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London, Nay 2.

u 60
London, Nay 2.
4 a.,b.otic information is at length
l.,a;yrd rejecting the Frsnch fleet
I'S,s slcaped from Toulon. L con-
i a M ! Wv We before itated, of II fail Of
III roe. frigates, and 2 cofvettes !;
: maj nailed the traits of Gibraltar ON.
i, = Is ID, and Immediately bore up
Il esdiu, before which fir John Orde
] !, cr,,izlng. When fir John firlt re-
<eiysd intelligence of their. approach,
L lquadron was buly in oyerhaullng
&bcir rigging, and had their topmaits
ruck, and their yards down to have
4 ali new fet; but fueh was the dill
Zach uied to put the fquadroa in a
lae to meet the enemy, that in four
&ours il was in perfect order.at The
frnch admiral did not however, think
/ adgilable to attack Sir John, not
Bithfandins his great fuperlority OF
bre for the Britllh fquadron only con-
laed Of FIX fail ofthe line and two fri.
kes, and had alto the disadvantage OF
icing encountered with tranfports.-
The French fleet food directly into
cadiz, whereitremained when the laR
bilpatches were fent off.
i The SIRIUS frgate, captain Proves,
arrivedat Plymouth from iir I.Crde
kndbrags Intelligence of lord Melton
paving paaed the tlraits in purGuit of
be French aeet, and Of his having
SrrNed before Cadiz. Although there
no direct authority for this report,
fetit is verY probable; there can be
tile doubt but Lord Mellon was very
bon lnformed of the falling of the
french fleet, and we have very itrong
|ealon 70 believe they had not above
|So or three days ltart OF him. If it be
rue that Lord Mellon has arrived be-
Pre- Cadiz. and that the blockade of
Pal port has been renewed by the unit
\ bnufh iquadroas, the enemy will be
Placsd ~ mott difreiing fiIuationy
u me icarclty Of provifions particu-
| 4 bread, has been very great at
bsaz, and the arrival of 70 large a
~ with a numerous body Of troops
u poasd, will Of courle greatly ia
F'e =, The calamity.
Inc saemy's fauadrons feen, to be
y 'le alert IN almolt every q uarter.-
o,u 6ardaeV,s dipatches fate, we
PPoaa'e!taad, that an uaufaai degree Of
Bea lleet. S''e9 3'''0i'S us
:" Preparations for another expe-
IT,, Va' upon afcale of force about e.
Bs :. . that which lately failed, are
10y ready at Portsmouth.
! ls'lers Of the 18th ult. we're receiv-
! ysaerday from Holland. They
D,oas, that NJ. Schimmelpenninek
~ S.0p0lsd the nextdayto meet the mem
Dors urine Government, for the pur-
[efar, y f leselylng their acceptance or
VIA OF the New Contribution.
|, Gu slong other ramours at Paris, it
Ma ~ mat Bonaparte intends to create
tssr. ;.ae Lapagerie. who reGdes at
wife aleo, and is the mother of his
) l. gu Empress of the Wet Indies,
'u'eesded BY her grandfon Ell,
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i Il.
Arrived. ytaerday, brig Coum! y, Captain
Dye, 20 days from ST. Jago dc Cuba.
Captain Dye has politely favored US with .hs
following
Left St. Jago DE Cuba on the a5,h Of May,
after being detained 10 days on fufpicion of be
ing ipy from J,msica which was proved to
the contrary with much tronble and expsaee. =
June 2, Cape. Nicholas in fight, bearing S. E.
10 leagues, was boarded by FteDch privateer,
ard after they had raafacked aad turned every
) thing on, Of its place, they would not not leave
us withou, riundering the vefel and crew OF ar.
tcles to comfortable amount.
List of0essezs left at St. JJas0 de Cuba.
Ship John and Jare, Langtt:d q, of nd for Bal
timore in ten days Ehooner Maria, captain Be''-
nett, of and for Baltimore 10 ten days; brig 81.
eanor, plain Alden, OF and for Baltimore IN one
day the ehooner Hannah, BARLEY, of N. York
failed in company with me for New York, part
ed with her on the &c .ad of June, the iiland oi
Tortudas oeafiog S E. by s. fpoke with her the
day before, the captains ntention was TO
