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Isl belonging 70 Wh-aArt, which, IN lucky
moment OF good humour in Hugcf, was cleared,
the only American which had been cleared lor
months. So general i he fyltrrn ot capture
and condemnation, thar the schooner Thee
Friends, of Bottom, bound to Gasd4 loupc, and
contigned to merchant lhsre, was captured at
the mouth of the haibour by priyateer owned
BY the very merchant to whom the fhooner
was confgued.
Capt w. informs, that the fcho6ner Clarifa,
Benjamin Rains, mater, from Demar3ra bound
70 Old York. was taken by French privatesr,
who took ont all except The mate and one man
Ihele afterwards attempted to recover their vef
FL. The mate with blow laid the prze-naf
ter, as he thought, dead tgon the deck, and
then turned upon the man al helm but the
prize matter, who was only llunned, quickly re-
covered himle'f and th,ul a dagger through
the mates back, which killed him infantry
The other man made no further efforts but
when the veh arrived at Gu9daloupe, he was
loaded with irons, put into the lower hold of
the frigate, and kept upon bread and water,
The mater and other hands, who were carried
in in the privateer, were alto put on board the
frigate as priioners, but not in 70 rigorous
confinement. The captain and people Of the
Pnvateer declared, that if they had known of
the attempt of the mate to retake the veAel,
they would have thrown the mater overheard.
Capt. Fearing Clark of Newhaven, was car
RED in the fit SEPTEMBER. He folicited Ha-
CUES to give him his adventure, who told him
TO 60 to John Adams and John Jay for his per-
quiftes.
Capt. w. was informed at Cuadaioup, that
there was not more than fix menths proviions
in the Hand, and confederate men appeared to
dePrecate the eHeas of war with the United
States.
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DIED--At Philadelphia, on the 10Th day of Sept
Mr.. JOHN FENNO Editor OF the Gazette Of tie Uaiei
Slater In inltance has the rage Of penilence been
directed again country with more malignancy than
IN the fall Of him who the promuIgator of her TIA
tutes, the OF her rcloves add the rf me-
dunn of her political information. But is not the
lois of the pubhcr Of her reloutons the channel
OF hcI intelligence that alone deplore-tae and fc-
ence equally lament him, guiding the topographic
ar; with the lamp Of genius, information and taRe-
Government and Pstrotilm WILL hope, infcribe his
name in marble when they reflect upon his exertons in
faving his country from the feuds Of domec factions
and the articles and oPPreGion of inhdious foe. In
the private walks Of life, integrity Of dealing, amable
ntls Of manners, and tomehc attachments fed their
luiTe and confirmed the character Of the citizen and
the man (Alryary
AT Philadelphia MIR Francis Rogers, p1inter-Mr
Archibald Melvin, Printer-NIr Thomas White, prn-
tef-Alr. Patrick Calldy, prnJer-Mr. ". Ray, pin
ter.
st Newyork, Mr. Archibald Mclean prinier-Mr
CopP old and much respected printer-Mr. 2.
Weblser, ION If Mr. Web(le- printer
At Lynn, Of the lock-jaw, ocoaGoned b. fcIon on
his hand, deacon NATHANIEL SARGENT, aged 78
It is tribute due to 70 worthy and benevolent citi-
zen, notice iome of the virtues which characterized
his lifeHe exemplary ID his conduit and an or
nament religion faithful, ingenious friend. an
Obging neighbour active and induaious in his ecu-
lar affairs executed his pubic truQ with fidelity and
philanthropy glowed in every vein In him were COM
bned the dear and tender huband and the zfcconate
father. He has left wife, four children, widowed
mother, AID only brother, TO lament in his death an
irreparable of, bis friends an aniabc acquaintance
and fociety valuable member.
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An article dated Bale, June I8,
iPeaNs Of new complaints, made in the
Great Council, a3aint the threatenings
Of the French to make domiciIary
vi-irs, and an order that no Swifs Ghali
proceed from one place to another
without pats" Wb4t is our eonRiiu-
tan 7c2rtb," exclaimed citizen Suter,
70s are to be Centralized BY french
5ay0nsff IJzOear / 90H HVs free or dic!'
