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three ages, nor It's 400 pieces Of cannon, not
the recollea on Of is ancient glory. What
SolyraanNras pnabl- 70 elFef in 1905. after q
Gege Of ftveral mcniis-whlt his fncaencrs
have not been able TO accompllh, though goa
ded by the numerous inl1its which were :Iered
TO the Ottoman hag - Bnonaporte executed in
a moment. With what confuiion Will England
ani RufIi.., who always reckohed this port in the
Mediterranean as fecufe TO them, he now over
uhelmei ? Malta Is again free from the yoke
OF the Carthageniaps and, thanks TO the new
Rom ms. this people are now about to refume
their former political and commercial great
nels." He then propoied, 10 honor of this bril-
liant prelude to the 6rR Victories Of our naval
army, and the new fucceles which its chief is
mediating, a refolution thar the victorious
French army at Malta has delerved well of
their country.
Efchalereaux, the elder, Imported this refJlu
ton, which was paaed unanimously.
The cannon were then fired, as token of
vit1oTy and JOY.
Letters from Amferdam bring the
unpleafant intelligence that the Englifh
men Of war which are cruiing in the
north feas, have Of late captured feyeral
merchantmen, laden on account Of the
merchants of that place.
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merchants of that place.
LONDON, JULY Z.
A letter from Egypt, dated Alexan-
dria, 1T Floreal, fates, there have arri-
we'd here from Conltantinople feveral
Greeks, accompanied byfeveral French
men, in the uniform of engineers
They have the orders of the Grand Sc
ignieur that they fhould be furnifhed
with every thing they fhould require
for French fquadron and troops which
were TO land in the port, and which af-
ter having remained there for forne time,
are to re-embark and proceed for Alep-
pc. Several other Frenchmen are here
befdes, to prepare for the reception of
their countrymen, and TO form maya
zines for the army, which it is faid will
coniilt of 10000 men. "A frman Of
the Grand Seigneur gives orders that
the French lhoul1 be furniihed with ev-
cry thing they want on paying for it,
The French who are here have agents
who collect every pofible information
relative tn the llthmus of Suev, and the
navigation of the Red Sea. They are
likewiie to inquire whether the Engliih
have any ihips in the Perfian Gulph.
Buonaparte is faid TO have written
on his departure from Malta to the
Viceroy of Sicily, informing him that
if he admits any Englih hips into The
ports Of that iiland, fuch admiGion will
be deemed declaration Of war by the
king of Naples againf France.
| The French found $500 Turks in
Malta, whom they immediately fef at
liberty.
The French have given the town
and territory of the old republic of
Lucca, to the grand duke of Tufcany,
in exchange for a part of the Tufcan
dominions, which he is to cede to the
Cifcalpine republic. Another unit to
the fun total Of French refpea for
g filter republics, " is thus added.
Five hundred guineas have been be-
queathed to Mr.. Fox by gentleman
lately deceafed.
The king of Prufia has refufed per-
milton to the academy Of arts and fci.
ences TO infert the republican calendar
in the almanac Of Berlin.
About the lat Of June, John Story,
printer, Of Belfaf, Ireland, was execu-
ted for high trealon.
Twenty two converts have been fup-
Iprefed at Rome.
Two French frigates near Batavia, have lort
mott part of their crews-and French troops,
which were landed from them are growing thin
ner every day BY difeaie. &c.
The lie Of France is fad to be in a very
| diltrefed fitdation fince the liberation of the
flaves AID that the inhabitants have applied
to Bhtiih Admiral Cbri0ian Tor protection.
The French frigare la BsR 6rgeEqas, fitted
ortin 1877. for botanical expedition to the
Canaries and the Weandies has lately returned
TO Dieppe with large and curious collection
Of objects relating 70 natural hftory after un-
dergoing great hardlh'ps, and having been ex.
Pcf-d to comfortable dangers in her voyage.
Sir Richard Strathan's fquadron fell IN with
the above frigate and allowed her 10 PATS, as He
could not conlider her a lawful prize. He
would not however permit her to enter HaY.e,
lf4t ~ dsred her far niepDe
The Wilmington mercury., 1798-10-28
r. The HEALTH-OFFIcE
is REMOVED to the Second
Door above Wellh's Tavern.

