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UNIT ED ST 1T ES.
BOSTON. October -.
So Lasac55 IL ~egs,tsesa1seaxtisf


L. On Saturday lar, at Il Minutes paft NJ. the
friease Couftitution was iauncbsdnto the adjacent
iserlsnt, on. which he now rides an elegant and
Yuperb ipecirnen of American tua'al architecture,
coibiuing the nuity Of wiIdoni, irength apd beau,
,y. The tide being amply foil, iie defended ir,os
the ocean with an cafe and d'gniy, which, bile
il aH,rded the mott e,ated aud hsrt-felt pleafure
and la,isfac,iop 70 fhs many thoaand fpecsators,.
was the ecarsntee nf her fsfefy, md the piedgs,
chat no occurrence fhould the pyons ien,atioos
thst every one expesienced-snd which burit forth
in reiterated t,opts. which, . reRt the welkin. -
On Gsnal being given from on board, her ord
napce, on More, announced TO The neighbouripg
country. that ,,he CONSTITUTION WAS 81.
CURE.
(. Tod much rraife cannon hess'sez to Col ciae-
horn, for the coolnei. and regularity, dipiayed IL
the whole huGnet. of the launch--znd The univer-
gal coneratul afion be received, were evidences of
she pcsc teftimony. OF his Kill, intelligence and
sireumspectioa 4at, =, liz A.
Capt Trott, from LIVERPOOL, in long. 20, fell in
with thip Union, a. days froff thence, bound TO
Amfrerdam, or board if which vas the Honoura-
bic ELgRfoGE GERRY. Of the Enjoys Ex-
sraoedinary tor sd;ufsing differences With the
French Republic, from whom Capt. T. received
letters fer bis fami y apd friends.
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Movenser 8, 81.

CTRAYED away on the a5th Of Aueui', 1917
y from the place called the barracks, in Freoer-
lex county, three miles and half from Winchester,
adjoining the round hill. two colts, VIZ black
horte colt, about "a hands high, tolersbly, well
made, years old nexr fprine 'on cloie esami
nation he is MKT with " hire hairs. had yoke on
when he went away. A light and aar!, bay mare
colt, two years old next .prpg. lhste colts were
feen Mr. Merers, living Applet Ridge,
and are lubpo(ed to have ramb!ed on: hat,coarie,
but whoever takesup laid colts, and will give in
formation whsre they are, 70 thar may get then.
again. ihali receive Sixeeu Dollars and if brought
bong. all Reasonable charges. paid by PHlLtR
JOHNSON, living about fsven uriles from VIM
chefter, three miles from the round hill, and half
mite from Pesticoat Cap road.
A,ven5er 9, 81.
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twenty Dollars Reward.

p AN away from the lnbicriber, on Sunday, tbs
IN goth of October laft, negro man n>rned
Standby, about 50 years Of age. feet s or in
ches high, fender made. and plt,ed much with the
imall pex; his fore 6nger on his right hand is off
b, the hrit joint ; had on gvay coating coat and
blafk iaetn breeches, pair OF cotton ltockings and
a fine ihrt he will endeavour to pals as free-
man. Whoever nakss up the faid negro, and brings
him to me, living Bath. in Berkeley County,
State Of Virginia, ihall have TEN DOLLARS
i taken within the County, if out of the Councy
FlF TEEN DOL LARS. and If. Of the State the
above reward and all reatonabe charges, the re-
ward alone for iecuring him in any goal 10 that
can have him again. -
.. JOSEPH BUTLER.
Noverber s, 'o7.
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LAND FOR SALE.

e. Small farm, ronr.ning nne.y-tv-o acres and
IN three quarters, Gtuate about. one mile fron,
Charles Town. Berkeley coaaty, Virginia. the
road to Beeler's mill, and adjoining the lands of
Col. Pendleton, the Clebe and Gyles Cook, jun.
One half ofrhls land is cleared and under good
the premies is toierabe two ltory high dwellings
houte, and one hundred of excellent fruit were
planted aft pring 90 buhels Of grain will be iow-
ed this fall The premifes will be ihewed, and tina
terms made known. application to the iubfcri-
Der. living in CharIes.Town.
-. EDWARD TIFFlN.
SEPT. IS, 81. ~
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soa SAFE. ny. rnx srsscRrsrR. THE rolLowlNe
VALUABLE PROPERTY.


