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] I'ioiii Uie American.] 1.1 M'.i ON Tin: DEATH OF 1)E WITT CMNTOjN W'iv, fell I»r i. ycr, .cuch that brilliant mind Whose light illumined ami adorned mankind! I‘ouhl not an humbler victim glut thy tag *, A men tier sacrifice tlty \\ ratli assuage? A'ain tlinnglil! Ini as the intlilesr lightning* pmver Scathes the proud oak .mil rends the loliy tower, So I tenth, the impaitial minister «.f Fate, Blasts with his mildewed breath the gun I. the gieat. (’ >ld iii his shroud the noble Clinton sleep*. While at his grave a widowed nation weeps. And bright eyed (Minus mourns a biilli.uit gem Toro rtrdeiy from her spaikh' g diadem. (Hinton is gone! !>ut (.Iinion s lame survive :, And will suivive, while watchful meiiTry lives. Not thine liit: laurel drenched in human gore, I.ike that which Europe’s giant despot wane— By Peace the wreath that bmiud tby blow was twined. Thy triumphs were the triumphs of the mind. M . jestic Erie pourc I at thy comniaiitl His waters to tin: distant ocean's strand; (,'becu d by thy fosi’riiig care kind Plenty smiled. And cultivation tamed lire tr:»< kless wild; I lor tieasuies Knowledge opeiic<l to the poor And Science entered at the peasant’s tloor. btirh were a ( linton’sg' irie.s—such the faun* V> iiich cutiscciatt's the patriot's deathless name. S. -o®o Tf> THE OC • LAiS • T ft have seen tliec when the deep red \A Win mirror'd in tiye—and a glossy lake. Calm ami unruflled, scein’tl thy peaceful breast, Am! out an angry billow was awake— \Ykrt, not a breath ol air was felt to shake Tiiy ijuiij surface—and the view- on shore br-em'd of thy gentle beauty to partake — U’l.iitt the serene blue sky smiled sweetly o’er, A:: i the whole scene around a heavenly aspect wore. And I have gazed upon thee when thy waves Prise up tatiitllltmtisly, to try their might \\ iiii winds ami storms—when billows left I heir cave To r-v. eil tiie noises of that dreadful fight— ' *en 'midst the honors of a stormy r>ght, AY in n singes roar’ll and the winds wildly blew, 1 liavi ga/cd on thee with a shan't? (Jcliglit, An 1 b it as if :« patt of thee— and drew ISTore p'n iisuic lium thee as the tempest louder grew. And 1 have seen thy- billows madly foam, And chase upon thy breast in hideous throng, As if they left fonever their deep home, * Thy sunken rocks and hidden caves among; AY pile, as the wind wax’ll stronger and more strong. The roaring surges, like wild horses, rose To whit) the chariot of the storm along— To deal around them shipwreck, death, and woc«, And rise to Heaven itself, as if its deadliest foes. By M ini! e earthly calm may he reclaim’d;— Cnmensuted Ocean! who can mle o’er thee? Thy waves still roll—initamenble—imtamM: Notre can controul the: ; Thou art wild and free; No earthly power can calm thee;—thou must be Kept in subjection but by One alone:— 111:, who once rulm'd the raging of lite sea. And still to tl.ee, pmml Ocean! uii! he known:— ]!k holds thee ill bis band,— tliy might is all his ow n. A counsellor being questioned by n judge, to knnr '‘.or whom lie was concerned,” replied as follows: *•] r.m concerned, my loid, for tbe plaiutiif, but 1 am cm jiioycrl by the defendant.” All Act concerning a Convention. [Pawed January HI al, lC-lf.] TIJIIEKEAS, it is represented to the General As v T serhbly, that a portion of tbe good people of this Commonwealth, are desirous of amending the Consti tution of this Slate, and this Assembly feel it their du ty to ascertain (he wishes of the people thereon: C’Sccf. 1. lie il therefore cnarUdi That it shall he the Cuty of tbe several Shcii/is and other officers, authnri ted to conduct elections witTiin this Commonwealth, at the time and place oi holding their respective elec lions for Delegates to the General Assembly in April next, to open a scparuie poll, for the j -upo.-.e of ta king the sense of the people upon the question, whe ther they desire a Convention or not. The poli to he opened shall contain two columns; one tor the names of those ivliO vote in the affirmative, I lie other for the names nf those who vote in the negative, anJ shall be headed thus: “tfhali there hr a Convention to amend the Constitu tion of this Commonwealth:” CON V CATION. | NO CON \T. ATI ON’. The Sheriff or other officer conducting die election filial I take the vote on the question aforesaid, of evor\ person qualified, according to the existing laws of tin ”‘^TXiViT.'Ttwealth, to vote for Delegates to the Genera <•- My, who shall come forward during the e!co Aaeenv- bis vote, and shall write the names of al tion to givf- -ate jn the affirmative, in the first col those who shall . ‘•Convention,” and the names o itiiin, under the worn ^ '•egative, in the second col ail those who vote in the uvw wenfion.” AO person umn. under the words “No Co. nacstion aforesaid, ehrsll be permitted Jo vote on the . 'o (be General who is not entitled to vote for Delegates . r0,n,„„„. A setnbly; under the existing laws of ibis „ an„ wealth, nor shall any ouo be permitted to vo(g it, county or corporation, who shall previously havevoteu upon the same question :i another. Sect.