N0te--In lalt Mercury, in the
Hofpital Report, READ, dead,
none-Eloped, one.
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loud complaints, and excifes fuch MUIR
mars throughout the republic.
The prcdominatjng vices Of this fate
are prefumtion, vanity, pride, jealoufy,
and calumuya There is alto dilsem-
per peculiar TO the Inhabitants, which
is dcnominated bnnger, and which oc-
cations frequent deioIationS throughout
the country.
This republic, too, has the misfortune
to be infected with numerous plagia-
riffs a fpecies Of banditti who rife the
pafengers. The corruptors Of books,
and the forgers, are not lefs formidable !;
nor dc there want importers, who form
rhapfodies and befow pompous titles
on unimportant tribes, who levy heavy
contributions on the republic.
There are alto found an infinite num-
Der Of luxurious Idlers & Voluptuaries !;
who, only feeking for tholc volumes
that afford amuiemcnts, draw all their
fubfltence from the fate without con-
tributing any thing either TO it's advan-
tage or it's glory. There are alto
Miianthropes, born with an hatred Of
men: Pedants, who are the terror of
fchoolboys, and the enemies ofurbanity
and amiable manners.
will not notice the licentious &C.
niules Of the republic, who are in eter-
nal hofility of fentiments, and warfare
of difputes nor thole faftidiouS minds
who are too delicate not to be offended
every moment nor thofe Vifonaries,
who load their imagination with crude
and falle fyfens.
All thefe may befuppofed TO exif in
republic 70 vaf as that Of Letters !;
where it is permitted to every one to
refde. and to live according to his own
inclinations.
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fured II, | found It to be between the
tips Of the wings thirty-two inches ana
a half it is faid that fome are above
three feet, though nothing like IN lie
to the bats Of Madagascar. The color
was a dark brown, nearly black, but
lighter under fhe belly. It's alpeG was
truly hideous upon the whole, but par
ticularly the head, which has an erect
filming membrane above the noie, ter
minating in travelled point: the ears
are long, rounded, and tranlparant the
cutting teeth were four above and TX
below. | iaw no tail, but kinln the
middle of which was tendon. It had
four toes on each wing, with iharP
nails divided like the web foot OF duck
and on the extremity Of each pinioa
where the toes are Joined was nail or
claw to afilf it in crawling, like thole
Gifts hinder feet, by which it hangs fui-
pended when 9ileeP, to trees, rocks,
roofs, &C."
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ACCOUNT grtbe SURINAM BAT.
(Erau Sissbam's Exptltisa 10 s., iaarv J


"I CANNOT here forbear relating a
fingular Circumstance relpe6ting myfelf,
Viz. that on waking about four O'Clock
this morning in my hammock, was
extremely alarmed at finding myfelf
weltering in CONCEALED blood, and with
oat feeling any pain whatever. Hav-
ing farted up, and run for the furgeon,
with fre-brand in one hand, and all
over befmeared with gore to which if
added my pale face, fhort hair, and tat
tered apparel, he might well ak the
quelon,
q Be thou fprit of health or goblin damn'd,
9 Bring with thee airs Of Beavn blal from Hell! y
The myaery however was, | had been
bitten by the Vampire or lpsdFre Of Gui-
ana, which is alto called the fying-dog
of New Spain, and BY the Spaniards
psrovoLLador this is no other than a
bat of monfrous hze that fucks the
blood from men and cattle when they
are fat afIeep, even fome times till they
Sdie; and as the manner in which they
proceed is truly wonderful, | ihalI en-
deavor to give diltin9 account oft.
Knowing by inltin6 that the perlon
they intend to attack is in found fun
Der, they generally alight near the feet.
where while the creature continues fan
ming with his enormous wings, which
keeps one cool, he bites a piece out Of the
tip Of the great toe, 70 very fnlall indeed
that the head Of a pin could fcarcely be
received into the wound, which is con-
fequentIv not painful yet through this
.orifice he continues TO fuck the blood
until he is obliged TO difgorge. He
then begins again, and thus continues
fucking and difgorging till he is fcarce-
Iy able to fly, and the fufterer has often
been known to leep from time into
eternity. Cattle they generally bite in
the ear, but always in fuch places where
the blood flows 1pontaneounTT, perhaps
in an artery-but this is entering rather
on the province of the medical faculty.
Having applied tobacco-aihes as the beft
remedy, and wafhed the gore from my
felf and from my hammock / ob1erved
feyeral fmall heaps Of concealed blood
all round the place where | had lain,
upon the ground upon examining
which the furgeon judged that / had loft
at leaf-twelve or fourteen ounces dur
ing the night.
have fnce had an opportunity Of
killing one ofthete oats. Having mea-
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The Republic of Letters.
(E@;rat7 ! Eans Carl fties Of Literafrr.'')

