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nr The ENQUIRER u puhluhed twice a week generally
taJ tkree tmu • week during the teieiM of the State Lfgula
__Price, th* tame aj heretofore, Five Dollar* per annum,
i avwblc in advance. Note* of cbartere<l, ipecie-pay mg banks
, uiy) will be received in payment. The Editors will guaran
tee the safety of remitting them by Bail; the pottage of all Ul
tra being paid, by the writers.
st No pacer will be dtiomtinued (but et the discretion of
(he Editors,) until ell arrearages have been paid up.
rr Whoever will guarantee the payment of uinsMsperi
Util have the tenth GRATIS. »
TERMS OF ADVERTISING,
i for Ooe M]uarc, OR LESS—First insertion 75 cent*—each
f (outinuance, 50 ceuta. /
•v* No advertisement inserted, until it hat either been paid
1st, or assumed by tone peie.m in this city, or its environs.
I W 1VASHIJVGTOJV
CANAL LOTTERY) 4th Class.
To be drawn in Washington City, on the 27th
of December, 1826.
THE Managers respectfully offer to the public, the following
scheme ul the 4tb class of Washington Lotteries, in the
hope if belief,that it will be found worthy the patronage of all the
inemi* of this kind of adventure. It u arranged ou the very
popular mode by the combination of three numbers on each
ticket, tbe numbers from 1 to 60, being all that are used.—
These GO numbers being placed in a wheel on the day of draw
in-, eight of them are drawn out at random, which produces
6tfcapital prizes, each ticket of which coutains thiee of the
drawn uumbers, 1,450 puses, each with two of the drawn
numbers, and 10,606 prizes, each with one of the drawn num
bers; 22,100 otbei tickets, which will contain no one of tbe
drawing numbers, bein^dank^^^ ^
The ticket containing the 1st,2d, aud 3d drawu Nos. will be
^plilled to the Grand Prize of $50,000
That ooe containing the 6th, 7th, and 8lh, will he
ratified to tbe secoon Grand Prize of 20,000
ii n 3d, 4th end 5th, do. 10,000
“ *i 2d, 3d aud 4ih, do. 5 000
•• “ 2d, 4th and 5ih, do. 4,000
<• « 2d, 4th and 6th, do. 3,00)
•> i> 2d, 4tli and 7th, du. 2,500
“ “ 2d, 4tts aud Bib, > . on,,.
•• •« 2d, 5ih and Gth, y each, -,J00
n ii 2*1, 5th and 7th, z . «
n “ 2d, 5th and 8lh, J cacb» ,,3J0
.Tbpse 15 haviug ou them the 3d, 5th and 6th; 3d,
6th tod 7th ; 3d, 6lh and 8tb; 3d, 6th and “th; 3d,
r.th and Stb ; 3d, 7tb and Bib; 4th, 5tb and 6th; 4th,
6th and 7th; 4lb, 6th aud 8(h; 4th, 6lh and 7lh; 4th,
6th aud 8th; 4lh, 7th and 8th; 6th, 6th and 7th ; 5tb,
titbaod 8th; 5th,7th and 8th, each, 1,000
All other tickets (heing 30) which will be found to
contain each three of tbe drawn uumbers, dilTercnt
from either of (he preceding, each, 500
Those 52 tickets having ou them, the 1st and 2d
drawn uumbers, 100
Those 104 tickets, having two of tbe drawn num
ber, ou them, and those two the 3d and 4lb, or the 6th
au l 6th, each, 50
All others with two of the drawn numbers on them,
bring 1300, each, 20
And all tickets having any one of (he drawn num
bers <*n them, being 10608, each, 10
No ticket which shall have drawn a Prize of a superior de
inutnation can be entitled to an inferior Prize.
Prizes payable forty days alter the drawing, and subject to
(he usual deduction of 15 per cent.
1 prize of $50,000 is 50,000 dollars
1 prize of 20,000 is 20,000 dollars
1 prize of 10,000 is 10,000 dollars
I prize of 5,000 is 5,000 dollars.
1 prize of 4,000 is 4,000 dollars
1 prize of 3,000 is 3,000 dollars
1 prize of 2,500 is 2,500 dollars
2 prizes of 2,000 is 4,000 dollars
2 prizes of 1,390 is 2,7S0 dollars
15 prizes of 1,000 is 15,000 dollars
30 prizes of 500 is 15,000 dollars
52 prizes of 100 is 5,200 dollars
104 prizes of 50 is 5,200 dollars
1300 prizes of 20 is 26,000 dollars
10608 prizes of 10 is 106,080 dollars
1^120 prizes. $273,760
PBICE OF CHANCES.
Tickets §10
Halves 6
l,Hiarter<j &0
Eighths 1 25
lent ucicu in lormei Limcmi, iuu iur unci ni an tprcie
paying banks received al par.
*m* Parcels of Tickets are made in (bis lottery by taking 20
tickets at random, but in such manner that they contain one
of each of the GO numbers used, and at 8 of tbrse numbers are
drawn from (lie wheel, and each cue is a prize at the least of
10 dollars, it follows (bat such a parcel ot 20 tickets must of
necessity draw at least 80 dollars, fessthe 13 per cent. Gentle
men who prefer adveuturing only for the prizes belter thau
the lower onea, and paying only the difference between the
v.V'ie of the tickets and what they must of necessity draw,
ran bave certified* j entitling (hem to all the high piires at the
Mhiwiog rates:
A ter iifirnte for SO Whole Tickets, $132.
di> 20 Halves, G>i.
20 Quarters, S3.
20 Bights, IG 30.
XT All letters hy the mail (postpaid) or by private hand,
enclosing the cash or prize tickets, will be as well attended to
asapeisonal duplication at the Manigers’ Office, where the
cask ia alwaya had for prizes as soon as drawn. Address to
YATES Sc Itt‘IMTTYRE,
Washington City.
Nov. 21. 3G—win
LAJVD FOR SALE.
| T OFFER for sale the tract of land on which I reside, con
1 taming hy survey 483 acres, and lying in the county of
Goochland, within 3-4 of a mile of the Courthouse, 2 o( Ali
rhraui Frrry, amt l-2of two public landings on James river;
the land is bounded on one side by a branch ol lleaver 1'jiu
Creek and on two other aides by a poblic road, is a healthy
situation and is well watered: the improvements a comfortable
anil convenient dwelling house for a family of ordinary size.