through the Caicos passage.
Arrived this morning, sloop Diana, capt.
Lewis, % days from St. Pierres, Marti-
nique-Sugar--John & Thos. Vowel.
Iistof A1saericaa oeasels left at St. herres,
May 27.
Ship Lucy Anr, Middle ton, of Baltimore, for
amaTk.t; lchooncr Fanny, Penrlcc. ditto to
lal in 10 lays for Baltimore brig Hope,
M'Donnel. for W'iicaifet brig jateph, Kirk.
LAM, to fail in days f'hooner sally, LIVER,
to fail in ! days for Nswbaryport ; ichoo"ef
Jane, Burrows, for Savannah, in days Lu.
cy, Patty, of and for Plymouth, in 10 days;
Peggy. Denmark, for New London, clearing /;
Fancy, Me,calf, New York, IS days; sally
Slater, to fail in one day for New London brig
Jane, Stephenson, in s days for Portland brig
Bee, Fletcher, in days for NewburyPo't, arc
2 number of other naraes NOT recolleeted. q,
Sailed in compsny with brig Jane' Weeks o.
and for Pbiiaielphia fchooner Lacy, Martin, or
and for do; fch'r Dars, Garrow, OF and fo5
Norfolk.
Ga Sunday ialt fpokc fh'r Paaay, OF Norfolk,
one day out for Antigua.
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by him to that part of the world, where
many think both the Brett fleet and
SpaniIh ornaments are defined.
PRICE OF STOCKS
THIS Day.
Confols formoney IS.
Onnlum 343. )
May s.
We underEtand, from lnquelliona-
bic authority, that his majelfy has ii1u-
ed orders for Grazing the name of lord
Melville from the Lit of the Privy
Council His Lordlhipis now remov-
ed from all places which he held atthe
pleafure OF the Grown.
May 10.
By the Sophia lloop of war from the
Mediterranean, government has this
morning received difpatches fromlord
Mellon, the particulars of which have
not vet tranfpired.
1t is iaid lome information has alfo
been received reipe6ting the courle. Of
the combined fqaadrons which lately
failed from Cadlz.s
An expedition or the Wet Indies
committing of eight thouland men, IN
der the command Of fir Eyre Coote, is
nearly ready for iea.
An mutual degree Of activity has.
lately been remarked among the enc
my's Aotilla at Boulosne The follow
ing is an extract Of letter from an Of
fcer belonging to our fquadron off
that port, dated off Boulogne, May p
1905. eve conltantly perceive the
enemy actively engaged on their coat,
which leads us to believe they will
fpeedily attempt fomething in a forml-
dable way. The force under the COM
mand ofour active admiral, Douglas,
is on the alert and prepared to give
them warm reception. Yeaerday &
this ,norning few O. their fmall gun
boats crept from Ambleteique along
the fhore to Boulogne. They keep in
70 clole under batteries, and draw TO
little water, that it is almolt lmpoiilble
for any of our cruizers to molelt
them.
The following IS an extract Of a let
ter from an officer on board the fleet,
dated 28th ult.
g This day the Polyphemus, of64
guns, captain Lawford, Joined US;
the came from fir John Orde's fqua-
dron that was cruizins off Cadiz, but
retired on the appearance Of eleven
French line of battle lhips, which had
paaed the Gut of Gibraltar on the 9th
ult. from Toulon, and entered Cadiz
Roads on the following day. Before
fir John got outof fight of Cadlz ne
faw FIX more line Of battlelhips go in,
having, tits conjeaured, got out OF
Carthagena. There were lying in Ca
diz harbour dMing the blockade, IL
Spaniih and French line OF battle
fhips. 70 that their force now IN that
port coniiifs of thirty fail Of the line,
beGdes feveral ffigases, andthey thew
ed every appearance of foon putting
to Tea. The enemy's feet in Brett a
mount to RI fall of the line, and have
twice endeavored to come out. We
hourly expect to bejoined by fir John
Orde. with FIVE fail of the line.
GREsNocx, May 6.
rr1 - i1-x.,..,rr .,ota xuoe HucL I'm NJ
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SHIP IS NEWS.
E1rt Of alerai,nrta.