= G. .t : - ~
DIX snd an half acres ~ q. Nd, adjoining Charles
Town, in Berkeley County, runnlng 400 feet on
the tail-race leading from " orrhngtons Mill, on
which are the following improvements, viz
"a TAM YAH, completely epcosea with plank
and pailing, wherein areeishteen watts, tour hand
lers, two lines, barts. and large pool ;>ehr-
of the preienr full Of leather aiufi-
ciency of which is ready tanned to iuppy cofo nsrs,
and there hard hides .noughto Eli tour mere
OF this watts, mott o. which p5eient ready TO
lay away. Belongngto the yard there is framed
ttory log Houfe, thirty By eighteen, a,ceiiAr under
the whole and lhop, eighteen feet fqrsre. All
the above buildings hnllhed There ia on hand
upwards of 100 cords of bark of diaerent kinds
With every peee'sary implement for carrying OH
the buGueis extenively. There is alo on The re-
naming part Of the fix and hail of land, a
framed Dwelling Houle, IS by 40, kitchen and
fmoke h"u'e hniihsd. and ready 20 be occupied,
and framed Dwelling Houe, Of the fame dimen-
hons OF the .one shove mentioned, nearly hniihed.
L'kewife, FOUR UNIMpROVED LOTS, in
Charletown, and HALF LOT, pailed IN, with
Kitchen, I'm oke- bouie and fable thereon Fifty two
and a half acr of LAND. about four miles from
Martinsbarg, adjoining William Burns, Che heirs Of
James STROBE, deceaied, ard Edward Southw arc. -
light thoufan d acres Of Land in the ,.,e of Ken
lucky in one tract, and 4os acres in ano her the
laft menti oned tract lays the Ohin, below the
mouth Of Green River, in what is called the Wal
nut Bottom. The whole, any part Of the above
property may be had ON very advantageous terms,
by applying TO the fublcriber, 10 Charleitow
= rgf GEORGE HiTE.
Moves4ser 8, 81.
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NEW YORK October %.
t.,rs:t Il letter from Niagara, dated seRstt.hlber

"The only rewa We i. ye here Is, the ta,e Of the
Nowis. y rhe seneeas there are about three mil
lions Of acres, ost Of which they have retained
aoo,ooo 10 different places--The terms y. do not
yer know, lhe Indians not vet returned from
1hesfale. WHICH was sascted at Geueisr We may
now expect q Zee The other hde ,etting fat it is
= very fine country, and no doubt will fell in lots
very hishy5 ..
=" Tbs sAnericans have appointed new com
reandi9agseer here's hpce h,s arriysl. the troops
hsys Ese's'under aru's every night-Toa ak :. for
feaHS @hat i"--1tranne te tel-for fear of the In
dianS--al;hsugh there none nearer than eighty
piiles being aoet as ever in their villages, and
perfectly iatished with both governments. Every
body thinks,lt is merely icheme ''to keep the
mems noies more TO he grind tone," their sfhes
are nearly out and the commander, who is aSwjis,
khinks they have had TOO idle life
Private letters from London, give US f,rong
ground to hope that our conn noners will be we'll
received by The French government, and that Ea
rope will be loon blest with peace.
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LEXANDKlA, November s.

