads of the H n lis h farmer At the sun e time the British shipping intfrest will be under no such obligation to the American ftfitesint'i', lor the result of their diplomacy will be simply to trimmer the whole guano trade ami ali trade connected with if, from nrihsh to American bottoms. \\ e have n lew words to add about guano as a manure. As such it was first made kn iwn to Lurope by ]>aron Humboldt,on his return from hiss celebrated travels about the commence ment of the present century ; but it took some loriy years before it found its wav to our agri culture. Our consumption of it in 1845, or within four years of its first introduction, had alteady risen t0283,289 tons. But in corise quence of the exhaustion of the temporary and partial supplies which we derived from Africa and other quarters, the consumption fioin that year fell off, and in 1848 it was be low <jO,OOO tons ; for we then found ourselves, and have been, evi r since, dependent on the monopolists of Peru. Last year we consumed 212,595 tons, and re-exported 30,419 tons. Let us observe, then, what was the value of the guano which we consumed last year. A cwt. of guano is, as a dressing for our main root crop turnips, equal to ten tons of fold manure: and two cwt. of guano are sufficient to manure an acre of land. Hence the guano which we consumed last year would produce 2,125,950 acres of turnips, each acre giving probably not less than thirty tons. Thus, through the guano, there would be produced 03,778,500 tons of food fur cattle. Of the above number of acres, in the following vear, there would probably be raised not much less than six millions of quarters of wheat, to be followed by a couple of crops of clover. The price ut which Peruvian guano is sold, uude- the monopoly, is beiween nine and ten pounds a ton, at which cost our consump tion of Inst year was of the value of about two millions sterling ! Competent judges are ot opinion that Peruvian guano, free and un taxed, might be had at about one-half the price charged by the monopolists. 11 this be irue, we are taxed through the rapacity of Peru to the amount of u million a year, a huiii which, il laid out in guano, would furnish our agriculture with double its present supply. Too much appears to us to have been yield ed by Lord Palmerston, and even by Mr. Web ster, in their respective negotiations, to the weakness cf Peru; but the weakness of a creature cannot be pleaded as an excuse for its mischief. The -ion, although he has in finite contempt for the wolf, w ill not sutler the woll to steal nis food before his very face. CLAIM TO THE LOBOS ISLANDS Our powerful cotemporary the Times, has replied to our article on the Lobos Islands, with its usual ingenuity, but with something less than its usual strength. The Times says we were not correct in asserting that the Pe ruvians made no claim to the islands until it was found that their guano was in demand, for that such claim had been made bv the Spaniards, whose title the Peruvians inherited. The Peruvians may assert that the Spaniards made a claim of sovereignty, but Peruvian in sertion is no evidence, nor do we find any bet ter support to the claim in the old anonymous maps and charts. The evidence cf names is still more worthless; for by it the Dutcii might as well Iny claim to New Holland or Van Dieman's Land, -is the Peruvians to the Lobos rocks. It is hoped that the American government may think there is some difference between caching cod and gathering fruit. The illus tration is not happy, for it is not appropriate.— There are no cod fish near the shore of the Lo bos Islands, or indeed throughout the whole Pacific ocean, and if there were, cod fish aie taken in the water, and seals, which once abounded on the Lobos Islands, in 99 cases out of a hundred, are taken, not in the waier, but on dry land. The parallel which is at tempted to be drawn between the production of guano and fruit is, in like manner, inappro priate. As far as man is concerned, guano is a spontaneous product, but all fruits worth hav ing are the produce of man's toil. We do not object to the Peruvians reaping where/they have sown, but we greatly object to their reap ing where they have neither sowed nor tilled. We made no claim of sovereignty in the Lo bos Islands for the Americans, nor do we see that they have made any for themselves.