TIE REPUBLIc or LETTERS is
of an ancient date. It appears by
the pillars Joiephus has noticed, on
which were engraven the principles Of
the licences, that this republic exited
before the Deluge at Leaf, it cannot
be denied that, foon after this great ca
taffrophe, the licences hourifhed.
Never was a republic greater, better
peopled, more free, or more glorious !:
1t is fpread on the face Of the earth, and
is compelled of perfons Of every nation,
of every rank, Of every age, and both
fexes. They are intimately acquainted
with every language, the dead as well
as the living. To the cultivation of let
tiers they join that Of the arts and the
mechanics are alto permitted to occupy
a place. But their religion cannot boat
of uniformity and their manners, like
thole Of every other republic, form a
mixture of good and evil they are
fometimes enthusiastically pious, and
fometimeS infanely iinpious.
The politics of this fate confilf rather
in words, in vague maxims and ingen-
ious reflections, than in actions, or their
effects. This peopleo owe all their frength
to the brilhancy of their eloquence, and
the folidity of their arguments. Their
trade is perfectly intellectual, and their
riches very moderate; they live in one
continued frife for glory and forimmor-
tally. Their drefs is by no means fplen-
die vet they affect to defpife thofe who
labour through the impuEe ofayarice or
necefity.
They are divided into many fe6ts, and
they feern to multiply every day. The
fate is fhared between the Philosophers,
the Phyfcian8, the Diyines, the Law
yers, she Hiforians, the Mathemati-
clans, the Orators, the Grammarians,
and the Poets who have each their re-
fpeaive laws.
Jufice is administered by the Critics,
frequently, with more feverity than Juf-
tice. The people gpoan under the ty-
ranny of thefe governors, particularly
when they are capricious and viGonary.
They refcinG, they erafe, CT add at their
will and pIeafure, much in the manner
Of the Grand Monarque-Car tel CT no
ire plaijfr and no author can anfwer
for his fate, when once he is fairly in
their hands. Some Of thefe are 70 IN
fortunate, that, through the cruelty Of
the treatment they receive, they lofe not
only their temper, but their fenfe and
wits.
Shame is the great calfigation Of the
guilty and to Iofe ones reputation a.
mong this people, is to loie ones life.
There exit, however, but too many I'M
pudent fwindlers, who prey upon the
property of Others and many vile
fpunger, who matches the bread from
the hands of men Of merit.
The public are tic dilfributers Of
glory but, too often, the diGribution
is made with blindnels, or undifcerning
precipitation. 1t is this which cauieS
The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-10-01
AGRICULTURAL.
HTNTs 10 FARMERS.