Nj. NUzET obferved, g It was better to
be cut to pieces than to live unGer a
foreign yoke" Lon49a Paper.
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ALiLITARr INSPECTION

On rhlrliay lat, the militia com
.paalcs ct this town, and the artillery
company, were infpe6ted bv Major Al
LEN, attended BY Col. Webs, Major
WILSON, MAJOR M'LELLAN, and Major
WEEKS Of the artiilcry.-The prompt
attention OF the folders, a part Of whom
were, Handsomely uniformed at their
own exPence, affords mott Aattering
proof that the people Of Maine will not
be backward, when dangers threaten
The militia Of feveral Of our neighbor-
Ing towns were alto reviewed in the
courGe It the lat week.
Mr.. NATHANIEL Moody is chofen
Captain Of the artillery company in this
town, lately commanded by Major
WEEKs.
Capt. Stoddard has emitted 2 $ re-
cruits for the Federal ArtiIlereRs and
Engineers--aIl fine fellows-in COM
pleat uniform, and under good and re-
gular diicipline.
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THE GAzETTE.
Portland.

MoE2Al-, Ocr08ER ~, 1903.
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Ten Dollars Reward.

d AN AWAY from the Danifh brig Die Freau Fred
N RIGA, two lailors, n ELL and CHRISTI AN CARL
SON. about 20 ye RS Old one o. them rather fefhv.
the other pare and Ola pale complexion; pea broken
Lngi1h-- --Whoever will take up iaid runaw ys an
return them to faid brig at Deacon TaeaseBs Wharf
a receive the above reward and al nrcedary char
ges CHRISTIAN G. JORGONSEN.
Portland. SEPT. 4.
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THE FEVER.

B9for-Sfbt "A. Since the return Of the
zIa f7Oo Perions have recovered e!svs9 have
died .ffy.Ex new cafes have occurred eigtfy
now ieman Gok, .fstsen of whom are on the
recovery. JAMFs LOWELL, AalPe8or af Police.
Ss#. 20 Since the return Of the a4th int.
fGveaty Perions have recovered f0sn have died,
forty fur new cafes have occurred, ninety cyea
now remain Tick, t7c'aty Of whom are on the re-
covery. WIN. CooPER, Tozvg Clerk.
= deaths at Wilmington (Del.) from Au-
gut 7 to Sept. 10.
63 deaths in Newyork in q hours ending on
Wednefddy evening he 10Th.
In Philadelphia the deaths continue about
.fxty day.
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Sept. 2zd, arrived at Peppereboro' the brig
Union, Capt. Moulton, "A days from ST. Vim
cents. Sept. III, in lat. z3, a. long. 65, 0.
was boarded BY the brig Harlequin, Capt. Ben
jamin Stiles, commander, Of Barbados, bound
10 Baltimore, with flip Smallwood and two
other Americans under convoy. Found on
board the Harlequin, Capt. John Lemon, with
FIVE Of his people, from the brig General Keppel,
from Philadelphia for Martinique, who was up
let on the 18th Of Augult, in lat. q, So long.
60, and after furvving leven days and nights
in fnall yawl, was fortunate enough to get
on board the aforementioned brig. Captain
Lemon regrets the danger Of his lecond mate
and fifteen men whom he left fix days before
he was picked up himialf The faid y people
were lett with the long boat, which would not
contain above two thirds-tbe remainder on
raft which they made Of the fpare fpars, before
feparated from the wreck.
JOHN LEMoN, Of TIE brig Gsn'rai KbbA,
Of Martinique.
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Sairm, SEP. 20. The ihp Eliza, M'Neil, from
Charleaon, mounting II gpnf. with 80 men,
was taken by French ptivateer mosnting IS
nine FOUNDERS aud $50 men, after maintaining
an engagement Of one hour and an half, il
which lhe had one man Killed and three wound
ed was carried into Passage, in Spain, The
I3h Of July, and the mate and all the people
put into Prifon, as was the crew Of ichooner
from Baltimore.