— What we did claim w as a common right to the spontaneous product of the Lobos Islands for all nations, just as we shwuld claim a common right of navigating the waters of the Pacific. The duty laid on guano by the Peruvian go vernment is rapacious and exorbitant. Had it, instead of this, been moderate, it seems nut unlikely that in consideration of proximity, like the Sound dues exacted by Denmark, it would have been submitted to, however hypo thetical the right; but while it enhances the cost of a now necessary commodity by 100 per cent., the Peruvian government may rely on it that it will not long be endured. In what we have said on this subject we have had no intention to advocate either the pe culiar "rights" or the peculiar " wrongs" cf America. The law of nations is not an affair especially of one side of the Atlantic nioie than of another. We argued fur the common rights of all nations; and all that we saw in the conduct of the American government was a struggle, for them thiough the only channel open t<> it, its own special interests. Had the Americans made an exclusive claim to the Lo bos Islands, we should have been just as ready to oppose so impudent a demand, as we have been to expose the impertinent rapacity of Peru. As Old One, but Good.—There is a cupital story told of a (Quaker farmer ill Pennsylva nia, who was driving his wagon in a narrow June, and was there met by a young specimen of upper-tendom in a gig. The dandy insist ed, and swore the Quaker should hack out, as the iane was not wide enough for two to pass. The Quaker affirmed that the dandy should retire, and so the quarrel stood. At length the young man took out a paper and begun to read, whereupon his broad-brimmed opponent filled and lighted a pipe, as if tie intended to remain ther<-for an indefinite period. '"Friend,' sii4 the Quaker —"friend, when thee hast done with the paper, perchance ihou wilt lend it to me, to relieve the tediousness of my watch?'' The dandy backed out, and drab coat went on his way rejoicing.—liontuH Carpet Bag. A New Motive Power.—lt is stated that Mr. Charles Mowry, of the city of Auburn, New York, has invented an arrangement by which the elasticity of compressed air can be used to propel Railroad eugines any distance required. The air is compressed by water power, or otherwise, and cairied in a tube or pipe the whole length of the road. "Has a man," asked a prisoner of a magis trate, "a right to commit a nuisance V "No, sir, not even the Mayor." " l'he::, sir, I claim my liberty. I was rested as a nuisance, snd as no one has a right to commit me, I move lor a non-sdit." Sale of Mr. Dowmkg's Property.—The residence of the late Mr. Downing, at New burgh, was sold at auction on Thursday, for f 18,000—much less than its estimated value. The purchasers were Messrs. F. J. Beds and 11. Ratasdeii. From the sjm». Sept. 18. RICHMOND. TUESDAY MORNING. OCTOBEIt IFTBSi~ "Coiii*-, Let la He .Hon Together." fjniIUUSASDS feet it a au'y to talk to their af -l dieted frier,d* ot trie beapiit derived from Hampton'* Vegetable Tincture. From day to day we have given the ceriiiicatcs of cures per formed on our best-known citizens. Mid still we have a perfect avalanche of tetters pouring in apon as—alii ail giving a weight of testimony that must convince th-. rao'st skeptical. All are invited !o call and read for themselves. The letter below is from one of the first mercantile firms. To those who know them, it must carry conviction, sod induce many sufferers to give this Tincture a trial: Pobt Koyal, Va, July 2~, 1652. Messrs Mortimer &. Mowbray—Gents : We have 82am to send an order for mort ot your truly won derful Hampton's Vegetable Tincture Since it was first tried it has sold With jut sn effort, and we have not seen the first person who has not been greatly benefitted by its use. A gentleman of orr neigh borhood was induced to try the 'Tincture' for a vio lent palpitation of the heart. He had suffered so much fr im it that he said he had prayed tor death. He had taken but three dwses when he assured us he would not take five hundred dollars for the ben efit he haa derived, and that he should never cease to remember us with gratitude for calling his at tention to so valuable a medicine. Yours, truly, GRAY <fc PENDLETON. The Whole World, Attention !