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ltadb.y geneiality of the charge which he
'l'4oe against he wittee BoroitlO to • e°ll4"d ; for if the -coustitution oe those HI,
•0°11)9e was altered, a new set of 'electors wo.,ii
clibaragpepsorienstie,telen
.tifgie should not enter into flit
a
een the financial operations of flit
Nlagistrates. as do re tea. an ilottOuri '
tLie Gentleman behind bunt tnere able to prove rhe
o sho iee'tions of the Noble Lord were sintounded.
uld only say, tha h had never heel)
met tl►e part of rltq,se sts-
Serted that there had heen any pi-iv:Ate peculation
eNxiileeinslthrtauctees 1"1"/' hit7Pini
nneecv"t".
Fowhich had led them
to obtain many Acts of Parliament which the
circumstances of the country bail afterwards toe-
-vented ,heen from carrying into execution. %Yin)
tes 'ect to forged minutes, that aregat!'" 'bad
'never before heen broitt:,lll against the Magistraues.
if if were case aoV tha
ettectl , n who had been in-
lltiglit to lend
,his money tinder fake pretensces,
briug hit action against them for the re-
jNcovery ot his debt. He contended that the
oble 1.4.wil had wrongfully applied the word
shanchiseittetti, when he bail alluded to the
late Occurrences
wlf at Aberdeen. on 'account of.
41)eicrili!tnbe neW warrant had been issued
et
new
been disfranchised', anti the elec-
tion had been set 'aside by the Court of Session
°oil ri)l'allV tlitferent ground. It was required
tt forty meoit)er, of the Corporation should be
11:1"ent ate efection • ;
4 but hi ease Of the absence
one, the COUncil had a HO to proceed
"11 the election, on r.eplaeing him by any oilier
Individual who possessed the same qualifications
tot ti.
"e Person whose post he filled. In the elec-
-1,1-4'"if 1816, a man' of the ,name of Rae, who had
It inflation of being a burgess, had been em-
lt"Yed as proxy for another, ' He could not, how-
tquduceltis burgess-ticket, or prove that he
cd e'er been one, rind on that ground alone the
tv-°„tirt had set aside the election. This
"{fence on the part of the I‘lagistrates„but
;I‘'lL'l akr; and therefore a warrant had heen
111.11"(''t to flit in to proceed to another election.—
the Boronvit of Montrose there was
For all.t he Alagitsi rates of that
n i
iler:!".;-:"II hat) united in. Coinnli:•ing au act of gross
tts"l"y, ho.ll4qi,ig'for the choice of their SlX-
its -4'l'3 a practice is high had been declared illegal
t)t,e4l‘s7 as Charles 11. This was the ground
Ccl lieua different course had been adopt-
tl t9`tards that borough He diem enteTed into
th ex4nkinutiou st duties, to prove
11,st' l'Y the Act of 1469, the right of elee-
vfl "`'g vested in the Magistrates the:Tl-
4‘,l';_s, the Craft Hod Lieery Conipanies.That
slur„becti repreyiented a. ekaittk up the Scotch
whi'st, on the contiary, it had thrown
11 "Pen in a great riegree: :old provided that
T 4
( 1144. 1-a '4'ollll°h Council should he elected yearly.
ke f.is arrivent clear, lie was ohhizerl to
:"'PI.) sorttt,uc very dry details. for which"' be
th111e(1 the indulgence of the House, At._ the
°t the Revolution it was •ta,ed It.at
st he I.:I-ley-
`'t the. But gl:s shottld be retire.sed, . -But
nett Otle It) which• they were ice he rt (h.essed
the S atnte tit 1469., but by
Llf:;1f .n Act to.repeal aft Act pa•sed in the
