Virginia Argus. [volume], August 02, 1815, Image 4

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V 7* The following ,* inserted in the Amos at
eJ»c request of Mr. Hall:
To the People of the U. States of America.
Worth? Citizen*—Some time ago, T saw in the
k l git Hur. [N. (t 1 written (it would seem) bv
the eil-tnr of that paper, a Mr. Thomas Hender
• ’"* a publication strongly endcaVoring to repre
»e t and stigmatize me a* an impostor. When I
re.id it, and saw the man’s rain uvl malicious at
temnt to injure me, 1 looked at with so much
wonemnt, that 1 intended to say nothing about
it nnul an oj»po. oimtY offered to rc'ard Ivm ac
cording to his labor and to law; but on reflection,,
before! do»n,l th nlc it prudent to truly state it to
Jou, that Mr. Henderson’s charge against me, is
oth unjoin and *'a se, and therefore, 1 plead “ not
fiiltv.” In order to ascertain the truth of which,
take the hbertv to trouble you with the perusal
o' this letter and other documents, and then judge
jnv conduct as I deserve and as you think fit.—
T)uring my res:dence tn America, 1 farmed it in
different parts of the country, and all my rteijA
Aor*. seeing I raised, with the aime number of
bands and horses, and on the same estates, more
than th-ee or fhur times the production to that
heretofore raised on those estates, the$ advised
me to take out a patent right for my successful
mode ofrai»;ng such crops with facility, and ex
flam it to all thos who were engaged in farming,
therefore obtained a patent for that very pur
pose
From the uncommon difference between the
S reductions of my crops and those of all my. pre
ecessors, I thought if l went into a strange
neighborhood, and related facts, that they m giit
be considered nothing else but tidsehods, and to
remedy tins, I thought proper to go to some of
the most renu able characters in the country, who
knew the production of my crops as well as I d,d,
end get from them letters of introduction, stating
iirtg relative to mv crons. &c.
I then presented, the-e letters to w of the
very first gentlemen in the nation, ofieied them
try patent right for sale, tol.l them the price of it,
^.hich is 53 dollars—-then if they requested me to
exnla.n its utility, I d d so, ami even after my
full explanation of it, I still left every gen’lemaii
I dealt w.th, nt liberty to purchase it or not. I
b <ve given them four d Ifr' ,-nt choices to w.t
To pay me $ 5J. 25, 10, or none, if they d,d not
ghly approve of it. I also beg leave to state, if
any or c ther of tbe gentlemen I sold to in this
v-av, demand the r money of me, f am perfectly
tv 11.ng m return him his money, on k:s saving lie
thinks be his not got the worth of it, in a< me
svny. If this mode of dealing w.th the publ c has
the sl'ghtest appearance of .mposinon, l have no*
t’ 'g more to sj v, but leave you, gentlemen, to
j 'ge me as \ou th.nk proper, and I submit inv
•elftovonr decision. It appears to me, tliatthis
i nlam, hsnest deal ng, notwithstanding Mr.
He tderson** account of me. Mr. Henderson, 1
bel eve, says one thing and th.nka another. He
is pi ased to say I am i n impos'or, but I think he
Fn nis at those gentleman wno g ve me thecerti
r i’es to be the moos tors. He l.kewise says I
h'd innouneed mvselfin the papers; that is ano
ther falsehood. I have not; it is the certificates
of ithera which hav*announced me in the papers;
end they were put in the papers at tbe request of
ot .ier^, not at mine. Mr. Henderson pay a a poor
compliment to the Americans, when he thinks
they cannot act for themselves without his bemg
the.r guard.an. The Americans are not fools,
and esn act for themselves, without his guardian
«h p.
It appears, the only fault I have committed, (in
the estimation of Mr. JJ.) is, because I had not
obtained certificates fropj gentlemen in Fairfax
county, andfrom Mr. John Randolph, member of
Congress. I have certificates from the hon. F.
Fairfax, from the hon. ntuhrod Washington, and
from several othe.'s in that very coh ty, stating l
am an excellent farmer and an honeu man. I
have likewise the aforesaid J. Randolph's, which
speaks of my great and extraordinary capa'ity as
a farmer, and 1 kewise speJu of my fidelity in
the highest terms t besides the certificates ofrea
i»v hundreds of others, who speak of me in l.ke
manner, and who are acquainted With me since 1
0ame to this country.
