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Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-09-13
COMMANDMENTS Of gaGatsafstts.

ycrE, a.-ft Court Of Common Plros. 5....
holden at Wa'erboroueh, svitbin and f,;b. . 80
~ Of York, onfbf fourth Tasfday Of 6aga9 ~. 40,
toe 14fbday Of jafd ,aOatb, A. D. 1904. - ''Ss
ON the petition Of Katharine Wendsp
~ Of Cambridge, in the county OF M;dd-r..,
widow, Caleb Gannett, OF faid Cambridge, efou..-'
guardian of Katharine Bratte Gannett, John NJ
CO Ganne.t, Thomas Bratte Gannett, and n y
beth Latham Gannett, minors, and children ofs,'l
Caleb Ganrett asd his late wife Katharine gann..l.
deceafld, all Of laid Cambridge, and Joho Mrl.It
of fad Cambridge, clerk, guardian Of SophiaMes""'
Katharine Salftontall Melen, ADD John Weodse
Mellen, all of fad Cambridge, minors and ch;t
oren of the faid John Mellen and his prcfent Wiz.
.hewing, that the faid Katharine WrndslI and il.
fad minor children are feized Of one undiyd.i
moety of a certain tract of land Gtuate n Il.
towns of Btddeford and Arnndel, in the county 4
York, containing by ettimaiion about nine hunarsl
and ixty acres, and bounded northealtery by Sacc
river, being one hundred and twenty rods in widrH
on faic river, and thence extending fouthweh abml
four miles TO the fouthweft line Of Saco patent, q
called, and adjoining to lands of Syvanus Lowell
Benjamin Staple, Joieph Staple, and Others, on ii,
| northweferly ide, and to lands belonging 10 Rob-
srt fitzpatrick, and the heirs of Benz amin Hooper
Jun. late Of fad Biddeford, deceaf .d-the hn
moiety being formerly part Of the eftate of Gener,
William Brattle, late of Bolton, deceafed-thc 9th
rr moety belonging To perfons unknown to Ii.
petitioners And praying that their laid moi,tv
may be duly aligned TO the faid Katharine Wen.
EEL and faid minor Chi fren to hold in feveraIty-
Ordered, That the petitioners caule
the fnbaance of their faid petition, and this order
thereon, TO be inherited three weeks fuccsfivy. n
the Portland Gazette, printed by Elezer A. Jerks
the lat publication thereof to be twenty DAYS Il
ieat prior to the next term of this Court, 10 "
olden al Biddttord, within and for fad county Of
York, on the Taft Tuefday of October next; %
the end any peffon or perfoos interefed therein
nay then and there appear and thew caufe, II any
'hcy have, why the prayer Of the f4id peihisa
ihould not be granted.
Attef. DANIEL SEWALL, Cl-k
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Poetry.


GAYS F.ssros 70 TAsTr, am arang-iy perPiexd,
- For nothing 10 Peafe me you bring;
Wi whms and with changes FOR Tn vexd,
And fil Fancy is Wild on the wing
I've invented ,things thar caprice devife,
have mingled all co'ors and n
The leaders of FAsEios my fancy d-f pfc,
And in redicuIs, laugh my Kill.
1have & uxDsrssD ,he far Nynphs OF the land !;
have ihewn sv'ry charm they poIefs
Like their Grandmother, Evs, have led the cay band
And like vESus. have taught them tobeis.
And ts therefore. they fcorn you ery'd TAsrE. wha
You have left them charm difplay lfmle
When led the b,h phaIanr. taught them the while
TO be iparing, and decent, tho gay.
/ told them, that Beauty, when feen by all eyes,
Would the proud charm of novelty iofe;
AND the is moli ardent who jsayfaLJ fghs
Sac moii happy, who learns to REFUSE
Let the Daughters Of fAnnion to TsurH lend an car
Let them hide the rich charms they poheis,-
And the tributes of FAME their feet fha appear,
And MAskfSp fhsll their EMPIRE CONFESS.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-09-13

