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TRIPOLITAN AFFAIRS.

E.sfra9 Of a letter from Commodore Pre-
ble to the Secretary oftbe Macy, dafeI
4laita Harbour, Jannary 7tb, 1904.
% The coat Of Tripoli is extremely dam
gerous at this feafon of the year, but I
could not avoid paying it Wifi, and on
the mocning of the 2Sd ult. captured A
veiel IL fight of Tnpoli which left that
port in the night bound to Bengazy-She
was under Turkiih colors and navigated by
Turks and Greeks, but bad on board two
Tripoline officers of difin6tion, fDn of
one of the officers, number of Trip0line
folders, and forty-two black mon and wo-
men llaves belonging to the BafIlaw end
his fubicGts, and fmall fun OF about one
thoufand dollars in money, Tripoline pro-
perty.
My objeGtin coming over here, was
to attend to the tranllation Of the papers,
to look out for fome good boats for light
CRITTERS and to forward fome neceiiary fun
plies to our unfortunate countrymen.
If | find on the tranGation of the pa
per6, that the veffel is Turkifh propertv
/ fhall releaGe her together with ali the
people which the captain claims, viz. an
officer ofthe Captain Pacha, three Turks
'i'iNi AN'Nh oiNShoS liC remainder amount
ing to about 90 Tripolifans and caves be-
longing to the Baihaw and his fitbieds, |
ihall keep as prifoners. / have written TO
the Baihaw propofing an exchange, and
/ hope this capture will enable me to releafe
I fome OF our countrymen, or at any rate, it
viii afford us comfortable advantage in "a
ny negotiation for ranfom or peace.
l have this day had indire6t propo-
falls from the Baihaw for peace-He is
willing to reRore the frigate Philadelphia
for fchooner, and he will give up our Of
ficers and men for 500 dollars each. +
believe on thefe terms he would make
peace, but he demands an annual ftipend
for keeping it, fuch as the Swedes or
Danes pay him amounting to dollars
per annum payable in
This we ought never 70 accede to, as il
would ftimulate the avarice Of the other
Barbary powers, ard probably induce
them to declare war againa us"
Efft09 ofa letter from Commodors Preble
10 the Secretary offbe May, dafed Malta,
Jan. 20, 1904.
] have received further propofals
Indirectly from the Bafhaw-he appears
to be willing to give me as many Of our of
/ icers and men as have Tripoitans in
exchange--fOr the remainder / fufpett he
is willing tQ tase 400 dolls. for each < make
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Domestic Intelligence.

NETWORK, MAY Q.

The Hoop Julia, Somes, failed from
Giouchefer for Jacquemel ON the 18th Dec.
lan. On the Sd of January near Cape Ia
quemel, was bro't too by French Priva-
teer, from which feveral muikets were fir
ed. The Frenchman fent boat on board
the Julia, and took pof1el1ion of her, and
TENT capt. S. and the whole of the crew
{ men) on board the privateer. The capt.
of the cruizer took all the Hoops papers
from her commander, told him his vefel
was good prize, and fhould be ient to the
city of st. Domingo. The privateerfinen
Immediately proceeded to plumber the Iu-
liza, of cheefe, butter, candles, foap, sc.
Capt. S. was returned on board his vefIel,
where he found fix men and boy having
charge of her; who foon afterwards made
fail with the vef1el on their way to St. Do
mingo and in a few hours feparated from
the privateer. On the 9th January at
p. M. the Hoop was anchored under a
battery upon the coat of the Spanilh part
OF Hifpamola, in this fituation the
priZe-mafter ordered the boat out, and all
the dry goods, with quantity of foap,
cheefe, butter, &c. and the clothes of the
American feamen, (capt. S. had been pre-
vioully robbed of his clothes which had
been taken on board the privateer,) to be
put into her and carried on fhore, which
was done. At the boat returned and
brought key OF rum, and then fail was
made again for st. Domingo. On the 10th
of Jan. at p. M. the hip was again an
chored, and the privateerfmeE then drank
immediately of rllri, and were foon after
wards drunk, and fell ileep.
Capt. Somes Judged that there was
chance of retaking the vefiel. He accord
ingly proceeded to tie the Frenchnen !;
which he did without awaking them, ex-
cept the lait, a negro, who Garted and
feized capt. S. but was filenced with the
pump handle. They were all put into the
boat, and fent adrift, the boy being previ-
oufly united. Capt. S. then made fail
on his veliel. The boy liberated the pri-
vateer feamen, and they made an inefe6tu-
al attempt 70 regain the vehel. January
IL, fpoke fchr. Refolution, Judfon, of N.
London, for Turks Illand, and obtained
2 men and fome necefaries of her. On
18th of Jan. faw the fang privateer which
had captured the lloop, but fortunately
got fate into Jacquemel. On her return
pahage the Julia failed from Jacquemel in
co. with Salem veilels and continued in
&C. until they arrived off Cape Antonio,
where they fell in with three French cruz
zers, Hoop, fchr. and ihip. Capt. S.
prefumed the fhip was not French, bore
away to her for protection from the others
but was convinced of his mitake on
coming near. The loop was hailed in
French, aud ordered under the lee Of the
ihip, and to hoiit out the boat captain S.
Immediately hoifed his fquarefnl, run
acrofa the Hips ftern and efcaped, altho'
a few lhot were fired at him. The Salem
veflels were probably taken, They were
the Swallow, Waters, and Jofeph, Lurvey.
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HLVNyAr3TTSlL.