ENTERED,
Britih fhip William, Bacon, Liverpool
E,rthen and Glafs ware and Salt. II. Smith
Brig Columbia, Dye, St. jago de Cana
Coffee, Sugar & Molafies-R. Veitch & Co.
CLEARED,
Ship Hero, Cole, Rotterdam
Tobacco and Logwood, by R. Young &
w. Yeaton
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T o L E L,
AND POSSESSION GIVEN MMRDIATELY,
A FRAME HOUSE,

TN Prince ltreet, calculated for fmali
Grocery Store, and the socontnodstion Of
family. The fmstfon IS feal'ty, and the
aand for hufinets good. For further particulars,
plsafe enquire OF the fubscr;pers, nsxt door 70
the Po( Office.
W. s. + 5ANNExl.
Junss 2a.s a'''
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I C E for Sale.

Perfons may be lupplied with ICE,
at eight cents per pound, on appllcati-
on to JOHN GADsBy.
une 20. 81
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I. WILLIAM PFALTZ,
Clock 8 Witch maker,


Clock s. Watch maker,
Oppoatc JosEfH RIDDLE AID Cos. Fairfax.
Aiees;
Offers his iervice to his friends and
,I,e public in general, in the above line-having
fctyed his time 10 Switzerland, and afterwards
worked in London ard Paris, hopes, firm his
experience, TO be able to render general iatif-
faaiop to ;hofe who may favor hrm with theft
euaom. He repairs cd kinds of horizontal, re-
pea.ing ard common watches and clocks.
Has ayfoo ON hand. anil oftu 70, Sale,
A hand(olne ahortment OF 7szu.
eIiery. hnllhed In the newell
9tyle.
June 20. zaw3wt
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PUBLIC SALE.

TO MORROW will be Sold, on MefIrs. Irwin
and Dunlay's wharf, at half paR o'clock,
Is boxes of arf quality Sugar, and
Is hhds. nice Molafies.
Terms will be made knowa at th. place OF
tale. T. q. MARSTELLEK.
Iune 70.
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IuH Received,

VIZ = - = = ' -
Ind farJ ale, at fbr JathNJe,'s 2a,S,
Freih PINE APPLES,
Large LINES, 10 barrels or by retail,
Chsefe, Of the fifR daaliiy-equa. TO Eng,
Iifh Chceie - together with general variety oa
Groceries, Ffa,ts, ard Nuts.
A. WILLts.
June 20. 6t$
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A Wet Nulie, who can pro-
docc fa,isiafsory recommendations, may hear of
dsu4tion where lb. viii receive liberal wages
On immediate app..cs.ion being made TO the
ffimer.
Ina4 W. DIR.
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rSREESOCks WAY W
The following note was tuck up at
Lloye,'s on Thurfday laa at three
o'clock:
& Llo9ds, I'd May, 1895, halt faa 8.
{: Information las been received at
the admiralty that the French fquadron
which appeared off Cadiz on the 9th
ult. was no longer there on the 10th,
and that the number of Spaniih ihlps
in the harbor was diminiihed. On the
18th and 18th, FIVE fail of the line,
fuppofed TO be Spanilh, were Teen
beating to the welward.'
Our correspondent fubjoins, 6 the
above communication has made a very
ferrous impreiion. It's nowiuppoied
that part of the Spaniih fquadron is
fent to reinforce the fleets in the Wet
Indies, while the French fleet is pro-
ceeding along the coat to ralie the
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TT Be contiaueG.
SALEM, Decrnher s.

& F,o~ Tsxsisges.--Capt. Chcsyer, from Tom
nngsa, informs, thsta very rspleafant diffuai.
on has taken place bstween Mr.. Forbes, ths A.
merriam Conful at Hamburg, and rhs French
Miniser there, on che iabjett Of the fcizare by
the fresch, in the Eibe, of the American fhip
Nisaaaden, wAieh, without any legal condcm-
nation. had been brought TO Hamburg and Offer
ed forisle. Mr.. Forbes had publicly cautioned
all perios againa pureha6ng che eihip, andshad
esuaed lrgal and quiet poaedi0n 10 be taken by
the owner, CA Mr.. Ktish, of Alexandria, Viz
glnia Y amer which, a party OF French had fer
'f,say dyps0sgsa the nghsful owner in the .harbof
O Hambnrg. The affair was thus Etuated when
Capt. {. left Harsburg, and ,he Conful had dc.
nandcd Indemnify, OF reRoratioa of the pro.
Psfty, OF the Senate Of thar city.
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SNEw-YoRK, Dec. II.

Arrived, the brig Antelope, Bowman.
3 mentioned yesterday in 81 DAYS from
berdeax. Sailed in CO. the schooner Sau.
ey Jack, for Salem. Oct..2o, the cordos
van bearing 1. half S. dis at % Leagues.
was boarded by the British frigate la Ea-
Sle, and iaiormed, that the day, before they
mad capsared the Spanish privaseer ST. Pc
drc' aad her four prizes. which she had in
sonpauy that French squadron had
sapiurrd the jamaica convoy, Including
'ns famnodore ;~and that they were in ppr.
su', OF The captured vessels. Nov. IS,
.Pose the Sancy Eack, for Saiem. Dec. 6,
=, =, lat. SO IS, long. 81 40, spoke the schr.
Two Friends, Robins, 2 DAYS fran New-
1ork Tor St. Bartholoraews. fOar last
accounts from England, by she Ardent, TO
me 18th OF Oct mentioned she arrival Of
P = the jamaica feet; The above may
~~shSete sssSS ~.
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visiiant. Of this port No coHee 10 behad
IN any partsof the island.