. Wehave received accounts thar after Corrsodpre
Barney bad arrived inPort.de Paix, when chafed in
by fone Rrith CRITTERS, he immediately arreft-
ID by the orders Of General 1ou,issint, and ient to
Che Cape for trial on azeharge of being concerned
with ssnthonsx His aag was taken down and
hoilted on board Of snothe frisate.
Other accounts {via Bal,imoEel itate, that Com
modore .Parney On his arrival IN the Weit-lndisc
and bsing witnets of the pit atca conduct of the
French towsrds our citizens, had relgued his COM
mtsion.
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reached Falmouth on ,bs rft September; bu. It !.
not-likely that in the vicinity of Falmouth and the
Lizard. ,hey.ihoptd have had more suthenic>inior.
NATION ,hat iubjeet, on The 4jt or The I'd Sept.
than at London The soh Of Auguft.]
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=. SIC earn that Mefsrs. fsirard Lownss, ani Cor
nelly, the WHITING Committee, have been induced,
from the favourable htuation of the hopita to re.
en their functions, and in future, diIconrinue their
daily Wits to that place. +.
The city il once more isielr The greateft BART
of the inhabitants are returned : the markets
full, and the ulual intercourse has generally taken
place. Il. 90 =:
The Eoard Of Health Ct BALTIMORE. have report.
ed, that not death occurred in all that city,
telfs Point included, during the "a houra ending
she 18th nit. at fun rife.
A gentleman who came pafseh.e- in the 'ftaec
from New York, itates, that on his leaving New
York, respectable merchant of that city informed
him., that the September packet had arrived at Ha-
hfax, and had brought intelligence OF peace between
Eoelapd and France. .-. :. -..., :. . q
An arrival al. the Southwark from Bourdssus, is
reported to corroborate the foregoing Information
4. OF PEACE-[4e,5ey ,.so,t. -, =. =
Al the slime the mail left New. York Tuefaay,
report prevailea. that the September packet had
arrived at Halifax, BRINGING confirmation Of the
important event of peace being concluded between
France and Great Britain: We receive this infor1
nation from gentleman paisenger in the mail
ftage.
Intelligence ,sesivtd By tbe CLepat,a ii IS 2ay os1
Loraoa.
September g, was boarded by boat with eight
men, from the more, OFT the Lizard, who informed
that peace was concluded, and that they had read
It in the papers the day before.
;, Same day Capt. Newell Jaw government logger
board ihp Of war, then ftandiae the weitward
THE ihip immediately pot about and food for the
iand--capt. Newell fuppofes the iugger have
been dispatched for the purpofe of communicating
the above intelligence to the Rritiih cruizers.
The above report deferves credit, and is in
81 probability, mere repetition of the London
fabrication. The eoneuGon Of peace between
france spd England announced ina London
print Of Augur go The fame report might have
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N 0 T 1 C E.

HE partoerfhip of Cry and at,5stsJan being
4 this day dissolved, the bsfineis will be car
Fied on for the furure by jain Sftsen.~. who alone
has right to collect all debts due The laid hrms
ROBERT CRAY.
.4.,... JOHN STEPHENSON.
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N o T / C E,

n p 81 r r r r r r
N o / C E, -
TT HAT intend in few days tic leave this
4 Stare, and thsl be ablent few months
have legally Empowered lgnatius O'Ferra to tranl'
act my boaineis until return. and hope hat rhole
who itand indebted TO me, by bond, will
come in and diicharge the fame Immediately and
thae thae are indebted to me, upon open accounts
will come in and dcharse the lame if they do not
fod theme!ves difpoied diteharge them, it is at
eatt hoped they will clofe their accounts by pal
Gng their bonds for the fame. lfthey do not COM
ply with this, lait proposition it is expected they
will NOT be iurprized if the Sheriff ihoqd pay then,
a Wifi, John OFERRALL.
Nsaj s, a., g..
,Ps,s. viii be let, FOR one .or more years. the
Fdnfe.at pretent occupied by Mr.. John Dixon.
Apply to-. = IGNA1IUS OFERRAIL.
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MARTIMSBURG,. February 10.
-AO~O@O@O