Secret focieties are in Germany 4 HYDRA
inceiIantly regenerating. No fooner is
= one head OF the nnonfter fevered, by the fup-
preiIion of one aifociation, than we are aC-
toniihed to find that it ceafed TO exit but
Il moment. The tics which unite thefe DIFF
ferent bodies which are ofan immenie ex-
tent are no foorer broken than renewed.
"l'hefe different fetts, the offspring of Illumi-
natiiin, are very much multiplied, & are,
perhaps, on that account, lefs dangerous.
Their numbers mutt neceGarjlv prevent 4
unionofopinion s. intention; Sltheirpower,
whichisowing totheirfecrecy,dif appearsthe
moment when their myiteries become ge-
nerally known. Mutual ieaioufy mutt like
wife materially impede their plans; and it
appears that the bef e,pedient TO defroy
the trunk, planted by the famous Welt
thaupt is to encourage the multiplication of
its branches. Sometimes, it happens how
ever ir thefe countries, that thefe focietics
become efficiently consolidated to alarm
the government. Such was the cafe not
long fnce in Sweden; where the King was
obliged to adopt rigorous meafures againft
Sabemn7i and his numerous profelytes.
The fame thing happened at Stuttgart,
where the Eleetorof Wirtemberg has fup-
prciled the Esbool O. mdYRyy, a fecret aiioci-
alton, which endeavoured to obtain the
management of the hterion- Police.
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LEGISLATIVE BODY.

Srting of TIE 9t6 Vent Sc, February e9tb.
This day the Legislative body were occu-
pied with dilcuiiion OF thoie laws which
related TO the conceaiment of Georges. and
the iixty hrigands, his accompices. The
tribune SiWeon WIS the orator, and the fol-
lowing i The fiIb!tancc of his remarks.
For many days, the citizens have tremb-
led: they have heard Of plots aglirft the
life of the chief ofthe Republic, who is the
glory of his country, and the fecurity of
his fellow citizens While criminali.y was
repcing in its dark afylum, maturing the
plan of aiiailination
That providence which guided him 70 re-
markably, through the fand of the defert
which reftored MIN to France, by leading
him through the maZes of the enemy's feet,
which ihielded him from the explofion of
the ed Nivoie, will continue to defend him
i'll new dangers.
Doubts have been formed as to the hor-
rid purfuits OF thefe affaflins which England
has vomited upon our flores by fome evil
wi'hes towards the fate, & by others from
virtuous unwiliinguefs to believe that
their fellow men, could be 70 Internal but
the accompIices of Georges fpeak, and
conviction deRroys thofe doubts. A man
was arrefted yciterday, in the heart of Pa
RS, (tichegru) who, according to the after
tons of fone perfons, was now living in
London. 1t is wonderful that fuch man
ihould have become an accomplice in the
perfdious councils of that city, much more,
that he ihouid BECOME a perpetrator in
that pcrfdy.
Then the orator dwelt upon the wicked
neis OF thofe who CONCEALED the confpira-
tors, TO menace the peace of fociety and
aid them in the furtherance of new crimes.
lie then declared that although the tenn
porarv eXigencies ofthc government, reuui-
red meafures of frianefs agsinft fSransers.
that the right OF aiyltlm was not contem-
plated to be denied to profcribed innocence
or the unfortunate foreigner-nor were do
mciliary Wits ordaincd-The houfes of the
reiident citizens fhould be relpe6ed, nor
fhould the rights of misfortune, of fenti-
ment, or of pity be extinguifhed-The en-
qniry would only extend to thofe who har-
bored rebel the saneuinary Georges and
his 90 aiiociated wanderers.
The poinard on the af1a1in is thrown in
the midi the afemblv of us Frenchmen,
accuftomed TO cover even naked enemy
from deltruction and cowardiy Williams ar
med againH our deliverer, our hero, have
found an afylum among us
Simon continued TO deGne she proposed
law, and hniihed his fpeech, by congratu-
latinr the nation, that 20 very small porti-
on of the PEOPLE, had given aid to the con-
iipiracy-human nature, II the extreme of
its corruption produces but few such mon
fters-fr5uchmen kroW and fee, hat the
majesty q the laws, conf crates the f1-
preme magistrate: fubiuuary image of divi-
nifty, and regard those, who lit the par7ci-
dial haHd against him, as lmpious and horri-
bic.
The law was put TO the vote, and it pat
fed unanimously.
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Foreign Intelligence.
CCO-~@c
EGYPT.
EGYPT.
'coNSTANTINOPLE, Feb. IS.