',l"[Jaihes ti)e ttopte -ed the
tid B,t no geee,zll meas:.re was pass-
"Y(l);',el)ll...'Priscfl Cm•dcato the'sysfetu e•rablished
t! 4'v of 1169, w. vas now complained
ti'd• 1 lt.titleecy of the i‘et.tben passed was
a contratvl that-Hetet Up to the year
ttut,ll 'oat lave I,.ad .ncler heels the st-lbjeet of
It'► 111ftt• At that rerkd the question was taken
about t hat mode; of elec.
tialh-,:uich titexisted for so long H pet bid, That
( wed as the basis of the demand pre-
-1.,,,n the pi t,ent oci-a ;t'ott, But the. mtn oent
Jet; .o;4lelitaty liZeform was introduced, as a sub'
tlelLo into ttie Eloise, the case of the
B"r4hs et as left t„ the winds, and,
_its• 8(1"
bet,,6k tittinseives to the new , and tw)re
oavii • I •
(I
I 0 11, Now,.Parliamentary Reform
lirstivq; had its tha„, that questiop, WiliCh so
11'11 laPlicic,,,s lihtibeen presented two years ago,
;4111uf.'4.:t": "P in its• loose who were
"hig t),; "`' actise tri, htls were now bring-
„,v`alli the scat, of t-e Scold) Burghs. Of,
kA itll cases ov the Noble Lord, in
tille had tint 'named their sucees-
kr,s'es l''et e in which the Bur-
IG
bid new Nlauis
cooslltrates. In the other
chit,Lad► • eby
' the Burgesses and
14'1144 Paying scot and lot ; that in -Edits-
%et% ',"'ere there were bur •1604 13,,rpsses,
tiltln'l,l he at least 30,000 Electors acting
tU tarn,
v" I"teinl; , and not only did the War-
the-ra'",(l on the occasions referred to extend
to
tiiiil,tabilatits of the TOwn of EdinbEdinburgh,;`lhkirb, i
chants and other residents n the
• In such cases he maintained that the
'tie iiiirge..s:es had been infringed as
aro cal :hey, coo'd he in any instance. The
.fet • 14() • I 11110 ••• t ori"a
eeti ao It enteredan
"f the
eitc•liiistances under which Poll
I+ shed ti ti n been
resorted to in vari‘us instances
V4tie.,,e °lowed had only been customary where
•it!„1
1 in reitellion bribery, and orrop-
-1'11.1;;rr (t
itl'e;ll,r '!islnallityin; e
acts, had beet, proved.
)re.l Which 1.0 wished to lay down was
t e tnert was no tivlinquency or illega-
ti't PI five,' , •
f „ dgathsl the old Council, it was the
•ne Suv - • • tC, choose
sur erelgt• to authorize t tilt)
441 "e'ss°'s ; btu where delinquency and tile-
e(hhiltict .
„,of ,
'en,. )(It renueren went tinwodity con..
0,10 e, It Was for him the prece-
s to !react on
rhorize reference had been made, , and an
kin ti e. burgesses and ,inhabitants to proceed
‘,40 eeoi. „
wtt to exvre-.• tote, it was the duty of the
I..tu.diog
to t.se•this discretionary power ac-
tuisi on to (81.k3istIng eircumstariTes. It was a de-
laVish e"lling ill the Burgesses to check
"'gess e.xPeutes of the Magistrates, as the
'es, far frOnt being the respectable
Dt'et;"el)ll4l ee
I;
rei forbi•ts: were eonlinmaostnly just the
ktiesented, lie _ the petitions which had been
,!Ivarr,,„tabia."sei led them to cotitain the most
,bvith'; averments. lie defended the course
441bAetlherdcen,e'Pect to.t he Boroughs of IVl•ontrose
Gov dtsnted that any disgraCe at-
-1.1,1,(•r to le,lll"Uutetit for their couditct faith ye-
eUntet)lt'al he sr, ("ear, lied'. !)—ti'or Ilitiltelt he
st'iof
his deserve the ridicule and the
oti; views",". coiintry, it, because it did not
heat 11)e Retro toers of the nteseuf) •
he bad been deserted from

