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sA L E S.

To be fo'd on a creaitcs tx uontl,,. ;,
Auction, On Monday the l6sh day Of AN,
next, Ieforc the front door Of Geo, ;. n WG!
Iams's Tavern, in the ,ewn CT Dumtli., "4'
following property, via. NC
Il TRAIT Of Lend
near Dumfrics, on the tide water Of p,,.r,
creek, called Cedar Grove, containing ,s
600 acres, with houfes ard Others ignprov,m. syR
One moiety Of a Traa of LAM,
on Chappawarliic creek, with houtcs. o,,,..
and free itone, sc. thereon.
A Houle and Lot in Newno..
tPotomae) Ne. - Two Lots with 4 S,..'
Houle, SHEDS, Wharf, sc. in the fame rl,..
Nos. 5 and s.
Oneof two undivided Lots IN ii.
town OF Geneva, fare Of New York.
And the Houfes and Lots in Dun
flies, now occupied by James Smith, and !,
applying to whom any further particulars viii
be made known refpcaing The aboYementi,o.5
properly; which will be fold under tie En.,
attendance and dire6iono OF Timothy Brurd,o.
This fale is 70 be made in puriuancc Of ),
order ofthe Comnifioncrs Of Bankruptcy iI,,i9,
in the cafe of James Smith, Bankrdat. il
confequence Of a mortgage entered into BY n.
faid James Smith Oh the 9th day of Ianp,v
1903, 20 the fobiciibers, to iccure Ii, payment
of the fom OF money, in the mortgage deed men.
toned.
Bono and fecurity is tcb be taken for tn. pa;
chaie money, and The legal title is to remain /,
the faid Bethune and Smith, until the fame rlr.
chafe money be fuliy paid
DIVE BETHUNE,
by his ATTORNEY Jas. Jne. Ma,garas
ANDREW SMITH
by bis Attorney Jas. mo. Magagn.
Co The foregoing advertisements
approved OF by he
TIMOTHY BRUNDIDGE,
ARignee Of the Creditors in the cafe Of Isas
Smith, Bankrupt
Dumfrics, March s. coz,
V | Q L n S.
A large cafe juf opened and for falc BY ii.
dozen or fingle one, by
Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-03-20
A MILL FOR SALE.

TIE flacriber will fell the tract of LAND
on which he at pref:nt reides, hcuata IN !"
county of Loudoun, Between LeefbuFg ana Sa' :
. ke,', Gap, containing about one hundred 80!
twenty acres, there are on tie prcmilc' g."
TWO lfoTy dwelling hoaie and kitchen ard 0@a
oat koufes = valuable merchant mill ard Nv
mil, both IN corple,c repair; about 50 ~"
of the land c!sated, IS Of which az: good INV ~
thy meadow. Aait ispcfu1'cd that arg pm.
defro1. Of purchafog The above property VIM
view ii, further d7lcyipsioa IS conhdeF'' ~ y,
neccG4,y. Que thied c. the psFcha!1. fs"I,
vii be required in hand, and thc r:t'''H''' "
fcuf equal 4onUal rzyElcn's, iscorct BY G, =,
gage on th- prentice. P0GcGon given "a .
zoih day Of Au2sa nexf.
John Hand:y.
p,,L Mile IN ,-ci,, :"
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I Pri2s lat drawn ticket having
blank 70 It's number,
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For Sale,

Ten acres fLAND in Fee Simple,
on the hill near Col. Pcyton'. also small house
and lot on Washington street, between Alng
and Prince ssreets.
January 5, So4. 1wSt
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Corr, Rys. and STAGES Wanted.
The Silbfcriber viii purchafe any
casneisy az Co9u, RYes aud Wits Oak pice and
aogAesa S:sycss iot whic.' esih viii be given at
shs EaGeIa Gszneh, 10 tie CRY Of Wilmington,
.7anse5 Barry.
-. zaw5m
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NOTICE.

