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Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-12-22

Inc Su1JC7a0ET 10atI STILLS
EXCHANGE for approved land
near Tie BI&s- Ridge,
A valuable Tract OF Land
in Northumberland county, two mile.
srom the cours-hosl.c, and near the bank
OF the Potomac, containing 1863 acres.
This tract is divided into two danta..Ms,
on the ore there IS brick dwelling houie
80 by 3, feet conveniently divided, ana
two brick Offices, "a by 10 feet. A farm
ed houie 70 by 10 feet defsned for an
overfeer, and other Out houies.
The convenicnces OF this place are E.
qg:ai!ed b. few, and the prelpctt exceIled
by none in the fate. The houle is htu-
a:cd on a high hill and commands an ex-
tenGve view OF the Potomac and the Chef
apeake bay. There is 4 creek Astounding
with the iines fin and oyfters, which ter
inmates tie fat land OF this traet, that is
navigable for bay Craft, and affords az
excellent landing place within halfa mile
of the houis. On thi, par, Of the traSt
there is an excellent bearing apple aud
peach orchard, and variety of other
fruit trees. 1t has great Efficiency st
oak and hickory timber, for the uie CT
tie plantation, 5eGdes large quantity OF
pine.
Oh the other plantation there i, frame
dwelling houfe 81 by IS feet, and a few
out houtes, iuch as tenants generally have
about th>m. This Part OF the tract is as
well Gtuated Cox farming as any lands in
Virginia. 1t rs well vatcred, has faEi-
cheney Of timber fer its fupp9t, and
iiourahins young peach and apple orch
ards.
AS it is prsiamaOle thst no perfen will
make Zach purchaie wirhou. viewing the
preni!cs, all that is necenary to add is tina;
Mr.. Spencer Ball, living thereon, will
llev the whole, and is fully authorized to
make iaie thereof.
JAMES V. BALL.
N. B. Any peron purehai!ng may be
fsppiisd witt. flock Of all kinds neceaary
and fuiHcienr for the plantation.
kah. 10. law.
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Tzyensy Dollars RtwQrd.


RAN AWAY on the Sth inf. from
the fabfcriber, living near Centerviiie, in
Fairfax County, Virginia, aNegre Girl,
about is years age, named BETTY.
Her complexion i; a.her Of 2 yeilewil;'
caa, ard has down look. Size 10
remarkably frong and active, and above
the COMMON fa.tre. She had on blue
kerfey pet'icoar and dark cloth jacket,
and took with her foa,e other cloaths. II
is expected the is concealed in the City Of
Warrington or Alexandria, or the neigh.
bourhood of them.
Any perlon fecaring her ia any jail, 10
that / &c. her again, Gisll receive Zen
Dollars, OF on delivering her to me the
above reward.
WILLIAM WOOD.
Deccmhe- 70. zaw3W
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-12-22
SOAL LEATHER
And Mems cea!ir Shoes,
Jua received a quantity. for iale BY
JOHN G. LADD..
DEE. TO-
IT, The Members OF the

sr The Members OF the
Mu,ural Anurance Society againt Fire en-
Buildings in the State Of Virginia, are
hereby rcquelted to attend their general
annual meeting to be held on the fIa
MONDAY in January next (heine the 18th
Day of the faid month at the Capitol, by
10 A. nj. agreeable to the sd ard zyE
articles of their contribution; thofe who
do not attend in perfon, or by proxy, will
be rcprefen:ed by the member OF the State
Legislature OF their rsipective Counties or
dii,Iitts.
WI Asst,
Principal Agent, M. "A. S.
Richmond, 73d, Nov. 1901.
e. The Members OF the
Mutual Iofurance Company, AGAIN. Fire
on Goods and Furniture in the S!ats OF
Virginia, are hereby requeited TO attend
their annual general meeting to be held az
their general office in the city OF Rich
mon:l, on the Gecord Wednesday of janu-
airy next being the r3;h day of the laid
month"; by tn O'Clock, A. M. aSreedole
10 their contribution.
w. F. Asst,
P-inci, al Agent, M. l.C'
Richmond, Nov. Is. 1901.
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To be Leajed