While the czpit7l OF Egypt was agitated
By continual co,nmotions the city and
port of Alexandria enjoyed the greateft
tranquility. This happy Rate of things
ceafsd to exit about the sth OF July laft,
the period of the arrival of Ali Pacha, en-
vov of the Otto man Porte, with the title of
Vicc-ov OF all Egypt. The exceis 70 which
Ali Pscha & his facilities proceeded excl.
ted the complaints Of theagents of the TO-
reign powers. Explanations took place, &
the refult was an accommodation, in which
redrefs of all grievances was ftiDulsted. In
copfeqnerce of this event, the French Sub
Commiilioner, and other Frenchmen rei-
dent there. as well as the other agents who
had retired on board the Ottoman feet,
returned to land, where they were receiv-
ell in a very difingliihed Mariner, after
being faluted on quitting the feet with II
guns.
We are Informed alfo,'by letters from
Cairo that the Maplelukes exercife great
opprefiion in collecting the fums due TO
the Adl!anefe. The inhabitants are afraid
of being plundered and ma1acred in their
hcufes ard as the waters Of the Nile have
rot rifen to the ufuaI height, that capital
rs threatened with a famine. Difunion pre-
walls among the Msmclukss themftlves
Who are continually impofpg contribute
OPS: the French have been exempted.
Ofnan Bey poilehes all the au'ho-itv :
The Eugliih have given him valuable pre-
tents, and they have alto promifed him al
htfancef from India.
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Richmond. NAY 9Th. 1904

INSTANCES having appemed
u of attempts TO obtain subscriotions ,e,
the Bank of Virginia, under authority or
names having nos gal capacitvtc give pow,
ers; and there being much reason TO sppre,
bend, from circumstance that, durin;; ihs
term Of holding the subscription open. buses
Oh various kinds vii. grow. to an extent ey,
ceedingly injurious TO the righ's CT fair sub.
scrlbers and tending 70 an unius. monopoly,
contrary 20 the obvious intention Of the I.e.
gislature The Commissioners of Rick.
mond do hereby make it known, that upon
anyPower being produced, they conceive IL
their duty to require satisfactory information.
by oath or otherwise, of the real existence IS
the person Appearing as principal and sc
the legal capacity of such person 10 give the
authority Also, thaf all authcrfies are FLED
urder The responsibility Of Tie per.on acting
as hitorosy, az 20 le scnuincness thereof
Oh future Investigation.
The commissioners are C1nflen. that ~
thus aciug, they arc .lly athaGs,d. az q
reasonable guard against imposition; and
tha. it teods TO the injury cf no fair subscri.
Der, white 1t removes an e,is ing facility e
blaming nuner re powers ior thc real he
lcht OF others, than p'rson7 hose rancs
appear. All power ~, .t,rr f.ccivcd. M
be ves,iga'ed, whcr> ;rop sjs Of suspciye
shall occur.
b. or'r ofthse l.4isvo-evs.
+ CNkRItl, ~, L3ebmar
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GERMHNl-.
FRANKFORT, Feb. 90.

Letters from Vienna announce that par-
fawan Oelou is at prefent engaged in re-
-cruiting his army and that 500 men of the
= garifon of Belgrade, have deferted to him.
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BOSTON, July ..