"A letter received By gentleman 10 this place
from his correspondent in LiiboR, dated the 18TH
OF September, Ratcs, that advices had been that
day received from Madrid, Of much importance,
the particulars of which had rot traafpircd. Il
is however Alarmed that the enemies of the Queen
and prince of rcace, had proceeded TO oPpol;
rhem by violence; that the Span III troops in the
intefea Of, and favoring the party Of the Priacs
Of Aufriss, had fallen apon the Swifs Guards Of
the Prince Of Peace, and had killed the greater
part Of them. hesletter Rates further, that in
the bet Informed circles, it is confidently be-
lieSsd thar complete revelation in the politics.
of Spain was eEesasa. ~Elt9ger.]
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Nov. Is.
On the 9Th instant, arrEed at this town,
the representatives from nine different ma
ssions. of indians, eight of whom are from
the territory Of Louisiana, all bound on q
yisisto the president of the United States.
Four Of these nations reside on the 1eac
waters Of Platte and .Canzos Rivers, near
the coast of North Mexico. They have
an Intimate acquaintance with Santa re,
and the other Spanish settle ments IN that
quarter. These four tribes alluded TO are
the Gansas, Altos, Missouries and Panls !;
the Ossges are front the river OF the same
name. The Ayowas from the river Demoin;
Socks s Foxes from the Mississippi, and
Pattowatomy from towards Detroit, all
conducted by captain Stoddard, cidevant
commandant of Upper Louisiana.
We are informed that considerable de-
.techmsntof troops have already been sent
to form an establishments near the coast of
Santa Fe, and that large reinforcemsnt
is 60. join them 10 the Spring, which will
eHectually extend and protect our pelsry.
trade, and open safe and easy communi-
cation with the Dons.
During the Indians stay here, they en-
terfained the citizens with several of their
war dances, in which they behaved with
the striesest decorum. A considerable
number of them are old men of very large
stature; their countenances indicate pro-.
found mental powers, and the dignity of
their manners is truly philosophic and inn
prcssiye. II is said there are several ora
tors among them whose sloquence would
do honor to civilized state.
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BALTIMORE, Dec. IL.