10 be Lea}ed
For. the term of I, years, at rcafonable
rents,
Sundry tracts of Land IN
the counties OF Berkeley and Hampshire,
in tenements of convenient dnnenilons,
!,cm Ico to 200 acres.
In BBRKLEY.
s,6 acres upon the river Potomac, op-
polite to fort Frederic.
lIoo acres upon the river Potomac, at
the mouth of the Warm Spring run.
$50 acres upon the north fox OF Sleepy
Cresk.
la MIR. Butler, living at Bath, can
flew ,heie Lands.
In HAMPSHIRE.
eel acres on New Creek, at the mouth
of kittlelick branch.
700 acres on the drains ot ,Abrahsm's
creek, on the Allegheny mountain.
So, acres On rhe iouth fork sof Glib
bon's run.
6,4 ACRES on the Allegheny nounsa,n,
between The gap over to Pine Swamp and
another gap, called The way to Euhins-
scn's-meadew."
sss. acres, called the Sc Trout rnond
,rsst" ON the drains OF Great Cacapcn.
tn. FIVE lalt- mentioned tracts were ia
ken up near 4oyears ago, and granted 10
Thomas Bryan Martin, deceafed, and by
him conveyed to the fobieriber. Any OF
1See tracts are to be parchs.sd at rea-
ionable price che half Of the money 10 TO
h paid down, and for the other ere,.st VIII
be allowed. For further particulars apply
!, Alexandria TO the iabferiber.
CHARLES LEE.
Sept. I6. zsw--,
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-12-22
No5ace IS hereby g1Uen,
70 the SIOCKHOLDEKoo OF :ne Ban

CT Alexandra,
THAT an election will be held at the
Court Houie in this town, onthe third
Monday in January next, for the Parpofe
Of choohng Nine Directors of fad Sank
for the eniuing year, agreeably to char
ter. By order of the PRECEDENT and D.
recsoyS.
GURDEN CHAPLIN, Cal;er.
Dec. IS. 60
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LauczHg ACaGenlv.

LNHttftS 1e''c'e"ef'
Mex t Friday being Chritmas day,
the ithol,rs are hereby informed, that the
TWO ncx5 days Of I'll ion viii! be next Sd
turaav and the Monday following and
the nigh {, RS viii pieale to attend en-
Thur'Iay and Monday evenings next,
Dec. II. d3'
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-12-22
FOR SALE,
A Tra6t of LAND II

A ITaLt G! LAM III
Frederick county, Virginia, containing
400 acres. Property In the county OF
Fairfax or town OF Alexandria, will be
taken in payment.
= Empire Of the Printers.
Dee. S. - eo3t
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-12-22

a Cgh g1vea at ta's aEfe fpr
s!sas Rags.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-12-22

Just PUELloHAO,
By Cotton 6 Stewart,
Aud fer Sale at sseir Box Stare,
Pr.ce 81 Cents,
Certain Acts ofthe Common
wealth of Virginia for regulating t.,e IA,
htia, and of the Consreis ct the United
States, more etIectuai!y 10 provide tor the
national defence by ettaoIi.hing an uniform
militia throughout the United STATES, with
the Rules and Articles Of war.
Wanted,
Ina public houie, few miles from A
lexa~iin and the City OF Warrington, a
Good Oj25er,
uEe can Gene well recommended 10 every
reflect. To iuch al one iand 20 o:hsr
need Apply generous waSes vol 'be9t'sn.
Enquire OF the Printers.
DEE. O. coo,
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-12-22

10 Lei,
A convenient Dwelling Houles
on Fairtaxarcet, lately occupied By Mr..
James Dykes. Eaquire OF
JONAH THOMPSON.
Dee. 9. 90
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N. B. Any peron purehai!ng may. be
Gsppiisd witt! flock Of all kinds neceaary
and fui6cienr for the plantation.
Feh. 10. law.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-11-17
Sale bp Sutton.
On THURSDAY next,

On THURSDAY next,
n ten s'eloek, svV be /old at me Aad7i'a
:. o. Roam, t..
Rum i'm hhds. and bis. /
Sugar in 40.
Coffee in bags, a1 81
Soap and Candles In boxes 49,
Raihns in 90. -saa
Starch in 90. s@ q y
Tobacco in kegs, sc.
.A,quantaty of Dry Goods,
s,' p Viz.
Kendall Cottons,
Kerfeys, sia
Halfthicks, Plains, .sgay lt
Plaids, Coatings,
Dufhls, Flannels,
Irih and Shooting Linens,
German Oznaburgs,
Calicoes, Durants, ~
,'Shawls, Handkerchief,
Ladies Silk Gloves,
Sewing Silks, Threads, &c.
H. and T. MOORE,
Nov. II. Au6tioneers
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-11-17
ALexanari1, CoAnfy, n.