THE oheaPe6 and quirkea way TO make
poor land rich, is the obea The me bod IS
by covering the land.
Th-re are few farms viii h do not furnifh
yearly covering for one-hAlf, one third, OF on
fourth the arabic land il the farmer would care
fuiygather al the Vegetables briars, FINAL buhes,
leaves, brulh, corn talks, hulk, tops, Rraw,
&c.Hhjch grow upon it. This combuaicle ipread
over the hubble held 70 thick as to fuppres We
getati,n n. AMI let lie TWO years, until again TO
be put in corn, wiz enrich, The foil equal a
complete manuring and when cleared off in
The lPring for tlage,the land will be as nal ow,
clean and fertile, as fancy can dei.Te.
Let none Be discouraged by thinking il i'm
practicable 10 find 70 much--try it, p1rieteie
through the whole year in this work, ard you
will be agreeably difappanted both inthe qusn
tity & coas--it Will Be found cheaper TO ga her
and fpread over the land fnch ne2l-9ed com
bultibe, than 10 ball the neeeiIary m tuHre f ON
your Fable and fpTcad il. Some will object to
this, and plead the want OF force: LEI fuch pitch
a crop fom-thug lec,, ana thereby have pare
week of their force in every Gage of filing this
crop. | mean f1are week after planting, af
ter narrowing, after each blowing, &c. This
time, united to that Of the fall ana winter, viii
DO wonders. Let none objs6t and plead their
want Of the Nuoble pallure. 1t is tier 10 ZEN
or even give away al furplus flo k, than con.
tinue to work poor land. Keep no more than
barely horfes 10 plow, and cows for family mix
for few years. This retrenchment will, VII n
fold, make up dff,r1nce Of the lhort crop the
hrt year and the excefs Of grain ii each luc
ceeding year, will more than enabls you to re-
l,D~t ,tt I
fine retrenohment Of foak VII enable YOU 60
difpoie Of your italks, hunks, and top, vhich
are he more valuable, rs they are uose perna
nent, and may aaif to cover fecond field.
The wrrier cannot look around without feeine
the land bearing grer qn4ntites of weeds
Whole ltalks are too ItiF q fall even wi h iroA
Thy keep The earth in acton, irltead Of being
at r5f, and return nothing Got all the valuable
YegetAlivc particles they extract but when
moved down ana laid Oh the land may Be Niad
TO be qUarm eoversd N led
The writer thinks IL needlefs to enter into A
difquiGtion Of the properties Of ealth, air, vces
tativ- principles. &c. Ii is enough to know
In h are the faas-that TO cover lard. win en-
rich and mellow IL. That the fatfs are "a, can.
not have efcaped the mott common observer.
II load Of rails, logs bo. as or even Zone
happen las has been ofen the cafe ia lave
hin cot few months OF a piece If and when
removed, this land is Invariably found rich and
mellow. What hen wonld two years GOV
erirg do The quicker af,er harvsG land ISL
covered, the better and fll the better Il frtlhI
Plowed before covered. Thefa hints, calcula
led rather TO turn fsrmers' attention to what
they fee, than % what they do NOT know, ap-
plying well known principle 70 a more exten-
five uie, are given without claiming III. merit
Of dilcovery, and are warmly Recommended
Cyan
EXPERIENCER.
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In is variom braacbss, exsemei zof'b a''
feati0n and dypafc5. x Orders fa
Books, Pamphlets, Blanks, Haas
bills, &c. dub attended TO-
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yEyHAT ePthets fllSll judy mark thy deeds,
W What found articulate thy hoFrid yell,
lndarate Anarcby lis shine % fee,
q mov'd the laughter Of iurounding friends,
And battle Thy ine~s in their fluid itreAm.
The difnal meanings Of acu,eR pain
To thee are genie tymphoncs aud groans
That iaue dreadful from the eubattlsd plain,
Hoarfe with The thunder Of tie c7nnou' throat.
Compete the chorus Of thy eriny band.
IN elimes useiviliz'd. whore patton foams
by judgment unrearain'd, thou might'il exhauft
Without furprife thy maledi6tive rage !.
But why for polill,' days fueh crimes reservc
Why ope in Gala Thy pandotiaa bez /?
IT'S done.-And from the cavern. Of Defpair,
Where cold Malisni,y, in letters bound,
Sat brooding fchemrs Of nexperienc d woe.
Rnih the fsIl minisers Of human blood;
Aud perpetratc IN days meridian beams
Acfs that might black en- n,idnights deepef flaade
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POETRY,

Tie eaoy ekerk 7a5iet IT, b,sgrcti sf Freedom III
fred from re- far5uas,ise II anzrety, u tbat
ge'icady aJeriJEd ia Pam s1titLsl g Rsyo-
LUfloSs."
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The Ladies, in the Prefent uureferved
difplav Of their charms, ihould recollect
the obfervation Of the late Lord Chef
terfeld, who on being allSed if he did
not think certain Lady had fine 59l6m,
drily anfwered, g II is very pretty, but
have ieen it before"
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Stone Lime.