The Minerva, captain Curtis, ariy-
ed here on Thursday evening, brings Lie
verpool papers to the l2th, oand London
dates 10 the 10th. r. 49,
The last Enslish papers, contain ma
ny articles respecting the formation Of .
new administration, but the statements
are 50 vague and contradictory that mo-
thing conclusive canabe inferred from
them.-they state, however, among o.
ther rumours, that on May 9Th, Mr.. Pin
had long conference with his Majesty;
ON May the Ioth Mr.. Addington. deli
vered up the seals to the King that Mr..
Pitt has come in az Prime Minister that
Mr.. Fox was excluded from the Admi-
nistration notwithstandingthe support Of
the Prince Of Wales and that the Green
villes, the Spencers. and the Windha-
mites had secedsd frem Mr.. Pit. hmay
Be readily conceived The almost irresist-
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NEW-YORK. Iuly 2.


Agentieman q New-Orieans, who -
IN situation winch gives him an oPPor-
tonity Oh being wen acquainted with the
eommere'Ai and Po,':ae.l Interests OF that
province, eises % mas Gaeno IN tnis city
IN q ietter dated the <th june, the follow
ins iSiormanons
:, gu Know l presume hat we claim
rooate q part OF tne session nom
france. opaln ocJeess 70 tn,s |; and be-
fngm power there, exact rom US the
ancient duties. Congress however have
passed an act Tor TN: artot the province,
as II they we're without apprehension
that their right to do so would DC disP1t-
Cd. ne governor%general, VINO resides
at Pensacola, has .eenth's ast, audit has
excited much alarm. and u temper. l
saw g last night translation 9, ms letter 70
Governor Sialbofne ON tne SUBJECT
TO DC forwarded 70 the. president OF
tne Onsed states, IN winch ne as
sames 2 pod tone, ana say: ne views
our eoaaae, Is serious vlo.aucn oI tne
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= u
anis oPPos,uon III. = -. eueouh'es
anaer seen Pon,,s. -. -. 80 = -
Peses MN otne nosu's =, % tns
greatest men OF Al Pal.es. we must
leave our readers 10 ooeleetoIes ior tne
Present, Tor II any MINISTER nas harda-
hood enonghto engage IN soena connicf,
in which ltls notdltecal, % an9GiPate tne
issue. Our next arrivals - ~,M leave no
room Tor sPseniation, - mste can oe
no doubt the reign OF tne i.se honest but
lmbeelle admln,stratlon y over, and
more Vigorous men are nov calling the
long dormant energies OF the nation into
action. - :
= The Dutch are compelled ny their ~
rants to make great exertions aeainstthe
only power from whom they can expect
relief from their present bondage. And
fthe Tumours OF the contents ofthe dis
patches Of Admiral 1hoEnborough are
to beeredited, We may soon earoftheir
appearance ut sea HE Dutch heet is
reported to be stronger than the English,
lying At single anchor, with 80. 600 troops
ON board! = = i :.
The French siil continue their fanfa-I
ronade respecting the invasion Of Eng
land, ana We cnn snnk appearances
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and afford an asylum @ The oppressed o.
al nations.
Then shall lineage Of my country be
the age Of science, Of virtue and Philan-
shropy then shall the enjoyments OF na.
ture attend the meridian Of our life, and
the bright sun Of glory set upon our day.
Be free-be happy. = r.,
i. May that Providence whose support.
ing arm sustained our sinking state, and
whose fostering hard nurtured our infant
republic, protect my conntry-and may
the sweet spirit Of libertyforever descend
TO bless my native land. - -. ....-5s.9s
July :, 1904 ~ .
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CHARLESTON, Iuly 2.

Exfracf lSsm fhs Prstest b David PAT
ierssa. late naster Of the Ansricdn|
brig Lydia, IF Ch~lesfon, captured
on me 23rd May last. ~ fhs French
~ tr;vafesr scheeaer Chassefr, Captain
{ L. Roy, and carried info Barracoa.
" That they were Informed BY the
French captain and lieatenant that, in
their presence. Rsmoacoeof the schoon-
,ss Exampls, IN inhahitans of ChaIlestou,
observed, that he was surprised the
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RVS PursAn, a Braye and dGstin9mshed
officer IN the Anfrirdn revolutien-bU Il
i1sad apply Iyiih equal prsfFissy % any
effhat eosries band.
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-04-13