There are on it a good barn and every necessary out house; m
fact few farms, if any, nowin the market afford advantages
superior in every respect to this. Persons wishing to purchase
ate requested to view the land, which will be shewn with plea
sure by me; the terms of sale will he accommodating, a part
only being required in hand, application may lit marie to Uni.
John Guerraut, William Miller or tsysrlf.
W. GUERRANT.
Oct 27._ __41>—If
MRS. T E. UANDOLl’H proposes to establish a boarding
school for young Ladies, in New London, Campbell co.
Terms for a session often month), commencing the Athol
October, 1826, and ending the 5th of August, 1827.
Board, ®109
Tuition in all the English brenclirt, including Read
ing, Writing, Graimnai,Gengraphy,Hi'tniy,Cliro
r'ilogy, Arithmetic and plain Needlt-woik, 40
French, 20
Spanish, 20
Drawing, 25
Washing and mending, 20
Music per half seistou, 25
Dancing per quarter, 12
Each scholar will furnish her own be«!,heddiogsnd towels.
For Huy Scholars:
Tuition in all the English branches above mentioned, |f|iO
Fuel, 2
Board and tuition payable one half at entrance— the balance
at the expiration of A months.
It is thought proper to stale, that any one or all of the above
mevdiuoed branches will be taught as parents or guardians may
direct. When no dirertlons to the contrary are given, they
will each one ruturn come under our course of insimclion.
August IB. 29—If
BEERS & POINDEXTER,
MERCHANT TAILORS,
{Successors to John IV. Smith, and ut his old
established stand,)
"■3EG leave to make known to the puhlie generally, and parti
a * cularly to the friends and customers of John W. Smith,
that they have purchased his stork of Cloths, Ol'iiraeres, tkr.
b.'. And have also laid in an additional supply of fresh goods,
lutaMe for the approaching season.
Military Vliiformi, embroidered or otherwise, finished in as
Wperior style, as at any establishment in the Union.
/.adits’ RiHinf Drttttt, executed in a neat and fashionable
manner.
B. A p. have entered into irrangeraecU with several of the
taost fashionable tailoring establishments in New York, and
will receive all new fashions, so soon as they are introduced
They further pledge themselves to the public, to use every ex
ertion to furnish raff work entrusted to them, at the time agreed
upon; and on as moderate terms at can possibly be afforded.
They have on hand, an assortment of ready made clothiipt,
which they will wan ant equal to any custom made work, arid
wkich they are determined to sell at the most reduced prices.
Nov. 14. 34—flf
Hopkinsville for Sate, under a Deed of Trust.
BY virtue of a deed of trust, hearing date the 23d day of
March, 1825, executed to us hv Charles L- Woodson
’tt-l wife, will hr sold on (he 27th day of Dec. next, if fair,
dart the next fair day, for rsady money, the writ known
' ’retn on the Buckingham Raad, in the bounty of Powhatan,
railed HOPKIWSFILLK: Also the following slaves, vis.
I’hff, Esther, and her three children Julian, Billy and Rieh
’rd, or so much of the saul property as may be sufficient to pay
’be amount due under the deed aforesaid. The sale to lake
flace on the premises.
B\ML. TAYLOR, )
Mffl. S. DANCE, t rru, CM
'•nr. C l- 57— Ids
VI tvACIlLK qu .Illicit to learn tar Latin ami Greek Ian*
guages, and the higher blanches of English literature, is
* mte.I to take charge of the F.nfitld Academy, by the 1 Oth
• -nary, 1827. 8. WHITAKMt,
Ptrtr'or't >o tha Board of Trrutrtt.
jv*. 1. 59-td ]
One Hundred Dollars Reward.
RANAWAY from my residence. near Washington, Wilkea
county, Georgia, a mulatto girl 20 or 25 yeaia old, 5 feet
6 or t> iuenes high, has a line figure aud countenance, thin vi
sage, and more the carriage aud maouers of a white female,,
accustomed to good company, than that id a servant. Slsc i>
a good drawing-room aud chamber srivaui, (excelling as a'
nurse in a sick room) is a good seamstress, using her needle I
iu her left hand, and is equalled by few in pleating and other- I
wise prepiring line female appatel: She earned off with Let ,
a large supply of fine clothing, most of which is nut such as is i
usually wot ii by servauts. The girl’s name is JANE, but she j
may change her name, or add to it fbe names of Nelson,;
Snow, or some other name. She was raised in or urar Rich- i
mood. in Virgiuia, where, or probably within 20 miles of
which place,her mother now lives. Some years since, per
haps in the years 1810 or 20, she was purchased iu Richmond
by Charlts'll. Nelson, or Samuel il. Head, and IVas taken
thence with other negroes to 1’ittsbuig or Wheeling, and hy
water to New Orleans. From the fact of her being a g»od
•eivant aud her going off unoffending; havingapetformed her
duty satisfactorily to her luistre*. ami myself to the moment
of her elopement, au-J fioui other causes, il is believed that
she was induced to leave my service through the influence o
a while man, atnl I have no doubt has with ner 4 pass or free
papeis,in the forged name of one of the abuveuamrd gentle
men, myself, oi souir other person. A person answering her
description, during the last 10 or 12 days, has been seen on the
road from Augusta to Richmond, liaveliing in a Carryall or
Dearborn Waggon, drawn by a dark hay horse, diiveuhy a
negro felluwof yellowish complexion, dresseJ iu hiaad cloth,
apparently from 5 feet 10 to U feet high, i will give 50 dol
lais for apprehending aud lodging tbr girl in any jail in the
United Slates so that I can 1 ecuvei bn, and the like sum fur
performing the same office, to the person who may base been
instrumental in taking her off. KICiiAUD 11. LONG.
Wilkes county, Geo., Dec. I,53—2awBi*
LIVERY STABLE.
THE subscriber begs leave to acquaint lus numerous friends
and the public, tint he has taken aud (at a con,nleialile
expense,) lilted up in ^superior style, that large aud conven
ient atable belonging to the Old Virginia Inn, where be 'pro
poses to take at Jiveiy, saddle, carriage aud drove Horses, hy
the day or week, at the lowest prices.' From the contiguity of
this establishment to the Capitol, the Eagle Hotel, aud n.any
respectable Boarding Houses, it is presumed that uo other
Stable in Richmond, can afford gi eater conveniences. He
pledges himself that eveiy exertion, from his loug experience
and industry, will be used to give satisfaction, lie respectfully
solicits a share of public pationagr. T. 1IALL.
N. B. He will also entertain with Board and Lodging,those
from the country, who may think proper to ercoutage him.