A Jew in the neighborhood of Bonn. 10 Germany,
has lately emerged from rho mott abjea fate of pow
<ry the mon unbounded affuenee. He kept
ifer able public houfe, which principally FREQUENT
cd by lew pedlars he had children. of whom only
arc alive day, in confequencc OF diipute he
had with one of fona he faid to him IN PATTON,
Go 10 the place that pepper comes from" The boy
snderffood the words literally, and Immediately
barkcd for the Indies. Hew heard of for many
years, bur intelligence received that he had lied
In the Ezlt, poGefed of fort1ne Of million
nsrine and had left hiss father heir bis whole pro.
perty.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-09-13

1 NE Subtcriber hereby gives notice 10 al UOn-
1 cerned, that having been d'fiy appointed AID
m'niftratrix on the Eitate Of MOSES M'KENNY,
OF Scarborough, 10 the county efCumberland, Gen
femas, deceated, has taken upon her that truft,
and gwen Bond as the Law directs :-Sk. therefore
reqneits all perfons who are inde5tedto faid de-
ceated's etfate TO make immediate payment and
thofe who nave any demands thereon.t to exhibit
Inc lame to LUCY MKENNY.
fzgM 40, 1904.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-09-13
Five Dollars Reward.

r OsT, on the 7sd Augut lalf. between Corham
IL corner and Col Anderfons, in Windham. black
Msyaso Poekef Booi containing Ten Dollar and
Five Dollar Bin, Note of Hand, and number of
Receipts. Whoever has found the fame and will re-
furn il 70 the iabfcriber Gorham Corner leave It
n this Office, fhali receive the above reward.
Seef hMES MLELLAN
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-09-13

lit Court of Common Pleas for TIE county Of Gun.
beriand, be2un and boiden at Portland, in and for
jaid county, fbe third Tuefday Of June, D. 1904,
ION the petition of Eleazer Crabtree,
Of faid Portland, Mariner, fhewing-That be
is feized tenant in common with other pericns
to him unknown, ola certain piece of Flats, togeh.
tr with an old Wharf BANDING thereon, lying ia
Portland aforefaid, htuated and bounced as fol.
lows, viz. Beginning at a fake Handing on the
northery hde of an old wharf and by the iouthery
fiJe or corner Of lot and fats purchafrd by hmof
Enoch Ilfl-y, June I7,AnuoDomni, 1900, as by The
deed thereof recorded may appear; thence runaing
foutherly at right angles, and at high water MARI
forty feet to fake thence ruaning north eighty
four degrees eat, keeping fsid width Of forty feet
from the ioutherly Tide of faid lot and hs purcba
fed as aforefad, 10 low water mark, including the
old wharf thereon fanding-That he is defirousto
bold and enjoy his part fhare 10 fad fats and
wharf, being one 6xth of the fame, in frveralty;
Add therefore prays that mis- lad part ihare ray
be FER off and divided from the rrit, agresably TO
law of the Commonwealth IN fuch CAFES made and
provided.
Ordered, That the petitioners caufc
the frveral perfons interefted in ia d Edate, aud
living within the State, or the Attornies of fach
as are abftnt aud have Attornes fefidlng within
th Stot7. to be duly nCtiied Of fad petition, By
ierving them perfonally with copy thereof, Or
leaving copy at their dwelling houfe or laft place
of abode, Or by infSrting the fu6tsnce Of the fame
three weeks fuccefvely in one or more of the pub
lie newfpaPers, that they may have opportunity 10
make their exception to this Court, or the third
Tuefday Of October next, to their granting the
fame, Attef, SAMUEL FREEMAN, CLERK
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90 Dollars Reward.