I beg the attention of thr public, to take no
tice of the great inconsistency between the cha
racter g ven me by those gre t ami good men,
Vhojtnow me well, and that of \ •. Henderson,
•whoV.oya not know me (I believe) at all, and
thenyjrje me accordingly.. In consequence of
7iuml>ers already making this comparison an 1 g,v.
irg their op.n on* in my favor, I have sold iny
patent.nght for raising crops with more success
than ever. In short, I take Mr. Henderson’s
eonduet towards me, tol e exactly this—that he
has ve y actively attempted to murder me with
out ?p llrng my blood ; but he only harked at me,
jnste.id of b t.ng me. Out of pure respect to the
b uve people I am addressing, I have not said
one word d srespectfill of Be. Henderson in th s
letter, hut what I could ft*avoid. 1 have no
tli ng to sav to that man, but that I shall pay him
f1 his labor according to custom and to law —
T e scriptures say, “ the laborer is worthy of h,s
tire.”
f have the honor to be, with the greatest es>'
teen and considerat ion, fellow-citizens, your most
obedient and rnoat humble servant,
J. IIALL.
CERTIFICATES.
the undersigned inhabitants of Powhatcn
county, Va. have seen with feelings of surprise,
wungflrd with eontempt, an ilhher.il publication
in a certain news-paper, printed in Ralegh, ff.
C. reflecting on our county-man and fellow-citi.
xen, John Randolph, (commonly known by the
name of Dr. John Randolph ;) of whom some tin
known person under the disguise of a newspaper
writer, has had the audacity to question the re.
•pecub lity usd moral worth—because, forsooth,
be recommended James Hall, a man worthy of
public patronage, for some important discoveries
*n practical agr eultiiro—which the writer in Hie
w ---- wrnrr in uic
Ralegh Star haa thought proper to challenge
wjA .uperlaiive modesty, notwithstanding Mr.
Hall haa m hi»poaseflS.on a patent for these very
d >cover:es, under the signatures of President,
Serret.iry of State, and Attorney Ceneral of the
S ales—and which they hart thought proper to
grant him without consulting the very profound
editor of the fulcign Star- though perh. ps not
v thout tome dread of his sagacious anunad
versions. The tmderi gnerl owe this rmsol cited
rtfeprp of our esteem to our fellow-ei: .:er John
Randolph, whom, m despite of the Raleigh edi
Y’ 'yc deem not only not infenor to John llan
dmph of tioanoske in respectability or integrity,
b.u not to any man in this or any other country.
The subscribers to this pajvr feel too hmh a re
yect for themselves, as well as for John Ran.
doiph, to deem any defence neeessary against the
attacks of an unknown scnbhler—htrt they owe
It to the disUnt public, as tUsfr.ends of Mr. Ran
Oolpfi, not to suffer I-is nnr^ u> he coupled wdh
n ingenious
man to be blasted by calumny.
IVilham Areher,
John F. Cocke,
Jetee Owen,
R| Wtn.
m
Jfir
Jlcnani Ory.ntreet,
WiHijtn Bentley,
William A Co-ke,
Uenry Andorton,
J'rwton Ford,
Jacob A*. CctrdotO,
John Goode,
Wot. C. Jfetherltmd,
JDarid A* CariUio,
pie hard Crump,
Sarotrcf Drake,
Char let Taylor,
Franrit .9. O’Reilly,
Jlrtvid lvdah,
Thomot Wutkmt,
Henry W Wnlktnt,
John !Y /fast,
William Cope,
Peter F. Archer,
Thomat Scott,
Gvth P. Scntfge,
Jamet HatleHit,
Cohn (larbr,
Abraham A’. Curdou, JJ m. J. HrHr,
Hobrrt Rash'nf, Samwf *T F/rrtftsv,
Joxrph IPoo'lson, W
Thomas T. S-wunn, .\fttet A*. Cardozo*
Powhatan, July 23, 1815.
1 do hereby certify, that I hare planted a Crop
of Indian Com in mv field this year, under the di
rection of Mr. Ha., the farmer, an«l lo the best of
my knowledge and belief, I will have 120 times
more com this year than 1 had last venr upon the
same ground, cultivated in the old wav. My
crop of com can be jmtlv ranked and comnared
•.rah any river ln-v ground iathe county, n.ntwith
star.d.njr m.nc is high groutid and as poor an any
in the state. T.hi3 corn is raised without ploughs
or teams, wh ch must a Id much to the utility of
the plan. The land will imnrove under the cul
tivation, although cultivated each an 1 everv veae.
I am confident that one hand can -ai se 2;) ) barrels
of Indian com on the most unproductirc fields,
without ploughs or team cultivation.
JP.PTlI V I.P.F.T.
On the 20th instant, T carefully examined and
inspected % crop of Indian com in Powhatan
county belonging to Mr. feptha I .eel, cultivate 1
under the new plan or Mr. '.T. flail, and on a ma
tore eateulation of th<* present cron, T have no
hesitation in truly stating it will vield more than
1120 tunes as much corn to what the s ime ground
| ha] yieldel la.t vear cultivated in the ol'l usual
| Wav, a • 1 I further assert, the field w 11 improve
each and every year although ‘. a corn every \ «ar.
JOHN” DHPP.