—Hear him, ye sick, and do likeirise ! ! Baltimore, Feb 9,1852. Messrs Mortimer & Mowbray—Gentlemen : It is with real pleasure thit I am able to attest to the gen ersj) healing and curative powers ot Dr Hampton's Vegetable Tincture. Sometime during last Novem ber I was taken wish a very bad and serious cough. I was advised to tnke Cod-Liver Oil, and did so; but getting no better, I was induced to try your Tincture. I got one bottle, and before I had usod it all, my eouish left me. Permit me also to state that, lor the last fifteen years. 1 have suffered very much from Acute Rheumatism and Vertigo, con fining me at times to my bed. lam fully convinc ed that I owe my present gcod health to the of the Tincture, and a kind Providence. You are, my friends, at liberty to use this as you may think proper; and believe me, yours, very respectfully, G DUNAN. N. B.—i can be seen at any time at the Mayor's office. <; ]) Cure of Cough, Consumption, great Debility. Haltimobk, July 6, 1852. Messrs Mortimer & Mowbray—Gen's: Last Sep tember i w;»s attacked with erysipelas, from which a dreadful ulcer/oiined on my right leg. Getting better ot this, last November I took a deep cold] which ied to what my pnysician told me was bil ious p'eurisy, which leit me with a constant, deep ly-seated, and painful cough, having no rest day or flight, and constantly throwing up from my lungs a thick matter. I became much emaciated, grow ing weaker every day, and keeping my bed the greater part of the time. My iriends thought i had the consumption, and at times I was also of the same opinion. At this stage ol my disease,after hav ing tried many and various remedies, without sue cess a trieud advised ine to try Dr llumptau'6Veget able Tincture, and I procured me a bottie, which I now pronounce the greatest medicine 1 ever took. Before I had taken half the contents of one bottle, 1 felt much improved; and now, having taken but two bottles, my cough and pains have entirely left me, and lam enabled to attend to business. 1 can truly say that, with th-' blessing of God, I have been restored to the health 1 now enjoy by the use of this most invaluable medicine. Yours, WESLEY ROCK, Schroeder.lnear Saratoga street. Unmpton'a Vegetable Tincture, Dy its mild action on the Stomach, Liver and the Kid neys, will cure Dyspepsia, Cough, Asthma, Bron chial and Lung Affections, Pains in the Hack, Side and Breast, Consumption, Scrofula llhenmatism. Gout, Neuralgia, .Fistula, Piles, Bowel Complaints, Worms, Nervous Debility, with ail diseases arising from impure blood, and is the greatest Female Me dicine ever known. Call on those having this worderful article for sale and get pamphlets gratis, and read certificate! Irom the best men in the country. 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Sold in Richmond by PURCELL, LADD St CO. and by all tbe Druggist* throughout the city and State. " oc i—c3m TTTilli 111 IIKR nsvu.g taken the store I. corner oUth and Broad streets, (recently oc cupied by John F. Reeve, Esq ,) wnl keep on hand a Iml and well seiectei assortment ot Groceries, to which ha invites the attention ot his friends anti the public generally JAMES B. SHELTON. Hiving retired Iroiu the giocery business, I take great pleasure in recommending my successor (James B Shelton) to my friends and patrons. 1 bare known Mr ehelton long and intimatkly, and feel a strong assurance that in all busmen transac tions he will live entire satisfaction. ocS-lia JOHN F. REEVE. OKA..LED PROPOSALS wsil be received at Utne Engineer's Office Staunton til] the 14th day of Nov, lf?.V2, for the Gradin* and Masonry of fifteen miles ot the Ceotral Kail R »d. extending from Crawford's, twenty miles west of Staunton, to Panther Gap, a distance of fifteen miles is mile sec tions. Proposs's will also be received for hauling the iron rriils, chairs, spikes &c, the mountain i: m Meechum's river, for the read, from the west tide to Staunton, a distance of 15 miles ; and also for lumishsng the ties, and layina dowu the -uper s'.ructuie. separate bids may beoffeiei for the ties. The ties to be of White or Post Oak, eight feet long, hewf-,d on parallel sides to a thickness of six inches, with a face of not less than eiaht inches, and the bark taken from theother sides Proposals will also be received fir s bridge of eO feet span of wood or iron, at Christian's creek ; also lor depots at YVaynesburough and Staunton. Plans and pro tiles will be ready from the cth to the 14th of No vember, Satisfactory references will be required. By order of the Board. T. COLDEN RUGGLES, C. E. [Times. Enquirer