Dec. 1. _53—tf
Farmers' Bank of Virginia.
THE annual meeting of the Sln-kliolders, for the election
of Directors for.the Bank, and lor the nflices of Discount
and Deposit, will be bald on Wednesday, the 3d day of Janu
acy next. WM- NEK EH VIS, Cashier.
Dec. 1. 53—(din
■ WILL sell at uiy plantation iu Powhatan, 75 uules fioui
I. Richmond, near Hue Cieek Mill, from two to three bun
dled hand* of Coin, from 10 to 20.030 wt. fodder, the stock
of horses, cows, hogs, with the farming utensils. Apply to Ro
bert Pleasauts of Fiue Creek fur terms, or the subset iher, liv
ing iu Henrico cosiuly. If the above propeily is not disposed
of hy the 20lh of November, I will oil that davsell to the high
est bidder on the premises. SAM: f LEAS ANTS.
Sept. 23. 41—tf
Wanted a Single Man,
OF good moral character, whu is kuowuto he honest, tem
perate anil iadustiious; such a one would meet with liberal
wages by applying at the Short Pump, lieurico county.
Now. M. 54—»f
FALL GOODS.
HALL NEILSON has received by the Richmond Varket
and other late arrivals from New Voik and Philadelphia,
a part of his FALL HOODS: Amongst which are, Loudon
superfiue and common cloths and cassitupres; Valeutia, Flo
rentine and swausdown vesting'; ruse, point and Whitney
blaukets; white, red and yellow ilmnelsjcarpetiugi and health
rugs; Irish linens, sheetings and diapers; German ozuahurgs
and ticklenhurgi; thread au l cotton checks and tickings; do
mestic shirtings, sheetings and plaids; London printed catn
bricks and calicoes; India, Swiss and Scotch mull, hcok, ja
conet and cambric muslins ; with a general assortment of ho
siery, silks,satins, laces, and other fashionable Fancy Goods,
which he will sell at uuusually low prices.
Sept. 29. 41—tf
TRUST SALE.
BY virtue of a desd of trust, executed by James M. Plea
sauta to the subscribers, for the purposes therein set forth,
dated on the 8th day of Match, lb'2t>, and duly recoidtd in
the clet k’s office of the county coutlol Powhatan, will he sold
at Pow hatan Com (house, on the 7tli day of December next, at
public auction, for ready money, a valuable tract of laud lyinc
in (he county ol Powhatan, on James Kivei, adjoining the lands
of Annibal Harris and F'raocis Sampson, ami containing hy
estimation 900 acres. THE TRUSTEES.
N"V- 7.. ___52—tds
Sale uf Fain able Slaves.
ON Thursday the 2ath of Decciiihei next, will be sold at
Auntield, ;hc late residence ol M sttheiv Page, dec. in
this county, about seventy valuable s'aves, consisting r.l men,
women and childreu. A ci eslit ol nine months will be allow ed,
bond with approved security being given.
WILLIAM B. PAGF:,
Executor uf Matthew Pace.
Frederick county, Nov. 2t. 5R~td*
BY virtue of a deed of trust trims Eamu..u slaiilsou and
Martha W. his wife, to me, dated the 29th day of Octo
ber, 1823, and recorded ns the Court of the county uf Amelia,
I shall srll, on the 1st day of January next, at public auction,
to (he highest bidder, for teady money, 19 slaves, together
with the increase, smeethe date of the deed of the females;
also, a tract of laud called the Creek Plantation, containing
about b4t> acres, and lying in the above mentioned county.
The sale will be made upon the land. M. M. ROBINSON.
25 Nov. 1823.
Gen. John II. Corke, for whose benefit the sals will he made,
is disposed to give, upon receiving from the purchaser or pur
chasers approved security, a ctedit of twelve months, for so
muc’. of the proceeds, as be is entitled toreceive, after de
ducting theisfioin about 9850. I slate (bis tit his leanest.
M M. ROBINSON.
Nov. 23._ 58 -Ids
NOTICE.
fllHE subscriber offers bis services to his frie uds and the pnb
-L lie, to sell all kinds of country produce on commi«tion,
and pledges (lie strictest attention to ilia same. He will also
attend to the selection and buying of every description ol
Groceries; and from his long eapeiience in that line, he hopes
to give general satisfaction. Kor the present he may hi-found
at (he old stand of L H. Ov., six douj s above the Dell Tavern.
M. 0. LACKLAND.
Nov. 28.56 -If
A D VER TI SEMES* T. *
IN virtue of a deed intru«t, executed to inr, forth? purpose
therein mentioned, by John 8. Thornton, on the 19'h of
June, 1824, and duly recorded in the clerk’s office of the
county court of Culpeper, I shall sell at public auction, on
the premises, lo the highest bidder, for ready money, on Wed
nesday the 20th day of December, if fair,' otherwise on the
next fair Jay, the estate called t'.LK fVOOU, with its appurte
nances, containing thitteeu hundred and thirty-one and a half
acies of land, bring the tiact rouveyed to said Thornton by
Thomas Nortnan and Fanny liis wife, hy dent hearing date
the 20th of August l 821, and duly records J iu the county court
of Culpepar.
JOHN BROCKENBROUUH, Tru-tee.
Nov. 28. 58—Ids
SALE OF NEC ROES.
WILL be sold t a the highest bidder, for cash, in frout of the
Dell Tavern, in the city of Richmond, on Thursday the
fourth day of Jauuaty next, f 1827,Jit fair, otherwise the first
fair day thereaftei, between J anil 100 negroes, belonging to
the eat ite of William Itouglati, dec. minuting of men, wo
men, boys and girls. Among them are several valuable car
prote's, blacksmiths,bricklayers, shoemakers,millers,sntvyrrs,
coal pit hands, and house srrvanU. The sale to continue Iron)
day to day, until completed.
BY THE EXECUTOR8.
Nr wkrni county, Nov. 21. 56— tils
(FT The above sale will be conducted by E. t A. Hubbard,
Auctioneers.
Valuable James River Land.
THAT valuable estate called Chipoakt in Hurry county,
about four miles below the com llmme, s* offered for salr.
It lies on the 8nuih side of James River, near l!r.g Island,
and hinds for some distance on the river. Hy a late survey it
rontains 1331 acres, the greater part of whirh w cleared.—
From the fertility of the soil, wltirli i* not equalled by any
in the founts, this estate is eonsideieil by competent judges as
admirably adipted lo the growth of cotton. Possession may
he had on the first of Jan.iary neit. Capt. John Fauleon.who
rrsides near the premises, will give any information eoncerning
them. For terms apply to the subscriber bring in Alexandria,
It. C. Wit. L- HODGSON.