I do hereby certify that T have had various
transactions w,th Mr. James Hall, for the last
three years past, an 1 that he has, in even* in
stance, acted as an hones*, liberal and upright
man, in. all our transactions. T have seen and
heard of hisnewiv invented plan for the culture
of Indian Gum, and from esoerirr.ento which I
have heard of heinr- made, an l his prescribed,
mode of cultivation, I have no doubt of its b?
*ng, bv far, one of the most advantageous discov
eries ever made in America.. Given under mv
hand, a; Broad Hock, this 2.Mh d iv or .Tide. 1815.
WILLIAM BALL.
Jl fetter to the Editor cf the Enquirer, tlnt+'\
“ VtBKMARtR, July 39, 1815.
“ Tltere apneared in your paper of the 15th of
A pr, 1 ^ ist, an extract from the speech of Mr.
'l'7o:t .'Jf.lsh* to his constituents, on the day of
our last election, in which certain persons were
denounced a« liav.ng charged him with the sup
pression of the will of the late col. John Walker
oi M hem are. \*o one was named in his speech ;
nut it afterwards came to he understood that I
was one of tlieoersons alluded toby Mr kelson.
\t Albemarle May Court, a public statement was
made to the people of this coin tv, and evidence
exhibited, the object of which was to vindicate
mv character from the denunciat ons contained in
Mr. Ve!son’s speech. In an interview between
Mr. Nelson and myself a few days afterwards,
he, in consequence of what took place then, ex
onerated me from the imnutations convc • cd in his
speech, and s aid ‘.hat I must :.ot consider the de
nunciations against his accusers as applicable to
me A misapprehension which 1 understand
some persons have entertnmed, of what took
place at that interview, amon^ other circumstan
ces, has compelle 1 me to request a place fo. this
common cation in your paner.
“ Uespectlully, your obedient servant,
Fn \7CTC C VTin.”
u Tne.Fditor of the Virginia Argus, as the ex
tract from Mr. Nelson’s speech appeared also in
that print, will do an act of justice, at the same
time that he confers a favor, by inserting this
commucation. F. (_; ♦»
From the .1/rrora.
The following authentic anecdote was men
t.oned by the R v. Joseph Henson, at the conclu
sion of a speech, delivered hv him, in Tendon,
December 1st. 1814. By giving it a place in
your paper, you will, doubtless, please a minder
of \ o»ir readers. While it d soovers, that some
oftlic people of Great Rr t.a.n are zealous in
spreading the divme gospel • jt equally disco
vers, that, then* are some of our Amancan c.ti
Xens willing that it should rise and be glor fled
also. After specifying a number of missionaries
employed ind irerent parts ofthe globe, Mr. Ben
son ! ead the follow ng, whch had been transmit
ted o h in by one of his brethren n Wales :
“ \ f v weeks s nee, a trading vessel, la ten
with vom, from t’a d ga , in Wales, was taken
in the channel, hvan American pr va'ecr. When
the captain of the litter enteed the cabin to
•urvey his pr.ze.he es;> ed a small hov, w th a
hole in the top, similar to that wh cli tradesmen
have in the.r counters, through wh ch thevdrop
their monev, on whch die words ‘Missionary
box,* were inscribed. On see ng this, the Ame
rican capta n seemed not a little surprised, and
addressed the Welsh captain nerely a* follows :
* Captain, what is this >* pointing to the box with
his at ck, * Oh !’ replied the ho*^st Cambrian,
heaving a sigh, *’tis all over now.* « What V
said the American captain. * Why the truth is,’
said the Welsh captain, ‘ that 1 and my poor
fellows have been accustomed, every Monday
morning, to drop a penny each into that box, for
the ptirposeof sending out missionar.es to preceh
the rospel toih* heuthen, but it is all over now.*
* Indeed !’ answered »he American captain, * that
is very good.* \f.er pausing a few m nntes, he
sn.tl, * captain, I’ll not hurt a hair in yt ur head ;
nor touch yottr vessel ;* and immediately depart
ed—leaving the owner to pursue his course ui ins
dest.ned port.”
ATTACK OV KALTWGA.
Private letters just received from Bengal »f.
ford soin-.' particulars of the unsuccessful attack
on Kalunga, by part of that division of the Ben
gal winy tinder major gen. sir R Gillespie.