and Republican, c ipy ] oc-2 Office of of wtreoss, ( Richmond, Va., October 7th. 1852. J PROPOSALS will be received at this office un til 12 o'clock on Thursday, the 14th inst n for the removal of earth from 7th street, between Byrd street and the river, and from Franklin or Arch street, in " Neilson's Plan," from 6th street to 9th street, and grading said streets between the points indicated as above. The quantity of excavation will be about ten thousand cubic yards—so much as may be required to grade the low places on the grade lin->a "t said streets, to be deposited thereon, and so much of the surplus a 6 may be requisite, to be deposited on ad jacent lots and squares. The estimate, however, will be taken on cuttings alone. The contractor will enter into oovenar.t with tho city of Richmond f>r the prompt and faithful ex ecution of the work, to be signed vri-.hin ten days after the date of the award, otherwise the contract will be considered at abandoned. Payments "will be made on monthly estimates, with a reservation of 'JO per cent, thereof until the completion of the work. oc B—rttd M. BATES, Sunt. Streets AMifOtt rt.VJ.i-. StAlt Klttl.UUrU. 'lhe subscriber offers for sale a small but a most excellent FARM, of about fifty acres, on the Booth side of t'ne Williamsburg road, near Hinch man's, two and a ha'f miles from the Old Market. About two-thirds cf the Lar d cleared, ai/d a con siderable part in w cultivated a3 « market garden. Such is its fertility, sdaptation and convenience to market as makes itoueof the most desirab'e places for a market girceri a;,d dai'y about the city, and if properly managed, its cost could be easily made from its profits. The Building can, with but little expense, be rendered a comfortable residence, with all necessary convenience, snda numberof the best springs of water on thepiace Those wishing to purchase wili please call and examine for themselve*. Teems very liberal Apply to Robert Hastings, on the premises, or to the subscriber. se 29-dimw4t SAMUEL HASTINGS. PRIVATE PRACTICE Dr PLIiME A CO. may be consulted, confidentially, for the treatment of the following diseases: Eruptions, Sore Legs, Ulcers, Glandular Swellings, or en largements,Syphilis, and all morbid discharge*, whether recent or chronic. Also, all those com plaints termed female diseases. The advertisers invite attentios to their chemical extract of Wild Flowers, which may be regarded as the very best article known, to give tone and vigor to certain abused aud debilitatedorsans.as well as to renovate a system scattered by dissipation or other cause. Medicines securely put up, with full directions and sent to order. Post paid letters promptly at tended to. Office on Franklin street, below Ex change Hotel, and first dooT below Trinity church Richmond, Virginia fe 9 New fall uoodsmillhiser &. BROTHER, invite the attention of purchasers to their large and well assorted Stock of Fall and Winter Dry Goods, recently purchased by them at the Northern Markets for cash, which will be so.d as cheap, and cheaper, than similar goods are sold anywhere. Among the great variety of good bargains which we are selling, the folio wieg are particularly worth noticing, as tney are worth just double the price we are selling them at:—Linen Towels bixpencti a piece, Merrimack Prints, variety of patterns, six pence the yard; Linen Hdkfs .sixpence; Kid Gloves 37J cents; Ribbons, the latest and richest designs; Needle Work Collars, Cambric and Muslin Ruffling and Flouncing, Cambric and Swiss Edgings and lnsertings, Worked Hdkfs, Sleeves and Inside Hdkfa, Moushne de Laine and Cai-hmere, Merinos and Alpaccas, m all colors and shades ; Alpuccaand Cashmere Hose, Irish Linen, Table Napkins, Bird eje and Table Damask and Diaper, White, Red and Yellow Flannels; Bed Blankets, Table Covers, be sides the usual stock of Domestic Goods, such as Brown and Bleached Shirtings and Sheetings, Tickings, Canton Flame's, and all of the best Fab rics, and the lowest prices. A call is respectfully solicited, at 193 Broad street. J. MILLHISER &. BROTHER. N. B —Just received per Express, a most splen did lot of Black Silk Lace Veils, ot the richest pat terns, and very cheap. 