August 15. 28—If
A OVER T1SEMENT.
rt-lHE tract of Land exiled llill Grove, containing above
J 2/00 acres, tying in the lower end of Amelia county, for
merly advertised, i« still for sale. It would make an excellent
cotton plantation. It will he sold all togather or divided into
parcel*. The term* will hearcominodatine.
35'tivno». mir. b 4. 99— if ivyf ft Off.
'NOTICE.
WANTED at the Pemtentsary, a large supply of timber ol
various kinds. Timber-getters are requested to c»|| at
the Peoitentiary 8trrr, and eximine the bill, between this and
the 20 iosl- when contracts will he made.
THOMAS NEL8DN, P. A P.
Dee. 1. .«*_t20D
A Teacher IVantcd.
THE subscribers wi.h to employ for the ensuing year, a
teacher that >* well qualified in teach the English Lan
guage grammatically, Geography, Latin, Greek and ,Mathema
tic ks. Any gentleman producing satisfactory evidence of his
perfect knowledge in the above branches, will meet with en
couragement, ny applying totbe subscribers living in the up.
per end of Chesterfield county.
1 THOMAS BRANCH,
HENRY COX,
Sl’KNCER WOOLDRIDGE.
Dcr. I,
Book Bindery Sf Blank Book Manufactory.
Jll- 41 T. NAS if, Booksellers and Stationei», Richmond,
• Virginia, respectfully inform the public, that (hey have
established* Bihdery, where they are prepared to manufac
ture every description of Blank Books rul’d to any pattern,
inadr of the best paper, hound in either sheep, calf or Russia
leather, iuthe most durable uiauuer, withclose,patent, metal
lic, and part-.hoard spring hacks.
rCT Old Books re-houii d iu plain sheep, sheep gilt, sheep
extra; plain calf, calf rih. calf extra ; plain morocco, morocco
Rill, morocco exit a and Russia leather, with close aud loose
backs, plain aud glil edges, Ace.
V Merchants, officers of Banks, Courts, Insurance A other
pnblir otSceis aud the public generally, are respectfully invi
lert to favour u| with thrir Orders, x< we are coufident general
laUsfacUan will be giveu as to price, paper, ruling aud binding.
jvotFce.
1WILL sell to the highest bidder, publicly, for rr*dv money,
oil the tbnd Monday in December uext, at MrcVtriibin <
Courthouse, it beingcouit day, one bundled sbaies of Roauuke
Dtuck, upon which niuety two per centum have been paid,
riii-sr shuts were subscribed tor by Alexander Bus d,aud have
been duly tianiferred to me.
„ . JOHN D. HAWKINS.
«• 59—6t
THE annual meeting of the StucVholdus of the Bank of
Virginia, will be held at thrir Banking-House, iu the City
of Richmond, on the first Monday ns January.
„ . VV. DANDllfDGE, Cashier.
December 1. 5'J—td
GERMAJV LIJYEJVS.
Yfc BALES Ozuaburgs and Bui laps, for Sale by
4*1^ LUCRE At SIZER.
Dec. I. 59—
PETER B. BEVERLY, Esq. ~’
Ollt: Take notice that on the Eighteeiitu day of next ensu
O ing month of December, between sunrise and sunset, at
the txvem of Mr. -Johusou, at the Piping Tree, in the
county of King William, we shall piocred to take the deposi
tion of Carter llcvrrly, Esq. to he reail in evidence in a suit
deprudiLg in the Supetior Couit uf Chrtncery for the Rich
mond district, in which suit you are pi lintiif, and we and others
ate defendants; and that we shall continue so to do, from day
to dav, between sum ue and sunset, at the same place until tile
said deposition be fully tAktis and completed, at which time
and times and place, you may attend if you think lit.
CHARLES ELLIS,
JOHN ALLAN,
Nov. 14. '-•l-til Partners nfr Ellis Al Allan.
CU.H nl 1 1 1.L» to the jail cl srwaent county, on iur(^tlth
day of August, 18»G, CYRUS, a negro mau slave, who
says he is the properly of Ferdinand S. Campbell, of Wil
iminshut g, ami was hired for the present year to John Me
Cew, of the City of Richmond. * Ue had on when committed,
a black cloth coat anil waistcoat, brown linen pantaloons ami
black hat, he is 5 feet 10 inches high, dark complexion, no
visible mark or scar. Tlie owner is requested to come forward,
piove property sod pay chaiges, or elie he will be dealt with
as the law directs.
EDMD W. IIOCKADAY, Jailor.
Nov 10. 13—tf
FALL GOODS.
rVTE are receiving and opening a large proportion of our
• v Fall and Wiulri GOODS; amongst those now opening,
Dales of rose, point ami Jndft- blankets
Dales napt cottons, various makers
Dales flannels, fearnids and bearskins
D \le« bleached and unbleached domestic sheetings and shill
ings, a complete assoitinrnt.
Broad cloths and cassiuici es, of all qualities, some the most
suprrior imported
Pelisse cloths, of nil colours
Vestings, to suit the seas »n
tajlh, cotton and worsted hosiery
Furniture cambric and gaiinent dimities
Csses Irish linen, long lawn anil sheeting
A few pieces Flanders sheeting, a beautiful and cheap article
Cases sattiuct, bed lickings and checks
Boxes of looking glasses, put up iu dozens, for wholesale
trade
Cotton shirtings, cotton rainhrirks
Muslins, boii.harines, hoinbazctts
Dtapeis and linen cambrics
A complete assortment uf merino and cashmere shawls and
•cans, some beautiful
A small assortment merino and cashmere hdk's.
A few beautiful plain Idark si.ks
Tliiead laces, flat hohhmand
Canton, nankin and Italian crapes ' \
I piece beautiful gauze flume).
They expect daily additional supplies from New Yoikand
Philadelphia, all which will he sold much under fin inn price.
0*13.- ■».!—If_WM. NKALK k CO.
jXOTICE. e
ALL persons indebted lo Hie estate of Edmund Wills, lot
of Nottoway county, aie required to make iiuuiedi.n'
payment to the subscribe!, anil all persons having claim*
against said estate me requested to make them known as soon
as possiblr, either to the subscriber or lo Mr. A. D. gpuonei,
Attorney at Law in Petersburg, who is authorised to settle all
accounts in which the estate is concerned, in Nottoway or any
of the adjoining Counties and in Petersburg.