~. Gxfiion to lay down their arms as
r. .,. 81 war. AMI 10 be feat to Europe as
i''. :. n,diols in order thar shsy may be rrgu.
All Al ouSiic properly, ard TIE fhippmg viii.
I .,rou.s, 70 be at the dtlpoEal OF sae Gap
|da :. III. prcp.rty of every kind. belonging
4" ;obalatan,s OF Curracoa to be reflected !;
y, ,,ws. cuaoms and ui3gss to be preterved !;
Ps y - !, colony placed in the fame Gtuasion as
p ~ rol.r III. BtitiFh Government previous to
p. !. IA ceGion TO ifie Batsvian Republic.
:, nv ,bef. 5topofa!s are rejected, l recommend
: Fycslency simmsdia,eiy removing the wo-
) !. and children oat of the town.
c C,ps.iu gofs, Of ssrit4"nie Msjelf2's fri2ate
who wlii have th- h>aar &c deliver this
s,ur Exccllency, has my inRrussims TO "ai'
= hours foe an.-antwcr.
: have the hoacr 10 be, Sir, your Excellency's
n Obseiens humble leryans.
lSignsdl
Commonder Of the forces Of his Bri.
fannie Maieey before Anferda.
/, Ri, Exccllency the lioseraor Of casrscoa.
!. Acsieg Comnissarics Of the Island of Cur.
,,coa and IFS dependencies, 10 the Commander
ofhis Britannia M4jesy's Squadron, craizing
bsOre Curacao.
CoNMoDoRE
We have received your letfsr: IN reply SIC
,u to observe, that We know o,a duties, ADD
,cOrainy thereFo We shalnead tna2t act; and
.rlote shall not enter INFO yoas Proposisi.
IS
g.e&ye the honor 70 be,
( lie comoiissariss aooyemsaqoned,
tsgnedl
CORNELIUS BERGH,
ABRAHAM DE WEIR,
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THE LOUNGER
Fran Mrs. Po1vson's Mqui.

From Mrs. P01vson's Lnqustor.
IIeigho cried nc, fta.ting and yawning
how hall ! PATS this Day.
I was nine o'clock, he was iuf mp and had
repaired 70 the cotfe houle for his breakfaa -
He took the newspaper, read two Or three ad-
vertiiemenss bur Foon threw It aide, and leem-
eA wholly occupied in picking his nail. ard
whiting. ! viii follow you through this day,
faid /, ard Immediately put on my ring. He
left the coEes houfc and fauntersd an hour IN
the Park, then fro{isd from one acqoaintances
houfe to another, uotil he received an invitation
to dinner--I'hc uniyertal topic, The weather,
being difcuiFcd. and the play for the night
mentioned, bot he cot another word to fay, but
Fat Rupsaly flens, unlels, indeed, he ventured
TO fay yes, or no, TO any queflon ak.d by the
lady Of the boule.
He once comp aincd of the heavincfs Of time
thc recommended drawing that required too
much fudy--readirg could not bear book,
it ffupih ed him-muGc--he could never have
patience 10 learn !; he liked nothing bat the auto
and that would throw him into copfump-
am furprifed, iaid tn: lady, you like none Of
thefc !; give me leave to recommend you few
books that am fure win help to wear away the
ti1ne-- Bridone's Tour you will find infruetivc
and amuEpg -Goidfnilh's Animated Nature
is the fame-Sterne is a pleahNg author; AID
there is a watt fund of amu(erncnt hi
You have mentioned books enough already,
faid he, tlntenupsing hcr,) TO laa me my life
nevef read any thing except it be ballad, or
the Taft dying fpeech Of people thar were hanged.
Very entertaining and inaruttive fuhiccts,
cried The lady.
He dined, and then fauotered to public
boufe, drank pint of run ard water, went
TO the play when 1t was half ever, and came
away again without understanding finglc fen.
tence he bad heard--wen, again to the public
houie, iguanaered away two or three ft,;ilings
more 10 drinking, only becaufe he had nothing
elic to do, and went 20 bed as he aro(e, with
mind entirely vacant, unoccnpied by thought or
rejection. This is the life OF louagcr, faid L.
1t the lives OF iuortas are recorded IN The
book OF fate, what blank will this mans life
appear! Yet | am certain he goes 10 bed every
jot as weary as the poor labourer who tolls for.
his .iiy bread. Is il the fault of education or
dilpohiion? faid I.
Rcsf3n aafwcsed, it mua be natize indo-
lence, or he would otherwle engage in fome
pleadng fudy, that might at once employ aud
anufe him.
Iii matter Of doubt with me, whether
fuch man deiefyes mott our pity or contempt.