Ia the FINAL port Of P4Gase there were eight
French Piiyatecrs, mouating from 10 to 20
guns, molly and 9 Founders, and manned
with 1907 400 men, many e them Americans.
Capt. WALKER, late + the brig Uncu, of Ken
nebunk, arrived here lat evening. o. bis out
ward plilage to Grenada he was taken by a
French priyatesr, and carried 70 Guadaloupe
where veHel and cargo were condemned. Capt.
w. came ffcm Cuadalan.e The % init in vef-
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hundred acres Of woods have been lev
elled to the ground. The largef trees
were torn up bysthe roots. The dam
age IS very great.
FIRES.
On Monday night, capt. Gilbert, Of
marlborough, had a barn burnt to
aihes. 1t was full of corn, grain, hay,
&c.
On Tuefday night, capt, James Al
len, of Turner, had joiner's lhoP,
full Of working tools, &c. continued by
FIRE.
On "Wednesday night, fore belong
ing TO Mr.. Loring, Of Turner, was alto
continued by fire. II contained con-
fderable quantity Of goods, his books,
accounts, &c.
The American Conful at the Havan-
ma, has received information that the
French are ordered to7aks, burn, fink,
or dsfroy American veneIS.
Thurfday lat was fet apart, in Bottom,
las day ofprayer and duplication.
IN the year 1897, the commerce Of
THE Daniih dominions employed 2,776
4ycfieIs, I54,o55 tons, and manned by
12a,I7I faiIorS. The freebooters Of
France have taken into Jafs keeping a
4Pretty handlome proportion oft during
1.-THE year '98.
i Citizen GiTaud, it feems, is the new
French conful appointed for Bottom. AT
leaf, 70 lays the Chronicle, g its editor
L knows all ob0u French affairs. They
add, this appointment is proof that
France does not with a war with the u
tHited States Bein And pretty "a
'ional gentlefolks, who wiihes war
with france? Surely if the capture OF
4 or 400 of our veHels by the French is
70 V0ar-our capturing one fchooner,
land one flip is n0ns IF their refuial
Re receive our minilters is no 7Var---our
Rejection Of a conful IS noHe III their
fiolating treaty is no z0qr, the annul.
4.A5 this same MANNED treaty can be H0ne.
4 II their having a million of men in. arms
Il no zo7r againH US, our arming a jS79
a9ssiand can be 10 S0ar agaIn'E them
esfsra, "a ccfefa, CT cetera. X we are
Fn independent nation this realoning is
'ISood. If we are colonies we ought to
II ave waited the orders Of matters.
(NranyJ
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Marine Articles.
go
Port Of Portland.
Marine

YeRerday arrived at this port flip from
Kcnnebunk,
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TEMPEST.

On Tuefday laA a violent tempelt
was experienced at Livermore, in this
Diitri6t.-it is fuPPoled that near a
hundred acres Of woods have been lev
elled to the ground. The largef trees
were torn up bysthe roots. The dam
age is very great.
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The laws Of the Union are pecu-
.liarly favorable to the foldiery. One
of them provides, that no folder, while
in the fervice Of his country, fhall be
.arrelted for any debt or contract, either
on meinc procelS or execution. a fine
chance for thofe who with to efcape the
gripping hands Of remorfelefs creditors
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MIS-, POOR CENEEA :

However long this letter may appear, Icannot
prevail On myf'H to hnih it wi,hon, speaking
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e Here ends all that relates to Suitzcrlsnd-Th
remand-- another pittne Of French perfdy in whic
Geneva Is i iecOnd time the victim
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General Se0ions Of the Peace, or the Supreme
Judicial Court, 1hall for each and every fuch
offence, forfeit and pay the fun Of fJfy d5Kar5
to the ult OF the town where iuch offence hall
be committed, and ihall be deprived of his OF
her llcence for the remainder of the wear. and
thall not obtain a renewal thereof for the fpace
Of thee years next eufuing.