:. Arrived, schooner Messenger, White,
q days days from Jeremie; left there brig
antelope, Gray, for Baltimsrs, inc DAYS;
, M,. None.Such, White: Eclipse,
r. aes'er; Meteor, Frazer, and Edward
rr ,,' ot Baltimore, .uncertain; BETSY.
..Sis. OF Philadelphia, do There were
:, va. ss'l OF american vessels at Jaquemel, a.
"0ns Shish were the Blossom, Ohio, and
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1.-THE United States have inflicted Oh. the fair
commerce and immutable rights Of our
fellow citizens With astonishmenf they
have seen the most rational principles in
the laws Of nations, disregarded and con-
travened BY governments pretending to act
on that liberal and enlarged justice which
az bshoves every enlightened nation to pur-
sue: They have beheld with corroding
sensations, Spain evading the most eqnita-
Bile contracts on frivolous pretexts, and
declining too TO enter into fair adjustment
of our differences: They have learned
with still more unpleasant feelings, that
inroads have been made by the regular of.
tfacers and soldiers Of that goverumen, into
parts Of Orleans and the Mississippi which
had been delivered up to us, and tina. our
Ecitizens have been seized and our property
IIpfundered--
sResslosd, therefore; that the legislature
of Virginia, have the highest confidence
in the wisdom, virtue and frmness of the
president of the United States and his aid.
Sministratien, and thar they are ready, when
ever they shall direct,to join contest with
any nation that has injured u.s. and try
which party can do the ether the n,est
HARM"
A motion was.nade tfatthe house come
TO the following resolution:
Whereas this house deem Improper to
express the appreciation it feels Of the con-
duct of such of the, citizens of this COM
monweath as singularize themselves in the,
service ofihier country and that honoary
rewards bestowed for gallant exploits, are
notonly congenial 70 the spirit Of repub.
lican government, but also offer an useful
encouragement to the enterprizing sharac.
ter Of America.
Resolosd Therefore, That this house for:
the above reasons, and in order to express
the high sense,it entertaias Of the valor and
intrepidity oflieutenan, Prcsly N. O. Ban.
non, citizen of this commonwealth, in
executing the orders of his gallant com.
mander, in the attack and capture Of Derne,
IN conjunction with his brave countrymen,
aud as an honorary reward for his services
in the expedition against Tripoli, that the
executive OF this commonwealth be re.
quested and they are hereby requested to
have made sword ofthe manufacture o9
Virginia, and gold medal, one side Of
which shall be engraved with description
OF the achievement in erecting the Ameri-.
can standard on the walls of Derne, and
che other side with figure of the Goodies.
of Liberty, holding in one hand sword
and rn:c IN n with tba 9Th az foruo~J. u -
tie, with the following motto on the same
side;
sLetmy Dotaries be assured my protection.
And that the executive be requested to
take the earliest opportunity which may
offer, after the said sword and medal are
prepared, OF presenting them to lieutenant
C'Bannon.
On a motion made,
ordered, Tha: the said resolution do lie
on the table.
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s.. -. $ ~ & .aa- 4.
The following articles which are one day
the latest, are received by an arrival at
New-York:
PARIS, October Fl. The success of the
grand army has occasioned such desersion
among the Austrian cavalry, that the sad,
dlers of Metz aud Strasburg have received
orders TO forward by posschaises, brides
and saddles to mount the French hussars
and dragons on Austrian horses.
Letters from Coire announce that impor.
tans successes have Seen gained by the
French army in Italy The Austrians have
been attacked at Reveredo, and driven from
their positions. Marshal Massena had ad.
vanced part Of his myin,o the Italian
Tyrol 81
STRAsBuRcH, Oct All the letters
from the RICH, bank Of the river agree in
stating that the French army is master Of
the city OF Uln. This news coming from.
so many various sources must be beiiev-
ed.
The following important resolutions
have been laid before the Virginia Legis-
latate
Ar this important crisis in the affairs of
their country. the Legislature of Virginia
Teel tito be a duty they owe to their con-.
sti,ueats, from among whom they have so
lately emanased, and whose wishes and
opinions they therefore distinctly under.
stand to express the following sentiments
They have seen with admiration and
pleasure in the intercourse of the present
administration of the government of the !.
u. States with foreign nations, that just,
rational, and liberal policy which should
ever characterize the acts of government
resting on the will, and maintaining the
rights and interests of free and enlighten.
ed peaple-With real modification have
they discovered, that from all nations the
same correct and dignifsd conduct may be
locked for 10 vain. They have observed
with Indignation the injuries which power
and ambition, making the most erroneous
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JAMES BACON,

AMEO BACON,
n 5;1 GlocakH SroRs, ssKiss .J'ss<s Iljssas :
4dSitas "a hi, fo,m<r /soek, ad1<1
"A frelh Supply Of Genuine Articles in
the Grocery Line
Which makes his aGortment complete.
He sspo sfsss fer M, ~ BIZ sfH<i Inv ferms,
Mufcovado Sugars, ofvarious ay1
litiss,
Loaf and Lump ditto,
Gunpowder,
Imperial, IkAS,
Hyion, pafticulahytfsleAed
Hyfoa. Skin. and family ut.,
s Soucboos ~
Beft Green Coffee, q
Chocolate. of hyperion quality.
Madeifa,
IS Sufellos,
Sherry,
Lilboo, WINEI
Is Tenerlfe,
Malaga, aRd
Genuine Old Port
Cogpsc and Bonrdeaux Brandy,
Old jamaica Spirit, tor family afe,
Antigua, St., Crolx, 81. Vincents, ano; new
England Rum,
Holland Cir,
Irifh and country Whi4ey,
MOlafes, Wine, and Cider Vinegar,
Stopghton's Bitiers.
Mace, Nusmegs, Cloves, Gaia, Pimenso,
Cayenne and Black Pepper, Race and Ground
Ginger, Bafsei Salt Tor table ufe, Pearl Barley,
Rice, s.sfrh, Fig blue, Soap, Mould, Dlpi ard
spernae.ti Candies, Retired Salt ,Pstre, Elotans
Indigo, AiIun, coppsf4s, sasdder, Efimaone,
Spicoing Cotton, Paten. Siot, all iizes, bsH
EagEfh and country -ma5e sGanpowder, ssgafa,
and smoskiag Tobacco, very bsf Chewing Io-
bacca.
Hamilsoa. and Leiper. Snuff, Hunters Pipes
in boxes. ~
London Mpaard, warranted of hyperion qua.
lily, Dixon's bcR ditto, Wrapping Paper, De-
mijohn's, &c. &c. with generally every article
in his l;ne-the whole Of which have oeen lelest.
ed with care aud will be di.poisd Of on the very
laweff terms.
December i6.