The captive Americans. lately redeemed by their
beloved country from long and painful NAvery In
Algiers, have arrived at Phadei ,ha.
The Britih Prim" Mini(ter, fitt. has ucceeded
in filing up his Loan, to the amount OF 5 ooo, 700,
at per cent.
The French Directory have announced the Pro-
petition for arn,iitce with the Aurrians. bur it
does nos appear to have taken place, except in
gard TO tome DOT potts.
Nothing decvr the (uhiect Of peace has ta-
ken place, hut il is certain that expectations on
foot between the Emperor and the Republic
From Salem. jan. zo
BY the fchooner Raven, Capt Amoroie M4ttin,
which arrived at Msrblehead on Monday evening
la,t in SO days from ST, Ultata, have the fol-
lowing 10 diligence On the 4th of December,
ilips Of the line, and frigate, under Brith
lours, came down Statia Road, add commenced
attack upon the town. and rhe Nadia French fri
gate and Coop of war, and after firing two hours
lin which time they ware well aniweted from the
Portland the TWO French itipsl they returned. with
out doing the leait dampgs TO The town or the
French thips, excepting lodging about 60 ihot in
the empty flores. Bus ia their progreis they
mitted acticn, which will itand recorded c.
ternal dfgfaee in heir naval hiitory. Capt Benz
amin Diamond, in flop belonging to Salem,
that very morning carried in by French privateer,
being bound to Antigua from Charlston, then ly
ing in the Road, was wsntony run down by one of
the Bfiith ihi?s Of war; and his mate, Tailor.
and black and white BOY were drowned, and the
Vessel and cargo entirely loft, Another hip endea-
voured to run down C,pt. Martins schooner. The
mate only was on board 1.-THE having all died)
and berceiving tn-ir intention, endeasoured
the cable, but being able TO effect This, he loot
ened it, and the fchooner fell Of, the lhip u PATS
ed her. One of the as The paised threw bill
let Of wood at the mate, from the forecaale-and
officer. looking over the qnarEer, ordered the
" DamdTaulee yaaaf 10 haul 4sqvn bis eoloar'" which
was Immediately complyed with. Bat content
with this, veering his ihip. he fired broad Gie in
to the cbooner-and there were 10 hot holes in her
main fail, ihot in the main malt, of which re-
main there and szlb. ihor pafsed through the
ichooners quarter, aud lodged in the lower hole in
barrel of fweet oil-whicb thor captain Martin
has Preierved and brought home, lating memo
rial Of the AMlTY Of Great Britain this country
N. Captain Mattin lchooner is exactly ''e-
venty tons" burthen.
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PHILADELPHIA. Erhruary &,