27—lm T*je undersigned, in returning their most grateful thanks to the public for the lib eral patronage they have enjoyed 6ince the exis tenceol theii establishment on Broad street, 179, beg to iniorm their patrons that they are now re ceiving their Fall Goods from recent purchases in New York and Europe, consisting of a more com plete assortment of Trimmings, Toys nutl Fancy Goods, than has hitherto been exhibited in this place. As it would be too teoious to enu merate the quantity of useful as well as fancy arti e!ee which we otter for sale at Inw ensh prices. We invite the public, and the Ladies particularly, to call and examine our stock of Good, and e.-ptj c a ly teat of Trimmings, embracing everything in this line, from the most trifling Buttons and Gimps, at 1, 2, and 3 cents n yard, up to the richest and most fashionable Silk, Velvet, Lace, and Fringe Trimmings, which can De produced. Zephyr, Split, and Tapestry Worsted, Yarns, Knitting and Crocnet Cotton, Purse Twist, Bi>k, Linen, ana Cot ton;-Floss, Beads, Patterns, Embroidered Works Chenilie, Ac, xc, in full assortment. Orders from the country carefully attended to. No change in prices, bnt liberal ailowancemade, on Goods uought for fairs, societies. Aic HIRSH <fc BOTTCHER, 179 Bread Street, Shockoe Hill, Next to Messrs Harroid X. Murray's Book Store, se 17—lm" ERRING*: HEKItINUS!—2S bail abl* Family Koe Herrings 50 bbls No 1 Halilax Herrings 50 do No i! do do in store and lorssle low b7 A. S. LEE. au 10—ts NOTICE.— All persons indebted to thelatefirm ot PEAKE, BRADLEY" 6i CO, either by Bond or open account, are earnestly requested to come forward and settle them, as no longer indulgence will be given. These accounts are o: lung siancsng and must oe settled. Alto, ail persons indebted to us, whose accoanu are due, are requested to Seitle them speedily, tor we are determined to have them settled wiuiout delay. au 31—ts BRADLEY & BROTHER If A \ Kl.i.N CLOTHIXi *TO tit,, IM r .tlnln Street, Richmond, Ta.—The sub scribers wouid respectluny call .he attention of the citizens ot Richmond a:m the surrounding country to thnr very large and w-ll selected stock ot Reudy .Made Clothing, consisting o] every siyie and quality tor Fall ana Winter wear, all which we gar ran tee to sell lower than any Goods of the same quality in the cuy of Richmond We. theretore, in vite alt who wish to obtain a good article at a very iow price, to give us a call AU >, a very large and select stock of gentlemen#' Furnishing Goods. se 25-2 m R. DECOU fc CO. jVOTICE. —By power ot Attorney July returu is ed in the Hustings Court, 1 have this day ap pointed my Sou, JAMES A. SNELL my Agent, to conduct and transact tbe Dry Goods business tor me, and on my account, in the city of Richmond. se*7—3w MILLISOH SWELL. |\i OTICK.—AII persons indebted toWM.tl <1 sNELL, JOHN A HNEuL * CO. or BARNK4 it SMELL, are requested to make immediate pay mentto me. JAMES A. SNELL, •e 37—U g Administrator ot Wo. H. eoell VVHyL? 1 " KAtTOK!i »^fc IN''HOOTS, CARPET BAGS, VA LiCE?, Main street, opposite L BKO ' 161 fully invite strangers vUim ik* 18 -' Banij i rpfpect iie generally, to call and h*l e a iJ' hn< * P u -* complete assortment ot aru™~tn ,®' r ' a *^ e Ht " l Their prices witt. be found to be Z """• any other house, whether by the sin~7 " 3 lho f e °f or case. The stock embraces pair, dozen Gentlemen's Dress Sh<*«, Gaiters and Bootee, Do call, kip, and stout Boots and Youth's Boots ani Bootees, of many kinds Servant's Brogues, boun - and unboand Ladies' Shoes, Buskins, Kids, Jenny Linds, tc Ladies' biack, bronze and colo ed Gaiters' Buskini and Bootees lor servant wotnen, various styles Misses and Children's Shoes, in great variety Travelling Trunks, plain Leather and ilair Trunks t-iF' All of whirh are'offered at the lowest rates PEMBEttTON BRO, 161 Main st. Opposite Exchange Bank, Richmond, Va. se 17—3 m PIA>OS.—P. H. TAYLOR is ®teafcaJHf ;on * tantl y receiving elegant and 1 1 <a l IlP'aia Fiacos trom the popular ma il " * U u ker», Nunns & Clark. Tbese in»truments receive the great gold medal prize at the '• World's Fair," Loudon, 1851; and ihey have invariably received the first prize at the American Institute Fairs in this country. They combine all the modern improvements with the Metallic Frame and patent oxer strings* nd are confidently recommended for sicectntss of tone and great durability, which quality will be appreciated ia the couutry, where good tuner* are seldom found. P U.Taylor has sold these instruments in this city for the last seventeen years, to the entire satis faction ot his numerous customers E5F* Olil I'ianos