AlexandriH, C0auy,H
| do hereby certify that Or.
Stewart, by his agent JeiTe Scott, brought
before me Abraham Faw, one of the Juf-
tees ofPcace for faid county, as an eRray
trefpafing on his premifes, a fmall bria-
die BULL, two years old Taft fpring,
crop in the left ear and a hole in the right,
ard the end ofhis tail white. Apprifed to
FIX dollars.
Given under my hand this goth day of
October, 1901. aS
A. FAW.
The above notice is given,
That whofoever has loft iaid bull, may
have him again by applying TO the fub-
fcriber, OF Dr. Stewards iarip, between
Alexandra and George Town, Oh prov
ing property and paying charges.
JESSE SCOTT,
OF. 81. rawsi't
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REMOVAL.


THE Subscriber RESPECTFULLY informs
his Friends and the Public, that he has re-
moved his fore into the brick houlc adj
joining Mei1rs. James Rufell & Co.'S,
where ne has opened aneat aGortmens Of
SEASONABLE GOODS,
Confilting Of
Superhne, fine and ccarfe cloths, Ker-
ieys, half thicks, aulhings, coat;ngs,
Kendall cottons, Aannels, ba;zes, role
and ftriped Blankets, cailimeres, fwan-
downs, plaids and jerieys, fancy cord,
velvets, fuiains, tufts, calicoes, Irifn IL
mems, ihawls, check handkerchiefs, beds
ticking, ticklenburg, ofnaburg, &c.
Gentlemen fine hats of the neweG fafhi-
on and of very hyperion quality, felt do.
by the cafe and by retail, children's
cearie and fine do. fhoes, kid, fluff, and
leather flippers. Loaf fugar, brown do.
In barrels, coffee in bags and barrels,
pepper and ahpice, china and queens
ware, which are now offered for fale on
the mott reafonable terms.
't JOSHUA RIDDLE.
Oct. 10. d6teo
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-07-27
kline POX

Exfra7 sfd LITTER from Tx Hon William Ed,zoees,
NenbeT Of C7zgrff far Comeaeat 70 Or. Cur
ii, 2f hraoIoa, u ne fame Stafe, dated Nay
ash, 1901
" - he Kline Pox bid fair at pretnt to he
ufsful to The warlj, fnt y3n ertiicafe
from an Ga lei hbor Whole children you iuuo
ouldted FIR that Iileale."
: Fo5 the be-eft Of ,hofe who Win TO be in
nocniated Mi the Kiae Pos, Rate a. al in
den4ble f.5t, that all tAoe fcve0 children of
mine, who had tie Kine Fox At Newton, have
here been noccul4ed with the Small Pox /;
foHe M them fx times, and none lrfs tAan three,
and not one II them have been able ~ take il.
They have al.o been amon0 Ii, mere O. les,
theie four seek. pat me If th.m ,iitei
The pet hyuie frequently, and ben As much
eyPoied to il as polible except lodging there.
The l,,le by that did not have the Kline PIX
is now broken or with The Small PIX, and
lodges IN TIC me bed with two other 81 my
ch.lL,en who ia &c had lie Kline Pox.
PHILO NORTON"
Ttrr0Hr5, Nay Oh 1901.
N. Is. Mr.. Edmonds was, AT & q, an u7be
lever % tie efficacy Of tbs new inn ulsIio1,
and was inclined % rank il MI b The p-ints Of
Or. Perkins. and fuch like whims.
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d PORTUGA[.

