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PCi]LlCOLA.
y on have chofen the Britifh as the
nptar of governmental infallibility,
them or for yourfclf, deny the fu-
i", due to the laws of nature and rayon will be unwilling to own, that
plundering*—their ravage—-
tiiity, and oppreffon mould raife a
ition in every retkcling bolbm. (
ce ther horrid effeds of their policy
, through the unhappy nation* and
nor enumerate the millions of hull be charged with no crime,
e to their niTers^actuator
s died 1 and un-
! faults of
>n and in-
:itber.8 of
«he forces
Jfo
thus
• ir deli
. -' • ■*"■-*
thefe mun
fell born hereditary vie
wvho-.n the people have, and
:i6on oh their laws both
To
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TillNIv Rufticus was wrong to attack yo
invidioufly, when it is a received maxim, lWdl
Imbecility of reafon, or prejudice of educatiojn>
leffens the culpability of any offender." L
Now as one, or both thefe defects, are raanife^"
ed in your production, we fliall only blame you fjor
pet fitting in your ambiguous argument, when y<
ought by this time, to be convinced of the impr
priety of facrificing ycur mental abilities at t
fhrine of felf-importance. Devoted as you appeY
to be to writing, I fhould nevertheiefs imagiue, tff
on a difpafllonate review of your fcriptural quota
ons and theocratic*! deductions, (which are ftran
ly inapplicable to Publicola) your natural judgm*
would convict you in fo glaring a breach of corf
mon fenfe. But alas ! obftiftacy and ignorance
infeparable, and you have unfortunately thrown!
veil over your literary character, which your m*
animated exertions will never remove.
You fey, '« to think well of ourfeives is a prerj
gative of human nature; and as by comparifon a
experiment, we can beft know what of our
a id vh.Ht of others ought to be retrenched, fo tb->\
ing-fools will become better judges of their fa
than frorn fuch virulent denunciations and \\\
conclrjfions as thofe of Ruflicus."
Solecifms indeed! If fools know what
Mu^htfnot to be retrenched, it would be tr
SHOT FACTORY. |
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^TVfofes Auftin, & Co,
Refpedtfully inform the Public,
That in confequence cf receiving their Lead now by
water from Lynchburg, they are enabled to lower
the price of their Lead and Shot—They have now
upon hand, a large affortment Of fheet and bar Lead,
, and Shot of all fizes, which they will fell at 41s. per
! cwt. (of 112 lbs.) or 40! per ton for ready money.
£& WaNTEDj a likely a£tive BOY from
14 to 16 years of age, for which a reafonable price
■■it il*v>il be given in cafii, by applying to Mr.Collins
at the above Factory.
Richmond, Auguft 30, 1791.
To be Sold at Public Vendue.
lion,
icola ar
1 is friend Mr. Bur^J-
infatuated regan'
ilocracy, i^tm difpofed to fa net
their blood, '-rd perhaps
like that of the Briiifh Parliament of
i fauctify them and their heirs to a;i eter-
. iiuw men am
&Wt You relate what I
Ay\\ j* then fay, fo thinking f^oli
e, "\£xm abford phrafe in ilfelf—for,1
*&v * do reflect it is to no fajutary purp
U^^fiitily as they fpeak truth.
k'rf ""'''' comfort yourfclif with this idea
1ft That if you ire though a too', R ifricus will
thought a blackguard*'*—or words to that p.urpo
^
nty.
dz\ h
cept follow;!
draw
their
theB
fuffer
l\)A, 1
more
s cannot he recited from India, ex-
j Mr. Burke, who, to heigh then'the
caufe of his profecutibrt of Mr. Haftirtgs, has
given us imnv. And it will be deemed partial to
take a retroTpec^, through the prifrn fhipa of New.
Yoffc and Charleffon, or through the prifons of
England, where thoufands were ftarved to death be-
ctufe they would r.oj enjift in the Britifh army to
their fwords againft the lives and liberties of
countrymen. Such has been the conduct of
rttifli nriftccrats, and altho* the numbers who
id in America were not fo great as thofe of In-
he manner and caufe of their fufferints, not
fupportable.