Krihi^gri fa a formidable fortress, with lofty
stone walls, commanding the pass northward out
of the ltejTrh Doon, winch is situated at the
head of the Drniab, and bounded on the north hv
the commencement of that mass of h l!s wlneli
extend to the Thibet mounta.ns, or snowy rattge
of H.mmalva ; on the south hy that rang-of hills
wh h rjsc from th§ termination of our provinces
north of Jehaurunpoo, to the east hy the Ganges,
and westward by the Jamna. The southern pass
es into tlii# Doon, or valley, were taken po wess -
on of on *hc 2Ufl and 2Jd of October, hv a detach
ment. under col. Mawbey, who hav.ng" rceonnoi.
tred Kalunga, reported an attack on it to be <m- I
practicable With the means h»* possessed. Gene
ral Cille;nie immediately ordered up reinforce
ments and artillery, and proceeding himself to
TVvrnh assumed the command of this advanced
corps.—It moved from lleyrah on tha morning of
the 30th, and took up a position within three
mile# of the fort, the nearest ground on which
it could be encamp*l. In the afternoon the re
serve and one Column m ere pushed on to occu
py a sort of table land, distant 600 yards from
one face of the flirt, but about 400 feat below its |
level.—'fhis movement was executed under a
heavy, but wild and ill-direceted fire from the
place and from matchlocks on llieir flanks. The
enemy kept up this fire all lughf, whilst batteries
were throw.ng up, into which six guns and four
mortars (having been brought up by elephants)
were placed by day) ght next morning. With
these a sharp cannonade was kept up until eight
n clock, when a body of the enemy dashed out to
turn their flank, hut were kept in check hy the
well served fire oftwohovitzers,until they could
be advantageously chirped, when they were driv
m from their commanding position at the point
if the bayonet. Fverv thing was at this dine
ready for the assault i three other columns having
been posted during the mgnt, in order to make a
linmltnneoim movement on the other face. The
dgnal was fired, «,d the storming parties) from
the general's columns rushed onto the attack*
••nfortuiuttefy e/one,the other columns not huvint
heard the signal. They earned a stockade
which protected the foot of the walls at some
distance, but were soon compelled to fallback
after making every effort to escalade. At half
past 10 the general himself led on a rc.nfcrcc
ment, covered hy a couple of six pounders. All
that the most determined valor and perseverance*
could attempt was, a as! ineffectual ; such was]
the tremendous and destructive fire kept up on
them from the artillery, matchlocks, and every
maginable missive tvespon, Again they tried,
but with no better success ; and it was while
striving to animate his troops by his own heroic
and admirable example, to yet a fresh attempt,
while waving his hat on hj sword, and cheering
them on, that he was shot through the heart —
Thus has th s country been deprived of the servi
ces ofone of its most gallant and able generals
and his numerous friends (for no soldier became
acquainted With him but eras instantly his friend)
must continue to mourn his premature fate, so
long a-* exalted honor, inflexible integrity, and
those Rner qualities which endear in private
life, shall be valued and approved.
CTTHIOUS CVLCULATIOXS.
Louis XVIII. m his proclamation to the French
says thatM1,200,000 men are marching against
the usurper.”—Atthe average step of a solder on
I the march, one step of each makes 601) miles,
. and w 11 wear out me pair of shoes j so that if
| they march 25 mdes in one day, they w,ll wear
out 50,000 pair of shoes s and the whole distance
travelled will be 30,000,000 .‘ miles, or equal to
1200 times round the globe of the earth at the
equator ! If the whole 1,200,036 were drawn tip
in a single line, allowing two feet to each man,
the line would extend from London to Edinburgh,
v00 miles !—The French revolution has cost Eng.
land nearly one thousand miViana of guineas !
which would purchase half the lands i*. °the king
dom ; or build ten cities as large as London !
From the S os ton Cnronicls.
The following’ Ode was 'written by a voting lady
or this town, for the Republican Celebration at
Lexington, on the 4th of »Iu 1 v, and was sung
in the meeting-house hy \fr. Kowson. It is an
elegant and tasteful composition, and deserves
the praise-of combining noble sentiments with
harmonious poetry.
O f>E,
For the oeetuion, -written hy a Z/X’hf.
HATL! to the birth of \mcrica’s glory,
Her nonius sounds loudly the trumpet of Fame ;
Children, their parents, and grands ires hoary,
Rxult in the valor which purchased that name*
Her Heroes have fought aga.n,
Truth 2nd justice to maintain,
Against foreign insult, m nare and scorn t
Baltimore and Orleans free,
H vc raised the shout of victon-,
And offerednew gems h»r temple (o adom.
2.
Sumrme are the j ovs th.s day will afford ve,
For Freedom has gathered Jfccen bays for each
8 >n;
Brothers ma<lc captive, for vengeance implored
thee,
And wept with delight at the battles you won.
A St-m and united band,
Freed by you- val ant hand.
No ttTant shall three them from Libert; *s tree,
With gratef d emotion,
They offer devotion
To the God wno protects them on land and by sea
Who would exchange for a traitor’s reflection.
The pride of the F remen, who hied in our cause 3
Whose prowess released from d sgraceful restr.c
tion,
A country’ directed bv Virtue’s best laws.
The r pra.se shall abound age’n.