stamlinc',.n.p there to state Tow, k hid felt f, be
e 14. v o The whet telt 'o be silt li.
4r}(l tynnt tilt now no per3on Bail 'v'eottired to ois-

wife.

Untie said, Ihe Learned Lord had not rot,-
- travelled airy one Of those polies wio'cb had le. en
so convincingly urgf d by the Noble Lord. le
his opinion -ii e one or 'hem had beiel answered.
I'he Megistrates of Aberdeen he described to
have acted tor many years on a system of se-
resy. and concealment; in violation of the Bella-
!tog Act, ender which they were empowered to
manage the fends appropriated to certain im-
roe, mews which had been projected. Till
he bankruptcy of Aberdeen took place, their
proceedings were a profound secret. It now tip.
peared that they had borrowed money which they
had not been authorised to borrow. lie had a
etter front a Gentleman elm) had been for a-short
rime a Member of the Council, which he was au-
thorised to use as he should think proper. nom
ihe statement of this Gentleman it would.appear,
that the business of Council was conducted in
a very extraordinary way. He bad attended some
of their meetings, at which not a word bad been
ottereid about horrowihg money, but on looking
over tlieir book's he had after Wards. found that at
one meeting, at which he was put 'down as pre-
sent, a resolution had been come to for borrowing
the sum of 10,0001. The Members of the present
Coulterl lie understood to be persons highly re-
specteble in.their private characters -11 might he
saillthe wherie of this money would not be lost.
.11ut it should be remembered the funds of the
burgh were ,now itt the hands, of trustees, and
through ibeir extremely good management there
were hopes that after some yeats the debt would
-be paid. This, however, but for the explosioo
, which had taken place, would in all probability ne-
ver havebeen effected. The Learned Lord had said,
when no delinquency or illegality had, been prov-
ed, the old Council ought to he allowed to elect,
their successors. In other cases, where delin-
quency was proveo, he would not have them per-
mitted to do so. Now, he wished the House to
look at the way in which this princiole had been
applied. In
,Aberdeen, the Magistratee,jafter a
long course of concealment—after acting most
itaprcperly, were allowed to appoint their suc-
cessors ; while at Mon,rose,.• where the conduct
of the Magistrates hail been nothing like so bad,
that right had been taken away front them, be-
tense, under peculiar circumstances, they pro-
ceeded to choose tie new Council by ballot. Yet,
front rite language held On this Subject, it might
have betel supposed tbat they 4tad done some•
thing very horrible. He was surprised the Leant-
ed Lordlittel left oil' without telling the House of
whet' they had been guilty that was so monstrous.
Now lie,(l,lr. Hume). had made' it known. • He
maintained that Ministers could show no reasons
to justify their conduct towards the buiglis of
Mootreee and Aberdeen. He consi4ered the rights
Of the Burgesses to clooro,e the Members of the
Cooedl to have been established previous to the
passing of the Att of 146,9 —Recurring to the
casts -of.Moetrose and Aloodeen., he contended,
that it . ever there was an instrice of a discre-
tionary power being improperly used, it was to he
oniid ie the course pursued vi t respect to those
burghs. Ile cOtisidered the Lord Advocate of
Scotland tit have failed most completely in all his
awoelos, Since the Unto!) there had been al-
togeiber 31 warrants *ranted; of Which number
25 were for poll elections. • In short, the case of ,
jhe biogh of Aberdeen was the first in which an ;.
application :or a poll election had been refused.
The tendency of the Act now complained of was
to perpetuate rite sesteet of selt•election. He was
itifortned [lost the Learned Lord himself, who bad
procured a poll election for Montrose, had. recom-
mended. to fife Corporation of Aberdeen to pro-
cure a Petition from the independent Burgesses
for .the renewal of the old set. For this purpose
s 'Petition had been drawn up, butt was only signed
by 45 Burgesses—amoog whom there was nut one
independent mate He entreated the House to
watch the proceedings of Government in this •

matter.
The Lotto At/vocal's explained e--Whoeiter
stated to the Hon. Gentleman the circumstance
which he,mentioned relative to his (the Lord Ad-
vocate) having recommended a petition from
Aberdevn, bad stated that which was false and
unfounded.
Mr. Home explained.
Mr. FRROUsioN said, he had all his life lived
with the Magistrates of Aberdeen, mid believed
there was- not a more honourable set of men in
the kingdom.
Mr. C. Forum said, he was authorized to state
that the Corporation of Aberbeen had assets of a
value more than sufficient to pay all their debts.
confornation'of ibis statement, he read the
Report of a Cottonittee which had been appointed
by the Corporation to inquire and report on that
subject. lie maintained that the statements of
the Noble Lord on this head were wholly un-
founded. - The Noble Lord had also omitted to
state many facts of which be could hardly be
ig-
nor and which in 'candour he ought to have
commonicated to the House. Not one of 'the
Charities had suffered the loss of one sixpence
through the r:tateut the finances of the Burgh.—
He Wished that the Noble Lord, would at once
move the appointment of a Special Committee to
inquire into the condoct 14. the Magistrates of the
Borough of Aberdeen. The more•Aheir conduct
was inquired into the less them would be found
• to blame in, it.
Str
.G. CLEM thought, that the statements of
the two Hot ..Members who had spoken last would
be sufficient • to rescue the characters of the Ma-
gistrates of Aberdeen from the imputations which
had been Cast upon them. The whole course of
the Noble Lords speech showed that what he
wisi,eo for Was a lotd Find radical change of the
burgh system in Scotland. He must decline fol..
'l-witig the Noble Lord into statements relative to
Parli,,Me,tary Reform. The Hon. Baronet the
followed the atguments of the Lot d Advoc,,te, con-
tending that they proved the motion to be unite-
cestiry and iniroper.
Sir JOHN M sx w ELL said, that the Reform sought
for, by the Sewell Burghs was not a 112.!b reform,
but one which should relieve them from 'the op-
pressions of the present system.
• Mr. WILBERFoRCE thoUghl that those who had
attended to this debate, must see that it fts their