Sect z. BeHfurtber eUaaed, That If any per
fon not licenced as an Innholder, Tavern kee.
per, Nittua.ler, or Retailer OF Spirituous LII.
quors, thall keep or tuAer to be kept in any
hout-, building, yarI. garden or other app .nda.
gcs thereof by him or her aEtualty occmp;ed ar
improved, any tables f)r the PurPofc Of PLAYING
at billiards Tor hire, Eail or reward, Or ihall for
hire gam or reward allow and fufTer perlons 10
reioTt to the fame FIR TIE purpcfe Of playing Al
billiards, cards or dice, or at any other unlaw-
iul game, iuch Perfon 70 offending, on conviction
thereof as atorelat, thall for each and every
~ p offence, forfeit and pay the fun OF fdy
d1Aar5 70 the uie Of the town where the offence
tbalI be committed, and further ihall Be obIiIed
to recognize with iuEicient furetv or CIrejies II
a reaionable fun for his Or her good behaviour,
and particularly th4the or fh- will not Be guilty
OF a breach Of this ad for the lpace Of three
years next enfuing.
Sect. 5. BeHI4rtber .aa-7e4, That if any pei
ton fall play at billiards, at any table kept or
made ule IF for the purpoie aforefaiJ, he fhau
on cow ttion thereof, forfeit and pay fine IF
fix dollars for each and every fuch offence, u
be recovered by acton or complaint before any
Jntice If thePeacei and fer the County where
the of-rce thall be committed 20 the ule of him
or them who may protecute or lue FIR the fame.
SECT. 4. haI bsu /lyfber tn171d, Th4tit
lhaIt Be he duy Of Ill Sele8men, Sherifs, De
putty Sherjf5, ConaaJles, Ty hing men and
Grand Jurors, to complain Of any breaches Of
this Act
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An Act 70 incorporate the plantation
called Hcf Bmterfcid in the. county
OF Cumberland, into a town by the
name Of Sumner.
sen !, re Il ena4iedLyAe Scnatc and Hsaf If
0'''' l. y Rl0rgcn ativ-s IL Gere,al Court alerl-
5td, and hy fbe authority Of tbs ZANE, That tie
plant ttion Of Wet Butrerti ~, IL III. county of
Cumberland, BOUNDED a, follows, W: Begin
mig at The nor,hweR corner at Bu1kdgld, on
Paris line, thence running north thirteen de
grees wet four mics and one hundred and
eBhty four rods, thence north one mile and two
hundred and twenty rods, thence north egh Y
degrees eat four miles and forty rods, thence
iouth tixty FIVE degree, eat two hundred and
twelve rods to the middle f the eat branch Of
tive ty miles river, thence down the middle Of
1did river until il comes to Buckfeld north line.
thence north eighty one degrees wet on Buck
field north line four miles and two hundred and
fifty four rods to the bounds frR mentioned,
with the il habltants thereon, De, ana they here
by are incorporated into town by The name of
Sumner. And the fad town Is hereby ve9ed
with all the powers, privileges and immunjiies
which other towns in this Commonwealth do or
may by law enjoy
Sect 2. Be Il tutiey ena7ed, That Ilaac Stur
divant, Elq. be, arG he hereby IS empowered
to iiue his warrant directed to fome fIitable
iahabitant within fad town, requiring him to
warn meeting OF the inhabitants thereof at
fuch time and place as ihall he exprcRed N f4id
warrant for the PurPole Of chooGng luch town
officers as other towns are empowered to chooCt
in the month q March Or April annually.
[A2froUe4 June I3, 1898
INCREASE SUMNER.