THE fubfcriaers being duly appointed aGsnees
Of the eitate and efstls OF Robert Hamilton, OF
Alexsndris, Bankrupt Givs Nof;fe, to all
,thofe indebted to him, or who may have any of
his efate OF efFcts in their poaeiion, TO pay or
deliver the lame to the afFgoees without delay,
and to 10 other perlon, bur who may be autho-
rifed BY tham.
Samuel Craig,
Jofeph Riddle.
Feb rs. 2awzm
ET.4,.a
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FOR RENT,
Fsbruary ~

THE FISHERIES
belonging 10 Mrs Rozier, on the MARYLAND
Shore, nesyly oppoiits ,Alexandria- For terms
Thos. 1. Warrington,
on The 2remies.
Feb. al go
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Whereas my wife has left my houfe
without provocation, LIDO hereby caution ali per-
fons from letting her have any thing on my &C.
counr, as will pay no debts Of her contracting
e. Joleph Huber.
Dumtries, March 2. 1904
fN16l W2W6
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b. AUTHORITY.

Scbsms OF a L0tte1y.
IT, 5xild ~s AraSewy IL TIE CIT ef Riesmsss.
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| able Qualities, to engage the love and an
miratlon so justly her due. Those who
accidentally approached her felt the power
| OF her charms, while those at a distance
| abused and DETAINED her. Some pretended
even to doubt her existence, and Others
declared her an Imposter. She bore ali
this with patience because she remembered
fher celestial origin and destination. i
was rumoured that she was the heiress of
lmmerse treasures, and notwithstanding
men are greedy Of large possessions,
evenFthls procured herno lovers. She had
"a few trends. Onc OF them atleng,h began
to regard her with complacency, and tho
he Gid not credit the story Of her wealth,
he resolved alter some reluctance to es-
pouse her. AS soon as she was convinced
OF his sincerity, she consented, and he took
Aher to his bosom yet without being so
rnuch enamored as her beauty deserved
Bat every day unveiled some new charm.
She gave him SO many proofs of the disin-
teresesdnes of her regard, that his heart
was penetrated with gratitude, and he RAJ
ther adorh-> than loved her. In process
of time she made him the father of two
lovely daughters, whom she called Go,,ss-
latiea and Delight. These children were
perfect cherubs, and followed his steps
wherever he went. Consolation wiped the
tears from his eyes and filed his soul
with the placid serenity which beamed thro'
her own countenance-while Delight with
sparkling eyes and e1nlting heart describ-
ed to him the treasures which her motl1ef
possessedin a distant country and Which
he might claim in his behalf Virtue con.
6rmed the words of her child.
She assured him guide would soon ar
rive and conduct him to her fathers court.
He could not doubt her truth, but waited
with Impotence the arrival of the messen-
ger; the endearments of his wife and the
caresses Of his chlldrea were a perpetual
solace to his heart. The messenger at
length came, who was a monster Of
frightful aspect, but he made him welcome
because he was the only guide acquainted
with the tway. and because his wife assured
him that when he reached home they
should see no more Of him.
(Uhca Patriot. J
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JAMES W. M'REA, &C
ON DUELLING.

he following extfac, is from letter
Written by DR.. Frdrklin to DR.. PercivaL,
ua,ed Passy, (near Paris9 July II, 1884.
;. Il IS astonishing the murderous Prac-
soe OF Dueliirg, which you SO justly con-
.sehn' should 'ntinue SO long in vogue.
tormsriy' when duels were used to deter
~, ,alhe law suits, from an opinion that Pro-
'nshce would, in every Instance, favour
nN'a aae right with victory, they were
a a're excuseable. At presene they decide
ainS. A man saws something, which
S - tells him is lie. They fight, but
-. a'Soerer is killed, the point IN dispute
b,a na'as unsettled. To this purpose we
i Pleasant story here: A gentleman
coffee house desired another to sit
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ALLEGORY.