duty that the matter shollh! not rest here, btit be
inquired farther into. It appeAred that the obi
•vstem ter! to the greatest abuses. It was evident
lie piesent mode ot electing the Council was one.
vhich should not be allowed to contione.
Allegations as to the .evils produced by that, sys-
rem temained uncontradicted. It bad not been
contradic,ed that the Corporation ot this Burgh
was the guardian M. the funds of nearly fifty cha-
ritable corporations. This was a Most important
consideration.

. Mr. K. FINLAY said, that the Learned Lord
had, 'on a former .occasion, Said that there could
hr no other ninde of effeCting a proper reform in
the present Se'otelt Burgh system, but by esta-
blishing a contrOni over their funds. The Learn-
ed Lord had talked in very disrespectful terms of
the Scotch Burgesses--.-nothing but total igno-
rance on the subject could justify the language-
used towards the Burgesses by the Learned Lord.
He should vote for the !notion:
Lord CASTLEREAGH said,. the kit() Hon. Mem-
bers who spoke last assumed an eit3blislied cri-
nfinality against the Corporation of the Burgh of
Aberdeen aethe basis of their support of tills mo-
tion. The House had heard that two Hon. Mem-
bers (nr.Fergusson and Mr. C. Forbes), who were
the highest authority on this subjt et, had ex-
pressly proved that there was no such
Unless the statements made by those two Hon.
Members 'were disbelieved, it was impossible to
admit the truth of those statements which im-
puted criminality to the Corporation. It uuld re-
quire more than a common stock of credulity for the:
House to believe that.this motion was any thing
else than one for Parliamentary Reform, under the
disguise of reforming a Scots burgh. - any one
could doubt that this was the real object of the
;notion, it must have been evident from the cheer-
ing which took place on the other side-of the
House when the Learned Lord mentioned the
case in which the right of voting had been given
to all those who paid scot and lot. The only
question was, whether this was a legal exercise
of the prerogative of the Crown.' . His Learned
Friend had cleatly proved its legality. Ant if this
was a case in which the exercise of the power of
the Crown was illegal, no future case could arise
in which it would not he necessary to go to the
whole body of the Burgesses to make the Elec-
tions, which would be in direct contravention of
.the precedents-on this subject. The Noble Lord
'no doubt wanted to see Whigs where he had
found Tories. That was v,ry natural for the
Noble Lord, but it would not justify the House in
agreeing to this mullion. There w,s no objection
to the mere production of the Papers, but the
House ought not to call for the papers, unless
th_ y were determined to proceed further. All that.
had been said proved.that no further inquiry was
necessary. .
Mr. WILBERFORCE explained.

Lind A. HAMILTON then rrplied.—He COM-
&mined that the Noble Lord who spoke last had
used him manii ly in saving that he brought for-
ward this motion merely for the purpose ot Par-
liain Reform.

The House then divided—
For the Motion
Against it

The- -
side w„,

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r,' -
Illajority ' 5
.0 much cheering nn the Opposition
:,f he onmhers were ani.lollnced. .

Leif! A. HAMILTON said, as the numbers on
this division, were so close, he thought -.it his
duty to Live notice, that soon atter flit h dulays
he thould move, that there be laid betae the
House a copy of the Report of the Law Officers
of the Crown on the subject of the Burgh of
Aberdeen.