-. And more fully to ascertain tho sen.se of the good people of this Cominonwc.dth ori ihisinomen f ns question, licit further enacted, That at the May :.:.d June terms of their respective county or corpo ration courts, immediately succeeding the election a f rr'aid, it shall r-o the duty of the respective Sheriffs, » ,• other officers authorised by law to conduct elections ■. aerejn, to open said polls at their respective places nf i.aiding courts, and to continue them open during the whole of said term-, when they -hall he ready at all t lines to receive and record, ns required by the first tectimi of this Act, ail the legal votes, which may offer themselves to he polled on this question, during such term : al the end of which terms, the said pods shall l>e returned to their respective Clerk’s offices. And it shall moreover he tie'duly of ■nicb sheriff or oilier offi cer. fo make proclamation before tbe door, of the fact of such poll being opened, the place at which it i->, kept, and of his readiness to receive the voles of all personse»Ai‘l:,d *y. thi* Act, fo express their opinions «"i llm question. fcect. /<- r rua inf% i ,ial »t(er the end i of the Joue terms in the respective count ics and cor- i poratiens as aforesaid, the said polls sh*!! he closed, j mid within ten days thereafter, it shall he the duty of; the Sheriff or other officer conducting the polls, and I of the Clerk or Deputy Clerk, {< of the commissioner, vr corntnis-sioners 01 (lie ret cone, (ifthoie bis tnoie tbon one.) of the serr.ral counties or corporation*, entitled j . ri, rt Delegates as aforesaid, to assemble ,»t the { Jerk’s office of tiietr respective Counties or corpora ti.ins, on sonic d iv to be appointed and made known to them by the Sbcri.f or other officer authorised bv i law to conduct the elections Ho-rcin as afoirsaid. And >•' any of tlmtn diaii reluse or lad In attend, it shall be the do’v of such Sbcrid 01 other officer, to give notice thereof to the attorm-y prosecuting for the Common v d'h in such e unify rir corporation, and those tv ho i.j . .lend, shall proceed In examine said poll*, an.! .. . .;;.g . trickint herefrom tlic names of all micIi per sons ;.s in the opinion of a majority of them air not J gaily cut do ! to vote tinder this Act, I > r ause two • r copies r»i such poll to he ins Je out and verified a. follows: J'ach sheet jf «'nch poll <th?|M be subscribed \t ; ii the n.lines u! '‘.it* - i. , if or ntbo.- o?li”or, of the clerk n: deputy c!erl; .’^t of the co mnis-iunri or romiriissioii r rs of iht: revenue, or such of them a- may attend at the scrutiny of tba p'*>ts aa above ri'giired; arid at th Pool of the jiuil, each ol them so a'tendiog a* aforesaid. • ball make an affidavit before a justice of (he |i ace to the following effect, v /.: **Ylin day of the above named A. R and *; * Jj f:r. whoso names are subscribed to the above poll made oatii (or ilfi. ruatien) be'tuc me a itt-Ttcc of tlic peace fer said c.anfy (or corfrfjrntior>,) that they k: "C uc*£l) exttmi;.tJ - .id uo'1- that iii.y h*ve strick j»i» therefrom no person who in toe judgment Of* major ! i!y of liirm bad a legal right to vote, and that the iratuc ! of no one remains thereon, wh im a majority of them concur in believing is not entitled to a veto according to (lie existing laws of this Comnio’.iivcaltb. And the aforesaid A. B. nod (5. 1 >. (the ijlirrilh or other olli j cer» conducting the polls) also made oath (<»r allirmation) t that they conducted the poll aforesaid, and veiily be* j lieve it represents f lirly the votes given, by the per 1 sons whose n.mies appear liter eon, according to the Ircst of their knowledge and belief. Given under my band Ibis day of *” One copy of the poll so in .de out, shall he retained by tiit: Clerk of the Court, to be by him preserved amongst , the files of his ollice, the other copy thereof shall be transmitted by mail, by the said ('Ink, to the Executive of this Commonwealth within ten days after : the proper attestation of said copies by thu aforesaid jouicuis. Sept. g. .1/1.7 he it further »-/i That it shall he the duty of the Executive, to ascertain the result, ->x i exhibited by the returns received, on or before the Is: : day of September next, nut! within live days thereaf ter, to cause the same to he published by proclamation from the Governor, and also to communicate llie re suit of all the returns made from all the counties and corporations within this Co.! monwealth, entitled tu elect I telegafes as aforesaid, to tin* succeeding f.egis ' lature, and to take such steps therein, as inay be le ' quired of them by law. ^ee. 5. And be it further ewi'lid, That if any She 1 rilT or other officer authorised to conduct an election, shall refuse or fail to'take a poll at his next spung j election, arid at the succeeding May and June terms til his county' afld corporation courts, as required by . this Act, or shall fail nr refuse to make out, examine and authenticate, as required, a copy of the poll m taken, or if any Clerk refuse or fail, by himself or his deputy, to -jid in m iking out. examining, authenticat ing and Iraiwndting (<> the Executive, as required by this Act. the poll aforesaid, such .Sheriff, Clerk, oi other officer, shall for foil and pay’ for Midi offence, a line of live hundred dollars; and if any Sheriff, Clerk, or other officer, shall refuse or fail to perform any oilier e duly required of him or them by this act, he or they shall forieii and pay a line not less Shan one hundred, mu more than five hundred dollars, for which if shall ; be the duty of the a forncy for the commonwealth to prosecute in behalf of the commonwealth, and fur the benefit of the Literary fund. Sec. G. !