From Europe’s Wildest glen
For h’innr and mercy rej<» ce in their fame,
While carnage and plunder,
Have marked British thunder,
And Ui-mshed what lustre might circle her name.
Our statesmen with wisdom have governed the
nation,
Avenging the wrongs which their country en
dured ;
To Freedom they offered a'grateful oblat
And peace hy their judgment have tinnly secured.
On, ships now securely r;de,
Over ocean’s swelling tide,
Protecied by the banner they proudly display.
Ne’er shall it be seen to wave,
Guard,an of that sordid slave,
Who, bought by foreign gold, shuns this auspi
cious dar,
5.
The gen.Us of Columbia a laurel wreath hears,
For the heroes whose courage her power main
tans,
Yet a crown of fresh cypress she mournfully
wears,
j For the loss which her children but recent sus.
tains. ,
Blest shade of departed worth,
Smile on your nation’s mir’h.
O’er rlouded bv prief for the statesman we mourn:
Surely GF.RRY in realms above,
Will share in our anxious love,
For the country he cherished, but ne’er can rejoin.
6.
This spot whieh first witnessed Columbia’s com
motion,
•Whort* us to equal in valor and truth,
'Viiat we hallow this day, with prate*hi emotion;
Themem’ryofchampions who guarded our youth.
Hete Lawrence, Rurrouphs, Allen’s shode-i,
And those who fought on freedom’s glade.',
Unite with the sp.rits of seventy.five;
To reee.ve the j T.raise ,
Of their country which raise*.
Their f«me to the portals of Heave *s arch’ve.
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
To thl fro-heit Sid ler*, on Saturday the 5th of Axi.
»’rt, at the Fell Tavern, 'in this City, at
10 o'clock, iviU Ae *o?’F, aho’tt
8 50,000 worth of STOCK,
COsststtvu nr
Tld <md rew shares in the Rank of Virgin's,
Virgin a 7 per cent, certificates, interest half
yearly,
Virginia 5 per cent, certificates
United States’ sixteen mill on loan,
United Si ite>,' 3 and 6 per cents.
This stock is the property of the JlfnVtal.1t*
errant Roeiety again it Fite, on Fuildintn of the
•T/n.V of Virginia—it will he he *>ld conformably
to a Resolution of the Members of the Staudin '
Committee made on the 19th o»t.
The purchasers will he allowed sixty davs cre
dit upon ffiv np npprored Note-, negotiable and
pavahle at one of the Bonks in this City.
The object* in view in making the above sales,
is to enabl-the Company Without loss of time to
make pood its engagements to their brethren, who
have recently suffered by the fire at Petersburg.
C.BOnr,H PTCKBTT.S
THOMAS WILSON, (Committee
DAVID BULLOCK, f of Sales.
Wm. WAHULASV, J
•*’lv 2fi._tds.
BY virtue of a Deed of Tnttt, executed to *nr
by t hartrt J^ttrceil, [none deceaterf,'] to oecurr
the pm,me nt of a turn of money, ft re to Redmond F
ft any, / thaV, on the $th day ofAugvet next, pro
to fr,r rtv*,ly money, on the brer,dec?, a
LOT OF /„f V7> orith a FJfjMTK HOUSE
thereon, mtvute on 17th otreef. in . Triamt VnVry.
. , „ JOJ/JY MIL, I,Ell, Traitor.
My 15# 3w
V»'*n DMUttTMtttT, July Sill, 1815.
NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN,
THAT separate proposals w.U be received a'
the office of the Secretary lor the Depart
nent of War, until 12 o’clock at noon of Satin
lay the last Day of December next, for the sup
ply of all rations that may be re<|iiire*l for the us*
*»f the United States, from the 1st dav of June,
1816, inclusive, to the 1st day of June, 1817, with
*n the states, territories and districts, following-,
via:
1st. At Detroit, Michilimickln.ac, Fort Wayne,
Chicago, and the-.r immediate Vicinities, and at
any place or places where troops are or may be
stationed, marched or recruited, within the ter.
ritorv of Michigan, the vicinity of the Upper
l-*1**3* and the slMte of Ohio, and on or adjacent
to the waters of Lake Michigan.
2nd. At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, inarched or recruited, with
in the states of Kentucky and Tennessee.
3d. At any place or places where troops arc or
may be stationed, marched or recruited, Withm
the Ilhnois, Indiana and M.ssouri territories.
4th. At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, inarched or renmited, with
in the Mississippi temtorv, the state of Louisiana,
.and their vicinities north of the Gulph of Mcx
ice.
5th. At any place or places where troops are
or may bo stationed, marched or recruited, with
in the district of Maine and state of New-ilamp
shire.
om. any p»ace or places v/here troops are
or mav be stationed, marched or recruited, with
in the state of Vermont.
7th. At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited, Within
the state of Massachusetts.
8th. At any place or places where troons are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited, with
in ...e states of Connecticut and Rhode-Tsland.