Dr: PHILLIMaRR postponed till to-morrow his
inotion for a itttnrn of Ship restored after ebn-
dernmql;---1-iOr offences against the Excise and
Cuy oms' '+s.
The Alk.ali Duty Bill was read a third time and
passed...
The ftonse resolved itself into a Committee on
the Sinking Fund Annuities Act. •
The CHANegt.Lott of the EXCHP.faVER moved a
Resolution, anthoriZing the Trustees of the %Va.
redo° Fnnd to transfer Stock in the Lund An-
nuities into the Consolidated Fund Annuities.—
Agreed to.—Report to-morrow.

Tlie East India Goods Bill was read a second

time.

Mr. C. POll BES called the attention of the Chan-
cellor of the Excheywr to the ,most unequal and
oppressive ditty charged on East 104ia Cotton.

The Bill was then ordered to be committed to-
morrow.—Adjourned at One o'Clock.

AGRICULTURE, &c.

MONTHLY REPORT FOR APRIL.

The abundance of foreign grain of most kinds
continues to depress the spirit of the British gto w et.
The heavy unexpected fall in .Barleyi at a season
when the demand for seed usually-contributed to its
rise, roust, when the last slight•crop is considered,
dentotts-trate the undue advantage given to the
import market. The Wheats continue generally to
hold their plant ; but on sonic heavy soils, where
they have had heavy showers, they have lost co-
lour. Barley sowing is very forward and neatlyl'
closed in Hertfoldshire, and most of the eastern
counties, where Oats are getting in rapidly from
the kindly working of the lands. The forward-
sown Beans and Pease have benefited much by the
late rains. The Clovers and Winters Tares pro-
mise well ; and the Grass fends already throw
out feed enough to keep the Hay-markets down
at moderate inlets. The Potat oe Planters, sin
the vicinity of London, have got in a considerable
breath!) for their early crop. The Hop plantations
dress kitaily, and are foil of hine. Clover Seed and
Rape are on the decline The Wool market has
also experienced a severe Fall of nearly 10s. a
rod on long fleeces ; the clothing wools hold
rather a better price. The Meat markers have
been well supplied with prime articles, at
.last
month's prices, except -.Mutton, which,
a new days past, has had a considerable start.—
Lean Stock in Beasts is somewhat lower ; the last
droves of Scots on Epping Forest being sold for
less money than the drovers looked for. Cost kite
nt prime quality are in demand, and dearer, The
Lambing sea.ion is nearly over on the Downs and
of her Floek Dist ricts, and has proved a veryfavouN
able one in general.

AMERICAN CONGRESS.

IN LIE SENATE, FEB 24.

THE CONDUCT OF GEN, RA[. JACKSON.

Mr. LACOCK, 40E11 the C sumi Ice ap,),,jaited in

imrstiance of' the liesplonop to the `entire of the
18th Dec. iast, moved, " That the Message of the

President, and Documents rvla ive the Svaii•

tto!e War, be irefe. ried n Sdeet Gitiimittee, who

shall have stithwhy, if necessary, to send tor per-

sons and pApers that ;I i! _,..t otntn.ttee enquire re-
lative to the advance of the United Sintes' Troops
into West Florida ; whether the Officers in com.
tnand at Pensacola and St. Mn k's were.inen

tot atid tinder the confrtini of,' Spain; and parti-
cularly what circumstances existed, to ;,utilorize
or justify the Commandin,.! General in taking Eros'.
Session of those posrtS."---=lteportedat very consi•
deratile length:,
.

The Report takes a detailed view of the Ai4ifire
of the- military proceedingi of Gen..ral JACit'ON,
in the Origin, • progress, and conduct of the war
against the Seminole Indians, and his subs quest
incursion into the Spanisn territory, and while it
does justice to his vigour, condemns the means
resorted to in raising volunteOrs, &c. contrary td
the orders of -the Secretary at War, and in violaz
tion of theprinein:es of the Constitution, and the
tendency of which was " to involve the nation in
a war without her consent,- ant) -for reasons of his
own, mfconnected with-his military functions."
• Speakine particularly of the..invasion of the Spa..
nish territory.,.the Iteport thus proceeds :
" The, Tr.elity with-Spain still existed ; it was
made by .the Co4lSlllljOri,, -1 he.supreme Law of
the Land,. And had-Spain vinlated,• on her part,
every article of tit t Treaty, still the executive of
the United States, who is boanniro see the laws