Virtue, lymph Of celestial origin, wan
dered aiong on the earth unnoticed. Truth
and majesty shown on her brow, love BEAM
ed in her eye, and softness hung upon her
lips, vet the sons ofmen viewed her with.
out desire. They thought her beauty of
too chaste and severe q cast, and avoided
her company because they feared her re-
proof She was grieved to be thus dis
regarded AND stroye by displaying ksr ami
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In COMMON COUNCIL,

august 8, 1904.
Ordeyed,i That Jonathan Swift be appoint
ed member of the committee to superin
tend the improvements on the new Poor
House, in the place of John Dun6as re-
signed.
Ordered, That the Street Commissioner
do see thar the drain across Cameron street
be flied ap, and that SO much Of the ex-
pence thereof, as may be chargeable to
Dandridge's LOT, by the terms of the order
under which it was opened, be placed to
that account.
Ordered, That the lew returned by the
Assessors against John Harris, and charg-
. to Joseph Kicks, be remitted, and the
collector have credit for the same.
Ordsred, That Jonathan Swift and Cuth-
bert Powell be committee TO treat with
William Harsshorne, on the subject of ex-
tending he lease oil the property belonging
TO the Corporation, now occupied by him,
and report to Council.
Ordered, tina, John Mckinney, William
hslly, and Joseph Harper, be appointed
commissioners to hold an election at John
nodgkins's tavern, in The third ward on
shonday the goth dav Of the present month
Tor 70 the purpose Of e'ec;ing member Of the
Iommon Council, IN plac> OF John Dur
Gsss ESQ. resigned. and that due notice
aereot be given.
Test,
YAeIES ng H4,pFa
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THE CHEVALIER DE D'EON,

OR, Mademoiselle la Chevalier D'Eon
du Beaumont, was born Oct. 4, 1928, at
Tonnerre, in Burgundy. The family of
this extraordinary woman, is mentioned as
an antlent one, in the Genealogical Bic
tionary Of De Bots de la Chesnave. Her
grandfather and father were successivelv
deputy intendant Of the generality of Paris
& her mother was FRANCHISE du Clarendon
daughter of VI. du Clarendon, who was
commlssaire ordannateur de Guerre to the
French armies IN Spain and Italy. At a
a very early age for reasons not vet divulg-
ed, her parents obliged her to assume the
dress OF a boy. When six years of age she
was sent to her aunt in Paris, where she
b n to receive an education suitable to
her supposed sex. At the age of four.
t e, she was sent to the college Maxarin
IN that city as a day scholar; wher. she
was no less distinguished for her prof.
cisncv in literature, ehan for the regula-
fty of her conduct. When she tai cor q
Pleted her education in that seminary,
she became accomplished in the masculine
science of fencing, riding the great horse
&c. Size was also about this time regu-
larly admitted 10 the degree Of doctor of
civil and cannon law and was received advo.
cate oft're parliament ofPfs. Her love
of literrture did not then forsake her, ma
ny miscellaneous pieces proceeded from
herp as" The Funeral Eulogium of Ma
RE d Este, Duchess of Penthivere," and
another on the Count d'Ons EN- Bray, pre-
sident Of the Academy Of Sciences ar Pa
ris," &c, The late excellent prince of
Conn, who knew the secret of her sex in
troduced her in 1855 to Louis XIV, 90
whom he communicated the secret as a per.
son very capable of conducting a business
he had much at heart; reconciliation be-
twee his court, and that of Russia. Ma
demoiselle D'Eon having succeeded in this
very arduous undertaking, in which she was
engaged ss zOoman, and without any pub
lie character, was again sent to that cour.
in 1887, in CONJUNCTION with Chevalier Dou-
glass, as a man, and in an openand avowed
diplomatic situation. Their negotiations
were so powerful, that they prevailed upon
the Empress Elizabeth to Join the armies
Of France and A ustria with fourscore thou
sand troops, which she had originally des-
tined for the king Of Prussia. On her re-
sarn to Paris, the same year, she was COM
missioned to communicate the plan Of the
Russian military campaigns to the court of
Vienna; and while she was at that cour,
the news arrived Of the famous battle of
Prague. Tbs count de Broglo entrusted
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CHARLESTON, July 27.
4 rived schr. Brothers, Hughes Barra-