taken in part pay. l iano Stools and Music, (the largest and best collection in the Sta'e) Vi lin and Guitar Strings, Violins and Gaitars of the best quality, at low Prices. P. H. TAYLOR, Piano and Music Store, nc 5 160 street, opposite the banks. gj) tiUK.Vf KftlJLt TIO.N I.N *, aiI&THE PKICE Or HATS, AND (g BOOTS —In buying your lints and Boots, go J& right to Head Quarters, J. H. ANTHONY, Columbian Hotel corner, where Moleskin Hatsof best quality are st liing at $3 so Second quality 3 00 Silk Hats of the latest fashion 2 50 Fine Calfskin sewed Boots 3 50 Together with an assortment of Cloth, Plush, and Oil Silk Caps; Soft Fur and Wool Hats, Silk, Ging ham and Cotton Umbrellas, at low prices. se29 -vAO N. VV. NKI.SU> A CO., n MERCHANT TAILORS, tflif Broad St , Opposite 11 4- F. R. R. Depot, " Have recciveu tnetr Fall and Wiuter Goods, embracing the latest and moat fashionable styles They respectfully request a call from their customers and the public Attention is also called to their superior assort ment of leady made clothing, which cannot possi bly tail f> please both as regards style and price, oc 4—3 m Mt'OU. SALE.—Tfie House and Lot,cor ner of Franklin and 4'h streets, at present oc cupied by Caps R M Nimrno. The lot fronts 64 feet on Franklin and ruua back 120 feet on 4th street, to a 15 foot alley. For terms, which will be accommodating, apply to R. M. BURTON oc 2 V O I'lui,. —1 auuge ot tiours tor 'i'ruvel- i * lers golnv North.—Ou and ulterFriday, Ist October, tue tram tor Washington will leave the Depot precisely at 6 o'clock, A. M., and returning, will arrive here at 2% o'clock, P. M. No change iu tbe Night Train. TliOri SHARP, Superintendent. Office Rich'd, Fred'g and P. R. R. Co., ? Richmond, Sept 28,1852 3 P. S.—Passengers going North wili breakfast at Milford Depot, and airire in Washington at 2,Sj P. M. se 28 Ml [.lil.tfcltY.—l have a variety of Mu£gj34tONNE rS, trimmed and uotrimmed ; also, SupKT Ribbons and Flowers suitable for the pi e- season, which I am disposed to sell at , ery reduced prices, previous lo receiving a new •upply. se 20 MRS. SWORDS, 225 Broad street. TjgpaiH,. CARRIAGES, CARRIAGE*. The subscriber has on hand, at hii Coaou-inaaing establi.-hment, on Lombard Alley, between Main and Cary, (13th and 14th streets,/ near the Columbian Hotel, Coaches, Chariottees Barouches, Buggies, with and without tops, anc Sulkies, allot his own make, of the best materials and workmanship. All 01 which will be sold as low as good work of the kind can be in the city oi Richmond; and Irespectfully ask a call from those in want of any article in the Carriage iine, as I am determined tc make to ord«r and sell at the lowest prices possible; and ail work sold, that is new, war ranted. MICAJAH MANGUM. ap 28—d6m 4 1 EfiAR TAR- By .Urs. B. B. NoriU.— The most successful remedy now in use for the cure of Incipient Consumption, Bronchitis, Asthma, Coughs, Sore Throat, diseases of the Liver and Kidneys, King's Evil, Tett- r, Dyspepsia, &c. 'Ih s medicine hee m.w gained a reputation in thi« community, that precludes the necessity of publishing certificates ihrougn the public prints. Those suffering from imy ot the above diseases are invited to call on the and get a pamphlet containing recommendations and certificates of euro. Beware of counterfeits. The genuine arti cle is for sale by P. HORTON KEACH, 91 Main street, Sole Agent for Richmond, aud oc 5 General Atiwr.t for Eastern Virginia. IJOUGETT & ANDERSON, UPHOLsTERERS AND PAPER HANGERS, lb Governor Street, HAVE in store their fail stock ot French and American rAi'ER HANGINGS of every quality and style, purchased from the best facto ties m this country and France, many of them very rich and elegant. Also, a very complete assortment of cur tain goods, cornices, gimps, tassels, cords, bauds, window shades, in great variety, window blinds, curtain paper, buff Holland for shades, a superior stock ot tloor oil eloths, cooo matting, curled hair and shuck mattresses, leather beds, bolsters and pillows, of the best q iaiiijr, with many other arti cles, in our line, all ot wuich will be sold on fair terms, an# Paper flans in § and Upholstering dune in town or country, at the shortest notice and by the best workmen. se 16—3 m 1/1, ten UN OF DtfUT AOAVI'S.