If1 guard, on the night of the a6th of Ausuf,
1904, from the houfe OF Deacon Daniel Guild. in
<ttrsS. IN the county of York, a man by the name
of JOHN DREW, of Sbapi-igb, in faid county,
having black hair, light complexion, dark eyes
a years of age. Whoever will apprehend fai |.
runaway add deliver hra 10 the iubfcriber, in
York, fllalI receive the above reward.
SIMON FERNALD, Dep. Sheriff, York.
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BLANKS,
OF VARIOUS KINDS FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE
gbis eazsttr,

Cbjs Ga5ette,
s printed every MONDAY Morning by WiEtiAA
s.JsSks JUN. for :hc p1blilher ELFzR JSks :,
Z the Printing Office No. 7, Fi5,frsef oppofte Jonss
Row, Portland where Subscriptions ComrunieT
tions, Advertisements. articles of News, sc. az
received with attention.
The price iS-oNs DOLLAR AND FIFTY G rs year
executive Of poHage
As this GazsrTs has the lsreen and mott ertenhs'
circulation of any paper in Name i Is hghlf aossA
tageouS for h2vsrfsrzents which viii be inisrcd re-
fonaby, and in conlpicupus rlznner.
l9rtnttng,
Ia is various branches, executed 81 fsid Ohce, e
a hzpdiome mapner and ar the fhorteE nouecs y
WILLIAM jerks, !rs
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE,
III No s, Lo4g W5a,f
IRON thirty TO forty sous of tho brii OF RuiA and
J. Swcdes IRON,
NAIL Pr aTEs and RODS, of different Ezes,
STEEL, Of various forts,
Patent Cur NAILS OF all kinds, Ivy the cak,
Bef Holland GIN by the cafk,
Rullia and Ravens DUCK,
LOAF SUGAR, by the loaf.
All which will be fold on the lowell terms, by ap-
plying TO
Cotton B. Brooks.
Poyttari Spf 6. 1904
FOR SALE,
n, Store No 4, Long Nba,f
s Tons Ruilia Iron,
S Tons Ruflia Cordage,
Asga .. well Aaorted.
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Thirty Dollars Reward.

d AN away from the houee of John Goodwin, of
N this town. en- the night OF the I'd inf. Ne
gro Strpant Girl, coal black, wits large eyes,
wears large ear rings. with fear under one of her
ears, about r, years old. fhGrr thick made, aud
was dreffed either in frped Holland, or fpotted
Caico.--The above reward will be given for APP
pretending her 81 lodging her 10 Pffon,or bringing
her 10 the houfe above named.
THOMAS BLANCHARD.
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IRON the houfe Of the fubfcriber, . new Saddle,
T. and an old one eft ia the room of it.-The
perfon who has the fame is rcqnefed 10 return
il "a foon as poffoc.. JOHN DUNNO.
Bruufzuiff, Sept. 4.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-09-13

A Part of a two tory Houfe, con-
n venient for oee two families. ituaied in
ast.a,- &os-Ioquire of WILLIAM GoRHaM, a, bis
ss<, F0re-1rest, Portland. A.gs6 80.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-09-13

a
BY the Dutch mail Of Saturday, We received the
following death of remarkable
LITERARY CHARACTER.
I" The 74th died here, MIR. L5osen Dam, late
Secretary TO the Council of Ame rcan Poieons, and
one who may be ranked among the greatef literary
Of Europe. His exterior figure dininguifhed him
from moft other men he fmall of aaure. (hott
of body, high brraled, very hump backed, his head
reclining downwards. his nofe extremely long
his mouth of the wideh, and his eyes pene-
trating and this hnguulxr machine Imported by
lahs inlfead Of legs. Such the habtation of
. foul which too great for lis confned limits.
He fpoke almoA all the living languages fuently
rs his mother tongue. He was ALTO Killed in the Greek,
Hebrew and Latin languages, well as in feveral of
the fcences. In all thar had relation the Bellies Leres
he eXcelIed I; and in which he would have been ia
throughout Europe, and obtained immortal
name, IL his pen had been devoted 10 politics. He
paed the latter part of his life mifcrable martyr,
either ia political difpu:es the eonfumpton of
dry fpritls papers relating the affairs of the Welt
indies. He was great in forming plans. but unleady
IN carrying them into execution continued change
zbleneis his chief falling, by which means he did
NOT long poe the fame friends. state(men cnced and
and employed him draw up competitions OF import
ance, many OF whom have fgure at the exPene of
his However comfortable his .rvices in this
way he Teens to have been notify paid with pronfes,
for his always fcan'y, although his wants
were few; in fort, his afiuence dtaurbed hrs
sepofe."
The famous French General, AHsERsu, is native
of PARIS and the fon OF ruitcret Tho he has been
lately dfgraced pro lorna, iron the Conlular Court.
he poiit fes infinitely of Bonapsrtes confidence
shaa any other chief Of the army. Ii he, who
Lodi, pufhed General Bonaparte into ditch, while
he was advancing full gaop the enemy
Mt he head Of his troops Stay there, fad Ansereau
20 him, what fhoald we do if You were killed"
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NOTICE