>'• it further enact'if That it shall he the j duty of the Executive, forthwith after the passage ot this act, to cause it to he published rit such newspapers I in the different sections of this commonwealth, as in j their opinions shall he best calculated to diffuse gene ral irifor mat ion thereof to the people of Virginia, and to cause such publication to be made at least once in every two weeks, until flic last day of April next, i ^ec. 7. i Iris act shall commence and be m force from and after the passage thereof. Ihc foregoing, is a true copy from the original. GEO. \V. MIN FORD, C ff D. Potter’s Vegetable Catbolienn. ' k unrivalled ami extensive reputation already ac ®- quired by this Medicine, demands from the proprietor itis grateful a< .'cnowlcdgmcut to a di-Coming public? 1 imse afl’eeted with the King’s Evil nr Sciofula, JSTecro 'is or ditea-od iioues, S\ j hilts in every stage, Ulcerated lltroat, ( leers nt every de-cripiiou, however old anil inveterate; every variety of Cota item s disease, l»]nt< lm> no tiie fare. Pimples and Tetter iii particular, liin imtatis.u • and White Swellings, and diseases ■ esidtint' from , Mervtmy, may he confident of obtaining, in a 11 the above Ci,e;'ei "i which iiatine lias not .-•U.»gcther yielded in disease, i radical.and permaifent cures from the use of the Catlmli i r,1,t* 1 I'is is the fii't liisroviy* ot a medicine taken in the stomach, tiiat lias had tite long dcsjin! effect of curing the most obstinate an I distressing external diseases. 3 tie o_.e of nutritions food, and the nrdinarv avocations ! nl business, ere not interrupted by tite Catholicnn; and its j prop**,ties having the power of icstniinj; both tle>h and hone, and ofinnovating and invigorating cvoiy part of the ..system during the process of extemiin.-.tiiig disease, is with out a parallel. ! The proprietor begs leave respectfully, to return thanks to the many wiio have reposed confidence in his former statements, relating to tite healing properties of the Catho i licon: and he would further assure the public, that he. will 'in no instance forfeit their confidence, by ircnminendir.o hi® medicine as applicable to any disease, in which it shall not have proved itself**iuinily^nuccessiui. The following vet lifirai.es’will, it is pre.-umed, satisfy the most incredulous, of ihe pre-eminent virtues of the Callio licon: Philadelphia, .-Jprfl 1, 1826. I he- i-. to certify, tnat l have been laboring f,,r eiel,t year®, under a dreadfui disease that ocrasionetl more tli m ’<)<) t rerate l leers on my i eck and body, and in my ’• In this state I remained upwards of one year t u I,-,- the W a tespectah’e well known medical •entlemnii. u ever-V medicine that lie ordered me, hot without VftVch an. ' w’»s finally abandoned by him as i.trtt iable. My frame h„ ] h, r,"''r "'«ch emaciated, f.mn the long and severe pain ! ^ ndure.1, and my health was des troyed. In ibis despairing s. ‘ 1 ’’ ", -Jotter very generously offered me his * egetable (. adielic.nt, which 1 immediairly coinnicnerd ••*,. ',l'1 surprise its powers soon became visible, h> ' ‘'•"’•l "I’ 'he Ulcers, removing my pains, and restoring; n, a few weeks—anti I sav with confidence that the Ca. !t,,a alone itas saveil my life. WM. A. IIAMII/ffei. ’ I saw the above rase at the time lie entered on the n-e i of Mr. Potter’s C’ lt’oolirun, and can testify tiiat it was a : very severe and seemingly hopeless one.— I have seen the j same person within a few days, and found him perfectly restored to health. _ it M'MUHTRIE, M. D. April 9dv, 1 .S2*1. 1 urn t.» * Dnripu u»rf> ) f#azcffp, i\ov, 1. most e.rlranrditi'trj/cnrc f (Tertr <1 by Poller's Cat’ioJiron. — Captain Ponelly, keeper of tiie light on S'paeln and mas ter pilot fur Imboy liar, authorises u« to make known to tin* i public the following fart of a recent date: “About a month ago, I bought three bottle* of Potter's 1 Cnlhniicon for th« purpose of ir ling it•< viitues upon Mr. Peter M,Cul!ot li, pilot of Dubov liar, who had lieeo for several year* confined to hi* bed and r.rntrhrs in conse f|iienei! of diseased liTiibs, anil ulcerated feet—the soles of , his feet were in fh.it shocking state, that tiie hones were : perceptible betit to lire sight a ml touch. Mr. M’Culbich, sifter the use of lhrf.r l’(illl(j of tiie Cil Iholienn, laid ns': his ciutcii-s, tied was Ibis day in town attending to bis hn dne- . in r.eaily pcifcct hcaitii." Daiieu, IVovcnibei 1, IdJd. TO