Arrived schr. brothers, hughes Oasra'
|' s.hr. Atalauta, Mieks, Wilmington.
n Capt. Hughes left at BARRACKS, the brig
i liz. Spooaer, for this port, to sail next
j ~ and sloop Friendship, Thomas, IN
days. July 81, in Crooked Island
Passage, spoke brig from Rhode-I Island
hound to Jamaica,
y The brig Penelope, Sargent, OF New
york. sailed from Barracoa for St. Jago
i Cu5a. was overhauledb by French priy,-
Sfrer. who finding on board an oldletter d.
,rcted 10 merchant in c. Francois, sent
sber back to Barracoa, but by the interces-
E.;on OF some French merchants, she had
been again liberated.
The brig Tartar, capt. Doan' mounting
Zen guns. sailed from Aux Cages Or the
sss.h June. in company brig Delaware,
IDEAL. for Baltimore, brig Oxford, Dawson,
for do. unarmed. and schr. Hector, Chris
liz. for New York, mounting S guns. July
s, under Henneaga, ere chased by two
French privateers, mounting one IS and 4
six Founders each, and each carrying 100
men; athalfpast 9 A. NJ. after chase Of
fwo hours, they succeeded n bringing the
Tartar to an action, which lasted for two
hours and thirty minutes, when they carried
her BY boarding. The other tive briggs es-
capped from the priyateers, but on the night
| of the sixth were both rln shore on For
tune Island the schr Hector fell in, on
the morning of the 7sh in Crooked-Island-
Passage, with the French privateer Chas-
seur, and after an engagement of half an
hour was captured and sent into Barracoa;
where the brig Tartar has also arrived
Capt. Doan came passenger In the schr.
Brothers
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aitranorta Datlp snoerttssr.
THURSDAY, Ascusr 9.

Er There has been no mail from
the Northward, for two days pat.
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Mr. better, Far mare honorable would
80 die m srtyrs, than to give up the
.rsd. the invaluable privilege of stating
lets and speaking rn,,rr,
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n OF | CE.

THE fu5fcn5rr 0eog ernpower., 70 rsceiy.
All the Rents one, Or coniog due il the s,wn Of
Alexandra to Mf. Alex4ndcr Ssyfnage Hooe,
hereby gDes no'i1e TO thof- concerned, that he
will cali on than for payment of their REFLECTIVE
arear'ges and that no other perfon i, au,horlf.
cd to receive Of them.
7. Il. Hooe.
Augnf g. .,,t
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WHAT IS MY THOUGHT LIKE
An Extract

:, By way of relieving the topic of-electi-
oneering (Which just row rs become as
mach the subject ofthe drawing rooFa as
the porter-house) we agreed the other
night, in genteel mixed company. where
1 was present, TO play at What Is 1t Like?
Butts some of your readers may not know
this old English play from It's general IT,
tie, permit me to explain it to them. The
method is this: Som= one of the company
is chosen President, who appoints theme
70. the rest to work upon, bE thinking Of
some che person or thing, aud demanding
efeverv one present What it is Like, Tie
president, by the bye, does not disclose
the ohiec, of his thoughts 6Il each has first
named his similitude. This" done, he pub
lishes aloud what he thought on, and Calls
upon every one in turn to- make good his
comparison.
The fetrhes and strains Of invention On
this occasion are very diyer.ing, ard often
afford as much matter for admiration as for
mirth-the president for the time being is
the sole judge, and, after full hearing,
declares whose slmilitu6e appears 70 be
most apropos whereuPon soEe little prize
is assigned to the yicter.
The lady of the house, whose good sense
and agreeable temper would procure her
the privilege of leading most assemblies,
had the chair for this night. Round her sat
FIVE other ladies and i've gentlemen. As
soon therefore as she had determined on
the subject, she put the question, and eve
rv one was asked What it was Like? But
as have not permission to give the names
of the company, | shall only make use Of
The christian names of the ladies aad use
fictitious ones for the gent!enea.
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NanSr,s and Detached Th5gf1,s.