9th. At anv place"or places where troons are
or may be stationed, marched or recruited^ With
in the state of New-York.
10th At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, inarched or recruited, within
the state of New-Yorlc, south of the H.ghlands,
and including1 West-Point.
11 ih. At any plare or places where troops are
or m y he staiione marched or recruited, with
in * V e stat e of N c.v-.J ersev.
12‘.h. At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, inarched or recruited, with
in the state of Pennsylvania.
11th At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, marched or recruite d, w h
in the states of Delaware, Mary and, and the d s
trict of Columbia.
Id h. At anv place or pi ce.s where trooos are
or may he stationed, marched or recruited, with
in the stale of Virginia.
1 Jth. At any place or places where troops are
or may be stationed, inarched or recruited, witli
m the state of North-Carolina.
16th. At any pla^e or places where troops a—*
or may be stunned, marched or recruited with
in the stale of South Uirol nn.
17th. At any place or places where troops are
or run- be stat oned, marched or rocru.ted with
in* the s*ate of Georgia.
t ration to consist of one pound and one quar
ter of beef, or three-quarters of a pound of a ltd
pork, eighteen ounces of bread or flour, one gli
of rum, whiskev or brandy, and at '.he rate of
two quarts of sal', four quarts of vinrgar, four
pounds of soap, and one pound and one half of
c.oidles to every hundred rations. The pr cei of
the several component narts of the ration shall
lie spec fled, but the United States reserve the
r <rht of mak.ng such alterat .ons in the pr ce o
of the component parts of the ration aforcsa.d, as
shall make thepr cc of eich part thereof be ir a
hist proportion to the proposed pr.ee of the whole
rafon. The rations p.re to be furnished in such
quantities, that there shall, at all times, dur.mr
the term of the propose 1 contract, he stiffic rnt
for the consumption of the troops for 6 months ,n
dvance, of good and tvliolcsome provisions, if
the same shall he required. It is also to beper
m tted to all and every of the commandants of for
t.fied places or posts, to c.dl Ibr, at seasons,when
the same can be transported, or at any tune, in
case of urgency, such supplies of like "provisions
tii advance, as .n thed scretion of the $ oir tander
shall he deemed proper.
It is understood that the contractor is to be at
the expense and risk of issuing the supplies to
the troops, and that all lo»scs sustained by the
depredations of the enemy, or by means of the
troops of the United States, shall he paid by the
United States at the price of the article captuied
or destroyed as aforesaid, on the depositions of
two or more persons of credible characters, and
the certificate of a cnmm..ssioned officer, stating
the circumstance of the loss, and the amount of
the articles for which compensation shall be
claimed.
The privilege is reserved to the United States,
of-eju r.ng that rone of 1 lie supplies, wli.ch ma\
be furnished under any of the proposed contracts,
shall lie issued, until the sttppl.es wli.ch hiv<
been, or may be furn shed under the contract non
in force, have been .consumed.
A. ,T. DALLAS,
dieting Secretary of li'/ir.
w8w
July 8.
THE SUBSCKUJEK
n.vvivo dechned bus.ness m the Mereantil.
line, Will dcvoie b.s attention exclu-. velv t.
COMMIWIOX BUHX.XEW.
lie has several ^ootl Y.irds on ‘hr riasin and Canal
wh.ch he w.ll let for the deposit of Coals. Also,
a Lot enclosed, Iviny on b .th sides of the Canal,
oeir the upper Lock, for the recept.on of Plunk,
Scantlinjj, See.
lie w,ll rece.veprnpnsdrj until the first da/cf
•Tune next, for the bmlduifv of from twelve to six
teen three s*ory Hr ck Store awl Lumber Houses,
at the waters edffe, on the R.isin and Can d, on
Jfround rent or lease. The advantages those
bn htnpf i tes possess, rewlcr them worthy the
attention of merchants and others, possess nr
capital. ARCIIELAU8 HUGTIE8. '
Aor.l 1*?, w6m
NOTICE.
WE, e^brenhers, do terehi frrervnru ad person*
/font hunting, shooting, or fishing, on orrr
Lands, at we Am? suffered much injury hr rttch
profile as employ their time in hunting and fishing.—
The rigor of the law:mill be pvt in force ugainst all
persons offending in that way hereafter.
is. 1.1 r trlysto v.
ItOJIFJlT .wonRTS.
jirosnr stir.PAnn.
lewis s. Edwards.
i joh.y 7). pnoi w.
THOMAS CAWTHO.Y.
Tfenrico, JrtTy 1?, 5f
100 COLLARS REWARD.
TTkESERTED from a Detachment under urj com.
J " mnnd, stationed in ltanvocr Co’jnty, two
Sohlieri of the third Hi fie Rrgimer:.—
JOH.YMEAJYE.S, & feet high, .',5 yer.rs of age,
grey ryes, dark hair, rhirk rompfexi .n and hi pm
f-isisn a funner / was enlisted in Concord, North.