NOTICE
WHEREAS Commifiun Of Bankruptcy has
w cern awarded add i.'usd sganf. JOHN
FAXON, late of Nszrb,yt, and now. rehtens OF
Camden, Ditsritt ct Msinr, Merchant and the
fad John Faxon has teen declared Bankrupt
nc Is hrreby requirei 10 fuIrender h'mielt to nc
fubtcribers, Commit pners IN faid Communion M
med, on the tenth, fxteerf6. ADD fbirtiro Gays CT
SEPTEMBER next, at Ten O'Clock IN the forenoon, on
fad days, at the OEfice Of EaAsTUs Foors. IN lad
Camden, and make full d;.cIofure and difcovery
of his Ehate and Effects when and where his Gre
dItors arc to come prepared 10 prove Their debts
and at the firm meeting TO choofc an Afhgnfe or
AiGsnees and at the laf meeting, faid Bankrupt
is required to fniih hi examination and the Gre
ditors Of fad Bankrupt may be heard before laid
CommifIioners, agaioa the making or allowing of
certificate the Judge OF faid Drict, to entitle
the faid Bankrupt 10 Certificate of Diicharge.
All perlons indebted to the faid Bankrupt, are
to make paymeh, and thofe who have any of his
effects, TO deliver the fame TO fuch perfons only
as the CommifIioners hall appoint.
BENJAMIN CUSHING, Gsn,T
RRAsTUs FOCTE, 1'"f''.
Dot.dnt camd~n. Iofbdoy IF fneuR, A. D. 1907
TN Z iubicrbers having been duly appointed
= Commhoners to receive and examine the
claims upon the efate of
JUDAH DELANO,
late of Portland, Mariner, deceaed, reprefented
infolvent-hrreby give notice that they wall attend
for that purpofc at the fore of M'LELEAS *
Bows, in Portland, on the the third Wedne iday
of this and the five following months, from three
to five O'Clock 10 the aft ernooa.
ROBERT BOYD,
STEPHEN MLELLAN.
Portland September 7, 1904
n LII pcIlons who nave demands uDJB the EaatS
n of AMBROSE SNOW,
late Of Steu5eu, Mariner, deceafed, rspreented IN
folvent, requefted to exhibit the fame to he
fubf ribers, duly appointed TO receive and examine
the claims agtnf taid eitate. at the boufe of Mr..
THomAs ARCHIBALD, in Cberryfrid; where they
will attend tor the purpofe, the lat Tueflay Of
this and the five following months.
JOSEPH WALLACE, Jun.
THOMAS ARCHIBALD, SCommlfoners
ALEXANDER NICKELS, )
Cberryfcid, A1ggP I'd, iSor.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-09-13