W.*l. D. WHEN, Serg. C. R. onet
_Stpl.CC. 33—21 aitmer. of K. With, dec
TO ARCHITECTS, CONTRACTORS, &c.
Proposal,for the building of a stem Arscnul, near Augusta,
Georgia.
CONFORMABLY, to an Act ut Congress, passed on the
20th of .Illy last, ami lo nistiuctim.s received fic:n the
Ordnance Department, I will receive Pioposal* ur.til the 2 at Is
of December next, for the building ol a os w Arsenal, with the
same kmd of mateii.au, and <>■■ a plan coriespondiiig wdh the
one now standing in th.- vicinity of Augusta, excepting an ad
dition to be made of a wing for Officer’* Quitters, which, in th<
pi e-ent building, was omitted in the Noiih east comer; also, an
addition of six feet in length and lour ill breadth, to the two
wings which are to form the Offirers’ quaiteis, with pi*rr is in
front of both storirs to be supported by circular columns of
the same kiudol stone as that which forms the bs-e and coping
of the present woik; and also, the substitution of bi ick cor wire
and block-tin gutters, for the wood cornice, and common tin
gntteis on the piesent Arsenal— the "its lo be on the S i ad-hills,
and not exceeding two miles distant from that building.
Three separate ProposMs are rrqm sted: one to r.ondruet the
proposed building, with entirely new materials— another to
construct it with the privilege of Using all the materials ol
the present Arsenal, exes ptmg those comprising the Magazine
and the wall which surtnunds it: and a Ihitd lot the purchase
of the present Arsenal, as it now stands, without irfeitoce to,
or connection with, the building of the new one. The present
Magazine will still he retained, and therefore, no charge will
be made in the proposals, for the construction of another
According (otbe plan la«t mentioned, great arlvanlares will he
derived hv the coutiactor, from the material* ol the present
building, wlnch^re generally, its a state of excellent pirseiva.
turn ; and as a great propoitmn of the most costly ones, ran bi
saved without loss, ami be triiispniled to the new site with
much Ins expense than new ones could from any situation
where they could be obtained. All the free-stone which forms
the base and rnping of the present work, and all the heavy
framing of eveiy description, together with all the doots, do ft
frames, window glass, sash, window frames and blinds, and all
the iror. work, can be saved for the new building, with but a
very trifling loss. The savings loo, from neat three millions of
bucks, and from the slate winch covers the present Aisrual,
wiilalso he very Considerable.
The present Arsenal is built of the best hard brick, on a base
of free-stone, rising four fret above the ground— llie work is
believed to lit execute.I in a masterly manner, and it is ex
pected that no proposals will he offered but with the condition
that the riew Arsenal shall be cumpli trd iu every respect in a
style equal at least, to the present one.
i’he superintendent reserves lo himself, the right of deter
mining which of the old buildings shall be fust taken down,
and winch of the new ones shall be fust commented and com
pleted M- M. PAYNE,
Major U. Statu’ Army.
U. 3. Arsenal, near Augusta, Ga.
Dee- 1_|_ A9—(25D
J rust ante oj y aluable Land and Negroes.
■ N execution of a deed of trust, from Lew J«nn and Pru
•1 <l*nce hi. wife, lo .ecurr (he payment of varinu. debt, due
Imm the ' U lirm of Morris* and Jones, the subscribers will
proceed tj roll at public auction, on the 10th day ol January
next, if fair, if not the next fair day, at the residence of LrW
June., in the county of Nottoway, the Hart of land on which
he rende., on Dig Nottoway river, containing 134 J 4 acres,
a due portion ol flat and timbered land, the upland Irrtile, m
a high .tale of improvement, in good conditiou tor fanning,
and well adapted to the cultuie of corn, wheal, tobacco, and
Colton, a new and commodioux dwelling house, ice hntr.e end
all Decenary nut houses. Tim estate i. situated in a healihy
and agreeableneighhouihood, andwithin44 mile, of petti*,
burg. Atm oneother tract of land containing 149 |.4 acre.,a large
portion flal land, lying in the county of Lunenburg and Notto.
way, on both sides of Big Nottoway river, adjoining the well
known Fall. Mills, which have been heretofore sold for the
benefit of the eieditors of (he late firm nf Morn.. & Jone..
Also, one other trart of land containing 266 14 acre., lying m
the county of Lunenburg, on the mail leading from the Falls
of Nottoway river to Lunenburg Conrthousf.
In execution of (he aforesaid deed, and at the same time and
place, the subscribers will proceed to sell in like manner be
ween 40 and 40 valuable .laves, ■ large portion men and boy.;
and al.o a carriage hut little u.ed. The subscriber, will aim
sell under theprovivons of the said deed, the aforesaid L< w
Jones’stock of all kind., which is considered to be valuable,
consisting of horses, (including a pair cf horse *) c,w«, hogs,
and .beep. Aim, all his household and kitchen furniture,
farming utensils, including a waggon and gear. The land will
he sold on a credit of one and two years, the personal estate on
a credit of Iwelee months, the purchasers giving bonds with
approved security. The sale will continue from day tr day
until completed.
EDMUND IRBY, >r ,
WM. O. OVfcKToN ( Trustees.
mm SB, SBn.Blp
M'CORMICM PLOUGHS
THE nihseriber has now on hand and offers for s»le, at the
Richmond Plough Manufactory, opposite fh* Union Hotel,
an assortment of the celebrated M’t 'or mirk, the cast ami the
improved RAtl-SHARL riOV'iHS
WILLIAM PALMER.
Also on hand, a few tbree-brne Btif-sturpcners.
«'»»»• 33—tf
POXttESTEO.
Charleston, (Va.) Nov. 22.
KANAWHA PUBLIC MEETING.
At a meeting of the citizens of Kanawha county
: at the Court hou-e on the 14th day of NovemDc,
1826, pursuant to a notice given in the Western
i Virginian, for the purpose of taking into conside
ration, the several subjects in that uotice mention
ed: Maj. Andrew Parks was called to the chair,
and Joseph Lovell appointed Secretary.
The committee appointed by a previous meeting
of the citizens, reported a memorial to the Legis
lature of Virginia, praying a reduction of the
Tolls upon Salt, to be collected upon the Kanawha
river and for other purposes, which memorial
was unjni nous'y adopted by the meeting and
ditected to be signed by the Chairman and Secre
tary.