The mournul catastrophe which has lately over.
wheimed he family Ct M. Brown, the printer of
the Philadelphia G'zee in this city, attained its
full height Gu Saturday morning, by the death of
MIR. Brown hmrif, of an inf imation of the lungs,
occaioned by the large quantities of noak and me-
phitc ait witch he had ulbibed, before he ex-
trlcated from the fire.
This knocking extinction Of whole family, fur
niinss tor ferrous reflection, which the Mo
rai ra,y purue for the benefit Of his fpecies, and
Which the giddy and dai pated ought to improve to
their reformation. We truf it will alto operate
on all ranks of people cautionary lefson 10 be
careful in rel Pect that relefs element which has
cccahoned this direfnl calamity.
The remains of Mr.. Brown, were inferred yefter-
day morning near thoie of his family in ST: Paul's
grave yard His funeral vas very nunlerouay and
respectfully attended.
DR.. Magaw (agreeable to the notice he gave, on
performing the funeral rites upon the hrft nelan-
choly oceadouj yeiterdsy af,crnoon, in st. Paul's
Church, preached mott affecting diicourle,
very crowded audience. in reference to this ingu-
larly diifr:flng event, from job ch :. VI.
"Lo, LIT It'd: xis5 BE- 61ay; lei no Jy1al evice come
Akere,u
Exaaa Of c ht.er from Nezo 1o,k, dated Feb J, o.
'' rhe packet is arrived which failed the 7,h of
December as yet NO Other news has tranlpired,
but tina, negotiation. for peace had cealed."
February 9.
Notwithf andipg the late arrival of the esftern
mail Taft night liz being Palt I, o'clock when we
received our papers, we are happy in being able
lay before our readers, late intelligence which
NOT fail to interelt them.
Dispatches from Gen. Baona parte to the Dirrcto-
ry,. dated Nov -. reatingto recent operations in
Italy, and the Autriau of the tame events,
are before US. 1t appears the latter have retaken
Trent, and gained her advantages $780,
Mr. Pitt has Propoted node OF rafting refourees
by tnbicription.--
We have M late advises from the armies on the
Rhine. letter from Man'ua, dated Oct. 10,
itates the place be reduced rhe lait extfemi-
ty.
treaty of peace. under the mediation Of Spain,
is concluded between the duke of Parma and the
French Republic.
Sir K. Curtis left his ftaton Of Rochfort on the
evening of the Sd and Richery entered it on the 4sb
November.
General Buonapsrte, it is faid, has received or
ders to mach to Rome.
France has demanded of G.acs Eve millions Of
iivres.
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Active preparations aganft an invaGon are fill
made by the Brtilh.
The Spsaiia A.et, under admiral Langara, con.
tng Of 10 fail of the line, and IL trigates, entered
Touton, November 9Th.
An arrival at Char-ton from Jamaica, ftares that
&c Spauiih prizes have been carried into the dihs"
rent ports Of that Hand.
Letters have beea received from MIR. Pinckney,
dated at Bordeaux. His reception by the inhaoi-
taues Of that populous city. was cordial and Hat
teriug to the highet degree :,
YET erday at IL O'Clock, the two Houies aisem-
bled in the chamber Of the X 'uie Of Representa-"
tives in puslance of previous agreement, TO s,cer-
tain the reul of the election of Preiidenr and Vice
preGd.nt of the Jnited States; and i. appearing
by the report made by Mr.. Sedgwck, from the
rellsrs, thar Tobs Aaan, elected P,eiident, and
7zea,Jyas, Vice preijen., of the un'Ssdasates,
thereof as Preideut OF the Senate, added,
' And my the Sovereign Of the Uoiverie, the orr
dainer of civil gosernnent on tor the prefer"
walton of liberty jltice and peace among men, ena-
bic both dicbarge the duties of thoe Offices, con-
formally to the contribution Of the United States
with conIcientious diligence, punctuality and per-
:everance."
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ria, in one quarter or the other, more particular
The Brett armament which, on this fide the wa
ter has been made 10 much an object OF alarm, is
,ooken of in all the French papers asa very feeble
affair, and totally unequal to any purpste OF COME
q1eacs. ~
Laoon mail, respecting reported intersection in
spain hottie TO the French inter.ft. and with
ZEALAND, Certain 1t is, Lord Butte, who had been
for tome time expected Liibon, on his return TO
this country, had not arrived when the lait
counts came away,i and the rumor prevailed that
he had not been uttered by the people to depart,
for the reatons which have been before eiyen-thei
determined objections war with Engiand .
The eleetor Of Hanover, has poEtively refued to
contribute any more money for The support of this
csl.uieous war We anxiouay hope that the king
ofEayI4nd will be induced to initiate the wife ex-
ample OF the paei6c prince.
DECLARATION
OF rhe eeetor OF Hanover the Diet of Ratii5on,
on the iu.i.ct Of the Imperial recrpt OF the 18th
OF Oet 90 The miuiiter of Hanover has decla-
red to M. D. H,ngel, the Imperial commi6iqne
{" Tha, his Imperial M eity has directly required
his majety the king OF Great BRIAN and the cleo
tor OF tiAnnver turnih new proof Of his marked
attention to the 6 rlnsnic conitu,iou, by giving
great example, aud acting cticacouny in concert
with he Diet Of Ratiibon not only that he may be
rated for ufi cient quantity of Roman nlonths but
by payng all that remains due of his quota. II
declared at the lame time thar ii neceisary the
number of Roman nion,hs ihould exceed hundred.
g His Britannia M -Ity has replied to his lmpe-
Vial N Jelly, that he mould not, he aole to
anticipate the re!olutions OF his eitates and that
lie was Preient in circumstances which per
nlitted MIN anfwer the dem4nd which was made
* That, hnee the periods when the lar Roman
.nonths were granted, the tyheua of the had
completely changed ha, different tates holding
Of 5he empire had made lep.rate peace, 10 avoid
1.e t0iai y;z zpitb qoAic their threatened
That vthe ID embraced neutrality for the pr0ttai
~ efbeir(#aei7, md hst ,hr properiy thee fta1es
enly ID p1v, cd that thy bod at4ia4 aiata,y o6,e7
'Giiat the aftirs OF the empire have assumed quite
another alpect and that the relations OF his Bril-
,a,Ap,c N iry, in his enaity of eiecor and prince
CT Inc empire were we'll known to be inconfitent
with the Imperial demands, that he cannot, Of
ecu. &c, soni<nt 70 the granting Of new Roman
months for ,be eoasnaatics Of t5i aubapey 1uay It
far lefs he contribute orecliy, ioc: the uegoc
atoms coamenced al Paris from which it is sxpsc5-
ed happy itsue for The tranquility Of turqbs ard
which are known his Imperial msJefty, oolige
bis Britannia msj-fiy to avoid every proceeding
thar might give unav ourabls colour TO his per
tGnai character.
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70 The Fretbaldsn IF Berkeley Cenuy.