50 Tbe Jzie 9fA5e t5il97giEg lani, Il
pgtboaed til tie 6tb 8f Fs5ruary next.
HE nonreddent proPrietors of the
= fevera lots Of Ind iying il th= Of lad,
rhc county of Cumberland, hereby notified, thar
tbe fame are .axe5 for he State, County aud Town
taxes in che hi comnitted inc te SIblcrihcr to
e'iletf, for the year 1927, The REFLECTIVE iuns lo
lowing, viz.
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IuR PulHhed,

b. David Wet, BgqoS,
Numbers s & 2 Of Count RuuFoRD's
ESSAYS; or / & Of vol. Cd.
Thefe numbers, containing go pa.
ces Letter Prefs, and 5 copperplate en-
cravings, will be given to fubfcribers in
boards, at ] dol. 81 cents, which, when
compares, will be found cheaper than
the former numbers Of this valuable
work. B0?0n, Sept 20.
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One day an arch wag faid in com
pany, that tailors were ike woodcocks,
for they got their fuaenance by their
lgng bills
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A Hufband, troubled with 4 tcrma-
CANT partner whole name is Ilabella !;
and much addicted TO Latin quotation,
often applies as a charm to fill the tor
nado Of her billinglgate, the apt excla-
nation Of '.BeLla borri3a : 'BeNa.
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EXPERIENCER.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1798-06-15
PHILADELPHIA, Jaae {.

This informing the rsr7ai'rs Of Nh.
Bryso, ehqic deaIh was announced
ylfss62y were carried from his late
i7dginss, no. 2oS, Mulberry itrset,
ard dspoii,sd in Cnti9 ohcsoh bar :
aigsound. The fIne,al l. as attend
81 y The Members Of ho;h Hnufss
OF Cong-rfs, the Ohcers Of Govern
men', and nernbsr of = tizers.
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=, az Carlow ali1et, sur Pc ON.
cssrcc1 With various lelon'Ss, wei ca.
paah caa,iSted, and we're aanEd on
de fcond ina. Fos,r per,ens were
-capaal'y convicted IT Administering un,
kS,sl oa,sS, o0,ting trees ana o,sking
granddaughter TArsidsy, 9Th ~
fspt.
Two convicted of iSkiag unlaWfaI
oatks, 20 Ice lrsalperisd for lie.
A, Waterford, psrioa was conyiSt-
"a of administering an cath Of tscrecy
10 D., Geare, aa3 eight psrlons found
eailsy efaa unlawful stiesp6ssge st XII
na0rfy. One KslIeV ~as acquitted of
Administering ;isssi OATH, ard che ia
iornr eoNm,ied far perjury.
The,,dsy ien'pisia, Mr.. Dyer chist
ooRis4Sle % CeWYan diari9, eom-
r'ana,ng paicale OF -Four policemen,
soComp2ais3 by Mr.. Long, II Enni-
iiossue, iUdleHlv came UP with large
bcoy oiiel,irsents nssr that tosn, " hc
;nmns1ia'ely hred .svetzl mo, a him.
Nh,oh being hriikjy reyu,ne4 nv NJ.
NyeraEd IS patty, ;he iuiurseurs threw
dbNn ti,sir ernsan1 led ia al d,retti'
o., ls2yies Ok a.sn dead % the lpot.
F.o,a j.s various ,rsSts Of BIO ,, il is
inasins5, many more were wounds
sJ.
DustIS, May :.
I.e;'s-s we've ysGsr5sy received in
teva gGaa ki!slos, (GauaY Caoel
which fate, mar psus Of Heomsnry,
hsd ~ ssrSr1sy lsa KILLED ,sslvs ia
igrsrrfs ia t,rst reignbofhood. The
fstl IS fOi'y sui5en,ica;su Is paloas Of
&c hia}relt rsipeSfsbiii,y Tile only
palculsss Which We have heard arc.
5asta lac. ct asT,sd rufisss sdautsd
Ire Es1fons Who were Coming out Of
ospteh stCs, "a ing Attended divine Ter
vice. The clergyman, mott worthy
sud efteeusj gentleman, was alto AZ
tacks5, and 10 eicape aGs.Iinstior, ied
10 be-, rhese breaif deep in wafer,
be V5s hred on by the shsGins. 4
Psrty 81 leNmsaTy were fortunately
Eadlpe by TIC church at that the, nd
hing iGiorm,d oi bis danger ae9g 10
rs sfktianoe, killed twelve Of the adai
hns Oh i've mo, whots bodies were
iouue. and wounded many more. They
sex 10 2 iioneTs.
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~ II. NAt%sN a&&-,-. p