sr:\Mr\\ Thousands of nnf- itimate seametj are rendered u ek - In their country by the rnvagr? of ;» devouring ili-r;i««•, to which tiiuy me more -ubjeci than any other class of men. i The ca*«* of an unfortunate yaibir who eitiier embarks in a diseased state, or finds liiri-cif soon a long voyage, must be , truly clrplorabh; and it may not, peibap*, he iiepieper to f suggest tiie jiropr'My' f always Including the f’atholican in 1 the Medicine cie«isnl the iV.tvy and M •reliant’s service, it br ing a M '.p'M 'in remedy in the disease allude:! In. TO SUUTUEH,V PI.AX I Klid. Tiie Vegetah!i Ciitimlnnn i ■ pe« ttlinrly adapted to those diseasaa which are prevalent among the rolored popuia ; t: n of the south. In that disea which is called V<i\v it : "*s a «i.ie irmad); a siug> niaJ of it will convince planters 1 o! r • superior efti -nev to ntiy remedy of a similar n ifttfe in the United States, They should never lie without It. S.ibl by tite prnu p-.il Drtiej1isT* and Uooksellers in the Utlited S® tes. Price .y* per bottle, or /- 30 per rln-/on. VV. W. pottep.. The above Me “ ‘.inf jus* received ami for sale iiy I. If. fll.AMir.n, D nggist, *N • ] I*te K»J>, «u;c , Koaimkc JLand for irale. lie sold nt public auction, without reserve,on i!io | V T l.t day of April next, at the tavern of Col. Jehu O. ; Baptist, at ^tc.Menhiiig Courthouse, the tiact of laird on winch tin* stihscPKuc resides, on Boanuko river, in ilie j county of Mecklenburg, miles sautli east oft he (Joint- i house, containing by actual 1-Jo 1 acres, of which 210 >iip fertile liver bottom, and about Mi acres htw ground: i upon email stieams passing through the estate u. the bight laud, there are 50 acres improved tobacco lots’; lo-'wecu | eight ami nine liiiiidrcd acres ol the high land are now to • clear, all of which will produce tobacco, two-thirds of which i ii superior tobacco land. The situation is healthy and in . a good neighborhood; the iinpioveineiits are in good repair | and amply sufficient for the comlnrtnble accnmupidai'mii of . a laige and genteel family, and the securing a laige crop j of every description, w ith a wheat machine in good repair, ' a large garden, and au extctjsivc orchard containing a gieat ; variety of fruit trees. The whole of the bottom land upon | this estate is leclahnct! and is highly improved. Twenty | hands can b«» einy'oynd upon this tract of land to arfvnn \ tage. It is considered one of rhe most valuable tobacco plantations upon the river. From it the lloanoke uuvigii t ion is cumpletvd. Purchasers arc invited to see this e-talc. Possc-ston w *11 be given on the 25th day nf December next, \ dll the light to seed wheat toe approaching season. A clear title will be made immediately the sale is effected. T Kit SIS -One-third the purchase money to lie paid the Hath day of December next, one-thud the 25tll day of De cember 1*29, and tlie TcHtainiug third the k’.rtli day of Do cemixtr lUoO. Ample security for the* paym'iits will be icquired. Should the purchaser wish to anticipate lii» payment*, a reasonable discount w ill be allowed fin prompt payments. t!. GllEtN. Feb 29 • Is Fresh Garden Seeds. JOHN 11. I1I.AMIRK, directly opposite die Eagle Door, sign of the Mortar, Iris received bis supply of Fresh (.iarden ifnrda, imj'Qrtcil in the ship Iticlunoiul Packer, C.ipt. Crabtree, from Liverpool, comprising a general assortment—among them are, v Early turnip rooted red beet Do Yoik cabbage.Jiue Do Harvest Yoik do. a large species of Easly Yoik Do |{:rt terse a I hi caulillowcr, extra fine and very genuine Do fraim cucumber Do gol.h n Sioux corn, ripens in (i.i "days Do ('tiaiit'in and Washington peas t,iecu cui-'ed Savoys White solid cellcry* Do Hroc.idi Broad Dutch and latpeiial lettuce Orange c.irmt Large Dutch parsnip Seailot short top and s iloiitn radish A f-o a supply of herds grass seed. f*. 0. A general catalogue c.ui be seen, by those wish ing to purchase. Feb 16 XTOTICIv-—Jcff'ei a cm I'.. Trice having hv his deed -L^ of the '21st day of January. 1 JfJJI, enlarged hv Ins subsequent deed on the dial day of same inontli, both admitted to record in Henrico colinty court olei It’s office, conveyed to the stibscribius in frust for purposes in tin; said deeds mentioned, all the uncoilrc led debts tiwing and effects belonging to the late con cern of Leake Si Tiice, and to which the said Trice acquired the entire tight by a transfer from Samuel Leake, liis late partner, of all lii"s interest in the said late concern—all persims indebted to the said late concern, or Jefferson E. Trice, in consequence of the tran ter aforcsniJ, ate requested ’o make payment lo ttie subscribers alone, without delay. JOI1IS’ GARTH, ) „ J Ob IA11 LEAKE, Jr. v Truslees. Feb. f< — tv31 C/iucas'-tr County Court, .Wrvnnber -2, 1327. f||iV the motion of Hatch Edmond?, adm'in of Charles F Taylor, dec'd, it is nrdeied, fliai William Milliouru aiwi-Sarah T. his wife, \YiSiimn T. Jeid.in«, Charles T. Jenkins, Kdwaid iS. Jenkins, James IV. Jenkins, T. Jenkins, Saiah E. J. Jenkins and Rnlnht T. Jenkins, in light of iheir mother E. J. Jenkins, Robert