COMETlME in the month OF October, 1901,
- man BY the name of EDWARD Leaf HERS,
from Peferfbor2Egb, fate OF Newhamplhre, cane
into this neighborhocd in the character Of labor
er-hired with fundrY people, and acquired an ex-
ceent character. In this capacity, he continued
in that indufrious manner of living, at different
places until Monday, the 10Th of Auguff, 1901
when, at work for Mr.. Alexander Nichols, he was
taken i'll, and on Thurfday following, was itcd
bY Or. Moulton, who prefcribed and left fone
medicine !; after which he appeared to be little
better, until Friday evening, about eleven O'Clock.
Mr.. Phneas Pend >tOn, who lodged with him, tell
alleep, and awoke about two in the morning, and
found the window open, and the fick man gone.
IL appeared that he went without bat or hos;
wearing only ihirt, trcwfers, pair of old tock-
logs, and thin waifcoat. The family and nsigh.
borhood were Immediately ala med, and fsarch
infantly made and continued through SATURDAY.
On Sunday ir became very general and has con
r,nUed with Tome ntermiffion, until this time, bus
no difcoyery can be made, or even traces of him,
ence his irit leaviog the wndow--Any perion
who NAV dlfcover the faid Eeatber5, If living. or
his body, X dead, or any crcbmffance relating 20
him iincc his departure, are deIirrd to forward 10
formation as early poffi5le 70 his friends 10 Re-
terj60,oagb, Brfiye, or Probs5.
pro9ord, HagsF 81, So..
CT Tbs Printers throughout NezU5amtJ5ire ard '~
DRrid IF Name, may /rrve t5e eaAjr Of bamsanj'
by f1crff1y Ybs 0bo7s
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NOTICE

NOITIE.
WE, the fubfsrbrrs. having been appointed by
w the Hon. William Gorhsm Efq TO receive
and examine the claims of creditors 10 the Efate
of MOSES MIX ENNEY, late of Scarborough, de-
ceafed, represented infovent-do hereby give no
tice, that fix months are allowed TO fad creditors
20 bring IN and prove their claims and thar we
hall attend that ferviee at the dwelling houfe of
Lucy M'KssSEY, Admintratrx of faid ehate,
10 laid Scarborough, on the hrt Tuefday Of Sep
TENDER next, and the hrlt Tuc(dav in November,
and the hrf Tuefday in December, from one to
1--WE O'Clock, P. N.
ARCHELAUS LEWIS
DENNIS MARI.
HnpnH 20, ISo1
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NOTICE is hereby given, that the
l iubfcrber has been duly appointed Atm;nif-
traitor on the Efate of PAUL THORNDIKE,
'ste OF Camden, in The county of Lincoln, yroman.
deceaied, and has undertaken that trnf by giving
hond As the Law direds :--All perfons therefore,
haviog demands asainit the ctate of faid deceacd,
are dehred TO exhibit the fame for fettement and
all Indebted to faid etate, are requefed 10 make
immediate payment.
EBENEZER THORNDIKE, Ad,niaiFrator.
Cdnden, AueIR I8, I8o1
The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-06-09
.3he R9GDROG.R.
RICHMOND.
AARON BURR.
JUNE SIT. 1905.