A memorial was al*9 presented praying certain
changes in the Law creating the Federal Courts
y» the Western District of Virginia: and also a
memorial concerning the Chancery District in
Western Virginia, which last memorials were also
received and unanimously adopted.
lttsolccd. That Joel Shrewsbury, Andrew Don
ne.ly and Daniel Ruffner, Esqrs. be a Committee
to collect facts in relation to the amount of trade
passing on the Kanawha river, subject to tolls a
greeably to the Act of 17ih February, 1820, and
that said Committee be requested to forward to
the members from this county, the facts col
lected.
lit voiced, That the proceedings of this meeting
be published in the If 'estern Virginian, and that
• he Editors of the Richmond Knquircr and
Whig be requested to publish the first mentioned
memorial in their papers.
ANDREW PARK,S, Chairmen.
Jos. Lovell, Secretary.
To the General Jiaaembly of the Commonwealth
of Virginia.
The inhabitants of the county of Kanawha in
full meeting assembled, respectfully beg leave to
represent: That in common with their fellow citi
zens throughout the State, they hailed with the
most pleasing anticipations, the happy epoch at
which the parental care of the Legislature seemed
about to extend it*cll to the improvement of the
natural advantages which a benign ProviJence has
so bounteously placed within our reach. The Le
gtslative Declaration, “ that next to the enjoyment
of civil liberty itself, it might be questioned whe
ther the best organized government could assure to
those for whom all governments are instituted, a
greater blessing than an open, free, and easy inter
course with one another, by good roads, navigable
rivers and canals—that their tendency, by ex
tending cotumr^ce, promoted the agriculture of a
nation, and theiebv augmented its wealth and po
pulation,” satisfied us that these great interests of
Virginia were no longer to be neglected, and that
as many of the other States were advancing in
wealth and numbers with a rapidity which had as
tonished themselves, the ancient and elder sister of
the Union would remove the repioacb of her re
| mcining stationary.
This manifest determination of the Legislature to
improve the vast advantages possessed by the
Commonwealth, seemed to be based on consideia
ttons of so fixed and durable a character, that but
little doubt was entertained by your memorialists
of the achievmer t of the great work of connectin''
the Lastem and Western waters of Virginia, by
navigable canals and turnpike toads of the most
permanent construction when water conveyance
was unattainable. This measure hsd entered latgelv
into the views of the proprietor of the land oil
which the city of Itichmoud, and the town of
Munches'or now stand, and as early as (lie year
1707, was adverted to by that distinguisiied indi
vidual in his propositions lor the sale of the lots
of those towns, in strong and prophetic terms.
The practicability and vast advantages of opening
this line of communication to the Western frontier J
of the middle colonies were dwelt up n as ma.
tern ol grfal to the future prosperity of I
Virgina. Oar Washington, scarcely disengaged
from the toils of the camp, when turning his capa
cious mind to the objects tending to promote ami j
secure the public happine-s, made a communication
to Gov. Harrison, in which the incalculable impor
tance of connecting the Di-.tern anil Western wa
ters of Virginia was enforced with zeal, and sup
ported by considerations combining the [ resent with
tile future, which must have resulted in the imme
diate undertaking of the work, but for the exhaust
ed state of the treasury.
Our venerable Jcl!\r»ijn, partaking in the views
of his distinguished friend, and equally desirous of
improving and exalting his native State, made an
elicit to secure to this great work, the influence
and active direction of the father of his country;
deeming its magnitude sufficient to invite his sti- j
perinter.dance, and its completion the happiest
monument of his retirpm"nt.
.The continued interest manifested by our citizens
in almost every quarter of the State, and the im
proved condition of the Treasury, induced the
Legislature in the winter of 1813 ’14, to organise
a commission for exploring and reporting on the
practicability, utility and expense of effecting this
long contemplated connexion, and for ascertaining
the best means of securing to Virginia, a due par
ticipation in the rich trade of the West. The re
port of our distinguished fellow citizen, the Chief
Justice of the United States, with that ol the other
gentleman designated with him to perform thisduty,
fully realized the previous anticipations and fur
nished the strongest inducements for the speedy
execution of the work. The war with G. Britain,
in which we were then engaged, however, coni
peilcd 1(9 postponement.
The conflict over, the government of Virginia
resumed this interesting subject, and after various
' examinations of all its details by the most experi
enced engineers, and with the fullest development
of all its branches—by an act bearing date the 17th I
February 1820, determined upon the execution of
the entire work, from the tide water of James
Itiver to tlie confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio,
providing by law lor the completion thereof in the
following order.
1. To render the Great Kanawha navigable at all
seasons of the year for boats drawing three feet
water, from the Great F’alis to the Ohio Itiver.
2dly. To improve the navigation of James Itiver
from tide water to Pleasants’ Island, by locks and
navigable canals, affording, at all seasons of the
year, at least three leet depth of water. Ally.
Fo make the best road practicable; at an expense
of $100,< 00 from the mouth of Dunlap’s Creek
to the Great F'alls of Kanawha. And -l'hly. To
make navigable canals and locks from Pleasant’s
Island, to Dunlap’s Creek, furnishing at least the
same depth of water for the entire distance.
A measure so important in its influence over the
future destinies of the Stale; originating with the
sages of the country, the fathers of the land; sus
tained and approved by the wisdom of successive
legislative bodies; its practicability demonstrated
by the combined science of the be*l qualified engi
neers, could not but be regarded as irrevocably de
termined on; the period of its completion to he
hastened by all the resources of the commonwealth.
Such were unquestionably the convictions of the
1-^gislsture of 1810, ’20, and of your memorialists,
as by ibe act of that winter the General Assembly
greet eded to enact a Tariff of Toil*, to t« coilett
; ed on the Great Kanawha river, which, although
directed to commence when the improvement should
be completed as high up as Slaughters’ Cheek,
; could in no possible view be justified on the ground
i of benefit to be derived from that navigation—on
! the contrary, those lolls could only have been war
ranted by. the advantages expected to be conferred
on that section of country, by opening to it a di
rect trade at all seasons of the year with the tide
water cities on the east, and with the markets of
the Ohio and the Mississippi on the West — This
conviction acquired additional confirmation by the
act of February 1821, in which the Legislature
declare that the coal trade of James River, and the
sslt trade of the Great Kanawha ought to be foster
ed and encouraged, and that the tolls before im
posed of two cents per bushel on those articles,
ought to be reduced, and by Enacting that until
certain loans were paid, the nanirnuni toll on salt
and coal should be one cent par bushel, the maxi
mum two cents, while, by the same act, vigorous
preparations are authorized for the execution of the
entire work.