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not dedicate your lives to the mainte.
nance Of them"
The precept 'divide and eonquer,'
was never exemplifed in the eyes Of
mankind in 70 friking and remarkable
a manner. Every old republic has fall
len before it. IF America has not fpirit
and fen1e enough TO learn wifdom from
the example Of 70 many republican ca
taitrOphies, pafing in review before hex
eyes, 6e dG(srva5 TO Izfsr, and mgR GER
tain!y 70iH taH"
GIT has been ftrongly imprehed
upon my mind for feveral years, that
period in the affairs of mankind was fat
approaching when it wonld be neceHary
to the American nation to revive their
martial fpirit, or loole their character
& liberties. The young men through
out the Union appear to have been i'm
Prehed with fimilar apprehension
they have the longef time to live, and
are the mott intcrefed. My advice to
you and all your contemporaries is, to
avoid every unbecoming action; foberIy
and difcreetly to contemplate the dam
gers Of your country; and above all, in
the ardor Of your PATTON for military
glory, never to forget the charity, hui
manity, benevolence, and the tenderness
Of human life, for whichyour fathers IN
der the feveref provocations, have ever
been remarkable"
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The Language Of Candour.

Lei t52Js 7vb0 reviIs The PRECEDENT, read
the t6ll57oing extract from bis nAEa0er TO
an 0ddrsG Of t5ny companies 9fmjatia
in Norris county, N. TeyJ6y.
+" NOTHING human is absolutely
pcrfeCt-the voice of adulation has new
er founded in the ears of the executive
magiGrate an univerlaI appreciation if
it had, there have been pamphlets and
newspapers, private 1ocietics and re(olves
enough, as we'll as debates in the ma
tional legislatures, to convince any man
to the contrary.
Had not the neafures been adopted.
whichyou have oblerved, we thouId have
been in circumfanc W much more ca
lamitous. believe you are very mucb
miItaken when you fu1pole that Z in
terefed commercial CHI acter8," Joined
with thoGe Whole political Pria .iplos
were not f" friendly TO a republican
form Of government, have led the way
to our preCent embarradment.
You 1hauld remember, however, that
there are & infereItaI commercial cha
ra6ters,' as well as perlons Whole p0lit-
zeal principles are not friendly to our
prelent form oFrePubHcan government,
who have urged hard to plunge us into
the horrors Of a war with a nation the
mott able to annoy us, and to force lis
into the arms Of another Whole form of
government and administration Is alb
horent To our own. It Is our wifdom
70 form no connection with any foreign
power that fall influence our form of
government.
If 14merica and any other nation
fhould have a common enemy, and
hould concert mealures together for the
prclent conlunGture for mutual benefit
there need be no danger of our adopt
ing their peculiaritieS Of government
any more than their adopting ours I
believe their fears on this head will Re
Rronger than ours, and perhaps better
founded.
Your government IS not, I hope 70
be called party; if a government Of
your choice is patty, how can you
obtain one which VIII not be 70
know Of but two ways, either TO make
it hereditary, or to place yourieIveS I'M
der foreign military deipotifm. You
will fart ith horror at the Taft, and
prefume YOU have no inclination for
the h-tt.
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An at more cfe6ually to prevent the
pernicious practice Of Gaminr.

An at more cfe6tually to prevent the
pernicious practice Of Gaming.
s.a RE- i e7aae4 By tic Sena.s ard HonG Of
''o'' IL Rc5r5llztatiyc5 IN General Cant qITn-
Isd, and Iy De 0attoriy 2t'ht fame, That 10 Inn
holder, Tavern keeper, Vrfualler Or perion
hcen.ed as a Retailer Of %puiyuous Liquors,
ihall keep, Or fufer to be kept, any table for
the purPois Of playing at Billiards, in any h uCe.
yard, garden Or other aPPendages to him Of
her belonging, cr by him or he5 occupied Or
improved. And if any Tnnholder, Tavern
keeper, Y Gualcr or Retailer of SPuituous Ii
quors licc0ced IS aforefii, fhal keep, or tufcr
to pc kept, in any hours, building, yard, garden
or o'her appendagcs tohr Or her belonging,
or by him or her occup.ci or improved, any
uch tab for the Pu'Pote Of pl yng At billiards,
OF thall fuifer or wit'naly and willingly allow
am Petion to play therein al billiards, Cards.