It's. Burke and Sheridan, with a rage and zeal
unparalled in hiftory, have united the powers of eloquence, abufe and crimination againft Pvlr. Haf-
tings, wlii'e Rawdon and Cornwall's ate thanked
for their fervices. S.ich is the ftnnge infatuation
which impels thefe political Knight crrants to ap-
plaud the crmics of one man, for lefs than which
they feek the life of another--but Rawdon arid Coi v-
waliis were Peers of the Realm. Burke and Sheridan
were fquiuting at tides, and while, by the death
of Raftings, they cotild atone for the politics! fins
of the government, that government cuuld net have
refufed a reward for fuch fervice*. l
When the p inciples of the Britifh government
are recommcniufcj, we are eJLcx»ui fe -{irviitrS - j;'ni^k
quiries vvITI be ncc< 'arily directed to their herfcdita-
ly ariftccracy, if the fame temper for rapine, death,
and devaftatioo has there as univerfal a prevalence, as
with the few whom we have known in this country,
our contempt fviil be roofed, ant we fhall not fail
to pity the Britifh nation, who are not obliged to
fubmit to the pcefcriptive domain of fuch hereditary mifanth ropes»
It has been faid, by a wife and great man that in
fill countries, a refpect fhould ;>e paid to :he well
.other inftance, that in all countries there
e better bom than others- So far as
the good birth of Saul, who was king by confent,
and the hand fome ft man of Ifrael, and the ill birth
of Mcphibofheth, his grandfon, whoconfeffed him-
fclf no better than a dead i\og, will correfpond with
the doctrine, I will agre^ ; beyond this as an admirer of the rights of men I never will. Other
diftinct ions muft never take place in this country,
they are contrary to its genius 5 indeed I might go
further, and ufing the language of Mr. Sterne when
he fpoke of the probable death of Le Fevre, fay
by ****** thev never fliall.
Again I will examine the conduct ofthe Britifh
nation, as comports with the law of nature and nations, relating to a people with whom they were
in treaty of peace, whofe privileges were in all re-
fpe/ts as a nation equal to their own, and who
without having provoked were wantonly attacked
and plundered without difcri mi nation or mercy.
The fate of the Ifland of St. Eu&ftia is well
known, and St. Euftatia, will often rife in j'^lg-
ment again ft the admirers of the Britifh government.
This Ifland was owned by the Dutch nation, who
were at peace not only with the Britifh., but
with all the world, at a time when they were pur-
fuing their mercantile objects under that general
ianclum, a Bii'.ifh fleet and army under Admiral
Rodney made a fudden attack, poftlffed the Ifland,
and converted tvery thing which was valuable to
private emolument. Acts of barbarity and cruelty
were there committed at which human nature fliud-
ders, and Rodney foon after this high achievment,
was deemed ofthe fuperior order, was cieated a Peer,
and this for doing that againft which every honeft
man would turn his face with horror and indignation. This violatfr of every principle of natural and
divine law, was Suddenly elevated above the heads
of other people, and the nation taught to bow down
t<i him, as to their divine hereditary prefcriptive
lifter.
If Mr. Burke or Publicola can juftify the tranf-
acti ;ns of the Lords Dunmore, Cornwallis, Raw*
dm and Rodney, then theBruifh court will be juf •
tifiahle, for having failed to inflict on them fuch
marks of public punifhment as would fit the magnitude of their offences.
Thus having ftatfid a few facts, as to the few of
the Britifh anfiocracy whom we have known in this
country, I can fafely truft the conclubon to my
countrymen, they, as I do, will hold him in de-
te£h*tiote, who either by fophifiry, ingenuity or in-
trigue, firdl even invite us to paliate their crimes
jwuch iefs ijnbibe their principles.
VIRGINIUS.
that a palliative fo t
r ruber, that Proy|
o produce pexifect
How fortunate it is ..
Bing, fhouid affoid rel
dence his fo organized ii
mony throughout our icnlts iso completely V
ginius, are your feelings and abilities in unif
that what would be death to a liberalized mind, i
occafioned in you the utmeft.exultation.
You complain that Rufticus has made your w&
ner, and not what you call your matter, thefubje|t
of criticifm. Coukl he have done orherwife ? Fi
my part, (and I am not fihgujar in my judgment)
I fee neither fyftem, or iubftance in your production; and if I am to fbeak my fentimerits candidly,
the fimiJitude between Mr.* M'M rfs diction
and your's is io apparent, that I naturally conclude
you are one of nil difciples
A VIRGINIAN.
Aug. 20, 1791.
* A Late author of Richmond, remarkable for his
unintelligible fentenees.