Carohnn,
EI)lfr. 1R O 0.1V, 5 feet 8 '’inches high, .*14 ’ears
of age i hugio et/rs, dark hair, dark completion and
by profession a carpenter / was enlisted in North
Carolina.
The above reward will he given for apprehend
iff the above Deserters and delivering them to am
Officer in the United Stated army, or ffy dollars
for otter of them.
JOHN Pr.YOT.rT0N’,
Lent. 2d Uijlc Rest.
if
fvnt 23.
LAND FOR SALE.
I will sell the JJljYIi J now live on in ('h.-sltr'fUld
county, containing, by estimusion,
SEVENTY-TVVO ACRE ?,
Moce .r less—The situation is hinh, healthy an*
tgrcetiOr*, umi improvements good for the aC'cm %
mo l.ition of a moderate used family. From ihU
and, and in the centre of it too, / have raised „/>.
a-nrdt of 'Mi,000 butyls of COAL at different
f>ei «d*-for the lastj, ve year, it ha, not bernnoi^
e t. 1 hunt contain* large bo tie, of excellent CaaL
iT" doubt; being bounded bn John
1 **hU* ,in f dJitck, on the JYurth, the
h.dt,n7 Creek on the Hast, ami the Fulling Cr!vh
("defines, owned by H. He'h, on the South, and
by the hen', of FI. II ooldridge, on the Hast
( shad! require about onefourth of the purchase
money in huml; for the buhmee time will be riverx
toe,at the purchaser, on the amount being oaHsfac*
T i?r'TL ,T°Mry. KH* "torc « '« the land,
pro,pec. of cor.l, ^ c. is dec'nod vnnecessaru, a,
those ilesirous to purchase will doubllc, view the
property—they will /dense apply to me on the l,re
TIIO.UTSO.Y BLU.Y-r
Chesterfield, May 17. ^
VALUABLE LANDS FOR SALE. '
v'lKriber wilt sell 1695 acres of vahiablo
M. J-an in t.ie cc - r„ of Culpepper. Irina on the
Finn, highly improv'd
■tntli tnnl'hngt, orcnurh and mend,-an. Th- tract
•mil be tiff - led into f.nr hit, to suit purchasers -
giving nearly an equal quantity of meadow nrotaii
! »vood lam! an,l mater, to rath lot. ft Hr, about
f; * v>'. MV* C:',P fP"‘ courthouse, f.,K- mitt,
fro>n Stestensburg, twenty-eight mile, f ont Fvele
ncbsburg, My mitre fro „ thr city of H a,hinrto ,
a”J .•*'eT<*n{na* nnd ninety mile3 from the city f
u hmona „• in a rirf, and Uotr.itone neighborhood —
1 he taxi is particularly adapted to the r'dtttre f
,v lent, corn, and tobacco, and will produce excel
■xi “r?*“"■' an lS’1 mui drJ fr< ^hait th 1
aid of Plainer of Pans.- though the clover is much
in,, ovrd by t.ic application of Plait ter, fain th,
' Pimento that him, been made. Should the fan l
I or sold, t,s purchaser may be fur,tithed with f, o *
two to three h,nrbed barrels of com, seventy'head
I of *lrr\ f. om 1,,,’f to thr e quarter bloo led -M id
I l *.f right good work horses, tan
yo ■* of 0 ren, several hirh brr l mures and cols an l
| p nutation utenr.i’s of er»ru description. The f n f
| udWninaf on the south, that elegant seat of capiat*
| John t horn t, :nlon the north, that f Charles Car
ter, e g There is a v.ihtuVe Snlpher Spring i*
| [)' v,cnt!t!f <>f this farm, (on cupt. John Thonfs
\ phintatiou,) whose e tgctic* in curing d seats cfva*
”*7 h"J'> h,i *~n 0fen established beyond*
doubt- ! here are ihoeit two hundred acres of mea
dow hind on this f rue, thi ty acres of which are
laid h ln timithy, and about ten in clover —
h T\m'y Lftu3 *'"• t id and fy bushels of wheat
sre.-. •d th s fdl on Pr-d, an i m mured land. Shout /
' n!?n ' nnt nl th f re iha lif f October next, it
Vlll he rented out to suit tenants Should it he sold
an-: fifth of the trurcha-.e man '1/ will be evbected to
he paid, when the l ;ds are made; a cre.Utfr the
az. nn.ee iu:!l be ado wed •*’ fair annual payment*,
r"/ * the date . 1 mortgage or •Ired
of trust uilt be required, to secure the baton ent • r
lK‘ purchase tnm-y. Property in or near Rich
mond, or young-Yrgrocs.ai a fair valuation, wig
be received in part payment.