Taylor, Jr. a ml Mary C. his wife, who was Mary C. Taylor, Mai lin' T. Tnvioi, Catlett Conway anil Harriott T.his wife, win was Marriott T. Taylor, George K. Taylor, William II. Mo.in* in iig.iit of liiv wife, Matilda It. who was Matil da H. Taylor, George \V. Morton and Evelina M. his wife, wiio was Evelina M. Taylor, he summoned to appear hi re on the 3d Monday in Feb. in' tj, to shew cause if any thi y rail, why the lauds aud iiegrires of which Charles Taylor died possessed, should mil be sold and the proceeds divided among ibi'se legally entitled theietn—and it appealing to tile s:r.inaction of the mint, that William jMittionrn anti ^■ari.h 1. his wife are not resident's of this commonwealth; it i- then fore ordered, that a ropy of this older be forthwith in: ii ted m the Constitutional Whig for two months succes sively, and poste/l at the. front door of the court house of this (.ituuiy. A Cope. Attest, 100 RtJB'T T. I'L'XAWAY, 1). C. l. ind ilgeneyfor tfle JTi stern yurt of I’irginia. fOSI.PU F. CAI.DW KLL. nf Lewisburg, Greenbrier comity, Va. and Joseph Bigelow of Richmond city, Va. respectfully inform the public, that they have assnei.i te«l them>vlvcs for the purpose of transuding a general I.and Agency. J. F. Caldw cli will attend to that part of the business in any of tiie counties Wes! of the Alleghany, ; to wit:—to establish old surveys, to resurvey when ueers ' sary, to rent, to lease or sell, to examine the iccords of auy of those counties, to describe, particularly the. quality, and | nil that appertains to such property, that may he useful and inter, ting to the mvirei. J. Iligofoiv at Richmond, will icccive comic,nuicatinns from any one who may ffecldispo 1 sed to patronise tiie concern, and will at all times give sin'll information as may be sought for, and had (at the different public offices) in relation m surveys, grams, deeds of con veyances, A:c. fee. J. F. Caldwell and Joseph fligclow dpi?in it not amiss to stare, (as in many instances heretofore, l/aiu! Speculators have acted in the capacity of Laud Agents,) that they wiil not be concerned either directly or indirectly, in any I,and Speculation whatever. Charges for attending to any of the above specified concerns will he made moderate. All communications addressed to eitiic-r patty mirst be jiost F. CAi.nwKt.T, iVsu'ctfiilly refers Hon. Samuel RoutRard—.Washington City, lion I. "'is.Maxwell — Lewis County, Va, Col. Jam*.! McLaughlin, Member nf the Board of^ p ci * Fubiic > . r|>. fVrc B. Wethp. "<1, Member of the Senate, )>='?• Samuel" Mc.Clung, Es,l* Member of the House of j £ 5 Defecates, J James McFarland, Member of tl.c House ni Dele gates— Keiiarvha Con nly* v H* Job*. I) Harrow, E-;, — Fie**/•rk-sburg, Va. Daniel Board man, Ksq—jNeiV . or*v J. IlttlKt.tllV Respect fully refer* Hon. W illiam H Cabell, / Richmond John H. Smith. 1. q. M'dinber of the ExpcuT, ve £ ya Council, / 1 Col James Mdl.aughli'ti, \Jember of the Boa/* "f Public Wbcrks—Hreetibtief County, Va, J m. 12, IMS. «vm j V1RGWMr At ride- held in the c.leiUV office of tiie county court of i’.iickiirghnin, on Mondar, the seventh day of January, llWfl: Andrew Hart in I James Ts'immo, iatc merchants and*) • iiiTiiiM t-, trading under tiie firm of Hart ic JVimnio, j ^ PllS. I a against j _= Andrew >u;nti -i, bTu-e-, S-.fpenv, William rattrsbn, j William Gray and Feigns IVrguson, lifts. J — Tii? defendant*, William Cray and Fergus Ferguson, not having crib red their appi-atance and given security j according to ti •• act of assembly and the rules nf this ' crnrtt, and it a;,;V a ting to the satisfacjtirfn of the court, \ that thry are nut inhabitants of this State; it is ordered, that the said Gray and Ferguson do appear Imre on the first day of May term next and answer the hill of the plaintiffs) and that a copy of this order be forthwith in serted in some newspaper published in the city of Rirh inoitd, for two months successively, ami posted at tire front door of !.i? court-house of this county. A Coov. Teste, I " r’OU E El DRIDTIF- ;r. D. C. Fothcrin&ay ior Sale. 'JpUE subscriber again offer* this valuable estate for j sale, situated on the main Eastern and Western Val ley mad, in the county of Monigotuei y, i t mile* west of j ( Salem, oo the llonnoko liver. Till* is one «*f the most leitile an;l valuable estates above Hie llltie I’.i.lge; it eon tain* between IIUO and 1000 acirs of land, tlie half »f which is first rate bottoms. The improvements cons’ist of a hand some two story dwelling house of hi ivk, all the necessary out houses, ire-huu.e, carnage hotilN*, iVc. » hue barn mut stable, with water taken in pipes to curb, I a ir*u, and one of the best distillci acs In the counti'y, 1 with uti..;** k’OO acres rf wnod-laml enclosed for bog j pastuie. The <“”*nseer\> house and uogio quarters are built in a most snbstau*;*»l manner. The fences an: gene rally made with locust pos*"- about 100 acres of first rale meadows, and a fine young '**Jiatd of apple trees. ' On the farm is n building reused a* a jTiT.