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LAND FOR SALE,
Jar s, ,97.

r ME Subscriber wihes 10 fell, tract of Land
1 adj lining the town he now lives in, contain
lag III acres, on which there IS good dwelling
houie imoak bouse, a large ttoue barn, young or
chard planted there are about 100 acres cleared,
ard uHder good fence, - acres OF which are excel
tent a,eadow, and 80 nore can De made at a iInall
Xpence, ard watered by neVerfallng iprins
there is an excellent fprnS very convenient the
dwelling honie the wood land ll-tmbered.-
Alio, tnlai II al adjoining the above, CONTAINING
about 81 .cres, % clear, 10 OF which are
celent good meadow there are on this tracta good
dwelling hoole, fprirg, fpfinR honfe, fables, tome
trait trees. and garden Paled in The whole un
der good fence. AN ipnta able title will Ce made
TO the purchsier
The lubtcroer will Is!l on liberal rerms all his
ltocls in trade, conIfting, perhaps, Of general
assortment ofGoods any ia this County. He
Will alto teIl or renr, the ftore hone, houe,
and lot, on which they lrand, which is good flu
alton for huines. For terms Of isle, reipecting
ny Of the above property, apply TO ,,.o>,
Middletown, "a Jan. 81,
THE Suhfcriher earneitly reque(ts all thofe who
have any demands aganit him, eptn the lea!t
pretentlon TO claim, bring them forward
loon po.hble, for irtgltneot and all thols in
debted the iubtcriber by bond, note, or open
count, reqoeIfeo come forward and pay of
their respective balances. 1'ho(e who have open
accounts and cannot cofe them by paymeRt, are
regretted TO come in and give their obligations,
before the f7lt day Of Marcn next t1oie who do
choofr to comply with 70 necessary and reafou-
able rsquel as the latter, muit not expect any in
diligence. w. W.
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Fyankiin. I
TO BE S OIL D,

TO BE SOLD.
At Public AuctioA the premjles, the frt
day OF February nexr,
The Saw and Grit Mall, belonging to
the ub(criber, ituate Opeckon- Creek, in this
County, TO which will be laid Of one hundred acres
OF land adjoining about Of which is prime
bottom; about four hundred pounds current mo-
ney mutt be paid il h,nd, two hundred and fry
pounds On before the frft day Of Api il xt.
Theie payments be n1ade TO Philip Pendle"
ton, E'q. Attorney at law, who upon the receipt
thereof III reieSe ail his right thereto. The re-
aue ofthe pnrcaale money VIII De received at four
annual payments, for,. which bonds md approved
lecnrisy mutt be given. Immediate po.s< Zion will
be given, and ihdAputable title mad the pur'
chaier, by
JOHN DANIEL.
Berkeley County, Virginia, January :, 81.
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TAKE. NOTICE.

xvrEEREas Capt John Hart, formerly of
w Berkeley County, Odd variety Of Notes
ard Bonds in the BANDS Of The ubicrlber. which are
doe the or init. wish podtige orders if immediate
pavmrnt Is pot made, 10 lodge hen in The hands OF
a LAWYER, TO commence frit on Immediately.
ROBERT CREIGHTON.
Joaaay 9, g..
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At Court held for Berkeley County, the 24Sh day
OF November, 1856.
In CHANCERY