By the act of February 1823, the Legislature in
culcated the same confidence, by re-organizing the
t agency by which the work was in progress, and
providing the necessary funds for its execution,
without any modification affecting its continuity,
or the tolls to be paid for its use.
In the winter of 1S24 ’25 a short section of ca
nal was authorised to be constructed where the
James River passes the Blue RiJge, coupled with
an indication of an inteniion to abandon the fur
ther execution of this important and interesting en
terprise; an indication as mortifying to the pride of
your mcmonalists, as citizens of Virginia, as it is in
their optnious destructive of the best interests and
hopes of the State, and which they can but regard
as surrendering the only measure which cuu?d re
trieve the fallen influence, the diminished wealth,
anil receding power of the Commonwealth.
To the Legislature of 1825, ’26,your memorial
ists looked with anxiety, and not without hopes of
witnessing the reanithation of the drooping enter
prize. l'/je example of xVew York, drawing to
her great mart the rich commerce of the not them
Bake* —ol the infant State oi Ohio, in the success
ful effort to connect the varied trade of the Lake
Krie with that of the river Ohio, were occurrence*
calculated to attract tire consideration of those who
presided over the destinies of Virginia, particularly
the advantages which the Ohio canal offers to our
acceptance. That work will lead the trade of the
Upper Lakes to a point approximating tire mouth of
the Great Kanawha, so as to render the communis
cation through the State of Ohio, but an elongation
of the Virginia enterprtze, and placing it within
the power of the Commonwealth by the completion
ot the work which she has begun, to unite through
the centre of her territory the commerce of the
West, to the Lake of tire Woods, with that of
her cities on the waters of the Chesapeake. As
yet, however, these strong inducements to action
have been inoperative, and your memorialists are
left to contemplate the abandonment of the pros
j eels of that enlarged intercourse and trade which
the act of 1820 promised them, while the statute
book contains the Tariff of Tolls predicated upon
the enjoyment of those advantages, and which sub
ject rheir principal commodity to exactions. wKirh,
under the preseut state of things, must be ruinous
to them.
In calling the attention of the Legislature to
the injustice winch they must sustain by an imposi
tion of the tolls as now regulated by law. your
memorialists beg leave to iein.uk, that when the
toll was fixed on .Salt, that article was worth one
dollar per bushel, at the place of manufacture; and
that it docs not now cor.unrnd more than sixteen
cents per bushel at the same place. Therefore, on
the ground of the diminished value of the article
strong motives would suggest them.-elves for revis
ing a tax. which, tube rightful, must be at all
times graduated by the value of the article taxed.
1 hi* principle led to the reduction oi the toll
charged on coal on the Cana! completed near Rich
mond, and your memorialists will not do It the
applicatton of the same measure of justice towards
them in relation to a commodity in which th«y
have experienced a much greater depression. Km
your memorialis e beg leave to advert to the other
circumstance connected with their ttade; and t-i
some of the peculiar consequences likely to result
from the part..,I cxec.rion of the work originally
designer by the government, and the abandonment
or ihe residue.
Before any work was done on the Kanawha
river your memowalista were in pot,"ssion of a
navigation not susceptible of improvement for
seven or eight months in the year, and although
durmg the latter part of the Summer and Autumn
they were unable to take their salt to the Western
markets in the larger class of boats in u-o for that
purpose, yet they were enabled to send it -ut at
almost all season* in ve-sels carrying from 10,» t0
ltVJ barrels, and by giving a proper direction to
their business, were exposed to but little incon
venience on the score of the navigation. Hence
its improvement was matter of serious interest
only a-, it formed a link in the general line of com
municstion, by the completion of which your me
moriahsts would have heen enabled to supply the
miildl* counties with salt, an article annually
falling in price to the West, from the frequent dis
coveri-s of salt water in that quarter. Tire open
mg ol the entire line, mu-t have drawn much of
merchandize demanded by the wants of the
Wrs-t, by thi, route, giving emplmaent to a
gre.It many waggons betvveeen Kanawha, a,,d
Covmgton, or inducing the connection by water
communication throughout the entire distance; in
either ot w hich events, the saIi of Ii,.
WO.lid bare reached the head of the Jamre Ktver
can il with so inconsiderable a chaise for transport!
tton, as to have entered into successful comrett
(ton with foretgn salt throughout the country west
of the Blue flidge, .foot on the waters of Janies
Kiver be,ow the mountains, and thus recurd to
your memorialists in indemnity for the high tolls
on salt descending the Kanawha river; but as the
adva. tages cannot be enjoyed without the cumple.
(ton of the entire line, they are humbly of opinion
that on this ground they are also entitled on prin
ciples of common juslire, to relief, and that under
existing circumstance*, a tariff of tolls should |„.
adopted, hearing a just relation to the benefits which
the improvement of the Kanawha river may con
fer, and to the present value of the article tn which
ibe toll is imposed.
To what extent the works planned in a course
of execution on the Great Kanawha river, will
operate to improve the navigation, remain* m
some measure to be developed; while some of the
most difficult and dangerous parts of the river hive
been rendered safe and ea-y, others are not eu.iall*
benefitted. In some of the sluices the angle of de
scent is so great as to render the ascending navi
gation toilsome and difficult. M,ny 0f |Mf.,
wing dams, and side embankments, are so ron ’
structed a* to be slightly covered with water in the
ordinary state of the river, and are without buoy
or other indications to mark their positions, or to
divert the navigator into the cLannel prepaid for
his use; by which omissions, the peril, of the river
are at present rather increased than diminished.
But your memorialists feel entire confidence that
the legislature will not authorize the enaction of
any kind, until the,|uices are made easy of ascent
by property ccoatmcted and placed at «;j <fcc
l
points requiring them, and the entire navigation
deepened to the extent required by law.
The malevolent conflagration of the elegant
bridge over Gauley River, has deprived the state
of one of its finest specimens of that species of ar
chitecture, and the public of the indispensable
means of crossing that river—lessening the utility
and revenue of the Covington and Kanawha Turn
pike, until the Bridge can be rebuilt. Your me
morialists therefore venture to express their confix
dent hopes, that no lime will be lost, in causing
the re-erection of the bridge so necessary to thja
intercourse of the country.