How mAay at the present iuneture OF af-
fairs are to be found of those WHO turn the
world upside down; Money, not virtue. nor
yet well-earned fame, being their highest
consideration. -
Few things tendto the happiness of.fsmi-
lies more than proper discipline; each IN
dividual should have province allotted
them; let therebe time and place for every
thing, and be sure to begin and end all
with PRAYER.
Charity constructs ali things favourab1y
as the case will permit, forgives every one,
serves all, and hopes to theend.
Frugalitv is truly commemorate when
Joined with liberallsy-; setting aside seper-
aous e.pences, in order to relieve the ne.
crssi,ous, is an act which the Recording
Angel will not fail TO engrave IT. golden
characters on>Meaven's Eternal Book.
Five qualities are reqaisite'to the form
ing conplete oficer:-Ability, Integrity,
Dispatch, Patience and Persevcrance-ali
of which were found united in the departed
HAdILToS.
1t is much more easy to wear an appear
ance of ckeerfulne.s, when the heart is OPP
pressed, than those unacquainted with at
Fiction can imagine; some are known TO
withhold the tear and swallow the groan,
while anguish, like a->valture, is ,feasting
Gu the heart strings but when the hearth is
ela,ed with JOY ii is extremely difhcult, no
doubt, for the oountenance 70 assume the
look of sorrow.
Never esteem any man, or yourself the
more for possessing money, nor think the
meaner Of either for the want K; noryet
term this one, or that one vulgar, the nc
blest minds often being found in the vale OF
obscurity.
TIE be continued.
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Athenais compared toa scouce; Lazy
Charlotte to snuff; Aurelia to a bog; Di.
ana to spaniel; Lady Dorothy to lock
Mentor to Don Qdtxotte; Dick TelEtruth
to mat; Jack Sarcasm Ito a TOAD; wiz
Banter to batter; and Colonel Standard TO
.gun-3owder.
When each had delivered an opinion in
this order, the president named Aloderg
Pari9tism to be f.c subject she had pitch-
ed upon, and then going round, demand
ed of each person 2reason for their com,s,
risons, whichihey Justified III the fol,p,f-
ins manner:
A,heaais said NiBc.e7n Patriotism wes
Ike. a scoaee, because lsrelec.cd upon Ire
light.
LADY Charlotte said twas Ike su&d, "a,
iaed for being p,ngen.
Anrciia pleaded il n-s ike a boe, because
whoever entered. unit must ei.htir Sink or
keep in naog:nn.
Diana contender. it was ike spaniel.
because it iawned when it had mind Il,
come ia, and barsed whca II was utt-ry
excluded.
Lady Dorothy said t..xas ikea lock, re-
yer to comesturtaer Tran the door. auu 70
DC managed by a master-kev.
Mentor Con, pared 1t 10 Don Quixote,
bccause.it was the complies character of
lunacy.
Dick 9eil-,rlti, argued it was Ikea mat,
made only to be trodde7i upon.
ack Sarcasm l,keaed it to a toad, b.
caaoe it had i wide mouth, qftict ewes, ant,
a belly full Of poison ii subsis,vd upon
the thinncst diet, and whenever j rom
planned it was always assign Of good wea
tilrr.
WAL Banter compared it TO butter, be-
cause tf.eleast degree Of natural heat spoil
edits consistency.
Colonel Standard, who was asked last,
defended his comparison BIZ saving it was
like gun powder, because ii began in blaze
and euded IN a stink.
The several SMILES being thus explain
ed, the Lady President gavejudgnent Ia
the following maaner,:" That she had ne
yer before seen the opinions of chance so
ably defended aad assimilated,; but as it
fell under her peculiar Jurisdiction to "a
judse the priority to some one person, her
most impartial judgme Mt led her to bes,ow
it on Colonel Standard, who had pot only
given just smile, bat had in that sim;lie,
aad the rrasonf for IT, abridged the whole
history Of Modern Patriotism.
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Extract fa letter fran liverpool dated
fumes.