John O'Ferral compt. IS Patrick M'AFree, deft.
HE defendant Patrick M'Atree, not having
4 entered his appearance agreeable to an act of
Assembly, and the rules Of this Court, and it APP
pesring TO the iatsfac,ion of the Court that he is
not an .nhabitant of this commonwealth, on the
motion of the complainant, by his coupfel it is or
dered, that the defendant do appear here, on the
hrGt Monday after the third Tuefday in March
next and aniwer the bill of the complainant, and
that copy Of this order be forthwith inherited in
the Virginia Gazette, for two months iucceiGvely,
and pub,ihed at the church door in the parilh of
Norbourne, On fome Sunday Immediately after d.
vine fervce, and alto at the door Of the Court
Houfe of the lad County.
copy. Telt. MOSES HUNTER. c. r. c..
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7if of Letters remaining in he Poa,o Office, shep
i,erd's !awn, on the 3,t Day OF Deesm9er, 90;
which 4 rot eaksu VI r=f,rs the Il day OF MARCH
dead lettEis.
II. Peter Aller.
p. P,ys5 Barr Willom Brown.
D. John Dancan.
E. John Ervin, care Of Jofeph M'Murran.
e.. thomas Glenn.
H. Benjamin Aarriion, jun.
L. Dr.. [ol,n Lee Archibald Leach, Charles
Town.
Ri. JofePh Morgan.
S George Sm lwood.
w. Gsoree Wellington. Robert Whittel. Geo,
WAX, Charles own. John Ware.
Y. James Younq care Of ]. hrslney.
HENRY BEDNGEk, P. NJ.
Sbe3be,ds-7o4um, December 81, 90.
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SCHEME of a LOTTERY,
For Dutch Church in MARTINSEURG.
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II o RF S 0 D,
A Houfo and Half Lot, iltuated at the
Wsfe par, nf Ga. Is-as.et. 'ihe Honie is one and
half i+o7 high. Apply 10 . c,,,,r,,
ian. 10.
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ing to reG3e at Aniterdam, until he hcrH b.
the pleanre of bis Cover nment as touches 4a,,,.
conduct. ete
By accounts received in town from France we ~.
informed. that MI Fnekney, The american an,baf.
iador at Paris received orders on F, dsv Iact g..
The Directory, to quit France immediately.
february Z. Mr. Pinckney, the American mimi.
ter at Faris having received orders 10 quit the t.
ritories of the French Republic, has actually AL.
his departure accordingly. War between theie twa
powers may 'her. re be conddered as inevitable.
f'6'ttay - AsePort was yelrerday in circul..
ton. that an esheer OF Tome rank in the French
iervice, had deferred to this country, sna bronah.
with him he plan of the intended nvaion of III.
country, The PARTICULARS Of the plan were even q.
ted, and theie were faid TO be, that landipe w.,
TO be attempted in Ireland in two fFsrenr n,aes.
while deicent fhould be endeaonured in TIL soafs
and North OF England, and in Scotland. =Tb,si.
indeed, grand deGgn the.par OF the Fye,ch.'
tuii OF glorious enlerpfze; bur WE have no douh,
whatever of the al6ppt being made, hoprlefs as Il
may appear h sueasae, with the s,ro.s
force he Frensb skoasfs Us, eitss4s n fs.
or land.
We ara happy to find that the mott viei!ant and
vigorous preparations are making by government.
rel!it the nledtacd inv ton of the TreBcb p1a,,
are now forming for encarpments on The fea coat
and meanwhile, hoold my ho.tile attempts h.
made, the comn1 andng etacers Of the diaerent d.,
'ricts are fnrniihed with ample initructions how
hey
Sir Hector Murroe, commanding a di,tfjc, !,
Scotland, has received orders &c repair 10 his COM
mand without delay.
In confeguenee of circular letters ent By ths Duke
Of Portland TO different in Gco,Iand, deGfip7
to know how many forces could be accommodated
in each town, great alarm of deneer has ipresa
through hat country; and the Letters sro7, thepes
as full of appre benio.s as if the French vera
actually the coait
ceer g letter c0e'ffsn at ra-', 5y he rr5rrfa.av #
The People -yaorS Dsgts1s, 10 hi; dres5r a. Cellar,
date: - Plst@k. FEB. G..
o 9aao:ace taJou my aear Jrtrra te erp'=ree &ar
ina i has BEEN eoamaAifated ID by1 ersp num5sr #
ny colleagues, aar@ Tyf aA s,asafa'f4 ees5e ag5iag.
's1e7mgH.
"5bt imbonaaf blaos- TIE bai7oarS Of .itay qyN I
b9ts, jae:!tate The pr4gr6 IF M ua4fsas ncv te ar
PET Beynard de G. a.e "
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L o N D O N,

Fe6raayy 10. Letters have been received from
Ireland, which repretent the internal ltate of the
kingdom to be alarming.
If the French 80 TO war with the Americans. their
lhips of war and privateer. will, 10 doubt, commit
great depredations upon the American trade but
this IN reality will be little more than profecuing
their hoii'ty aganft England for mott, if not ALL
the American cargoes injured in this country
BY letters from Paris, which have been received
in town along with the French papers, we learn,
that Mr.. Pinckney. the American Minlter, applied
to the Directory for a fpecal protection To this
reqnet he received for anfwer, that being conder-
ed as iimPe individual, be could receive no ethe
protection than that which every other private citi
zen OF America, or any other neutral nation, was
entitled TO; and This he might enjoy, 70 long he
choe TO make the republican territory the place of
his reiidence. Upon this anfwer Mr. Pinckney in
minated his intention of quitting France, and of 60
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u N IT E D ST ATES.
N E wy Q ( (. April S.