—A Hi resolution of tae Board ofDirector* cf the Vir ginia Central Rairoad Company declare* that ail De;K>t Igfiit* *a*ll Oe elected annually. Notice i* now girtfl that on the 14ifl of October, at Rich mond, the Board will make an appointment of for all depot* on thaliue of the road, toterve during the year ic)s3. E FONTAINE, PreaidenL Office Va. Central R. R. Co., i September /7. lioi J *e 39— dtl4o KUlifeil'*' t. JlKUAi>l>liS alert tu« aervi ct * to the citiaen* of Kxomond and the public generally an a general Loi.ector af Claim*, tie pledges nimaeil to attend auictiy to all buainea* en trnao-d to hu care, tiu oß.ce uin the rear of Ml J amen R. £utlt»n'« office, in Law Building, Rich inond, Va. my 4—6 m* rno TOBACCO .UAMKACTUUKKs.- X The »üb*cnb-jr folic.u the attention of Tobac ■ co Manufacturer* t*' hi* superior Preaae* and Mill*, of every description. P. RAtiM, Eagle Foundry, Cary below Pearl *treet. ifu 21—ti.n Lk.HtlttlUU UULi-U.H UOai>S.-*40,1w0 of the above bond*, euduraed Of the Virginia and Tenneatee Railroad, in bond* ot g 1,000 and $2,000, intereat payable aeuti annually ■ Lynch* burg. For turther inlorwatiou, call on C. W. PURCKLL Jt CO., Banker*, au 34 And Dealer* in Kxchanre. LAND WAKKANTs.—We wuh to purcha.e 100 Land Warrant*, for which the huhe*t oiar ket price will be paid. au 81 C. W. PfIRCELL A CO. DjBPPKK, 8 pica, llli|«r, Mace, Cl«vm, A Nutmeg*, Indigo and Starch, for *•!• by *e» WM. SaGLEbTON. PRICE, ONE CENI. UEVT4L SIRGEOS.-Dr. R - K.CdAM:>LER, (graduster.f the TT7-''-i»lPmore Co. lege at Dental 3ar?e ry.) offer* his professional service* to the citizen# of Richmond and vicinity. C See 145 Main street. Ka«?:e Square. ®WEE*xciß —Profenor C. B. Gibson, Protestor C P. Johnson, Rer. Dr. Howell, Rev. J. B. Taylor, Kev. Ro. Rylaad, A. G. Wortham, M. P., and Win. r. bjtier, Eeq , Ricbmtni. Professor C. A. Harria, Profp»sor Thos. E. Bond, Prolessor W R. Handy, Prof.C. O. Coue, sod Lea r **t>ble. D. D. S., Baltimore- se 2—-d6m *>K. ADI>I>«TOS, (Gradu- Dentist—practitioner tinea I —having fully tested bis m . duced prices, desire* to maka tzJSMVTV P^ r,on - th »t be will cootinae per the B8«ur»n^!h W .'w' ch,r « es for hi< service*, with ei b. tter than 5" °P er * tion * 'ball perftirm- HowsoT [W UDd " bl » P"t exorbitant tee*.- full exercise, Mr ' ,:ant » * r « ke P« Extract tooth. K r ,. h S m °"^ : cts; with gold 75 A ™ lta ,llrer or tin - 50 Tooth, #3; upper or wUh* out artificial gum*. & c , with .enption of nsk* on a. rea*onabte trrini u similar company, and respectfully ask a ihsrTnf the patronage ot the public. Applications wiil hm received at the office, No 283, corner of Main »■«» streets, where the officer* will cheerfully fu*. nisa all information that may be required. All losses promptly and liberally adjusted. JAMES BOSHER, President. John H. Bqsheb. Secretary. mh 17 O. Jf\ CHINA UALL. VTy / By the ships New York, KScran- XI Jon ' xcelß ' or "id Empire, from Liverpool at New York, the sub ,i 1 scriber has his Fall importation of liarthenware and China, and from the manufactories and auction, hi. stock of plain, pressed and cut Glass, Looking Glasses, Fancy Goods, .see , consisting of a great variety of new and very handsome styles ana patterns. Hit stock is larger than he has ever had ; and needing money, he will offer to the merchants of Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee very great induce* menfs. All in want ol Goods in his line, are invited to examina his stock before they make their pur- * chases. HUGH A. WATT, seiil—lm No7s Main street- mUICiOIONU HAT MANUFACTO RY.—The subscriber invites the attention of ttieuade to his new and extensive fall Slock of HATS and CAPS, which comprises all the various grades, styles, colors and qualities of Gentlemens', Boys' and Child rens' Hats and Cups now in use. Merchants of Virginia, North Carolina and Ten nessee are particularly requested to examine before going further North, th 9 almost infinite variety of gooas now ready for their inspection at this estab lishment Those #ho have the disposition to pre fer home manufactures and encourage home in dustry, can do so with advanlage by supplying themselves and their customers with Richmond made goods, which will be warranted as fine in quality and perfect i'i workmanship as cau be pro duced in any market iu the world, while the prlcea shall be reduced to the lowest and most economical American standard Those who may wish to pat ronize the manufactures of other States can be fur nished w th Northern and Eastern goods at the manufacturers prices The