OF FOkl 10 NJ.
Pr the Salem Papers We learn Of an arrival
At Q ouceaer Cape ANN from Liibon, in 34
days. The accounts theI eby, are, thaJ ho0lI
ties had commenced between the French
SPaniards and Poitugueie, on the frontiers q
Portugal; IN which the later had been defeat.
Cd "A letter from I.ifbon, dated June Oh, has
heen received in this town.-lt corroborayes the
account ofthe commemorate holilities. II
will Ne reoollc9cd. that M. D'Aranjo. The Por-
Iuguefe miniRer, TENT to aauage he anger, o.
ftisfy the avarice Of Bonaparte left L.'lbor fl
pOnent the I6th April, and arrived ID France
a few days attcr.-The commencement, there
fore, Of hoilites 70 late June, th-ws, thar the
annihilaton Of Portugal has been determined
upon ID The cabinet Of the ThuHlerics and
that nothing thort Of its reanneMon with Spain,
viii hrsfy the Arbiter # Europe,
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-07-27

,ral centuries AGO. i is IN tie hlmmit Of an
hill; the walls are nearly ! feet in height they
are four iqulre and encompass about four a
ores Of ground. This area was covered with
timber. which wa judged 70 have food as long
as zso years In ahe fpring Of iaa year, (18oo)
the wood was cut down, in order for tillage
and when the groung was poughed, Lere were
turned up a brafs Rjllet, meaiuring nearly 3
quarts, an axe Of a peculiar fipe, ievtral well
wrought chilels, and plough ihare.
On particular fpot within the walls were
found coal dul, cinders, fcraps Of iron, &c
which denoted, beyond any doubt, that On that
fpot there once Good bl4ckmith's Chop, At
fmall diaauce from the furface there were alto
found many human bones, from which cirCum-
Rance it feems evident, that in remote ages a
people were IN that part of the country who
had made progrels in civilization, 70 far as 70
undertand the art Of regular fertilization, and
alto works in brsls and IRON, with tie tillage Of
the earth by the plough.
The writer Of this account lately hal K from
an acquain an who came through Hudfon,
directly from he town of Pompey, and whole
veracity he believes may be depended on.
[ Huysa Pqbrl
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-07-27
Frsm The SALEA C.1zE4TE-JaJ Il.
Ma. WILLIAM DOWST,

MR.. w IL "a NJ OOtF
Who lately died in this town was man Of
Uncommon Eze and ltrength. He was nearly
iset high, and weighed geo wight. The
foH"wirg inAsuces will prove his great degree
Of nrength. He was on board privateer, lat
war, which got among he breakers of Cape
Brc,on; when it becane nccenary immediate ely
TO cat anchor tut there being none upon
deck, as many hanls lai3 hold Of one whcA
was in The hold. Us could &C at it, but Guild
not Fart it DowR puihed them +fije, iezed It
hmielf, brought It upon deck, rauied il Tor
ward, ard held i upon tie ii Der had. while
q cabe Was bent "a i. when lie threw Ii over,
s,d Lved The veHei and lives Of tie crew, as
theg were hen ~ on the point Of dolh ne Hpon
The Y Tie anchor weighed TOO weight
At anoth tine, eight or ten hands wee lcat
70 BeIke.'eh yard from tie yell known Fri
vateer fiji Gland Turk, 70 brig up a fore
yard for the III D-wf was among tHem,
bur, naiur l,y .hatoty. he did rot at Az take
hold the Others boulle-e il, hut began TO
hagser under it, and ,omp =j dat here
were not enough io cary i,; Down, lIn-Lirg
~ th.ru. told them h. cau.d carry il alone
on which hey thew il duwn, and be took il
up, and catII-d ito tie Tip w,tAcu. alliance.
kes a, Windmill Point, he va, direYed by
bis employer 70 % FIR ia, .aG wiieh was in
an adjoining field when Dowt g0t him q the
partition fence, teing in rather law mood,
e fave himfclf ire trouble Of lctiog down ,he
bars, lie took III bel1 and lifted him ever, and
then got uror his back, ard rode hrn 10 the
place where he was 70 be employed. He once
RATED from the grouni The anchor Of the prize
ihP Redemption, which weighed 1890 and
which four men bad Immediately before en-
oeaVorec n van to it, upon bet. BE ng at
Bilboa, lat war, N Privateor, ~ Lngli.h vel.
fel cane In, which had in lis crew Z pruie
bully, Who was challenging every one 70 com
bat, an sea, Of Dowa, ient particular
challenge to him they met, and TIE Engh.h
man, who wa lirerior d our S3mpion N the
srt Of boxing, ka ocked him down three time,
aud the lsl liue twiaed his fingers into bis hair,
70 gouge him, when Dow1 gave HIM blow
upon his N which broke II, and with another
bow be Broke 70 three Of the bully's ribs.whO It
was faid died Of his wounds. DoWit, with his
amazing nrengtb, was rcma kably good naru,-
ed, and tenieriu his FEELINGS and rather OF an
indolent habit but when be was routed 70 an
GER or to overtion, his eff IRIS were irreiilble.
he enjoyed through lie, large ihle Of health.
For three months previous 10 hi' death he had
been afiiaed wi b the dropfy. but appeared q
have conGteIably recovered; aud tie Taft DAY
of his life he walked abroad The greater part Of
the day, according to his ufual habit; bul the
next morning biz wife found him dead ID the BED
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The Mail.