Captain Wyie, osfhe thip Chetapeak, Of Ba,tinotr.
IN So days from, Bordeaux. very politely favour
cd Us With The following information:
MaRtua iurfende.ed TO the French on the ,4i
February at 30 O'Clock neh---thc entire garriioa
made Prifoners of war. TIE army did not repo,e
at 1yrol, but purued the enemy as far as ST. Mi
chael, and made 900 prifone=s
Cne column entered the domininns Of ,hc Pope
with u1Para eled in'rsPidi'y, opened the batteries
with tayonets charged, made up wards of 1000 pr-
toner's, bsiides ttores. artillery. and immenie bag
gage-hilied soc, among which many officers
of rank.
Thus find the army of France in Italy to be
10 unprecedented in valour and fortune, in III.
courfe of Tx morths, have made 700 600 priioa-
ers, the fneit ard belt equipped of the en,perors
troops, taken 200 pieces of cannon, independent Of
arms, ammunition, proviGons, and wealth to an i'm
menie amount.
The Pope, by his non. com plsnoe with the ar
mitice concluded the cd Medidor b. Bronaparte,
the iaH,e was conidered in coniequence by the go
vernment of France of effect
Captain Wyie failed in company with the fhip
Federal George, Capt. Coleman of Bottom, bouad
to Spain and Cleopatra, of Philsdel phia, Capt.
Smith, bound to Lbon. which left Bordeaux in
great hurry, under great approximations of embar-
60 with blmelf. The vefseis armng rapidly
under iupPoied apprehension of rupture with
the United States. Mr.. Pinckney, our latc ambai-
tador, had been ommoned by the Directory to Quit
the Republic; thathe went reeeipr thereof for
Holland that the American character was treated
in Paris with perional diirepect.
Previous to the falling of the Chesapeake, Capt.
WYE was oleited for the passage of Mr. Mlnroe,
who was have left Paris about Ave days after bis
departure, for Bourdeaux; butt the critical and very
Prenlng iltuatlon of af4irs between the American
and French governments, would ADMIT OF no delay
on the part OF Capt WYE.
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ALEX ANDRIA, April S.

Extract of a Letter dated at London. Februsry Q,
to merchaur in this town.
Trade IS till very bad Think every day worle
and worie-uor can foreiee suy amendment, tIlA
peace is reltored. We leriooly afraid OF viiit
from the French they have, you Probsby know
made an attempt Ireland, which would have
been attended with mitchell, had not the expedite
on been fruitrated by llormy weather. They 20"
threaten, and fancy preparing for an invailon
of England itielf, which I fncerely hope NAV be
equally untucceisfu. for they would be mott unwsI-
come viGlors."
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Continued Cloyious SnccsGes Of the French
RebAbHcan A,-my.

Tie SIP Cboapsak Captain Wyf, 0uived a, Ntzu 7oya
tbe ST. ayeam f'om Boardaas, 6'oasbt papt,s t,e,.
Maf piace 10 February and from Pas1sFtbraayy IS
he foi,zviag important in7rszaar hes been extat7e6.
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End to sequcfl him to order the attorney OF few-
9rE di' rict TO fray the proceedings olttnted in
.ne name of the government : there was nothlng
done With them, and Mr.. Harrion continued his
pfofeeurjon." 1t will appear bymy letter of Oct.
at, or to Mr.. Harrifon, that thefe papers
ient to him. and BY his anfwer of Oct. ID, that he
received them. That the bill of tale zone of the
pspers) vas produced to the in behalf Of the
claimant of the privateer bit that the certificate of
Conceal Lveaux could NOT be conl;dered evidence
in the caue, and if it had been admiGble, " the
claimant would he very cautious OF producing it,
account Of it differing from the witnesses"
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WANTED IMMEDIATELY,
W. or three Labourers, to be employed in a
= bf"k Yard. Apply to the Printer.
ApFi 10.
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'.RRE Ian 20.