faithfullyexecutec,' must., in good faith towards

Spain, have observed on o start thatqreaty
and the obligai ion of preserving •ha peac'e of the
natiorkwoold have remained until 'he Irtaty.shonlit

have been revoked or annulled by Conere;s. • Fur-
nishing the Indian; with arms, ammunition, and
supplies, were so many violations ef treaty stipu.
lations, and might have been considered good
cause of war by Congress ; •hot of this- Genet al
Jackson was not the judge. His duty was painted
out.; it was to subdue and punish the ,`"eptintrie
Indians, with whom we were at was ; for i his
purpose he was ordered to pursue them to the
territorial limits of Spain, and ()tor a part of
which territory those Indians had, at least, a gee.
lifted right of possession aid propel ty. Under
these orders, no ect of aggression on the Spanish •
authorities could have b.een designed, nor call
any such acts he justified. Spain, before she could
become or be made a party to this w•ir, must ,have
merged. her neutral cheraeter. i t that- ot, the
enemy, and clearly identified herself wi.h the Se.
mitiole.lndians, and by•acts' of op n and midis•
guised hostility to General Jirkson, have opposed
him by physical, not moral terce'."
Adverting to the plea of weakness on the part
of the Spanish Audio; ities, the Report says :
" The time was, when the United Sales were
also weak ; she had no Navy, she had no Army.
In those days she was a strung advocate for lieu..
tral rights,. anxious that free ships should make
tree goods—that the ventral flag of the Republic
should protect, all sailing; under it, ever protest.,
ing against and complaining of tile violation of
her-neutral rights by the liclligereats of Europe.
But these times have 'lewd away ; the na;ion.
has tried her strengili in battle, and-found herself
quite equal to the struggle; she has had time to
strengthen her Army and increase. het Navy ; her
former weakness forgot ten, her former precept S
abandoned, and feeling potver, and, forgetting
right, she walks over e prostrate Constitution, to
conquer and subdue a miserable- and fertile,
through neutral Colony, whose vet y weakness
(pleaded in excuse for the aggression) should haste.
rather constituted an appeal to a generous people •
for protection."
In this unfavourable light, the Committee.have'
'too much reason to fear, wll,l the civilized world
view this transaction, and if sanctioned by the ita.,
Lion, they regret to say, •theue will be too much
reason given thus to consider it.
Bet there are still other reasons disclosed and
facts developed, that discover the mei ives of the
Commanding Officer, more fully than those abase
stated. More than two months atter this cam-
paign had ended, and the Seminole war was terse
minated, another expedition is planned, and the
laud and naval forces of the United Statesnrdered
to execute it, which is to retinue rho tortress of
St. Augustine,, the capital of East Flotida..• ,The
reasons oilseed for this measure are stated in his
orders to Genrrai.Gaines, dated Nashville; Aug„
7,181 S, and are as follows : •
" I hove noted with attention Major Twigg's
letter, merked No. 5. I contemplated that the
agents of Spain, or the Officers at Fort St. Ad..
patine, would excite the Indtans to ha.tility, arid
furnish them with the means of war. It ft ill be
necessary to obtain evidence substantiating this
fact, and that the hostile loth its have been led
;tied furnished from the garrison of St. Augustine. •
This being obtained, Should you deem your torte ,
sufficient, y. u will proceed to t.ke and garrison
Fort St. Augustine with Atnericeo troops, :and
hold the garrison prisoners until you beat front
the President of the United States ; or tratisport
them to Cuba, es in your kip:tilt, under exist.
ing circumstances, you may think best.
I" Let it be remembered, that the• proceedings
carried on by me, or this order, is not on the
ground that we are at war with Spain, it is oft the
groned of self preservation, bottomed on the
broad basis attic law of nature and of nations, end
justified by giving peace and security to our
; hence the necessity of procuring evideece
of the fact of the agents or officers of Spain:). ay.
ing excited the Indians to continue the war against
-us, and that they have furnished them midi the
means of carrying on the war; this evidence being
obtained, yon will (if your force is stifficient)
permit nothing Co prevent you front rrdnuing F
Augustine, except a positive order ,worn the
Dvp,rtbiebt of War •
Orders some time since have been given to
the Officer of the Ordnance, commanding at