Dire or any other un awful game, he 81 the e,
oferding. UPON couv 6oa thereof Oh Az india-
meat Of the Grand Jury, before Tile Court Of
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no dehrlum, thOrt OF modern phllO-
tophy, could have ever conceived the
idea. In virtuous republics, it is a max
i'm facred and fundamental, that the
will Of the majority, lhaII be the will of
the whole-but in all republics, vicious
and criminal, the minority always re-
forts to foreign influence for fupport
and aillltanCe, to overthrow and take
vengeance on the majority. All the
republics Of former times, were delroy-
ed, and all the republics in Europe,
which remained, have fallen in the fame
manner, within a few months. Happy
Americans ifyou can learn wildom from
the experience Of others ~
IF our citizens are routed from
their lethargy, and have done away all
blind and infatuated fondnef8 for other
countries, they may confidently hope
for ipirit Of union and patriotifm,
which under heaven will fruRrate the
Vaccinations Of any perhdiou8 and in
fulting foe"
9" HAVE feen III the conduit Of
the French nation, for the lat twelve
years, a repetition Of their character
dilplaycd under Louis XIV. and little
more, excepting the extravagancies,
which have been interm;xcd with il, Of
the wiIdcf philofophy, which was ever
protedcd il this world fnce the build
ing Of Babel, and the Fables Of the Gil
ants, who, by Piling mountains on
mountains invaded the fixes. If the
ipeu is broken let human nature exult
and rejoice. The veil may be removed
from the eyes Of many, but fear not
Of All. The fnarc is not yet entirely
broken, and we are not efcaPe1."
81 HAD'ncvcr until lately, any ex-
peEtation that lh0uId live to fee unre-
mittcd Expectations committed on our
commerce; wanton crueJHeS eXercifed
on our 1eamen our general govern
mcnt traduced the executive authority
vilihed, and our very eXiitence threat
encd, through the means Of our citizens
or any other, with imPunity ] had no
fulpicion indeed, that mankind would
ever have taken it into their heads, to
try over again, experiments which had
been a million times tined, and always
found evil"
" 1t is indeed an awful conGdera-
ton, that at time great part Of Flu
rope appears dilpoled to adopt republican
governments, corruption thouId ap-
pear which never was exhibited before,
by the mott abfoIute monarcbies, VI
completed defpotiGms. Il fhouId lcem
that fraud and force, were to Be the on
y me2Iure Of right and wrong: This
lyltem mutt loon Be changed, or fci-
encc, arts, virtue, liberty, and peace
mutt be banilhed, and a fayage barbarity
be tubltituted in their places. Amer
lea is Of too much Importance to the
world, for the purpofes of wealth and
power, to leave her the fmallef hope of
eicaping, without her own determined
exertion8, the contagion of the general
diGemper."
f" THE recollection Of pat events,
and of the great and luxurious chief
who led to conquef & to glory, will in
iPire the brealtsthe aged with a gencr-
GUS tcorn Of going off, as well as a brave
and noble youth with the horrors of
coming on, the Stage, in fate Of de-
graduation and difgrace."
IT has ever been a maxim with
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+" THE republics Of antiquity, and
the middle ages, while they prcferved
the virtues on which alone they were
founded, although continually divided
IN opinion, and PerPetually in contefS
and diilentions, about their internal po-
Icy, never failed to unite againf foreign
intrigues, influence and aggredions
foreign war, Or a proipe6t Of it, never
failed to unite them, as one man at
home.-The latter end Of the eighteenth
century has lhewn US, that every rcpub-
lie in Europe, has loft its fundamental
virtues arc gone. Repub-
lies founded on crimes, and lupPorted
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Valuable Extracts.

The f6ll950tng extrads fran the Prcf-
dents n9(toer5 70 dH5rcnt addre055,
70iH d9u5A,E Gford Plsa)ure 10 the
federal readers Of this Gazette.