—*»i, one of the j best stands in the coiintty, where tlieie is a Fuat Office, J at which the mail running cast and \re*j daily arrive'-! lie also wishes to sell his "1'iCrpptkr over the Alleghany, having the previlege of a gate on his faint — the law au thorising which vests a perpetual estate in tin; subscriber and requires that the n>l profits arising from the tolls should ifuimnlly yield an interest of not less titan (> or more than 15 per cent, on $10,0011, the original cost; it Uas fbr many vt a: s vaiiial front 10 to 1 I J per cent. He | wishes also to sell several small tracts of laud on said Toru ! pike road. * The subscriber is induced to believe that the value ol ! i this property has hcictoforc ptevcuUd his liavii-g sold, the ! impression being that a large sum would be asked for it. He however is determined to sell it at a prrul bargain, and earnestly invites offers lor it. The terms uf payment will be eery accommodating, so as to make it an object to the | industrious to purchase, or to capitalists to vi t funds in it even ns a speculation. The title w ill be made to pnrch\ sers indisputable. The land is so situated that it would make two desirable farms. Address to GKO. ti.vxcocTk, •’uti 12 J’.t Follifrijigay, Va. i iLi In payment for tiii« priqrcrty, the stdrscriber would I tal.e in pait 11 nr-15 Negroes, a* a rn-.lt |myinent, I riTHF. subscribcis offer thvir services to their tiiends and | JB- the public, a* (loniitiissiuii Agents, for the sale of • Tobacco, Cotton, Srr. MADISON Jt J. 11. WALTHAM.. . Jan HO____w it To Tobacco and Cotton Planters* Roy T. GW ATM M K Y will sell on commission, • Tobacco and Cutlun. f..r those Planters tvho may think fit to consign iliun crops to them. flieliinoud, Or/. SI, 1”.27. fl‘2t BY virtue of a duciee ol the county com! of King William county, sitting as a court of equity, pr>r j iiounced on the 2;»ih day o( l)er. 1826, in a cause in which i Harris Carlton, iidin'or, &r. of John Carlton, tlec’d, is I cnmplain.iot, and Jane » Reward* is defendant! Tire strh 'sciiher, a cntnmi-stonm for the purpose appointed, will | sell tit the liiglie.-t bidder, for cash, on the premises, iro : Friday the I itli day of Match, 1828, a tiart of land I Mtliatu in King \' illiam enmity, puichnscri hy the said I James Ldwards Irani James Johnson and John Crump. .Tiiir title is believed to lie indisputable, but tiie suhscri I her, acting as tiie i tmimi«hnii>r ni the court, will convey i with special warinnty only, alter confirmation of his re iP*’-i hv the rout''. CHARLES HILL, Com’r. Feh 6 w6t Public Sale. I JJY vi11tre of a deed of trust executed hy Jesse I). Merrv mnii to tin* siihsci Iher, on ths ‘21st day of Dec. 1826, arid recorded in the clerk s office of Powhatan, for purposes : therein mentioned, will he sold to the highest hidder, at : public auction, for ready money, at Powhatan court house, on the third Thursday in February next, (being court day.) two hntidrrd a ml fifty acres of land, more or less, lying near Powhatan court house, being the lare residence of Major Frederick Woodsorr, dec’d, or so much thereof as may be Itfecessaiy to raise the- amount now due nnd owing upon tile saitl trust Heed. Such title as is vested in the subscriber will be conveyed to tiie purchaser. WM. 8. DANCE, Trustee. | _ Jan. 12th. 1828. w-7t i ICR-Application will he made at die Farmers’ ; it Hank of V ogiuia, for tire renewal of a ccrti/lcasr* I for thirty-two Shares of the Stock of that Rank, in fhe :r.rttie of Benjamin Hatcher, No. .0263, dated 25il» May, ! 1827; the same having been lost or mislaid. 2Gtii Jan. 1828. w Si The u'dl known an/I thorough bred lldc'c Itors GOUANNA, ^ \/"I*"* "5 7A N D the ensuing season at my farm., nine ! » * inibs above Piiciimniui, in the county of Henr ico* no .the stage road leading to Fredericksburg, known by the . name ol Half Sink, n*v.i lu.-iircrly owned by Mr. Wflliam : Winston. (Johanna in a rich Idoo.l bay, with black b-g-», five fee: .our and a hail inches high, elegantly pnijHiiritiiirrl, and j .'ix years old next spring, and in appearance not surpassed • hy airy horse that the world cun produce. PHILFORM. lXCK'S. y In the spring of 182-5, (loit.ti.na, then 3 years old, was • engaged hi.a sweepstake at Laurencevilie, Brirnswrck | county, mile limits, £;‘>00 entiaucc, which he won in 3 heats, beating Lafayette, Janette, (now the favorite of New York,) and Betsey Archer. Hi* next race was in the same spring, over tire Tree Hill cofnsc, mile heats, which he won in ;> heats, beating three j others, ami making 2<e best time ever recorded at that! COlfTSt*. Mis third race was in die fall of 1825, over the New Maihut cotir.