To the Sublime and univ erf ally admired Author,
S*#*# M'M****, Efqi of Richmond.
WHEN fui{ the Northern Heretic, began
To libel Common-Senfe and Rights of Man j
Our Country, eager to fupport her Laws,
Look'd up to thee, as chnmpion of her caufe !
But lookM in vain—no MM**** flood forth
To crufh t\,<; Tory Doctrine, in its Birth :
At length, th* infectfng evil fpreading wide
Awak'd the Author and ri!:nir?\: .^s ^^^r
Ht&ilrfbnlj, m otTr'^S'tate's.Gazette x
Stopp"d fhort the Traifor, and his views upfet.—
What thanks, great Patriot, and great Poet toa>
Are to thy labors and thy genius du^?
All that a grateful Country has—command !
And more, thy template wifh cannot demand.
This tribute paid—let us prefume to rik
The caufe, that led thee to put on a mafk j
Why, in a borrow'd gaib, acquire new fame,
And in Virginius, link thine own great name 1 ! •
If'twas thy mode/ly, that mg'd the deed,
None but thyfelf, could think it would fucceed j
Thro' the thin veil, the real Author flione, )
For who c^n write, like S**** M'M**** }
The fame clear reas ning, which refiftlefs fways; '
The fame keen wit and elegance of phrafe; \
The new-covCd words, deriv'd from depths of lor^
Deeper than any mortal dip'd before 3
Thefe grand diftinctions, ever will pioclaim
Thy works, tho' hid beneath a borrow'd name :
What tho' Publicola, had caufe to fear
If in his real name he'd wag'd the war!
But you, fupported by your country's praife,
In your own colors, fhould hr^ve won the Bays:
Long may th y bloom! fo fhall the filenc'd ftave,
Difgraceiful fink oblivious to his grave.
C I V I S.
BRASS' FOUNDERY.
Notice is hereby given, ■—
THAT a PETITION will be brought before
the next General Affcmhly, \o eftabliih a FEPv
RY on the lands of Baxter Folkes in the county
of ChefterheiJ, oppofite to the Glebe land in Hen.
inty, which place is attended with every con-
vi i re to render it fit for a ferry, as the river is
arrower and the diibnees much nearer to Pe-
. t rfburg or Bermuda-Hundred, to the former H
e latter 4. miles.
^^^^ ■■ (4il)
R
^I^yA^^of Albemarle county,
be divided "tne tirltot D cember next 5 all law-
. demands againft faid ettate that are not mide by
tliat date cannot be received, and that I fnall plead
this advertilement in bar againft any demand that
nay appear contrary to this notice.
WILLIAM EASTIN, AdmV.
Albemarle county, Au?. 18, 1791.
~JV~0~T~TC~E
HAT the eftate of Jane
Buck NER, dec. late of Albemarle county,
will be divided by the hrfl day ol December next;
all lawful demands againft faid eftate, that are not
made by that date, cannot be received, and that I
fliall plead this advertifcment in bar againft any demand that may appear contrary to this notice.
PHILIP BUCKNER, Ex'or.
Albemarle county, Aug. 18, 1791
N 0 T I C E.
A PETITION will be prefent-
ed to the next General Affembly, praying for
a new inspection of tobacco in Hanover-Town, and
that CommifTioners may be appointed to fix on the
mo't e igible ft.*nd for the erection of the warehoufes.
The Ship JOHN,
BENJAMIN HAMANS, Mailer,
JOHN rATLOR,
RESPECTFULLY informs the Public*
that he has begun a BRASS and Pe WTEI*
FOUNDRY in this city, near the courthoufe, whei|g
caftings and turnings in brafs and other corrlpou
metals ar^ performed with neatnefs nru^\\^z^
eTcanc m'c^
;^Nowat Norfolk, will take
a freight tur London or any other pott in Europe,
with liberty of confignment, if application is made
within a fortnight, She is an American bottom,
and an excellent new fhip, burthen about 500 hop(f-
heads of tobacco.—For terms apply to MefT. John
~:ent, & Co. Norfolk j Mr. Samuel Paine, Rich-
Aifguit 36, 1791.