The mott active preparations are making for
iecond important maritime expedition. All the
reiources of France, and The has Efficiently proved
that The does reiources, when The witbes
to conquer. will be dilpayed upon our hores, in or
der to thew the Englh what fuperioriry a power.
which has warriors, POSSESSES which has
only iailors.
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Fall of MANTuA and entering TRENT.
PARIS, February lS.
ARMY OF ITALY.

General Kellerman, commander in Lombardy, TO
the minifter ar war, dated Milan, February E.
| Profit by the courier, expedited by general Bu-
/ 4 onaparte from the Romano, and which announ-
the directory the defeat OF the pope's troops
to announce alto the iurrender of Maptus, which
received lalt evening by courier from Ndantua it
feif. 1t is very poable that the general, occupied
in the Ron aine. had pct received this news the
departure of this Il t.. 4Tho.x)k<on are -.
toners of war, and ] be fent into Germany to o
exchanged.
From letter CT Buonaparte, dated Faenza, Ee:
bruary >.
&c General Seruter and General Wurmfer, were
to have conference yeterday, fix the Day Of the
exploitation, and agree upon the differences between
the ProPoied and the accorded articles.
BULLETIN
OF the arn7yof Italy, head quarters at Fsenza, Fee
bruary z.
" he army is informed, that Mantua fnrrender-
ed yeiterday, 10 O'Clock in the evening. The
garflion prioBers of the articles of CAPT,
collation. will be made known. foon as received
by TIE officers.
Signed, aPAsCALIs" &
The three preceding articles are from the our
mails Of France, Of February ~.
The following is from that ofT7ebruary r. =.
"95e Direaory To Gereyai Seyuiey
You have obtained, citizen general, prize,
hatering your honorable fervices, in receiving
of that important fortres. The Directory fe
dictates itielt and you upon this event--an event
the fnoft brilliant Of any during war which will
never &c Forgotten.
The articles of capituiaton. do not appear.
February ~.
{" No foeDe- bad hecourier arrived with the Of
fetal news Of the reduction Of Mantua than the
head of the bureaux Ct the Directory held council
upon The means of paying them part Of the public
gratitude TO the brave army Of Italy,
ABSTRACT.
kuthentico From Boonaparre's letter, dated at Fa
renza, February 3.
From Trent the furious campsen aca;nft the
Pope commemorative function of General Mafsena
and Joubert effected. On the Ift Of February
General Victor lodged at Ernola, llr.t town in the
Pspai Eitates The Papal forces cut the bridges on
the Sine, which lined with cannon they we're
attacked and defeated, with the lois of IL cannon
s pair of colours, proners, having had 4 or
500 killed. The French lott about 20 men
The town of Faenza was the next object, whole
inhabitants founded the ociin and prepared to de-
fend themisves, but few discharges OF our cannon
proved lu4acient.
Sorry is alto taken by Genera1Victor, and he was
then on his march to Cezenue.
R:ueol. ed February, nine at night.
''Man'ao it airs The eathu2ation ,sEsntd Tbs gar
,on made pouer A tby exchanged after zohieb
the ,etmu 10 A.f,a. 7be enaAl i, to be hakrn
Ps0n Of By tb e0eai4g. TqVo Generals are eonze
bnbsr aOiAbu an bsar as A2aages.
&c Gen. Bsaxmost"
%BREST, Jan ze.
The rnoff active preparations are making for a
lao H..
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porsec ons; the different fate Of the. PETITIONS
lhew their real difference. M. t. B.'s petition
was rejected UNREASONABLE, the other was aertc
to be reaionab!e, aud occaioned that compromae
between the representatives OF Fairfax and the Com
monweath, which afterwards took place how
then, may aks was Mr.. D. agitated by the foc-
ceis of theie petitions; if agitsted all, he nuit
have been agated wit n pleaiure, the failure of
the one and inceets of the other every good man
iurely would De thus agitated. Your next halt is
upon Mr.. DIS being ANTIQUE to 60 the afsen1bly
TO repeal the act making the anoVe comprome.
Why brother, fee how you contradict yOurlr!f; in
the 6rit place, you ihow grounds 70 think Mr..
D. is in the employ OF Fairfsa's representatives.
and even If he was, your remark ould be ridicu-
lous Was not the compromife made ty the exprefs
content OF thoie representatives. Why then ihouid
they with 10 have j, repealed, and if hey did don't
we all know thaF The Iucceeding assembly cannot
repeal the entered INTO by the preceding
one J This much being laid, all your lander aoont
his being BrilHh agent, and iuch i,ua will ap-
pear to proceed 'olsly from yo.A perionai fpite a.
galuit Mr.. = and OF coure not Tnntled to our he.
llef. Your next attempt u.s. to thew Us that Mr.
d. has politics; you lay he af5erts one thing in
Wincheiters and another thing in Berkeley now
Tor Morgan, then for Rutherford ; nov tor the
French, then for tie Enghn ; now not freeholder,
hen freeholder. How ihall we believe there
thlngsf There iS no proof for them but your at
eruon, which truit, in he coure Of this piece ]
Dave thewn TO be worie than nothing, begin to
De tired ct your Doniene one more word with
you before I Ike iny leave. I think Mr. D. has
oeen trechoder for TX months Dor if be has no1
trut he Poiscises the essential aualiE~ ations for
representative, mean the confidence OF the people,
and iu6tient property inrereit him in the welfare
Of the itste You make ioch hobblipg hand OF
writing, well rny(elf, that ihould be glad
lou would flick to your plough, this bully lesion
ND leave icrIobne 10 thoie engaged in leis induI
rioos eslings, for if you don't, you will make no
corn this year.
Hank W brother. you have been guilty Of ola. .
ring contradiction; IN one part OF your huc piece
you lay 10 place, that Mr.. D was well paid
and relieved by the Representatives of Lord Fairfax,
and Immediately afterwards you fay he was dilap
pointed, and loft LOG farms, and 1909 dollars Oh.
you numbicul. Yours, &c.
AREApER.
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BROTHER fIGUGfA4AN.