Your memorialists refrain from urging the man?
high considerations which, in their opinion, ought
to prompt Virginia at this period to resume the
work of connecting the Great Kanawha River with
the tide water ot James River, by canals atd locks
the entire distance. Most of them are already enr—
bodied in reports heretofore submitted to your
honorable body. But while on this interesting
branch of the subject, it may r.ot be deemed ob'
trusive to advert to the recent survey made by the
General Government—the important facts which
may probably be developed by that examination,
and to the strongest additional inducements which
may thereby helurnished for the prorecution of the
work by the authority and with the resources ot*
the State.
Your memorialist* confidently addressing them
selves to the wisdom and justice of thcGeneral As
sembly, respectfully pray, that laws may be paflstfd,
and lund* provided for extending the James river ca
nal horn Pleasants, Island to the mouth of Dunlap’^
Creek in pursuance of the original determination,
of your honorable body, and for the further exten
sion of the navigation by uniting the Ea«tern and
Western waters nt or near the summit of the Alle
ghany by a continuing canal across,or through, that
monntain and down the vallies of Howard’#
Cieek, Greenbrier, and New River, to the Great
halls ol the Great Kanawha. That suitable mea
sures may be taken for rebuilding the Bridge over
Gauley River. That the tariff of'tolls on the GreaJ.
Kanawha may be rtvised and reduced, so as to
bear a just relation to the benefits which the works
on that river may confer on its trade, and to the
l value ol the article* (hat may he exported or im
ported by that channel, provided that such new
i tariff may not go into operation before the sluice#
are all made ea«y of ascent, buoys placed where
ever necessary, and the depth of water required by
law attained at all point* at the lowest state of tire
river. With such provisions for the future in
crease of toils in proportion to the more extend
; e.l advantages which may Le given to our trade in
! the progress and completing of the work, or the
legislature in its wisdom may deem propel.
Unanimously concurred in at a full meeting qf
the county, and directed t<> be signed by the Chair
man and .Secretary, for and on beh:.ll of the citi
zens ol Kanawha.
Were publish an article from the Raleigh Regis
ter, giving an account of * very haniUome present
from .Mr. Allen of Na.v York, of a thousand dob
lars for the benefit of the Theological School, at
Hampden Sidney College. We understand, that
a delegation went on from the Presbytery of Vir
ginia to the Synod of North Carolina, to interest
them in the cause of the i heologic.d Seminary.—.
Aden happened to attend ns sitting*, and be
came *o deeply interes ed by.the represent! tiorr#
on the nutter, that unsol.cited and unexpected, fie
presented a dinft for one thousand dollars, accpnt
t).allied by a very approjn iate letter.
Nor is ibis all the beneficence which this Insti
tution has been so fortunate as to meet with. A
gentleman ol New York. s.*me fif een months since,
made a donation of two ihou-and five hundred dol
lars to it, for the foundation of a Scholarship; that
is to say, to be vested in some such way, that the
proceeds might be sufficient to educa'e a pious '
youth at the Seminary. .Mr. Win. Gill of ihtp
city bequeathed thirty Bank Shares to it; amount
ing to about three thousand dollars.
During the last year, we understand, private
subscriptions were obtained to the amount of about
twenty-five thousand dollar*. The fund* are raid
to be about sixty thousand dollars, which is loan.cti
out on good landed security, or invested in pro
ductive stocks.
olr. Hammond, the Editor of the Cincinnati Pu
berty Hall, has called lorth, by certain remarks,
the billowing strictures from the Cincinnati Nation
* Republican : *• Another specimen of Mr HV,
H-a ol •• civil language,” may be found in tip
following sentence : ] did speak, in the public
reading room at Steubenville, quite freely ami
plainly of both Gen. Jackson and the wo map.
wl.om he and others call •• Mrf. Jackson"- And.
then threatens” at a proper lime”- (perliap* where
.-lr. Clay makes his promi-ed disclosures respecting
the misconduct ol Mr. Adams at Ghent)- to mak®
an explosion which shall astonish the natives,
rrtre* you do not bum yourfineew.
I hi* outrageous attack upon a female has'hern
rr,y Properly stigmatized by a writer in the Ad
vrriiser.a- dastardly, unprincipled, unprovoked, and
S it h ** NO OKNTJ.KMA.v would be guilty of.
J he hireling* ol the admini.s’reiion are much
annoy ed by (he publication ol Gc„. Jackson’s letter
to a Inend in Kentucky. The General’s allusion
to • intrigue ar.d management,” i* an offence not
to he lorgiven. The decent and tnodett Charles
Hammond; .he former rcvilcr of both John Q.
Adams ami llenry Clay—calls it a •• dirty letter”
— says Gen. J. h.,* pissed flieKubicnn, and to spar#
him longer would be both treachery and cowardice.
1'his bravado no doubt appears ruhitedly and bi/
authority— the mandate has gone forth— the ol
der* have been issued- and all ihe kennel prew:
in the erwutry afe forthwith to engage in traducing
the General, and »bu*ing and calumniating Mr*.
Jackson. If it lie treachery arid cowardice to ab
stain from heaping on Genera! Jackson every vul
gar epithet m Mr. Hammond's vocabulary, why
is it rude and inciting for us to speak of John
Q. Adams and Henry Clay by their own proper
names /” r r
SUDDEN AND VIOLENT DEATH.
Lmino-mx, (Va.) Nov if 3.-On YVednes
day the l>ib in nt. Mrs. ELIZA BE I’ll PAX TON.
the wnW of the lateUaptain William Paxton,
egc l 77, was so dreadfully burnt, as lodie in a
lew hours— the circumstances, as far a« we have
been able to learn them, were these For some
yean Mrs. Paxtr •’* bodily and mental powers
bad he»n much impaired, and it was found neces
sary to have some person continually with her to
take care of hrr. On the evening of the melan
choly catsHlrot he, she had been left alone, but for
a few minutes, when in pa-sing between a table
*nJ the me, as «a* her custom, the table she hud
by some means shoved closer fo the fire, her
clothes caught and she was found enveloped with
flame.
On Tuesday evenirglast, MR MOSES Mr
(Id Ell, living on the North River, in thiw
county, was killed by the falling of a tree upon
him, which his negroes wire cutting down for a
rabbit ibat had taken refuge in its hollow.
f Intelhirrnf'r.
LARUE HOO.
A hop raised by Mr. Jo«eph Hoffman of this
town, sixteen ttiOn'hs old, was a lew days ago
kdle<], and weighed 321 lb*, nett, and measured tw
ven feet from the Cu<J o' bis n ■* ic the end of
his t* i. ry&