Puriuant to an A&. of the General
AfTembly, will be SOLD, at public auction, at
the Eagle-Tavern in the city of Richmond, on
Monday the 31ft of O&ober next, SIXTEEN
unimproved
LOTS
In the plan ofthe faid city, belonging to the eftate of PATRICK COUTTS, dec af
ed, and by the following numbers, viz. No 614—
633—65 5—656—672—GjT,—67+—694--695-711
713—714—716—733—736—737, Alfo will be
SOLD at the fame time, a TENEMENT adjoining faid city, containing about half an acre of land,
on which is a dwelling-houfe, kitchen and fmoke-
houfe. One-third of the purchafe money to be paid
down 5 one-third in twelve momhs after; and the
other one-third in two years. Bond and approved
fecurity will be required of the purchafers, by the
TRUSTEES.
Auguft 30, 1791. (8)
eT rnrefTcoacn-mounting, pewter can
&c.—He alfo repairs brafs cocks, umbrellas, ai
tins .copper kitchen furniture, in fine grain tin.-fe
He has on hand the following Goods, which
will fell on very reafonable terms.
Pewter Diflies, Plates and Bafons.
H-mmond's fealed Gunpowder.
Patent Shot.
Superfine black Flints.
Brafs Camp Roafting Jacks.
Sheltor Solder, pounded or in bars.
JV. B. Gilding performed equal to anj
in London. Specimens of which may be feen c|
watch cafes at the Foundry.
fcjF A generous price given in cafh fc|r
Old Metals.
Richmond, Aug. 30, 1791
TO BE SOLD,
On the premifesy in the town of
NEWCASTLE, the %th day of October
next^ on twelve months credit, agreeable
to a decree ofthe Court of Hanover,
TWO HALF ACRE
LOTS of LAND,
No. 22 and 34, wi^i all their improvements, belonging to the eftate of Ifaac Brown, dec. and formerly occupied by Doctor Collin Riddock. Bond
and fufficjent fecurity will be required by
——fmmmmmrnrn^ COMMISSIONERS.
Auguft 1.0, 1 70 1. CiQ—^__^—■—
A T Norfolk, the firft Tuefday !
Jf\ of November next, a valuable WATER
LOT next to Doctor Taylor's, containing 75 feet
front on the main ftreet, and extending aboiu 600
feet out to the river.
At Richmond, the firft Monday of the fame ;
monthj the HOUSE and LOT now occupied by
the fubicriber; it is in a very good fituation for
bufinefs, and in complete repair. —Two LOTS
on Shockc£-Hi31, in front of Captain Sipqieton's
houfe.—Part of a Lot adjoining the M.:for. V Hill,
on which there is a fmall tenement. A Tract
containing 750 acres of woodland, about 35 miles
from tjiti ci;y, in the lower end of Louila county,
on the Three Notch'd Road.
The following tracts in the county of Hanifon;
One of 1000 acres on Simpfon's creek j
One of 2000 acres on the fame;
One cf 5000 acres on Tyger Valley River j
One of 2560 acres on the Weft Fork ;
One of 2000 acres on Sand River;
One of 2000 acres on Tannei's River ;
Two Iflands in the Ohio, in Monongalia county; one, the firft below the mouth of Little iCaoa-
wa, containing 297 acres by patent—Theothertfte
frcoiid below the mouth of Little Kanawa, containing Dy patent 269 acres—And a Tract of Land
co^t iniflgilooo acres on Cumberland River, 3
«r~.*mf i_>u;.ie s?..~.. «aa^«i
At Botetourt courthoufe, the feconct^Ftitt-"'
(/ay of the fame month, a Tract of L \nd contain- .
ing about 60 ACRES, within half a mile of Crow's'
Ferry, on James Uiver, on wffch there is an excellent mill-feat with z conftant ftream of water, and
is thought one of the belt fituations for erecting
iron works in that part of the country, together"
with two Tracts of Woodland adjoining, con tarn J
ing about 2500 ACRES— in which there is an in-
e'xhaufrible quantity of iron ore*
At Staunton, the third Tuefday ofthe fame
month, a Tract of LAND about 10 miles from the
faid town—an which Mr. Richard Mathew,a now
lives, containing about 1700 acres. This land is
pleafantly fituated, in a good neighbourhood, and
has a goood dwelling houfe and other valuable improvements on it.
At Charlottcfville, the fecond Thurfday of
the fame manth, two half acre LOTS in the faicl
town, with the improvements thereon, now occupied
bv Mcfl". Brown & Divers.
Two valuable NEGRO MEN, one of
them a houfe carpenter, the other a waggoner.