Our Prints will inform YOU, that the
report of the committee, respecting the
earn IarVs, has not vet been taken fully into
consideration, and it is doubted by many
whether any thing will be;done hissse'sion.
We suppose that those who are intended
for Ireland, in particular, will contend for
some better encouragement, to the agricul-
tust Of tina, Kingdom, and the importation
Of grain from hence, into great Britain, at
lower average price than tF.at proposed.
The prices of grain seem to be looking up
wards, yet the demand is Ia. guild.
1t has just come.to cur knowledge, thai!
the orders in Council, which were heretofore
granted immediately, on application, for the
admission to entry fat home consumption, in
this country, Of certain goods imported in
American and other foreign vessels, have
been refused, and in which refusaiit pro-
bable, our government may persist. We
think it may be usefulto you, to be apPrlzed
ofthis.
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NOTICE.

THE SALE of part of Major
Thomas set; LAND, ad,e,ilei Ia mi. scr,
"ss pofponed un'. Ardnefiay the ST Gay of
September next. ar O'Clock, a. VI. when the
lalc will again commence On ,a,e prcnf,s, near
the lands ct Mr.. 'aah Thaapitn.
This fraa will DC f1,a IN convenient LOTS,
fome OF which are, in aoics Of luasion, tquI
TO aay in thr v:cinoy OF h'rxmd-il.
Richard NJ. Scot,
d7rancis Peyton, Com'r5.
Amos Alexander,
hQguf - Us
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J. l I g
o. 6snsra[ 6GM5bIngfoa.

SUBSCRIBERS 10 Ire life of.G:rc al " an.
iogtou arc ref3e6.ply iafamed, that the Frssr
VoLuNs IS ready for delivery 8, the Aote Of
JAMES KENNEDY, Sen.
King Street:
F We DOLLARS are 10 be pai' by each fuo.
fctihsr on del've:y-: is, ooe Do.ier Tor Ire
binliag this III Gait, gilt and 70 Ola il
advance for 'i'1 S.co1d ,la>ue, agreeable 20 the
term, oi fnbf,rip.;oa.
Augua Al NshA
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alrranurta Dalp annerttssr.
THURSDAY, AUGUST %.
MIR. SNowDEN-Sir,

i have selected some thoughts in lei.
sure hour from celebrated Authors, and
written Others, which are at your SER
vice.
Yours respectfully,
A SUBSCRIBER. :.
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(Te be continued

We have stated on laformatlea Wnlch
will not be contradlcted, that Span has re-
fused to ratify the convention, heretofore.
agreed on, which convention among other
stipulations, allowed to the citizens of the
United States an indemnity for the spoila-
tons committed on their property by the
government and subjects of Spain. The
reason assigned by Cevallos for this re-
fusal was expressed as follows: !" The
!" accession ef Louisiana mas so varied
8 tkerelstions between Spain ana, the I'M
I" ted States, that zue cGnnst and NH not
(" ratify tie contention.
Hence it appears that the Boosted acqui-
sition of Louisiana, which has been so much
trumpeted and celebrated by our leading
string administrator, and for which we
haze PAID fifteen millions q d5iiars, or near
lY one filth part of the whole amount of our
national debt, may cost fifty millions more
to quiet the posscsson--This boosted bar
gain turns out to BE, neither more nor less
thdn purchase Of individual injury and
national dishongr---ofindiOia injury, be-
ing the cause of an absolute refusal to rati-
fy an act of just retribdtion to our citizen
OF AaEena! di5honor, inasmuch as the
refussl;s made by government, which a
proper exert:on Of our power could have
compelled the p4rfor,n nee Gifts engage
ments, and even shaken to the base Of Its
authority.
Bat the energies of our country are pa
ralysed, and her resources wasted in the
trembling hands to which they have been
coa6ded The claims Of our citizens are
disregarded, an the character Of the natl
on, when brongh; into competition with the
ease and convenience OF our rulers, is an
obicc,of no Importance.
The frown Of war might shorten their
stay in ofice-peace must, therefore, be
maintained az any sacrifice.
(PtiAaa. Reg