GEORGE TCuN,
NEGRO CONSPIRACY

NEGRO CONSPIRACY.
E1traG 9f q efttr from Q lgeHiAmaH rei4.Hg o7 rbs
P9foamat. 10 re Editor, dated TpHe zqtb.
" l. may be uitiul 70 many Of the citizens
Of Mar, land, n know the following Occur, Cd.
ces, which VIII ih-w the Perilous Gtu4tion ID
which 0e daad ielPe9ng our negro lIges.
"P.cple 70 The egh5orhood Of P1cataw7y
have ,eu greatly alarmed, by a company of
runaway negroes, who had culledet 10 4 con
hderahle number and oommjtteI depTedaticns
If va.iIu, kinds, fu-h as, breaking oren meat
houics, II aim no ies, ant IN tome inHances
the re' irg PeEfens On the highway.
Z" One Of their meet, g At negro quartet
was D. ovidertially made known I'd he geutlc.
man who owned the land. WHO haI il MT III
his power 10 get airy aLIltanee however, he
contrived 70 conceal himlelf in fuch mann-r,
AS 10 hear their converiati n pretty diain1Iy.
They declared before The laR 81 Auguf 4 great
deal o. the blood Of the Whites, mutt and would
he lpiIt. Some we've oPpofed o delaying il 70
long, others iaid theiT plan was not ripe for eK-
ecuon whcu female declared that they were
patcel q cowaTdiy fellows CT they would
have done this buff eis long ago.
4 When thtfc things were made knowa a
number Of Pertons aAJo'ated and armed them
frlves, with a determination to -four the neigh
borhood and If podl0lc 70 End The hiding plac-
Is. They have fortunately taken leveral and
it is fnppoied have dilperied 'he ref. Three
Of ,hoic unprecedented we're DELIBERATE villains,
one Of them with an Ak was near killing lome
If the perlons who took them.
In tbs lettIement we abound with fee ne
groes. whol- idle habits and didolute livs arc
the fou'ces rom which many evils ipriug.-
Without fpeedy legislative interference, God
only knows he favage barbarity which awaits
US"
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DortlanO,
MoNDAr, July ~, 1901.
s>-t@@@ So @@@er
NEWS.
NEWS.

The lal( fouthern Mail furnih.d u VI
late foreign information received at BoAo
a. Wedneiday, via Halifax. The irielgHl
fom London is brought down 10 TIE 9Th
June. Official lette had been received, vi
an account Of the events in Egypi to he ii
Of April. The Britfh had captured Roita
and their Prolpeas Of final iuccei contiaSs.l
brighten.
Additional evidence is fnrniihed ofthe incs
nlc Hc dlPoftion Of the NoHhrrn Europa
Powers towards Great Britain. \ The Daa
have evacuated Hambnrg-the Elbe Is az
vlth BiJilh tratieg fhips--the Ruaiaas hi
relesf,d the Britilh vefeI lately enlarged
her ports-a and the Pruaian', col6ding 4
ipecdy Paei6cation with CT, Bitain have
called their troops lately Gauon.- VI IheHF
81 the coat of the Baltic.
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Homboldt, al Caracas, il South America,
has made tcme inlerefing otlerv&tions On the
motion Ct The bare meter near the equator.
have read" fays he, /" in he tranfaaions Of the
Re G., Secretly, that the barometer rifes and
fells here regularly ev,ry "a hours. Here, ID
South America. its motion IS more aRoni(hing
There are four atmolpherical tides every "a
hours, which depeud only on the abrasion Of
the fun. The mercury falls from nine o'clock
in the morning tall four O'Clock 10 the evening.
1t IFS from four till eleven o'olock; il falls
tom eleven o'clock Till half paR four il the
morning il reafcends f ON h 7 time till nioe
O'Clock neither winds, Go ms. nor earthquakes
have any fuen1e on th motion"
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HIsroRrcAL AwlcporE.