For terms, ap'y to cupt. j0\i, Thom. John St,
th-r. csqv..rc, o; Culpepper county, to Mr. Thomas
f§ea»*ey, who resides on thjfrm, or to the eubscri
ocr, who, also, offers for sale
11,000 ACUJ3S OF TAND,
Lying in the State of Kentucky ;
together-with six vnimprerrod LOTS in the ci'u rf
IVnshington, eligibly situated, and one J.ot mtho
same city, han,homely unproved, and ne w in the cc
enpancy of capt. Crabb. ri; to the terms on which
this letter property may be purchase,I, enquire ,f
enpt. Samuel. V* SmaUtooo, l, of the city Q trashing
ton, or of the 31109a tier. **
NICHOLAS VOSS.
July 26. fj
I~iJS~D von SALE.
R \L?!, 440 Jlc -t of Lend, on the mein
9 rHvcf?i”?hrm rr>aJ> 50 miles from Richmond.
18 from Cartersville, and five from Cumberland
C oifrtnmtie. 7 hr fsovhli* iv*?! rvateretf cni lie trier
a good fence, vith good young Orchards of differ*
ent fruits, and lies vn l —the buildings are in good
orc.er. / iciih to sell fur cash, as T sash to nior* to
the ssestrm country vert winter. / Jo not thirl: it
necessary to be particular in the description oftho
land, as I erpert that no person wr'r’ purchase with*
out viewing the same, sotiich may be seen by apply
ing to the subscriber on the [and. " r 9
CH R T3TOPIFKR ROMJfSOJf.
Cumberland County, Jvt„ jq. (Jr
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD.
DESF.TtTF.n from a detachment rf/he 3d Rifle
f(#r>'iintntj stationed in Fftifiorry*? count it State
or rirtfinin, CH.Uil.ES RHODE:;, 5f*'rthirrht
* ^ ttenrs of (if??, bicu in Or nitre Coin:t"y N. f\
f,i* .Jirb dad hair, drb romfderion, and
'•;/ trade a h itter—had on -when 1>* detertd, hit
•Vt f .rm. ft it firobribte he-nnU tell hit uniform the
'rtf ofifnrt tnittf. Whoever will afifirchrnd t\ ■ tuid
’h ir'et r!hirf "i and d rivrr him to ant, o Geer in the
f Staten' ir my, that! receive the abate re-.rurj
a.id all reawnuble exjtencet.
JOO.Y PR.TDLKTOJV,
• Jjieut. 3d Rifle licet.
J>tnr il.
STE.lJf./tn.lT '
WASH 1 Nf; TON,
TF, AVI'S U»e Steam-Boat wharf, jn Washing).
4 ton City, every dav, S«in'l;»vn cxre-*»e<l. f.>r
Alexandria and Fredericksburg/V». at half p-t<t
% r. m. and xrill return the nc\t mom ng- in time
ior passengers to art he at Baltimore hv .1, r. n.
Fa'ne i^ers under th s arron^etnent ran trar d
from Baltimore to Fredericksburg, and from Fro*
dvrirkshurg to Baltimore, a distance upwards of
100 miles, 411 10 horn >
The accommodations on board the Steam-Boat
arc good.
June 23. gt
WHKA T. ~ -
HWTN'O madenrrnr.scemcn s with Mr. Joset.T,
A Weed for receiving v. .1 »irrt.K of wheat at f,;B
w«tvhn re on »»,« H «*m of the Canal. I will give ft,*
tiinheat Cash pnre for wl -at delivered at the Bsrtn
and as liercio ore »t Rm krtf'o rrnil or at InipMilIl
mills, during ihc season, nn»l rr»f into rr.iract ti.r
rt nfis to l»r ditiverrd at either ofthese pl*#»»a. Mr,
Wc'il hein? f»'i'tmrisnt t» pnrririsc for me, appli
cation m«y tc mau« io him *•” In
JOHN J. WPdtTIf.
Jnty 22. *Jm.
N. B. Every WeilnesdaT an:1 ^stsiilor, John ,T.
Werth mav hr seu> at hi-. mills at AmntVIl froo*
0 to 12 oVfoak and ev ry ot rr das at hi* i- >ti, f.
in? room opposite the IteM l*av n, f. ,m S in thn
morning till Jin the afternoon.
AT \V 0000%
lin: wish to iTorm the Citizens of Richmond
IT and the Public gon*. illy, lh .t 'i - aie just
opening a pretty gCTeral a/so;-trre;:t of ItTZY
GOODS, in one of Messrs Ji.hnand William Mil.
lee’s x« w TfixBsttxTs, next to the \! oket liridge.
riiose wishing to purchase, will find it to their
interest to call, as we are determiiud to sell on
the most bocvfuodating ’errns,
PAVli) 8« Wn. KYLE.
July 79