I reading Mr. Wiliis's paper The other day
L. law f''ce IN yonr ns'ae, about candidates and
the people, there heap Of ipiteful fayngs in it,
ldnn1 think you car prove, and therefore brother
Plouehmao, don't get mad with me, If tell you
plainly where l think you are wrooa--and here
muy put YOU In mind, that my interelt is The fame
with yours and the fame character that would uiI
you as representative would suit me In the hfit
Offset, you tell Us yor know the author of the Peo
pie ioffead OF being friend to the Peorle is their
blttereit enemy. Now brother PIoueh rlan, as you
have told US this without bringing any proof, and
jnitlce lays, that every mutt be preumed limo
cent, till proved guilty, mutt teil you plainly.
thar you are not entitled belief: and more
by this way OF feaionng think you are not
Ploughman, cut in reality fome broken vinded law
yer, or broke. land fpecu!ator, who like wolf in
theeps cloathngs withes to make Us Reapers and
fionahmsn initrumen's Of your wicked d@iigns.
But may be may be wrong, but, however, you 90
on to itare that this author. in his pieces apain.t
L. b. has not confn=d himfelf to facts bot only
Handlers that gentleman to CRAFTY his own private
fPleen. Here brother, l ihoud have been glad if
you had condned yourfe,f facts, but find you
have NOT VIII try then to ltate them for you
The people charged +. B. with betrayue their con-
fdence, BY being sbienr fron, the assembly at two
different times thee are facts brother, proved by
The journals The people charged E. B. with vo-
ting tor petition, for the honei1 abourers 10 pey
money to lone REGULATORS becaufe they were nn
lucky TINS is fact, proved by the journals ALTO
But iuPpoie you thought we knew nothing Of the
Journals, and you could tell us what fured your
PnrPoiess, be't, but don't miteake your!elf You
next tell US, that no doubt Mr. D. was much
a2ita.ed by the fncceis of the petition he wrote a.
gs'n't' as he was employed by the representatives
OF Lord Fairfax, TO FIX quit rents on lands in the
NortheFn Neck Now here don't know whether
MR.: is the author of thofe pieces or not, and
believe you only fuipect it but allowing he may
BE- did you think were fuct fools, as 10 believe
.oat me petition Imported by E. B and the other
from HArdy, Hamplhire, &C. were 6mlar We
Know the former in fleet to tax the booeft
part ct the community, for the benefit of fpseua
LOTS OUT the other 10 quiet hoaeit people in their