The rapid fucceGcs Of the E,g "a in France,
ii The year 40. we checked by the numer
Gus forces which the French King fent sgainR
them, under the Duke Of Normandy. The
French began their enterplifes by laying fege
10 Argouleme; and John Lord Norwich, The
Governor, after a brave and vigorous defence,
found biGfcf reduced TO fuch exlremetes as
obliged him to employ fratagem in order to
fave Lis garriion, and to prevent his being u
duced 10 iurre7der at dil-Teion. He appeared
on the walls and deiired Pa:ley with the Duke
Of Normandy. The Duke thcre told Norwich,
that be fuppofed be inttndet to c4ptulate.-
"Not at all" replied the Governor " but as
10 morrow is the feat Of the Virgin, to whom
know that you as wei as uyflf, hear a great
devotion, deGre ceGIion OF arms for that
day" The proPoial was agTs / to ; and
Norwich, having ordered his forces to prepare
all their baggage, marched cur next day, and
advanced towards the French camp. The be
fiegers, imagining they were 70 be attacked, ran
10 their arms bat Norwich tent a mehage to
the Duke, reminding him If his eng cement.
The Duke, who p.qusd himfelf on iaithtully
keeping his word. exclaimed, ! Zee fbs Go9yaor
5as ouqytted me BIZ a rs De c9atent Nth gam ~
The place and the Eoglilh wee allowed to Pals
through the camp unmol-Red.
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FROM INDIA


IL appears bv the different accounts brought
BY The EAT india lh.ps arrived in this town,
liza. gracd expedition had been fitted ont
ON B. al-the. E were scar ore hundred fail
,f i4r-e ihies cany.ng troops, hories, sc. con
voyed bV fcveral lhip, 81 war under the Gem
manj Of Admiral Reu'er. After the feet fail
gt, which was ahou NE frR of March, from
Ce,icnwhere had r. dezvooleI. feveral Imall
div fons Of II Ps, departed from the Gauges 10
join. The Zee took 10 large quantity Of wa
t,r. There are various calculations rs "a the
force Of this expedition. Some climate Il at
Io.oo0 men Others a FIR As 5000. There
wee Two Eur .Pean Fceiments--the Remainder
j. conp1f-d Ut Scpoy troop, ia.eaed faom thcir
tel corps. Several regiments are faid TO have
b-eu i-nt from the Cape Of Good iope, 20 aa
I'D cert. Fibre can De NJ doabt that this
expedition is defined againt th- French II f.
qypt, by the way Of the Red sea, and Perian
Culph ailA ugh The obj-1 was kept as /. mou
profound i-crtt IA he Eta-Iodes.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-07-27

Il is rumoured, tits eye~ adeued with much
confidence, hatMr .MAdiio1 Ia ever been openly
and unequvocaly oppoied to lbe conIua Of be
Executive, in removing IA ON oli-e, needlelsly and
apparently with arevenGelu part fpi tnumer-
Gus federal Off ers,many ofwhom fought for our
indepen e &c, and agajna mott q whom NOT
fladow Of complaint has bsen made. 1t alto
laid that III coniequ-nce Of the violent pro-
ceedings of the Prei5eot, he was about TO re
fgn three or four weeks fnce If this, be true
as we have reafnn % believe il, il fpeaks loudly
the policy, qood feofe and m aenaaimi,y Of the
Secretary Of State. 1t afo taij that the Elk
ecutve is controlled by, and conGdes in the &C.
nevan Finlncier, whom we Gncsrely with back
again to his native country. His appointment
IS difgraceful TO this couotry. 1t is digracing.
1;sh,ing, and deipiGpg The talents of our own