-f*, ~ mile heats, which lip won. His fourth rare wok in tin* spiing of 11’,26, over the New MaiJ.Pt course, -l iin!c heals, (Jockey Cltdi Puim-,) which he won, healing the two celebrated mens 1 liitilia an:! Siiakspe.ne. Alter having a hard race there, he vent over to Tree Mil!, ami on tin? following week stalled for the Jockey dtih purse, 1 mile heals, against frcs/lt liots.o;, and was tltrn tin? only contending hrnse in the second licit, whftli was won hy /End—Betsey Richards and several others in the rsrr>, Shortly alter tilts lie heYanr© my properly, si'ure which lime, owing to the mo^i intolerable inisninnageinent, he has hern uniformly unsuccessful, never, wijli one excep tion, having been in tolerable order for a race; at which time, his tleOal was occasioned as much by tlio unex- j ampled hud state of the course, ns hy the superiority ol his I antagonist. In this rare however, lie was second, /Uriel j first, and the other two both distanced, 'I Itrce weeks after, (having run in flip mean time iu Norfolk, against /Erie! and Saljy Hope, 3 mile heats, in which he was second,) lie ran in Nottoway, 3 mile heats, against /Erie), Sally Magee anti nedgiiuiulrl; in which race he heat the bvst two, atjtl lost the race only hy a few feet, which it was supposed by many he would have won toit for an arridmit—time-, 1 »t heat fi minutes .00 second/:; heat 5 minutes 4G seconds; being by many seconds the fastest race ever run over tha t course. Mis last race was over the Tree-Hill course, this fall, 4 sn'TI’e heats, against Sally \Valk«?r, when our of his leaders had given way before he started, find had hern lame for ten days; under such circumstances he was of course brafrn by that justly celebrated mare; but the race never theless reflected high Ciedrt on him, us he distanced tire truly other horse in the mce. 1 Ins much af least may he said, that lie ha? never lrrs; a race in which he started, when the heats were broken, (•id his mile race over tint Tree-Hill corns* being the fast- J <-s: that has ever been rerouted there, furnishes"the must! tncontestihlc evidence ofboth speed ar.d bottom. PEDIGREE. Gfttranna was by Sir Arcby, dam Meiino Five (the sn'p- | pose.! best race nag of her day) by Jack Andrews, grand | damot by Bedford, great grand dam by Cade, he by I Merton’s Traveller, great great gra-nd dam am Alfrcrl mare, imported it; 171?.?, by Edward Carter of Blenheim on the : Rappahannock, great great great gf.fiid .fain by Svyji.t, ! P e g g grand flam by Crab. Ja«fk Andrews by Jon Andrew*, dam by High Flyer, • Cardinal Fuff, Tatl.-r, Snip, Godolphiti Arabian, Framp- ‘ tons While Neck, Pelham Barb. 'J’KRMS—For the seasirn fifty dollars, to be dhdbargrd • by the payment of thirty-five, during the season, which v.’i 11 ! commence on the 10th of February, and expire on the 1st of August, 18-28.— For insurance sixty dollar*.— For each mare, one dollar will be expected for the groom. 'l ire subscriber assures all those who may send to Gohan na, that he. is provided with meadow pastures, not excelled in this state, and th*t tire stride*! attention shall be paid to every mare; but as is customary, all accidents must beat the rh>k of the owners I he mares can be. well fed at twrrtty-fivc cents per day, r/herc mar be rt~-i::cJOHN M, EG I T? . ,’Hli FOR RENT, HMIIF. Manufacturing Mill, commonly known as the -1. Amherst or (lull's Mill, in she county of Amherst >n James lliver, an J distant from Lynchburg 10 miles. It was thoroughly repaired last summer, and runs II i»air of Furr and 1 pair of Ensopus Mill Stones. A* • ached to tho Mill, is an excellent dwelling-house with the necessary houses for the accommodation of a fami ly, and also with 21 Acres of Land. There is likewise a Saw Mill ou the premises. Few country mills possess the advantages that arc found at this. Uoats may load nr unload at the null, at all seasons. For teems apply toJohu M. Wai wick, Lynchburg, or to V. Si A WARWICK. Feh. 2 w4i*" “•' 1 w— r 1111E Subscriber takes pleasure in in JL forming his friends and the public, that he has ojxjncd his establishment on the Maui street, four doors above tlnu ^ Fell Tavern; whore .he has spared nei ther expense nor trouble, in selecting a inongst tho best and perhaps the largest supply of DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS AND DYS STUFFS. ever offered in this market; a great portion of which, he ha? inn! ill on such advantageous terms, he confi dently believes he c»« offer as great inducements to buy eis, as were ever offered miiijtnsiltet. Feebng grateful lor past favors, be trusts l*is frieRas liii! nntv give him a call. Amongst the articles qu baud and lately received,are the following, viz: 4 cases superior Guatemala indigo 10 casks Epsom salts 5 do alum It) bbs lamp oil 9 do linseed oil 1 tieice fresh sweet oil, for screws, ou diaft i'iO kegs Lewis's while lead 7 j do English do 50 do American . do second i 1 case gnm opium | 300 Mrs cream tartar, beautifully potvde/cd 3 bbls cold pressed castor oil Superior tonic bitters, a new article, highly recom mended j Do hard lump magnesia, f 1 cases] | F«.uJored y cllow built I )o Rochelle salts i Do tartaric acid Do super, carbo. soda, alcohol j Window glass, 3 X lO and 10X 12 j 100 groce vials, assorted | Spirits nitre, calcined magnesia Sulphate of quinine 1 Quicksilver, gluo | J’utly, in any quantity j Cassia, glauber and Epsom salts I Flor sulphur, roll brimstone j Logwood, Nicaragua, fustic and redwood Verdigris, dry and ground in oil Surgeon’s inslrwrr.enls, <Syc. together with ahnost rv.