stock consists of the usual variety ot fine fashionable Hats and Caps, of old gentV men's broad brims from the finest to the lowest qualities; Servants' Hats and Caps of all kinds, from one dollar per dozen uo; Children and mlants' lists and Caps, Ladies' Riding Hats, all ihe various styles and qualities of soft Hats, Tar paulin, Wuoi and Glazed Hats, all the grades of Caps, hair, seal, cloth, leather, plush, (cetton and silk,) Fur Caps up to the very finest Otter and Bea ver. Ladle*' Fura—Muffs, Tippets, Mutfateee, Cutis, Victorines, toot Murts, Mi«se»' at: J Children*' Muffs, Victorines, ic, as complete and well assort ed a stock of these gaods as is usually kept in the most fashionable fancy Fur stores of New York, au 31—2 in JOilN DOOLEY, 81 Main at. HITCHESO.VS CKI.EUKATGDUKM EDY FOR BLIND ANI> BLEEDING PILES — Warranted a s»f<i, sure and mild remedy for Piles, Pralapsus Ani, and all other diseases of the rectum. One box will convince the patient of ita mild and curative properties. Price 4 oz. oi.e dollar, 2 oz. S(Jo per box. Prepared by W. HUTCHISON, Amsterdam, Botetourt County, Va. For sale in Richmond by Purcell, Ladd it Co, Dove & Co and Adia <fc Gray. se - jy—diy TfIO.»IAS tk CHAULES E1.1.1S & CO. HAVE removed their office to No. 158 Main st — Entrance on 11th street, two doors above the Exchange Bank, in the room formerly occupied aa the -'Kichmond Library." Being engaged in closing their business, they re quest ail poisons indebted to them to call and settle their accounts. se 15- 2m AIB HUT I>. Wit ST, HoUst CARPEN TER AND JOINEK, thanaful for the liberal pa ronage which he ha* received during the last five years, would inform bis friends and tne public that Le is prepared to undertake BUILDINGS ol every kind on accommodating terms. Having a practical knowledge of the busineaa, be hopes, by strict attention to it, to give satisfaction to all who may employ him. chop on tith, between Grace and Franklin streets, Richmond. se 13—dtlJ '»*HE NOTES OK TIIE t.NITEO X STATES BANK, Washington, D. C., will be redeemed by toe in Virginia money. W&l. N TINSLEY. au 2 3m Citun. K. llarreys. Jouu A. Hurgess, H&RREYS & BURGESS, HOUSE, SIGN AND ORNAMENTAL PAINTERS, No. 165, Main Htmcilt, (skjlslly oreosns the Kxchanos Bank,) Richmond, Va , Yjl! 11EUE they will tnanklully receive and v V promptly execute all work entrusted to them. N. ri.—Orders from t h e country respectfully *o licited. au 30—3 m Oilice Va. Central Kailruad Company, / Kichmond, September 23rd, > N OTICE.—The 17th Annual Meeting of tM Stockholders of the Virginia Central Railroad Company will be held at Richmond, In the Ex change Concert Room, on FRIDAY, the 29th Octo ber, ISStI, at 4 o'clock, P. H. se 24—dt290 J. GARKETT, Secretary^. WOOli, COKE AMI COAL,.—The suo sender is prepared to furnish WOOD, COKES or COAL as cheap as can be bought in town. Yard at Danville Depot—office on Pearl street, opposite Alhamora Hotel, and immediately under Messrs Toler 6l Cook. All orders leu Mr P. Wool folk's Grocery, on Broad at/eet, (turmerly Ellis') will be attended immediately. Lump Coal 93 per load. ly 23— 3m THOMABjFO3TEE. jVj OTICE.—The underaigued beg leave moat ro -1 ' specttully to intimate to the inhabitant* of Richmond and its vicinity, that the* have com menced business on 14th or Pearl street, near Mayo's Bridge, lor the purpoae of carrying on Plain and Ornamental, House, Sign, Coach aud Furni ture Paiatlaii also, til Id lag, iilaztag, Pa per Hanging and Uraiaiag. Tney pledge tnemselve* to Mxecute all work in the naaleat, cheapest and most substantial manner. J. McLEOD * CO. N. B.—All order* punctually at tended to. i ae 21—2 m* NOTICE.— All persons indebted tothe late Jacob Karr, deceased, and the Arm of Karr * Brother, are requested to make payment imme diately ; and all persona having claims against Jacob Karr individually, are requested to present toe same to me tor settlement. PHILIP BERGHEIMER, Adm'r of Jscob Karr, deceaaed, oc 4—l9t* I3that-,*t door trorn Main. IMNK UUdlln AT SMALL CASK If PaiCES —J. D. GOODMAN, Mo 134 Mata ac, opposite Esgle Square, ha* just reeeired another supply oi hue Dree* and Frock Ceate; also.a varied assortment of Busiaeae CcaU, taacjr oaaakaore faata and merino Vesta. They are of choice pattern*, made in the beat manner aod cut to ftt preciaely.— CaU it"* examine. J. D. G., Mo 134 Mill atrwrt. N. B.— For cash, Tranks of mqi yuiilj mi Ml wood. •*«