irop' the pecniia1tiuis<on ot the U az
ted States. We AIDED, HAT under en-
fling circumstances, we could no lony.
c. rsGli the conviction that the de-
mands Of France rendered il en,irely
impraetieable to etfsSt the objects of
our mieior. and that no, being perma.
nent miniitets, bot ENJOYS ex,raordina-
~ with full powers for particular puf.
poles, we deemed i, improper to remain
longer in France after The impoihbilry
of eifeaing thofc purpoieS had been
demonstrated. Before however wesoos
this mesfure and explicitly demanded
our pailpcrts, We deemed i, expediens
70 DEERE major Rutledee to call on MIR.
Tsl,eyrand on the roth nit. TO know If
be had any communication 10 make 20
MS in coniequence OF our letter dated
the 18TH aud delivered the ana IAN.
To this Mr.. Ta'leyrand replied, that he
had no anlwer 10 make, rs the direSto-
~ had not taken any order on the iub-
Jet. and when they did, he would in
form us of il Still being anxious to
hear explicitly from Mr. Tslleyrand
himielf before we tent our final letter,
whether there were no means within
our power Of accommodating our diff
lerences with France on jutt and rear
'onable grounds, we wrote to him on
the a7lh of February, fohci:ing per-
fcrai interview on The fubje6f of our
miihon; he appointed the I'd OF March
following. Yon will find in the eshi-
hit a, herewith incloied, what pafied
on that occsfion, On tbe 4th inf. we
requeited another Interview We have
detsl'ed IN the latter p,rt of the fame
exhibit, Tor your Information, the fub
han"e of thai conversation.
From theie accounts you NAV Oh
ierve thar the views of France, with re
gard TO US, are nor efIentially changed
fince our communications With iss IN.
official agents ia October lsit
We have the honor to be,
With srea, refpe,a,
Yourmoh ohcdient humble ferVants.
Charles CsfsItVsrtb Pirekuly,
7. MaplBall
e. Carr.
Col. Pickering, Sec. United States.
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SAVANNAH. Nav 90.

Letters have been received from
r5be M'Kmzis, mater CT the brig
pstiey If Ncrfoik, and .frdre.v Gay-
f.g, srsHe' Of the coop DEPENDENCE
ct Philsdeiphis, WHO failed from this
port in 4 pail laf9, foT the Wet In j..
dies, ard ioon sfler taken by Spa
Hiih pfivsleer s1d ordered 70 ST. Au-
guaine, ia Ear Florida, where they
arrived the a3,h ul,- and y e5e exa
ml1sA, cleared aid ref(ofed by or
&C. d ire Governor, on the 4ih in
iant--Ihey had 80 expea6s 70 D., Il,
nor was there my thing allowed for
detention or dsmsges--thsv menti-
On with gratituds, that the Govern
Ct and Judge, paid great attention to
t6elr uaf rtunate iituation, and thar
they rsee we'd very great aGiGance
from SEVERAL G. n'lemen Of 81. Au-
guit'ne.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1798-06-15
PAfIs, March 9th, ! z9s.
DEAR SIR,

DEAh tIk,
Agreesbly to " hat We Tsprefented to
you in our No. 8, We prepared letter
to the miniitsr Of foreign affairs on the
iubjed Of the late law authorizing the
capture Of reuirai vefels on board of
wbich any productions OF Great Britain
or its poAeiiions fhouId be ladeo, ihew.
ing hos incompatible Gnch law was " It'll
the rights Of neu,ral nations, and the
treaty between France end America, ils
difee tendency 10 deilroy the remain
ing commerce Of our county, and the
particular hsrdlbips to which il would
iubJeet he agricultural as well as com.
nereisl inteTells OF our cOnniiymen,