« | ery article in the Drug Line; arid expects daily, a— j inor.gst some new articles, Fepperine, or the active j principle of popper—lor sale on liberal terms; bv JXO. II. EUSTACE. j Feb. 12—Ot NOTICE.—All persons having open accounts with rlo's estate of Robert Kell, dccM, late saddler of (1ie;i:V of Richmond, arc requested to call on the subscriber !'.•« settlement. As it is expected that a reference to the honks will often he required, I have had them posted, and 1 am now ready to make settlements. Although it is desiralV.j that a speed}- close of the administration should he made, yet, 1 shall give a reasonable time to those who may call, indebted to the estate, upon their giving hond for the pay ment thereof. All those indebted by bonds and notes, am informed that the claims against the estate are very ur gently pressed, and that therefore, 1 shall be compelled to ' require them to make immediate |mymvnt. All persons j tailing to call in a reasonable time, may expect legal stejis I will be taken for the collection thereof. All iiarsims having i c!aim« against the estate, are requested to present tlu>in i properly anti legally authenticated, that I may he apprisc/i | ot the amount due, in enable me to make arrangements for | their liquidation. My office is in the City Hall, where | the hooks end papers will he kepi, and where 1 shall gene | rally attend from 10 to 3 o’clock. W. I). WREN, Serg’t C. It. & I-ec 8 — ts Adm’or of Roherl Hell, dec'd. Mississippi L.amls for Sale. A PLANTATION stljiatcd about fifteen miles n bov« Baton Rou^e, on (he left bank of the Miss.,-,' si- pi, consisting of One Thousand and Eighty Arpents; said plantation has a front of 12 Arpents on the river A: is adjoining the principal landing of the r»N I lenient, from which Colton is shipped. On ibis tract there arc one hundred tir more acres of ch-ared Land—orm large Dwelling House, with six rooms—Cotton Gin, Mill,Tan Yard, Negro Cabios,&c. (easily repaired.';_ The titles to the above lands are indisputable, and a warranty deed will be given if required. Ai.so—One Thousand Arpents', siluhled on Thompson’s Creek in the parish of F-cfici ana, one and a half miles from the river Mississippi, se ven miles from the town of St. Franc-tsvill*. part 0f this tract consists of low* bottoms, probably 200 acres: on satd tract there are about fifty acres, denied seme* years 6ince, but grown up. Either tho whole or one hair of this tract will be sold at the option of (he purchaser. For further patticulars apply lo this office rtr to 'ROBERT ROSS. Nrw-Orlenns. Gel. 0. tf T> Colton Spinners and %i)lnmtfae(urcrs in 1'irgniia. NOTICE.— It having treen suggested to me hy a nine her of my friends and acquaintances, that Virginia is about to become a Manufacturing State, ant) bav»' always been of opinion that Virginia ought to live mom at homo, hy which means money would lie more pTcn tifol among irs; and knowing well that if Virginia does* become a Manufacturing State, that she will consequently he drained ol considerable money at first start, for ma chinery, Sec.; in order to obviate some part of this, or say as much of it at. lay? in my power, I have thought proper to offer my services to the public, and am iroav ready to cot,tract with any company or concern, for bijv quantity of machinery that may be called for, either lnr. Cotton or Wool, both of which I will warrant to trilfku equal, if not superior to any in the Union; [ will also l>ot the machinery in operation and make it operate we);. My long experience and abilities in the business cannot be doubted, of which the public generally are well ac quainted. JOSEPH IIEYWOOD, Surviving partner of the late firm of Messrs, , Bowden, Hyrm Sc Co. of Petersburg, and Superinfcndant of the Cotton Yarn Fac tory on Swift Creek, but now in Powhatan. Address Joay.ru Hkywood, bubletr* tavern, Powhatan* P. S. Should a concern sufficiently lasye em«ge me to irrakc their machinery, I should have no objection# nNo engaging to superintend said Factory, provided that it P; sufficiently large to occupy my whole time and atirn. lion. Should a contract of this kind take place, I wish to apprise my friends and the public generally, that my establishment in Powhatan will be carried on 111 usual, uodfir the direction ami management of my son. JOSEPH HEYVVOXlD. _Powhatan, Jan. 26, 182ff. if STRAYED from the subscriber, a fine cream colored MARE, about 16 hands high, with full black lad and mane.' She loft the stable on the even ing of the 9th, and has not since betfn heard of. A liberal reward. £f expenses paid, if delivered in Rifch. mond to 1J. Harrison, or at Dover, Goochland, to A. M. Harrison. She probably wentiip tho Goochland road. RANDOLPH HARRISON Feb 13 PIANO FORTES. JUST received from Geib*# celebrated manufactory. New York, an assortment nf very choice PIANO lOP.TES; among which is a very splendid rosewood cabi net upright Piano Forte—all of which will be sold at the lownst New York pricey and warranted by the maker. The public are respectfully invited to call at Mr. Robert Poore’s V/nrc-rOSim, and examine tire fnstrurrer.’*. Feb 1