Je7fEeh7en,
u ENG olcitcd by my friends and fell av -citi-
- zens very generally, TO OFF, the next electi-
on tor REPRESENTATIVES to the Assembly of this
State-.wit that dsdcnce ard elteem incumbent
upon the candidate for 70 honorable an appoint
ment BY and in behalf of 10 dil,'nguiihed portion
of the Commonw cath, beg leave accordingly TO
tender my iervice and, if tavoured with your uf-
frage, pledges the livelieir tenGhillty. together
with the assurance of the mott anfxA1e and faithful
dilchaFge of the aimoovtaaf t the belt teits of
the ground of yoay confidence, and propriety of the
claim upon it, by, Gentlemen, your respectful fell
low citizen and real republican friend,
HBRHH.4M D1fThNPORT.
Ftbyaay ,6.
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81 47E Papers.
Eora Malms5xyy'5 Ambaj52.

i
Ajdrefsed by LORD M,lmetbury to the Mnifter for
Foreign AHairs-
The undersigned does MOI beftate mor1ent to
aniwsr The TIVE q1elliots which you have been in
5trrcted by the Executive Directory 10 put him.
The memorial Preien1sd this morning BY the IN
derhgned Propoisd, in e&Preio the part
of his msieliy the king of Great Britain, to com
Ieniate France by proportiouable reititutons, for
The arrangements to which The will be called upon
10 content, in order atisty the jutt pretenlons
ii the kings allies, and to prelerve the political ba
lance of Eorope."
Before the formal occupation Of this principle,
or the annunciaton, the part of the Executive
Directory, of any principle whatever, which may
equally ferve as the BATS of ne gocarion for ge-
neral peace, the undersigned could not be authori.
Esd to deisnate the objects OF reciprocal compena
ton.
As to the proof Of the pacific difpodtion given
70 the French government by his majsity the
peror and king, at the opening of the campaign,
the undersigned contenrs himelf with repetition Of
Efhe follow ing words CONTAINED in the Of Baron
d DEgleman the 4 n of June lat. &c The opera.
tIons Of the war will in wife prevent his Imperial
ms]eity from being ready to concur, agreea5ly
TO any form OF negotiation which hall be adopted
~ concert with he beiligerent powers, in The d.
e'fson OF proper means for putting flop TO the
t7rther clifton of human blood
This note was preented after the armif1ice was
broken.
MALMSBURY.
REPLY
Qf,be mnifter for foreign saars to the preceding.
'Fhe undersigned in reply to your ircond OF
.s4erdsy, is ordered by The executive directory
! trraare to you, tina; he has nothing add TO the
y frssr which has heen addressed TO you He is
! a 4 inlgucted ak YOU whether every com
asaicaton which ihall take place between YOU and
him, il zyA b nefay 1o,y0a MIND carrier ,sfei5e
lpteial i.4,"ts,esJ
CHARLES DELACROlX.
Paris, 2Sj BruElars. Oh year.
LETTER
Addressed TO the Mioi{ter fnr Foreign Aff.irs, by
Lord Nialmsblsy, Envoy isom the Hritiih Cabl-
net,