All the above property will certainly be
fold on the feveral days above-mentioned. One
fourth of the purchafe money mult be p<id down,
for the other three fourths twelve months credit will
be given, on the purchafer giving bond with fatis-
farfory fecurity, to JAMES HERON.
Richmond, Aug. 29, 1791. 6w.
TO BE SOLD7
By public auSlim, on the \^th day
of September next, on the Point of UP-
SHUR's NECK, in Accomack county,
The RIGGING and MA-
T&RJALS ofthfi.Oijp STOn rr--^bom s D-f*
wiui a^our 50 boglbeadsot York river TOftACCO,
faved irom the wreck of faid fhip. At the fame
time will be fold the HULL of the fhip as it lies on
Hog-Iiland fhoais, for the benefit of the concerned.
GEQilGE SAVAGE,
and JOHN UPSHUR,
Commiffioner of Wrecks.
Eaflem Shore, Virginia, North-1
ampton county, Aug. 20, 1791. J
Notice is hereby given, that
a PETITION will be prefented by the Inhabitants
of Bttckingharacounty, to the next General Affembly, for a houfe for the reception and infpection of
tobacco, and that a town may bee (lab limed on Slate
River, at the mouth cf Hunfs creek, a branch of
the f me. (jfj
Notice is hereby given, that a PETITION will be prefented to the next Affembly,
for a divifion of Hanover county Alio a PETITION to change the months for holding the
quarter feffions in faid county. (|!)
STRAYED from
Mr. REUBEN TURNER'S tavern, in Hanover Town, theaStli
day of January laft, a bright for-
rcl'MARE, 4 feet 6 or 7 inches
high, branded on the near buttock
ITC. and thaTnot plain, long tail and hanging
mane, one of her hind feet white as high as h r fet
lock, and I think it is her left, fome few fiddle fpots,
trots naturally, and very fpirired. The lad account
I ever had ofthe faid mare, (he was feen in the city
of Richmond by Mr. William Lipfcomb, who keeps
a tavern in the faid city. Any perfon.
\j, IuMjWjHfj^ rlie laid firav, living in
for CHARTER,
THE AMERICAN SHIP
ULYSSES,
Burthen about 350 Hogfheads.
For terms apply to the fubferiber at Richmond,
JOHN FOSTER.
At a Court continued and held for
Hanover county, at the Courthoufe^ on
Monday the 8/h of Auguft, 1791,
Robert Pollard, Plantiff, )
Re u b e n Bu t le r and Wil li- ( n Lhancery-
am Pollard, Defendants. )
The defendant Reuben But-
ler, not having entered his appearance, and given
fecurity according to the aa of Aifembly and the
rules of this Court, and it appearing to the fatisfac-
tion of the Court, that he is not an inhabitant of
this country:—On the motion of ihe Plaintiff by
his Counfel, It is ordered, that the faid Defendant
do appear here, on the firfl Thuvfday in November
r}ext, and anfwer the bill of the Plaintiff; and that
a copy of this order be forthwith inferted in the
Virginia gazette, for two months faccefTivclv, and
publifhed at the church of the parifh of Stratton
Major, in the county of King & Queen, on fome
Sunday immediately after divine fervice, and at the
front door of the courthoufe ofthe faid county of
Hanover. (A Copy)
TeOe, THOMAS ROGERS, d, c. m. c.
-o ^ - -. county,
Pr Cnrfs -.bridge I will give them five pounds, and
if by information fo that I get her in noffeffioq, ten
dollars. JOHN S. BOXLEY.
Auguft 25, 1791. (||)
FIFE GUINEAS REWARD.
RAN-AWAY about
three ye^rs ago, from Thornns
Glafcock, Efq; of Angufta, in
the ftate of Georgia, a likely
yellow man by the name of BOB
—formerly the property of John
Pendleton, Efq; of this fb?e,
f Doctor John Powell. He is a
about 28 years af-Age, 5 feet 20
inches high, very fenflble and artful, and has no
doubt impofed himfelf on the credulous, as a freeman. He was once in my ki'cben in Hanover-towr,
though at that time unknown to me, and has been
and alter wards 1
well made fellow
feen lately in PeterfDuri
-I will :
: the abb
ward for apprehending him, and delivering him to
me at this place, or fecurm^ him f> that I get hirn
again. (6jJ)
J. K. READ.
Richmond j Auguft 29, 179,1. |