EVERY body knows thar We are true
and firm Republicans, the inAcxib]e a4her-
ents of MIR. Je6efion, and Mr. Burr; and that
fuch are the only people Of fenfe and virtue.
either IN this country, or any where cile
Il IS, therefore, ioneH,hat Turpriiine, thet po-
litical fect, VINO fssl thenIleves exalted ai,ave
the common fandard of human nature. {AonId
be 10 coaitGntly, and cUnfoundedly qaayyeAae
gnt9ng themlelvcjt And that, while thew win
10 much Juice and prompritude, claim and
receive the unlimited admiration Of mankind
they are 10 frequently irnpeaching each otheP
IS the greateA rafc&ls upon earth
4 very extraordinary inftance Of this nature
is juit not5 burfting into birth in the Rafe
o. New York. The virtuous and ;nfalj;ble
patriots in that parr Of the Union have, at
fome recent ele6tioDsf Observation-Disclosures in on.
dolite (quadrons, and illus Afforded the wicked
federals t-'ur. PhaHt opportunity for LAUGHING
at both parties.
But even this is not the NOT miraculous
sad tranfcendsnt chapter Of the ftory. 4 Is
universally confeded, thatthe eleciion of Mr.
jcHcrlon, and all the glorious events, which
nave already dillbaWfhed and adorned his
prudential Progrcis, never could rave come
into being, but for the decided prepooderance
that New York eah into the fale Of elet};on.
IT IS as well known that this pfoponderance
vas gained BY the t,lents and a6fivit0 NJ
AARON BURR. As Homer flaws Of A;sy
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with the navy yards then in tbe po9cfion of
the United States, were fuppoled to be faf-
tscient for toe building OF she Fix ieventy-
four's.
We cxpea that fome printers willeuioeize
MIR. Stoddert's rconoruv, as they have done
MIR. Bayard' So honett torbearance.' 1t has
already been fhewn, that Bayard, in order to
fave tinnieif the d;fgrace of having his nonni-
nation, as rninfer 60 France, rejected by the
ienate, majority of which was at that time
devontedly federal, was obliged to promifc,
that y the nomination was approved, he
Goouid n5f accept the appointment.
Mr.. Pickering toe, has been praiied-
praited for conduct, q concife analysts OF
which, IS amply this. Mr.. Pickering has
applied money TO one pufpoie that had been
appropriated TO another. This is the bare
faced violation of that article OF the conftitu-
ton, which provides, that ne merry .jGall b
arSfeny fran TIE trsaJary, except in eonif9nfats
Of appropriations ma9e By iagu. Fer, if the
money ufed was not Ibstffe0lfy appropriated,
II IS entirely nlmateriai that another appro-
priation would cover it--itis breach of the
ccrttitution1 and as luch fhould be puniihed,
Mr. Picketihg's accounts ~arf ast yer
jeffied;' but as far as they have been lettled,
$3.50 'NSt f'i'pSat tUdl nc HIS applied any OF
the pubic money 70 his own ufe- in other
words, 1t docs not appear that he has pilfered
from the federal trea{ury, Truly, 4 mott fit
ia6lett fer euloey-Pliny would have choieu
different iub)eet fox a panegyrc.
But MIR. Pickering did, in another inaance,
Violate the above mentioned article of the
contribution, as will appear from the fubloincd
extract from the reports which requires no
comment.
AS all the officers and clerks were at the
time in the tefvice and pay of the government,
and received the full amount of their 6laries,
f*elgSDt q: ftsfs extraordinary allowances,
and as the a6t Of June, 1899, provided only
Tor deffaying the expenles incident 10 the re-
movai OF the Offices, che committee are of
opinion that this fun OF 3z,872 dollars and
81 cents was drawn from the treafury and cx
pended without any legal authority.
{ Rtport Of the Committee Of
lHVsfigatioa
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MR.. BEN JAMfN SToDDERT.
Fyom tbe ExAMiaEn II A1ag z6.

THE report of thc committee 81 invefti-
CATION has been prbli}hed for the peru(aI of
our readers. 7 hey will obferve two irnr5r-
tans facts fri, that MIR. Benjamin StcdScrt.
late iccreta5y Of the navy, appropriated -
846 dollars, for the purchaie of FIVE navy
Yards, R&o4f5oyy.d BY hio. secot I, tllat Mr..
imothy Pic!;cfing's accounts are aot yet
ISttfcd We may perhaps publiGi at future
day, for the anmenent of our leaders, Mr.,
Stoddert's animadverGohs on the report above
mentioned. We fay for the aolajsM.At Of
our readers, for 1t is cestailyas notciys iurn-
bic Of falehood, vanity, folly and bo1baR as
any that the federal vocabulary has furnihed
and, this, by the bye, is faying great deal.
ASKS not unfrequently the cafe, Mr. Stod-
dert afigns for this purchafe, the very reafon
that mott powerfully initiates againfi II.
Congreis appropriated fun Of money for
the Purchafe Of f1jp timber and f.Uo doeks;@-
frge, according to MIR. Stoddert's feafonine)
they intended five navy yards houfd Be por-
chaied. This inference Is f,1h fsderai
Congrels fpeciFed t10o dock5. AID entirely
omitted any mention Of navyyards. From
this, it is clear, that ebeie two docks, together